Utterly Mad
The Pit => General Discussion => Topic started by: Perigrin on May 03, 2015, 11:15:11 pm
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A thread for talking about the greatest 'mech franchise ever. Lets start with favorite 'mechs for each weight class.
Light: Urbanmech. Its adorable, cheap, and has a very big gun. I once killed a Thor, a MadCat, and a Shadow Hawk all at once with one of these (Crited the Thor in the Pilot, three center torso shots with an AC/20 to the Shadow Hawk, removed all of the MadCat's weapons fairly quick (noob opponent customized his omnimech to have all of the weapons in the arms, like 4 ERPPC's, put the rest in heat sinks. Poor guy didn't think of spreading it out.)
Medium: Uziel. Its well armed, fast, and cool looking. Once one hit a Daishi with one (C O C K PIT SHOTS ALL DAY ERRY DAY!)
Heavy: Warhammer. Its like a mega Uziel. PPC's, missiles, all the armor you need, what's not to like?
Assault: Grand Titan. Otherwise known as the Atlas skull stomper. A fuckton of Pulse lasers, good armor, good speed, badass looking as hell. Got some good variants, and was my main mech in a campaign game after I lucked out and managed to kill and salvage it while in a Commando. I was supposed to run, killed it with a Death From Above to the face, ruined the GM's planned Challenge curve.
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While I'm less familiar with the IS names for Clan 'mechs, I'll probably try to stick to using them for simplicities sake.
MADCATS ALL DAY E'RRY DAY
Ullers are honestly one of my favourite light Clan 'mechs, either them or Cougars, I know they're not the best light 'mechs around though
Light IS 'mech is without absolutely any question the Raven, simply because I love the design and the support/intel focus.
I ****ing hate Firestarters and Urbanmechs.
I don't really like very many Medium 'Mechs, none that I could class as a favourite.
Favourite Heavy 'mech is unquestionably the Mad Cat, and any of it's varients, I don't even think I'd have to explain that, it's such a good 'mech.
Loki's are also pretty okay, it's fun but not really that good, it's just an interesting, and somewhat confusing, 'mech.
Favourite Assault is possibly the Fafnir, simply because those heavy gauss rifles will **** your day up.
Also killing a Thor in an Urbanmech shows how fucking stupid they can be sometimes, I hate them so fucking much.
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Let's see...
Light Mech: Flea. Can't touch this.
Medium Mech: Centurion
Heavy Mech: TOO MANY TO POST. Seriously I like a lot of em.
Super Big F.ucking Mech: Zeus and the Atlas MKIII.
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I totally forgot Centurions existed, I ****in love Centurions.
I'm wondering why they never added an option to play football with Fleas , with the pilot still inside while in larger Heavy/Assault mechs, you could totally kick them around with no problem.
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While I'm less familiar with the IS names for Clan 'mechs, I'll probably try to stick to using them for simplicities sake.
MADCATS ALL DAY E'RRY DAY
Ullers are honestly one of my favourite light Clan 'mechs, either them or Cougars, I know they're not the best light 'mechs around though
Light IS 'mech is without absolutely any question the Raven, simply because I love the design and the support/intel focus.
I ****ing hate Firestarters and Urbanmechs.
I don't really like very many Medium 'Mechs, none that I could class as a favourite.
Favourite Heavy 'mech is unquestionably the Mad Cat, and any of it's varients, I don't even think I'd have to explain that, it's such a good 'mech.
Loki's are also pretty okay, it's fun but not really that good, it's just an interesting, and somewhat confusing, 'mech.
Favourite Assault is possibly the Fafnir, simply because those heavy gauss rifles will **** your day up.
Also killing a Thor in an Urbanmech shows how ****ing stupid they can be sometimes, I hate them so ****ing much.
Yeah, the Thor has a bit of a rep with my group for easily being a "retard 'mech". Its big, flashy, and kinda useless. Also, the MadCat mkIII is a medium mech. Its a 3100 mech though.......
also, in one of our campaigns I used clan weapons to refit an Urbanmech. A Clan Gauss Rifle, a load of ammo, Ferro Fibrous armor, and two IS medium lasers is a deadly cocktail. Also, the Fafnir is cool, but way more expensive (point and cbill wise) than most other mechs.
