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[ANS Kamas P81]

Smexy!

[Youngblood]

Alex Iglesias still bringin the bangers 11 years & counting

[Wolf72]

******c'mon Blook Kite, c'mon!!!!******* ... gotta throw some wishes in here!

[Sapphirus]

Mad Cat Mk II and Fafnir when?  I wish for one of them... or both!  Joking aside, that Falconer looks great!

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

Mad Cat Mk II and Fafnir when?

Both are in the list of proposed force packs within the next 2-3 years.

[Unjortsmanlike Conduct]

I hope there will be a general release message, instead of just showing up at your store, and hope for the best.

At this point, "just showing up at my store and hoping for the best" seems to be the only reliable way of getting information on whether my store actually has the Big MAC box or not, what with it "being on a boat" for over a month at this point (since it was two weeks of no info beyond "on the boat" from the last Tuesday Newsday) with no updated info beyond B&N pulling the webpage for it.


Pretty sure my two local Barnes & Noble stores are starting to think I'm casing them for a long con since I walk in, make a loop, check two shelves really hard, then leave without buying anything.

[Fat Guy]

If the Panama Canal unavailable (due to drought) when they get there, it's 2 months from China by boat.

And the Canal has been closed more than open this year.

[SteelRaven]

There have been other issues effecting shipping as well

[Youngblood]

At this point, "just showing up at my store and hoping for the best" seems to be the only reliable way of getting information on whether my store actually has the Big MAC box or not, what with it "being on a boat" for over a month at this point (since it was two weeks of no info beyond "on the boat" from the last Tuesday Newsday) with no updated info beyond B&N pulling the webpage for it.

Before you call the police, the boat has arrived and the new expected release date (on CGL's side) is December 11th.

[rebs]

Mech Martens ate the ship radar wiring.  Add 2d6 more weeks for repairs to be affected by the only approved contractor.  (Just kidding folks)

[GRUD]

Mech Martens ate the ship radar wiring.  Add 2d6 more weeks for repairs to be affected by the only approved contractor.  (Just kidding folks)

That's ok, we know you meant 6d6 weeks! 

[Tyler Jorgensson]

So… what’s the ETA go IlKhans Eyes Only? The Tuesday Newsday (Thread) didn’t seem to have it for this weeks recap.

[Ghaz]

So… what’s the ETA go IlKhans Eyes Only? The Tuesday Newsday (Thread) didn’t seem to have it for this weeks recap.

Peachstate Hobby Distribution currently has a December release date for IKEO.  We'll probably get a confirmation on the date from PAX Unplugged (December 6-8).

[Orwell84]

Peachstate Hobby Distribution currently has a December release date for IKEO.  We'll probably get a confirmation on the date from PAX Unplugged (December 6-8).

Wondering if they'll still release the tie-in novels before IKEO arrives.

[Lorcan Nagle]

Wondering if they'll still release the tie-in novels before IKEO arrives.

Probably not, Blood Will Tell by Tom Leveen is due for April as of Tuesday Newsday on the 10th of September and Trial of Birthright by Michael Ciaravella hasn't been mentioed in a while.

[Kharn01]

Any news on a Battle of Luthien Book? Like Battle of Tukayyid.

[Aresneo]

Any news on a Battle of Luthien Book? Like Battle of Tukayyid.

At one point it was planned as part of the Mercenaries kickstarter, it was cancelled because Catalyst only has so many resources and it was decided as being less important then Legends II.

[Cyc]

Which is sad. The original Tukayyid sourcebook wasn't too bad but occasionally janky and the modern one was the book I never expected I'd see even with the pro-Clan bias. The old Luthien sourcebook however was is far worse in areas and a modern refinement would be most welcome. Oh well.

[Charistoph]

Agreed.  The resources to play it are quite all over the place, from Classic to Mechwarrior, to Aerotech, to the grand-daddy of Battleforce.

I think my local bi-weekly GM is working on a Classic/Alpha Strike hybrid stretch after we do the Twycross counter-assault.  At least so far as he's announced to us for his road map.  We're just start the 2nd of 3 theaters in Wave 1 this weekend, though, and have Wave 2 to deal with before even Twycross. 

Our Theater 1 group came out lighter on Battlemechs, but still good with their Mechwarriors, even if one of our Artillery trains was reduced of all of their units aside from a lone Ballista and Infantry Platoon.  We managed to salvage enough to rebuild a Summoner out of it, though.  Probably won't get to keep it, though.  Still, that's probably good as the maintenance and repair on that will be a b****. 

We also managed most of a second Summoner out of it, as well as most of an Executioner.  We're talking about taking the engines and putting them in something else.  We've got a few Archers, Grasshoppers, and Warhammers that it can fit in to.

[Sapphirus]

not sure where to post this but, retail release dates confirmed for the Mercenaries Kickstarter products!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cgl/battletech-mercenaries/posts/4256078

[I am Belch II]

Cant wait for January. Wish it was earlier, but very excited.
Nothing on the Dropships yet.

[Youngblood]

Cant wait for January. Wish it was earlier, but very excited.
Nothing on the Dropships yet.

Dropships trying to make it in January: https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=85234.msg2044355#msg2044355

[GRUD]

Dropships trying to make it in January: https://bg.battletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=85234.msg2044355#msg2044355

I guess it depends if they can hitch a rid on a Jumpship? 

[Gladius-XC]

I guess it depends if they can hitch a rid on a Jumpship? 

Gotta use those pirate points!  I mean, I know they’re only supposed to be used in emergencies, but just about every novel includes their use at least once.

[thedancingjoker]

Gotta use those pirate points!  I mean, I know they’re only supposed to be used in emergencies, but just about every novel includes their use at least once.

To be fair to the novels reading about something that didn't qualify as an emergency would likely be boring.

[Youngblood]

To be fair to the novels reading about something that didn't qualify as an emergency would likely be boring.

Oh so THAT'S why the Federated Suns and Lyran Commonwealth are always on the verge of collapse these days!

[jimdigris]

Now that they've had their turn getting beaten to a pulp, the factions that had been on top are in line to get their beating.

[MoneyLovinOgre4Hire]

The CC has been at the top of that line since 3058.

[ColBosch]

The CC has been at the top of that line since 3058.

Note that Clan Wolf has been issuing drubbings around the Inner Sphere in a counter-clockwise manner since 3130. They're now at the six o'clock position.

[Youngblood]

Note that Clan Wolf has been issuing drubbings around the Inner Sphere in a counter-clockwise manner since 3130. They're now at the six o'clock position.

but they were going clockwise from from 3138 to 3145????