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MJ12 posted:I would say "it could be worse, you could have a Machina Domini flying that motherfucker." It could be powered by suffering and crushed souls. Then it would just get stronger as the game went on.
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MJ12 posted:I would say "it could be worse, you could have a Machina Domini flying that motherfucker." Pretty much this. Or you hope that the guy you're playing thinks it's smart to walk it into a stupid situation, then you shoot its leg off.
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There is a weakness to jumps 7 or jumps 10. Artillery, Artillery gives no fucks what your move mod is, if you are in the trees or whatever. truly a blessing of the chancellor.
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How dangerous are LAMs with bomb bays anyways? They seem like a waste of space and weight.
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-Troika- posted:LAMs... They seem like a waste of space and weight. Yes.
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landcollector posted:I think you're mistaken. I see no Varangians in the binary's mech roster. Were you thinking about the Wolf Spider? Sorry, meant Timber Wolf. Got the designations of the two mixed up.
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Oct 2, 2012 06:57
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Say that again when one flies around kicking everything in the head. EVERYTHING. 
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The Phoenix Hawk LAM moves 15/27 as a WiGE in Airmech mode. 15/27 with the ability to both use cover and negotiate obstacles via flight. Sure, it's affected by flak like a WiGE or VTOL, but when you compare it to anything else that moves 15/27, it comes out pretty drat nicely.
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Poor clanners, stuck in the clutches of Liao and forced to fight for them  Don't worry, I'm sure some other enterprising clan will come along to save you! Or eat you. Edit: vvvv There's nothing like suddenly turning on your Liao paymasters and making a dash for mercenary-hood. evilmiera fucked around with this message at 09:24 on Oct 2, 2012 |
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evilmiera posted:Poor clanners, stuck in the clutches of Liao and forced to fight for them Much like their new owners, they're already dead. They might as well go down fighting for the glory of the Confederation.
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As FWL fan No. 18 out of 46, the idea of a House Liao with a huge headstart on reverse-engineering Clantech is both terrifying and kind of awesome. Here's hoping they stay focused on poor, poor House Hasek for a while.
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T.G. Xarbala posted:As FWL fan No. 18 out of 46, the idea of a House Liao with a huge headstart on reverse-engineering Clantech is both terrifying and kind of awesome. Well, it's rather unlikely that the other houses, the ones that the clans are currently actively loving up, will not have any clan-salvage at hand. Edit: There are some high-quality wrecks on Luthien, for example.
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Tarquinn posted:Well, it's rather unlikely that the other houses, the ones that the clans are currently actively loving up, will not have any clan-salvage at hand. Good luck taking Luthien back. Clan Awesome Horses led by Grier Siedman will turn that place into a Tukkayyid for the IS.
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It is quite likely that the LC and DS are currently playing with their own salvaged clantech. This op is just to make sure the CC doesn't fall behind everyone like they did in canon. Now it remains to be seen if the FWL can get a slice of the pie.
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KnoxZone posted:It is quite likely that the LC and DS are currently playing with their own salvaged clantech. This op is just to make sure the CC doesn't fall behind everyone like they did in canon. Now it remains to be seen if the FWL can get a slice of the pie. Assuming that the goons actually win. They're gambling all the captured mechs they have in the current op, I think. Given the opposition, it's entirely possible that all the Commandos are going to bring back are those aerofighters.
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"Immediately useful on the battlefield," and "useful for scientific/engineering study" are different sorts of salvage. Whether the Commandos will be permitted to leave the system is a different question, I suppose, and one I imagine will be covered in story.
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MJ12 posted:The Phoenix Hawk LAM moves 15/27 as a WiGE in Airmech mode. 15/27 with the ability to both use cover and negotiate obstacles via flight. Sure, it's affected by flak like a WiGE or VTOL, but when you compare it to anything else that moves 15/27, it comes out pretty drat nicely. In addition anything targeting a LAM in Airmech mode has a penalty of 4 to hit it unless it has specialized AA gear.
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KnoxZone posted:It is quite likely that the LC and DS are currently playing with their own salvaged clantech. This op is just to make sure the CC doesn't fall behind everyone like they did in canon. Now it remains to be seen if the FWL can get a slice of the pie.  FWL is getting WOB tech, clan tech would just be icing at this point.
