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2023/07/06 18:08:25
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Kanluwen wrote: It's out in general. My FLGS has 4 on the shelf.
Yes, but there's a number of reasons why this is good. Those that are playing at home and don't know what an FLGS is can now get 'official' paints for their 'Mechs and for the players who are already using these paints it may be a more convenient place to pick up another set if they need it instead of hiking out to their usual shop.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/10 00:43:21
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
So the guy who exploded last time decided to take energy based weapons on his mechs this time around.
The setting-early combat contact with the "unknown" clan froces by a mercenary company. the IS forces were limited to succession wars era designs and the clanners could only bring those iconic mechs that were in the initial clan invasion 3050 era. fighting withdrawal was permitted for the IS forces. the clans fought to the death.
As a matter of sillyness the mercs brought along 2 chargers (played by the atlas and kodiak) while the latter didn't actually do any fighting they did force the clan units to move away from them to avoid dishonorable combat.
the clan forces were
.dire wolf A
.war hawk C
.timber wolf prime
.mad dog prime
.storm crow A
the dire wolf being the slowest of the bunch was eventually caught, but actually died to a head shot. the clanners returned to favor to an IMP and marauder. with more than half the mercenary company either destroyed, falling back or combat ineffective (the chargers were not catching anything after the direwolf died) compared to the clanners having only the war hawk with severe damage and both the mad dog and timber wolf untouched the inner sphere forces retreated from the battle.
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2023/07/11 07:48:01
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
The Inner Sphere will now have their own tiny, hard to paint battle armor...
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/14 11:08:31
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
yeah the atlas head urbie has been a meme for some time.
omni forge has a bunch of variants-
GAMES-DUST1947/infinity/B5 wars/epic 40K/5th ed 40K/victory at sea/warmachine/battle tactics/monpoc/battletech/battlefleet gothic/castles in the sky,/heavy gear/MCP
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/17 16:34:36
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Worth a watch if you want to know how they decide on what goes into a ForcePack. Brent describes it as a batchall, I would describe it as chaos...
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/18 22:11:57
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
It looks like the Essentials box is doing well (even though my local Target still has three boxes of the eight they started with). From the BattleTech Facebook page:
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/19 00:46:53
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Agreed i am a big fan of the 3050-3067 era. just enough tech to make it interesting without making it silly. it is also smack in the middle of the fedcom civil war so that's also a bonus.
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2023/07/19 07:04:57
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Charistoph wrote: Solaris 7 with new arena maps and updated ruleset?
Don't need updated rules. Just need brand new maps.
When was the last time they were looked at? Some notable changes have happened in Total Warfare that should be taken in to account with Solaris 7 as well, if it's most up to date version comes with a 90's copyright date.
Solaris 7 with new arena maps and updated ruleset?
Operation Bulldog with Inner Sphere Omnimechs?
Something I posted on the BattleTech Forums before we learned of the Target deal:
Ghaz wrote:A redo of the Solaris VII rules along with a series of boxes that come with two updated Solaris VII 'Mechs, a map of one of the arenas and additional plastic terrain pieces for that arena. The backside of the maps can be put together to make one supersized arena for team battles and battle royales where you could use all of the terrain pieces at one time
Ghaz wrote:The box would simply be a way to get the 'Mechs and maps out together which along with the enclosed starter rules would be all that you need to play (more advanced rules and background would be available in a separate book). You could drop the plastic terrain and you would have a series of Solaris VII boxes with each box costing about the same as the Beginner Box.
They could still do something with the Target exclusivity. They could do a new 'season' every six months to a year, with new Solaris themed 'Mechs (e.g., the Tsunami, Onslaught, etc.) and then release a non-exclusive ForcePack with the two 'Mechs from the previous season and two other reposed 'Mechs.