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I feel a little silly saying how much I like Thors, I was talking about my hatred for Urbanmechs, also for forgetting there was a medium MadCat variant.
The fafnir is expensive as **** but I generally feel like its worth it in most situations that you'd use it for, I see it more as a defensive mech though, a last line defensive mech where you're forced to get close to it.
How dare you defile glorious Clan weapons with your goddamn Urbanmech.
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Well, I misunderstood you. The Thor is cool, but people get too confident. Like, yeah you are the "Thunder of the Gods", but you are NOT a brawler with those long range weapons. Guys taking PPC's and Gauss Rifles and then proceeding to stand two hex's away pisses me off. I just call the Thor the stupid mech because in my experience people don't know how to use Omni mechs properly. Its best used to vary your weapons with the superior clan guns, not to put 6 PPC's on one Thor. Goddam. Also, you are forgetting that the clans have a variant of the urbanmech for garrison forces. Also, on topic, how do you feel about Boating? Its good with some weapons, terrible with others.
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1120. Even if I’m in charge I can’t order the Assault Lance to perform West Side Story dance routines.
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Wait, it wasnt a Thor, it was a Loki. The Loki is the ridiculously fragile weapon boat, not the Thor. Sorry for the confusion.
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I actually didn't know Clan had a varient of the Urbanmech, I haven't been heavily into Battletech for a little while so there's either a lot I didn't learn or I've forgotten.
I think people get confused on how to use Gauss Rifles and use them in brawler mechs because they do a **** ton of damage and because the Heavy Gauss Rifle carries traits of a brawler weapon with it's shotgun like damage dropoff and lends itself incredibly well to a devastating alpha strike at close range(Which I'm remembering is a bad idea with Heavy Gauss Rifles for some reason), although IIRC it performs best at medium range most of the time.
Boating is sort of okay, as long as you keep a backup weapon, for ammo using boats at least, if you use a Catapult as an LRM Boat for example, which is exactly what it's built for (and becomes the most annoying thing in the universe with Streak SRMs) then you usually keep at least a laser on there, because if you're not using streak missiles, I'm just gonna bait you to waste all your ammo and then kill you with the lightest mech I can.
Thors are amazing, I used to confuse them with Lokis until I remembered specifically that Loki in mythos is quite odd, and so are Loki mechs. Loki's can be ****ing horrifying to run across with a real good pilot though, but their lack of armour means they're only dangerous for a few seconds, after that you've either stripped the weapons out or outright killed them.
Back in Mechcommander I used to have a liking for Lokis one playthrough, until I kept having all their weapons stripped out by mechs way lighter than them, and they weren't faring well against anything that could match them.
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im going to write a funny list of things here. i present
The List of Things Spectre is no longer allowed to do as a Mercenary Commander.
1: It is not nice to show up for a Lyran recon mission in Atlas's.
2: Thors cannot pick up Warhammers and throw them.
3: Your Grand Titan does not contain part of your soul.
4: The Free Wolds League does not appreciate you repainting a company of Assault mechs purple and pink.
5: A Catapult is never a brawler, no matter how many SRM's you put in the thing.
6: Urbanmechs are no longer to be used for trash disposal.
7: Urbanmechs are not R2D2 in Disguise
8: Being a Solarus 7 pilot does not entitle you to scream "ARE YOU NOT ENTERTAINED?!?!?!?"
9: Your medium lance callsigns cannot be from MLP
10: Lyrans are not Nazi's
11: Davions are not Nazi's
12: Your mechs cannot combine into a mega Atlas
13: Lokis are NOT sexy
14: Neither are Thors
15: Wearing battlearmor does not make you Iron Man
16: Your Assault mechs are not magical girls
17: Even if you put Tu-Tu's on them
18: You cannot take Bondsmen from Inner Sphere units.
