Lets All Play Battletech and rewrite Inner Sphere history

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wiegieman: Apr 22, 2010; Royalty is a continuous cutting motion

Voting C, gently caress all clanners.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 16:52

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# ? May 24, 2024 04:11

thetruegentleman: Feb 5, 2011; You call that potato a Trump avatar?

THIS is a Trump Avatar!

Gotta be C: the players murdered a bunch of civilians taking this planet, it only seems fitting that other players take revenge.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 17:26

brosef deluxe: Feb 22, 2007; "See Joe, this is what winning a meaningful game feels like"

Voting C!

# ? Sep 6, 2017 18:12

Prav: Oct 29, 2011

voting B which i'm sure will break the tie

# ? Sep 6, 2017 18:32

rjmccall: Sep 7, 2007; no worries friend; Fun Shoe

A

Hardcore

# ? Sep 6, 2017 18:44

Affi: Dec 18, 2005; Break bread wit the enemy

X GON GIVE IT TO YA

gently caress I'm going to register some new accounts and get A to win! Will totally be worth it!

# ? Sep 6, 2017 19:37

Zaodai: May 23, 2009; Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.

Affi posted:

gently caress I'm going to register some new accounts and get A to win! Will totally be worth it!

It was already established to be acceptable, many years ago when someone freaked out about alleged ballot box stuffing because people with new accounts (or old accounts but few posts) were suddenly voting. :v:

PTN specifically said one account is one vote, and if someone really wants to just throw a shitload of money at extra accounts that's their business.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 20:09

CourValant: Feb 25, 2016; Do You Remember Love?

Affi posted:

gently caress I'm going to register some new accounts and get A to win! Will totally be worth it!

Zaodai posted:

. . . if someone really wants to just throw a shitload of money at extra accounts that's their business.

Wow. People really feel strongly about this vote huh?

I can see the appeal of SotC Robert, Rebel Lt. who's torn between his duty to the cause and the woman he loves (or the office chair).

Clanners though? Is it that folks want to play as Clanners? Or, just control how the Clan dies on Luthien?

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:27

Zaodai: May 23, 2009; Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.

We want to die a glorious death as an old man we all respect for his badassery.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:30

Grizzwold: Jan 27, 2012; Posters off the pork bow!

I thought Angry Clan Grandpa^TM was in the NRWR though? I have trouble keeping track of all the characters. PTN how do you manage to keep everything straight, is there a setting bible we'll get to see if the thread ever ends?

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:34

Scintilla: Aug 24, 2010; I BEAT HIGHFORT
and all I got was this
jackass monkey

Grizzwold posted:

I thought Angry Clan Grandpa^TM was in the NRWR though? I have trouble keeping track of all the characters. PTN how do you manage to keep everything straight, is there a setting bible we'll get to see if the thread ever ends?

You're thinking of Mechwarrior Ath, who is the oldest living Clanner who first showed up as a player-controlled Bane during the Ultimatum mission. He survived and later showed up as part of the OpFor piloting a Hellstar during the NRWR campaign. Grier Siedmann is a slightly younger man who also piloted a Bane and wrecked a bunch of players early on in the thread.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:38

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

I have no way of policing it, so if someone's that invested :shrug:

Banes have a habit of wrecking players.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:41

Zaodai: May 23, 2009; Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.

PoptartsNinja posted:

Banes have a habit of wrecking players.

Also Batman.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:44

Affi: Dec 18, 2005; Break bread wit the enemy

X GON GIVE IT TO YA

I was kidding :shobon:

But anyone not voting A is definitely voting wrong!

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:48

CourValant: Feb 25, 2016; Do You Remember Love?

PoptartsNinja posted:

Banes have a habit of wrecking players.

Zaodai posted:

Also Batman.

Ah, yes... I was wondering what would break first... your spirit, or your body?

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:54

Cascade Jones: Jun 6, 2015

Affi posted:

I was kidding But anyone not voting A is definitely voting wrong!

Something's wrong with your keyboard, mate. You type C, but it's displaying as A. I'd get that fixed. Technician Robert could help with that!

( :justpost:

and vote C. )

# ? Sep 6, 2017 21:57

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

A and B are missions for folks who want to smash robots together until they break. C is something a little different.

None are bad.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:03

sheep-dodger: Feb 21, 2013

Zaodai posted:

We want to die a glorious death as an old man we all respect for his badassery.

Joke's on you: Grier ignobly dies offscreen, Ath returns to the IS and leads the now bondsman Hell's Horses to victory in the name of the DracSuns.
Still nobody manages to give him a glorious death.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:13

Zaodai: May 23, 2009; Death before dishonor?
Your terms are accepted.

sheep-dodger posted:

Joke's on you: Grier ignobly dies offscreen, Ath returns to the IS and leads the now bondsman Hell's Horses to victory in the name of the DracSuns.
Still nobody manages to give him a glorious death.

