Right, me and my wargaming friend have started off with the Introductory Boxed Set, and tonight had our first couple of games.
We played the Quick Start mission - Enforcer v Hunchback - and all went well.
Then we played a lance v lance game (210t v 210t: Catapult, Jagermech, Jenner and Vindicator against Grasshopper, Whitworth, Dragon and Clint) and ... well... the queries are below:
1) Can a 'mech shoot at multiple targets? e.g. can I fire my PPC at target A and my LRM at target B, or do I have to shoot everything at just one target?
2) What role does heat play - we were ignoring it for learning purposes (we're introducing it next game) but it seemed to take AGES to do meaningful damage. By the end, my Jagermech and his Dragon were staggering about with sod all armour and hardly any weapons... but still taking hits and moving. Would they have been KO'd earlier if we'd used the heat rules?
3) Physical attacks - they seem ridiculously powerful. A Pilot with a Skill of 5 in a mech that walked performing a kick against a static mech has to beat 5 -2 = 3+1=4 on 2d6 to hit, and cause LOTS of damage! Why shoot when you can charge in with a heavy and do 12pts damage in one shot much more reliably?
