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Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« on: 01 February 2017, 20:43:44 »
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #1 on: 01 February 2017, 20:45:12 »
Im all for set 2
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #2 on: 01 February 2017, 20:56:44 »
I like the coasters, but that's some expensive shipping.
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #3 on: 01 February 2017, 21:04:31 »
Back to the new battletechgear.com/ items, I prefer the new batch in almost every way. They have uses beyond simply taking up space, and seem to be made of decent materials. Their visual designs are far more pleasing; I could see even non-BT fans finding them interesting. The prices, while certainly not cheap, are more in line for what we'd be getting. Finally, the "required order" numbers are way lower, meaning we're more-likely to see these actually made.
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #4 on: 01 February 2017, 21:10:07 »
Even though I won't be purchasing these, they do give me hope for future merch.  O0

Really looking forward to some more game news though.  I only get my news from the kickstarter updates.  Anything interesting come up in the official forums?
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #5 on: 01 February 2017, 21:13:19 »
Shipping overseas ain't too bad. The exchange rate AUD-USD hurts more.

Going to drop on the stein once I get something on the CC to cover it ...
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #6 on: 01 February 2017, 21:57:33 »
Here ready to receive news of our upcoming PC game. Hope it comes soon.
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #7 on: 01 February 2017, 22:05:24 »
Ahahaha...seems I'm going to have to be in the minority again. :D

The coasters are cool...but for $20 I'd never use them as intended, and that Stein, well, it's not the ugliest example I've ever seen, but it isn't exactly pretty either.

I really had my heart set on the House banner set, and the statue was cool (even if more than I should be spending). I'd like to see more apparal though.

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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #8 on: 02 February 2017, 13:39:13 »
I like the coasters, but that's some expensive shipping.
$8 for the coasters here. That's standard UPS ground. Don't know what's up with $12 shipping for the stein. $20 shipping for $60 of product ain't too hot IMO.

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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #9 on: 03 February 2017, 15:01:36 »
I'm going to have to pass  :'(

I know international shipping isn't cheap, but $42 shipping on $60 of merch is just too darned much.  >:(

(I'm in the UK, and that's $27 on the stein and $15 on the coasters)
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #10 on: 07 February 2017, 06:28:47 »
All honesty, I couldn't give a hoot about merch, I want game info ASAP!

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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #11 on: 07 February 2017, 16:11:03 »
Next HBS Dev Q&A is Feb 8th 12pm PT - https://www.twitch.tv/ngngtv - with the game's lead writer as well as Mitch Gitelman, might get some tidbits in between every second person asking when backer beta will be.

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« Reply #12 on: 07 February 2017, 16:19:16 »
Next HBS Dev Q&A is Feb 8th 12pm PT - https://www.twitch.tv/ngngtv - with the game's lead writer as well as Mitch Gitelman, might get some tidbits in between every second person asking when backer beta will be.

They just announced the target for the Backer Beta is March 15th.

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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #13 on: 07 February 2017, 16:46:44 »
First chunk of the novella is available to qualifying backers too.
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #14 on: 07 February 2017, 17:02:47 »
They just announced the target for the Backer Beta is March 15th.

I saw, guess every second question will now become "What 'Mechs will be in the Backer Beta?" instead :)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/webeharebrained/battletech/posts/1801796

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« Reply #16 on: 07 February 2017, 21:48:46 »
Blackjack, and Trebuchet? ???
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« Reply #17 on: 07 February 2017, 21:51:21 »
Those are awfully stumpy arms for a Blackjack.
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« Reply #18 on: 07 February 2017, 21:59:52 »
Transparency - I'm not the greatest fan of the art style MWO is going. Yes, I'm guessing here, because there's nothing else I can think it could be, rather than "it looks like X".

Guessed Blackjack on vague cockpit similarities to BT art, and non-articulated arms. Guessed Trebuchet because "box on left arm". Other than that, the upper 'Mech could be an Enforcer.
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« Reply #19 on: 07 February 2017, 22:28:21 »
Blackjack, and Trebuchet? ???

Correct. No indication of AC on the arms at all on that Blackjack.

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« Reply #20 on: 08 February 2017, 07:36:04 »
'Mechs in the story are Blackjack, and Trebuchet so I am guessing that is what they are.

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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #21 on: 08 February 2017, 11:50:23 »
Will it be canon?
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #22 on: 08 February 2017, 12:05:39 »
I wonder: Is the protagonist the same Walter de Mesnil character who appears as a Davion officer (one of a bunch of minor characters under Redburn's command) in the Warrior trilogy 26 years later?
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #23 on: 08 February 2017, 15:33:18 »
Will it be canon?

The ebooks? Yes I'd imagine so.

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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #24 on: 08 February 2017, 15:56:40 »
The ebooks? Yes I'd imagine so.
Hairbrain commissioned it, that's why I'm wondering.
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #25 on: 08 February 2017, 16:02:30 »
Guess the Concordat-Magistracy War involved five rather four worlds if so.

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« Reply #26 on: 08 February 2017, 16:04:59 »
I wonder: Is the protagonist the same Walter de Mesnil character who appears as a Davion officer (one of a bunch of minor characters under Redburn's command) in the Warrior trilogy 26 years later?

Yup.  He even has the Blackjack that appears as his personal 'Mech in "Not the Way the Smart Money Bets," where he joins the Hounds after helping Patrick out.  (He's down on his luck working as a Galaport cabbie circa 3010).
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #27 on: 08 February 2017, 16:09:18 »
'Mechs in the story are Blackjack, and Trebuchet so I am guessing that is what they are.
Yeah... uh... do the 'Mechs have no weapons in the story? Those appear to have none. There are no missile ports or lasers on the Treb either (PGI version does not have missile pod covers). PGI's 'Mech (images) are designed to function as OmniMechs and these look like copies of the base chassis of an Omni, sans weaponry, just as they look in the MechLab with all weapons stripped. Perhaps there was a lack of communication with the artist.

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« Reply #28 on: 08 February 2017, 17:28:21 »
Given they appear very much to be in the MWO style, I'd guess the MWO concept artist (sorry, his name escapes me atm) did it. And I'm inclined to think he knows his 'Mech configs.

Maybe he just hit the 'grimdark' button a little hard ;)
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Re: Battletech Kickstarter thread part deux
« Reply #29 on: 08 February 2017, 17:44:16 »
Given they appear very much to be in the MWO style, I'd guess the MWO concept artist (sorry, his name escapes me atm) did it. And I'm inclined to think he knows his 'Mech configs.

Maybe he just hit the 'grimdark' button a little hard ;)
I wish I could be so forgiving, but I've taken a very close look at the image. When a 'Mech looks like this:



... instead of this:



... it's a pretty obvious mistake in my opinion. My guess is--New artist is given 3D base model to create cover art, but it is the stripped model and not one with weapons. Nobody along the approval process notices. It happens.