Falling and Splitting Fire house rules

[nckestrel]

My Spider jumping in the lake disagrees with your to-hit odds :).

Skill 3 + TMM 4 + Medium Range 2 + Partial Cover 2 = 11+.  And if there is any water or woods on the map, it will be there. 
Two Spiders fighting?  Tear my eyes out.  Since they'll both be jumping, they can't possibly hit each other at medium range/cover.  And even at short range, they still need 11+.  (Skill 3 + TMM 4 + Short Range 0 + Partial Cover/Woods 2 +Jumping 2 = 11+). 

Skill definetely helps, but sometimes you don't get to choose skill (playing a scenario with prebuilt forces, or the scenario dictates lower skill levels).  The game can't just fail because the battle is two regular skill light companies.  That should be a fairly common occurence.  Though a Spider is certainly up there as an extreme. 

[Garydee]

My Spider jumping in the lake disagrees with your to-hit odds :).

Skill 3 + TMM 4 + Medium Range 2 + Partial Cover 2 = 11+.  And if there is any water or woods on the map, it will be there. 
Two Spiders fighting?  Tear my eyes out.  Since they'll both be jumping, they can't possibly hit each other at medium range/cover.  And even at short range, they still need 11+.  (Skill 3 + TMM 4 + Short Range 0 + Partial Cover/Woods 2 +Jumping 2 = 11+). 

Skill definetely helps, but sometimes you don't get to choose skill (playing a scenario with prebuilt forces, or the scenario dictates lower skill levels).  The game can't just fail because the battle is two regular skill light companies.  That should be a fairly common occurence.  Though a Spider is certainly up there as an extreme.

Are you implying that perhaps the best solution is to reduce or cap some of the modifiers in the game(besides some of your house rules)?

[nckestrel]

The only implication I suggested was that I was not overly concerned that lights needed protecting.   They are plenty powerful in Alpha Strike, even more so than in standard BattleTech (IMO).

[Garydee]

The only implication I suggested was that I was not overly concerned that lights needed protecting.   They are plenty powerful in Alpha Strike, even more so than in standard BattleTech (IMO).

I don't think we're on the same frequency. I didn't imply that lights needed protecting.  :) In fact I wouldn't mind them being taken down a peg or two.

[nckestrel]

Ah, an earlier reply did.