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BattleTech Player Boards => Fan Articles => Topic started by: Moonsword on 18 July 2011, 19:41:44
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Okay, I'm going to go ahead and put a Vee of the Week schedule out there. Requests, requests to do articles, etc. - it all goes in here. Moratoriums are going to stay in the 'Mech of the Week Schedule thread's first post but apply here just as much as they do there. Without other active authors, this may be overkill, but I figure it'll give people an insight into what's going on. If anyone wants to get on the schedule, just leave a note and I'll put you in.
Schedule
None right now
Requests
None
Pending Record Sheets
Vidar
Others
Estevez (Armor Question), Merkava (Date Question)
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I'd like to make a request for an article on the TeppÅ Support Vehicle, as I think it would make for a fascinating VotW.
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I would like to request the behemoth please. As I would like to know more about this "interesting" tank.
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I would like to request the behemoth please. As I would like to know more about this "interesting" tank.
Your wish has been granted. (http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,4750.0.html)
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I'd like to make a request for an article on the TeppÅ Support Vehicle, as I think it would make for a fascinating VotW.
I'll take a look at it, then.
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It probably still needs time before discussion is kosher, but I'd love to get an article in about the Chalchiuhtotolin ('85 Supp)
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The Chalchiuhtotolin's been done for a while. (http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=1690.0)
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The Chalchiuhtotolin's been done for a while. (http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=1690.0)
Huh... must have totally missed it. Sorry! :-\
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Huh... must have totally missed it. Sorry! :-\
Not a problem. As far as the moratoriums go, they're kept over in the 'Mech thread.
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Stikied and +1 for the Teppo, can't wait to see what you all have to say on it.
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Perhaps an article on the Bolla, if it hasn't already been done (and updated for the TRO3085 models). And perhaps the Padilla (3085 version).
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Perhaps an article on the Bolla, if it hasn't already been done (and updated for the TRO3085 models).
I'm going to teach you people to use the Search function yet... (http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,5307.0.html)
And perhaps the Padilla (3085 version).
I'll put on the schedule.
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Has the Tamerlane been covered?
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Yes, by GWA, and it's in the archive (http://www.classicbattletech.com/forumarchive/index.php/topic,42519.0.html). I have no intention of covering it for a while. I generally focus on things with new variants.
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I'd like to request an article on the rhino combat vehicle
thank you
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It was in the Archives.
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Requesting 3067 tanks.
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Do you have some specific request in mind?
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Do you have some specific request in mind?
Well, I was first going to just request Ajax, but then I looked at what else was in the TRO and concluded that I would like to see articles on all of them. To limit it a little: Ajax, Glory, Musketeer, Heimdall, Shoden and Enyo are perhaps those that interest me the most.
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The Ajax is done. (http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,2418.0.html) The Enyo I placed on the schedule for the 12th before you responded; the delay is to allow time for XTRO: Clans to get out of moratorium.
As for the rest, I'll make a note of it and work them in, although they're probably going to be mixed with other vehicles from Prototypes or additional sources.
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I'd love to hear about the new Hephaestus variant when TRO:P comes out of moratorium, but that's a ways away.
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The Prototypes moratorium was up a week ago.
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Is the hard copy even out yet? (I don't really pay attention since I buy the .pdfs)
I didn't realize your moratorium was from digital release.
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I don't think so.
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I'd like to request the shrek if it's not already been done. If it has I'd like to hear about the Tokugawa.
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You can request more than one thing at once, although I prefer it's not more than three or four in one go.
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Requesting Manteuffel.
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Requesting the Ontos.
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Requesting Vidar, Sokar.
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My apologies, everyone. The Hephaestus article will be up tomorrow.
EDIT: And we're up.
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Requesting the Chevalier
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I'll repost it in a little bit.
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Requests for Morningstar, Glaive and Morrigu.
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Requesting the Hunter - doing a 3055-3065 lance of these little beeswaxes, and interested in whether the ERLL version is better than the stock 3054 upgrade, thanks!
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Requesting the Bulldog tank.
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Requesting Merkava Heavy Tank. Also, compare/contrast of known AoW MBTs.
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Requesting Merkava Heavy Tank. Also, compare/contrast of known AoW MBTs.
Good news and bad news on the comparison. That's been in progress for a while now, although I haven't done a lot with it lately. I'm still waiting to see what at least Volume 2 has in it as well as the sheets for Historical: Reunification War.
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Fair enough. The more tanks, the more fun for the article.
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Fair enough. The more tanks, the more fun for the article.
Exactly! I've got a few pieces of it written. More or less, it's going to summarize the major designs of the period (with links to articles for the ones that have them), then look at some of the overall conclusions you can draw, such as the transition from support vehicles to true combat vehicles epitomized by the Marsden I/Marsden II evolution.
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I see lots of tanks and choppers being discused, but not much in the way of anything els, how about we do articles on some of the big blue water navy stuff? :)
We could start with the Wyrm SDS sub, love that thing, then the Rattler MK ll, the Triton Missil Submarine i always thought was a nice ship and would deff be a good addition to any water heavy planet, as would the nifty Lysander Carrier Submarine, then the serface ships like the huge Luftenburg SuperCarrier and Meabh Heavy Cruiser, Even some of the armed Trains are pretty cool, though i do not know if they would be worth there own articles at the moment :/
Then we have things like the Torrent Heavy Bomber, thats the FIRST plane in BT that i have heard in the terms of "BOMBER" and i feel this is worth exploring. Though the Air Ships i feel are just plain worthless as combat units, on the other hand some of the Wiges i feel are worth there own articles , some like the Koi / Ryu Transport Wiges are amazing to me and i would definitly use them to move flanking forces.
Can you emagine how bad ass cops are in BT are when they have such choppers as the Soar / Peacekeeper SWAT Carrier!? I mean CMON! cops with that kind of firepower! talk about overkill XD lol especialy when they have equipment like the SmoothDavid ll / SmoothGoliath ll PAL suits, cmon, COPS with PAL!? sheesh, i feel bad for bank robbers XD lol.
Most of these come from TR: Vehicle Annex and the First few from JHS: Terra, I can throw page numbers and other such info if you like. Hope that eventualy all these get there own articles, becouse when I look at them, even though some are impractical, on the modern battlefeild they can be vary dangerous units. And a few, like the Cops equipment i mentioned last would go great in the RPG aspect of BT.
Thanks for reading this long read and i Hope that all these requests can eventualy be filled. thx
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I cover other types of units from time to time. I've covered farm equipment and I've covered the Ahab, for instance. However, a lot of what I write is request driven, and the requests lately have been combat vehicles.
As a general note, I'm not that interested in covering anything TROVA at the moment due to the known problem of the stats being frequently unreliable and the fact that we have a republish somewhere in the pipeline, but at an unpredictable location (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,5884.msg380115.html#msg380115). Given that the stats could be changing underneath me, I'm loath to make definitive statements on the vehicles at this time. Also, I really prefer that people limit requests to a maximum of 3-4 at once.
To address the specifics in order:
- The Wyrm and Rattler have been covered in the past and the articles are being reposted.
- The Torrent, despite technically being a vehicle, was covered by Fighter of the Week, as was the Mosquito. PM Trace about getting the articles reposted.
As for the rest, the only response I have is that they'll get covered when they get covered. I'm not refusing to cover TROVA material ever, but it's not going on my priority list right now.
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May I request a write up for the Vedette, unless it already exists, in which case a link to said write up? A quick scan of the boards didn't bring one to my attention.
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There hasn't been one lately.
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Just for anyone who's wondering, Chanman volunteered to write an article on the Vedette for this week.
From what I've seen when we've been chatting, it's worth the wait.
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It was worth the wait. ;D
I would be interested in trying my hand at one of these, but I'm afraid I don't possess the requisite sourcebooks/record sheets to point out the various idiosyncracies (or, really, even write up the article to completeness) to my or any one else's satisfaction.
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The Manticore and Myrmidon plz :) thx
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Myrmidon was done quite recently:
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,9169.0.html (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,9169.0.html)
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As I indicated with the last merge, requests go in here. I'll add the Manticore to the schedule but it may be a while - I've had some significant other concerns come up that are cutting into my writing time, which is why I handed off to chanman this week, and there's a lot of Manticore variants to cover. It'll happen sooner or later, however.
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What about the Marksmen M1 from MWDA?
Or the new series of SP Arty like the Danai, TAV-1 and others?
Was any article done on the Moltke?
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Well, that answers the question of what I'm doing for Monday, at least - one of the Thumper or Danai, I'll decide later. Also, if you're curious whether or not something's been covered, the best place to look first is always the Fan Article Directory (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,174.0.html). While it occasionally gets a week behind, chanman indexes pretty much everything for us.
To save you some time, the Moltke (and Augustus) (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,7421.0.html) and Marksman (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,14635.0.html) have both been covered.
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Drillson?
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Is there still nothing in the pipe for this coming week? I could try to do one from the outstanding requests if there's nobody else with one finished.
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TBD just means I haven't decided what to do. If you want to take a stab at the Morningstar, that might be a good way to get your toes wet, but I'm planning to dredge something out of TRO3039 or TRO3058U.
Actually, I just decided. It's the Year of the Star League, right? I'll do the Maultier.
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Per the discussion in the Condor thread, could we get a repost of the Drillson? Failing that, I could probably try and do an updated article on it.
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If you want it, have fun. Do you think you can manage the 18th?
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I can certainly give it a good attempt. It took me about four hours to write the Uziel article, and my best guess is it's easier to write about vehicles than it is 'Mechs. :P
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Having done both, it depends on the vehicle and the 'Mech.
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Well, article is done, ready to be posted for next week.
Should it be labeled "Repost" or no?
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Nope. Repost is for articles that are specifically being reposted (my reposts came from the last board iteration, for instance), not new articles on units that have been covered before.
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I'd be up for writing another article, schedule permitting.
I don't really have reliable access to any TRO that's not between 2750 and 3067 and/or Project Phoenix, so my ability to cover some of the newer stuff is limited, but anything up to then I could probably nab.
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Hmm. Our coverage of 3067 and 3039 were both gutted with the archive being turned off, so anything out of there would be a good idea. You can try the Morningstar for the 2nd of July and I'll grab something out of TRO3039 and cover it, most likely.
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I'd like to make a request for an Epona article.
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Sure, I can do the Morningstar for 07/02.
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I'd like to make a request for an Epona article.
I'm reposting it with a couple of minor updates.
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Well, since the schedule is nearly empty, I might as well request: Main Gauche, Stygian and Fortune.
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Morningstar article is written up and ready for posting tomorrow.
Depending on circumstances, I might not be able to do another of these for a while (on account of not being on the internet for quite a while).
