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Voyager I posted:Nah man, you can't do George Ledoux for a whole book. His voice is too special for general narrative. You gotta save that for the action scenes. Research Indicates/George Ledoux collaboration then. 
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Tarquinn posted:Research Indicates/George Ledoux collaboration then. With a forward by Maxwell Adams.
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I made the suggestion on Mumble the other night that MWO's promo videos would be much better if they had ad copy like DI's from in this thread being read by Ledoux in character as Fisher. I would throw all my money at them then.
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Thread is TLDR. However saying hi. I am planning to play MWO and I also play other btech related things. I am interested in gaming with some of ya. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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TheNaeblis posted:Thread is TLDR. However saying hi. I am planning to play MWO and I also play other btech related things. I am interested in gaming with some of ya. However, you made your introduction post in the wrong forum. Head on over to General Bullshit and post a nice big "hello" thread there so we can get to know you!
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TheNaeblis posted:Thread is TLDR. However saying hi. I am planning to play MWO and I also play other btech related things. I am interested in gaming with some of ya. Yeah, don't forget to post an introduction over on GBS if you want to "game with us". This is important.
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WhiteHowler posted:Welcome to the Something Awful community! Thread posted. Need more info just poke there.
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Jul 20, 2012 13:49
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I almost feel bad. No. No, I don't.
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TheNaeblis posted:Thread posted. Excellent good buddy, hopefully we can hang out soon! Also, I vote for the Red Dawn option Aye
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Jul 20, 2012 14:24
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You guys are mean. Voting aye.
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WhiteHowler posted:I almost feel bad. Don't worry. I'm a big boy, i can roll with the punches in the intro thread.  Now battletech?
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Jul 20, 2012 14:52
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Fil5000 posted:You guys are mean. It's the goon way.
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PTN's going to be running the BT franchise by the end of this thread. Edit: Paging T.G. Xarbala to draw Korlat in a business suit sitting at a corporate meeting looking all brooding. Probably lots of little Mech figurines on the table, pie charts, that kind of thing. GruntyThrst fucked around with this message at 15:07 on Jul 20, 2012 |
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Jul 20, 2012 15:04
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**spits the hook out** **grumbles** Gimme big stompy robots or bouncy boobies, or big stompy robots with bouncy boobies.
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TheNaeblis posted:**spits the hook out** Sorry, I think you missed. The Skyrim LP is two threads down.
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TheNaeblis posted:**spits the hook out** What the hell are you even going on about man? If you don't even have the common courtesy to read the thread, why are you posting in it? Read the forum rules again.
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Jul 20, 2012 15:17
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Another Aye. Less ritualised stupidity from the clans, more general stupidity.
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Jul 20, 2012 15:24
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Talmonis posted:What the hell are you even going on about man? If you don't even have the common courtesy to read the thread, why are you posting in it? Read the forum rules again. Yeah, I hate to be the guy who says "Lurk more." But reading the rules and lurking a bit tend to lead to a lot more enjoyable forums experience. This isn't an IRC room or AIM. Generally, before you post, you should ask yourself if your post is contributing to the discussion and is worth reading. The time you spends typing useless things could be spent reading the forum rules or this excellent thread. Since it's too long, here's a helpful link to just PTN's posts. You miss out on some content, but you also skip pages of derails and voting. http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3383329&userid=136166
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Felime posted:Yeah, I hate to be the guy who says "Lurk more." But reading the rules and lurking a bit tend to lead to a lot more enjoyable forums experience. Well i will thank you for the link. I perused the material and basically wanting to assert my interest in getting involved.
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TheNaeblis posted:Well i will thank you for the link. I perused the material and basically wanting to assert my interest in getting involved. I am not entirely sanguine about your posting style, but you're welcome! Goons will mess with you, especially if you seem clueless. Just don't sweat it and don't be an asshat and you'll be fine. Just be careful about low/no content posts, can get you probated.
