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>>98760292Honor THIS, dragon!
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>>98759908>>98759917>>98759925>>98759929>>98759941>>98759945Kapteyn Academy lore. Reposting this here since it was the end of the previous topic. Otherwise, I'm sleepy.
>>98760316>Veteran of the Black Box WarsHow can you not even include the title track?
>>98760345i didn't know walter white was saudi
Any of you lads play MWO have opinions on the MAD-M? It's got the goofy game original railgun on it, but I'm kinda mulling over getting it; MWO can feel like a dead game though so 60 bucks even for a pile of goofy mechs is still giving me a bit of sticker shock.To keep on topic; here's a sheet I whipped up for the nearest you can make table legal. ECM was my idea there's a bunch of tonnage I had to fill.
>>98760345To defend!This is the pact!
>>98760485I feel it.
>>98760485hel yea
>>98760417Goofy.Scary.But Goofy.
>>98760499badass
>>98760537>I got one shot>Unless you come within 3 hexes>Then I'll Tear Your Face Off
Can you guys recommend some good configurations for each Celestials? Heard either A or D are usually the safe option but not sure if it's true.
>>98760417>It's got the goofy game original railgun on itUMMM AKSHUALLY it goes back at least to MW4, where it was the signature weapon of the Marauder II.
I might mark the front faces and put numbers on the bases of the Infernos, but this Company is done for now.
>>98760345That uniform looks great, my dad used to love that type of hat. >>98760485Nice.
>>98760759Umm I think black trims would look better here as it is now bases are melting with the look of the minis.Also name that jihadi machete-wielding gentleman in the middle?
>>98760780I trim all my bases with a primary color from the paint scheme, so it was either blue or red. That mech is a No-Dachi. Specifically the model for the 3X since I thought it looked slicker than the 1K model.
>>98760801
>>98760570Have not played with Celestials yet, here is the lad I've been listening about them here:youtube @theoutpost8349
>>98760780Or, go for the classic 90's look. Olive green or tan earth.
>>98760801Why? It's like 40s with permanent marker job and they would make them stick out more if they had clear separation.>>98760805Mean-looking fella.
My latest, gotta finish base.
>>98760829I dunno, I feel like the base surface is plenty of separation.
>>98760832One b4 that.
>>98760835Individualy, on that pic not so much. Dont be bothered too much, its mild criticism.
>>98760837mechs got the bling
>>98760847I like them bright.
>>98760850
>>98760853Lookin' good. Nice job.
>>98760853Last pic, these are my pirates so far. They were started form leftover mechs but I grow to love them.
>>98760805It's too bad the 3X barely even exists. It's a mean machine.
And since I had it on hand, behold, a Yeoman.
>>98760292hah! check it out.I am Mechwarrior is wearing a party hat.
>>98760885speaking of goofy. like your tv sprouted legs, grew 50 feet tall and tried to kill you.which one is the cylinder missile one?that ones a trip.
>>98760859these look like they are all piloted by fabulous bronze skinned muscular peurto ricans with mustaches.
>>98760918Kek
>>98760914Cylinder missile?
>>98760914Left to right, front to back it's JagermechCenturionDevastator (Sub)UrbanmechValkyrieBlack KnightNo-dachiDervishInferno AStriderTemplar IIIInferno Prime
>>98761002I think its like Yeo man, or its like an older pic of the Yeoman, where there are two cylinder combs of missiles like a pair of hairdryers sticking out of each ear. They rotate and fire missiles.
>>98761045Longbow?
HONOR THE DRAGON!
>>98761051Better at being a Stalker than Stalker is.
>>98761051>>98761056No bro, like the cylinders stick OUT of the torso at a 90 degree angle, its just a cockpit with two cylinders sticking out of each side like a couple of ears of corn. The cylinders are lined with launch tubes and they rotate front to back so they can all fire forward.
