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I hope enough people bow out so that I get a shot at Luthien, its unlikely but a man can hope.
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Affi posted:I hope enough people bow out so that I get a shot at Luthien, its unlikely but a man can hope. Just need 16 people to bow out and you have this! 
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KnoxZone posted:Just need 16 people to bow out and you have this! To be fair, I expect to need a lot more alternates.
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PoptartsNinja posted:To be fair, I expect to need a lot more alternates. That reminded me, you didn't add me to the Mechwarrior list; My request probably got lost in the deluge a while back.
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I think I'm going to be in the luthien mission. Think I'll just get my account upgraded.
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I think we should bring Knox back (he probably got captured by the Hell's Horses at some point) so he can lead the invasion force and show us all how to fall off buildings and get beaten by freebirths in style.
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PoptartsNinja posted:Luthien Teaser! What do I have to do to play the opposing force? I'm willing to donate money to charity. This is too good to pass. You should sell the Kuritan spots to people.
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Zaodai posted:I think we should bring Knox back (he probably got captured by the Hell's Horses at some point) so he can lead the invasion force and show us all how to fall off buildings and get beaten by freebirths in style. Speaking of that battle, I wonder what became of its participants, especially the memorable Mechwarrior Drang. Knowing the way Steel Vipers think of freeborn, Samantha Clover and Rick Hunter probably get to clean toilets with their toothbrushes all day for the rest of their miserable lives*, but Drang handled himself very skillfully and displayed great chivalry (Especially considering that the social norms of his clan really didn't require him to, in that case.). I wonder if he's been moved up to bigger and better things... such as commanding his own star. *Actually, Samantha may have been spared that fate because, again, Drang seems to be quite a free-thinker, considering where he hails from.
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Hob_Gadling posted:What do I have to do to play the opposing force? I'm willing to donate money to charity. This is too good to pass. You should sell the Kuritan spots to people. It's a matter of logistics, is the problem. The game's hard enough for PTN to keep track of with a bunch of random players on one side, on both would only make it tougher - not to mention everyone would be even more vigilant for any minor mistake or error that could be construed as giving the other side an advantage, and even if everything goes off without a hitch there'll still probably be trash talk or fighting in the thread itself at some point. Best just to stick with things as they are. If you support Kurita, consider that you can be happy no matter who wins - for your fellow readers/players if they do, and for your preferred faction if they do.
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Dolash posted:If you support Kurita, consider that you can be happy no matter who wins - for your fellow readers/players if they do, and for your preferred faction if they do. Alternatively, you can use the time to antagonize the players like I did in the first mission where the side with the most votes got a mission to beat up on the side with the second most votes. 
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Dolash posted:It's a matter of logistics, is the problem. I understand very well what it is. The logistics are very easy. Pay money, move within a time limit or lose your opportunity, win or lose. I am sure we have people who are willing to put up or shut up, especially if it means kids with cancer have a better chance.
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Hob_Gadling posted:What do I have to do to play the opposing force? I'm willing to donate money to charity. This is too good to pass. You should sell the Kuritan spots to people. I'd get in on this action, but I'll warn you that the WoB will be intercepting my payment to you, which would have been enormous.
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Hob_Gadling posted:I understand very well what it is. The logistics are very easy. Pay money, move within a time limit or lose your opportunity, win or lose. I am sure we have people who are willing to put up or shut up, especially if it means kids with cancer have a better chance. It makes coordination harder for the players as the thread is no longer a usable location for either side, and it denies the thread input to boot.
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If Goonstar fails in Luthien then maybe we'll get to see this timelines version of Turtle Bay writ large.
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Zaodai posted:It makes coordination harder for the players as the thread is no longer a usable location for either side, and it denies the thread input to boot. Don't worry, I have it all set up. All we're missing are people who are people willing to pay money for the glory of defending Luthien.
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Chair In A Basket posted:If Goonstar fails in Luthien then maybe we'll get to see this timelines version of Turtle Bay writ large. Luthien... probably has some nuke silos so clans do orbital dracs flip out and and drop the hammer... PERFECT.