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You may want to sign up to be a pilot then. Your turn should come around sometime in 2015. I still remember my turn with fondness. I was almost completely ineffectual except for one lucky shot, and almost everyone died. It was awesome.
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I vote NAY. Let's watch stuff burn.
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Fil5000 posted:You guys are mean. Cruelty is the kindness of the wise - Sun Tzu
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The Naeblis posted:Is…is that some kind of probation record?  GruntyThrst posted:Edit: Paging T.G. Xarbala to draw Korlat in a business suit sitting at a corporate meeting looking all brooding. Probably lots of little Mech figurines on the table, pie charts, that kind of thing. T.G. Xarbala - between your artwork, the "More mustard" painting in the Dawn of War 2 thread, and Brandon Bird's artwork, a geek could decorate a mansion. A painting of Korlat would make my collection complete. 
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Defiance Industries posted:Wölvërïnës! Voting AYE TheNaeblis posted:Well i will thank you for the link. I perused the material and basically wanting to assert my interest in getting involved.
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Felime posted:Yeah, I hate to be the guy who says "Lurk more." But reading the rules and lurking a bit tend to lead to a lot more enjoyable forums experience. I emphasize reading anything linked from the OP. That gets you all the fan stuffs too.
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PoptartsNinja posted:... Just wait until you see the King Cobra. Speaking of things linked from the OP (or at least close enough that I noticed it while skimming back through), here's a great argument for trying to set up Steel Vipers vs. Widowmakers. Even the possibility of Caesar Steiner punching Natasha Kerensky in the face with new Star Adder melee tech makes me happy in ways indescribable.
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Political Vote 11 Results and Combat Theater Vote 11 Dire Spider Orbiting Jabuka Clan Widowmaker Occupation Zone 5 July 3033 Ulric’s thumb stabbed down on the ‘vote’ buttons built into his chair’s right armrest with a careless precision. The button slid home with a loud click, joining a short-lived cacophony of votes. To his chagrin, Ulric’s vote had come after a moment’s hesitation when the flurry of voting was already starting to fade. Silence reigned in the council chambers as the Widowmakers waited for the final tally. A single click echoed through the chamber. It took only a few moment for Ulric’s eyes to focus on Cyrilla Ward. The aging Galaxy Commander stood slowly, her cold eyes staring at the floor below. As the leader of House Ward, Cyrilla was a powerhouse of the Clan’s politics, and her displeasure was evident. Without any formality, she announced, “This is a joke, Tasha,” before turning and quietly storming out of the council chambers. Conal Ward clapped his hands together, drawing attention back to the floor. “The tally is complete. With 70% to 30%, Aye passes. To any who wish to challenge this, the odds are 3:1.” Silence held the hall. At one Star facing a full Trinary, or one Elemental facing three of his brothers, the odds were abysmal. Ulric knew there would be no challenge, the Widowmakers would march on the rebels and crush them; likely with a smaller force continuing the invasion as planned. In this, Ulric would serve wherever the Clan required. “So it shall stand,” Conal announced ritually, when no challenge appeared. “Until we all shall fall. Seyla.” **************************************** “Would you gentlemen mind explaining this to me?” Natasha Kerensky demanded, her rigid posture making evident her displeasure. Among all things, she most hated standing still; and yet for her to pace in front of ‘guests’ would be unseemly. So she stood, bristling, like a caged tiger hoping someone would be foolish enough to stick a limb through her bars to give her something to maul. Behind her, images from the Hell’s Horses’ near disastrous attack on Luthien played out. The Coordinator’s unusually powerful PPC fired to unseen effect while the Widowmakers’ chief scientists watched with rapt attention and murmured to each other. “—doubled the number of induction coils?” “Do you see the size of that heat exchanger, quiaff?” “—can not handle the stress. Do you see it blister the armor around—” “—unreliable modification. It is clearly prone to failure—” “—match the power of one of our ER PPCs, do you think?” Aged to near