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The Inner Sphere / Re: Political instability in the Capellan Confederation?

« Last post by tassa_kay on Today at 03:21:20 »

I dunno, during the Jihad STL did refuse to join the coalition and thus was a result arguably "lost the peace" by not having any influence with the nascient ROTS.

Please point out where the other House lords objected to their worlds being annexed by the Republic and Stone returned them because they had influence with him. From the Capellan perspective, for a multitude of reasons, Sun-Tzu made absolutely the correct choice not to suborn himself to Stone. And ultimately (leaving whatever happens in IKEO aside), he did in fact come out on top against the Republic: all of the worlds lost to the Republic were regained, the CCAF became bigger and stronger than it had ever been, and the Republic itself is now a footnote in history.

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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

« Last post by thedancingjoker on Today at 03:20:41 »

Yeah, there has been no official new communication at all, just the (possibly incorrect) charges posting.  I suspect they are trying to iron out bugs before sending out an announcement.

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Off Topic / Re: Fallout: Exploding onto your screen April 2024

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 01:01:15 »

Maybe.

Could also be the difference between Lucy (as the Honest Trailers put it, a Speech Specialist who dump-statted Charisma) and Maximus when compared to any of the game protagonists.

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The Inner Sphere / Re: Political instability in the Capellan Confederation?

« Last post by BrianDavion on Today at 00:49:09 »

Gonna have to disagree there. Sun-Tzu being a shrewd politician and him being unable to defeat the Republic are not mutually exclusive.

I dunno, during the Jihad STL did refuse to join the coalition and thus was a result arguably "lost the peace" by not having any influence with the nascient ROTS.

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Off Topic / Re: Fallout: Exploding onto your screen April 2024

« Last post by Liam's Ghost on Today at 00:47:39 »

Yes.  It might have been the limitations of the game engine, but you were still generally safer there than how Filly was portrayed.

Honestly, I don't buy it. I don't think Filly would have been much different than the Den or Goodneighbor if it had been presented in a game rather than in a TV show.

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The Inner Sphere / Re: Political instability in the Capellan Confederation?

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 00:41:14 »

I don't recall Sun-Tzu being thoroughly humbled by Stone.  Though I haven't read any of those books in about a decade.

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Off Topic / Re: Fallout: Exploding onto your screen April 2024

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 00:40:27 »

Yes.  It might have been the limitations of the game engine, but you were still generally safer there than how Filly was portrayed.

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The Inner Sphere / Re: Political instability in the Capellan Confederation?

« Last post by tassa_kay on Today at 00:37:38 »

Until he met Devlin Stone and was humiliated thoroughly. The Confederation at the end of the Jihad was taken down a peg and only with the Dark Age the realm rose again

Gonna have to disagree there. Sun-Tzu being a shrewd politician and him being unable to defeat the Republic are not mutually exclusive.

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Off Topic / Re: Fallout: Exploding onto your screen April 2024

« Last post by Liam's Ghost on Today at 00:36:27 »

You mean the den with the slavers and all the drugs and the random pickpocketing children (and that one area where you can pimp out your wife for extra caps) or New Reno with its impending gang war and the streets lined with drug addicted prostitutes?

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Off Topic / Re: Fallout: Exploding onto your screen April 2024

« Last post by MoneyLovinOgre4Hire on Today at 00:31:34 »

It wasn't a nice universe, but there was actual movement toward recovery.  And large swathes of the regions were actually fairly decent places, like Klamath or Goodsprings.  Even The Den and New Reno in Fallout 2 were portrayed as much more functional than Filly.