>>98761054you know, that loadout looks pretty good.how did they ruin it?are the launchers MRM?Are those 4 dots a rotary ac 2?
>>987610702 MRM-20s, yeah. The dots are an SRM-4.
>>98761075could be worse. is the ppc a snub?
>>98761081ER PPC, Lord's Light 2. It also packs an SRM-2 and a medium laser on top of the sword, the MRMs, and the SRM-4. It's the base model No-Dachi with 10 DHS and TSM.
>Esteros>The Hinterlands>12 May 3151"I have contact." Elizabeth declared, leaning forward to study the blips on her sensor readout. Within the tight confines of the Stinger C 2's cockpit, her Elemental frame was drawn up like a ProtoMech pilot, and her thighs pressed against her coolant vest with the motion. "Four 'Mechs, all light.""Bug 'Mechs." Came her compatriot's reply, Roy's voice thick with bemused disdain. "Perhaps we overbid, quiaff?""If you wish to deny yourself all the fun, be my guest, 'Star Commander'.""Neg. I did not come all this way just to sit back and watch you make a fool of yourself. Stay agile, stay safe. I will try to save one for you."-----Contract: Esteros DisruptionTrack 1: Meeting Engagement>Unit Finances3000 SP starting-200 SP Jump fees-500 SP May mantinence+350 SP Contract Pay2650 SP current
>>98761085dammit, that srm 2 and the medium laser just turn it into a buffet. its like, damn son, why every mech gotta have one of everything?
>>98761102and they are mounted on the melee arm too, so you can't use both the sword and the ordinance.
>>98761102Gotta feed that TSM, No-Dachi shines with high heat.
>>98761088Okay, fuck it, character break. Princess took one look at the Hellbringer and said "Nope, fuck it, I'm out". I bumped self-preservation up from 5 to 7 to account for persistent OpFor, but I wasn't expecting a turn 1 bail. Easy money, I suppose.
>>98761112>Princess bitches out to a Hellbringer
>>98761107oh, so its some of that cheesy goodness.well i guess i can tolerate it.fine DC mech.
>>98761120wth is that image anyway?
>>98761130wait. it has an xl engine doesn't it?is it at least a 5/8?
>>98761132Helmar Valasek, pirate lord and successful escapee from the clutches of Clan Wolf.
>>987611375/8 base, 5/10 with TSM active.
>>98761145One of us is wrong about how TSM works.
>>98761145well, could be worse, at least it doesn't drag ass at 4/6.
>>98761153It's either you or the Internet.
>>98761112"STARVAG COWARDS!"PPCs lashed out into the distance, vainly seeking the light 'Mechs that fled into the wastes of Esteros."SPINELESS SURATS!"Lasers scorched the sand to glass."GET BACK HERE AND FIGHT ME!"Years in the Solhama, months on the run, humiliating himself to mercenary work, and the moment he finally had the chance to test himself again, they FLED! His knuckles gripped white on the throttle as he pulled it back, bringing his Hellbringer to a standstill. Seething breath hissed through his gritted teeth as he watched them vanish out of range. The IMPUDENCE of these worthless scum! Roy spat on his viewscreen, willing it after the detestable cowards, before turning his 'Mech and beginning the long track back to base. He would console himself by issuing a Trial of Grievance against his liver tonight.----->+350 SP combat pay>3000 SP total>>98761120I'll have to tweak things around. Next track is a Strike, and Princess loses the contract on another defeat, so I might just set her fully balls-to-the-wall.
>>98761138he looks like he wants to sell me a used camel.
>>98761165>He would console himself by issuing a Trial of Grievance against his liver tonight.kek
>>98761166he should have a parrot.or a monkey.
>>98761174If memory serves, he had a canary, the one that piloted his Battlemaster into the fight against the Kell Hounds and the Wolves when they hit his stronghold world on the same day by coincidence. Valasek himself vanished in the confusion and was never located.
