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pun pundit posted:What are the consequences of running through a square with a dead 'mech in it?
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pun pundit posted:What are the consequences of running through a square with a dead 'mech in it? It's rough terrain, + 1MP to traverse.
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Mar 27, 2017 22:07
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Also may have spare mech limbs in it you can pick up and club another mech with, if you have hand actuators and also if you don't care that it's almost definitely a worse option than any other options you have for damaging an opponent.
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Mar 27, 2017 22:17
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From the sounds of it, mech armies used to be bigger too around the peak of the Star League, so it's kind of interesting to imagine during the big civil war and then the first succession war before everything broke down and they'd throw massive armies at each other with a constant churn of replacement machines and pilots. Even when things get moving on production again the setting has a lot of feudal conceits, like lords being out front fighting with their troops and pilots being a warrior caste of pseudo-nobility with rules about prisoners and the like. I'm guessing in an earlier time their armies were a bit more like the militaries of today, it'd probably change the tone of combat quite a bit. When people could still use nukes regularly they probably weren't as quick to put their heirs on the front lines.
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Mar 27, 2017 23:00
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Well, not just that, but putting your commander on the front lines means they can't see nearly as much of the battle. Modern armies don't keep their generals back out of cowardice, they do it because a general and their staff are much more valuable providing coordination and a clear picture of what's going on rather than being out getting shot at.
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Mar 27, 2017 23:09
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PoptartsNinja posted:“It ate your Astech, Leitholm.” Assuming 4GW load, D-D and 0.033g D per liter, that's 53237 years worth of Astech. Yeep.
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Mar 28, 2017 01:07
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Zaodai posted:Live by the sword, die by the sword. If you're going to shoot the wounded, why would they even bother surrendering? Fight to the end. Considering that most of the modern battlefield practices were popularized by mercenaries who were trying to protect their valuable military hardware, it seems self-defeating. Getting everyone in your unit killed and ruining the family's finances is just a cherry on the stupid cake. Dolash posted:From the sounds of it, mech armies used to be bigger too around the peak of the Star League, so it's kind of interesting to imagine during the big civil war and then the first succession war before everything broke down and they'd throw massive armies at each other with a constant churn of replacement machines and pilots. You're correct that armies used to be much larger. If you check out the Star League-era publications, you start to notice that, for example, the Lyran Guard peaked at sixty regiments. Just one brigade had more Mech regiments than the entire Capellan Confederation did in 3025. Consequently engagements were much bigger and that's where the disconnect comes in. Leading from the front was functionally impossible. Focht needed a holotank to run things on Tukayyid, and Tukayyid was the only engagement that was even close to the scale of a Star League deployment. If it were somehow possible they'd put their family members on the front lines because posturing is hella important. But it's not that people CAN'T use nukes now. It's that they just don't. The option is still on the table but nobody's dumb enough to use it. Defiance Industries fucked around with this message at 01:20 on Mar 28, 2017 |
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Mar 28, 2017 01:13
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Defiance Industries posted:Considering that most of the modern battlefield practices were popularized by mercenaries who were trying to protect their valuable military hardware, it seems self-defeating. Getting everyone in your unit killed and ruining the family's finances is just a cherry on the stupid cake. Oh, I'm with you. I'm just saying, if you're going to let bloodlust override good sense, at least understand it cuts both ways. Thematically, it would make more sense if they died fighting to the last man. At least then they'd just be blood knight style warriors who fought to kill and be killed.
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Mar 28, 2017 01:19
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Zaodai posted:Oh, I'm with you. I'm just saying, if you're going to let bloodlust override good sense, at least understand it cuts both ways. Thematically, it would make more sense if they died fighting to the last man. At least then they'd just be blood knight style warriors who fought to kill and be killed. I don't think it was bloodlust on their part, they used it as a way to cheat. They went around shooting downed pilots, attacking medical bases as "distractions" when they got under too much heat or staged surprised attacks by faking surrender. You know, heel stuff.
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Mar 28, 2017 01:21
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Defiance Industries posted:I don't think it was bloodlust on their part, they used it as a way to cheat. They went around shooting downed pilots, attacking medical bases as "distractions" when they got under too much heat or staged surprised attacks by faking surrender. You know, heel stuff. The sort of stuff idiots think is really clever until the exact moment it stops working and they all die?
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Mar 28, 2017 01:26
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Even the Blakists were like "we are going to have to put a stop to you!"
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Mar 28, 2017 01:47
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Hey, I've had trouble getting orders in, so I'd just like to pass my mech to a substitute and be taken off the pilot list, sorry! I appreciate having faith in me again ,but I'm bad at this.
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Mar 28, 2017 03:19
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Defiance Industries posted:But it's not that people CAN'T use nukes now. It's that they just don't. The option is still on the table but nobody's dumb enough to use it. Taurian Concordat?
