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I would pay $50 for proper battletech dice that shows to hit for movement like proper battletech dice should but that’s a bridge too far it seems. They cost over $100 last time I checked after shipping from Etsy 
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I use D10s for movement dice because they have a 0 on them
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Kesper North posted:IMO the "real" Phoenix Hawk IIC is the Vapor Eagle This is basically correct. The Incubus is the Stinger/Wasp IIC The Hellhound is the Wolverine IIC. The Mad Dog is the Archer IIC The Dire Wolf is the King Crab IIC The Summoner is the real Shadow Hawk IIC The Hellbringer is the Cyclops IIC The Ice Ferret is the Sentinel IIC PoptartsNinja fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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Apr 20, 2023 04:19
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The Gargoyle is the Charger IIC
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PoptartsNinja posted:The Hellbringer is the Cyclops IIC Where are the similarities here? Otherwise, good list
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Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:Where are the similarities here? The Hellbringer seems like it should probably be the Warhammer, I know. But it isn't. The Warhammer's a line unit, designed to take as good as it gets. The Hellbringer is a Star League-style command 'Mech, it isn't supposed to see direct combat which is why it's so heavily armed and skimps on armor coverage. The Hellbringer's armament is pure deterrance, it's designed to make headhunters poo poo proverbial bricks--just like the Cyclops's AC/20--but the Clans don't have to compromise range to get headcappers. There's a reason that Wolf's Dragoons stick their regimental comm. officer in a Hellbringer, because it's just as good at managing signal traffic as their OG comm. officer's Cyclops. The Clans use it wrong, but the Clans not understanding the tools they have access to is par for the course.
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Masakari/Warhawk is the Awesome IIC Fire Moth is the Flea IIC
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Gladiator's a Banshee IIc, got the same legs, big toothy skull head and a giant engine. It's just allowed to have actual guns because Clantech means not making design compromises.
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PoptartsNinja posted:
The Summoner is the Thunderbolt IIC. It even has a shoulder LRM launcher and an off centre cockpit. e. Horned Owl is the Mongoose IIC
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The Thor is a Warrauderbolt. Torso of a Thud, gun arm of a Marauder, legs of a Warhammer.
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The Summoner is a flexible but under-armed (for Clantech) skirmisher which is why I draw closer parallels to the Shadow Hawk. The Thunderbolt's got a great and pretty flexible secondary armament. The Summoner typically doesn't. Really it's probably fair to call it a mashup between the Shadow Hawk, Griffin, and Thunderbolt and admit that it's doing all three jobs pretty badly.
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I could be convinced to up my pledge a bit in the last 24 hours. Does anyone know what option I have to go for to get the aerospace fighters?
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LeschNyhan posted:I could be convinced to up my pledge a bit in the last 24 hours. Does anyone know what option I have to go for to get the aerospace fighters? Are those not add-on salvage? IIRC the salvage boxes you get through the pledge are only mercs salvage, while the add-ons can be chosen from any of the salvage lines.
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Oh, weird, thanks. That's kind of counter-intuitive, but I guess I understand the logic of a single-item box.
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Comstar posted:I would pay $50 for proper battletech dice that shows to hit for movement like proper battletech dice should but that’s a bridge too far it seems. I just used 0.5" x 0.5" labels and blank 16mm dice. The sheet I made up for it. I can pm a pdf if anyone wants it. 
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LeschNyhan posted:Oh, weird, thanks. That's kind of counter-intuitive, but I guess I understand the logic of a single-item box. I can see how keeping the pledges locked to merc stuff (both salvage boxes and lance packs) probably streamlines the logistics a bit. A lot of backers will not do add-ons, so then you can prepare those pledges more easily if they are from the kickstarter stuff, not the entire range. But double check, I’m not sure that I am correct on this.
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Lotta Summoner slander itt  I kid, I basically only know it from Mech2. I think it was my favorite since it was the heaviest mech with Jump Jets in the game. Also it looks rad.
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What exactly is the BATTLETECH: Encounters game? It says its a dice game, but its a card game? Is it a collectable card game like MtG? Can you play it solo? What are the cards- are the individual mechs or what?
