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That train has 60 construction factor, can the assassin at least hunker down on the other side and use it as cover? edit: Hurr my grammar is atrocious
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That blast should cancel out the night modifier for a couple turns. A beautiful artificial sun.
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May 15, 2011 23:52
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Jump to behind the train, then run forward at full speed and blow your piloting check so you can skid through several cars. Clearly this is the way to go. Say, that building the Javelin is near is hardened, right? Can the Javelin still bash through its walls to get inside? 'Cause I'm thinking it'd be a lot easier to bring down said building from the inside - and besides, if you get shot to poo poo the resultant explosion should devastate the building.
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May 15, 2011 23:53
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That. Was. Awesome. Can we have a refinery like that on every map? Because that needs to happen more often.
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May 15, 2011 23:56
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MY GOD!! That explosion was both massive and awesome!  PoptartsNinja posted:Residential Building hex 0626 collapses due to shockwave! 1,500,000 c-bills in damage sustained! This part however, was not so . That was one hell of a way to die though.
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May 15, 2011 23:56
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landcollector posted:MY GOD!! they died doing what they loved! Burning to death instantly from a refinery.
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May 15, 2011 23:59
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He can just walk right into it, forces a psr against some damage, but the building takes a punch as well, and then enemies shooting at him hit the building as well as him, and light weapons can't get him at all. So get in there, and start shooting up the building, and die gloriously.
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May 16, 2011 00:00
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Okay, just standing near something red and dying should put you over the edge, but the same can be said about anything blue. I'm looking at you in particular Mr. Train Wrecker. Stand well back, from anything even resembling blue. Right now death is even high up on priorities than causing damage, so long as you're near a Red hex. Move less, don't jump, invite some fire.
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May 16, 2011 00:06
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I imagined both the Mechwarrior 4 Stackpole Explosion sound effect and the Starfox 64 Smart Bomb detonation sound effect at the same time for that refinery going up. Taking out the train might be a good idea if possible if only to try and remove evidence of how they arrived.
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May 16, 2011 00:09
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Axe-man posted:they died doing what they loved! Burning to death instantly from a refinery. Given the weather on Tharkad? They probably did love it at least a little. "OH GOD THE AGONY BUT AT LEAST FOR ONCE IN MY loving LIFE I'M NOT FREEZING"
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May 16, 2011 00:09
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That skyscraper is too tall for you to jump on top of, so just try and jump into the fifth floor.
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May 16, 2011 00:11
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goatface posted:That skyscraper is too tall for you to jump on top of, so just try and jump into the fifth floor. You can't jump into a building hex.
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May 16, 2011 00:15
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Angry_Ed posted:I imagined both the Mechwarrior 4 Stackpole Explosion sound effect and the Starfox 64 Smart Bomb detonation sound effect at the same time for that refinery going up. I mentally subbed in the sound from when they blew up the cement mixer on that one episode of Mythbusters mixed with the sound of bomb/artillery tests (which I only know because I live near Aberdeen Proving Grounds). Though I imagine it's one of those explosions you feel in your chest, and that had to be the scariest part of it for whatever civilians weren't killed in the blast.
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May 16, 2011 00:16
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PoptartsNinja posted:You can't jump into a building hex. Don't be so boring. Flying jump kick through a picture window. You know it would be cool.
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May 16, 2011 00:26
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To be honest, I'm genuinely disappointed the Valkyrie didn't make that 9 to dodge the explosion - now that would've been incredible!
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Jesus, I didn't expect an explosion that big.  Guys, you just made the headlines in every news outlet from Tharkad to New Avalon. 
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May 16, 2011 01:24
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Magni posted:Jesus, I didn't expect an explosion that big. New Avalon? Something THAT big's getting notice on Strana Mechty! "In news from the warfront, the scavenger king capital of Tharkad suffered an attack from bandits. Clearly this shows that they are weak and fighting amongst themselves, even as our noble Clans continue to spread justice in the Inner Sphere! Next, in commentary: Freeborn! Merely a waste of resources, or actively dragging down the Clans? Our commentators debate."
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May 16, 2011 01:52
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My favorite part is the giant crater PTN added on the map thanks to that.
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May 16, 2011 01:53
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Can a mech pick up a train car?
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May 16, 2011 02:01
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I expect that the Lyrans will have absolutely no difficulty believing that this raid is genuine. Massive fireballs should serve as an excellent distraction from E: Whoops, got my Lestrades confused. David Corbett fucked around with this message at 01:21 on May 19, 2011 |
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May 16, 2011 02:08
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Epic. Just.....fantastic. Except for the residential destruction, but hopefully that shouldn't hurt the Home Guard very much. Just a bit more killing of red buildings, and blowing oneself up in smaller, but similarly glorious fireballs, and we'll have a mission that is gloriously successful. Unlike our last one...
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Artificer posted:Epic. Just.....fantastic. Well, it was pretty glorious. Defiance Industries and Nashan Diversified are sponsoring a miniseries om the DBC (with minimal commercial interruption). I've been working on the script for Somerset for some time. I've had to neglect my promotional work, sadly.
