ProtoMech of the Week: Basilisk and Basilisk Quad

[Maelwys]

Maybe the genecaste rumors were real and the Society was gearing up to fight the Magistracy's Ebon Magistrate :)

[wantec]

Is that how it works? I've always played it as frenzy attacks being the same as physical attacks dealt by 'Mechs, so damage/10, round up.
If Protos deal their full damage to infantry units...then yeah, the B-Qs suddenly become a lot worse.

Paul has it right. It's tonnage/5 (round up) as the base Frenzy damage. Proto Melee Weapon System adds another tonnage/5 (round up) * 2. Then its +1 for EDP against infantry (+2 against cybernetically enhanced infantry). Feralize doubles it on top of that.

[cold1]

I always took this to be the foreshadowing of something big; damn conspiracy theory hat.  ::)

Fletcher, you were warned...

Yeah, the Bquad is an expensive proto but not when you consider a few of them just took out my Blood Asp A with a 1/2 blooded star captain in it... yikes!

Paul, y'all nailed it with creating units that truly feel like they are meant to fight the clans and neutralize their strengths.

[GreekFire]

Paul has it right. It's tonnage/5 (round up) as the base Frenzy damage. Proto Melee Weapon System adds another tonnage/5 (round up) * 2. Then its +1 for EDP against infantry (+2 against cybernetically enhanced infantry). Feralize doubles it on top of that.

Well yeah, I completely understand that. What I'm wondering is if that total damage gets divided by 10 or not. It's not a burst-fire weapon, so no bonuses there, but does that make it a direct fire attack? Or does it fall under another category, kinda like vibro-clawed BA?

[GreekFire]

Okkk folks, quick update on the rules here: http://bg.battletech.com/forums/total-warfare/frenzy-damage-vs-infantry/

ProtoMechs deal full frenzy damage vs infantry, so as Paul said a Basilisk-Q with active ADP will deal a full 7 points of damage against infantry units, doubled if it's running on Feralize, and doubled again if the infantry unit is in open terrain. So theoretically, a single B-Q could deal up to 32 points of damage to Manei Domini infantry. That's...insane.

On the not-so-fun side of things, Protos just got a nerf as far as their Frenzy is concerned. They now have to be in the same hex as their target to deal their damage, so getting a B-Q into the right position when using Feralize is suddenly a lot harder.

[Weirdo]

This makes me want to play Society any more... >:D

[wantec]

Well yeah, I completely understand that. What I'm wondering is if that total damage gets divided by 10 or not. It's not a burst-fire weapon, so no bonuses there, but does that make it a direct fire attack? Or does it fall under another category, kinda like vibro-clawed BA?

Ah, now I see. I misunderstood the question.

[Paul]

I love making stuff that causes a rules Nerf. ;)

(The same hex clause was my suggestion. Fixes a number of things, and you'll have to admit that 12 possible attacks was a bit much... :) )

Paul

[Maelwys]

Wow. I misread that new ruling the first time. I thought the same hex rule only applied to Frenzy attacks against infantry, but its ALL Frenzy attacks.

Oof.

[UnLimiTeD]

Does the Taser Armour also include the chance to fry oneself?
Also, I think I'd prefer plasma against Zombie Platoons, a 24 man unit carries 16 medium lasers....

... damn, I wanna play those quads. Right up my alley.  [drool]

[GreekFire]

Does the Taser Armour also include the chance to fry oneself?

Nope!! They follow the Mech Taser rules, so you don't have to deal with any of that pesky feedback BA are saddled with.