>>98761162When the No-Dachi is at exactly 9 heat, it is 6/9. When it is hotter (up to 15) or colder than that, it is 5/8. If it had a MASC system, then it would be 5/10.
>>98761138Smoke Jaguar you mean
>>98761190Then yeah, the Internet fibbed. Still a decent movement for a Heavy with an XL engine.
>>98761198Am I getting him mixed up with another pirate?
>>98760499The Legacy always looks like it's about to tip over.
>>98760837Is that Blood Spirit colors?
>>98761308It insists upon itself
>>98761321looks like its poppin' a squat.
>>98760822ok boomer
>>98761102At the time it was designed, you had to have an SRM2 to fire infernos at all. No SRM2, no infernos.
>>98761359oh. well in that case sure.
>ammo explosions don't kill mechs anymore in the new rulebook>this slows down classic even moreFUCK
>>98761449Oh no, you might actually have to do math to resolve damage instead of certain crit rolls being labeled "u r ded"
>>98761449Everyone who isnt stupid takes cases anyways, even succession war players stick to 3025 to have access to them. Have you ever even really played?If you don't have the time for a game of classic, which is totally reasonable, just play Alpha Strike.
Would a mercenary command having a Fortress class dropship be too cheesy?
>>98761474Case is an extra half tonne i could spend on more dakka.Also pretty sure case doesn't have a plural form. The ESL "This mech has two cellular ammunition storage equipments" Vs "this mech has case in both torsos"
>>98761498You *really* have never played before, have you?
>>98761449It's to encourage playing in the IlClan era rather than Late Succession Wars/Clan Invasion, anon. IlClan era variants are deadlier, so it speeds up the game. They're trying to kill the "go-to" eras to promote IlClan faggotry
>>98761474>customizing mechs EWWWWW.
>>98761508>Ive never played in a campaign before, guys!
>>98761491Probably need to be a big command to sell the plausibility, but it's still less cheesy than the mercs with their own JumpShip.
>>98761449A lot of mechs still die to 20 points of internal damage
>>98761579And most others will be in forced withdrawal; really the ammo explosion changes are almost more flavor and consistency rather than anything else.
>>98761449But also it's now feasible that a mech with ammo might survive a couple centuries of war.
>>98761511Most players will kill you if you even suggest running a campaign
>>98761449You shouldn't be playing 3025 games anyway. Get with the fucking times. Either play 3152+ or leave.
>>98761549>>98761491But...the merc creation rules make it not terribly difficult to get both a dropship and a jumpship. I've built 3 commands using the game rules and 2 of them have had jumpships from unit creation. Why is using the rules cheesy?
>>98761166It was a running joke in the MIC thread that he keeps trying to scam everyone by selling them scrapheap battlemechs.
>>98761620I'd strangle a Capellan infant with its own umbilical cord to be in a campaign, but I don't have the time to devote to one. I've even put painting on the backburner.
I think we should nuke Australia. It might make mornings in here more tolerable. At least then we could get shitposters that know how to play.
>>98761635>Why is using the rules cheesy?Rules =/= lore
>>98761449>this slows down classic even moreAh, so you've only played Classic *after* the update that moved 10 Heat Sinks to the engine and left bombs in a lot of 'Mechs chests that weren't supposed to act that way such as with the MAD-3R.I suppose you are an Energy Boat user that also don't like how this buffs the various ballistic mechs that have Machine Guns because those weapons can actually be used rather than immediately needing you to dump all ammo or risking insta-death.
>>98761635A Fortress is a 12 mechbay dropship with 12 vehicle bays and room for 3 platoons of infantry. It is three times bigger than a Leopard or Confederate by weight This means to need and have a dropship of this kind, you are fielding- a full company of mechs- a full company of vehicles- a full company of infantry- almost 250 ship borne personnelWhich is certainly possible, but it means that you would have to be an established mercenary outfit, have massive seed capital and/or have house backing.Four guys in a shed are going to have a smaller dropship. While we're at it, you have to be a certain retarded size of mercenary outfit to have a jumpship as well. A Scout is well over 300 MCbills; you would need to be making well over 3000 jumps over the lifetime of the vessel to have it pay for itself over booking a charter; so unless you're doing serious business special operations shit you really ought to take the bus.