decrepitude, the eldest of the Clan’s scientists, a man named Alezander, stepped forward. “I would not call it true innovation, my Khan. They have simply increased the capacitor size, at the cost of a good deal of efficiency. A powerful weapon to be sure, but an unreliable one.” “Could we do the same with our own PPCs?” Alezander contemplated that for a few moments, enduring Natasha’s growing impatience. He nodded quietly, “Aff, my Khan, but the modifications would almost certainly not be worth it. We would be trading range, weight, size, and heat efficiency for hitting power. That is not a trade-off I would be comfortable with.” “Gentlemen,” Natasha spat, then added more respectfully, “and guest. The Goliath Scorpions have launched another full wave alongside the Steel Vipers and Jade Falcons. The prevalence of energy weapons in the Goliath Scorpion touman has kept their lack of supply lines from crippling them; and I hear they’ve even called on Clan Blood Spirit to negotiate with the Rasalhague rebels! They continue to encroach on our invasion corridor, and I am through humoring them. With our supply lines cut, our options are limited. Soon, we’ll need to start downgrading the armor on several of our designs to make proper use of the standard materials we’ve taken from the Inner Sphere. Gentlemen, we need a new edge. The Goliath Scorpions have proven to be to effective, and if they are named the ilClan we will turn our backs on the Inner Sphere and return to the periphery in ignominious failure; stripped of all our gains by the whims of Isolationist cowards. I want a prototype by the end of the week. If it works, I want them in production by the middle of August.” Alezander bowed his head low. “It shall be as you wish, my Khan.” “An interesting quandary,” ecKhan Grevan Steiner mused quietly. The six-dagger star and small black cap incorporated into his uniform showed him to be a member of the Cloud Cobras’ Ka’an cloister. He too regarded the footage with some interest, his fingertips stroking a phylactery incorporated into the codex at his wrist. “ilKhan Kerensky, you are not the only invasion force hurting for Ferro Fibrous armor. Simply, this invasion has outpaced the Homeworlds’ ability to produce it. The Home Clans have begun hoarding what little remains in their armories, and with no proper foundries in the Inner Sphere it will be quite some time before the greater resources here can be turned towards the war effort.” He paused, eyes twinkling. “It would interest you to learn that the Cloud Cobras have been working on a new laser weapon, quineg? One similar in scope to what you see behind you. You have taken a fair amount in salvage from the Inner Sphere and while the technology may be inferior, it is still usable and could be combined with our own lasers to form a heavier type. The Ka’an cloister stand ready to provide you with the schematics. Should you desire them.” Natasha stared quietly, “Why offer me this information?” “Why indeed?” Her eyes narrowed. “No games. I know you Ka’an enjoy answering questions with questions, but I am in no mood.” Steiner held his arms wide, “I understand, ilKhan; but am unprepared to expose a possible weakness within my Clan to an outsider. Even if that outsider is the ilKhan. Simply, we want the invasion to continue and we desire the ilClan to be any but the Goliath Scorpions. If you accept, we will offer the same information to the Steel Vipers and Jade Falcons, that you might all have an edge in the battles to come. Do you accept?” Natasha stared in silence, meeting ecKhan Steiner’s cold gaze. “Bargained well and done,” she agreed after a few moments. “Send us the data.” **************************************** “Force Commander Halas, thank you for joining me on such short notice.” Edgar Halas stood at rapt attention. “I could hardly turn down an order from the Captain-General.” “When last I heard, we were out of a job,” Dr. Fatima Sequord, his second in command, spat. “Now that you have the New Dallas core, you don’t need our research and—” “Fatima,” Edgar cautioned, exhaustion creeping into his voice. “Please.” Duncan Marik offered them both a warm smile, “Since it seems you’re both quite anxious, I will cut to the chase. I’d like your research to continue, in a… somewhat more public environment. You have two of the three battalions of Star League-era BattleMechs we recovered from Helm; as well as several new prototypes. Your so-called ‘1st Research Regiment’ will form the core of a new unit, with free reign to research as you please. You will be beholden only to me for orders, and the unit will be officially tasked as an anti-Clan force that, on paper, will consist of five regiments.” Duncan paused, “all under your direct control, Force Commander Halas.” For once, even Fatima was silent. Halas rocked quietly, stunned, “Five regiments?” “The official announcement will be made in one week’s time,” Duncan explained, “of the creation of a new `Mech unit I’m dubbing the ‘Knights of the Inner Sphere.’ It will be open to any pilot willing to join, regardless of their origin state, provided they can pass an extremely strict entrance exam and are willing to swear fealty to me. Applicants with scientific backgrounds will be prioritized over those without, and any dispossessed `Mechwarriors will almost certainly be granted a prototype and as I said: your research will continue unimpeded. In fact, I expect your research will likely be expanded.” “This is to draw attention away from the New Dallas core, isn’t it?” Dr. Sequord demanded quietly. Duncan Marik nodded, “The problem with scientists, you’re very good at ferreting out answers. Yes Doctor, you are correct. Officially, the weapons schematics were recovered from the Helm core. By you.” Combat Theater Vote 11 11 August 3033 1) 1st Kestrel Grenadiers One of the most elite units in the Crucis March, the 1st Kestrel Grenadiers have been asked to do the impossible: to take a world away from the Clans. With most of the regiment tied up in defensive actions, will the 1st Kestrel’s third battalion be enough to accomplish this daunting task? [INVASION] 2) Jade Falcon Guards Death strikes with swift talons, and the Jade Falcon Clan’s elite Jade Falcon Guards are the best the Clan has to offer. The vanguard of the invasion, their bold bidding practices have always won them innumerable honors and yet, in his boldest bid yet, Star Colonel Cadence Pryde’s Alpha Trinary may be in serious trouble as they try to take a world from two battalions of the 36th Dieron Regulars. [INVASION] 3) Death Commandos The former Capellan March Militia, now the Syrtis Militia, holds Moravian. This shall be the first world on our path to seizing Kathil from House Hasek. You will sacrifice anything, your lives, your `Mechs, even your honor to accomplish its capture. You are the Death Commandos, let none bar you from your duty to the Celestial Throne! [INVASION] 4) 6th Syrtis Fusiliers Amidst a raid gone awry, Colonel Victor Hasek’s command lance has been cut off by the Capellans. The Capellans clearly mean to capture Hasek and his crippled Cyclops. Will his loyal command lance be enough to hold off a concerted Capellan assault?  Combat Theater Vote 11 1) 1st Kestrel Grenadiers 2) Jade Falcon Guards 3) Death Commandos 4) 6th Syrtis Fusiliers
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C. Death Commandos Lets get our orphan stabbing face on.
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3) Death Commandos Because squawk.
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2) Jade Falcon Guards I'll almost certainly be outvoted by the haters, but the thread deserves a chance to see the biggest group of assholes in the galaxy at work. FYI: The Jade Falcons make the Death Commandos look like Little Mary Sunshine. Zeroisanumber fucked around with this message at 18:50 on Jul 20, 2012 |
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3) Death Commandos. Somewhere there are orphans that need crushing.
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1) 1st Kestrel Grenadiers Let's kick the clan's rear end and take back a world.
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1) 1st Kestrel Grenadiers I don't have any particular reason for wanting to see this, but for some reason I really want to see this. Also working on the off-chance that this is the campaign, and as such, we'll have wonderful opportunities to salvage clantech.
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2) Jade Falcon Guards What Zeroisanumber said pretty much. Plus, I doubt even the Jade Falcon's best can take on ~72 mechs (assuming 3 companies of 12 mechs per battalion) and survive. It'll be interesting to see how Goon Trinary does.
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Death Commandos have no honour. Only victory!
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Crepuscule Adepte posted:Also working on the off-chance that this is the campaign, and as such, we'll have wonderful opportunities to salvage clantech. I think PTN said he would let us know for sure what the campaign was, didn't he?
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1. I like the sound of the possibly-outmatched Kestrel Grenadiers trying to take a world from the Clans.
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