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Wouldn't be CGL if they weren't missing every opportunity given to them.
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Apr 27, 2019 00:21
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It does.
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May 4, 2019 17:49
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Was it a called shot?
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May 6, 2019 03:49
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Why do you need a GM to play BattleTech anyway? Kick that loser to the curb.
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May 6, 2019 19:00
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I like there's a $200 option to have them trace you instead of a famous person.
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Jul 17, 2019 19:37
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If that Banshee isn't a Banshee-S, NO SALE
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Jul 17, 2019 23:38
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BattleMaster posted:I feel like it was a mistake having the pledge levels that let people name or create characters be worth so little because that's a lot of characters that need to be added to canon and it's just the first day. It's at least more fair than "make friends with us at GenCon"
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Jul 18, 2019 06:24
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SirFozzie posted:We’ve held off on designs heavily associated with a particular faction, so far. What are these motherfuckers talking about These could not be associated any more with one faction
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Jul 20, 2019 02:12
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Sure. I'm more surprised it comes after them saying general IS use is so important though.
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Jul 20, 2019 03:27
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Strobe posted:The Panther was a SLDF design and is on every availability list except Marik (of course). It's iconic to the DC, but not nearly exclusive. You can find a single pilot for anything just about anywhere (thanks, Death Commando special rules!) but that doesn't mean that a unit isn't identified with a particular faction
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Jul 20, 2019 10:55
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Der Waffle Mous posted:Oh hey, they picked the right Banshee variant. It makes sense. There IS no updated Banshee other than the S line.
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Jul 21, 2019 18:39
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It's not a bad unit but I'm not sure why the WoB designed it when the Berserker was already being built two production lines to the left.
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Jul 21, 2019 19:09
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I'm just buying an add-on. I have no need for another rulebook or anything else in the intro box.
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Jul 22, 2019 17:52
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Also there's a fairly firm limit on how much damage a machine can soak. Several of the things that make a unit less susceptible to fluke kills are IS tech, plus the strongest type of armor.
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Jul 31, 2019 03:55
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laughs in off-map pushing
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Jul 31, 2019 04:05
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It... takes a long time. Especially if you don't have the hit location and TM+ tables memorized.
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Jul 31, 2019 04:42
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BULBASAUR posted:Thanks, thread, for scaring me away from CBT. If it doesn't you're doing it wrong
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Jul 31, 2019 23:59
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lovestick posted:Alpha Strike is cool and good. I only have played the first print rulebook - what is different in the companion/commander edition and is it worth getting? The Commander's Edition is basically just the original rulebook combined with the stuff from the Companion like LAMs. Currently DTRPG has the Commander's Edition for $20 and the Companion for $15, so it really depends on whether you'd rather have one book instead of two, or half a 
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Aug 1, 2019 00:26
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General Battuta posted:The problem with the classic board game is that it sucks. I mean there’s a million things I love about it and the simulationism produces the most hilarious twists and turns. But it sucks. You could play a dozen games of Dominion or some quality X-wing in the time it takes to resolve a 3v3. Actually it's good except for DHS. Sorry.
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Aug 1, 2019 04:23
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Thank you for your rousing defense of the caste-based, poverty-stricken, genocide-legalizing fascist regime.
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Aug 1, 2019 18:03
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No really it takes some cojones to talk about ethnic cleansing when the Clans are doing it at the point we're at in the timeline now. It's all cool because they're genetically unclean, right?
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Hustlin Floh posted:I'm pretty positive whichever guy designed those clan tanks also did the Project Phoenix mechs, meaning they're a horrible monster who should never work again. They were done by Plog, so I guess it goes to show you that when you're cranking out every other piece of art for every book they produce, you're gonna make some stinkers. Overall TRO: 3060 was not the strongest book for art. You could tell they got the Hauptmann and a couple other units in and then were like "uh I dunnow do whatever" Taintrunner posted:I acquired the latest edition of the Tech Manual today and let me tell you if you've wanted to convert a T-72 into a Battlemech murdering machine, it's never been easier. Not gonna murder many mechs with the light rifled cannon on that thing
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Aug 15, 2019 18:02
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House Marik makes some dubious claims to be the last descendants of the Hapsburg dynasty, so Central Europe?
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Aug 16, 2019 02:04
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Strobe posted:Federated Suns = House Stark. Boring and overdone, obviously the "good guys". There's only one House with a member whose parents were siblings and that's Liao. She got raped by a Davion, btw. Gotta double up on the EDGYYYYY stuff
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Aug 16, 2019 04:45
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Strobe posted:Katherine Steiner-Davion used her own and Victor's genes to produce an heir that nobody likes (Alaric). You mean Katherine Wolf, genemother of Alaric Ward.