>>98761746>over 3000 jumps over the lifetime of the vessel to have it pay for itself over booking a charterI think it would be slightly less, but while you do have to pay for its maintainance, the flexibility of movement would allow for you to get secure a number of contracts that you may have missed out on from a jump ship not going your way, and you could have people pay you to transport stuff around around with one of its two several hundred ton Cargo bays (gonna need the other for food, probably)But realistically that probably only moves the needle to around ~2500 to pay off. That is at minimum 2500 weeks, or about ~49 years if you are immediately jumping every week. Probably looking far closer to the 100 year mark as a minimum.
>>98761319I took it from Fire Monkeys and change it a bit.
>>98761629This has to be bait
>>98761629Hey I actually like 3151 don't be a faggot about it to everyone else nigger
>>98761629anon if 3125+ is king then why are the vast majority of official models reflective of 3025-3050 variants
>>98761746What kind of dropship I would need for pic related, my entire pirate band.
>>98761976Overlord
>union dropship is spherical>some guy did the math and figured out that spheres are terrible for space cargo vessels because you can pack more shit into a cylinder than a spherebattletech has fallen, TERRIBLE setting for this oversight
>>98760333Did someone in the last thread suggest that poor Eleanor is a floozy? Them fightin words. I'd like to point out that she's clearly an excellent example of Cappellan virtues, kind, helpful, and dedicated to the Chancellor! Maybe a tad naive. At best.Also, Highlander yeeeeeeh
>>98760850That's a good looking thug.
>>98761976Triumph
>>98762045TY. It means I have room for areo as well as another lance of mechs or some tanks.
>>98762068They're the more efficient until you remember that docking collars you need to hook up to on a jump ship form a bubble rather than a tube in order to carry the dropships along. Then Sphere and Egg min-max the available space.
>>98760333Heck yeah! I was afraid you were dead.
>>98762155I may be autistic but my read was that Shen is abusing his authority and now expects sex. Eleanor came off as too much of a professional to willingly degrade herself though. But she may not have a choice.
>>98762155Games are going to be a bit more interesting with 1 clear powerhouse on the field. Eleanor might be expected to do some carrying in the next battle. on the Eleanor situation, I shall say that things will be revealed about her plot in the updates to come.>>98762466>I may be autistic but my read was that Shen is abusing his authority and now expects sex.Autistic, or picking up the subtext?>>98762361I'm not dead! I did say at the start of this endeavor that I was planning on it being a year long process. Judging from the dates attached to my early pictures, I started the 1st game back at the end of July. Well it's been about 3 months now, so it will soon be time to startup the 2nd battle.On a related note, your character will get at least half of the spotlight in the next storytime.
>>98761629I got more time in 3025 games than you got off momma's tit.
>>98761746That's assuming that you outright bought a brand new jumpship straight off the slip. You could have a permanent arrangement with an independently operating crew or got a stinky old used jumpship. Or in some extreme cases, stole it.