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May 16, 2011 02:26
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Well, let's see how that update turned ou-   ... Goddrat. I imagine it might have looked something like this. I mean, I was expecting some collateral damage if you did blow up the refinery... but I certainly wasn't expecting that. Calling it now, Valkyrie for MVP. Not sure anyone else is going to be able to top that, even taking into account that it also accidentally caused a shitload of damage to civilian stuff.
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W.T. Fits posted:I imagine it might have looked something like this. Proooobably more like this
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W.T. Fits posted:Calling it now, Valkyrie for MVP. Not sure anyone else is going to be able to top that, even taking into account that it also accidentally caused a shitload of damage to civilian stuff. I can get behind that. The rest of the lance is going to have to do something even more spectacular in order to top the Valkyrie for MVP...
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May 16, 2011 04:38
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ShadowDragon8685 posted:Knowing the Lyrans, the lives and property of the homeless aren't factored into their economic damage value equations at all. Why? According to the Lyran field manual thing you can say two things about is it's culture. There is class elitism, but at the same time it is a very open and tolerant society and the Lyrans guarantee food, shelter, education and transportation for every citizen (it literally says this is the book). It also says that _most_ Lyrans have at least one year or university education. It is not House Kurita or something.
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W.T. Fits posted:
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Tharkad Tribune; "Home Guard unable to stop terrorists from blowing up Refinery, killing thousands." Duke Aldo Lestrade furious with inept Home Guard response. Claim that the terrorists were targeting his son, who was frequenting a nightclub that was specifically targeted by heimdall terrorists. Duke Lestrade sees higher support then ever. See page 10.
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THE HORRENDOUS THARKAD KABLOOIE
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Affi posted:Tharkad Tribune; Since when did Rupert Murdoch own newspapers in the future?
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Trast posted:Since when did Rupert Murdoch own newspapers in the future? Rupert Murdoch founded ComStar fyi
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May 16, 2011 15:56
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Affi posted:Rupert Murdoch founded Loki fyi Close, but you were off a little. And Loki is pretty capable at manipulating the news.
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May 16, 2011 15:59
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Affi posted:Tharkad Tribune; I get the feeling that this will only happen if the residential damage passes the given number.
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OK not to be a fly in the ointment here but who names their organization "Loki"? Loki? The Norse Trickster god? How about just "The Shadowy Organization with Nefarious Intentions" while we're being so transparent? And everyone acts like somehow this guy heading it up is totally on the level? If someone comes up to you and claims to belong to an entity named "Loki" just shoot them in the belly, no questions asked. Edit: I told you not to jump jet out of that. Even if you'd just shot the building and ignited the vapors from a distance, you might have spared the residentials some damage if your mech didn't go up with the refinery. Whale biologist.
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Putin It In Mah rear end posted:If someone comes up to you and claims to belong to an entity named "Loki" just shoot them in the belly, no questions asked. Nobody does that. Loki is extremely covert, they're just the covert terrorist branch of the LIC.
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Putin It In Mah rear end posted:OK not to be a fly in the ointment here but who names their organization "Loki"? Loki? The Norse Trickster god? How about just "The Shadowy Organization with Nefarious Intentions" while we're being so transparent? And everyone acts like somehow this guy heading it up is totally on the level? If someone comes up to you and claims to belong to an entity named "Loki" just shoot them in the belly, no questions asked. The Lyran Intelligence Corps has Loki because it is often useful to have a secret bureau full of rabid dogs willing to kill, die, and blow poo poo up for the state. They are supposed to be terrifying and mysterious, and if you shoot one in the belly, a bunch of sociopaths with state sanction will rape your house and burn your family. The Commonwealth has Heimdall because the LIC has a pack of psychotics on staff, you see? Unless this timeline is radically different, Duke Lestrade has no direct connection to Loki, but he has the General of the Armies in his pocket and his creepy fingers in many, many pies.
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 Well, not really. I knew how big the boom was going to be from messing around on megamek with these fueltanks. Also: you can voluntarily turn off heat sinks. Turn them off, jump, alpha strike.
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Putin It In Mah rear end posted:Edit: I told you not to jump jet out of that. Even if you'd just shot the building and ignited the vapors from a distance, you might have spared the residentials some damage if your mech didn't go up with the refinery. Whale biologist. I dunno about that. The refinery was going to go up in flames no matter how they ignited the fuel vapor, creating a similarly sized explosion that would have wiped out those residential buildings as well. The Valkyrie had a clock to die, so taking itself out and contributing to the property damage goals at the same time was the smartest move. The residential building damage was really unfortunate, though.
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Putin It In Mah rear end posted:OK not to be a fly in the ointment here but who names their organization "Loki"? Loki? The Norse Trickster god? How about just "The Shadowy Organization with Nefarious Intentions" while we're being so transparent? And everyone acts like somehow this guy heading it up is totally on the level? If someone comes up to you and claims to belong to an entity named "Loki" just shoot them in the belly, no questions asked. I will have you know that SONY is a respectable business...
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Technically, Loki started out as a nickname for a covert ops group that didn't exist. It took hundreds of years for them to even get caught and for the Archon to have to admit they were real, and by then the nickname had inertia.
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