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Brandy Collins posted:Consecutively. I think we all mean consecutively. Yeah, this. There's no reason to waste a highly demanded scenario.
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Current votes are A) Invasion of Luthien (57) B) Northwind Highlanders (1) C) 1st Regulan Hussars (63) D) Solaris VII: “Under New Management” (1) and I think that's a good place to call it.
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PoptartsNinja posted:That's the plan. Concurrent runs would drive me insane... it's hard enough to avoid errors as-is. I did play that Ace Combat game.
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On the State of the Clans: Well, that's certainly paints things in a whole new light. Also  Natasha and Joshua. Ain'tcha glad the Samurai Vikings didn't off him? That would've been horrible. And Goonlance would've been horrible people.Also, Clan Blood Spirit is respected! They got shat upon so much in canon (and the post-Jihad era) that this change alone raises my respect for the Clans as a whole. Vipers trolling the rest of the clans amounts to them basically going native and playing nice. There is pretty much no way I can't not vote for them now. I mean, I was already willing to put my dislike of the Clans aside to vote for anything involving Vipers before, but this and the  King Cobra clinches it.On Hurricanes: SPRAY THE HEADS Edited Runa fucked around with this message at 21:02 on Nov 3, 2011 |
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PoptartsNinja posted:Current votes are Oh no  I certainly hope that at the very least we'll get another shot at this, considering how close the vote was. Wait a minute, Solaris only got a single vote? I was almost certain more people voted for that. Maybe it's just the Solaris fan in me saying that though and coloring my memories.
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evilmiera posted:Wait a minute, Solaris only got a single vote? I was almost certain more people voted for that. Maybe it's just the Solaris fan in me saying that though and coloring my memories. Maybe after we decide the fate of a couple large chunks of the galaxy the thread should decompress with some goon-on-goon mech violence on Solaris.
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I am happy with this compromise (although I still don't like the clans much). I do think there's still people not giving PTN credit for being able to make any option we pick awesome, though.
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Leperflesh posted:I am happy with this compromise (although I still don't like the clans much). I do think there's still people not giving PTN credit for being able to make any option we pick awesome, though. Agreed. Props to PTN for the entire thread. I have been captivated since the beginning, and he has inspired me to start rebooting my own campaign for my regular group.
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:ignore: This was before PTN edited his post
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Affi posted:So what was up with the Nova Cats? They didnt get a writeup did they? They did, I just posted an old copy of the file (they're not much changed, they still spend the majority of their time trolling the Smoke Jaguars and smoking space-weed). Fixed.
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landcollector posted:Hey Keru, you never told me your decision about the Battlemasters. For reference: You realise I wasn't actually out to buy Battlemasters painted in Purple and Gold? I was making a quip based on the whole Marik liking purple/gold and my gangtag.
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Keru posted:You realise I wasn't actually out to buy Battlemasters painted in Purple and Gold? I was making a quip based on the whole Marik liking purple/gold and my gangtag. I do realize that. Roleplaying Keru, roleplaying!  v v v I'm not that good at it myself, but I keep trying. landcollector fucked around with this message at 21:41 on Nov 3, 2011 |
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landcollector posted:I do realize that. Roleplaying Keru, roleplaying! Well that explains that, I don't roleplay because I'm terrible at it.
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PoptartsNinja posted:They did, I just posted an old copy of the file (they're not much changed, they still spend the majority of their time trolling the Smoke Jaguars and smoking space-weed). Fixed. The image of a fogged out mech cockpit covered in Grateful Dead and Phish decals just made me laugh like an idiot. Bravo, sir.
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Trast posted:The image of a fogged out mech cockpit covered in Grateful Dead and Phish decals just made me laugh like an idiot. Bravo, sir. I would absolutely play this Clan. Come hear Uncle John's Star, stomping down the 'sphere.
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PoptartsNinja posted:they're not much changed, they still spend the majority of their time trolling the Smoke Jaguars and smoking space-weed Hey man you know whats wrong with government man? they like make choices that you man should be the one who makes them Have you ever read the rememberance, high? 
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You know what we need? Some green*-hot Clan-on-Clan action! *cER lasers. They're green, doncha know. Such as the Goliath Scorpions deciding to go ape on the Widowmakers' homeworld holdings, for instance, or their attacks on their backwards holdings from the invasion. Though, I have to say I like the Blood Spirits' write-up. They seem almost like special arbiters. I bet every last one of their all-Bloodnamed warriors is driving around an OmniMech... I wonder what kind of interesting situation could make them take the field for realsies? Also, PTN, please clarify a point to me. You said that the Blood Spirits' votes were largely ignored. Did you mean that as in practically ignored, IE, their numbers are so few their vote can't sway anything, or actually ignored, as in outright discarded?
