Rasalhague Dominion: The voting will continue until morale improves!

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Between the rarity of BR armor and the rarity of ammo types that penetrate hardened armor, I don't see it as being a serious issue.  Armor Piercing autocannon rounds are pretty terrible, I don't see the problem in making them a tiny bit more useful.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

So different topic: do the Bears have access to any BA that mount BA LB-X?

[nova_dew]

So different topic: do the Bears have access to any BA that mount BA LB-X?

I don't think we do anymore, we used to have access to Ironhold suits, but they've been taking off of our MUL listing sadly

[wantec]

Not really, no. The 3 suits that have BA LB-X are the Black Wolf (LB-X), the Ironhold (Anti-Tank), Thunderbird Upgrade (LB-X), and the Thunderbird II. None of those have availability for the Dominion.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Huh.  You'd think that between their love of battle armor and having the Horses as neighbors, the Dominion would have loved the BA LB-X.

Maybe there will be something in Record Sheets 3150, whenever they finally come out.

[Kerfuffin(925)]

You’d think we’d see the thunderbird with both the combine and cats using them. But I guess BA is more likely to be fully wrecked than other combat units.

Idk how much more BA we can reasonably get. The Rec Guides added the Elemental III, and the Mercs series added half a dozen more. 3150 NTNU has another 5.

We could get a BA lbx on the Callisto, but it’s not really useful at one per point

[wantec]

Huh.  You'd think that between their love of battle armor and having the Horses as neighbors, the Dominion would have loved the BA LB-X.

Maybe there will be something in Record Sheets 3150, whenever they finally come out.

According to the MUL:
Horses have access to the Black Wolf
Both sets of Falcons have the Ironhold
Clan Protectorate (by way of the Nova Cats) has both Thunderbirds

Basically all of the Dominion's current/former Clan neighbors have the BA LB-X. It may just come down to tactics and usage. Yes, the BA LB-X has its benefits, but I think the RD just prefers to use other weapons in similar roles. Most of the time an SRM rack can give that crit-seeking, maybe not as many clusters, but slightly better brackets. Anything that needs as many crit rolls as a point of BA LB-X can always just call in something that fills multiple other rolls like an Onirus C or a Fire Moth P.

[Tyler Jorgensson]

I mean we already have a good chunk of different BA Designs that they could adapt: the aforementioned brand new Callisto, the Rogue Bear maybe, the Golem variant we have with the Bearhunter AC’s.

The RecGuides are ‘finished’ (we’d all love more of course) so I highly doubt too many more designs are going to populate the universe anytime soon (unless IlKhan’s Eyes gives us anything). I honestly believe this will be limit of our designs until the next major TRO, if TWO 3150 ever comes lol

[Kerfuffin(925)]

I more meant there isn’t a lot more room for development of BA. Maybe squad weapon mounts will catch on, but the Callisto shows how limiting they are.

A few new variants maybe, but the AP Gauss is king shit of BA weapons outside of critting something to death.

[Kerfuffin(925)]

Rec guides finished up on the MUL.

We get the Blood Asp in ilClan era.

It’s got some wonky crit placement but it’s a nice addition

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Yeah, it's a good solid machine, even if some of the configs are wonky.

[Foxx Ital]

I've always been more of a fan of the savage coyote than the blood asp.

[Kerfuffin(925)]

I’d rather have that too, our lighter Assault units are almost all regular mechs, not Omnis. I’m surprised it’s still around anywhere tho

But a 4/6 XL chassis isn’t bad, although it’s rougher than usual with its weird crits and configs.

[Zeruel]

I've always been more of a fan of the savage coyote than the blood asp.

the Blood Asp fills a role that the Bears haven't had a 'Mech for for a while, a fast Assault Omni that can actually mount an Assault 'Mech's loadout (ie. not a Kingfisher or Executioner)

at least we have the Mastadon and access to the Turkina which fill the same role as the Savage Coyote

[Foxx Ital]

the Blood Asp fills a role that the Bears haven't had a 'Mech for for a while, a fast Assault Omni that can actually mount an Assault 'Mech's loadout (ie. not a Kingfisher or Executioner)

at least we have the Mastadon and access to the Turkina which fill the same role as the Savage Coyote

 Kek I've never looked at it and thought of it as a fast assault . Turkina is just..it's ugly to the point I almost refuse to use one.

[Zeruel]

 Kek I've never looked at it and thought of it as a fast assault . Turkina is just..it's ugly to the point I almost refuse to use one.

thankfully you've got Mastadons to play with then ;)

[Foxx Ital]

thankfully you've got Mastadons to play with then ;)

At least my level of stubbornness isnt surprising ^_^. I'd really like us to start building Tomahawk II's,I've become enamored with it over the last decade.

[Kerfuffin(925)]

At least my level of stubbornness isnt surprising ^_^. I'd really like us to start building Tomahawk II's,I've become enamored with it over the last decade.

I have one ear marked for my command star once I do another IWM order

[tassa_kay]

I like the Blood Asp for style. Plus it's actually a decent assault on its own merits.

[Foxx Ital]

I have one ear marked for my command star once I do another IWM order

I have one I've needed to assemble for years but so many pieces I've always found an excuse not to build it,which is why I love the plastic minis. I use them in my wolf nova Trinary and they absolutely rock.

 

I like the Blood Asp for style. Plus it's actually a decent assault on its own merits.

You're a blood spirit fan,you're obligated to say that ;).

[Zeruel]

I too actually like the Blood Asp's aesthetics, in fact, the very first 'Mech I ever played was a Blood Asp

[Foxx Ital]

I too actually like the Blood Asp's aesthetics, in fact, the very first 'Mech I ever played was a Blood Asp

Visually they look like a firemoth that drank steroid laced milk.

[tassa_kay]

I too actually like the Blood Asp's aesthetics, in fact, the very first 'Mech I ever played was a Blood Asp

MechAssault 2 on Xbox was my first BattleTech game ever, and I fell in love with the Blood Asp there.

You're a blood spirit fan,you're obligated to say that ;).

As a Blood Spirit fan, I should spit on it for being named as an insult by the Adders, but it's just too pretty and fun.

[Zeruel]

Visually they look like a firemoth that drank steroid laced milk.

you're right!

this explains a lot actually, I did an art kitbash combining a Sagitairre and Locust, an Assault called an Uber Locust

must be I like the Light 'Mech on steroids look, lol :D

[Jellico]

I dislike the Blood Asp as a out of place computer game Mech, even more out of place in the Chaos March.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

At least my level of stubbornness isnt surprising ^_^. I'd really like us to start building Tomahawk II's,I've become enamored with it over the last decade.

I'd prefer to see the Tomahawk I put into production rather than putting up another assembly line for the Tomahawk II.

[Natasha Kerensky]

I'd prefer to see the Tomahawk I put into production rather than putting up another assembly line for the Tomahawk II.

Seconded.

[Kerfuffin(925)]

We need a new line anyway, we don’t make a 100t standard chassis.

And also, why?

[CJC070]

I'd prefer to see the Tomahawk I put into production rather than putting up another assembly line for the Tomahawk II.

Maybe all the Tomahawk II needs is more variants.

[Kerfuffin(925)]

Maybe all the Tomahawk II needs is more variants.

It does need something that is more than 5 and 10 point clusters.