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I'd be willing to do the Fortune for next week.
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And then I totally forgot what day I was supposed to post it. #P
Should I post it (late) or just wait until next week?
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Airship requests: Should they go here, or should I pester someone willing to do a "Fighter" of the Week?
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And then I totally forgot what day I was supposed to post it. #P
Should I post it (late) or just wait until next week?
Go ahead. I'm going to be reposting the Oro article Monday by an IM request.
Airship requests: Should they go here, or should I pester someone willing to do a "Fighter" of the Week?
I... don't really know. I keep my hands off of the fixed-wings by general policy but airships are in an even grayer territory. Hey, Trace, you want to weigh in here?
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Alrighty, Fortune is going up.
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Vehicle of the Week will resume next Monday. Thank you for your patience while we were on hiatus.
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Should I have been ranting and wailing about the lack of VOTW articles instead? And what caused the hiatus? Just RL getting in way or something else?
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Sunspots.
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Should I have been ranting and wailing about the lack of VOTW articles instead? And what caused the hiatus? Just RL getting in way or something else?
"Ranting and wailing" about volunteers not doing something they do voluntarily, out of the goodness of their hearts rather than compulsion, is commonly held to be counterproductive.
I am completely prepared to accept that you didn't mean to be as brusque as your posted comment came across. But you may want to think about that.
W.
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Yes I was trying to be funny
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Smileys may help. They won't turn a bad thing into a good thing - eg. "I think XXX's an idiot! :D" doesn't really work - but in a situation such as yours, they do help clarify the emotional intent.
Cheers,
W.
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The internet is annoyingly vague, without vocal tones. But let's please not punctuate, color, bold, italicize, underline, and adjust size and color just to make a point.
That said, what's the plan for the VotW and do you guys need a hand with any? I might be able to put something together, if I'm needed.
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I might take you up on that.
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I realize it will be a while, but in case Moonsword has an old article laying around, here are my requests:
- Demolisher
- One of the fast attack VTOLs: Donar, Yellow Jacket, Hawk Moth, Mantis
- Zugvogel
- And second the request for the Merkava
These articles are great... the whole "X of the Week" series is one of the best features on the site.
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Point of order: The Yellow Jacket is not a fast attack VTOL.
I'll talk to Trace about whether or not he wants to look at the Zugvogel or let me do it. I'll have to look at the others another time.
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Demolisher is just that one, the Arrow version, and the Devastator, right? I think I can take those on.
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There's a number of different ones around, actually. The Gauss and Clan variants for instance.
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There's a number of different ones around, actually. The Gauss and Clan variants for instance.
Right, and then there's the IIs, which are...close enough to the original in concept to be part of the thing. I'll take a stab at it.
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I've got a II article I can repost. I'm glad you took on this challenge since I need to focus on something else for a while.
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Eh, I'll throw up the Action Packed Double Feature blending the Demolisher and Demolisher II, then you can prove me wrong afterward with your article :D
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any chance to put in a request for some of the more oddball stuff from the annex that does not releate to combat? i know why would anyone do that..but some of the articles you guys have done have been very amsuing to say the least....and its funny to see how some of you would do a write up for a common car or something....hehehheh
thanks.
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I'm planning to get back to that eventually but the Annex is currently under moratorium.
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Any chance of a Şoarece article soon?
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Any chance of a Şoarece article soon?
Dangit, I clicked on this thread specifically to request this! Get out of my head, you don't know what it's like in there!
Ah well, might as well provide my rendition of a Soarece VotW:
Have you ever seen some dakka
Packed with dakka on more dakka?
Bigass dakka, long-range dakka
Dakka dakka sploosh.
(I think that sums it up nicely.)
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any chance to put in a request for some of the more oddball stuff from the annex that does not releate to combat? i know why would anyone do that..but some of the articles you guys have done have been very amsuing to say the least....and its funny to see how some of you would do a write up for a common car or something....hehehheh
thanks.
I'm planning to get back to that eventually but the Annex is currently under moratorium.
In line with that, I'd specifically like to request a Miter/Magellan + Shackleton compound article. No ulterior motives or anything.
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I would be interested in helping out. I don't know if I can provide the quality or level of detail that the previous ones have been. I enjoy reading them quite a bit however, and would be reluctant to see them go. I looked at the post of what has been done, and it looks like all of the vehicles have been written about already. At least the ones that come to mind.... I'm a little fuzzy on the post 3058 vehicles.
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The Merkava got diverted by a research issue regarding the dates and is being shelved at the moment.
I would be interested in helping out. I don't know if I can provide the quality or level of detail that the previous ones have been. I enjoy reading them quite a bit however, and would be reluctant to see them go. I looked at the post of what has been done, and it looks like all of the vehicles have been written about already. At least the ones that come to mind.... I'm a little fuzzy on the post 3058 vehicles.
Actually, they haven't been and a bunch of the older articles are 'lost' - we know they existed and people might have copies of them but they're not available anymore. (Do not start reposting them, please - the authors will have to come to their own decisions regarding their work.)
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Actually, they haven't been and a bunch of the older articles are 'lost' - we know they existed and people might have copies of them but they're not available anymore.
I guess that's good, I looked at the Po, I'm a Capellan Player, and liked what I saw there. I'm not too wild about the PoII either as it happens. ??? I don't get to play nearly as much as I would like, so much of what I have to say would be speculation. However, I have been playing the game off and on since the early 90's.
I think I could crank one out in two weeks, but a month would be better. I don't have a preference as to what I write about. If I can help great, I'd be glad to.
Too bad about the Merkava... I like those old age of war mechs and tanks.
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If I may, I'd like to request permission to do the VotW write-up for the Pollux ADA Heavy Tank once it is released from moratorium.
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Sure.
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How does one go about getting on the list of those that can contribute? Is there a list of pending requests or just pick something, that is not on the moratorium, and write about it?
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How does one go about getting on the list of those that can contribute? Is there a list of pending requests or just pick something, that is not on the moratorium, and write about it?
Just pick something that's not on moratorium, check to see if it hasn't been covered, and write about it. There isn't a curated list of who can contribute. Once you're ready for publishing, let me know and I'll put it on the schedule if you want.
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I formally request that someone write about the Partisan.
Rutabaga.
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I would be interested in doing that, but it is going to be quite a long article.
I just ordered some from ebay, and plan on using it as a poor-man's assault tank. It has the firepower of a lance of Scorpions, but the cost of only 2 of the mighty light tanks.
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I'm already working on the Partisan article.
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Speaking of Partisan: Does any other vehicle have as many variants or more than Partisan? 60t "carrier" somes to mind but even that doesn't have all that many official ones.
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Speaking of Partisan: Does any other vehicle have as many variants or more than Partisan? 60t "carrier" somes to mind but even that doesn't have all that many official ones.
Yes, actually, and you don't need to "cheat" to do it. The Maxim has 16 in at least four different sub-families. Partisans are only 13 with two sub-families (the SW Heavy Tank and the Air Defense Tank from the Clan Invasion).
Aggregating the LRM/SRM/laser/AC/Arrow IV carrier family together gets you to 15 once you lump in the primitive models. A similar stunt on the 10 ton APCs comes out to 16, heavy APCs to 15.
Now, if you really want to see this get ridiculous, go count variants of some of the really old BattleMechs, especially Unseen. There are 22 different Archers alone and I'm not sure they're the most numerous.
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Here's a much easier request: Anyone willing to do the Şoarece Superheavy MBT? :)
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I'd be willing. I've actually given that one some thought.
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I'm thinking of covering the Zahn next week. No one has posted here in awhile, just to make sure i'm not stepping on toes.
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I'm thinking of covering the Zahn next week. No one has posted here in awhile, just to make sure i'm not stepping on toes.
Going to have to push it to next week. 90% written but no pic prepped.
Also taking suggestions. Brain foggy. Traveling much.
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You want a challenge? Try doing an article on the Magi, with useful advice for fielding all variants. 8)
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Done.
"Hey kids! Do you like spending too much cash on something that can't be justified by performance, tech level or battle value?! If so, try the Magi!"
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Done.
...useful...
I wasn't kidding. I'd really like to see someone approach this thing with the intention of making an actual battlefield impact with it, not just "it sucks, leave it at home or use it as a bumper car". Give people a legitimate reason to voluntarily include it in a battle force.
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Hmmm, i'll rattle that one around a bit.
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"Do the thing."
"Of course!"
"No really. Do the thing."
"Hmmmm...."
:D
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I wasn't kidding. I'd really like to see someone approach this thing with the intention of making an actual battlefield impact with it, not just "it sucks, leave it at home or use it as a bumper car". Give people a legitimate reason to voluntarily include it in a battle force.
There's a perverse sort of logic to it. Remember you're dealing with the SLDF when you talk about the original. These are the same people who bought whole regiments of Chargers without the justification of being on the tail end of a two century technological decline.
It's a garrison unit, a big, scary, really intimdiating cop car. It's meant to be cruising the mean streets of Taurus or Canopus IV reinforcing that the SLDF is bigger than you, they're scarier than you, and they have so much money they can afford to throw around 70 ton war machines where normal government agencies would invest in a Crown Victoria or maybe a Hummer. Popgun armament? Sure, makes sense. A medium laser or a machine gun is a lot less likely to accidentally do major damage in low intensity urban warfare than an AC/20 is.
If someone decides to move past low intensity urban warfare, that's why the SLDF never got around to retiring the Hunchback and the Victor after the Reunification War, and the Magi is no longer their primary tool. Instead, in serious combat, a Magi has two uses: Running around as a heavy recon screen for slower units (like all those silly Burkes and Pumas the SLDF keeps buying) and being the first unlucky SOB around the corner to find out whether there's an ambush. That's why they're tracked - tracked units are harder disable or fence in than a wheeled vehicle is unless you're prepared to drop a building on them. The armor gives them a better chance of surviving being under the building, too, and casual abuse by weapons that will torch your average patrol vehicle without trouble is just going to bounce off a Magi's flanks.
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There you go! I see the Magi in a different light, but this is exactly the kind of discussion I go into any 'otW thread hoping to see. A minimum of 'hurr hurr, it sucks, ignore it', and people discussing how to actually use a multimillion-*-bill machine that high command saw fit to issue to them, possibly for reasons that DON'T involve retaliation for situations stemming from the mishandling of the CO's offspring or spouse.
And with that, I'll leave off, and save further comments for an actual Magi thread.
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Moonsword, I'm going to lock you in a room and make you write that article at this rate, you're already half way there.
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Moonsword, I'm going to lock you in a room and make you write that article at this rate, you're already half way there.
I needed something non-technical to think about to unknot my brain after peering into packet sniffing of Internet Explorer's idea of a proper SSL handshake the Abyss.