>>98760292Battle report time>Alpha Strike Scouring sands campaign>Sortie 01 Meeting the locals>All Falcon forces destroyed or fled>Mercenary casualties: None>Payout for successfully scanning all six enemy targets: +900SP>Bills>Crippled Thunderbolt -180SP>Crippled Pouncer -120SP>Damaged Nova -40SP>Damaged Wasp -20SP>Ammunition: -100SP>Pilot XP: -280SP>Remaining profit: +100SPThe Thunderbolt did its job soaking damage every single turn, Commander Ragnar shielding the Wasp from damage with the Protector Edge ability on the first turn, running face first into a Locust IIC 4 and eating its entire deadly volley (Short 5) to prevent the cavalier battle armor from getting pasted by machinegun fire.Turn three the hover tanks tried to finish off the Thunderbolt off since it was limping, but failed to do more than blow some medium lasers off. (Weapon crit from the left side) as they chewed into its rugged internals. Yet it remained standing like the glorious indestructible shit bucket that it is, tanking the majority of the enemy stars firepower for the entire game.The Wasp got to live another day despite getting backstabbed by the crippled Rifleman C 2 due to insanely bad rolls on the clanners part, that's what happens when your aces deck has you jumping every turn. That +2 TMM + Heat from plasma rounds when trying to hit a light adds up.Pouncer got a nasty surprise from two hover tanks on turn two, since they are equipped with 12'' ECM bubbles screwing up its BAP scanning range and needing to run within 4'' of them. (They were also trying to backstab the Thunderbolt) Figuring that the Pouncer had the armor to survive one round of shots while getting a scan in. (And of course it scans the one that magically blows one of your weapons up with a lucky crit, thanks CYOA bullshit.)Both the Howler and Locust IIC were too fast to stop from fleeing off the board as I was a little too lucky with my rolls for them to not immediately flee due to forced withdrawal.
>>98762749>Autistic, or picking up the subtext?perhaps I should have been more clear. I am normally not one to pick up social cues well but it was obvious even to me that Shen was acting in his own and Eleanor was not sleeping with him to get a better mech.
How comes it that every faction in the entire inner sphere don't have their knives out for these guys?>as an openly chalcas hybrid state their existence challenges the social order in every clan-led state>potential competitior to Sea Fox>rivals with Jiyi>occupy rightful lyran clay>horses want their shit>bears probably want their shitShouldn't everyone be invading them?
>>98762891If only there was an organization through which a joint military operation could be arranged, maybe some kind of league, perhaps led by a khan, if only there were a special khan who had some special authority and a claim to prove. If that were the case it might be possible for there to be a big campaign to try and strangle that nascent power in the cradle, you could even write campaign supplements and novels about it, possibly several of each.
>>98762891It's only been like a year since they were first organized. Give it time, I bet they'll be knocked out.
>>98761498>>98761504“Aha! Who needs CASE!” I say in my beloved Marauder, a single crit away from turning into an ammo powered fireball
>>98761474>Everyone who isnt stupid takes cases anywaysy-yeah...who would wait until 3134 to mount case on a premium assault omnimech?
>>98763087It would be even crazier if you designed an ammo reliant 100 ton dark age assault mech and didn't give it case.But nobody would ever do that.
>>98762749The game is yours, fellow anon. The naive but eager newcomer that gets taken advantage of is a staple, I'm curious how it goes on.But I hope the poor gal doesn't get headshotted Turn 1. This is Btech. Do we have Edge or an equivalent?
>>98763134Malice really is one good loadout change from being metal gear Rex.
>>98763134>XL Engine>No CaseOfficially glass.One lucky crit and you're done for.Loses to a Royal Highlander every single time.Such a mech should be dismissed.
In the universe, do they really reference each other using the brand name of MechWarrior?
>>98763318Being called by your rank is badass, so yeah.>Master Chief (Petty Officer of the Navy)>Captain>MechWarrior
>>98763176Needs a nuclear capable A-IV variant.
>>98763328the highest rank in the star league navy should have been "first star lord"
>>98763366The Star Lord/First Lord as head of the entire TH military and the SLDF is technically the highest rank...
>>98763134>>98763087Nobody has plans to build a premier 100 ton totemic assault mech without a dual gauss config.
>>98763334Metal Gear launching nukes from its missile module? That's not right at all.
>>98761962aha! You've fallen for a trap! There are IlClan era variants of many 3025 mechs that are just better versions of their "default" counterparts that can be represented 100% accurately with the exact same models!
>>98761629Here's your you, you cumsucking fagstain
>>98762891They are protected by real life politics, anon, please understand.
