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There was supposed to be a bigger push on AS, but...complications prevented a more cohesive release.

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Guess what's coming back?

BATTLETECH WORLD WIDE EVENTS!!!!!

Linked Battletech, Alpha Strike, and A Time of War (RPG) scenarios.

I'll let you know more when I know more and am allowed to tell you.

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 Mattlov wrote:
Guess what's coming back?

BATTLETECH WORLD WIDE EVENTS!!!!!

Linked Battletech, Alpha Strike, and A Time of War (RPG) scenarios.

I'll let you know more when I know more and am allowed to tell you.


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Soooo, I plan on doing a Davion Themed list for this weekends game, any ideas ?

the time period is from 3025 to 3050

I own
1 Atlas
2 Rifleman
2 Blackjacks
1 Warhammer (my Fav)
1 Cataphract
2 Jageremechs
1 Hunchi 4P

So what variants would you guys suggest?
   
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 Formosa wrote:
Soooo, I plan on doing a Davion Themed list for this weekends game, any ideas ?

the time period is from 3025 to 3050

I own
1 Atlas
2 Rifleman
2 Blackjacks
1 Warhammer (my Fav)
1 Cataphract
2 Jageremechs
1 Hunchi 4P

So what variants would you guys suggest?

It depends on a few things, is there Customization allowed?

With or without I personally would go with The Atlas, Warhammer, Hunchback and either one of Jagers or Riflemen (My Favorite) to act as a bodyguard for the Warhammer and play the range game with with Warhammer and Jager/RFL while the Atlas and Hunchback work on the short game.

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 Anpu42 wrote:
 Formosa wrote:
Soooo, I plan on doing a Davion Themed list for this weekends game, any ideas ?

the time period is from 3025 to 3050

I own
1 Atlas
2 Rifleman
2 Blackjacks
1 Warhammer (my Fav)
1 Cataphract
2 Jageremechs
1 Hunchi 4P

So what variants would you guys suggest?

It depends on a few things, is there Customization allowed?

With or without I personally would go with The Atlas, Warhammer, Hunchback and either one of Jagers or Riflemen (My Favorite) to act as a bodyguard for the Warhammer and play the range game with with Warhammer and Jager/RFL while the Atlas and Hunchback work on the short game.


Yep we allow customisation, but only slot for slot, a laser for a laser or balistic for a balistic, it helps us stop the silly min max builds
   
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Have the message boards on CBT been down for anyone else?

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Have the message boards on CBT been down for anyone else?

It has been for me.

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It was down for a couple days last weekend, then back for the week, then down for a day or so.

I just was there, no problems.

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So... Harmony Gold are at it again.

That's great...

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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So... Harmony Gold are at it again.

That's great...


Yeah. Wonderful.

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Seeing some rumblings about this on FB.

Is there somewhere I can go to get caught up on the latest HG drama? WTF are the suing for now?
   
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 DarkTraveler777 wrote:
Seeing some rumblings about this on FB.

Is there somewhere I can go to get caught up on the latest HG drama? WTF are the suing for now?


They are suing over copyright infringement of the redesigned classics. There are some legal docs online you can find, but the case isn't going before a judge until September 2018.

https://dockets.justia.com/docket/washington/wawdce/2:2017cv00327/242820

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Specificity might help here,post Chapterhouse case.

The reseen mechs are not identical to IP licenced by Harmony Gold and legal precedent has been established.

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Indeed. But it will still take a while to hash out. Harmony Gold just needs to shut up about this stuff. It's not like they even do anything with the IP. Lawsuits are the only thing they've done for 20 years...

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So let's talk a bit about Gencon 50. Who is going? And what Battletech events will you be playing in? I always make it a point to at least stop by and chat with some of the players and I love the swag in the Catalyst Games booth.

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I'll be there, since it's a brutal 20 minute drive from my house.

I was going to go generic tickets and just sit in on games where there was space, maybe some Grinder fun, maybe some Solaris Challenge. I didn't get a chance to get event tickets, I have always wanted to play in the Master and Minions game.

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Battletech is pretty dang cool. Especially the Protomechs and battle armor!

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Sheperd wrote:
Battletech is pretty dang cool. Especially the Protomechs and battle armor!


Shhhh. There are a lot of Classic players here, players that barely acknowledge that the Clans exist, never play a game beyond 3050, and never, ever mention Protomechs and battle armor.

Game wise, up until the 3060 update, the Clan mechs were brutal, but enough Inner Sphere mechs (like a 2 or even 3 to 1 ratio) could take one on.

The Clan Elementals were interesting, and in enough numbers, a threat, but they never equaled the power of a mech. Later battle armors and protomechs... they displaced or even replaced a lot of light mechs, and even some medium mechs. The game really changed with 3050, then changed again with the 3060 updates. After that... any mech from any of the technical readouts post 3060 where far and above any mech before it. Technical Readout 3067 was the last "Classic Battletech" supplement. From here, the fracturing of FASA and all the companies that got a piece of the game started diverging the timelines, mechs, story, etc. etc.

My personal experience is that it's been impossible to find a game with anyone using any mech, vehicle, technology, or battle armor post 3050. Like you, the 3050-3070 era was my favorite to play in.

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I am apparently a rarity. I like all units across all eras. I even like using Aerospace units in a larger combat.

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Box Set - Locust, Commando, Wolverine, Shadow Hawk, Thunderbolt, Catapult, BattleMaster and Awesome.

Beginner Set - Griffin Wolverine.

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Those look.... larger.



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those look pretty good to me and I have always been sticking to preferring the "unseen" versions over the years
   
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 David Clarke wrote:
The long road to a new core set may have an end in sight-
http://imgur.com/a/1OyIC

Rumoured contents as the pictures only give us 5 of the 9 new sculpts-
Box Set - Locust, Commando, Wolverine, Shadow Hawk, Thunderbolt, Catapult, BattleMaster and Awesome.

Beginner Set - Griffin Wolverine.


The Intro Box will only contain 8 minis. I'll try to find them...

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Those are great!

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