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Another thing about the Magi is that it's a ton over weight, at least if you use the Sarna reading of two tons of MG ammo (Which, given Moonsword's description of why it was built, makes sense)
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Remember Rule 1 of Sarna: It is the LEAST reliable source out there. Always check an actual product, and/or do the math yourself.
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Remember Rule 1 of Sarna: It is the LEAST reliable source out there. Always check an actual product, and/or do the math yourself.
Seeing as how wikis are usually written by fans, and gaming fans tend to be somewhat nitpicky on the details, I always thought it very strange that Sarna and Lexicanum have such bad wraps in terms of accuracy of information...
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Seeing as how wikis are usually written by fans, and gaming fans tend to be somewhat nitpicky on the details, I always thought it very strange that Sarna and Lexicanum have such bad wraps in terms of accuracy of information...
For some reason some of the editors aren't as nitpicky
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Exactly. This(and repeated experience on these forums) is why whenever anyone cites Sarna for any reason, I always assume they are flat-out wrong until proven correct.
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Which may take some doing in this instance. After running the math based on TRO3050U, everything looks fine to me. Well, the engine nearly as heavy as a Phoenix Hawk doesn't, but that's a problem with my concept of reality, not the math.
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Ok, Zahn is done. Moonsword, do you want the Magi?
I'm thinking of something from 3145 mercs. Doing one of those Dragoon style all around the Sphere.
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Ok, Zahn is done. Moonsword, do you want the Magi?
I'm thinking of something from 3145 mercs. Doing one of those Dragoon style all around the Sphere.
Would anyone mind if I butt in to do one sometime? No big rush, but after enjoying reading through these recently I wouldn't mind doing one for old times' sake. ^-^
(But not the Magi, because I'm pretty sure it would be a ridiculously negative article. Screw that thing.)
EDIT: Has there been an article done on the Carnivore? If so, I must have forgotten it, but if not I wouldn't mind taking a crack at that beast.
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Yep, there's already a fine Carnivore article from Moonsword up.
Maybe something quirky and hyperspecialized like the Bardiche? That could be ... I think interesting might be the word.
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Yep, there's already a fine Carnivore article from Moonsword up.
Maybe something quirky and hyperspecialized like the Bardiche? That could be ... I think interesting might be the word.
I... have to be honest, I'd rather take something that I have a bit of experience with... or at least would LIKE to have experience with. :-\
No big deal though, if there's not really room in the schedule I understand.
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Schedule? What do you think this is, Mech of the Week?
I'll take the Nacon.
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I... have to be honest, I'd rather take something that I have a bit of experience with... or at least would LIKE to have experience with. :-\
Trust me, I kid. I tried to write a TRO 3145 preview for the Bardiche. That was an exercise in staring at my keyboard. ;D It's by no means an awful pile but verges on making the Ant Lion seem like a generalist.
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Ok, Zahn is done. Moonsword, do you want the Magi?
I'll take a look, sure. Call it March 10th?
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All right, I know I'm senile... But I'm pretty sure no one has done the Destrier yet, despite many people singing it's praises.
Anyone thinking about it?
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All right, I know I'm senile... But I'm pretty sure no one has done the Destrier yet, despite many people singing it's praises.
Anyone thinking about it?
I try not to. If I think about it, it might catch me. :D
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I think the best way to describe the Destrier is a Demolisher on steroids, those two Long Tom Cannons remind me an awful lot of the Demolishers two AC/20's, and the Ballista trailers are reminiscent of the Demolisher A4
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I'm having fun comtemplating the nature of the CJF vehicles in 3145. Nacon by Monday, but i'm tempted to go with the others at some point.
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All right, I know I'm senile... But I'm pretty sure no one has done the Destrier yet, despite many people singing it's praises.
Anyone thinking about it?
"Meet the new Teppo, same as the old Teppo"
O:-)
More seriously, I think you could get some conversation going with a comparison of the two. The Destrier does show improvements in several areas although the trailer is going to get some snark. Of course, I know you read the Teppo article so you're probably not expecting me to consider the Destrier the height of Davion vehicle engineering. :P
Maybe we should toss the Paladin and Kalki in for a brawl of the super-costly super-heavies.
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Oh, come on, what trailer isn't going to get some snark.
Trailers are hard to do... trust me, I've done my share now.
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Actually, my largest single objection to the Ballista doesn't have anything to do with the fact that it's a trailer. As a pair, the Destrier and Ballista are more mature iterations of the type and I noticed that the Destrier in particular has some attempt to mitigate a few of the usual problems with super-heavies or units that are hauling trailers around.
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Well I am of the tactical doctrine that you should have dropped your trailer well before you got into LOS of the enemy anyway. That was the intent for both the Teppo and the Destrier trailers. They were not designed to be on the main battlefield. Then again the Teppo itself wasn't either.
The Destrier IS the battlefield.
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I like the doctrine but that actually doesn't fix the problem that the Ballista is putting one of your command and control nodes into a target the enemy is already going to be lobbing counter-battery fire at. It's like giving the enemy artillery gunners a two-for-one coupon on your operational assets.
Then we get to the part where it's a trailer and can't evade the counter-battery fire. #P I imagine that's what the hardened armor is for.
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Well the Ballista CnC was more to allow it to talk to command and the Destrier. Any commander that decides to operate his regiment from the Ballista gets what is coming to him.
Then again, this is "Ramming Speed" FedSuns. Common sense may have died with Hanse Davion's Heart Attack.
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To be fair using a Ballista is probably a better choice then what a lot of commanders use and it doesn't provide command abilities at the AS/QS/BF scale according to the MUL so the chances of it being used that way are reduced
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I'm thinking of the Skadi, as long as people don't mind me Bogarting the CJF vehicles.
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Not a problem as far as I'm concerned. I'm not especially planning to look over the Destrier at the moment, although lightning might strike.
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By the way, that Magi thread? Exactly the way I was hoping it would turn out, thanks! Aside from the usual jerkitude about customizing instead of looking at the actual unit, there was real honest discussion about the weakness and strengths of the tanks in question. Thanks! O0
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I'll try to have the Skadi by Friday. Ideally i'd like to do the Partisan AAA by Monday, as I think there is a potential discussion to be had there.
Someone should take the Schildkrote. It's too controversial not have someone address it.
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I'll try to have the Skadi by Friday. Ideally i'd like to do the Partisan AAA by Monday, as I think there is a potential discussion to be had there.
Someone should take the Schildkrote. It's too controversial not have someone address it.
I can give that one a shot if no one else wants it.
EDIT: A week and no replies, should I assume then that I'm not welcome to submit anything? :-\
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Huh? No, go on ahead. I just missed that you wanted a reply, sorry.
Believe me, I'd never refuse one of the guys who started this gig from sitting back down at the table again!
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Is there a scheduled day for them to go up, or just 'whenever it's done'?
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Monday, usually.
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Yeah, Monday blew past me....
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All set for Monday, then- just need to add the image and it's set to post.
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I'll have the Partisan by Wednesday.
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I'll have the Partisan by Wednesday.
Schildkrote will be up as soon as I get home to the computer the article was written on. Mid-afternoon tops, apologies for the delay- today started much earlier than planned.
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That's pretty much the schedule I use anyway, so don't sweat it, man.
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That's pretty much the schedule I use anyway, so don't sweat it, man.
It's posted! Stop badgering me! GOD, I hate you, you're not my real dad! ^-^
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Has an article been done on the Hanse MBT? After testing this out earlier, and reading the TRO entry, I'm intrigued by it.
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That's another one i'm surprised hasn't had much discussion. Go for it.
I'm thinking of skipping the Skanda and going straight to the Gurzil for another VotMW.
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That's another one i'm surprised hasn't had much discussion. Go for it.
I'm thinking of skipping the Skanda and going straight to the Gurzil for another VotMW.
I'll type something up, but is there something scheduled to go up tomorrow already? I don't want to step on toes here.
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I'm working a Hanse article together right now, I'll have it up shortly unless someone else is posting an article instead. Apologies if I'm bumping someone out of the way, but I'm not seeing anyone chime in.
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I'm thinking of skipping the Skanda
Please don't :)
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Since no one posted an article today, I'll pull another 3145 vee together tomorrow and have it up in the morning- any issues with the Shandra?
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Since no one posted an article today, I'll pull another 3145 vee together tomorrow and have it up in the morning- any issues with the Shandra?
Other than it not being the Destrier? No, none...
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Other than it not being the Destrier? No, none...
Hey, I wanted to change it up- I did two nasty-tanks in a row, time for something a little less beefy. ;)
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Hey, I wanted to change it up- I did two nasty-tanks in a row, time for something a little less beefy. ;)
[Wendy's Lady] "Where's the beef?[/WL]
Or am I just showing my age?
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[Wendy's Lady] "Where's the beef?[/WL]
Or am I just showing my age?
Before my time, I'm afraid. And since I have plenty of grey hair going these days (and a surprising amount of AARP mailings!), that should tell you something. ^-^
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Before my time, I'm afraid. And since I have plenty of grey hair going these days (and a surprising amount of AARP mailings!), that should tell you something. ^-^
Scary... just scary.
Soon no one will even remember Dave Thomas. He'll slip into myth and legend like Ronald MacDonald.
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I miss Dave Thomas.
Not so much for the clown.
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Since it looks like I have this thing again (I haven't heard on others wanting to do articles anyway!), I do have two requests to cover in coming weeks, plus one of my own I'd like to cover. I'm NOT taking requests at this time, but may open the door after a while.
Upcoming:
Destrier
Tamerlane Strike Sled
SM1 Tank Destroyer
I'll try to keep this updated, but if someone sees one in here that I put up that's already been done, PLEASE let me know. I already feel like I'm stepping on other people's toes here, and I REALLY don't want to end up duplicating other people's work when they've already put in effort. That said, all three of these are new enough that I'm assuming they're going to be new articles.
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I've kind of wandered off into a non-BT sort of phase for a bit, honestly.
The Fan Article Directory should list if someone's covered anything before and it was posted on this forum iteration. I don't think I ever covered the Tamerlane or SM1, personally.
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I've kind of wandered off into a non-BT sort of phase for a bit, honestly.
The Fan Article Directory should list if someone's covered anything before and it was posted on this forum iteration. I don't think I ever covered the Tamerlane or SM1, personally.
In that case I'll take up the flag for a while, and if you want it back, say the word. I left it in good hands a few years ago, hopefully you're doing the same now.
...Maybe. ;D
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Well, you've got the right hockey jersey on at least.
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Hellbie, FS, if you guys don't mind, I'd like to take a look at the Burke II later on, once XTRO Gunslingers is out of moratorium.
