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Is there some summary of the flashpoints that deal with the old (or future) BT lore? Spoilers I guess.
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Pattonesque posted:
The "Bio" section is also good. quote:His Nobility tag often comes into question. This Mechwarrior can become argumentative and sometimes just agreeing with him that "Burger King" is a real status tends to be easier. If he becomes unruly in one of these enraged states, it's best to assemble the crew and construct him a cardboard crown. "For hes a jolly good fellow" should be sung in unison at least 3 times or until the redness in his cheeks subsides.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:52
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There's at least one that's like "this old guy claims to have fought in every important mech fight ever, but he's also crazy and probably a liar. You're hiring him because he can shoot well anyway." so they aren't ALL bad, just most.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:56
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RBA Starblade posted:There's at least one that's like "this old guy claims to have fought in every important mech fight ever, but he's also crazy and probably a liar. You're hiring him because he can shoot well anyway." so they aren't ALL bad, just most. yeah most of them are fine or at least unobjectionable, just War Boar should be put on a watchlist or something the Ronin all have cooler backstories anyway
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Nov 27, 2019 22:06
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Ice Trey posted:Shinsei Ohbayashi was born to a middle-class family in the Federated Suns, under the name Michael Woods. He grew up loyal to House Davion, as every child did. He even attended the Robinson Battle Academy, where his loyalty to House Davion was complemented by indoctrination with the hatred for the Draconis Combine so common in Robinson graduates. Also since most of the art for the OCs was based off the submitted backer mugs, the list is of course filled with fat white dudes - plus 3 redheads and 2 asian warrior princesses. Conspiratiorist fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Nov 27, 2019 |
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Nov 27, 2019 22:11
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Conspiratiorist posted:Ice Trey absolutely what the gently caress
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Nov 27, 2019 22:11
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I got a KS pilot from a random encounter that absolutely screamed “this dude steampunks”, but I don’t remember who.
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Nov 27, 2019 22:17
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Eldragon posted:Vehicles in the HBS game die slightly too easily because I think their armor/structure is undervalued Tank structure didn't get the 3x multiplier 'Mech armor and structure did, so while they've got the right armor the moment something goes internal they die.
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Nov 27, 2019 22:35
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DatonKallandor posted:Logistics is the official explanation I think? A Mech with hands can help pack up it's own ammo and other supplies when it's time to move the dropship again, and can do that rapidly without any reconfiguring. The Shadow Hawk gets an extra strong melee attack because it has two free hands.
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Nov 27, 2019 22:37
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Pattonesque posted:yeah most of them are fine or at least unobjectionable, just War Boar should be put on a watchlist or something Yeah I mean to be 100% fair they're not all bad, exactly, they're just all very same-y. Scion of a noble family, graduated top of their class, something "spec ops" something. Weird operator culture poo poo. Some of them are legitimately good, though. I am ride or die for Big Sly, for instance, whose schtick is that he drew offensive political cartoons and had to go into hiding.
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GHOST_BUTT posted:Yeah I mean to be 100% fair they're not all bad, exactly, they're just all very same-y. Scion of a noble family, graduated top of their class, something "spec ops" something. Weird operator culture poo poo. Some of them are legitimately good, though. I am ride or die for Big Sly, for instance, whose schtick is that he drew offensive political cartoons and had to go into hiding. He drew the Dekker Kelly edit
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Nov 27, 2019 22:44
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Pattonesque posted:absolutely what the gently caress Complete ripoff of Fresh Prince Why yes I have just started watching all the seasons on Netflix
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Nov 27, 2019 22:54
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I wanted to post these backer wiki entries on the battletech subreddit, but then I realized I don't want people revising those entries.
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Nov 28, 2019 01:28
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lol I saw an enemy Raven for the first time. It BAPped me then I blew the equipment off it in one turn. None of the enemy mechs had LRMs. Gamechanger
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Nov 28, 2019 01:40
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Do expired flashpoints eventually come back?
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I did a fun pirate flashpoint, it was for a tournament! You didn't get to use your own mechs, oh no, that's too simple. You got assigned mechs, the most fearsome mechs of all. The Urbanmech. It was fun. Not really challenging by any measure but it helped make things so more alive. The guys champion even wept tears of joy that he was no longer the only one who had made it.
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So i've been waiting to play this a bit to see how it shapes up with all the final dlc and stuff. Are there any super crucial mods/quality of life changes that need to happen? I took a break after launch (no dlc) because making all the robots move less slow with ini edits was a pain, and wanted to wait for thigns to shake out. Are most of the quality of life hacks part of the base game? Are there any So far I want to change a few things: I'd like to play the campaign with flashpoints on, but I think I know how to do that. Are there any mod settings to make you have more 'pips' to spend in your contract negotiations? Where do you change how many mech parts it takes to salvage a design? Are there any 'its totally dumb you can't loot/take this with you' mechs from campaign/story stuff that I should change? (i remember people saying random things about royal mechs or something) Is the forced difficulty boost at each milestone still at thing? The mechanic that forces endgame stuff to be 'all assaults all the time' with no backsies. This. Do flashpoints or other dlc stuff need out of the box tweaking? Am I forgetting anything else? Edit: Any weapon fixes also crucial? AC/2, ppc heat, that sort of thing? Are harder ai tweaks still needed? I remember that was a fairly popular mod as well TheParadigm fucked around with this message at 02:32 on Nov 28, 2019 |
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Nov 28, 2019 01:57
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Ravenfood posted:Do expired flashpoints eventually come back? Yes. Immediately, sometimes.
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Nov 28, 2019 02:00
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I found a COIL-L, jesus those damage numbers. Whatever's shooting this is a railgun on legs! I have that, NARC ammo now, LBX-20s, and snub PPCs. I can't decide how to build my lances anymore and I only have mediums 
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Nov 28, 2019 05:53
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It's not hard; just use what's better.