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Yay! Thanks for doing both battles for us after all! I'm really looking forward to both of them. Although next time you probably shouldn't tell us beforehand who would have won a battle if it had occured off-screen. I'm guessing this puts a tiiiny bit of pressure on the players...
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Combat Theater Vote 8 Results: The 1st Regulan Hussars vie to score a win for the League with 67 votes! 53 people can’t resists the Hell’s Horses and their love of higher education. The Northwind Highlanders and Solaris VII defy the odds with one vote each! Saving Janos Marik “Bravo and Charlie report,” Lieutenant Joshua Davion’s voice crackled. Paul Masters, Captain of the Rolling Thunder Company, could picture his grin. “They’ve engaged the Cappies on the far side of the bay. Looks like all of the enemy fast-movers are moving to engage. Just like you predicted, sir.” “That still leaves two lances, give or take,” Masters replied coolly. “Not a problem, if we play our cards right. Gentlemen, and lady—shall we?” “Janos Marik is waiting for us,” Sergeant Major Rebecca Cage said, stifling a laugh that was nearly a giggle. “Wouldn’t want to keep my namesake waiting,” Corporal Valens replied with a laugh of his own. “Be a shame to have to sink it. The Janos Marik is a fine ship.” “You won’t think so if the Capellans get her back in action and start shelling the rest of the regiment,” Masters pointed out. “We’ve got a Karnov inbound with a skeleton crew—but we need to clear out the Capellans. If thinks look dicey, we’ll have to scuttle the ship and go.” “Captain,” Sergeant Cage interjected, “I don’t think we could sink the Janos Marik if things start going south. We’ll have to either commit to it destroying it now, or focus on the Capellans.” Masters’ Orion twisted at the waist, and offered a slight bow. An impressive feet for a ‘Mech struggling to keep its balance as it marched across the bottom of the ocean. “Just so. We’ll make that call once we see what the Capellans are fielding. If we’re badly outgunned, we’ll sink the ship. Otherwise, you’d better clear a space for another medal because we’re saving Janos Marik!” The Map:  1st Regulan Hussars, Rolling Thunder Company AWS-8Q Awesome – Sergeant Major Rebecca Cage (g2p3) (Canopus250) ON1-K Orion – Captain Paul Masters (g2p3) (Defiance Industries) OSR-2C Ostroc – Corporal Janos Valens (g2p3) (ActionZero) GLD-4R Gladiator – Lieutenant Joshua Davion (g2p3) (Empyreal) Alternates, please stand by: AtlantisMantis Shadow Gamer Guitar_Hero Warrior House Lu Sann RVN-1X Raven (g3p4) UM-R60G Urbanmech (g3p4) UM-R60G Urbanmech (g3p4) BMB-10D Bombardier (g2p3) 2nd Capellan Defense Force MON-67 Mongoose (g4p5) UM-R60 Urbanmech (g4p5) HER-1A Hermes (g4p5) WTH-1 Whitworth (g3p4) Mission Objectives Destroy All Enemy Forces OR Destroy the Janos Marik Secondary Objective Don’t Destroy the Janos Marik New House Rules: Lightning Storm: All attacks suffer a +1 penalty to hit due to light rain, all missile attacks suffer an additional +1 to hit due to moderate wind. Every turn, lightning has a chance to strike random hexes. A Break in the Weather: Every player may opt to see a 'break' in the weather, removing the rain and wind penalties for all attackers. Each individual player may only 'break' the weather once. The lightning effect still occurs. Naval Unit: The Janos Marik is an ocean-going artillery platform. It can absorb 160 damage to any single hex before it begins sinking. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Nov 3, 2011 |
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Holy poo poo I get to play as Paul Masters? Holy poo poo. OTOH, +2 to missile rolls makes my Orion not as great. Such is life. It hurts that Bombardier much worse, at least. Also: that is a loving sweet lance setup we got.
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Down where it's better, undah dah seaaaa.
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This is the BEST scenario. Best goonlance, best opfor. and lightning! 
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Knock that Raven out early, jamming is really going to gently caress with things when there is already and environmental penalty to shooting.
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I'm going out on a limb here and assume the Urbanmech UM-60G is a 'Gauss Variant' that PTN cooked up.
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Zeroisanumber posted:Knock that Raven out early, jamming is really going to gently caress with things when there is already and environmental penalty to shooting. The G urbanmechs, which I assume means gauss... they pack a hell of a punch, but have to be even more fragile than normal urbies.