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Hellbie, FS, if you guys don't mind, I'd like to take a look at the Burke II later on, once XTRO Gunslingers is out of moratorium.
Absolutely! Might be worth doing the Burke in general and including it as part of it.
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There's an article on the Burke itself posted already although it dropped off into the depths of the board almost two years ago:
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,1175.0.html
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There's an article on the Burke itself posted already although it dropped off into the depths of the board almost two years ago:
http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,1175.0.html
I must have totally spaced that one. Gah.
On an article note, todays got delayed by life, liberty, and the pursuit of not having... had internet... this morning... I guess? Should be up this afternoon- Sorry Welshman, but I need more time to gather thoughts on the Destrier, so I'm going with it NEXT week.
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Don't kick yourself. I had to check the Directory to find out whether I'd actually posted it on this iteration of the boards.
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I must have totally spaced that one. Gah.
On an article note, todays got delayed by life, liberty, and the pursuit of not having... had internet... this morning... I guess? Should be up this afternoon- Sorry Welshman, but I need more time to gather thoughts on the Destrier, so I'm going with it NEXT week.
Hellbie, life happens. Don't every apologize for life.
Cheers,
Joel
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Make Life apologize to YOU.
Or else Lemons. >:(
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Ok, my compy2000 is working again. Gurzil by Monday.
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Gurzil by Monday.
...but...but...but the Skanda! :'(
Kidding aside, I look forward to your coverage of the Gurzil, the only "new" Clan vehicle.
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Destrier will be delayed another week- taking a hiatus for this week due to personal issues.
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Destrier will be delayed another week- taking a hiatus for this week due to personal issues.
Playing Noah's Ark isn't personal, that's life and we totally understand.
I'll just have to deal with the....
anticipation.
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Oh that issue is dealt with. It's more of an issue here that will delay things for a while.
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Got chewed up on the gurzil article. Think i'll take a break for awhile.
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Got chewed up on the gurzil article. Think i'll take a break for awhile.
If people are commenting, then they like what you wrote. People just have very vocal opinions.
Really liking your analysis, looking forward to your next article.
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Got chewed up on the gurzil article. Think i'll take a break for awhile.
[tickedoff] not before you do the Skanda! [legal]
Seriously, your articles are truly great. Don't stop, please? :)
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Got chewed up on the gurzil article. Think i'll take a break for awhile.
False Son, what Welshman said. They weren't ripping up your analysis, they were ripping up the context.
Heck, I've only done one MotW article. If it wasn't for the coloured beemers commenting I don't think it would have received many replies. Remember, "the only thing worse than bad publicity is no publicity" ;)
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VotW will return with the long-awaited Destrier on Monday, June 2.
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VotW will return with the long-awaited Destrier on Monday, June 2.
Woo!!!
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All hail the Land Battleship Excessive! >:D
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All hail the Land Battleship Excessive! >:D
Nah, that's the Lyran Omnimonitor.
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Maybe I'm just not finding it, but I don't see a vehicle of the week article for the Warrior helicopter. So I'm requesting that. Unless it does exist and I'm just not seeing it in the directory.
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I have a Mamono article ready to go, unless somebody else would prefer to do it. I'd forgotten how much I dislike it.
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I have a Mamono article ready to go, unless somebody else would prefer to do it. I'd forgotten how much I dislike it.
I'd managed to forget it exists, so you're one up on me. I think Hellbie's got the Destrier this week, so why not post it on the 9th?
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I have a Mamono article ready to go, unless somebody else would prefer to do it. I'd forgotten how much I dislike it.
Fire away- Destrier isn't done, to my dismay, so I'd say post it now and I'll get this thing done for next week.
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OK, I'll poast it when I get home
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Bulwark.
Monday.
Or Friday.
...or whenever.
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Bulwark.
Monday.
Or Friday.
...or whenever.
You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. And by choosing the Bulwark you nicely suceed at placating my outrage at not having done the Skanda yet. O0
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This of course assumes that JadeHellbringer doesn't finish his Destrier article, or should I say DESTRIER, 'cause it's like the heaviest unit in the game (At least for normal ground combat)
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Destrier's... well, I can only scrap it and start over so many times, it's as ready as it gets for Sunday night/Monday morning.
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I will be taking LIMITED requests for articles at this time- as long as it hasn't previously been covered, isn't a support-size unit (damn you, Destrier! :D ), and comes with the tacit understanding that it may take time to get to something.
HOWEVER.
I will NOT accept any requests put here in the thread. PM them to me, and I'll take care of it, but I want to keep discussion in the article threads and not in here.
Cool? Get to it. Next week is already taken by one of my own favorite pieces of crap, but past that I'm open to suggestions.
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Trust me, I kid. I tried to write a TRO 3145 preview for the Bardiche. That was an exercise in staring at my keyboard. ;D It's by no means an awful pile but verges on making the Ant Lion seem like a generalist.
I'm tempted towards that one as well. But, until i get the Bulwark article done and drain some of it's venom, no promises. Not that I want to take the Bardiche from you.
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An article that takes an honest look at the Bardiche's strengths and weaknesses would be a really interesting one to read, and I really look forward to it.
Of course, what I don't look forward to are the inevitable posters who would post just to say that it sucks, without bothering to even try and find a use for it.
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An article that takes an honest look at the Bardiche's strengths and weaknesses would be a really interesting one to read, and I really look forward to it.
Of course, what I don't look forward to are the inevitable posters who would post just to say that it sucks, without bothering to even try and find a use for it.
Give me a little more credit Weirdo. As hard as I ride the Skadi and Nacon, I do it out of love. The Bardiche being a League state product, I'm not under the same contraints. The Bardiche is proof there is indeed a "Try", Yoda. Points for effort.
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You I trust to give the Bardiche a fair shake. I just hope the thread lasts long enough to be useful before it gets swallowed up by the 'it sucks', 'it would be okay if you(insert custom here)', or 'it should not exist because X already does the job better' crowd.
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You I trust to give the Bardiche a fair shake. I just hope the thread lasts long enough to be useful before it gets swallowed up by the 'it sucks', 'it would be okay if you(insert custom here)', or 'it should not exist because X already does the job better' crowd.
You know, it's weird, but... I really liked that thing when I saw it in that book. I'm looking forward to seeing the article!
(Meanwhile, Monday's subpar offering from me will be the Tamerlane)
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Is anyone planning on doing a Gulltoppr in the near future? Now that we've had articles on the Teppo and Destrier, I'd love to see the third of the superheavy tank trio covered.
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Is anyone planning on doing a Gulltoppr in the near future? Now that we've had articles on the Teppo and Destrier, I'd love to see the third of the superheavy tank trio covered.
...I'm content to stay away from superheavies for a little bit, but eventually it'll get done. After the disastrous work on the Destrier article though I'd like to take a bit of a break to work on 'normal' vehicles for a bit!
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I'll likely post the Bulwark article tonight after bringing it in line with the posted policies.
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Thanks. My understanding is CGL is just trying to improve the quality of information and make sure people are pointed in the right direction for more.
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Hellbie, I'd hardly call your Destrier article disastrous. It's been a very useful thread so far.
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Maybe I'm just not finding it, but I don't see a vehicle of the week article for the Warrior helicopter. So I'm requesting that. Unless it does exist and I'm just not seeing it in the directory.
Never saw a response to this....
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Never saw a response to this....
Want a really good laugh? If you'd waited another day to ask this, you'd have had an answer.
Warrior article is half-written and will be up... tonight-ish probably, assuming the day doesn't take a turn for the pear-shaped. Great minds really do think alike. ^-^
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O0
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O0
I posted your article, STOP BOTHERING ME. ;D
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Bardiche by Monday, with any luck.
Is there any way to kick SillyBrit and the others into writing more BA or the week articles?
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Is there any way to kick SillyBrit and the others into writing more BA or the week articles?
jymset currently has five articles awaiting his input, with a sixth in the process of me finishing it off to send to him.
I think that all that're left after those are the more obscure and little seen exoskeletons/PA(L)s) from TROVA, which might be covered by a single article, and that interface suit the Blackists came up with in one of the late Jihad books.
Then we start revising everything, starting from the beginning.
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jymset currently has five articles awaiting his input, with a sixth in the process of me finishing it off to send to him.
I think that all that're left after those are the more obscure and little seen exoskeletons/PA(L)s) from TROVA, which might be covered by a single article, and that interface suit the Blackists came up with in one of the late Jihad books.
Then we start revising everything, starting from the beginning.
Woot!
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jymset currently has five articles awaiting his input, with a sixth in the process of me finishing it off to send to him.
Now that's not fair. Only 2 of them have been awaiting input... the other 3 hit me in an avalanche, what, yesterday? ;) Anyways, let's chat and get them on the way :)
PS:
Bardiche by Monday, with any luck.
Skanda?! [whipit] Naw, very much looking forward to the Bardiche. I'll try to raise the awareness of the designer - Jal Phoenix - so that he shares his rather amusing impression of how jymset apparently forced him to design it the way it turned out.
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Ok, ok. I'll try the Skanda after the Bardiche. One disaster at a time, please.
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That reminds me, I need to get back to that Templar III article. And the Templar article I'm probably going to end up writing alongside it since covering the one really means you need to cover the other.
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Since it sounds like Bardiche is going to be on Monday, I'll back off on mine this week so as not to post two vees at the same time, and I'll be back the following week with... er... something bigger, I've done two light vehicles in a row. Let's see what hasn't been covered (or at least not in a while)...
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Ontos? O:-)
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Ontos! (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,12182.0.html)
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Dang. Uh... Plainsman?
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My VotW will be taking this week off so as not to step on my colleague's toes, and will return next weekend with...
...well, here's the thing. I'm looking back and seeing a lot of interesting stuff that was done YEARS ago, but no longer exists on these forums- and even if they did, could use updates for new variants and such.
So. VotW returns next weekend with the Schiltron. Cool? ^-^
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Sounds good to me. :D
May I suggest a theme? Start with "Inner Sphere Tracked Vehicles" and cover all (or a good portion of them) and then move onto Wheeled vehicles? Or start with "Inner Sphere Light Vehicles" and go like that.
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Sounds good to me. :D
May I suggest a theme? Start with "Inner Sphere Tracked Vehicles" and cover all (or a good portion of them) and then move onto Wheeled vehicles? Or start with "Inner Sphere Light Vehicles" and go like that.
To be honest, I like being able to jump around between 'big nasty' one week, 'small and fast' another, etc. for varieties sake.
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Hmm, now that I look, you wrote the original article on that. I've got a copy of it on my hard drive if you want it for reference. I've got the one I did back in (ye gods...) 2010 when TRO3060 was republished and we got RS3060 Unabridged, too.