But I'd rather have the Operation BULLDOG stuff and the Inner Sphere OmniMechs first
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/19 15:37:34
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Reintroducing the Solaris duelling rules would be an unnecessary complication. I'd much prefer a re-issue of Solaris Map Pack, which just used regular BTech rules.
Solaris 7 with new arena maps and updated ruleset?
Operation Bulldog with Inner Sphere Omnimechs?
Depends. Is it going to be Solaris 3025 with optional rules for later tech periods, or Solaris 31xx with all the abusable tech combinations thereof as core?
CHAOS! PANIC! DISORDER!
My job here is done.
2023/07/20 00:07:31
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Jenkins: You don't have jurisdiction here!
Smith Jamison: We aren't here, which means when we open up on you and shred your bodies with automatic fire then this will never have happened.
About the Clans: "Those brief outbursts of sense can't hold back the wave of sibko bred, over hormoned sociopaths that they crank out though."
2023/07/20 03:32:55
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Vulcan wrote: Depends. Is it going to be Solaris 3025 with optional rules for later tech periods, or Solaris 31xx with all the abusable tech combinations thereof as core?
Good point. I like Ghaz's direction. Releasing them on a "seasonal" basis would allow for an upgrade of both 'Mechs and the equipment they bring.
So we start with Yen-Lo-Wang and Legend Killer as a 3025 set, and then before Christmas do another Succession Wars match.
Maybe by next June or the Christmas after, start introducing Star League equipment, and so on. A few releases later, release the match where Jeremiah Rose earns the cash to start his Black Thorns unit.
At that rate, we might see Solaris rules be brought up to Dark Age/ilClan equivalency in about 8-10 years, depending on how one wants to handle the individual eras.
Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
2023/07/20 03:57:06
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Sarna has a list of 29 Solaran ‘Mechs so unless they drop some of them then they’ll have to be in each box (and all four ‘Mechs in the ForcePacks would need to be Solaran ‘Mech) in order to get them out in a timely manner.
'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/20 06:11:18
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Speaking of releases- looks like the next wave of Ironwind metals is the Marauder 3R and 5M variants, the Mastodon Prime/D, and the long awaited Jade Phoenix!
Klawz-Ramming is a subset of citrus fruit?
Gwar- "And everyone wants a bigger Spleen!"
Mercurial wrote:
I admire your aplomb and instate you as Baron of the Seas and Lord Marshall of Privateers.
Orkeosaurus wrote:Star Trek also said we'd have X-Wings by now. We all see how that prediction turned out.
Orkeosaurus, on homophobia, the nature of homosexuality, and the greatness of George Takei.
English doesn't borrow from other languages. It follows them down dark alleyways and mugs them for loose grammar.
2023/07/20 14:46:01
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
Ghaz wrote: Sarna has a list of 29 Solaran ‘Mechs so unless they drop some of them then they’ll have to be in each box (and all four ‘Mechs in the ForcePacks would need to be Solaran ‘Mech) in order to get them out in a timely manner.
So 15 Solaris "Essentials" boxes with another "custom" 'Mech used to fill the last slot with 15 double-sided maps and terrain options?
I'm sure that would be a seller without having to do a lot of selling.
Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right.
Ghaz wrote: Sarna has a list of 29 Solaran ‘Mechs so unless they drop some of them then they’ll have to be in each box (and all four ‘Mechs in the ForcePacks would need to be Solaran ‘Mech) in order to get them out in a timely manner.
So 15 Solaris "Essentials" boxes with another "custom" 'Mech used to fill the last slot with 15 double-sided maps and terrain options?
I'm sure that would be a seller without having to do a lot of selling.
The problem lies in the timing, If Target only has one box every six months to a year that would take seven and a half to fifteen years to get it all released...
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'It is a source of constant consternation that my opponents cannot correlate their innate inferiority with their inevitable defeat. It would seem that stupidity is as eternal as war.'
- Nemesor Zahndrekh of the Sautekh Dynasty Overlord of the Crownworld of Gidrim
2023/07/20 16:44:49
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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