19: Castle will NOT sing Opera
20: Hanse Davion was not a Furry, the name "Fox" was not literal.
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I disagree, Catapults ARE brawlers if you put enough SRMs in them and Assault mechs ARE magical girls if you put enough tutus on them!
Seriously I'm usually a little scared of Catapults full of SRMs, that alpha strike damage is usually enough to fuck you up, sure you'll probably kill the Catapult after but any friends it had are going to absolutely ruin you, and if they do that before you kill the Catapult then it's free to go pull that shit on some other poor bastard.
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21: If a mech has more tonnage in medium lasers than the rest of the mech, it won't end well.
22: No playing country music over enemy comms. We are still cleaning the J-Pop out of the system.
23: Any mech carrying more PPC's than a company of pumas is not to leave the hanger.
24: Atlas's are not Skeletor's children.
25: Wolf's Dragoons are nit werewolves
26: No seducing ANY major noble.
27: Awesomes should not be covered in chicken feathers.
28: You do not have any realm leaders on speed dial.
29: The Hello Kitty Kit Fox worked once. Never again.
30: The Firemoth is not a water boy.
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Is Specture Dr. Bright (http://www.scp-wiki.net/the-things-dr-bright-is-not-allowed-to-do-at-the-foundation)
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Is Specture Dr. Bright (http://www.scp-wiki.net/the-things-dr-bright-is-not-allowed-to-do-at-the-foundation)
No, he is the Protagonist of MW4 MERCS. And the only merc commander I could think of off of the top of my head.
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It was a joke Peri.
God dammit peri, it was a joke.
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31: There is more to hand to hand combat than the "My god what is that" tactic.
32: Kai Allard-Liao is not your Waifu
33: Land-Air Mechs do not make transformer sounds
34: TSM is not going Super Sayan
35: Elemental Duck Duck Goose is not a valid training tactic.
36: Niether is leap frog
37: Outreach is not a wretched hive
38: Clanners do not "just need a hug"
39: Especially if you are both in mechs at the time.
40: No more Michael Jackson dance routines in Commandos.
41: That fancy car did not have the sausage king of Tharkad in it, stop grieving
42: Pornographic imagery is not appropriate warpaint.
43: Atlas's do not have a weak spot on the back of the neck
44: Battle Armor is not appropriate wedding wear.
45: The PPC is not an actual MechWarrior drink.
46: You cannot carry more ammo than your average garrison ever again. We are still finding pieces of that MadCat.
47: You are not the chosen one
48: Imps do not shoot fireballs without modification.
49: Honor is just a word
50: Never talk about the incedent with the Blood Asp, A massive Bikini, and the Drunk Cappellan.
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38: Clanners do not "just need a hug"
Yes we do, being so superior is tough.
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51: There is no such thing as a Marik Mating Dance
52: Mechs do not explode when dickshot
53: You are not a Mobile Suit Pilot
54: Duck tape is not the Techs wife
55: The Crab is not a Spy.
56: No putting guys you dont like in Spiders
57: No longer allowed access to C3 Center
58: Cannot have any gun bigger than a Locust.
59: Chainsaws are not practical melee weapons
60: No one is your soulmate.
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60.1 Especially not if it's a mech
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61: Yes Protomechs look pretty ugly. No, that doesnt excuse punting then like footballs
62: Chargers are not Ninja Atlas's
63: No, the Komodo is not a walking laser rave
64: No more Armless Atlas's
65: No, tentacle monsters are not native to the Draconis Combine.
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Most Protomechs looks like bad monsters from 60s movies.
I still love them though, swarm tactics are the best.
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66: The proper response to an infantry attack is not "BARBEQUE!"
67: Patrick Kell did not die for your sins
68: Quoting Sun Tzu going into battle is ok. Quoting Sun-Hwa Kwon is not
69: Flipping off a Daishi is a bad move
70: Any plan involving the word " Freon " is vetoed
71: Clanners do not have Bright Green facial Tattoos
72: A Stinger is not a good present for a 8 year old
73: MadCats are not created when a Catapult and a Marauder love eachother very much
74: No more pulling Crazy Ivans in Assault mechs
75: Elementals are not Fairies.
