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Rhobot Mk. II posted:For a Class B refit, you can swap weapon classes with the same number of crits/tons, in the same critical slots, which is what I did. Makes sense - didn't know about the refit rules. I guess you cannot fit a different ballistic weapon either, I cannot think of anything that would fit.
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Nothing currently available. I'd consider sticking in magshots or something at later dates.
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Felime posted:There's a canon STN-1S, the tech 1 Steiner prototype, which is what I put in there. AC/2, SRM-4, small laser  But I'm reserving the right to replace it with another Hammer if I decide I don't like the looks of it after all. Rhobot Mk. II posted:PTN is throwing me a huge bone, so I'm sticking to the rules for a field refit, and keeping it nice and fluffy. That means I have 3 critical slots to work with, and two tons of weight. Keeping the small lasers keeps it thematic in that it keeps the original weapons profile, the medium laser is an afterthought because I can't throw in another heat sink. I was actually planning on giving you a Class C refit with five machineguns, a half-ton of ammo, and one less heat sink; but I like yours better. It's a pity Inner Sphere flamers weigh as much as a medium laser.
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I am, to all intents and purposes, an extremely mobile and jumpy LRM10 launcher. Barring something horrible in the opposing loadout, I get to run around at max range until I run out of ammo. Nice difference from my "run to point black and alpha" doomed Guillotine, really.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:I am, to all intents and purposes, an extremely mobile and jumpy LRM10 launcher. Just be careful, as you only have enough shots for 12 turns of fighting. Not normally a problem, but mobile fire support mechs tend to have the longest life expectancy. I have had so many Valkyrie run out of LRM-10 ammo on me.
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PoptartsNinja posted:AC/2, SRM-4, small laser So my Hammer variant isn't going to be all machineguns either? 
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KnoxZone posted:Just be careful, as you only have enough shots for 12 turns of fighting. Not normally a problem, but mobile fire support mechs tend to have the longest life expectancy. I have had so many Valkyrie run out of LRM-10 ammo on me. At which point I can race in and engage with my ~medium laser~ To be fair, I have pretty good luck with those bastards apparently. (Unfortunately if my luck from last match holds my missiles will hardly ever hit)
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Apr 17, 2012 04:29
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GreyjoyBastard posted:At which point I can race in and engage with my ~medium laser~ You're jumpy, aren't you? Clearly once the LRM is dry it's time for a DFA.
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`Mech Contest 2 Results: First, the Vote Tally: DS3) Lion by Hob_Gadling - 7 votes DS4) Victor by The Merry Marauder - 1 vote DS7) Mackie by KnoxZone - 19 votes DS14) Jagermech by GenericServices - 8 votes DS15) Shadow Hawk by T.G. Xarbala - 15 votes DS17) Yorinaga by TildeATH - 2 votes DS29) Oni by Plek - 4 votes CC1) Baba-Yaga by Felime - 7 votes CC3) Po by Picard Day - 1 votes CC4) Battlemaster by The Merry Marauder - 12 votes CC6) Illuminati by Hob_Gadling - 6 votes CC13) Raven by T.G. Xarbala - 11 votes CC15) Pepperpot by AJ_Impy - 14 votes Winners KnoxZone's Mackie and T.G. Xarbala's Shadow Hawk are our victors! I was kinda hoping to be able to pick the Lion myself, since I'm really enamored with it. I'm really happy with this outcome, however--that Shadow Hawk is really a first rate design without being truly overpowered, and the Mackie is just monsterous enough to make up for it. PoptartsNinja's Pick: Hoo boy, I've gotta pick between the Capellan `Mechs. There're a couple of ways I can go about this, but... I'm going to go with my gut reaction. Since I'm not limited to just the `Mechs in the final cut, I've got my choice of all 28 Capellan Confederation designs. Picard Day's Po wins. I like the hooks, and I think it's a design the Capellans would love. They appreciate fast, light, cheap designs and this `Mech fits all three. Justin Xiang would give it a stamp of approval, and really the only way it could be more Capellan is if it mounted all three MRMs in one arm. Winners: The Clan light `Mechs still need names, so the field's all yours. KnoxZone gets first choice, T.G. Xarbala gets second, and Picard Day gets third since he was my pick. Post them in the thread, or send a PM. Congratulations, guys!
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Out by a single vote.  Ah well, grats to the winners.
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I pulled for you, Impy. (Seriously, though, all the winning designs - hell, all the designs, period - are pretty awesome)
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Holy poo poo, we might actually see a Mackie on the field of battle. This is going to be hilarious and awesome. I was already planning on giving the Mist Lynx a name, so the mech restriction is no problem. Now I just need to think of one 
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KnoxZone posted:Holy poo poo, we might actually see a Mackie on the field of battle. This is going to be hilarious and awesome. My first thought was that "Juggalo" was the correct answer to this question, but I realize I couldn't be more wrong. Look at the lines of the chassis. The right name is "Juggalette."