>>98762749>but it was obvious even to me that Shen was acting in his own and Eleanor was not sleeping with him to get a better mech.That is correct. Eleanor got the mech on her merit, but her liaison is definitely trying to attach some strings to it.>>98763171>Do we have Edge or an equivalent?Negative. I can write all the story I want between the matches, but the matches themselves dictate how things will go. Eleanor Gale in her Highlander, dominating the battlefield as an unstoppable Mechwarrior would be a great tale, but I can also work with her getting a Through Armor Critical that double taps the engine early on and forces a withdraw. How does someone who is being praised so much with high expectations deal with such a thing? Then there's also the possibility that she just does okay. Maybe people will stop putting her on a pedestal if that happens.I can work with any of these potential results and more, but I do not get to decide what the actual result will be. The dice will tell me, in time.Until then. I did just finish writing the next bit of storytime lore. I'd like to give it a least a cursory proofread however, as even after I did that the last time, I still found mistakes on the second pass. This one is a bit shorter, coming in at a little over 6,000 characters, so 4 posts.>>98762361Pay attention Cadet Jones, this next one stars you.
Tai-sa Kenjiro Tanaka had just finished meeting with 2 of his cadets. The topic was of course about the recent arrival of the Charger and who would get the honor, or misfortune, of piloting it. He was planning to use it as a motivator for his cadets to improve themselves over the year, but it was looking like it might not be so simple. The conversation with Hobby had been a brief one."I don't want it." Hobby had told him. "I've got a Fire Javelin. A Charger would be a downgrade for me. Besides, I'm really focusing on my gunnery. A Charger would make those results go to waste."Tai-sa Tanaka knew that Hobby was already above the average level of a Mechwarrior and had a good performance in the previous battle. Tanaka would trust Hobby to his own training. The meeting with Ignacio Nachomura had gone similarly."A Charger is an interesting mech." Ignacio had told him. "However I rather like my Blackjack at the moment. I'm not sure I'd like to give up my ranged weapons just yet. I appreciate the offer. Let me know if something like a Dragon becomes available in the future."That caught Tanaka by surprise. He was sure that Ignacio, with his love of pro-wrestling, would want a mech that would let him be more physical on the battlefield. While Tanaka looking out his window and musing over this, the door abruptly opened with a flourish. He quickly turned his head towards the intruder. Seeing that it was one of his cadets, Ishtar Marik, he relaxed a bit."I know you've been talking to the others about the Charger!" Marik began. "That Charger will be mine! I don't know what you've been telling the others, but none of them deserve it as much as me and whether you like it or not you will be giving that mech to me before the next battle!" Tanaka locked eyes with Marik and gave a slight head nod, but said nothing. Marik then turned around left as quickly as he arrived, slamming the door behind him.[1/4]
>>98763482Tanaka let out a heavy sigh. 2 of the cadets weren't interested in the Charger and the other one was demanding it would be his. He still had to check in on Ayumu but he had a feeling that the Charger situation had already been resolved. No, his chat with Ayumu Jones was to be of a different nature. He left his office and after some asking around learned where he could find Ayumu. Tanaka found Ayumu in one of the culinary classrooms. She was in a kimono with her hair tied back and staring out the window. Tanaka considered not even entering. The room was serene and peaceful and he feared that any change might disrupt it. Then, as if responding to his very thoughts, Ayumu looked his way and bowed her head towards him with a smile."Tai-Sa. I hope this day finds you well." Tanaka slowly walked into the room. He answered her greeting with a polite nod and stood beside her. He looked out the window which gave a basic view of the academy ground, but they were on the 3rd floor, so it allowed them to see the fields better."You skipped your training today Ayumu." Ayumu nodded her head. "Would you please explain to me why?""Some bananas came in on the latest shipment. So I took the opportunity to make some Bananna bread.""Hmmm, your callsign. It does smell quite pleasant in here. I can see why you have it." A silence was allowed to linger for a moment before the conversation resumed. "Would I be correct in assuming that you are not interested in becoming the pilot of the Charger." A quiet smile and another head nod answered the Tai-Sa's question. "I suspected as much. Then it shall go to Marik. Please do not tell him that I have already decided. I would hate for him to lose his motivation to improve.""Of course Tai-sa.""Cadet Jones, you being here is a mistake.""I know my performance was not impressive in the previous battle Tai-sa."[2/4]
Archangel: Dominus or Luminos?