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66: The proper response to an infantry attack is not "BARBEQUE!"
71: Clanners do not have Bright Green facial Tattoos
73: MadCats are not created when a Catapult and a Marauder love eachother very much
75: Elementals are not Fairies.
I think you'll find all of these are incorrect.
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http://www.sarna.net/news/a-new-battletech-fan-film-in-the-works/
SOMEONE IS MAKING A BATTLETECH MOVIE
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHYYYYYY
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"Cappellan Ingenuity: The ability to lose battles to Davion forces in new and implausible ways"
We should play a game. Rejected clan names! Like, you know how all clans are named after an animal, so here we go. I am copying this from the Battletech forums directly.
Clan Incontinent Gorilla- A name come up with apparently by Andery Kerensky, during the initial trials for a spot in the 800. While watching a large scale battle, Andery noticed a group of warriors, who rushed their opponents and unleashed a furious barrage of physical attacks, including instances of attempting to twist and enemy battlemech's head off, kicking a leg clean off a mech and pummeling that very mech about the head and torso with it, numerous Death From Above attacks with varying success, and in one case what appeared to be a German Suplex applied to a Wasp by a Black Knight. Knowing that such "dishonorable" tactics would essentially remove them from consideration, Andery suggested to Nicolas he relent and place these warriors in a clan called Clan Incontinent Gorilla. When asked why that name, Andery is said have responded, "Because they are going (expletive deleted) on everyone out there."
76: No more discussion on a gun that shoots Urbanmechs.
77: No more discussion on the topic of Mech Buttsecks.
78: Jade Falcons only fall for the Candygram once.
79: Flamers are not good cigarette lighters, and it is mean to tell the noobies that they are.
80: Do NOT talk about Clan Wolverine.
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A citizen of the Inner Sphere may ask, "What did the Clans ever do for us?" "Well," a citizen of the Barrens might answer, "the sanitation, the medicine, education, viniculture, public order, irrigation, roads, the freshwater system, public health, oh and peace."
"In a one-on-one battle with another heavy Battle Mech - assuming equally skilled Mechwarriors - conventional wisdom is that the Black Knight will always triumph."
Found some python references in some battletech sourcebooks.
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(http://i.imgur.com/zzxksHw.jpg)
Lorknis has the Shitiest luck in our MegaMek games.
He has yet to beat me, despite out tonnaging and outnumbering me once, because i keep getting miracle crits.
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You beat SiegeLion like a red headed step child in front of the rest of your men. (+8 Influence)
There are random events like this in the Btech campaign.
this just happened.
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Why would you do that to me, what did I do wrong?!
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http://bg.battletech.com/news/news-and-announcements/drop-pod-sequence-initiatedthree-two-one/
HOLY SHIT.
New rulebook and the Unseen are coming back!
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The unseen as in the mechs they removed? Swag.
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The unseen as in the mechs they removed? Swag.
Yeah, they spent 6 monthes redrawing the things, and got as close as they legally could to the originals. And, since they are starting a kick starter for a new battletech strategy game within the next few months, we can finally have the things in games again.
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Is the kickstarter still going or is that too late?
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Is the kickstarter still going or is that too late?
It hasn't started yet.
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Right, I reread that after realizing I should stop reading at the comprehension of a kindergartner.
I'm still very excite about this though.
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Right, I reread that after realizing I should stop reading at the comprehension of a kindergartner.
I'm still very excite about this though.
Its great, fucking Warhammers, Marauders, Stingers, Wasps, Locusts, Riflemen, Griffins, and Pheonix Hawks!
And that is only a small amount of the ones that are coming back!
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I just found out that the people currently in charge of battletech do April fools jokes. I got the free PDFs, and I haven't stopped laughing all day.
http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2259 (http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=2259)
http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3430 (http://www.battlecorps.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=3430)