It seems all their deaths are going to be off-screen, C has a pretty good lead. I'm curious to see what the "something different" ends up being.

Maybe your friend ends up dying to CapCon AI controlled Giant Robbits. Or a jump torpedo from the NRWR. I just vote for the best fights in this campaign, I have no particular side in a fight between the Hell's Horses and the Drac Suns.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:17

Hedningen: May 4, 2013; Enough sideburns to last a lifetime.

Reasons to vote A instead of C:

Same starting letter as great Battlemechs such as the Atlas, Axman, and Awesome, unlike C with its terrible Charger and Cataphract.
Glorious last stands are always pretty great.
It's BATTLETECH, not Cattletech.
Assault also starts with the same letter. What mech class starts with C? Yeah, I thought so.
Amaris appreciates Clanners getting blown up.
(IS fans only) - ComStar started the destabilizing of the IS. The Clans are dorks. Both start with C. Coincidence? Unlikely.
(Clanners only) - Cappellan Confederation does warcrimes and mercenaries. Draconis Combine is also dickish. All contain a lot of C's.

I think this entirely non-flimsy list of justifications for why A is better should convince someone.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:37

CourValant: Feb 25, 2016; Do You Remember Love?

Hedningen posted:

I think this entirely non-flimsy list of justifications for why A is better should convince someone.

I'm sold.

Although, CattleTech sounds pretty terrific and I'd like you to develop that game system immediately.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:47

PoptartsNinja: May 9, 2008; He is still almost definitely not a spy; Soiled Meat

CourValant posted:

I'm sold.

Although, CattleTech sounds pretty terrific and I'd like you to develop that game system immediately.

Done

edit: Twice

# ? Sep 6, 2017 22:56

Cascade Jones: Jun 6, 2015

PoptartsNinja posted:

Done

Ah, see I was think more Critter-TEK.

Edit: oh whelps goddamit

# ? Sep 6, 2017 23:00

Defiance Industries: Jul 22, 2010; A five-star manufacturer

Hedningen posted:

Same starting letter as great Battlemechs such as the Atlas, Axman, and Awesome, unlike C with its terrible Charger and Cataphract.

The Cataphract is great and it was the basis for the Caesar which is extra-great. The Axman ranges from garbage to average.

e: This thread's Solaris champion is a Centurion, I'll have you know

# ? Sep 6, 2017 23:03

CourValant: Feb 25, 2016; Do You Remember Love?

PoptartsNinja posted:

Done

edit: Twice

Cascade Jones posted:

Ah, see I was think more Critter-TEK.

Edit: oh whelps goddamit

Pish Posh; Gentlemen, I know about the CattleMaster (although I had forgotten about CritterTech)

What I had in mind was a campaign set on New Abilene wherein 4 Players each control a Ranching Dynasty and vie for ultimate Bovine Dominance.

Imagine Dynasty, Hatfield & McCoys, Telenovela, Romeo & Juliet, and Settlers of Catan, with 'mechs.

Also, we introduce the new 55-Ton MoC medium omnimech, the Vaquero; a 5/8 Striker which is perfectly tuned to the setting of mystery, intrigue, murder, romance, and passion!!!

# ? Sep 6, 2017 23:14

LegendairyBovine: Oct 6, 2014

+1 for Cattletech.

# ? Sep 6, 2017 23:21

Hedningen: May 4, 2013; Enough sideburns to last a lifetime.

Great, now I need to do something with that stupid joke. I think I can get some CattleMasters from my LGS for this dumb project . . .

# ? Sep 6, 2017 23:27

KnoxZone: Jan 27, 2007; If I die before I Wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take.

Hedningen posted:

Reasons to vote A instead of C:

Same starting letter as great Battlemechs such as the Atlas, Axman, and Awesome, unlike C with its terrible Charger and Cataphract.

I think this entirely non-flimsy list of justifications for why A is better should convince someone.

I will accept that the 3025 Charger is bad, but anyone who speaks poorly of the mech with my beloved -3K and -SA5 variants is an enemy of mine.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 00:30

Strobe: Jun 30, 2014; GW BRAINWORMS CREW

The -SA5 is a magnificent beast.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 00:33

evilmiera: Dec 14, 2009; Status: Ravenously Rambunctious

A was there ever any doubt?

# ? Sep 7, 2017 01:07

Hedningen: May 4, 2013; Enough sideburns to last a lifetime.

KnoxZone posted:

I will accept that the 3025 Charger is bad, but anyone who speaks poorly of the mech with my beloved -3K and -SA5 variants is an enemy of mine.

I will concede that point. I was, of course, speaking of the 3025 Charger. Other Chargers are not as bad.

I also admit that Cataphracts can be good, and the Axman is underwhelming on the table. However - how can you dislike a giant robot with an axe? For additional evidence, I submit that Hatchetman, which you will note has the "A" before the "C", indicating it as a superior choice.