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Chair In A Basket posted:If Goonstar fails in Luthien then maybe we'll get to see this timelines version of Turtle Bay writ large. Clanners are whiney babies with mechs so I could see that. I think the scientist caste lied about seeing a explorer corps ship just to get the whiney idiots out of there.
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They come from the planet Skat. Their leader's name sends a chill down hard men's spines and the very threat of speaking it sends children screaming beneath their covers. His name? Metis Goon. Elite units have been known to surrender at the very rumor that they will appear on the battlefield. Others pray that if they run fast enough, they might hold on to their fragile sanity. None have ever withstood their terror. SWAP Metis' SWAP of Skat.
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Saving Janos Marik: Tactical Update 10 Movement Phase S Ostroc - Must pass a piloting test to avoid skidding (3 base - 1 movement = 2): automatic success! End Phase Combat Phase A Awesome - Torso Twists to threaten hex 0309 - Fires PPC at 5 Whitworth (2 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 weather = 6): rolled 3, miss! - Fires PPC at 5 Whitworth (2 base + 2 range + 1 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 weather = 6): rolled 7, hit Center Torso (6/16 armor remains)! - Gains 21 heat, sinks 27! S Ostroc - Fires Large Laser at 5 Whitworth (2 base + 0 range + 2 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 weather = 5): rolled 4, miss! Gains 10 heat, sinks 15! G Gladiator - Fires PPC at 5 Whitworth (2 base + 2 range + 3 movement + 0 enemy movement + 1 weather = 8): rolled 10, hit Center Torso (0/16 armor, 8/12 structure remains (Critical Chance!))! Gains 11 heat, sinks 13! 1 Bombardier - Fires LRM-20 at S Ostroc (2 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 minimum range + 2 weather - 1 LK Missile = 5): rolled 8, 16 missiles hit Right Leg (10/20 armor remains), Right Arm (0/1 structure remains (Limb blown off!) and damage transfers to Right Torso (15/22 armor remains), Right - Fires LRM-20 at S Ostroc (2 base + 0 range + 0 movement + 1 enemy movement + 1 minimum range + 2 weather - 1 LK Missile = 5): rolled 7, 20 missiles hit Right 3 Urbanmech - Holds fire! 5 Whitworth - Fires Medium Laser at S Ostroc (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 weather = 8): rolled 5, miss! - Fires Medium Laser at S Ostroc (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 weather = 8): rolled 8, hit Right - Fires Medium Laser at S Ostroc (3 base + 2 range + 0 movement + 2 enemy movement + 1 weather = 8): rolled 11, hit Left Torso (14/22 armor remains)! 9 Stalker - Holds fire! End Phase: S Ostroc - Critical Chance in Right Torso! No critical hits sustained! - Critical Chance in Right Torso! No critical hits sustained! - Pilot hit! Must pass a 3+ consciousness test: rolled 7, succeeds! - Must pass a piloting test or fall (3 base + 1 massive damage = 4): Rolled 7, succeeds! 5 Whitworth - Critical Chance in Center Torso! No critical hits sustained! - Must pass a piloting test or fall (4 base + 1 massive damage = 5): Rolled 8, succeeds! Turn End Phase: Lightning strikes three hexes at minimum power this turn! - Lightning strikes hex 0609! - Lightning strikes hex 1023! - Lightning strikes hex 0722! A shadow detached itself from the distant building, vague and difficult to distinguish amidst the rain. Rebecca frowned, and toggled over to magnetic resonance imaging. She hated MagScan and infrared, the swirling colors tended to give her a headache. They remained useful tools, even though neither worked efficiently when the sun was down. MagScan was the worst, giving her only vague shapes to work with, but they’d still let her target the rapidly approaching Stalker. With the rain, she wouldn’t get a good thermal signature until it opened fire with its impressive weapons suite. The Awesome’s great, square fist opened and closed seemingly of its own volition, as though the great slab-shaped `Mech were a cowboy