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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

« Last post by NeonKnight on Today at 21:04:19 »

Maybe stupid question, but for any of you that participate in prior kickstarters, does everything come at once (baring issues like things that were delayed in production, etc), or does it come piecemeal? I was expecting one giant box of everything, and am just curious.

One (or more depending on how much stuff) box with everything.

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Off Topic / Re: What movies/tv are we watching part XXX, Back into the fray!

« Last post by 17thRecon on Today at 21:01:32 »

Netflix: Dahmer - Monster the Jeffrey Dahmer story. Creepy good.

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Fan Designs and Rules / Re: Design Quirks you'd like to see? Negative ones too!

« Last post by Charistoph on Today at 20:58:53 »

I almost want a negative to that Quirk to go along with it, as part of my experience with electronics and wiring.

Or maybe a negative Quirk to go against it?  Like "Poor Wiring", any time there is an Ammo explosion, roll for each Energy Weapon to see if it faults/cycles it's power setting.

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General BattleTech Discussion / Re: Mercenaries Kickstarter Discussion 6: the 1st 3rd Star League conversation

« Last post by 17thRecon on Today at 20:56:53 »

Maybe stupid question, but for any of you that participate in prior kickstarters, does everything come at once (baring issues like things that were delayed in production, etc), or does it come piecemeal? I was expecting one giant box of everything, and am just curious.

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The Inner Sphere / Re: What tech actually becomes obselete

« Last post by Minemech on Today at 20:38:22 »

Are Inner Sphere LRM launchers obsolete with Clan launchers around? They weigh the same, have no minimum range, and unlike ELRM or NLRM don't give up weight or crit space over regular launchers or exotics like ATM or MML.

A Clan LRM 20 weighs 5 tons. That is before other considerations.
 Now the Inner Sphere has more professional strategies around the employment of LRM boats which will likely be retained.

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BattleMechs / Re: Design Challenge: The SecurityMech Treaty of 2613

« Last post by Giovanni Blasini on Today at 20:19:37 »

Not only legal for corporate SecurityMechs, but the MN2-A Sarissa gives us a canon example of one that packs a Blazer.

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Fan Fiction / Re: Guided by the light of a (Red) Cameron Star

« Last post by Wrangler on Today at 20:17:02 »

I would thought be interesting this point history the Clans realized that there was a second division in Niopis, perhaps jump starting the invasion at very different time in history. 

Then again, they pointed out they were not ready (Kerensky not motivated...) to retake the land of his father.

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The Inner Sphere / Re: What tech actually becomes obselete

« Last post by haesslich on Today at 20:15:18 »

Are Inner Sphere LRM launchers obsolete with Clan launchers around? They weigh the same, have no minimum range, and unlike ELRM or NLRM don't give up weight or crit space over regular launchers or exotics like ATM or MML.

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Fan Designs and Rules / Re: Design Quirks you'd like to see? Negative ones too!

« Last post by Jeyar123 on Today at 20:10:17 »

Surge Protection - damage to the pilot, whether due to electrical or air pressure surges is reduced by one. Due to an accidental design confluence, when the current is going to be too high and damage the pilot, the circuit is cut out for a time, similarly, the anti noise baffling has enough give that massive pressure waves that can harm the pilot are also reduced a degree. 

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Fan Designs and Rules / Re: Design Quirks you'd like to see? Negative ones too!

« Last post by RifleMech on Today at 19:40:47 »

It future proofing in cases we get more PD weapons of those eras.
There is quite a bit of difference between some aiming capacity and none. Just look at the mass driver rules.
Not really, BT has or assumes that everything is usable while on the move, which is quite a bit more advanced than RL.

Why would l machine guns still work but pre-primitive prototype lasers wouldn't?
Support vehicles with no gunners and no fire control also have  a +2. Mass Drivers appear to be aimed the same way, by aiming the vehicle.
Outside the heaviest weapons, when used on land, and by infantry, they can be used on the move. Just not as accurately. I can see even modern weapons having the quirk though but only specific brands, not a whole class.