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A 'mech with a completely destroyed gyro is removed from combat, as it cannot stand up or aim. The bombs go off automatically if the 'mech is disabled, except in the event of a headshot. The bombs are not smart; they don't know that if they wait 5 seconds before going boom, the 'mech will crush a train. They're likely wired to every disabling condition a 'mech could face (leg removal, engine destruction, gyro failure, non-catastrophic damage-related pilot death, unconsciousness, etc). Although, now that I think of it, there is a rule in Maximum Tech that allows a chance for the flaming debris of a 'mech shot down mid-DFA to still hit the target. Preechr fucked around with this message at 08:31 on May 18, 2011 |
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D. From what I remember, the Dragoons actually found an enormous amount of usable tech on Outreach that they concealed from Davion. It also puts Melissa in an area with plentiful possibilities for shenanigans. Got to show Hanse that she's worthy of his love by conquering a world, after all.
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There is only one true Battletech commentator, and that is Duncan Fisher.
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I'll give the PonyMech a shot, too.code:
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There are also special rules for flamers using Inferno fuel. A useful option, but if you take a hit to the flamer, you get to die a horrible, flaming death.
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May 29, 2011 09:24
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Surprisingly enough, Rifts, for all its faults, actually handled computer-related technological advancement past the date of publishing fairly well. I think the rule went something along the lines of, "We know that computers improve at an astonishing rate, and shortly after this book is printed, any computer specs we put down are going to look ridiculous. To calculate computer capabilities in your setting, take whatever computers are capable of in your time and multiply it by 100." Unfortunately, the rest of the setting was so very, very messy. Battletech does show its age, though. I remember Riva Allard talking about how the Helm memory core had a couple hundred kilobytes on Kearney-Fuchida Jumpdrive theory, or something, and that was just amazing.
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You may ask, how brutal are Elementals in urban combat? Phelan Kell, the biggest Mary Sue this side of Kai Allard-Liao, fought an Elemental one-on-one in a city once. He literally had to drop a skyscraper on it in order to kill him. Ghoststalker, the initial swarm attack is only to get them attached. Next turn, they start dealing damage and criticals.
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If this gets any worse, the Captain of the dropship might want to orbital drop all remaining mechs, and then ram the Lola III. Stupid, but also awesome.
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Defiance Industries posted:Keep in mind that "small laser" is basically identical to an IS medium laser. Usually the best choice for BA, though the others have their uses. MG elementals are like a boss fight in the RPG and the foamed is ridiculous for anti-infantry duty in forests or cities. Actually, Clan Elementals use standard small lasers, not ER smalls. They're just like IS small lasers. e:f,b
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Jun 6, 2011 07:06
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Don't forget A Place. I know nothing about it, but it does pop up tangentially in a few books.
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Jun 11, 2011 23:00
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There's a canned adventure for Mechwarrior 3rd edition that has an insane Comstar Precentor use the HPG like a death ray on attacking 'mechs. If the ComGuard wins this one, maybe they can try and use it to burn out the electronics on the already-damaged Lola III?
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Jun 21, 2011 05:17
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The horrifying thing about the Gaussback IIC is that since it generates gently caress-all for heat, it can drop those extra heatsinks and take Ferro-Fibrous armor - making it capable of actually taking hits.
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I vote D. It's time to pit Clantech vs. Goddamn Ninjas.
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The infection is probably from touching people/things that came from the Universe of Insane poo poo, i.e. Far Country. Reality is now breaking down around Mechwarrior Nioclas.
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Sep 2, 2011 19:57
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Victor was driving Ardan Sortek's 'Mech? I had no idea.
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Magni posted:The P-Hawk is a white elephant with the sensor hit. Kill the drat Panther, for god's sake! Gunnery 2 and a PPC can ruin your whole day in a single round. From what I remember of TRO3050, if a 'Mech with A-pods is swarmed from ambush, the pilot may choose to detonate them and have the damage applied to the swarming infantry before the infantry rolls damage.
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You can predict the arrival of a jumpship. The exit point radiates IR in direct proportion to the size of the drive field created, prior to arrival. Jumpships do not actually transit instantaneously, but take some minutes to arrive. However, the burst of IR radation actually occurs before the jumpship even begins to charge their drive, according to Endgame.
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That happened in the canon timeline after Katherine Steiner-Davion funded the creation of a second HPG on critical worlds that already had one HPG. There was then an HPG pointing upstream and downstream for priority calls, with the message bounced between stations on the same planet via conventional means.