squaring up for a duel at high noon. “Alright, you bastard,” Rebecca promised quietly, “I’m going to beat you, too. For Captain Masters.” Mission Objectives Destroy All Enemy Forces (5/9) OR Destroy the Janos Marik (0/1) Secondary Objective Don’t Destroy the Janos Marik (1/1) Enemy Movement Modifiers: 1) BMB-10D Bombardier Walked (+1) 3) UM-R60G Urbanmech Stationary (+0) 5) WTH-1 Whitworth Jumped (+2) 9) STK-3F Stalker Walked (+1)    AWS-8Q Awesome Weight: 80 tons (Assault) HD A(S): 9/9 (3/3) LT A(S): 14/24 (17/17) LT R A(S): 10/10 CT A(S): 11/30 (25/25) CT R A(S): 19/19 RT A(S): 0/24 (11/17) RT R A(S): 4/10 LA A(S): 7/24 (13/13) RA A(S): 21/24 (13/13) LL A(S): 17/33 (17/17) RL A(S): 18/33 (17/17) Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: Heat Sinks: 27 Movement: 3/5/0 Mechwarrior: Pilot 3, Gunnery 2 Mechwarrior Name: Sergeant Major Rebecca Cage Mechwarrior Player: Canopus250 Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: PPC – RA (Heat: 10, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: OK!) PPC – RT (Heat: 10, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: Destroyed!) PPC – LT (Heat: 10, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: OK!) Small Laser – HD (Heat: 1, Range (L:3 M:2 S:1), Status, OK! Critical Damage: None! Notes: 1 hand ON1-K Orion Weight: 75 tons (Heavy) Mechwarrior Name: Captain Paul Masters Mechwarrior Player: Defiance Industries Mechwarrior Status: MIA! OSR-2C Ostroc Weight: 60 tons (Heavy) HD A(S): 3/8 (3/3) LT A(S): 14/22 (3/14) LT R A(S): 0/4 CT A(S): 1/22 (20/20) CT R A(S): 6/6 RT A(S): 0/22 (4/14) RT R A(S): 4/4 LA A(S): 8/8 (10/10) RA A(S): 0/8 (0/10) Limb Blown Off! LL A(S): 15/20 (14/14) RL A(S): 5/20 (14/14) Heat: 0/30 Overheat Penalty: Heat Sinks: 15 Movement: 5/8/0 Mechwarrior: Pilot 3, Gunnery 2 Mechwarrior Name: Corporal Janos Valens Mechwarrior Player: ActionZero Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: Large Laser – RT (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) Large Laser – LT (Heat: 8, Range: (L:15 M:10 S:5), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – RT (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – LT (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) SRM-4 – RT (Heat: 3, Ammo: 24, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Critical Damage: Right Upper Arm Actuator Destroyed! Notes: 2 hands GLD-4R Gladiator Weight: 55 tons (Medium) HD A(S): 9/9 (3/3) LT A(S): 19/19 (13/13) LT R A(S): 3/3 CT A(S): 26/26 (18/18) CT R A(S): 5/5 RT A(S): 19/19 (13/13) RT R A(S): 3/3 LA A(S): 10/15 (9/9) RA A(S): 10/15 (9/9) LL A(S): 19/19 (13/13) RL A(S): 19/19 (13/13) Heat: 2/30 Overheat Penalty: None Heat Sinks: 13 Movement: 5/8/5 Mechwarrior: Pilot 3, Gunnery 2 Mechwarrior Name: Lieutenant Joshua Davion Mechwarrior Player: Guitar_Hero Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: PPC – RA (Heat: 10, Range: (L:18 M:12 S:6 Min:3), Status: OK!) SRM-6 – RA (Heat: 4, Ammo: 15, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – LA (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Medium Laser – LA (Heat: 3, Range: (L:9 M:6 S:3), Status: OK!) Critical Damage: None! Notes: 2 hands Enemy Status 1) BMB-10D Bombardier Weight: 65 tons (Heavy) Movement: 4/6/0 Overheat Penalty: None Mechwarrior: Pilot 3, Gunnery 2 Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: LRM-20, LRM-20, SRM-4, Machine Gun Critical Damage: None! Notes: 2) RVN-1X Raven Weight: 35 tons (Light) Notes: Ejected! 3) UM-R60G Urbanmech Weight: 30 tons (Light) Overheat Penalty: None Movement: 2/3/2 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 3 Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: Gauss Rifle, Small Laser Critical Damage: None! Notes: 4) UM-R60G Urbanmech Weight: 30 tons (Light) Mechwarrior Status: Ejected! 5) WTH-1 Whitworth Weight: 40 tons (Medium) Overheat Penalty: None Movement: 4/6/4 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 3 Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: LRM-10, LRM-10, Medium Laser, Medium Laser, Medium Laser Critical Damage: OK! Notes: 6) MON-67 Mongoose Weight: 25 tons Notes: Killed! 7) HER-1A Hermes Weight: 30 tons Notes: Ejected! 8) UM-R60 Urbanmech Weight: 30 tons (Light) Notes: Gyro destroyed! 9) STK-3F Stalker Weight: 85 tons (Assault) Overheat Penalty: None Movement: 3/5/0 Mechwarrior: Pilot 4, Gunnery 3 Mechwarrior Status: OK! Armament: 4x Medium Laser, 2x Large Laser, 2x LRM-10, 2x SRM-6 Critical Damage: None! Notes:
