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2024/04/01 17:46:30
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Second Story Man
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Flinty wrote:They didn't even bother to give it a proper Clan name. Nice try, but could do better
clan Springing Spaniel? Rolling Spaniel? Fetching Spaniel?
You mean like Coyote, Wolf, and Burrock?
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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. |
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2024/04/01 19:55:34
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Lieutenant General
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https://www.sarna.net/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Clan_Spaniel
It's a bit of the BattleTech lore mixing with real life...
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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 |
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2024/04/01 20:12:53
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Commander of the Mysterious 2nd Legion
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Flinty wrote:They didn't even bother to give it a proper Clan name. Nice try, but could do better
clan Springing Spaniel? Rolling Spaniel? Fetching Spaniel?
This is a 20 year old lore tidbit they expanded on
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Opinions are not facts please don't confuse the two |
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2024/04/03 00:20:47
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Second Story Man
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So a couple errors in the shipping order is what is causing the shipping issues. They've delayed the submission deadline on the 12th till they can get it uploaded and resolved.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgl/battletech-mercenaries/posts/4067683?ref=ksr_email_mktg_auto_backer_project_update_registered_users
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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. |
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2024/04/03 10:36:07
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Monstrous Master Moulder
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I saw that. Cautiously optimistic about it, but there's still some oddities (I'm at a company level backing and still had to pay 70$ (+VAT, making it 85$), which I find very high given what is actually in that box).
- They mention all veteran+ backers get the Savannah map pack, causing high shipping... I thought that was just Batallion and upwards. So I don't get how the mistake with the map-pack size is going to benefit me.
- If handling is now covered by CGL, that probably will reduce my shipping I hope?
- I hope they can get that sorted, because on a $376 pledge, my VAT and shipping/handling came down to another $163... Pretty nuts.
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The boy, I say, the boy is as sharp as a sack of wet mice... |
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2024/04/03 17:14:01
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Second Story Man
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Elmir wrote:I saw that. Cautiously optimistic about it, but there's still some oddities (I'm at a company level backing and still had to pay 70$ (+VAT, making it 85$), which I find very high given what is actually in that box).
I'm at the same level, but with no add-ons. Since I'm Stateside, I have no VAT, but they were still taxing the shipping, which my State does not do.
Elmir wrote:- They mention all veteran+ backers get the Savannah map pack, causing high shipping... I thought that was just Batallion and upwards. So I don't get how the mistake with the map-pack size is going to benefit me.
It was a double typo in that it was for Batallion+ pledgers, and the Map Pack not the Battlemat. Still, you're under $150, unlike Batallion+ pledgers, as well as those who did add-ons (like the aforementioned map-pack).
Elmir wrote:- If handling is now covered by CGL, that probably will reduce my shipping I hope?
I'm hoping a little, but I doubt I'll see much of a change myself. The Shipping number may change, but I doubt the VAT will. I did a test shipment from Aries using the slowest USPS method, and it was only about 50% more than what Aries would have charged (though the list was missing on the swag and Salvage Boxes). That's not much different than if I had Aries ship faster with FedEx.
Elmir wrote:- I hope they can get that sorted, because on a $376 pledge, my VAT and shipping/handling came down to another $163... Pretty nuts.
Agreed. Unfortunately, I doubt the VAT will change because that's your government's side of things. Only 2 guaranteed things in life, after all.
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Are you a Wolf, a Sheep, or a Hound?
Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right. |
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2024/04/03 22:13:15
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Fresh-Faced New User
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The flexibility in choosing the difficulty level and the variety of game modes can really make the gameplay fun and varied. It is important that the game is fun and satisfying, and that everything seems to work out for you! Continue to enjoy the game and have a good time at the gaming table!
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2024/04/05 07:30:37
Subject: Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Monstrous Master Moulder
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Yeah, no escaping VAT.. That's big government in Europe for ya!
But the 70$ shipping was a shocker. Especially since I've had several tons worth of soil/building materials delivered at my door for less!
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The boy, I say, the boy is as sharp as a sack of wet mice... |
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2024/04/08 05:47:27
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Master Engineer with a Brace of Pistols
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Did a couple early jihad era games to try out some different mech variants.
Game 1
My side
.fafnir 5X
.trebaruna
.barghest 4T
.crusader 9S
-improved heavy gauss all day
the other side
.atlas
.night star
.thunderbolt
.centurion
The other side started out strong scoring first kill on the barghest coring out the CT. this was quickly upset when his night star took one of those heavy gauss rounds to the face plate. the centurion decided to play slap fight with the fafnir..didn't go so well for him. with both the atlas and thunderbolt being forced to retire.
Game 2 we went smaller and faster.
My force this time was a C3 lance
.grand dragon 9KC
.ninja to 4
.cronus
.jenner C2
This time i was up against-
.caesar
.thunderbolt
.hatchet man
.centurion.
This game actually took twice as long since verything was so much harder to hit. a major swing happened when the hatchet man took a critical hit to it's RAC ammo nearly killing both the nearby jenner and caesar in the ensuing explosion. in the end the centurion lost a leg and the caesar was engine killed from internal damage. leaving me with the dragon and ninja to left to run down the thunderbolt. the cronus didn't survive long enough to do much as it took a gauss to the face on turn 1.
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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 |
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2024/04/16 23:12:47
Subject: Re:Classic Battletech Is Awesome: the Thread!
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Second Story Man
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Finally finished finagling my paint projects per past period.
First is a culmination of Coromodir Corsair 'cquisitions, and Clan Campaign contentioneers.
Strikers on the flanks, Goliath 2H model without Rockets, Zeus-X with AC replaced with another LRM hand, Thunderbolt IIC, and Raptor
Erring on eradication is the Eridani Light Horse Hunter Lance.
Jumping Thunderbolt, Banshee, Sagittaire, and Cyclops
Having Hansen's Roughrider's Battle Lance up next.
Enforcer, Atlas, Penetrator, Jumping Hatchetman
Now Northwind Highlander's Command Lance commandeers the stage.
Grasshopper, Jumping Highlander, Gunslinger, and Warhammer.
Kell Hounds Striker Lance Strikes it's own pose for the field.
Nightsky, Jumping Crusader, Griffin, and Wolfhound.
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Colors are mixed up per lance due to there being so many secondary acquisitions with the Merc Lance Forcepacks. The Brown Pants Legion units are those who are my first purchase (such as Sagittaire or Nightsky), or had been painted up in other colors already (Cyclops and Highlander). The ones done up in Coromodier Corsair colors (yellow center with black sides and white limbs) are units I have pilots running in our local bi-weekly campaign. Those who are in neither camp are done up in my own "Fetid Claws" scheme which I like to consider my ersatz Wobbie scheme.
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Megavolt wrote:They called me crazy…they called me insane…THEY CALLED ME LOONEY!! and boy, were they right. |
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