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The results are in! Congrats to all the winners! Personally I'm happy that both my designs got on the second round. If there are other contests, I'm definitely in. T.G. Xarbala kindly illustrated the Illuminati. This is what Shadow Hawk looks like:  After a few minute modifications this is what the end results looks like.  I would've loved to see his take on the Lion also, but he had plenty of interesting stuff to illustrate. Speaking of which, bring forth the rest of the designs!
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Sair posted:I'm not insisting on IRC or anything, its just you will find me there. Google docs or something would be fine too. I'm in favour of a google doc simply because we have 8 players and scheduling all of us to be in the same place at the same time once is hard enough with people I know in real life let alone people I barely know over the internet on a regular basis over several weeks. Does everyone have the ability to get onto a google doc?
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Hob_Gadling posted:The results are in! Congrats to all the winners! Is it me, or does it look like that mech is about to topple over?
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Saint Celestine posted:Is it me, or does it look like that mech is about to topple over? Yes. It's noted in the fluff text so artist just made it faithful.
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YEssss okay I agree time to spam the thread with all our amazing TGX drawings. Here is what you guys missed out on. Wildebeest:  Gongji/Rooster: 
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Prepare to be... well, amazed isn't the right word. But this drawing made the Baba-Yaga go from joke entry to something I actually wanted to win. I mean, look at that thing's mouth! How can you not love a mech that looks like the product of Capellan agents described a Varangian through a game of telephone over thousands of light years, interpreted by crazy russian engineers? (which is probably exactly the design process.) Not quite as dynamic as most of the others, but I attribute that to it being the first of these Garbala did, IIRC, and I still love it.
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Goddamn, those are some sweet-rear end mech's you've got there! Makes me wish someone could make the Mackie. 
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drat those look good. Nice job. They actually look like mechs and made for combat, instead of some artists interpretation that look like it would fall apart in a stiff breeze.
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Here's my poor, unloved, Liquidator. I'd like to think that had it been classified as a DS 'mech the way it was supposed to be, it might have gotten a little more attention. 
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Koorisch posted:Goddamn, those are some sweet-rear end mech's you've got there! He did. You'll just have to wait for Knox to post it! Edit: I have connections 
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Oh wow! I have to admit I wasn't quite expecting to make it with all these amazing designs in the mix, so i'm very flattered that PTN decided to pick the Po. I unfortunately never asked T.G. Xarbala to make a picture, but i'm still excited to see this little machine crush the Hasek and Davion scum alike. For the Confederation! All the 'Mech art posted so far has been wonderful too, Xarbala clearly knows how to make a 'Mech look good (Unlike some TRO art that has been discussed at length.) The Baba Yaga in particular looks seriously badass. Can't wait to see the new Mackie, and I hope we see it in a match soon - that thing is going to be a serious beast. I'm probably going to try to come up with a name for the Fire Moth unless T.G. Xarbala goes for that.
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T.G. Xarbala you are quite gifted. Probably redundant to say that, but it's true.
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quote:To: Precentor Martial Tor Miraborg, Sandhurst Royal Military College, Terra Special thanks to Xarbala for the awesome Mackie. KnoxZone fucked around with this message at 00:27 on Apr 18, 2012 |
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Felime posted:Prepare to be... well, amazed isn't the right word. But this drawing made the Baba-Yaga go from joke entry to something I actually wanted to win. Its like an Inner Sphere Puma. I love it!
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I would like to bet an LP-money that the 'evil surprise' of this level is that if an update happens on page 666, mecha-satan erupts from the lake and wreaks havoc. I don't actually play btech seriously, so i can't really guess what The Evillest Robot is. An assault-weight CERML boat? A Vulture refitted to only use tandem-charge missiles?
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Ceebees posted:I would like to bet an LP-money that the 'evil surprise' of this level is that if an update happens on page 666, mecha-satan erupts from the lake and wreaks havoc. The Hellstar, which not only is appropriately named and insanely optimized, but also is boring as hell to either use or fight against and thus fits into King's "banality of evil" concept.
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KnoxZone posted:Its success or failure against Kerensky's Bastards will undoubtedly go a long way in determining the survival of the so-called Federated Suns.  Also let us curb stomp us some Steiner mechs now!
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Pinguliten posted:
Force of habit.
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 Here's the Yabai-Yatsu. Looks like a proper assault 'mech, and I love the sunken little head.
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God drat those are some beautiful mechs. I especially like the Baba-Yaga.
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Red River: Sunfire:  T.G. Xarbala is a stone cold boss, let me tell you!
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To T.G. Xarbala 1. Your mech sketches are precisely that: sketches. Have you tried something more dynamic, say, akin to the Atlas punching a Madcat? If you create something like this, not only will I be forever in your debt, but I will personally vouch for you to anyone who has questions about Battletech. 2. Why aren't you on the art team for MechWarrior Online already????
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Captain Foo posted:Red River: This thing is great. It's something I want to play purely on the visual aspect.
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Taerkar posted:Cataphract:
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Hob_Gadling posted:This thing is great. It's something I want to play purely on the visual aspect. I really, really, liked it. Xarbala asked me a couple of questions about the design, which honestly I hadn't thought too much about - but he nailed it. Like you said, something I'd want to field on looks alone (and I don't think it's too bad of a mech, either)
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