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AtomikKrab posted:
Yeah, I was gonna say, the Capellans are going to be in for a shock when they run into Marik Bobcat clones. The FWL has two memory cores they are dissecting, so all things considered they may be in the best technological situation of all the Great Houses.
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AtomikKrab posted:
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Soon I hope. Large VSPL with targeting computer gets all my love. Perfect way of dealing with a 7/11/7 jumper.
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And now it's time for the pre-update "how many alternates will we need this time" scramble. VVV That's what I'm learning now. The other question is: how many alternates are also timing out? PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 22:14 on Oct 3, 2012 |
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How many haven't sent in orders yet?
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Oh, because it's already come up and the people involved have full mailboxes: I am not tracking damage across 50+ hexes of woods, so I'll be ignoring orders sent to 'clear' them. If there were less things to track, it'd probably be fine, but this is the biggest fight to date and line of sight is already going to be a nightmare for me. Edit: Important Edit: I haven't heard from: masam (X4 Merlin), Zikan (X5 Marauder), or Cosmitz (X12 Cyclops IIC) Just in case, I'd like these alternate to send in orders: the JJ (X4 Merlin) Reatheran (X5 Marauder) T.G. Xarbala (X12 Cyclops IIC) Hopefully we won't need you, but if I don't get orders for X4, X5, or X12 by tomorrow you're up. I also haven't received a response from sarmhan, one of the alternates. PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Oct 3, 2012 |
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How does one sign up as an alternate anyways? I'm unfamiliar with MegaMek (used it, like, one time, to mess around with), but I have plenty of free time.
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Thought I sent in orders. Resending my orders!
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-Troika- posted:How does one sign up as an alternate anyways? I'm unfamiliar with MegaMek (used it, like, one time, to mess around with), but I have plenty of free time. Just like that.
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 Whoa god Idon'tknowwhatI'mdoing weeeee!Waiting on googdocs access, but I assume 'moving towards the enemy' is the plan for now?
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the JJ posted:
So far consensus seems to be to head left to engage the lighter Star first.
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We'll likely be engaging the lighter star first anyway. They're the only way those clanners can get LOS on us any time soon, I think. So we'll use that to our advantage and explode them first. If we're lucky, we'll be able to explode the others too.
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I'd be just as happy if the enemy commander was so intimidated by us exploding the lights that he retired to his fixed defenses. Far more likely is Clantech allowing them to get in range while we're still tangled up with the lighter star. In which case everyone else gets chewed up while my "worthless" AC/20 headcaps everyshot 
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Can I get in line for the Mechwarrior list as well?
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Hah, was wondering when you'd hop in.
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I just want to make sure I'm on top of the list for Whenever Goonlance Fields A Hauptmann. You know, so I can lose it embarassingly since I've never played Battletech before.
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I too would like to join the cool kids. ... If there was a Solaris thing in the future however... Wouldn't mind being skipped over for a shot at that.
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JT Jag posted:I just want to make sure I'm on top of the list for Whenever Goonlance Fields A Hauptmann. You know, so I can lose it embarassingly since I've never played Battletech before. Pretty sure you'll have to fight DI for that.
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Hah, was wondering when you'd hop in. The list was so long before it would have been years before I got it. But with PTN doing 12 at a time + a few not showing up my odds look a lot better.
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PoptartsNinja posted:It could be worse. It could be a partial wing Viper. Zaodai posted:Sadly, they were never refitted after the last parade, so the turrets are all confetti cannons. But hey, worth a shot! Shoeless posted:However, punching has a much better chance of scoring a head hit, and with two punches, if both hit, it's something like a 1/3 chance of a head hit, whereas kicks only hit the legs. Something to keep in mind. -Troika- posted:How dangerous are LAMs with bomb bays anyways? They seem like a waste of space and weight. One Davy Crockett nuclear warhead Arrow IV. Why yes, it is a Wobbie design!
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Great Beer posted:Can I get in line for the Mechwarrior list as well?
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Yeah, while there's another wave of newbies signing up, I too would like to be put on the Mechwarrior waiting list. May the dice have mercy on my future soul.
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