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Oof. Well, at least you weren't using that arm for anything. And you don't have any ammo to set off or similar nonsense to worry about. He does, and it's in the right torso. That was an extremely lucky break for the Ostroc.
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Preemptive Op-Force MVP vote to that bombardier. How much damage has that thing racked up on you guys? Has to be well over a hundred at this point.
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T.G. Xarbala posted:Oof. Well, at least you weren't using that arm for anything. Pretty sure you can't do a push attack one-armed. Which is sad, because pushing a mech without any torso armor into water is hilarious. I'm thinking the Gladiator should walk or jump into 0415 and wait for the Stalker to get a little closer before striking. His jets aren't in his legs, so he'll be able to jump out again when he needs to.
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loving ow Okay that Whitworth is going DOWN. I'm assuming now would be an auspicious time to lose my remaining SRM ammo. ActionZero fucked around with this message at 13:10 on Dec 10, 2011 |
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Looks like the Awesome is just about to enter medium PPC range with the Stalker if it continues its current heading. If you're willing to endure the missile barrage with your exposed right torso, that is.
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Hob_Gadling posted:Don't worry, I have it all set up. All we're missing are people who are people willing to pay money for the glory of defending Luthien. I think this is a good idea, but before anything else we need to know if PTN and the thread wants human players on both sides, and the ability to 'buy in', even though it'd be for charity. Also, I'm suspecting this would necessitate a second thread, exclusively for the Kuritan side (with no observers probably), who would have to refrain from the main thread for the duration, so that Goonstar and the main thread could still communicate properly. cwDeici fucked around with this message at 13:52 on Dec 10, 2011 |
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PoptartsNinja posted:He does, and it's in the right torso. That was an extremely lucky break for the Ostroc. Maybe he should dump his ammo (is that an optional rule? don't remember).
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Carbolic posted:Maybe he should dump his ammo (is that an optional rule? don't remember). Unless OpFor hits his RT with a small laser the Ostroc should be fine, iirc that PTN houserules that blown off limbs (if the RT qualifies as such) don't set off crits? Still, if dumping that ammo is a free action...? Also, how much ammo does the Bombardier have left? One full rack if I remember correctly? Goonlance: Are you planning to engage the Stalker right away, or move a bit to the east to avoid a LoS? I think finishing off the Whitworth first (while simultaneously scaring off the Bombardier and then taking out the Gaussibe) might be a good idea, especially since you have consistent initiative. The Stalker is a big old lug, and unless I'm mistaken once you've taken out everyone who can do indirect spotting you can avoid its missiles too and just run around the building and choose who gets to take potshots at its rear (I guess it'd be constantly swiveling its head  ).
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cwDeici posted:I think this is a good idea, but before anything else we need to know if PTN and the thread wants human players on both sides Yes, naturally. Without PTN it won't happen. But the defense of Luthien! Who wouldn't bid for the glory?
