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[Prosperity Park]

The year, as of this posting, is late 3048. TheFree Rasalhague Republic is currently a buffer state between the Capellans Draconis Combine and the Fed Suns, heavily "subsidized" by Com Star. Now, Mechwarrior Online launches in Summer, 3049...

Does anyone here realize what's gonna happen to the Free Rasalhague Republic in 3049?!

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Edited by Prosperity Park, 02 December 2011 - 10:37 PM.

[Hayden]

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Prosperity Park, on 27 November 2011 - 01:27 PM, said:

TheFree Rasalhague Republic is currently a buffer state between the Capellans and the Fed Suns

You mean the Draconis Combine?


Honestly, I'm kind of hoping that they surprise all of us, beat back the clans and give the Steiners and Kuritas a run for their money. But that's just me.

Edited by hayden, 27 November 2011 - 03:35 PM.

[Diablo48]

Aff. It is almost time for an upgrade to the management staff and armed forces.

[Prosperity Park]

hayden, on 27 November 2011 - 01:41 PM, said:

You mean the Draconis Combine?

[Strayed]

Well look on the bright side, you won't be running out of targets to shoot anytime soon!

[Rogal Dorn]

Now that's just a bad attitude. We prefer to think of it as character building.

[Mad Pig]

Target rich environments are fun

[Dihm]

7 planetary systems is enough for anyone (how many we have left after the Truce), don't be greedy. Plus, think of all the nice tech Comstar gives us because they feel bad.

We're the front line of the Clan war, which means more fun for us.

[Leitwolf]

Jepp, we will mosch them wech ;-)

[Salty Dog]

No need to worry friend. Just consolidating our forces and space viking it over to Strana Mechty.

[Razed In Black]

Prosperity Park, on 27 November 2011 - 01:27 PM, said:

The year, as of this posting, is late 3048. TheFree Rasalhague Republic is currently a buffer state between the Capellans and the Fed Suns, heavily "subsidized" by Com Star. Now, Mechwarrior Online launches in Summer, 3049...

Does anyone here realize what's gonna happen to the Free Rasalhague Republic in 3049?!

Clan Wolf and Ghost Bear are going to roll in, destroy everything militant except in a few weird scenarios involving a mercanary with a vendetta, but not before one of their pilots rams their aero-fighter into one of the flagships and gooses the leader of the whole clan invasion in a freak attack. during the time this buys the FRR the leaders will head to outreach and the FRR politicians will be laughed at.

then...somewhere down the line the clans capture the prince of the FRR, turn him into a kahn....</story goes on>

[Anthony Kufahl]

hayden, on 27 November 2011 - 01:41 PM, said:

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You mean the Draconis Combine?


Honestly, I'm kind of hoping that they surprise all of us, beat back the clans and give the Steiners and Kuritas a run for their money. But that's just me.

yes thank you

[Diablo48]

Anthony Kufahl, on 29 November 2011 - 01:02 AM, said:

yes thank you

Why would you want that? Clan Ghost Bear is the best thing to happen to the FRR in the entire history of BattleTech. Before the Clan invasion the FRR is a buffer state that exists because it is convenient for the larger powers around it, but after the merger the new combined state is strong enough to stand on its own and thoroughly stomp the Word of Blake.

[Hayden]

Diablo48, on 29 November 2011 - 03:12 AM, said:

Why would you want that? Clan Ghost Bear is the best thing to happen to the FRR in the entire history of BattleTech. Before the Clan invasion the FRR is a buffer state that exists because it is convenient for the larger powers around it, but after the merger the new combined state is strong enough to stand on its own and thoroughly stomp the Word of Blake.

I agree with your take on the birth of the FRR. I actually liked the direction things took with the Ghost Bears. Their interaction with the IS was really pretty compelling, and I'm glad that it took the direction it did.

That said... from a role playing perspective: in a year "aliens" will invade, and pretty nearly wipe out the fledgling FRR, it's armed forces, and to a large degree end it's largely democratic way of life, replacing it with military occupation for the next few decades.

[Dihm]

We've dealt with occupation for centuries, but now we've had the taste of freedom.

[Kargush]

Prosperity Park, on 27 November 2011 - 01:27 PM, said:

The year, as of this posting, is late 3048. TheFree Rasalhague Republic is currently a buffer state between the Capellans and the Fed Suns, heavily "subsidized" by Com Star. Now, Mechwarrior Online launches in Summer, 3049...

Does anyone here realize what's gonna happen to the Free Rasalhague Republic in 3049?!

Yes, we'll be swimming in captured Clan tech.

[Rogal Dorn]

The clans just show how cowardly they are by coming after the new guy on the block. Nothin but a bunch of bullies.

[Amarus Cameron]

Rogal Dorn, on 29 November 2011 - 11:29 AM, said:

The clans just show how cowardly they are by coming after the new guy on the block. Nothin but a bunch of bullies.

Clan Smoke Jaguar purposefully took on the Draconis Combine because we knew that they had the best warriors and wanted to fight what would give us the most honor.

It is the Wolves who took the most of the FRR corridor as the Ghost Bears actually fought much of the Combine as well.

[Rogal Dorn]

The quickest and most direct path from the homeworlds didn't have anything to do with it either I'm sure. I keed, I keed, if we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

[VEDRFOLNIR]

Prosperity Park, on 27 November 2011 - 01:27 PM, said:

The year, as of this posting, is late 3048. TheFree Rasalhague Republic is currently a buffer state between the Capellans and the Fed Suns, heavily "subsidized" by Com Star. Now, Mechwarrior Online launches in Summer, 3049...

Does anyone here realize what's gonna happen to the Free Rasalhague Republic in 3049?!

So? Clan Wolf will be all-but wiped out by the Refusal War. Clan Smoke Jaguar will be practically destroyed by the 2nd Star League's Operations Bulldog and Serpent. The Free Worlds League will shatter into dozens of nation-states after the Jihad. The Saint Ives Compact will be conquered by the Capellan Confederation. Yet you'll find fans of all these groups represented on these forums.

Yes, the Republic will lose about 90% of its' territory in the upcoming Clan Invasion - but we've been here before (Draconis Combine, I'm looking at you!) and we actually end up pretty well - like Diablo48 posted, the FRR merges with the Ghost Bear Dominion and becomes the Rasalhague Dominion - with full access to superior Clan technology, and a Clan population that seems happy to integrate with their once-implacable foes.

And as far as I can tell, Rasalhague doesn't get nuked or attacked during the Jihad (though I could be wrong about this).