I believe that my incredibly tenuous reasoning, nonsensical criteria, and blatantly cherrypicked evidence stand on their own dubious merits. After all, what letter does anecdotal start with? That's right, "A" - the superior choice.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:11

Saint Celestine: Dec 17, 2008; Lay a fire within your soul and another between your hands, and let both be your weapons.
For one is faith and the other is victory and neither may ever be put out.
- Saint Sabbat, Lessons; Grimey Drawer

Didn't we have a mexican wrestler themed Charger that suplexed a mech? I'm pretty sure that deserves a C vote.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:13

In like Zinn: Jan 3, 2010; You'll notice from the bodies where the squaddies have been.

Defiance Industries posted:

The Cataphract is great and it was the basis for the Caesar which is extra-great. The Axman ranges from garbage to average.

e: This thread's Solaris champion is a Centurion, I'll have you know

Hell yeah, C for Antonin Césaire! The Legendary Legionaire!

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:22

Cascade Jones: Jun 6, 2015

Hedningen posted:

I believe that my incredibly tenuous reasoning, nonsensical criteria, and blatantly cherrypicked evidence stand on their own dubious merits. After all, what letter does anecdotal start with? That's right, "A" - the superior choice.

What else starts with A? Adam Steiner. Andrew Steiner. Alessandro Steiner. You know, the lame Steiners. Antioch Bell. Ajax. Angus Rose. You know, the jobber members of the Black Thorns.

C is for (office) Chair and (phonetically) Korean Robert. It's the Clear choice!

Cascade Jones fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Sep 7, 2017

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:25

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

CourValant posted:

Wow. People really feel strongly about this vote huh?

The story of Shadow Dragon got really weird

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:33

CourValant: Feb 25, 2016; Do You Remember Love?

Xarbala posted:

The story of Shadow Dragon got really weird

You ain't kidding either. What is it with Luthien which brings out this much angst and loathing? I doubt a vote on Tharkad or New Avalon would bring out the same reaction.

Cascade Jones posted:

C is for (office) Chair and (phonetically) Korean Robert. It's the Clear choice!

Alright. We're just getting silly now.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:40

Gwaihir: Dec 8, 2009; Hair Elf

Hedningen posted:

Reasons to vote A instead of C:

Same starting letter as great Battlemechs such as the Atlas, Axman, and Awesome, unlike C with its terrible Charger and Cataphract.

Glorious last stands are always pretty great.

It's BATTLETECH, not Cattletech.

Assault also starts with the same letter. What mech class starts with C? Yeah, I thought so.

Amaris appreciates Clanners getting blown up.

(IS fans only) - ComStar started the destabilizing of the IS. The Clans are dorks. Both start with C. Coincidence? Unlikely.

(Clanners only) - Cappellan Confederation does warcrimes and mercenaries. Draconis Combine is also dickish. All contain a lot of C's.

I think this entirely non-flimsy list of justifications for why A is better should convince someone.

Flawless. VOTE A TODAYAAAAAAAA

# ? Sep 7, 2017 02:59

Cascade Jones: Jun 6, 2015

CourValant posted:

You ain't kidding either. What is it with Luthien which brings out this much angst and loathing? I doubt a vote on Tharkad or New Avalon would bring out the same reaction.

Alright. We're just getting silly now.

Eh, I just couldn't quickly think of any C-named Battletech characters without busting out the pocket nuke which is Caesar Steiner.

Edit: or, you know, I couldn't be bothered to look back a few pages at PTN's Let's Read of Close Quarters for some ammo. :doh:

Cascade Jones fucked around with this message at 03:05 on Sep 7, 2017

# ? Sep 7, 2017 03:02

Ninurta: Sep 19, 2007; What the HELL? That's my cutting board.

Cascade Jones posted:

Eh, I just couldn't quickly think of any C-named Battletech characters without busting out the pocket nuke which is Caesar Steiner.

Edit: or, you know, I couldn't be bothered to look back a few pages at PTN's Let's Read of Close Quarters for some ammo.

Well...

There is the Lyran Commonwealth home of Defiance Industries.

And of course the former Draconis Combine which we are liberating.

Let's not forget the Capellan Confederation with it's Death Commandos and Maskirova.

And there's nuke happy Taurian Concordat which loves to nuke Davion.

There is also their neighbor, the Magistracy of Canopus which just wants to live in peace.

And lest we forget Space AT&T, Comstar makes things complete.

Space 80s would really have been improved with a built in thesaurus for their word processors. Also, the Circinus Federation doesn't deserve mention as they are failed Rim Worlders.

# ? Sep 7, 2017 03:10

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# ? May 24, 2024 04:11

CourValant: Feb 25, 2016; Do You Remember Love?

Cascade Jones posted:

Edit: or, you know, I couldn't be bothered to look back a few pages at PTN's Let's Read of Close Quarters for some ammo.

. . . See You Space Cowboy . . . :ocelot:

# ? Sep 7, 2017 03:10

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