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Voyager I: Jun 29, 2012; This is how your posting feels.
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Clan stuff sounds cool but we just finished a Totally-Not-a-Trial-of-Position and we've been power creepin' pretty hard with the level of forces involved. It's time to get back to our battletech roots and see poo poo mechs with worse pilots in Action.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 08:19

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# ? May 25, 2024 09:43

dis astranagant: Dec 14, 2006

Gonna confirm my vote for C. The more I think about it the more interesting it gets.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 08:30

hooman: Oct 11, 2007; This guy seems legit.; Fun Shoe

A without doubt. Pirates in terrible mechs. Where's the ammoless SRM 7?

# ? Oct 3, 2014 08:32

Great Beer: Jul 5, 2004

dis astranagant posted:

Gonna confirm my vote for C. The more I think about it the more interesting it gets.

Mm, yes, quite interesting indeed. A deeply political and important battle that is sure to have far reaching consequences.

On the other hand, batshit crazy pirate mechs fighting to the death to be pirate king. The choice is clear. :yarr:

# ? Oct 3, 2014 08:35

Synthbuttrange: May 6, 2007

Voting A because I want a mech with a peg-leg.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 08:40

LeadSled: Jan 7, 2008

You have no idea how much I'm hoping that the pirate mission wins, and that Blackjack is a player mech.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 08:56

Shoeless: Sep 2, 2011

On the one hand, I think the pirates mission with lower tech and more silliness would be good after the last 2 or so missions with clantech or experimental IS stuff. On the other hand, I am itching to see Blood Spirit: The Next Generation.

Voting C.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 09:01

Tank Boy Ken: Aug 24, 2012; J4G for life; Fallen Rib

I vote A because :yarr:

# ? Oct 3, 2014 09:14

Professor Malice: Nov 16, 2011

Voting A

because I can't shake the feeling that every pirate in the periphery looks like they jumped out of an episode of Space Pirate Captain Harlock

# ? Oct 3, 2014 09:16

Voyager I: Jun 29, 2012; This is how your posting feels.
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I'm pretty sure I'm in the next round and if it's A then those two years will have very definitely been worth it.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 09:21

generally I prefer: Apr 17, 2006

D because Star Lord was a cool book.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 09:27

Alchenar: Apr 9, 2008

Voyager I posted:

Clan stuff sounds cool but we just finished a Totally-Not-a-Trial-of-Position and we've been power creepin' pretty hard with the level of forces involved. It's time to get back to our battletech roots and see poo poo mechs with worse pilots in Action.

This. Time for A change.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 09:57

pun pundit: Nov 11, 2008; I feel the same way about the company bearing the same name.

The Blood Spirits' new super soldier program looks interesting. What can the clan be cooking up?
I'm saying I'm voting C.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 10:07

ArchangeI: Jul 15, 2010

A, because how can you not with that mechlist?

# ? Oct 3, 2014 11:12

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

PoptartsNinja posted:

Pirate `Mechs in Mission A may include some or all of the following:

A Dragon with an AC/20
A Blackjack with 20 machineguns
A ~~Luchador~~ Charger with a flamethrower in its face and Hardened Armor
A MWO BoomJager
An Awesome with 3 AC/10s
A Centurion with a wrecking ball
A Catapult with 10 SRM-4s
A Quickdraw with a Hatchet

and others!

I also seem to remember something about randomly generated piloting/gunnery skills. :allears:

# ? Oct 3, 2014 11:26

Kial: Jul 23, 2006

PoptartsNinja posted:

It certainly is if you like causing property damage to poorly-constructed hovels!

A. It must be so!

# ? Oct 3, 2014 11:35

Voyager I: Jun 29, 2012; This is how your posting feels.
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Scintilla posted:

I also seem to remember something about randomly generated piloting/gunnery skills.

PoptartsNinja posted:

The frankenmechs are only half the fun! The pilot who winds up p2g7 after I randomly roll everyone's stats is the other half.

Looks like 1d6+1 = your pilot.