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Oh I remember doing it, too. But its been a long time, might as well do it from scratch- not like I don't enjoy doing the testing and all anyway, right?
Bottombline, we're running a bit low on vees to discuss if we don't start over sometime soon. So, sneaking in an old classic now and then should help stretch things out.
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There are still 3145 vees. It just so happens people aren't jumping on the chance to cover them. That is a shame, because there hasn't been a more interesting time for vehicle design than the 3145 series.
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Could always do stuff from the Star League-era books. Liberation of Terra II had quite a few, actually.
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If we're going down that road, I want to reserve the Gallant.
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Hmm ... anyone mind if I put a flag in the Cardinal Transport?
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Not I.
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There's certainly room inside for one... ^-^
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I hate to say it, but Canada Day and the impending July 4th, and a certain vendor's antics have kept me very busy. I'll get to the Bardiche. I know, i'm bad keeping my deadlines on these.
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Schiltron posts after work tonight, Sunday went off the rails due to a date and a kidney stone (not at the same time), and so I don't have the whole thing done at the moment. Sorry for the delay! (feeling much better now, fortunately)
EDIT: Tuesday. Sorry for the delay, but while the kidney is doing much better, the migraine... not so much.
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If you're redoing old stuff. I'd like to see what you think of the Ajax and, or Mantueffel now.
They've gotten some new pods since last we saw an article on either.
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VotW will be late today due to... well, the power being out at home. So while I can post this note from my phone, I can't open the PDFs to be able to give you the info I need! I'll get something written up as soon as possible (Monday evening probably), and I apologize for the inconvenience.
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You don't have a hamster and a wheel?
Well, your own fault. :P
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Can I request the Packrat? To my knowledge, it's never gotten a VotW, aside from an old one(also not on the forum) that lumped it in with the Swift Wind and Skulker.
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Can I request the Packrat? To my knowledge, it's never gotten a VotW, aside from an old one(also not on the forum) that lumped it in with the Swift Wind and Skulker.
That's actually a fun idea... consider it on the schedule for... well, Sunday should be my next chance to get one done.
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I hereby relinquish the Bardiche.
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Sorry to hear it, I was looking forward to it! :(
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Me too. :-\
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Eh, i'm having trouble mustering anything beyond a few comments. Even the Quirinus, which I was looking forward to being covered in article form has only gotten a "i like it". Since i've pushed the delivery date back far enough, i'll pack it in.
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Any chance the Chevalier is on the horizon? Or perhaps the Joust?
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The Joust has a VotW thread (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,530.0.html), though it is a repost from the previous forum. The Chevalier has one (http://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,15253.0.html) too.
I wouldn't mind seeing a fresh look at either tank, but the fact remains that they do have existing threads. While we mods do frown on pointless thread necromancy, bringing one of those back up by posting your own insight or experience with the design is definitely okay.
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I feel like we can court some discussion with some vehicles that aren't exactly safe. Arrow IV vehicles and the towed gun series seems like an interesting place to start.
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They're not safe? ???
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They're not safe? ???
Not if your enemy has TAG. ;)
The Chevalier is an old favorite of mine, I'll probably get to it eventually, but with few variants it'll probably not cover much new ground when I do, to be honest. The Joust I feel like was covered pretty thoroughly at the moment- if I revisit a vehicle, as I did with the Schiltron, I want it to be as an effort to look into a vehicle that hasn't been covered in a while, and since then has something new to talk about- that vehicle had new configs, for example. The Joust is recent enough not to have a whole lot of new stuff to discuss, and the Chevalier didn't really get a whole lot of new stuff either over the past few decades.
Short version, 'not for now' on the Joust, 'on the docket but low priority behind other stuff' for the Chevalier.
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Given the frequent mentions of the Yellow Jacket and Hawk Moth in recent VTOLS of the Week, I was surprised to find we don't have articles for them. Apparently, there were several from prior iterations of the forums that didn't survive the transition.
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Y'know, that's a good point. Given how often they get mentioned (even in the context of "See that? Don't do that."), you'd think they'd have articles people could reference.
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Not sure the Hawk Moth has a problem . . . and the Yellow Jacket, does it really have a problem any more with the revised VTOL rules?
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Know what? You have a point. Yellow Jacket is going on the schedule for... ah, September at some point. (I just did a VTOL, not doing two in a row! Plus I have the next two weeks covered by requests and another of my own wishes after that.)
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How come the posted schedule never has any items listed anymore?
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How come the posted schedule never has any items listed anymore?
...Sorry, the what now?
(That would be the reason- I didn't know I had to keep an upcoming schedule for this...)
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Moonsword has an empty :p list in the OP.
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Moonsword has an empty :p list in the OP.
Eh. I'm not much of a 'plan ahead' person. Consider articles my weekly surprise gift to the masses. ;)
On that note... a hint- todays vehicle is very big and made by lunatics. So... could be just about anyone's heavyweight vee. O0
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Due to my gaming day (normally Saturday) being switched to Sunday this week, VotW (LB-X Carrier) is up a day early. You lucky little bastards, you.
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Is there any way any clever person can find to use the internet "wayback machine" or similar to dredge out any of the old -otW articles from dead incarnations of the forums?
And on an unrelated note, can I ask for the Pilum to get a go at some point?
Ta muchly!
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Is there any way any clever person can find to use the internet "wayback machine" or similar to dredge out any of the old -otW articles from dead incarnations of the forums?
And on an unrelated note, can I ask for the Pilum to get a go at some point?
Ta muchly!
In order...
1) I hope not, in a way. I mean, I did a lot of those articles, and enjoyed them, but... it's one of the reasons I'm going back and re-visiting some of those vehicles. It's been a long time, the original article isn't around, and a lot of them have new versions to discuss anyway. I'm not opposed to them coming back, but I'm sure enjoying going back and doing those units again, mixed with the newer stuff.
2) I can do that. Nothing wrong with some vaguely-phallic LRM-support.
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My gaming day got changed this weekend from Saturday to Sunday, so while I'm now at home I'm thinking I could use an early trip to bed rather than typing an article. We'll be talking about a big ol' nasty tank tomorrow (the 15th), but not tonight. Apologies for the inconvenience!
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I looked, and I cannot seem to find a VotW for the J Edgar Hover Tank --- wondering if we could swing one of those in?
Nahuris
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I'll look into it for Monday, then.
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VotW will return either late tonight or (more likely) Monday evening due to author exhaustion (70-odd hour work week has left me very little time or energy to get it done). Apologies for the inconvenience!
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Do you need me to toss something together this afternoon?
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I apologize for my recent silence, guys- it's been a tough couple of weeks at work. My company got purchased by another organization, and the workload as a result has been massive- including my weekends recently. As a result, I've been a rare sight for friends, and hardly get anything done when I get home other than collapsing for a few hours of sleep (or, of course, working more from home. That too.)
I'll have what was supposed to be last week's VotW article up this evening, and I apologize again for the unintended break. :-\
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Is there any way any clever person can find to use the internet "wayback machine" or similar to dredge out any of the old -otW articles from dead incarnations of the forums?
You got some URL's to feed it? The record for the current forums only goes back to 2012
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If possible, would someone please do a VotW on the Yellow Jacket VTOL?
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Renewing my request for the Pilum, thanks.
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Renewing my request for the Pilum, thanks.
Got it!
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If there's not enough meat on 2 chassis, you could do an "artillery truck of the week" - compare wih the Chapparal and Padilla, both of which are similarly lacking in heaps of variants.
Just a thought, to give you more to play with.
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Anyone considering the Kruger at any point?
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I will second the call for a Kruger VotW! O0
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Kruger has been added to the queue then.
Kruger...
Kruuuuuger...
Kruuuuuuuuuugeeeeeer...
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Requesting a few other DA era vehicles...
Lamprey VTOL
Hadur Hovercraft (Hadur! Hadur Hadur!)
Aesir AA vehicle
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VotW author has a nasty flu (and a lot of OT at work), so is taking this week off- a backup plan is being worked on by a fellow moderator and (once I speak to him) hopefully will be up very soon. Either way, the regular boring VotW will return on the 14th with a request from Worktroll- the Pilum.
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Would love to read about the Pollux ADA and the MHI Defense AA Tanks. Thanks!
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Given the frequent mentions of the Yellow Jacket and Hawk Moth in recent VTOLS of the Week, I was surprised to find we don't have articles for them. Apparently, there were several from prior iterations of the forums that didn't survive the transition.
Y'know, that's a good point. Given how often they get mentioned (even in the context of "See that? Don't do that."), you'd think they'd have articles people could reference.
Not sure the Hawk Moth has a problem . . . and the Yellow Jacket, does it really have a problem any more with the revised VTOL rules?
Know what? You have a point. Yellow Jacket is going on the schedule for... ah, September at some point. (I just did a VTOL, not doing two in a row! Plus I have the next two weeks covered by requests and another of my own wishes after that.)
Just wanted to pop up to renew my request for the Yellow Jacket and Hawk Moth. :) I'm also eager to hear Weirdo's critiques as well!
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VotW will be up on Monday the 12th due to an IT problem taking up most of my day- we'll be here tomorrow with a request article.
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It is Monday.
(http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Xmas/calendar/images/inter.gif)
:P
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...Apologies for the delay.
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...Apologies for the delay.
:-[
Now you are making me feel guilty :'(
Take your time. No hurry.
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Scorpion tank request? Because darn it, it might be sluggish, lightly armed and tiny, but it's apparently common as dirt.
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Scorpion tank request? Because darn it, it might be sluggish, lightly armed and tiny, but it's apparently common as dirt.
I THINK that one was already done by another author a while back, I'll have to look. If it's not too recent though I'll gladly add it to the schedule- one of my favorite 4th SW-era vehicles to spam a battlefield with. (Fun miniature, too)
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I'd like to request the Main Gauche, if it hasn't been done recently.
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New article tomorrow evening- Super Bowl plans kept me from writing today.
EDIT: Article will be on Sunday, we'll just call this an off week for me. Corporate changeover at work has me busy enough that I'm not really able to give this the attention it deserves at the moment, back to it this weekend with a request.
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Based on some feedback on the poor articles I'm putting together, I'm really not wanting to work on this at the moment... VotW is on hold for today, I'll see where I'm at tomorrow evening. I'll definitely be back to this next weekend, but it's pretty difficult to motivate oneself to write something like this when it's irritating people more than anything else. Some time to figure out what I'm doing wrong and what needs to change is a good idea- and if that means handing this off to someone who can properly write it, then we'll cross that bridge later.
See you soon, guys. Sorry for... well, poor writing.
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See you soon, guys. Sorry for... well, poor writing.