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I think it's just a stand-alone card game. There's an Encounters: Shadowrun game on BGG.
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kinda making weird distinctions between "what was the obvious design heritage" and "what its equipment says it should do" because this is how we get to "The Incubus is the Yen Lo Wang IIC"
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I always think of the classic Clan heavies as mashups, more from their aesthetics than their performance. The Vulture is a skinny Archer with Rifleman arms. The Loki is a Warhammer built on a Rifleman chassis. The Thor is a Thunderbolt built on a Warhammer chassis. The Madcat is, well, you know what the Madcat is. As for the assaults, I think of the Man o' War as sort of a culmination of what engineers were trying with the Charger and Banshee, the Gargoyle is similarly a culmination of the Victor and Highlander's design ethos, and the Warhawk and Daishi as what happens when you decide to put arms on a Stalker.
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I've probably said this before but I think the 3050 Clan omni designs are really good. A ton of classics in there. Just looks-wise, can't speak to the game performance (I know there are ups and downs). The need to make them workable for early VR technology made the silhouettes read well, imo. And they're a nice mix of 'guy in suit' and 'alien machine'.
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9 hours to go and about 90k away from 7m, so we may cross it after all.
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PoptartsNinja posted:9 hours to go and about 90k away from 7m, so we may cross it after all. Well color me shocked but pleased
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Might drop back to company if it crosses 7m. 4 force packs + buying one seems alright, don't think I need 11! packs All these packs and not one hunchback though
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The Hunchback is in the Urban Battle Lance already.
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It is, I was hoping I could get it as a pick in the kickstarter though. Maybe I can trade someone after the fact
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So you can't pick the Clan Invasion ForcePacks as add-ons in the backerkit? Might want to take a look at finding them from a store that can deliver to you https://www.amazon.com/Catalyst-Gam...ps%2C136&sr=8-1
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PoptartsNinja posted:9 hours to go and about 90k away from 7m, so we may cross it after all. 18,000 left with 7 hours to go. Don't think they'll hit 7.5 million though. EDIT: Dang, just saw it go up by 6,000 in 5 minutes. Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:So you can't pick the Clan Invasion ForcePacks as add-ons in the backerkit? Might want to take a look at finding them from a store that can deliver to you https://www.amazon.com/Catalyst-Gam...ps%2C136&sr=8-1 You can, but you're paying CGL price. Fortress minis and games sells 'em 25% off. Amazon typically sells above MSRP. Crazy Joe Wilson fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Apr 20, 2023 |
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Kesper North posted:IMO the "real" Phoenix Hawk IIC is the Vapor Eagle
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Arquinsiel posted:The Incubus is basically a light Phoenix Hawk that trades jump jets for more machine guns to empty the bin faster... and puts the guns in a less fragile position. No lie, I really, really like the Incubus in Alpha Strike. Hits incredibly hard and most very fast. Always takes people by surprise given its small size. I need to get an extra one for my Spirit Cats because I'll use it every game if I can. Also, 7 mil has been crossed.  Getting two more free forcepacks yay.
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I like the Vixen as a IIc version of the Stinger/Wasp because it's so very Clan to remove the jump jets and stuff more machine guns in something.
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Holy poo poo, they just passed 7 million!
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11 packs is so many options.
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Crazy Joe Wilson posted:No lie, I really, really like the Incubus in Alpha Strike. Hits incredibly hard and most very fast. Always takes people by surprise given its small size. I need to get an extra one for my Spirit Cats because I'll use it every game if I can.
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Guess we're not getting 8 million. Does that mean we rejected their batchall?
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Comstar posted:Does that mean we rejected their batchall? There’s less shame in a loss than an outright refusal.
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Have a feeling late pledges/upgrades will get them over 8 million. They're already at 7.4 million
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Dr. Lunchables posted:Does any of that matter for the actual campaign though? There's a stretch goal at 8m that's Blood Asp salvage boxes and the "Somerset Strikers" that has the mechs from the 90s cartoon.
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