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Wales Grey posted:To be fair, the only mechs that use them are Society super-Dezgra machines like the Osteon* and a couple variants of the Pariah/Septicemia. Not exactly. You know the Turkina, the Jade Falcon 95-ton Omnimech assault? The D config packs four of the biggest ATM launchers. The Society made an iATM version with their added electronics package. Bullshit, thy name is nearly 150 damage. Which can be fired indirectly. Or C3 linked. Anyway, looking at the mission. There are a lot more than 10 clan 'mechs parked. I would dearly love to see the players get their hands on that Varangian, but given its placement I don't know if they will.
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You can indirect fire the HE rounds? They only have medium laser range.
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dis astranagant posted:You can indirect fire the HE rounds? They only have medium laser range. You can indirect fire all of it. Including the special ammos. They lose the streak ability if you do, but you can imagine what that does in a city.
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Mar 20, 2014 10:08
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Goon MVP is the Knight Wraith, Clan MVP is the Clan Orion. Jesus God, this is an amazing looking match. I don't even know what to say.
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Mar 20, 2014 10:09
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AJ_Impy posted:You can indirect fire all of it. Including the special ammos. They lose the streak ability if you do, but you can imagine what that does in a city. Inside a city, with Septicemias as C3 spotters.
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Mar 20, 2014 10:10
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So what clan mechs can we identify in the camp? Also get backshots!
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Mar 20, 2014 10:57
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Aww man, come on clanners, keep your chin up  Also, if you guys win, there better be a clan/Marik alliance is all I'm saying.
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Mar 20, 2014 11:11
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Z the IVth posted:My e-mail is REDACTED. Could have sworn I gave it to you back then, but guess not! Can I get back on the rota, pretty please? Quoting for new page. Z the IVth fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Mar 20, 2014 |
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Mechwarrior Renton reporting for duty! I swear at first I've read "Minty Linx" as my mech's designation  So, since I've got no BT tabletop experience, I'm going to ask for general advice in the thread as well. I was thinking about moving to the edge of the tabletop, facing towards the map (in order to avoid getting shot in the back); is it a good idea, or do I risk getting showed out of the battle zone? Also, should I be moving through the woods, or should I be jumping? I could move to 2611, facing N/W and get two short range shots (maybe three, going ultra) on the Thug's side. Or should I follow the previous advice given to my fellow Minty Linx pilot and stick with him?
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That Italian Guy posted:Mechwarrior Renton reporting for duty! I swear at first I've read "Minty Linx" as my mech's designation Stay with the other Mist Lynx and cover each other's back. There aren't any enemy aces out there, so you shouldn't have to worry about backshots much. Always Be Jumping. Remember to tell PTN what your facing is at the end of your jump.
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There will be aces. Decent odds there will be mostly aces because void sig runs super hot.
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dis astranagant posted:There will be aces. Decent odds there will be mostly aces because void sig runs super hot. You are not expected to survive. Die gloriously. If you can set up 10+ hex charges at enemy unit rears, enjoy.
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Mar 20, 2014 14:55
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AJ_Impy posted:You are not expected to survive. Die gloriously. If you can set up 10+ hex charges at enemy unit rears, enjoy. This cannot be overstated. You're expected to die three times. Do things that are awesome, and drat the consequences because there are none.
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Mar 20, 2014 15:11
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Good luck, Goonwarriors. And make this pretty.
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Mar 20, 2014 15:53
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Basically if a set of orders could have "Think of the glory!" as a reason for doing them you are on the right track.
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Mar 20, 2014 16:26
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I'm not-so-secretly hoping that if the players manage to survive a certain number of rounds in their Phase 3 Mechs then House Marik will show up to give them backup. ...though I'm too far down on the pilot list to get a chance to be the Marik Cavalry, I can live vicariously through someone else. 
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Wait, what makes an Osteon bullshit? Reading the Sarna article it looks just fine to me. And remember goons, cross the streams. Don't care about any kind of honor now that they've decided on a sneak attack.
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The Osteon has max ferro-lamellor armor, C3, and 108/72/54 alpha strike damage that covers every range possible including some barely anything else can hit while also bringing some ridiculous disabling capabilities to bear. It's near immune to crits with all that ammo and both CASE II on top of reinforced structure. So yeah, more armor than an Atlas, about as much structure as 2 Atlases, enough ammo to wipe out a battalion and change (remember, this poo poo is Streak so misses don't use ammo), stacking resistances to critical hits, immunity to headcaps, AND enough damage to make wiping out that battalion pretty quick.
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Mar 20, 2014 16:58
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Oh wow, that man has a racecar.
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Osteon? I'm at long range, shooting as if at short, and you take +2 to hit and -2 MP every turn. The other configs are like a list of cheeseball mechop phyla.
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Zikan posted:Basically if a set of orders could have "Think of the glory!" as a reason for doing them you are on the right track. I've spent 1062 pages waiting to DFA something, and now I've got a jumping mech  Still, I'm not sure about the effectivnes of such a manoeuvre in such a light mech...also, aren't we suppose to delay our demise as long as possible, during phase 1?