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Zeroisanumber posted:Knock that Raven out early, jamming is really going to gently caress with things when there is already and environmental penalty to shooting. I don't know if we want to commit to that immediately. We don't have specialized electronics for it to knock out and it's a -1X Raven, which means it's devoted 7.5 tons to an ECM/BAP combo. So it MAY be a huge deal, but it also may be a red herring. I would say, with our Awesome and our Gladiator, we can put a lot of PPC fire downfield at those Urbies with GRs. If that Gauss urbie is anything like the Hollander I cooked up, it's probably not got enough armor to stop a PPC hit anywhere.
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No wonder Shadowdragon was so adamant about Luthien this go around. Looks like a fun mission.
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Specifically abstained from the vote because I liked both scenarios too much to pick one, but I'm perfectly happy to see how things turned out. AWS-8Q? Paul Masters? Sold! 
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Looks to me like we have a lot of open terrain, so if you get LOS the odds are you're gonna get hit with something. However, staying out of LOS can help alot. We're all really good pilots, so moving into a building is a very viable move, since we're likely to make the PSR. This is especially a good move for the Awesome, which is best operated as a semi-mobile turret anyway. Those PPCs on the Awesome and the Gladiator are going to be big difference-makers. Remember with the Awesome you can fire 3 PPCs, then 3, then two and stay pretty good on heat. Defiance Industries fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Nov 3, 2011 |
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Defiance Industries posted:I don't know if we want to commit to that immediately. We don't have specialized electronics for it to knock out and it's a -1X Raven, which means it's devoted 7.5 tons to an ECM/BAP combo. So it MAY be a huge deal, but it also may be a red herring. It might also be hilarious to shoot at and make dance. I really wish I knew more about strategy for the actual game and less about the PC versons.
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Defiance Industries posted:I don't know if we want to commit to that immediately. We don't have specialized electronics for it to knock out and it's a -1X Raven, which means it's devoted 7.5 tons to an ECM/BAP combo. So it MAY be a huge deal, but it also may be a red herring. If it follows tech 1 rules (+gauss rifle) it should, at best, have about 4.5 tons of armor, unless it has the jumpjets removed, giving it 6.5 possible tons of armor with only a gauss rifle + 1 ton of ammo for armament. Should be interesting to see what it actually is, though. Us going 'oh god Gauss Rifle!' is just guesswork at this point.
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PoptartsNinja posted:1st Regulan Hussars, Rolling Thunder Company drat straight. Can't have a FWL mission without the Orion, no sir. And a Gladiator for some reason! Really looking forward to this.
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^^^ The Gladiator is actually canon as a 'common' FWL 'Mech. 'Cause the Kuritas had to dump them on someone.Keru posted:Should be interesting to see what it actually is, though. Clearly, the UM-R60G is the M.A.S.H. variant and you're all monsters for wanting to shoot at them!
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Keru posted:If it follows tech 1 rules (+gauss rifle) it should, at best, have about 4.5 tons of armor, unless it has the jumpjets removed, giving it 6.5 possible tons of armor with only a gauss rifle + 1 ton of ammo for armament. Way I see it, blasting them with PPCs at range is just the best way to be safe. Also there's a semi-decent chance if they have GRs they might die in one shot.
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PoptartsNinja posted:^^^ The Gladiator is actually canon as a 'common' FWL 'Mech. 'Cause the Kuritas had to dump them on someone. I hope it's Frank Burns piloting one.
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Well, lessee what the good guys have... AWS-8Q Awesome 80 tons 54 kph 3x PPC 1x Small Laser ON1-K Orion 75 tons 64.8 kph 1x AC/10 1x LRM-15 2x Medium Laser 1x SRM-4 OSR-2C Ostroc 60 tons 86.4 kph 2x Large Lasers 2x Medium Lasers 1x SRM-4 GLD-4R Gladiator 55 tons 86 kph 1x PPC 2x Medium Lasers 1x SRM-6
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PoptartsNinja posted:Clearly, the UM-R60G is the M.A.S.H. variant and you're all monsters for wanting to shoot at them! Just like the Capellans to hide behind MedicMechs as human shields! From the looks of it only the Hermes and Mongoose might be slippery to shoot at, but I'm willing to bet that most of the port is paved terrain so "slippery" most certainly won't be an asset. Their pilots ain't exactly the cream of the crop either. While only the Gladiator has much mobility, the map looks clear with a lot of room to lay down some pain. We trust in the skills of the pilots and the players to give Uncle Liao a good kick in the keister. Goonlance may be outnumbered two to one but that shouldn't be a problem for Rolling Thunder. Who knows, if y'all manage to save the ship, y'all might get... Knighted. note to Duncan: read arthurian romances, it'll be great EDIT: PoptartsNinja posted:Also, players, please don't neglect the 'break in the weather' special rule. Does Break In The Weather have a duration for a whole turn or just a single player's attack?
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