I wish there was some way to combine :yarr:

and

If anyone needs more convincing, this is one of mechs for the mission that PTN showed us:

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Centurion "Ravager" CN9-Pirate

Mass: 50 tons
Tech Rating/Era Availability: D/C-E-D
Cost: 3,539,500 C-Bills
Battle Value: 925

Power Plant: Unknown 200 Fusion Engine
Walking Speed: 43.2 km/h
Maximum Speed: 64.8 km/h
Jump Jets: None
    Jump Capacity: 0 meters
Armor: Unknown Standard Armor
Armament:
    4  SRM-6s
    2  Medium Lasers
    1  Wrecking Ball

================================================================================
Equipment           Type                         Rating                   Mass  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Internal Structure: Standard                      83 points                5.00
Engine:             Fusion Engine                200                       8.50
    Walking MP: 4
    Running MP: 6
    Jumping MP: 0 
Heat Sinks:         Single Heat Sink             12                        2.00
    Heat Sink Locations: 1 LT, 3 RT
Gyro:               Standard                                               2.00
Cockpit:            Standard                                               3.00
    Actuators:      L: SH+UA+LA+H    R: SH+UA+LA
Armor:              Standard Armor               AV - 136                  8.50

                                                      Internal       Armor      
                                                      Structure      Factor     
                                                Head     3            9         
                                        Center Torso     16           18        
                                 Center Torso (rear)                  7         
                                           L/R Torso     12           13        
                                    L/R Torso (rear)                  6         
                                             L/R Arm     8            16        
                                             L/R Leg     12           16        

================================================================================
Equipment                                 Location    Heat    Critical    Mass  
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(R) Medium Laser                             CT        3         1         1.00
Medium Laser                                 CT        3         1         1.00
4 SRM-6s                                     LT        16        8        12.00
Wrecking Ball                                RA        -         5         4.00
@SRM-6 (45)                                  LT        -         3         3.00
                                            Free Critical Slots: 26

BattleForce Statistics
MV      S (+0)  M (+2)  L (+4)  E (+6)   Wt.   Ov   Armor:      5    Points: 9
4          1       1       0       0      2     0   Structure:  4
Special Abilities: MEL, SRCH, ES, SEAL, SOA, SRM 2/2/0

Yes, that's a Centurion with 4 SRM-6s, almost enough ammo to fire them twice, a hilarious shortage of heat sinks, and a melee weapon that can hit itself on a bad roll.

Voyager I fucked around with this message at 12:47 on Oct 3, 2014

# ? Oct 3, 2014 11:40

OptimusShr: Mar 1, 2008

Voting for C.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 11:51

Remmon: Dec 9, 2011

No matter how cool silly pirate 'mechs would be, I must vote C, because this sounds like it's going to devolve into a major clan on clan war.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 11:53

Soup Inspector: Jun 5, 2013

Pirate mech action is awfully tempting (there's something charming about how crap all of the mechs will (presumably) be), but my curiosity has gotten the better of me. It was really hard to choose because all of the options sound great.

What I'm saying is that I want to see some more Clan shenanigans. :v:

# ? Oct 3, 2014 12:01

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

Current vote tally, by my count:

A - 33
B - 9
C - 18
D - 9

A is pretty firmly in the lead, but it's still early days.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 12:08

Tank Boy Ken: Aug 24, 2012; J4G for life; Fallen Rib

Voyager I posted:

Looks like 1d6+1 = your pilot.

I wish there was some way to combine and

If anyone needs more convincing, this is one of mechs for the mission that PTN showed us:

Yes, that's a Centurion with 4 SRM-6s, almost enough ammo to fire them twice, and a melee weapon that can hit itself on a bad roll.

It has 3 tons of ammo = 45 shots x 6 rockets = 270 rockets in total. At least if my memory isn't hosed up. So you can fire them 11.25 times.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 12:29

Keru: Aug 2, 2004; 'n suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us 'n the sky was full of what looked like 'uge bats, all swooping 'n screeching 'n divin' around the ute.

I'm going to throw my vote in for D because Crescent Hawk's Inception is still the foundation of my love of Battletech, even though I want to see every option come true (as always).

Those custom 'mechs are going to be amazing to see when King of the Pirates wins anyway, though. :allears:

# ? Oct 3, 2014 12:38

Voyager I: Jun 29, 2012; This is how your posting feels.
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Tank Boy Ken posted:

It has 3 tons of ammo = 45 shots x 6 rockets = 270 rockets in total. At least if my memory isn't hosed up. So you can fire them 11.25 times.