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Who the heck said you were a bad writer? You're one of the best ones out there!!
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I concur. I prefer articles that aren't just stat-block reviews, plus the addition of game testing is much valued.
Also because I'm hoping the Typhoon UAV can be slotted into the schedule - last done in 2005, in a "lost" article.
W.
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Who the heck said you were a bad writer? You're one of the best ones out there!!
Seriously! When I wrote my suggestions for *otW, your articles were a model of how to do them well IMO. I got the sense that everyone else felt that way too.
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I'd like to request the Main Gauche, if it hasn't been done recently.
I concur. And, while you're at it, perhaps its purported companion vehicle, the Galleon?
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Article is late this week due to a busy weekend, but since the previous one was a few days early it should balance out, right?
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Article is late this week due to a busy weekend, but since the previous one was a few days early it should balance out, right?
You owe me a new F5 key....
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Repeating an earlier request by another poster for coverage of the FWL's favourite clown car, the Main Gauche. It has a "talk to me about" article, but would also like to see it covered of the week.
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Which is as good a time as any to note that I've had several request lately for vehicles that have been covered in the past few years- nothing personal, but if I don't cover your vehicle, it's because someone else like Moonsword already covered it relatively recently and I don't want to go stepping on toes or rehashing the same thing over again. Before requesting, check the directory and see if it's already been done!
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As noted, it's not in the directory. :)
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I'll take a look at that one for next week if Hellbie doesn't have any objections. I think I might've covered it back on the last board iteration (lo those many moons ago...) but definitely not since TRO3067 was rereleased with all those shiny new variants in RS3067U.
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I'd like to see the Goblin Inf. Support Vehicle.
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VotW returns tomorrow- sorry, been moving the better half's furniture out of her apartment today, so it'll have to get finished tomorrow.
What's the subject? Stay tuned and find out...
(ok fine it's the JES III, happy now?)
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Due to continued headaches from last week's concussion, VotW is off this week so that the author doesn't have to stare at a computer screen any longer than necessary. Back on the 19th.
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Yeah, you guys aren't getting off that easily. Gimme a little while, I've got something in mind.
EDIT: Article up! Hope you get to feeling better soon, Hellbie.
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Programming alert: VotW Special Report: WiGEs and the Battletechers That Love Them, coming soon to a fan articles forum near you.
(...ok, probably either Monday or Tuesday night.)
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Now that's an article I can get excited about.
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I can't find the DI Multipurpose VTOL in the directory or via search. Anyone up for tackling it? Only two variants, but seems like there could be a lot said due to its, well, multipurpose nature.
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I can't find the DI Multipurpose VTOL in the directory or via search. Anyone up for tackling it? Only two variants, but seems like there could be a lot said due to its, well, multipurpose nature.
Actually it's on the list already for an upcoming article. Good call O0
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Programming note: Due to having to bring some of his day job work home for Sunday, the author regrets to inform that VotW will have to wait to go up until Monday afternoon. He deeply regrets the inconvenience, as well as the work. ;)
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Busy week, plenty of work is coming home with me in the evenings... not looking like I'm going to get this one out for a bit guys. Sorry- looks like this will just become this weekend's article. I still haven't had a chance to finish testing it, let alone write it all up. Stupid day-job, don't they understand??? That Big-Bore AC won't fire itself!
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I'm going into withdrawals here....
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I want to take a moment here, as I did in this week's column, to thank those of you who made the WiGE report a success- another special report is already in the layout phases, and will be released sometime later this month. Stay tuned for VotW Special Report: I am Mobile Artillery and So Can You... }:)
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On a parallel line, what about a review of battle-armour taxis? From the humble Heavy APC to the R10 and all points between?
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What about the Aeron (which really needs some variants) or for kicks the Andryusha Bombardment Frigate?
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I got a bit side-tracked while researching stuff for the Raven, and ended up analyzing the Swift Wing Scout Car. If it is okay, i'll cover it at some point, ok?
Somehow i doubt anyone has requested it...
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I got a bit side-tracked while researching stuff for the Raven, and ended up analyzing the Swift Wing Scout Car. If it is okay, i'll cover it at some point, ok?
Somehow i doubt anyone has requested it...
Actually... I had it scheduled for mid-June, I was going to do one based on the 2007 article covering assorted scout cars. I'll scrap that one and figure something else out for that week.
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Any chance you can cover the Nisos, Hellbie?
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Any chance you can cover the Nisos, Hellbie?
It's on my radar, but I didn't want to overwhelm with WiGEs since I just did the Swallow and then the WiGE primer so recently- but yeah, we haven't seen the last WiGE on here. That's a good one too, so I'm looking forward to it.
This week, of course, is going to be... well, big. Both in terms of number of variants to cover and in terms of 'oh god, the walls shake when they roll past'... ^-^
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Article needs some work still, but after a long weekend of playing tour guide to an out-of-town guest I'm in need of sleep before it gets finished. Should be up late-morning.
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If you're looking for omnibus articles, a fresh view on "How to build a vehicle force for Jade Falcons", or "how to build a vehicle force for Smoke Jaguars", would be useful to me at the moment :)
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If you're looking for omnibus articles, a fresh view on "How to build a vehicle force for Jade Falcons", or "how to build a vehicle force for Smoke Jaguars", would be useful to me at the moment :)
I've had a few requests for articles like this actually. I'll have to look into them. (Falcon one should be easy. "Step 1: Don't. Step 2: I said DON'T!")
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Step 3: You're fighting someone we hate? Well, why didn't you say so? Screw the rules, TAKE EVERYTHING. ;D
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I've had a few requests for articles like this actually. I'll have to look into them. (Falcon one should be easy. "Step 1: Don't. Step 2: I said DON'T!")
There'd arguably be two sections:
1) Invasion era: DON'T
2) Jihad era: WHATEVER YOU CAN LAY YOUR HANDS ON
And possibly
3) Malvina era: RAMMING SPEED!
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When you mention that, the thing that actually springs to mind is more general articles on how to pick units for group X beyond visit the MUL and read the RATs.
Like a mention of what the most common frontline units are, and the fighting principles that informs the decisions for the rest of the units a force takes.
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I'd like to see the Condor done in a VotW article
Also a vehicle force builder for all the factions would be nice. I'm tired of running Manticores, the Arab trio and Maxims for my DCMS forces.
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I'd like to see the Condor done in a VotW article
Also a vehicle force builder for all the factions would be nice. I'm tired of running Manticores, the Arab trio and Maxims for my DCMS forces.
Condor was just done a couple of years ago, so probably not anytime soon for a fresh article. But yeah, one of my favorites as well.
As for a force builder... honestly, I'm not really sure about that falling under my purvey here. Mostly because it's my experience that articles like that get picked apart by the 'fans', and instead of discussions we end up with nitpicking back and forth. I'll keep the idea handy, but it's not something I'm all that comfortable with at the moment.
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I'd like to see the Condor done in a VotW article
Also a vehicle force builder for all the factions would be nice. I'm tired of running Manticores, the Arab trio and Maxims for my DCMS forces.
Well we just Beta Launched the MUL Eras for Clan Invasion and FedCom Civil War. That now means that we now have active MULs back to 3025.
Should make finding units to use easier.
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Given the recent love for WiGE's I'd like to request the massive KOI / RYU TRANSPORT WIGES
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What about the Aeron (which really needs some variants) or for kicks the Andryusha Bombardment Frigate?
These did make the list JHB?
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Given the recent love for WiGE's I'd like to request the massive KOI / RYU TRANSPORT WIGES
Non-combat units like transport vehicles tend to draw very few comments- so a lot of work for an article that no one reads. Probably not going to happen, honestly. I get requests like that every so often, and it's one of those things that seems good to the requester, and absolutely no one else. Pity, because they can be just as interesting as a line tank or something combat-oriented like that, but just don't gather enough attention for the work needed.
These did make the list JHB?
Aeron is on the list, for sure. Andryusha, I'm going to have to figure out the best way to go about testing something like that without other people to assist. I may have to fit large-scale warships like that into a special article like the WiGE one.
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The fluff onit, as a conversion of a Davion ship I found interesting. Especially as putting Long Toms on a naval ship for support has come up in other conversations.
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Jellico usually handles our DropShip of the week reviews. I would suggest dropping him a PM as I don't know if he reads this thread.
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Non-combat units like transport vehicles tend to draw very few comments- so a lot of work for an article that no one reads. Probably not going to happen, honestly. I get requests like that every so often, and it's one of those things that seems good to the requester, and absolutely no one else. Pity, because they can be just as interesting as a line tank or something combat-oriented like that, but just don't gather enough attention for the work needed.
Anything that can actually haul a company of BA needs it's own article.
Also are/how are they affected by the errata that gives WiGE floatation hulls?
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Definitely better for amphibious operations than hovertanks & hover APCs.
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Also are/how are they affected by the errata that gives WiGE floatation hulls?
How is a WiGE that's already amphibious affected by an errata that gives all WiGEs flotation hulls? About as much as that law kicking around requiring that all humans contain DNA.
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Anything that can actually haul a company of BA needs it's own article.
Also are/how are they affected by the errata that gives WiGE floatation hulls?
The request is appreciated, but I still do not plan to cover it at this time. Thank you. If that changes you'll know when the article is posted.
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How is a WiGE that's already amphibious affected by an errata that gives all WiGEs flotation hulls? About as much as that law kicking around requiring that all humans contain DNA.
Because the designs in question are Support Vehicles, not Combat Vehicles, so instead of Floatation Hull they'd probably get the Amphibious Chassis and Controls Modification. Now these vehicles already HAVE that so it's no too big an issue, unless it no longer eats up tonnage
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With this thread being for schedule notes for VotW and NOT for arguing minutiae of rules, I'm going to ask that you take the discussion somewhere else, such as the ground combat forum. Then again, you already know all that.
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I'm contemplating the MHI Defense since it seems curiously omitted.
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I'm contemplating the MHI Defense since it seems curiously omitted.
I may have also asked for the Pollux ADA. Wouldn't hurt to do a combo and compare with the Partisan?
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I may have also asked for the Pollux ADA. Wouldn't hurt to do a combo and compare with the Partisan?
My intention was to compare the MHI Defense to the Partisan and Aesir to highlight how they each fill a niche for air defense.
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I'm contemplating the MHI Defense since it seems curiously omitted.
Skanda! ^-^
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Delaying VotW until tomorrow due to my computer eating part of the article (ARGH), bring extra RAC ammo and meet me here on Monday.
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For the list - Huey (although I'm still interested in an "artillery vee" omnibus article), and Fox armoured car.
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For the list - Huey (although I'm still interested in an "artillery vee" omnibus article), and Fox armoured car.
