New and Upcoming Releases Volume XII: Baker's Dozen

[BrokenMnemonic]

I mean how many Quickdraws must a man get, just so he can have a couple spare Panthers, Grasshoppers, and Dragons (and I'm not even that big a fan of the Dragon!). And the Vindicator... ugh

Granted I love the idea of the Lance Packs... it's just the repeats. Some are just... I hate to say it: aweful.

That being said: I'd want at least one of each mech from the new set: but not necessarily multiples of some.

I've bought one of each of the lance packs, and duplicates of three; I took the view that with 3 of the previous box sets (one with the most recent sculpts, and two of the one slightly before that) I could take the minis I wanted out of the lance packs, and give the duplicates I wasn't fussed about to a friend who picked up a basic box set to learn the game with. As he likes the Combine most, he's been happy to take the surplus Panthers, Dragons et al off my hands, and it's given me an excuse to pick up a couple of additional lance packs to give him for his birthday to give him four of the sculpts only available in the lance packs. I'm happy playing with the old Reinforcements-packs cardboard standees, but it's nicer to have more plastic minis :)

[Cache]

I mean how many Quickdraws must a man get

I dunno, how many red-shirts does a guy need? This never gets old...



Also, that is the reason IWM sells individual miniatures.

[Cubby]

This has probably been asked, but has there been any word about if or when the miniatures in the Beginner and Armored Combat sets will be available to purchase seperately?

For now, they're just being sold in the box sets.

[Liam's Ghost]

I mean how many Quickdraws must a man get, just so he can have a couple spare Panthers, Grasshoppers, and Dragons (and I'm not even that big a fan of the Dragon!). And the Vindicator... ugh

I actually quite like the Quickdraw. It's common enough it fits in everywhere. The Cyclops on the other hand...

[faithless]

I do not mind duplicates. They make great trading material. When I ended up with a bunch of plastics that I had too many copies of I donated them to a friend who was running a gaming club at his school. Seemed like a win win.

[worktroll]

I actually quite like the Quickdraw. It's common enough it fits in everywhere. The Cyclops on the other hand...

Oddly enough, I prefer the Cyclops over the Quickdraw. In later years, there are some darned good configs, plus C3 master configs available on the IS General & Merc lists. But yes, they're mook 'Mechs.

(Oddly enough, remember the FASA-era 'thing' of putting Riflemen in Recon lances? The Quickdraw was supposed to be a Rifleman replacement of some kind; oddly enough, it is a better fit for a recon lance.)

[Greatclub]

Some are worse than others, but in my opinion, all the alpha strike lance packs contain something that is either a dud or shouldn't be in the lance indicated.

Notably, the support pack. Firestarters are specialist designs with no long range potential, but I guess it could fit in as a bodyguard. The Charger? Unless it's a Challanger, the thing has no business anywhere near a 'support' lance.

[Empyrus]

Some are worse than others, but in my opinion, all the alpha strike lance packs contain something that is either a dud or shouldn't be in the lance indicated.

Notably, the support pack. Firestarters are specialist designs with no long range potential, but I guess it could fit in as a bodyguard. The Charger? Unless it's a Challanger, the thing has no business anywhere near a 'support' lance.

I think the Support pack was something of an odds and ends pack.

You got a mugger, a pyromaniac, a jack of all trades, and a stone wall.

Strictly speaking all can work as "support" 'Mechs though. The Charger is just fast enough it works as a part of a scout lance, if nothing else it can beat anything it meets to scrap metal, think of it as a "anti-'Mech support". The Firestarter is a anti-infantry and anti-forest specialist, it is the kind of support you may need on certain environments. The Vindicator is not a special in itself, but you can fill out just about any lance with one. The Awesome is one of the best direct fire support 'Mechs there are.

[Sartris]

Sartris’ Law of Battletech Worthiness: If the performance of a unit or units is predominantly praised after someone else disparities it or them, the relative value is questionable

[Tai Dai Cultist]

Some are worse than others, but in my opinion, all the alpha strike lance packs contain something that is either a dud or shouldn't be in the lance indicated.

Notably, the support pack. Firestarters are specialist designs with no long range potential, but I guess it could fit in as a bodyguard. The Charger? Unless it's a Challanger, the thing has no business anywhere near a 'support' lance.

I think the Support pack was something of an odds and ends pack.

You got a mugger, a pyromaniac, a jack of all trades, and a stone wall.

Strictly speaking all can work as "support" 'Mechs though. The Charger is just fast enough it works as a part of a scout lance, if nothing else it can beat anything it meets to scrap metal, think of it as a "anti-'Mech support". The Firestarter is a anti-infantry and anti-forest specialist, it is the kind of support you may need on certain environments. The Vindicator is not a special in itself, but you can fill out just about any lance with one. The Awesome is one of the best direct fire support 'Mechs there are.

I wrote an Alpha Strike article about the Charger.  Cliff's notes: I find that the 1A1 is actually a gem under Alpha Strike rules.  And with the points re-eval allegedly finally coming live soon with the Commander's Edition... a Charger 1A1 costing the same as the vanilla Locust 1V is a pretty fair tossup for 18PV.