>>98763489"That is not what I mean. There was a mix-up with the paperwork and it seems everyone along the line was too concerned with saving face to confront the problem.""You mean that I'm not cut out to be a Mechwarrior." The words lingered in the air. "Tai-sa, when I received the offer to come here, I thought there must have been some sort of mistake. My family has had this Quickdraw and passed it down for generations, yet I never thought that I would actually pilot it. My father was technically still the mech's pilot, but when he saw the invitation for me to come here, he said it was time to pass it on... to me.""Hmm.""The right, the honor, should have gone to my brother.""This mistake can be cleared up and fixed. There would be no mark against you or your family's honor.""That would probably be best. Marik in his Locust did more than I did in my Quickdraw. Yes, it would be for the best if I withdrew from the academy... but... I... I want to stay. Having been in my mech and out there on the battlefield, I felt something I never had before. I feel like I belong there.""Hmm.""Tai-sa, perhaps it is not a mistake that I am here at this academy." There was a ding from the oven and Ayumu scurried over to it. Grabbing some oven mits, she opened the oven and took out the loaf of bread she was baking and set it on the counter. "Tai-sa Tanaka, I know I have skipped training today, but it is for a very important reason and I intend to become the best cadet in this entire class.""Really? The best? Your ratings are currently at 6/6. That's very poor. There are some talented cadets here already, and even a prodigy at this school. Her rating is a 2/4. You intend to out do her?"[3/4]
>>98763495"I do, but..." Ayumu took the bread out of the pan and began to slice it. "...even should I fail to reach the stars I am aiming for, I might at least hit the moon.""Ancient wisdom from Terra." Ayumu put a slice of bread on a plate and walked over to Tanaka with it."Up to today I had committed myself to my baking. From this day forward, I shall commit myself fully to being a Mechwarrior." She motioned for the Tai-sa to try the bread. He looked at it for a moment before picking it up and taking a bite out of it. As he chewed the bread, his eyes went wide and he looked directly at Ayumu. He swallowed his bite."Exquisite." Tanaka said before taking another bite of the fresh bread. His fears about her commitment were alleviated. Anyone that could master such an art, could surely master another. He was sure that she would be a source of honor for her family and the Draconis Combine.[4/4]
You've heard of "winner tops," but have you heard of "winner bottoms?" It disincentivizes winning (unless you're NEA), thereby reducing any powergaming dramatically. Try it!
>>98763491Luminos sounds more fun to say out loud, so that one.
>>98763473>How does someone who is being praised so much with high expectations deal with such a thing?Just ask William.
>>98763610>Just ask William.Fantasize about killing his liaison? Also, William has impressive gunnery and entered battle 1 full of confidence. Yet he got some humbling on piloting. He needed it. But did he need the amount he got? Probably not. Life is hardly fair though.
>>98763491Dominus, hard to beat a 100 ton energy zombie with 2 head cappers and a C3i.
It's still weird to me that no one in the IS has a name for a Nova/Choir type formation made up of a lance of omnimechs and a platoon of BA.
>>98763821Anon, that is just a different kind of augmented lance The real reason is omni mechs are probably still not common enough to bother permanently creating such formations.
>>98763821It's just not a very common formation in IS forces. Usually BA are in dedicated infantry regiments and carried in transports, and IS omnis are still not particularly common. There are exceptions, but they'd just be another flavor of reinforced or augmented lance as >>98763832 points out.