That artillery article isn't done, but it IS in progress. Stay tuned- not REAL soon, but... eventually.
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Is this where we put requests for an article??
If so, I would like to learn more about the Fulcrum Heavy Hovertank.
Thanks.
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Skanda! ^-^
Oh please no...
I don't know if i'd have any new insights in that article. It would be a list of how things didn't work out. I skipped the Bardiche article for exactly that reason. I could do a song and dance to try and upsell the Skanda, but people would see right through it.
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I'll mark the Fulcrum down, but guys I'll put it here again:
PLEASE PM ME YOUR REQUESTS!!!
I check my PMs regularly as part of the mod job here- and I get an e-mail when I get a PM that I can use as a reminder. If something comes in here, I may or may not see it in a timely fashion. So... any requests in here as of right now, I think I have on my list, but really- if you want me to cover something, SEND IT TO ME. (This also keeps people from being annoyed if I cover a request more recent than theirs- I don't go in any kind of order, which is by design)
Thank you, sorry for being a jerk but I keep asking for this by PM and it keeps not happening.
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[Kurgan]Forgive me, Hellbie. I am a worm ...[/Kurgan]
(BTW - did you know that the actor who was the Kurgan, also does the voice for Mr. Crab in Spongebob? And now you know.)
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Yeah, Clancy Brown. He also did the voice of Lex Luthor, was the drill sergeant in Starship Troopers, the head guard in Shawkshank Redemption and the VA for Chevy truck commercials. He gets around.
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Yeah, Clancy Brown. He also did the voice of Lex Luthor, was the drill sergeant in Starship Troopers, the head guard in Shawkshank Redemption and the VA for Chevy truck commercials. He gets around.
In a Chevy truck?
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Clearly, a man of his stature requires no less than a howdah. :)
But we digress. Howdahs are not conventional vehicles, they are DropShips. Let us stick to such.
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Keeps hitting F5...
Hellbie, where's my VotW fix?
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Keeps hitting F5...
Hellbie, where's my VotW fix?
After last week's repeated disasters, culminating in finding that a spelling mishap kept me from seeing the existing article... honestly I didn't test a damned thing this week. Every time I started on something I just kept asking myself 'why bother, this is going to suck just as badly as the rest have.'
Maybe next week. At this point I'm not sure continuing this column is a good idea, at least with me at the helm. I'm not doing too great at it lately. If other people want a crack at the helm, they're probably better choices for it than I am. (Mr. Burns' room of monkeys writing Shakespeare might be a better option, really)
I'll try to get something cobbled together and see if I can get something done this week. At this point, no idea.
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At this point I'm not sure continuing this column is a good idea, at least with me at the helm. I'm not doing too great at it lately. If other people want a crack at the helm, they're probably better choices for it than I am. (Mr. Burns' room of monkeys writing Shakespeare might be a better option, really)
Don't make me come out there and shackle you to the keyboard. Your articles are excellent and even when you accidentally doubled up, it was a good article.
Don't deprive of us of the king of VoTW articles. You set the standard people aspire to.
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Seriously. Hellbie, you're damn good at VOTWs, and even a duplicate is better than nothing at all. We need our fix. :D
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Threw together a look at the Mars at least, via request- I have enough experience with it to at least feign that I know what I'm talking about.
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An FYI, article may be delayed a day due to a full weekend. I'll try to get it done on Sunday if I can, but Monday afternoon is more likely.
Give you a hint though... it's a support-sized vehicle, it's been requested by four different people, and it's going to be a lot of fun.
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Next article on 7/27, won't have a chance to finish it up tonight. Sorry, I hate to have a late one two weeks in a row, but it's been a busy couple of days.
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Due to my attending RomeCon this weekend (you don't know about RomeCon? It's hanging around with GhostBear, Greatsarcasmo, Redshirt, etc. and getting in gaming, Brickfair, a trip to the Udvar-Hazy aviation museum, etc.- didn't you get your invite?), VotW is on hold this weekend. I'll not have time to work on it until probably Monday, but being the Bandit and having a zillion configurations, it may be Tuesday before it gets posted. I'd apologize, but since I'll be spending my Sunday in front of a Concorde instead... stuff it, dear readers. }:)
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Withdrawal symptoms already setting in...
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Withdrawal symptoms already setting in...
Go build some Badger variants that don't suck and discuss them in the thread, then ;)
(There's already too many that DO suck)
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Sorry guys, it's been a busy early week and I haven't had a chance to get this knocked out- it IS my project for today to get this out the door, which will be followed Sunday by a smaller article (you know, something that doesn't have a dozen-odd variants!). Apologies on the delays- RomeCon, a family problem, and a bit of a migraine have done me no good in terms of writing time.
(Damned Omnis...)
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The beatings will continue until your morale improves! [whipit] :worktroll:
Remember, you are doing this as a voluntary exercise. Or, as my old CSM would say, "In your own time, you horrible little man!"
(He channelled far too much Windsor Davies, which was just enough ;) )
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I have noticed that no-one has taken up my request for the Yellow Jacket.
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I have noticed that no-one has taken up my request for the Yellow Jacket.
About that... Guess what I was posting this evening when I got home from work... Right up until you started a thread about it?
So, that article is out the window... Plan B sometime tonight or tomorrow. :-\
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It's worth remembering, folks, that JHB and others do these fan articles out of the goodness of their hearts.
They're not employees, they do this for their own purposes. We're all welcome to register requests. These are not orders or instructions.
We appreciate the work of JadeHellBringer, and all the other -otW authors of all types, for the pleasure, detail and experience they bring to us all.
If you've registered a request, and you're wondering when/if it will be covered, please feel free to post a polite question wondering if your request is somewhere on an authors' current plans.
Wortroll, Moderator.
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To further Worktroll's comments (d'awwwwww, you're making me blush here, boss!), unlike other authors I really don't keep a schedule more than two weeks in advance or so usually. I openly admit that a long, pain in the ass article like the Bandit is something on a week-by-week basis- if I have most of an afternoon to put it together, great, but I'll hoard smaller article ideas like the Shun (mmmmm, ,Shun) so I can get something brief-ish out the door when things are busy.
That said, I do work my way through requests as quickly as I can- if you haven't seen me cover yours, send me a note and ask me if you're on the list, and I'll at least let you know if you're on there or not. Promise.
The irony on the Yellow Jacket, again, is that the article was all but done, and just needed a few edits, to be copied and pasted onto a thread, and get the image added, and it would have been up five minutes after getting in the door. I did all the work on it- and just a couple of hours prior to posting, I got sniped. Doh! So that article is on ice and will probably not get posted for a long time to come- no point having two threads about it, after all. These articles tend to die out a few days after posting anyway, to my dismay- the last thing I want to do is post one that already had its discussion run its course before I ever post it!
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I don't consider a "Talk to me about X" to be a proper substitute for an *otW covering X. Plus, I rather like your style, Hellbie. I vote you still put up the finished article. O0
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It's worth noting - just for completeness - I'm only allowed to think I'm JHB's boss when it comes to moderation duties. As far as -OTWs are concerned, I'm just another forumite.
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It's worth noting - just for completeness - I'm only allowed to think I'm JHB's boss when it comes to moderation duties. As far as -OTWs are concerned, I'm just another forumite.
To totally complete that thought, he's not much of a boss when it comes to moderation duties either. }:)
(joking, obviously)
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Working hard, or hardly working?
(Why have a pack of hounds, and put bees in my own mouth? O:-) )
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Hellbie, don't make me send out my canon ninjas to raid your computer for the article. Post it!
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Hellbie, don't make me send out my canon ninjas to raid your computer for the article. Post it!
It'll get put up eventually, but like I said having two threads going about it just means this one would die off that much sooner. I've got it saved, and it'll go up someday when I need an article and don't have time to do one. (Ideally I'd post it while on vacation at the holidays rather than take a week off).
It'll get done sometime. Just not right now.
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Just don't let it get Comstar "lost"
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Due to problems outside of the article itself, I'm going to be putting VotW on hold for a bit. This WILL return (and in fact if people want to take over during my hiatus please let me know and I'm happy to hand it over), but at least for a while there won't be anything out of me. I apologize for this, but sometimes things just don't go the way you want them to.
See you all soon.
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Hope things are all good, JH. Or at least get better.
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I was reading through some older VotWs(am I the only person that pronounces that as "vitwah"?), and at one point Moonsword mentioned a desire to compare all the Age of War MBTs together. Did this ever happen?
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I'd like to put in a request for the Light SRM Carrier.
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What would be all the Age of War MBTs?
Merkava Mk?, Marsden I?, Estevez, Augustus, T-12 Tiger, Korvin? Unless it is their hover, we are missing anything serious from the Dracs?
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I had actually gathered all of those I could think of with an eye towards doing an Alpha Strike of the Week article on them, but feel free to do it yourself, as I'm proving quite lazy. :)
The vees I gathered for it are:
Merkava Mk VI, VII, and VIII
Marsden I, II (primitive), II, and II-A
Estevez Standard and AA
Tiger Medium Tank
Korvin KRV-2 and KRV-3
Augustus A3
Sabaku Kaze and Sand Devil
Gallant Urban Assault Tank
LTV-4 Hover Tank
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Actually it's on the list already for an upcoming article. Good call O0
No rush, but did this ever happen? If not I'm sure it will in good time, but I want to make sure I didn't miss it.
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You did read that the VotW series is on indefinite hiatus, right?
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:-[ See, that's what I get for only checking the thread every few months and trying to skim the 2-3 pages since I last checked.
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Requesting the Pegasus scout
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Requesting the Pegasus scout
Check the posts directly above yours.
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An ongoing source of sadness and woe. Mostly woe.
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An ongoing source of sadness and woe. Mostly woe.
Up front, I know the feeling. But I don't miss spending scarce free time on this only to get blasted for the work for the next few days. I loved doing the articles, on occasion I start typing a new one up, and I remember quickly why I don't do anything that stupid again.
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Sadness, woe, and rage at those responsible for your burnout.
Maybe someyear I'll go for a money/mouth interface, and write some up myself. Probably about as common as my WSotW articles.
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Well, one of the useful points is that there's far fewer vehicle designs than Mechs, so a lot of things have already been covered (a problem I ran into often- great requests for stuff that had been covered already). So making it a bi-monthly or even monthly column probably would work better at this point than anything.
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Ironically, checking a USB drive at work for a missing file, I found one of the articles I never got around to publishing, for the Po II. Someday, maybe.
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Are vehicle articles exclusive to you? I mean, if someone wants to write about the Pegasus, they can, no? Never saw anything indicating certain types of articles are exclusive to certain folks.