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Sep 6, 2011 05:46
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The failures have been just as awesome as the victories, so far.
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Sep 8, 2011 03:36
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C Without relearning the arts of massive-scale warfare, Davion will be hosed when the final showdown occurs.
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D. I loved the last mission. I can't wait to see what other nonsense is happening in the Silent Shoal.
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AgroMechs exist only so plucky rebels can strap machine guns on them and get their poo poo kicked in by real 'mechs, thus engendering sympathy for the rebel cause and disgust for the villain. Let's face it, that's how they've been used in every Battletech novel they've ever appeared in.
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Well, gently caress. Well played, Clovis. Well played. Finally, a Free Skye that doesn't arise from retardation.
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The best answer is to redesign the throne to be the command couch of a Battlemaster that's standing on a lower level with its head level with the floor. poo poo goes down, hit the button, bam - Battle Archon.
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Nov 2, 2011 18:57
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The Horses of Hell Bring the yellow bird with them Luthien shall fall.
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Nov 2, 2011 22:03
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If we fight the Battle of Luthien, think of it this way: If we win, we've dealt a heavy blow to a canon power, and things will get interesting. If we lose, we'll be dumping a boatload of salvage right into the laps of the dracs, which means we'll probably be getting more Level 2 gear. It's a win/win situation!
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Nov 3, 2011 07:48
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Wasn't there a Russian tank that used an autoloader? I recall something about the autoloader having a tendency to load parts of the operator along with the shell.
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Nov 28, 2011 06:56
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Not all the post-Stackpole books portray the Davions as the good guys. The second Gray Death Legion series (I know, I know, but bear with me) shows the friendly local Davion representatives to Space-Scotland as torturing, raping, mass-murdering thugs! Progress!
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The next time the Hell's Horses hit a world without mech-equipped defenders, maybe the planetary militia, who happen to be a bunch of hovercraft-driving space-rednecks, challenge them to an honorable race for possession of the world...
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Dec 9, 2011 11:23
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After all, Clan girls are half the weight and go twice as far. I'm so sorry.
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It's not an Imperial city, it is Imperial City.
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Heavy Gear II was a beautiful game, with a few teensy multiplayer balance issues. For example, if you eliminate your gear's ability to walk, you can use the spare points to max out skate speed and armor. Furthermore, there was one gear, the Warrior Elite, that turned 50% faster than any other gear in the game. God, I played that game to death when I was 14. The group I was gaming with even made it to the top of the league that somebody set up, before the whole thing came apart.
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Wolf Pack is pretty good, too. Not as good as Wolves on the Border, but up there.
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I don't remember Rose's sister sleeping with Morgain, or Rose sleeping with one of his subordinates. I guess I've purged this book out of my memory more thoroughly than I believed.
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Defiance Industries posted:A lot of the people on the boards are fans of Victor for the same reason there are a lot of Davion fans there: the shoddy novels tell them to be. But yeah, his leadership in the FCCW is total rear end, too, if you actually read the FCCWSB. Hell, the guy had NOTHING to do with the Davion theater of combat for years, left it entirely to Ardan Sortek. Then he shows up and people start giving him credit for the win when the first major decision he makes is to give Tikonov to the Capellans with a bow on it. Awful. And in Bulldog? Focht was the guy in charge who did all the operational planning and Victor lead battles or something. Dude's pattern is really apparent: You forgot a few steps: 4. Take every opportunity to let your murderous, manipulative bitch of a sister know that you're on to her, but never, ever take any steps to check her influence or power. 5. Leave your realm in the hands of your gullible, incompetent sister. 6. gently caress off for 2 years. 7. Act surprised that poo poo happened while you were gone.
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Unfortunately, the "Only surats do drugs, quiaff?" campaign never took off.
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If you're a villain in a Grey Death Legion novel, you just strap them to the cooling jackets of your PPC's, right next to your prisoners.
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Nevets posted:Wouldn't you want to strap them on to your armor instead? That way your enemies would have a reason to not shoot you, rather than giving your enemies a reason to hope you don't shoot them (and that base is probably already covered). It was some rear end in a top hat in a Marauder stomping through a town. The militia didn't have anything heavier than a hunting rifle. He cooked, then stomped on his prisoner, just to be a dick and show how eeeevil he was.
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