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Aug 16, 2019 04:47
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Where do you think she got the idea from? Probably the Clanners she hangs out with who do it all the time. They're all about that poo poo.
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Aug 16, 2019 04:53
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BULBASAUR posted:Now do it for the Clans Wolf - Jon Snow. Very generic but everyone always talks about how important they are. Jade Falcon - Arya Stark. Never sells a defeat, will shrug off any problems. Ghost Bear - The Night's King. Portrayed as a huge threat but can't be bothered to walk more than ten feet from their front door. Nova Cat - Theon Greyjoy. If there's a bad thing, it's happened to them. Diamond Shark - n/a. We're clearly using the show as our basis here and Game of Thrones doesn't give a gently caress about economics. Smoke Jaguar - Tywin Lannister. An antagonist who had the good sense to get out before things got hella stupid. Steel Viper - Doran Martell. People you know who are have actually read the books say he's cool but all you know is they get wrecked. Hell's Horses - Davos Seaworth. Seems pretty decent, but is a born follower and only knows one thing: Snow Raven - Olenna Tyrell. If you're loving the First Prince and he dies, you just upgraded to a newer model. Plus, she's a Redwyne. The Homeworld Clans (Star Adder, Cloud Cobra, Coyote, Goliath Scorpion, Blood Spirit, Fire Mandrill, Ice Hellion) - Pick a character who got cut from the show.
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Atlas Hugged posted:I'm sorry but I'd really like to speak to your manager. Duchess Karen of Inarcs requests your presence.
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Aug 17, 2019 03:15
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Drone posted:Welp, I've changed my opinion on Clans now. They're cool and good. TBH I see poo poo like this more from people bagging on the Jihad or DA. I mean, gently caress. DA was like 15 years ago at this point.
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https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3899309 If you wanna try it out, I am starting a campaign. Who wants to subcontract to NasDiv's security division?
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Yeah doesn't the beginning box cut out like... heat and range brackets? The two most important elements of the game's decision making?
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Sep 21, 2019 23:09
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SirFozzie posted:New fiction out, Redemption Rift, set in 3139, which kicks off the Draconis Combine-Davion war in fiction, featuring Wolf's Dragoons. Don't want to spoil the story, but it wraps up a storyline a century in the making, as the story ends with the Ryuken getting their first general since someone named Testuhara... On the one hand, it would be nice if they'd do something to move the story forward instead of go back to the start of a conflict where one side has already captured the other side's capitol. On the other, I'm glad that I don't have to read any of the fiction ever again.
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General Battuta posted:These are definitely nice to have, but of all the systems ECM counters it seems like C3 is the only one that really goes beyond ‘some slight marginal bonuses.’ Makes you wonder why the Raven was such a big deal when the Combine and the CapCon don’t even share a border! I think you're really underselling Artemis IV, but also, it was important because they were slowly rediscovering Star League-quality electronics that hadn't been in production for 200 years.
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Strobe posted:It's also because the things ECM does that are really useful don't frequently come into play in pickup games. ECM also jams active probes, which prevents hidden units from being revealed unexpectedly. There's an optional rule for active probes to cancel a point of woods penalty to shooting if the target is within probe range, and that can be a big deal. I also think that MegaMek showed people more ways to use ECM systems just because it made double-blind games easier to play*, and since they cancel out BAPs, that's a pretty big edge. *Holy poo poo there was no way I was doing that on my own.
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That whole thing they said about how, if you don't need the beginner's box or any of the main packages you can just buy some of the extras ala carte turned out to be a lie. So I have this balance and it won't let me spend it on anything.
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Pussy Cartel posted:The real bang for your buck would be the ComStar level IIs, which get you six mechs each. Also made of Star League mechs, which are the MOST universal machines.
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Nov 17, 2019 21:15
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Unless you are playing double blind or deploying units as hidden, you're really not concealing anything.
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Jobbo_Fett posted:Sure but the way PTN does it sees units being invisible until they have LoS, which isn't the same as HIP in ASL. I didn't mean it would give them a defensive bonus. My bad Yeah that's PTN doing his thing as a GM. In a normal game, everything is always visible. That's what I was saying.
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food court bailiff posted:Any good galleries of painted minis out there? Camo Specs online quote:Is there anything weird or strict (either in rules interactions or the overall scene) with color schemes or can I kind of go wild with whatever I think looks cool? There's no WYSIWYG rule in BT, and it's generally frowned upon to try and press people to follow it. Units and factions largely exist to provide structure to unit choice, because without it, force selection feels rather like playing tennis without a net.
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