>>98763637Shen is such an unlikable heel that I almost respect it.In any case the path forward for William is to force this despicable man to recognize his skills and get assigned a new mech. He almost high rolled into a Wolverine. What a shame.He also almost has the same rating as Eleanor now so if the next battle goes well perhaps there is ground for a rivalry.
>>98760292Whats up, Homo Rangers?
>>98763943You guys are like, my friends, or something..
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>>98763920No Largesse, No Progress!
>>98764037He hurts me because he loves me.
>>98762749>On a related note, your character will get at least half of the spotlight in the next storytime.I can hardly wait to see what you are going to do with how everyone in the Combine interacts with each other. There's some weird interactions that can come out of their setup.
>>98763482Oh hey, missed it was already out.Whelp, pretty sure Marik is gonna eat shit this next battle. Either that or become insufferable from victory.Bet it'll be the Highlander that fucks him up.
>>98764490Howd the last battle go? or are you still working on it?
I really don't get why the Valkyrie has that 11th heatsink instead of a second medium laser. It is probably very rare that you will fire both the LRM 10 and the medium laser after jumping.
>>98764631Introtech typically has either oversinked or undersinked mechs with no inbetween. It is the way of things.
I just bought MW5 Clans in the sale and it's 114 GB? What the actual fuck?
>>98764631What if you get ambushed by a Rifleman?You'll be happy for that extra heat sink and you're hopping around and shooting both weapons.
>>98764720About half of that is prerendered videos, there's a mod that cuts it down to like 63 gigs.
>>98764745What the rest? 4k textures?
>>98764753Marshmallows and tar, actually.
>>98760333>wang lee chuffed to bits with his spiderAwwww, he's gonna fucking blow it so hard.
Are there any major houses besides the ruling house in the Draconis Combine or Capellan Confederation?Kind of like Davion, Steiner and Marik have politically important fellow houses (Hasek, Sandoval, Kelswa, Lestrade, Humphreys, Cameron-Jones, etc).
>>98765067Did someone still manage to shit on the seat there? It's a big hole, how do you still miss when it's that big
>>98765067Skyturd 1 this is Mad Bomber, Over
The new Viper model is really nice. I'm almost done converting a VP-9, just need to fill a couple gaps.
>>98764944so did he die? or..
>>98765067With Dracs there are important houses, it's just that positions like Warlord tend to be earned so those houses try to influence things by back certain figures, like how Drac nobility chose between Teddy or Takashi pre-3039. It seems like any particular houses that tried challenging direct Kurita authority tended to be Kurita branches, like how Takashi had to deal with Marcus Kurita for example, or needed a whole ass conspiracy group working decades, like the Black Dragons.
>>98763087Sunder a cute!Big autocannon and dual big energy ftw.
>>98764753300 million polygon infantry and vees.
Speaking of MW5 did they actually fix anything in Clans or is it more of the same dogshit as before?I play MW5 every so often because mechs r fun but then I encounter the enemies spawning in from nowhere and the AI charging at you just to circle strafe until they die and every dinky little group of pirates or dirt farmers apparently having dozens of turrets plus an entire VTOL wing and multiple companies of tanks and AFVs in their back pocket and I lose my enthusiasm.
>>98765067Not on the scale of the Sandovals or Haseks, no. Power is more centralized in the ruling family in both. other guy already talked about the combine.So, the confederation is a police state. The police is controlled by the central government, which is controlled by the Liao family to the point that they're indistinguishable. No noble really has the chance to be a big competitor.
>>98765839I think they have an employee whose job is to cry if the simulation elements take place in the game and not exclusively in controls and part management. If you suggest that the enemies act like a concerted force of equals and not random drips and drops of suicidal NPCs firing their guns in staggered brackets he starts openly weeping and they have to stop. The only thing that makes him smile is when a dropship enters a map to deploy two scout mechs directly in front of you.