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Mar 20, 2014 17:10
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Don't forget the +3 heat from the salvo of EMP rounds and the 18 damage.
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Z the IVth posted:My e-mail is z4miniatures AT googlemail.com. Could have sworn I gave it to you back then, but guess not! Can I get back on the rota, pretty please? Of course, you're up as an alternate now and you'll be called up next mission if we don't need any alternates.
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DivineCoffeeBinge posted:I'm not-so-secretly hoping that if the players manage to survive a certain number of rounds in their Phase 3 Mechs then House Marik will show up to give them backup. There is that Awesome sitting there in Goonknight colors, presumably the one that was put aside in favor of the Mountain Lion in the last mission...
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Mar 20, 2014 17:20
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Guess Marik shouldn't have accepted their help, or delayed the match long enough for the Rim Worlds to set them up. The Periphery scores again! (the NRWR hasn't committed any atrocities against the Taurians yet so I guess I can pretend there's some solidarity) Readingaccount fucked around with this message at 18:03 on Mar 20, 2014 |
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Mar 20, 2014 17:50
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So.. will it be 3x waves of 4? Or 1 wave of 4, then 2 waves of 5?
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garland336 posted:So.. will it be 3x waves of 4? Or 1 wave of 4, then 2 waves of 5? What?
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Attention fellow Mechwarriors! I have a googledoc set up. PM me or email me at gay (dot) abortions (at) gmail (dot) com to get access to it. Let's kill us some filthy fishy freebirths.
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PoptartsNinja posted:`Mech Tasers always make me laugh. They're hilarious as long they aren't being deployed against you.
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As tempting as it is to think of the glory and do crazy poo poo like DFAs and charges, that's specifically not your mission objective for phase one. These mechs are supposed to last as long as possible, so you should be looking to move as fast as you can, get into cover, and break line of sight to enemy mechs whenever you get the chance. Oh sure, that might not sound like much fun, but if it takes whole turns extra for the Rim Worlders to kill you because they have to catch you first rather than trying and failing to win a slugging match when you're outclassed, you'll have done a better job.
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Dolash posted:As tempting as it is to think of the glory and do crazy poo poo like DFAs and charges, that's specifically not your mission objective for phase one. These mechs are supposed to last as long as possible, so you should be looking to move as fast as you can, get into cover, and break line of sight to enemy mechs whenever you get the chance. I would advise "cautious but not overcautious." That is to say, you're outnumbered and possibly outgunned by dudes you can't see coming and who can run themselves into Ace status; you need to play defensively and play smart. That being said, you've also got replacement machines sitting in the wings, so if a high-risk, high-reward situation arises, don't be so cautious that you refuse to take it.
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So, if I'm gathering strategy right, we should probably try to hover around the edge of the currently-known clump of enemies and pick off stragglers with focused fire, ideally drawing them further from the camps? Will the enemies prioritize the light mechs shooting at them, or is there a chance we'll start shooting at them only to have them turn and just burn down all those pretty tents we're supposed to be protecting?
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Speaking of the tents, are they going to be important the whole mission? I suppose it would be too much to assume that the people in the tents and the more important people in the command vehicles and such will take off running or something which will make it easier to focus on the more important objectives? Seriously tents don't even have armor, why would anyone stay there in a mech fight?
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Bait them out, let them reveal themselves when they shoot, and then focus fire the crap out of them. They're deceitful scum, so you don't even have to worry about your space-honour!
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If the Phase 1 Mechs zip around like missiles won't the NRWR strike force just zap the stationary objectives? Would be a bit weird if they obsessively try to kill the little ones when they can just accomplish their mission.
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Artificer posted:Seriously tents don't even have armor, why would anyone stay there in a mech fight? As opposed to running around in the open where you're easy to see? Real suggestion for new players: do battlefield triage. Categorize new `Mechs as they appear and prioritize the easy targets. I'd suggest: Easily killable Killable with effort Eventually killable with excessive effort And if you're not sure about where a `Mech falls, ask in the thread! They can't give you a rundown of the Blackguard designs but they can at least let you know how tough they're likely to be. Readingaccount posted:If the Phase 1 Mechs zip around like missiles won't the NRWR strike force just zap the stationary objectives? Would be a bit weird if they obsessively try to kill the little ones when they can just accomplish their mission. They absolutely will, which is why the objective is 'Delay the enemy as long as possible' and not 'survive as long as possible.'
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Mar 20, 2014 19:20
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Very interesting mission in how the participants are all either likeable or interesting (ymmv).
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Mar 20, 2014 19:25
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Does Amaris have facial hair in this timeline? I'd like to think that the fate of the Inner Sphere hangs in the balance between his mustache twirling and Duncan Marik's wiggling eyebrows.
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Artificer posted:Seriously tents don't even have armor, why would anyone stay there in a mech fight? They're Clan tents, they hold twice as many people and are twice as weather-resistant but take up half the space.
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