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Mar 28, 2017 03:47
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Defiance Industries posted:But it's not that people CAN'T use nukes now. It's that they just don't. The option is still on the table but nobody's dumb enough to use it. Taurian Concordat: "hold my beer"
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Mar 28, 2017 04:05
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Well, things seemed to be going all right for them until they got their warship damaged. They've never enjoyed the moderately higher success rate of being the protagonists, but with the recent Comstar vote to reveal the Capellan plots against both the Concordat and New Syrtis, they'll probably end up reluctant allies.
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Mar 28, 2017 04:08
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Volmarias posted:Taurian Concordat? Even they weren't stupid enough to do it outside the Jihad. Not like they were popping off nukes in 3025.
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Mar 28, 2017 04:44
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Neopie posted:Hey, I've had trouble getting orders in, so I'd just like to pass my mech to a substitute and be taken off the pilot list, sorry! I appreciate having faith in me again ,but I'm bad at this.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:11
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Neopie posted:Hey, I've had trouble getting orders in, so I'd just like to pass my mech to a substitute and be taken off the pilot list, sorry! I appreciate having faith in me again ,but I'm bad at this. Send in orders as you can, I've had an alternate covering for you in between. I know you work and that takes priority over playing games on the internet. Wednesday's update is going to be pushed back to Sunday. My grandmother passed away and I'm not going to be in any mood to write.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:21
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PoptartsNinja posted:Send in orders as you can, I've had an alternate covering for you in between. I know you work and that takes priority over playing games on the internet. My condolences.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:23
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Condolences PTN. Take all the time you need.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:35
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That's quite the thing to have happen. You deserve a break.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:48
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PoptartsNinja posted:Send in orders as you can, I've had an alternate covering for you in between. I know you work and that takes priority over playing games on the internet. You have my condolences as well, PTN. I'm sorry for your loss.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:51
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PoptartsNinja posted:Send in orders as you can, I've had an alternate covering for you in between. I know you work and that takes priority over playing games on the internet. My condolences.
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Mar 28, 2017 09:29
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SIGSEGV posted:My condolences. The same happened to me a few weeks past. She was awesome and died of cancer, meaning I mostly sat around staring for hours at my screen. Take your time PTN
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Mar 28, 2017 11:37
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Sorry to hear that PTN. 
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Mar 28, 2017 12:17
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That sucks PTN, take whatever time you need. On another note, Saeder-Krupp is deep into Amaris' pockets isn't it, what with the PA(L) suits being handed out to them. Don't those require NRWR mind-control tech to work because the hands are too bulky to work the normal controls?
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Mar 28, 2017 12:22
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Condolences, PTN.
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Mar 28, 2017 12:25
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Condolences, PTN
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Aw man, condolences PTN.
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Mar 28, 2017 14:22
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Hey wait a sec, the Black Marauder is a command mech - does that mean the Ace stuff is suppressed again?
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Mar 28, 2017 14:27
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mekilljoydammit posted:Hey wait a sec, the Black Marauder is a command mech - does that mean the Ace stuff is suppressed again? I thought that was due to the Green Knight's battle computer feeding friendlies data? Either way, the Marauder is, well, marauding at the moment, and being less than friendly to everyone, so kinda doubt it would be providing that bonus anyway.
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Mar 28, 2017 14:55
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Sorry to hear about your grandmother, PTN. Take all the time you need.
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Mar 28, 2017 15:43
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DatonKallandor posted:On another note, Saeder-Krupp is deep into Amaris' pockets isn't it, what with the PA(L) suits being handed out to them. Don't those require NRWR mind-control tech to work because the hands are too bulky to work the normal controls? The Rim Worlders make the PA(L) suits but that doesn't mean that no one else can. They allow pilots to control their mechs through neurohelmet and eye tracking interfaces, no wetware needed. (Or available, for now.)
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Mar 28, 2017 16:31
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PoptartsNinja posted:My grandmother passed away and I'm not going to be in any mood to write. Deepest sympathies. Thoughts and Prayers for you and your family.
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Mar 28, 2017 18:58
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PoptartsNinja posted:Wednesday's update is going to be pushed back to Sunday. My grandmother passed away and I'm not going to be in any mood to write. Nothing is quite as heavy as dealing with a death in the family...
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Mar 28, 2017 19:22
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DatonKallandor posted:That sucks PTN, take whatever time you need. this post made me lol a little. sorry to hear that ptn, I hope the family are ok.
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Mar 28, 2017 20:35
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Sorry to hear PTN, you have my condolences,
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Mar 29, 2017 15:57
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Yeah, condolences man. Losing family's never easy.
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Mar 29, 2017 19:38
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drat, sorry to read that PTN. My sympathies, it's a blow.
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So I got an email that Far Country is now in ebook form
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