[Empyrus]

The Charger is worthless, yes. But it can be sold with some clever marketing. Such as "you got a brawling troublemaker in your company? Assign a Charger for him or her, so that they can spend their energy on the battlefield against an enemy rather than anyone you don't want to piss off". And "Send them with a scout lance, they can hold the line while the smaller ones escape". Aand... "You're not actually losing much if your troublemaker gets themselves killed with the Charger".

[SteelRaven]

I was actually thinking of bashing my Charger CGR-1A5 with a axe

[worktroll]

Don't forget that the game isn't WYSIWIG, and that even Chargers have great configs. Okay, the 1A5 (also SA5) has a metal mini via IWM, but the superlative 3K (and it's brother C) are very handy. Heck, try a 1A9.

Likewise, Firestarter FS-9S and 9S1 provide fast durable electronics, while the 9K and 9M are scout-killers. Und so weiter.

[Liam's Ghost]

I hereby volunteer to accept all unwanted chargers. I can always find a use for them, from the tactical to the silly.

[S.gage]

Noticed theres no tro golden century, did it get axed?

Ah. That does sound worse than intended. No, it hasn’t gotten the axe, but no news at this time.

-Sigh-

(...I guess can stop holding out hope for a surprise 39th birthday present...)

[CungrVanck]

I hereby volunteer to accept all unwanted chargers. I can always find a use for them, from the tactical to the silly.

I second this!  I will gladly take any unwanted Chargers if anyone wants to dispose of them.  Great units in an urban or cluttered terrain area!

[mbear]

I hereby volunteer to accept all unwanted chargers. I can always find a use for them, from the tactical to the silly.

How about as an escort for LRM carriers? Or test beds for TSM?

[beachhead1985]

Oddly enough, I prefer the Cyclops over the Quickdraw. In later years, there are some darned good configs, plus C3 master configs available on the IS General & Merc lists. But yes, they're mook 'Mechs.

(Oddly enough, remember the FASA-era 'thing' of putting Riflemen in Recon lances? The Quickdraw was supposed to be a Rifleman replacement of some kind; oddly enough, it is a better fit for a recon lance.)

Do I? YES! and boy was it consistant in some places!

Ironically, now that we have more mobile Riflemen, it's gone away.

Far from the weirdest addition to a Recon Lance, but geeze, yeah...

[mrbooth]

Oddly enough, I prefer the Cyclops over the Quickdraw. In later years, there are some darned good configs, plus C3 master configs available on the IS General & Merc lists. But yes, they're mook 'Mechs.

(Oddly enough, remember the FASA-era 'thing' of putting Riflemen in Recon lances? The Quickdraw was supposed to be a Rifleman replacement of some kind; oddly enough, it is a better fit for a recon lance.)

You forget they where Lyran recon lances, to be fair they where the lightest and fastest mechs in the company  :thumbsup:

[CungrVanck]

I know the new box sets, novels and such are coming.....but think we can get a PDF product soon?  Touring the Stars, SpotLight On, Turning Points......I need a fix!

[Cubby]

I know the new box sets, novels and such are coming.....but think we can get a PDF product soon?  Touring the Stars, SpotLight On, Turning Points......I need a fix!

There's a few that have gotten a first round of editing and have gone through layout. Going to see if we can get some momentum toward releasing those soon.

[Kit deSummersville]

Ooooh, I hope it's one of mine!

[Cubby]

Ooooh, I hope it's one of mine!

There's a good number of them at various stages of the process. First order of business is organizing what's in the pipeline, and hopefully re-establishing a regular release pattern. We'll get there.

I meant to say to everyone else--keep an eye on this forum (General Discussion), on the News and Announcements section on the BT main page on the official BT social media accounts, and you won't miss anything.

[Kibutsu]

Anything can be improved with the addition of a sword.

[RoundTop]

Anything can be improved with the addition of a sword.

And in the case of that charger KMZ, a heavy PPC, 2 light PPCs, an MML9, jump jets, and slowing it for to 4/6/4.

[sadlerbw]

Bah! 4/6 isn’t a charger...maybe a Meanderer or a Leisurely Stroller, but not a charger!

Anyway, I second the motion to push out one of the little PDF products. I’d settle for some shattered fortress teasers like maybe a redacted table of contents, but a mini PDF would also be nice. Just a little fluff to keep us engaged!

[Kit deSummersville]

I’d settle for some shattered fortress teasers like maybe a redacted table of contents

Heh, just a bunch of page numbers?  :)

[Sartris]

Heh, just a bunch of page numbers?  :)

Today’s spoiler: 8, 13, 22, 41 (my dad works for CGL this is legit)

[Alexander Knight]

Ooooh, I hope it's one of mine!

15-20% chance

[Fat Guy]

And in the case of that charger KMZ, a heavy PPC, 2 light PPCs, an MML9, jump jets, and slowing it for to 4/6/4.

If we're going to talk sword wielding Combine Chargers, the CGR-3Kr is a much better choice.