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Shame about the Raven and the Phoenix Hawk. Losing the active probe is going to hurt quite a bit, with all those Salamanders running around. At least the pilots still live, including the p1g1 Lance Commander of the Phoenix Hawk. Maybe he can pick up a new ride after this mission is over. Still, with a Head hit, shouldn't the pilot have taken a hit as well? Ballsy move by the Atlas, and it paid off, taking the Cyclops out of the rest of the fight for good, and leaving it good to go to be piloted by a dispossessed member of GoonCompany Death Commandos after some armor and head repair. Since PTN stated that sensors are relatively easy to replace, it should be good to go next mission for you guys. And he didn't even take any damage doing so. Unlucky that the possible headcap on the Annihilator missed by that little. If that would have connected, then the Trojan deception that the Banshee pulled would have paid off handsomely and been all worth it. Oh well, guess GoonCompany will have to take it out the hard way. Hopefully the focused fire coming next turn on the Pillager will be able to take it out. With it already heavily damaged from the beating it took two turns ago, it should go down, but I guess you never can tell with Battletech. Since you guys should be firing at its rear, something should get through and damage something important. For GoonCompany and the mission's sake, I hope it does, at least.
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I don't want to ruin something amazing, but will the clanner die of exposure outside of his mech?
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Sep 14, 2012 04:34
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Voyager I posted:I don't want to ruin something amazing, but will the clanner die of exposure outside of his mech? He should be okay (if uncomfortable) unless the outflow control bunkers get taken out or he wanders into a magma vent.
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Sep 14, 2012 04:37
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On that subject, can we trust a clanner to count being knocked out, forcibly removed from their cockpit, and laid out safely on the ground as being defeated in battle and consider themselves a bondsman? Just on the off chance he wakes up before the battle is over (assuming PTN even bothers rolling dice for him) and decides to do something ~honorable~.
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Sep 14, 2012 04:51
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Voyager I posted:On that subject, can we trust a clanner to count being knocked out, forcibly removed from their cockpit, and laid out safely on the ground as being defeated in battle and consider themselves a bondsman? Just on the off chance he wakes up before the battle is over (assuming PTN even bothers rolling dice for him) and decides to do something ~honorable~. We can trust him to be relatively unarmored besides a coolant vest, surrounded by lava tubes hot enough to heat a 'mech and unable to move particularly fast.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:04
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Voyager I posted:On that subject, can we trust a clanner to count being knocked out, forcibly removed from their cockpit, and laid out safely on the ground as being defeated in battle and consider themselves a bondsman? Just on the off chance he wakes up before the battle is over (assuming PTN even bothers rolling dice for him) and decides to do something ~honorable~. He's a mechwarrior. There is nothing honorable he could do on foot. That poo poo is for peasants and bandits! I don't think you can count him as an automatic bondsman, but it's safe to assume he is mission killed.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:09
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Zaodai posted:He's a mechwarrior. There is nothing honorable he could do on foot. That poo poo is for peasants and bandits! I think they mean trying to take an extra hot bath once he wakes up 
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Sep 14, 2012 05:11
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dis astranagant posted:I think they mean trying to take an extra hot bath once he wakes up He has no reason to. If he does it to try and evade being captured, it means he commited suicide without being granted bondsref. He would die in the most cowardly, dishonorable way possible.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:13
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Taerkar posted:PTN, I went to 2111, not 2211. That should change my LoS picture. I was wondering why you moved to such a godawful position.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:22
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Yeah. I've been listed as a 4/6 since the start of this battle, but I should be a 5/8 and thus have enough MP. Should also let me hit the Pillager.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:24
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Taerkar posted:Yeah. I've been listed as a 4/6 since the start of this battle, but I should be a 5/8 and thus have enough MP. Should also let me hit the Pillager. I did. It didn't do much, but that happens.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:24
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drat those dice. I've been hitting below what my chances should allow for this match, I think.
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Sep 14, 2012 05:25
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Taerkar posted:drat those dice. I've been hitting below what my chances should allow for this match, I think. Everyone has, except the Pillager. And maybe the Annihilator (harder to tell since he's generally got better shots).
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Sep 14, 2012 05:28
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In all honestly I want the Cyclops pilot to wake up on this upcoming turn, just to see what PTN comes up with for flavor text. I mean, there's not much he can do but lean against his mech and sit there until the battle is over, so I'd be all for an automatic success in waking up. Come on, do it for the story PTN. 
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Sep 14, 2012 06:03
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Zaodai posted:He has no reason to. If he does it to try and evade being captured, it means he commited suicide without being granted bondsref. He would die in the most cowardly, dishonorable way possible. That's what I was worried about. The captured clanners have been excellent assets so far, now that they're in the hands of people who play hardball enough to use them. Hell, if we ever ended up short on pilots we could probably put the smarter of them back in the saddle to decent effect.
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Sep 14, 2012 06:25
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Voyager I posted:That's what I was worried about. The captured clanners have been excellent assets so far, now that they're in the hands of people who play hardball enough to use them. Hell, if we ever ended up short on pilots we could probably put the smarter of them back in the saddle to decent effect. We're unlikely to run short on pilots before we run short on mechs. Plus, any pilot that would willingly commit suicide without being ranted bondsref would not be of the Clan mindset enough for us to abuse them into being a resource anyway.
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Sep 14, 2012 06:28
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jng2058 posted:Well that was as awesome as I wanted and I even survived the experience! Whoo!    Man, that right there was a genius move. gently caress you spirit of the rules, letter is my bro.
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Sep 14, 2012 11:39
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Thinking outside the box. Awesome!