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Are vehicle articles exclusive to you? I mean, if someone wants to write about the Pegasus, they can, no? Never saw anything indicating certain types of articles are exclusive to certain folks.
I've been trying to encourage someone to run with it, to be honest. No one has. If you want the Pegasus, go nuts, I sure won't be.
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My concern was that some might be interested in writing but feel like they're stepping on some toes.
I won't touch vehicles.
Got enough work revising my existing 'Mechs, along with other stuff.
So much stuff to do, so little energy...
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I do a lot of articles for other sites, which tend to eat into my want to make them for BT, however if no one objects. I suppose I will take on my own request and attempt a write up for it.
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Feel free to do so. If not, I'd be happy to do it. I might even be able to get it done by next week. I don't think I have much going on this weekend.
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I probably would be working on it over the next two weeks, so if you can get it up sooner then I will let you do so.
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Should have the hound up for tomorrow.
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I have the article ready to go on the Pegasus for Aunodin is you haven't already gotten around to it on your end.
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Go for it, I may end up doing the goblin since you took over the Pegasus
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Does anyone have a list of vehicles that have yet to be done? I suspect that at this point that's shorter then those that have been done.
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I would like to request either two separate articles or a big combined article about the Heavy LRM Carrier and the Light SRM Carrier.
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I would like to request either two separate articles or a big combined article about the Heavy LRM Carrier and the Light SRM Carrier.
Heavy LRM carrier has an article already:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,9168.0.html
And there's an article that covers standard weapon carriers:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,41446.0.html
The only one lacking an article is the Light SRM Carrier but it doesn't fundamentally differ from the weapon carriers or the Striker.
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If no-one has done the Gladius (and my searches haven't turned up an extant article), I'd like to volunteer.
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If no-one has done the Gladius (and my searches haven't turned up an extant article), I'd like to volunteer.
I know there WAS one out there, because I had to pass on doing one a few years ago of my own because it existed, but even if it does exist still, it's old enough that it could probably use fresh eyes anyway. Hit it up, always a favorite of mine for Periphery/el-cheapo raid forces.
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I know there WAS one out there, because I had to pass on doing one a few years ago of my own because it existed, but even if it does exist still, it's old enough that it could probably use fresh eyes anyway. Hit it up, always a favorite of mine for Periphery/el-cheapo raid forces.
If there was one, it hasn't been on these forum iterations because search doesn't come up with one. Unless the entire thread was deleted?
(Was actually looking for Gladius article a couple of weeks back.)
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Well, it's up: https://bg.battletech.com/forums/fan-articles/vehicle-of-the-week-gladius-medium-hover-tank/
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Suggestions for more vehicles to cover are welcome.
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The combine's 35 ton trio of 3145 II models - Saladin Mk II, Saracen Mk II, Scimitar Mk II
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Are there any articles on the Fulcrum or J. Edgar hovertanks?
I tried a search for "votw fulcrum" and it came back with no results, I tried to search for "fulcrum hovertank" and got told my last search was less than 30 seconds ago, try again later.
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Are there any articles on the Fulcrum or J. Edgar hovertanks?
I tried a search for "votw fulcrum" and it came back with no results, I tried to search for "fulcrum hovertank" and got told my last search was less than 30 seconds ago, try again later.
We do have article directory, ctrl-f there.
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/fan-articles/fan-article-directory-4-0-do-not-post-in-this-thread/
J. Edgar:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/fan-articles/vehicle-of-the-week-j-edgar-light-hover-tank/
No Fulcrum.
For search, just search the unit name, skip VotW etc. because those might not be in thread names. Also recommend limiting search to Fan Articles board if looking for articles.
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It appears the Fulcrum was reviewed back in 2006 and was probably never rolled forward to this version of the forums as we know it. I'll be willing to take a stab on it, but it might be a couple weeks before I can get around to it. It falls under 'fun vehicles that never get to use' list.
*update- I plan to have something out before the end of the week
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Was the Yellow Jacket ever formally covered in a VotW? I've read the... spirited discussions :P, but found no actual article.
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Was the Yellow Jacket ever formally covered in a VotW? I've read the... spirited discussions :P, but found no actual article.
Aside from this "tell me about" concerning the Arrow IV variant, there's no article.
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/fan-articles/talk-to-me-about-the-yellow-jacket-(arrow-iv)/msg1113832/#msg1113832
Any previous articles have been from previous forum iterations and are not readable any longer most likely.
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Fair warning: 90% of a Yellow Jacket VotW thread WILL consist of folks who think they're well-meaning trying to warn players about how bad it is, so that future generations don't make game-losing mistakes like picking up a Yellow Jacket record sheet. Also, much discussion of a ruleset that hasn't been in effect for about fifteen real-world years.
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Fair warning: 90% of a Yellow Jacket VotW thread WILL consist of folks who think they're well-meaning trying to warn players about how bad it is, so that future generations don't make game-losing mistakes like picking up a Yellow Jacket record sheet. Also, much discussion of a ruleset that hasn't been in effect for about fifteen real-world years.
Well, I'll just have to make sure I game it out myself. Which current iteration of the tabletop rules do I reference for VTOLs?
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Total War, plus any amount of TacOps you want.
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There was a Yellow Jacket article requested several years ago, and I had it essentially done, other than adding in the image tags, doing a once-over with the spell checker, and hitting 'post'... only to find that the person who requested it (days prior!) had decided to post the 'tell me about' thread instead. I still have the original article, if anyone cares, though it's several years old now and may not have recent information included.
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Cool, post it please!
I do not believe any info about the Yellow Jacket has changed since. Seems that the latest variant to it was in RS3085ONN which was released... I don't know, decade+ ago? Close enough anyhow.
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There was a Yellow Jacket article requested several years ago, and I had it essentially done, other than adding in the image tags, doing a once-over with the spell checker, and hitting 'post'... only to find that the person who requested it (days prior!) had decided to post the 'tell me about' thread instead. I still have the original article, if anyone cares, though it's several years old now and may not have recent information included.
We don't appear to have added any variants since TRO3085, which was a while ago, so you're probably in the clear.
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Dug it up and posted it just now... with the added crabby-admin 'do NOT piss me off with acting like a jackass' addendum.
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Thanks for posting that!
And now i have to throw a request here: We need a follow-up article for the Hawk Moth as it is so closely related to the Yellow Jacket.
(And maybe Hawk Moth II too, as it shares name if nothing else with the Hawk Moth.)
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Man, I feel like that one had an article... weird.
It's probably best that someone else handle that one though.
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Anyone mind if I do an article on the various <5-ton vees? Just the armed ones, unless you actually want a lot of entries that say "This ones a bike/car/boat. You could use it as a spotter." over and over...
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Just the armed ones, unless you actually want a lot of entries that say "This ones a bike/car/boat. You could use it as a spotter." over and over...
I thought they were labeled 'guided missiles' in the Capellan Confederation.
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Even Capellans value life more than that. You never throw away perfectly good Servitor labor.
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Even Capellans value life more than that. You never throw away perfectly good Servitor labor.
Unguided missles...
"Okay, you're parked in the alley with the engine hot. You've got the accelerator jammed open with your tonfa. When your handheld seismic sensor hits 8 jam it in gear and dive out of the way. If you're lucky, it will slam into the Mech crossing the alley. If you're really, really lucky, the Mech won't see you ducking through the back door of that Noodle joint."
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Heard tell of an article in the works about the Hachiman, which seems like an uncharacteristically sensible Clan missile tank. No rush, but any progress?
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Fair warning: 90% of a Yellow Jacket VotW thread WILL consist of folks who think they're well-meaning trying to warn players about how bad it is, so that future generations don't make game-losing mistakes like picking up a Yellow Jacket record sheet. Also, much discussion of a ruleset that hasn't been in effect for about fifteen real-world years.
to be fair, anytime you have to completely rewrite the ruleset for an entire class of vehicles to make a single, specific design, less of an embarrassment, the warnings are kind of deserved. (yes, kids, it is actually that bad, but you have to actually use vehicles in your games against opponents who aren't brand new to the game, to really understand how bad it is.)
In a sense, the Yellowjacket is the poster child of "Yes, you can do that, the rules allow it, but it isn't a very intelligent thing to do, and for the resources and BV you can get more of something that actually works OFF the design sheet."
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Hey, we've gotten a bunch of new vehicles with Recognition Guides 25-32. How about getting some Vehicles of the Week write-ups for them?
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Anyone mind if I take a crack at the Gallant?
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Go for it
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Gallant is up.
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We ever get a Scapha?
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Yes. Apparently that article caused JHB much sorrow
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Yes. Apparently that article caused JHB much sorrow
And a couple of surprising hate-mail PMs. I miss doing the writing for these, I don't miss some of the feedback. :blank:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,43006.msg989915.html#msg989915 (https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,43006.msg989915.html#msg989915)
Omni-units are always a tricky one for -otW articles, because you end up with multiple units to test and analyze rather than just one or two. The Scapha was particularly tricky due to the sheer number of variants, most of which were wildly different from one another in terms of how you go about using them, and I pride myself on having gone through at least a couple of test runs on Megamek with each one of them (as in every article where possible) before putting up analysis. So... yeah, Scapha was wild. Fun, but wild. (Luckily I was single at that point, so I had spare time enough to actually do all that testing- if I tried that now, my wife would probably make me eat a pack of hex bases with a fork.)
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Having just read that article, I utterly fail to see what would cause someone to lose it. I don't agree with everything you wrote, but hate-mail? To a (presumably at that time) mod?
Was it about it being a ROTS unit?
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Having just read that article, I utterly fail to see what would cause someone to lose it. I don't agree with everything you wrote, but hate-mail? To a (presumably at that time) mod?
Was it about it being a ROTS unit?
Fans are weird man. My less-than-stellar designs for the Targe met with uproar like I'd turned the BattleMaster into a Charger.
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And a couple of surprising hate-mail PMs. I miss doing the writing for these, I don't miss some of the feedback. :blank:
https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,43006.msg989915.html#msg989915 (https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php/topic,43006.msg989915.html#msg989915)
Omni-units are always a tricky one for -otW articles, because you end up with multiple units to test and analyze rather than just one or two. The Scapha was particularly tricky due to the sheer number of variants, most of which were wildly different from one another in terms of how you go about using them, and I pride myself on having gone through at least a couple of test runs on Megamek with each one of them (as in every article where possible) before putting up analysis. So... yeah, Scapha was wild. Fun, but wild. (Luckily I was single at that point, so I had spare time enough to actually do all that testing- if I tried that now, my wife would probably make me eat a pack of hex bases with a fork.)
It is more a sign that you can do the writing that you get hate mail. If your writing were not to them worth taking seriously, they would not. See it as a sign of that.