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Nov 28, 2019 05:56
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Conspiratiorist posted:It's not hard; just use what's better. 4 Firestarters is the correct choice because Lights are Tougher Than Assaults. Well, at least 4 Firestarters with good pilots, custom loadouts and great tactics. I don't think i could have beaten 7 Heavies and 5 Heavy Turrets myself tho. Edit: Explanation and math is the first 15 mins. It takes an hour and half for 4 Firestarters to kill all that poo poo and not lose equipment. ccubed fucked around with this message at 06:44 on Nov 28, 2019 |
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Nov 28, 2019 06:19
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Man I'm not gonna watch a 1h30m video to tell me why Lights are better
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Nov 28, 2019 06:38
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Eej posted:Man I'm not gonna watch a 1h30m video to tell me why Lights are better I'm going to guess the answer is the COIL and ludicrous evasion pips now that they can get more of them Speaking of heavies, please BT, start throwing me them, I'm doing 2.5-3 skulls that have reinforcements of a broken Assassin (lol)
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Nov 28, 2019 07:16
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it used to be that lights were tougher because you could get enough evasion to crash the ai and make it not do anything
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Nov 28, 2019 07:17
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How much money did Archangel throw at HBS to get his own event in the game?
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Klyith posted:My friend who played original TT back in the day has told me that tanks were very good and would beat mechs, if you were ok being the guy who brought 40 tanks to the table. I think the idea behind mechs is that they have fusion engines which are light and provide huge amounts of energy for pretty much free but require a large amount of volume and cannot be further miniaturized. So they're too bulky to actually fit in a tracked or wheeled platform with a reasonable width. Thus, legs. So tanks are cheaper but have more limited strategic mobility since they need to be transported around by trains or by air, whereas mechs can run from place to place? Or something?
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RBA Starblade posted:I found a COIL-L, jesus those damage numbers. Whatever's shooting this is a railgun on legs! I have that, NARC ammo now, LBX-20s, and snub PPCs. I can't decide how to build my lances anymore and I only have mediums Where in God's name did you find narc ammo?!
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Ravenfood posted:Where in God's name did you find narc ammo?! Some random 2 star periphery planet, a few jumps off where the FP campaign begins. They only had one. I don't really have anything to mount it on though.
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ccubed posted:4 Firestarters is the correct choice because Lights are Tougher Than Assaults. Well, at least 4 Firestarters with good pilots, custom loadouts and great tactics. I don't think i could have beaten 7 Heavies and 5 Heavy Turrets myself tho. I'm 3 and a half minutes in and he's already wrong on the math. ED: "if you're trying to tank damage you sprint" No, you jump and guard+bulwark. Conspiratiorist fucked around with this message at 08:06 on Nov 28, 2019 |
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Do Coil's count the bonus evasion pips from that piloting tree skill, btw? or JUST movement, not overall chevrons?
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TheParadigm posted:Do Coil's count the bonus evasion pips from that piloting tree skill, btw? or JUST movement, not overall chevrons? Chevrons, regardless of how, as long as you're not jumping. I put an -M on a Wolverine, I can get it to 4 pips for 100 dmg with the right pilot. It does pretty decent work outside of Martian/Lunar environs
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So it turns out that there is a hidden achievement that only 0.6% of players have. Melee an assault mech to death with a light mech, the death punch Firestarter continues to rule.
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Nov 28, 2019 10:45
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I want a hatchetman with a Coil-S (since it's a support weapon, you can fire it and punchbot the same turn). Either that or a Firestarter.
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El Spamo posted:My gut says that their financials are pretty good given that they've had three solid DLC releases, on-time, and with a high degree of polish. A sinking ship doesn't seem like it'd pull things off like that. I would wager that the gate to a sequel is a motivational one, not a financial one. The DLC might be solid but payout from that is based on three things: Base game sale multipliers (how many people who bought the main game, which I never heard touted as a big seller), time dropoff (how long its been since the release of the main game affects dlc sale numbers), and in this particular game's case, HBS have a deal with Paradox where they have to reach a certain number of DLC sales to see an extra profit beyond a base sum they get paid on completion.
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Nov 28, 2019 11:52
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If COIL-L does stack with the pilot skill pip, I am sort of contemplating putting it on a warhammer and seeing if it stacks with the 20% energy bonus. It'll realistically only get 3 pips, but 3 pips + 20%...
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OddObserver posted:If COIL-L does stack with the pilot skill pip, I am sort of contemplating putting it on a warhammer and seeing if it stacks with the 20% energy bonus. It does!
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As someone who was away from the game for a long time and is romping around in mediums and encountering heavies now, what are some of the new funs that really shine? In past games I ran a lot of SRM spam, PPC++s, and laser builds because cannons seemed meh aside from headhunting.
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mlmp08 posted:As someone who was away from the game for a long time and is romping around in mediums and encountering heavies now, what are some of the new funs that really shine? LBXs aren't the best things in the world but it's really funny to watch your medium waddle up, the game hitch for a few seconds, then suddenly a Locust is naked
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TheParadigm posted:So i've been waiting to play this a bit to see how it shapes up with all the final dlc and stuff. quote:So far I want to change a few things: b. Just use the difficulty settings menu and set contract pay and/or salvage to generous. Functionally the same thing. c. Also in difficulty settings, but only when you first start a campaign or career. quote:Is the forced difficulty boost at each milestone still at thing? The mechanic that forces endgame stuff to be 'all assaults all the time' with no backsies. quote:Edit: Any weapon fixes also crucial? AC/2, ppc heat, that sort of thing? quote:Are harder ai tweaks still needed? I remember that was a fairly popular mod as well
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