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Sep 14, 2012 11:45
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Heh, that was awesome. The cyclops is now down for the count, and we have guaranteed salvage now, assuming we win the mission. It is looking pretty dire, though. We just lost two mechs in one round, and I'm not sure how vulnerable the remaining hostiles are.
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Sep 14, 2012 12:05
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enigma74 posted:Heh, that was awesome. The cyclops is now down for the count, and we have guaranteed salvage now, assuming we win the mission. Good question, let's check. Pillager: One arm down to internals. Two rear and two front torso locations paper-thin. Head can be headcapped by a large laser or similar. Plenty of explosive crits with the two gauss rifles. Getting focused upon. Annihilator: down to about two thirds armour, no breaches. Bowman: leg can be penetrated via kick with assault or heavy, but largely good condition. Exterminator: Leg down to internals and can be removed via kick from assault or heavy, mission-killing it. Armour very thin in places. Cyclops: Mission-killed, perfectly salvageable condition.
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Sep 14, 2012 12:30
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enigma74 posted:Heh, that was awesome. The cyclops is now down for the count, and we have guaranteed salvage now, assuming we win the mission.
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Sep 14, 2012 13:20
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I just want Ho He to be awesome and for more Miranda and Ho He shenanigans. I dunno. Something about the odd couple situation in there tickles me. She is very good about not backseat driving though.
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Sep 14, 2012 13:29
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Talking about two people in the cockpit, why don't factions do this? You could have one person be the pilot and the other person as a gunner, or something.
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Sep 14, 2012 14:11
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enigma74 posted:Talking about two people in the cockpit, why don't factions do this? You could have one person be the pilot and the other person as a gunner, or something. Two pilot cockpits are available, for training and C&C. Problem is that they take up space that is usually better devoted to weapons and stuff.
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Sep 14, 2012 14:17
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Because Japanese animes dont use dual seat mechs.
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Katreus posted:I just want Ho He to be awesome and for more Miranda and Ho He shenanigans. I dunno. Something about the odd couple situation in there tickles me. She is very good about not backseat driving though. Given what the Banshee pulled, I am surprised the clanners have been basically ignoring it and shooting the rest of the mechs instead.
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Sep 14, 2012 16:38
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dis astranagant posted:All I can think of when I read about the Atlas this turn is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlEXy8U8FSs&t=21m Finally got around to looking at that video. That's hilarious. And that show looks pretty insane, whatever it is.
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I've not been the best target, as eager as they might be to kill me. Perhaps they're doing that whole smug "Ignore the target till you take out all his friends" thing. He gave a proclamation somewhat along those lines, but I'm not going to count on it if I give two or three of them a clean shot.
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Sep 14, 2012 17:59
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enigma74 posted:Talking about two people in the cockpit, why don't factions do this? You could have one person be the pilot and the other person as a gunner, or something. You can, it is expensive. Generally either 1. The other guy is a large scale ops commander and is busy directing the entire planets fight or 2. Training However there are rules for if one person is taken out by pilot damage, and the mech still has a head the other can slot in while they nap and keep fighting.
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Katreus posted:I just want Ho He to be awesome and for more Miranda and Ho He shenanigans. I dunno. Something about the odd couple situation in there tickles me. She is very good about not backseat driving though. Hard to back-seat drive when you're sitting sideways in what amounts to a glorified folding chair. Most medium or larger `Mech cockpits have room for two people, the second person just gets crammed in behind the rocket in the ejector seat. So yeah, not a safe place to be but better than being abandoned on a battlefield. VVV Mechanically? No. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 21:04 on Sep 14, 2012 |
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Sep 14, 2012 20:29
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Doesn't the King Crab have 2 cockpits.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Hard to back-seat drive when you're sitting sideways in what amounts to a glorified folding chair. Most medium or larger `Mech cockpits have room for two people, the second person just gets crammed in behind the rocket in the ejector seat. So yeah, not a safe place to be but better than being abandoned on a battlefield. That sounds like fun times if the pilot ejects. 
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Sep 14, 2012 21:34
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GruntyThrst posted:That sounds like fun times if the pilot ejects. Holy poo poo. If the pilot is friends with the guy that would be the most horrifying experience ever. Imagine you're the pilot and you accidentally catch the eye of the person as you hit eject, and both of you know what is about to happen.
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Sep 14, 2012 21:39
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PoptartsNinja posted:Hard to back-seat drive when you're sitting sideways in what amounts to a glorified folding chair. Most medium or larger `Mech cockpits have room for two people, the second person just gets crammed in behind the rocket in the ejector seat. So yeah, not a safe place to be but better than being abandoned on a battlefield. Sitting on the toilet in the back.
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Sep 14, 2012 22:18
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Clanners don't get toilets in their cockpits.
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Andrevian posted:Clanners don't get toilets in their cockpits. Clanner toilets have twice the flush capacity but only generate half as much heat.
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Sep 15, 2012 00:44
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Andrevian posted:Clanners don't get toilets in their cockpits. Come to think of it, neither do the Manei Domini.
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Sep 15, 2012 00:45
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Come to think of it, neither do the Manei Domini. Well, when you are more cybernetics than flesh you don't really need a toilet do you?
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Artificer posted:Holy poo poo. If the pilot is friends with the guy that would be the most horrifying experience ever. Couldn't you just grab the other person and pull her onto your lap before ejecting? (And presumably hold on unless you want that person to go flying free)
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jng2058 posted:Finally got around to looking at that video. That's hilarious. And that show looks pretty insane, whatever it is. It's pretty much the best drat thing, once it finally decides what it wants to be when it grows up around episode 19.
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