Recognition Guide: ilClan Discussion

[Scotty]

I'm going to start calling the Zeus 11S the "King Zeus" because ****** it blows every other Zeus variant out of the water and I don't think it's very close.

[SteveRestless]

I'm going to start calling the Zeus 11S the "King Zeus" because ****** it blows every other Zeus variant out of the water and I don't think it's very close.

Okay, I'm just gonna throw this out there.What if it is Zeus? The actual God Zeus, all pissed off that nobody cares about Zeus anymore?

[Sharpnel]

I'm going to start calling the Zeus 11S the "King Zeus" because ****** it blows every other Zeus variant out of the water and I don't think it's very close.

I love how this variant of the Zeus is now a 'scout' with the inclusion of the active probe.

[Greatclub]

I'm going to start calling the Zeus 11S the "King Zeus" because ****** it blows every other Zeus variant out of the water and I don't think it's very close.

I agree, it does, but...

Clantech. It doesn't do it with style.

I love how this variant of the Zeus is now a 'scout' with the inclusion of the active probe.

mine says

Role: Sniper

[Decoy]

At this point? There's little difference. I'm surprised the Gauss Rifle is not a HAG or a Clan tech Gauss.

[nckestrel]

mine says

Lyran forces replace all roles with Scout.
It’s the only way they get any recon done.
CO: we need recon over that hill.
XO: 1st Battalion, scout over that hill. ASAP.
CO: Isn’t 1st Battalion our Assault Battalion?
XO: They all are, sir.
CO: Oh. Right, I knew that. They will be awhile then. Which medals do I wear to an informal dinner?

[MarauderCH IIC]

At this point? There's little difference. I'm surprised the Gauss Rifle is not a HAG or a Clan tech Gauss.

All the other weapons are clan, why not the gauss?

[Dragon Cat]

The new Grendel configurations appear to be "a death by a thousand cuts" configurations lots of little hits from them

Nice Spirit Cat/Clan Protectorate mention with the Ostscout

[MadCapellan]

All the other weapons are clan, why not the gauss?

Why politically influenced procurement decisions, of course! Somebody's trying to improve their government salary with private sector networking!  ;D

[nckestrel]

At this point? There's little difference. I'm surprised the Gauss Rifle is not a HAG or a Clan tech Gauss.

Many of the mixed tech ‘mechs are limited to only having clan tech that the faction is already shown to be producing (in the XTR series, 3145 or 3150 TRs for example).  So if the Lyrams don’t haven clan guards rifles or HAGs, they can’t put one on a Zeus.
I don’t work on the Zeus, so I’m not sure that’s exactly what happened there. But you can’t just flip a switch to mixed tech and put whatever clan tech you want on an IS mech. You had to support your choices, where did that clan tech come from?

[Vulp]

Excellent series so far.  The premise of updating the classic mechs that have featured so prominently in media over the recent years and will be coming in the clan invasion boxed set into the modern era is absolutely brilliant.

The Notable Mechwarrior writeup for Captain Deller Langdon really brought a smile to my face, and brought back fond memories of flipping back and forth between Ost pages in TRO 3025 so many years ago.

I am sold on the series now, hearty congrats to the writers and CGL!

[Wrangler]

I did like bit of the Ostscout being dressed up as one of it's heavier cousins.  I thought that was brilliant twist in the fluff!

[MarauderD]

I did like bit of the Ostscout being dressed up as one of it's heavier cousins.  I thought that was brilliant twist in the fluff!

I liked it too.  But the moment a mechwarrior saw the suspected "Ostsol" jump 240 meters, I would hope they'd wake up pretty quickly to what the target might actually be!

[shivanwurm]

I'm not the most astute lore guy, but has the term Bloodhouse been used instead of Bloodname before?

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Bloodhouse is basically the political bloc of all the warriors that share a bloodname in a Clan, IIRC.

[ShadowSwordmaster]

I got a hold of vol.2 and really like the Sojourner a lot.

[Kojak]

Bloodhouse is basically the political bloc of all the warriors that share a bloodname in a Clan, IIRC.

Yes, they're extremely important within Warrior Caste politics. They're sort of the closest thing the Clans have both to political parties and noble houses, and they have some of the qualities of both. There's a great section in the old Warriors of Kerensky sourcebook that goes into detail on exactly why they're so important and powerful within the Clans.

[Guardian11]

Blood Legacy show's how important Bloodhouse politics can be with Cyrilla Ward's machinations to make Phelan a Bloodnamed Warrior showing how the politics worked and the influence the head of a Bloodhouse could wield.

[Wrangler]

It seem all that happened in those early novels were wiped out when the Clan separated into two Clan Wolves. 

You now have the scrappy and desperate Clan in Exile with i guess mobile arks or something like the Sea Foxes cutting deal with Lyrans make Mechs like Lineholders and new Sojourner

[GreekFire]

I liked it too.  But the moment a mechwarrior saw the suspected "Ostsol" jump 240 meters, I would hope they'd wake up pretty quickly to what the target might actually be!

And for the unaware, it's also a direct reference to the original TRO:3025, which had the art between those two 'Mechs mixed up in their TRO entries. Great nod to the past, kind of like with the Behemoth reference for TRO:3055. I wonder if there are others I've missed.

[Guardian11]

There's the line in the Ostscout entry about how Ostmechs never die they just change shape, which could be a nod to how the art for the Ostmechs has changed over the years. Going from Robotech Regult Battlepods to the TRO3025 art to the Project Phoenix art to the new Ostcscout art.

[Nav_Alpha]

There's the line in the Ostscout entry about how Ostmechs never die they just change shape, which could be a nod to how the art for the Ostmechs has changed over the years. Going from Robotech Regult Battlepods to the TRO3025 art to the Project Phoenix art to the new Ostcscout art.

Haha! I thought the same thing when I read this line.
It’s funny looking at TRO: 3085 and then the original art for the O-Mechs. Some radical changes!

[wolfspider]

Did Recognition Guide II get an update with the new Errata yet?

[Fat Guy]

Did Recognition Guide II get an update with the new Errata yet?

Not yet.

I'm looking forward to that Introtech Behemoth myself.  :thumbsup:

[Wrangler]

You think they'll wait until entire series is done before updating errants found?

[marauder648]

Is there one out today or next week?

[RotS fan]

Is there one out today or next week?

next week

[Sartris]

You think they'll wait until entire series is done before updating errants found?

No

[Fat Guy]

In the errata thread Ray posted "Will post corrected text and upload a new PDF when able."

[Talen5000]

Have to admit to a bit of surprise noone has even mentioned the new Jade Phoenix omni or offered any speculation