Yeah, I misread that as counting individual rockets rather than the number of available SRM salvos.

That thing is gonna make a real pretty explosion one way or another.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 12:46

anakha: Sep 16, 2009

I will admit that the vote I cast earlier was also partially motivated by the fact that pirates would be batshit crazy enough to try suplexing 'Mechs.

I will not be denied my suplexing.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 13:11

apostateCourier: Oct 9, 2012

Considering how many 'mechs will be in the pirate scenario, I'd be okay with being a pirate. I just want a 'mech scale parrot on my 'mech's shoulder. Also an eyepatch.

anakha posted:

I will admit that the vote I cast earlier was also partially motivated by the fact that pirates would be batshit crazy enough to try suplexing 'Mechs.

I will not be denied my suplexing.

If I get a 'mech with two hands and a piloting skill that isn't poo poo, I will absolutely attempt it.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 13:13

SageNytell: Sep 28, 2008; <REDACT> THIS!

I'd like to see Option C survive to the next round of votes, but the chance of piratical shenanigans slipping away forever is too much to bear.
We may not get to be Butte Pirates in-thread, but we can be Tortuga Pirates!
Option A.
:yarr:

# ? Oct 3, 2014 14:37

Sparq: Feb 10, 2014; If you're using an AC/20, you only need to hit the target once. If the target's still standing, you oughta be somewhere else anyway.

Let's Aarrrr

# ? Oct 3, 2014 15:26

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

AJ_Impy posted:

C. New generation? What the hell are the Blood Spirits up to?

All warriors will have a second job. For example, a warrior who is a garbage man, or a warrior who is a race car driver, or a hockey player.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:01

Canopus250: Feb 18, 2005; You guys are taking me along this time? Right? Wait Shaundi is going? This is bullshit man!

Voting A.

I'd much rather watch a fight with crazy mechs and tactics. It might not be plot important but it will be a hell of a lot more interesting to see than this last one.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:26

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

Big spoilers for things only nerds will understand:

Elemental Phenotype + Mechwarrior Phenotype + Pilot Phenotype = ???

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:30

Artificer: Apr 8, 2010; You're going to try ponies and you're. Going. To. LOVE. ME!!

PoptartsNinja posted:

Big spoilers for things only nerds will understand:

Elemental Phenotype + Mechwarrior Phenotype + Pilot Phenotype = ???

Minmaxing shitlord?

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:32

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

PoptartsNinja posted:

Big spoilers for things only nerds will understand:

Elemental Phenotype + Mechwarrior Phenotype + Pilot Phenotype = ???

Star Captain Planet?

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:35

Octatonic: Sep 7, 2010

PoptartsNinja posted:

Big spoilers for things only nerds will understand:

Elemental Phenotype + Mechwarrior Phenotype + Pilot Phenotype = ???

A regular dude. You're buttering us up so that the clans will have invented perfectly average human beings.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:41

Technowolf: Nov 4, 2009

PoptartsNinja posted:

Big spoilers for things only nerds will understand:

Elemental Phenotype + Mechwarrior Phenotype + Pilot Phenotype = ???

Now I have to C this. Does this have something to do with the Society?

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:45

goatface: Dec 5, 2007; I had a video of that when I was about 6.

I remember it being shit.; Grimey Drawer

I hope it equals people who can break their own arms by flexing too hard.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:50

TildeATH: Oct 21, 2010; by Lowtax

Octatonic posted:

A regular dude. You're buttering us up so that the clans will have invented perfectly average human beings.

Twice as normal yet only half as average.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 16:51

Psion: Dec 13, 2002; eVeN I KnOw wHaT CoRnEr gAs iS

PoptartsNinja posted:

Big spoilers for things only nerds will understand:

Elemental Phenotype + Mechwarrior Phenotype + Pilot Phenotype = ???

Adam Steiner???

# ? Oct 3, 2014 17:02

Infected: Oct 17, 2012; Salt Incarnate

They've finally figured out how to breed Gary Stus even in PTN's version of Battletech.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 17:06

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# ? May 25, 2024 09:43

raverrn: Apr 5, 2005; Unidentified spacecraft inbound from delta line.

All Silpheed squadrons scramble now!

It's an army of Morgan Kells.

# ? Oct 3, 2014 17:22

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