Leif. posted:

Mech-mashin' Soundtrack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnPM3xFh4rA

Pattonesque posted:

I always felt something like the LRM locust, which is usually just something that gets blown up immediately, would be incredible in an actual war. Like imagine two lances of these guys dumping their mags from max range and then sprinting away to reload before anyone could catch them

this also applies to a lesser extent to something like the Royal Griffin -- ERPPC sniping jumpjetters who can outrun anything than can outslug them and dump SRMs into anything that can catch them would be a nightmare just wandering around causing problems

Slavvy posted:

I'm surprised the cicada has a PPC, that seems like crazy firepower for the size. Then again the original mechcommander had a firestarter variant with a PPC.

Scintilla posted:

In the UK long ago there was a special bundle where you could buy Mechwarrior 4, Black Knight and Mech Commander 2 all in one. They came in a special case with a big beefy manual that included detailed breakdowns of all the various mechs and weapons systems.

I loved MC2, but it had some nasty bugs. In particular, the AI will aggressively attack the first thing it sees and fixate on it forever after, never changing targets even if another mech shoots at it. If you deploy a Razorback or other fast mech and run it through the objective points you can make a conga line of angry enemies follow you across the entire map.

biosterous posted:

i was thinking about the cicada with hands earlier, and then i though about the fire moth/dasher and the falconer, and well,



behold, the falconmoth

Koorisch posted:

The best "CASE" pre-Helm Memory Core is just to fire all your ammo before it has the chance to get hit.

Bloody Pom posted:

Reading that ejection failure just got me thinking about Blood On The Risers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWgsdexkv18

I feel like some permutation of this song almost certainly managed to survive until the 31st century.

Breadmaster posted:

I can't imagine this anything other than an Urbie skittering up a wall when you turn on the lights, like a 30 ton daddy long legs

biosterous posted:

SIGSEGV posted:

There's still time for some battletech to happen but that's mostly rolled up, the perfect moment to get your engine cored out by an SRM-6.

Also: update on previous page.

PoptartsNinja posted:

They're just staying true to the source material.

AJ_Impy posted:

A thought. The Griffin is next to a hole. Someone ending in the hex north and not firing their arm weapons could try and shove them in.

bbcisdabomb posted:

Can someone DFA him into the mud while wielding a cactus?

Actually scratch that if he learns any humility that would make for an incredible bar story, save that for someone who deserves a cool story.

aniviron posted:

Style points are an easier argument when you're not risking real mech damage.

aniviron posted:

The invading Taurian force. Definitely the bad guys.

AJ_Impy posted:

Dervish

Someone talk me out of trying to DFA the Hornet off the map.

Scintilla posted:

Slavvy posted:

The inner sphere has such terrible OSHA workplace practices

Amechwarrior posted:

While the HBK is the anchor due to mobility, we might want to see if we can plink some of the vehicles at range if we can get some early shots off.

Remember that when running on pavement, moving after you've made a facing change can cause a skid if it is on the same turn's movement. Also don't fall into the trap of jumping on buildings just to have them shot out from under you, then falling into a random double basement.

Volmarias posted:

This might have been an encirclement, except that it's more "we're not trapped here with you, you're trapped here with us" situation. Etienne is still trying to play the part of bait long after that's no longer relevant, and the rest of his lance is going to get chewed up as a result.

glwgameplayer posted:

Every time I'm reminded of our C-Bills I feel a little bad. Like, our finances are fine because we're not in the red. We're still making money. But we don't have much capacity to replace expensive components or buy new mechs. Granted most of our new mechs will come from salvage and stuff. It's probably fine, but we're still one bad mission away from being semi crippled.

Volmarias posted:

Excuse me but yakity sax is lostech