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Hob_Gadling posted:Yes, naturally. Without PTN it won't happen. I'd pay at least fifty bucks (or up to right under a hundred), but I'm not even on the list (don't want that rolling around in my head for months at best) so I'd be a bit nervous vis a vis people who've been waiting for a while, even with charity involved. But yeah, if the OpFor is 'banished' to their own thread and on a strict regulation to either post on time or get kicked off immediately, then I think it could work (given PTN and thread assent). More importantly though, is Goonlance going to let the Stalker engage this round? I'm worried... cwDeici fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Dec 10, 2011 |
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Carbolic posted:Maybe he should dump his ammo (is that an optional rule? don't remember). I think it was some time in Vipers of Somerset that someone dumped ammo, but it took a 'full round action' whatever that means in Battletech-ese. Point is, I don't think ActionZero can dump his ammo and shoot or move during the same round. Of course, I could be wrong.
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You can declare you're dumping ammo during your end phase. The next turn, you can only use walking MP and if you're shot in the rear the ammo explodes.
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My copy of Total Warfare is all the way over there under my Force on Force scenario book so this is from memory: IIRC you can dump but you have to walk and if you get hit in the rear it's boomtime and NEFB.
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cwDeici posted:human players on both sides Guys, I don't think you've really considered just how much the ‘Poptarts Always Loses Initiative Rolls’ house rule has been speeding the turns along. It's not just PTN going easy on the goons, it is seriously the only reason updates are happening more than once a month here. Trying to play a game with normal initiative rules over email and PMs is not a good idea unless you're killing time in prison, and you are doing life. e: vvvvv I think the jump is possible, but I'm almost certain the urbie still has a clear shot at that hex. Also the Bombardier's currently the lowest priority target on the map by a gigantic margin! He's slow, has a wall of armor a mile thick and is almost completely out of LRM ammo. He'll probably withdraw after firing off his last shot next turn, although the pilot could change his mind if he suddenly found himself with a damaged enemy medium almost at punching range. Sam Hall fucked around with this message at 16:59 on Dec 10, 2011 |
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Is it possible for me to jump to 0518 to get out of the way of the Stalker? If the jump is possible - I appreciate there's a level 3 building in the way, that lets me get at the Bombardier without getting shot at by the Urbie. I think.
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Sam Hall posted:Guys, I don't think you've really considered just how much the ‘Poptarts Always Loses Initiative Rolls’ house rule has been speeding the turns along. It's not just PTN going easy on the goons, it is seriously the only reason updates are happening more than once a month here. Trying to play a game with normal initiative rules over email and PMs is not a good idea unless you're killing time in prison, and you are doing life. I don't see any problem with goons playing the Luthien side, with PTN enforcing all his horrible restrictions on them. And the kicker is that if some DC goon doesn't get his orders in to PTN in a timely manner, he can just be overriden by Poptarts to keep the game from slowing down.
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Ostroc: Walk to 1109 and alpha the Whitworth. It's nearly dead, one good barrage ought to put it down. Point blank will get you a kick. You're likely to lose that RT, but there's no avoiding that. Get in his face so at least he can't use the LRMs and you can maximize your return fire. Gladiator: Jump to 0615 headed south. Take the Urbanmech and prepare to flank. The Stalker can fliparms, but he can only fire them one way at a time and his back armor's still weak. Awesome: Keep being Awesome. Medium range on your PPCs is 12; that's long for his LLasers and outside the range for his other guns. PPCs versus LRM10s is a winning matchup for you, even if he's fresh. Advance to 0209 and start punching some holes.
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ActionZero posted:loving ow If you lose the torso, per PTN's rules, the ammo doesn't explode, it just falls out. So you should be good, ironically, as has been mentioned, unless someone cherry-taps you. At this point, though, hate to say it, your Ostroc is more or less an ablative distraction for the other Goonlance 'mechs. Keep your THs up, start running hot since you're not going to be in the fight long enough to pay off your heat mortgage anyway, and try to do some damage before you annoy that Stalker into annihilating you off the map. Basically, find a target, let it eat both of your Large Lasers (you have two! Use them!,) one of your Mediums, and your SRMs if it's even remotely in range. With running, you'll build up a heat debt of 2 per turn. If you should survive to your third round like that, leave off the SRM-4.
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