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[macmerritt]

MacMerritt returning from leave sir.

Panzerbunny, we know we cant take the canon name so we will be reverting to the Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry, a name we used in WoT. We hope to be successful enough to rightfully claim the true title as the Kell Hounds through gameplay. Till then we will act as a "minor league" for the real Kell Hounds merc unit.

[Ansel]

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Posted 03 May 2012 - 03:18 PM
Alright... long overdue, much distraction in between.

Players will NOT be able to claim canon units as their own. When it comes to Mercenary Units/Corps/Companies, these names will not be available during MC creation. Trying to circumvent the naming system will result in the Merc Corp being renamed/denied.

Faction units are being handled slightly different. When a player aligns themselves with one of the major factions, say House Kurita, they will have the opportunity to join famous house units as the rank up by earning loyalty points. Some house units will require additional feats of excellence and challenges to achieve before membership is granted. Since these units are not run by the players, and we can reserve/restrict access to very active/famous units for sake of preserving the BattleTech timeline.

Our general stance on player run Merc units is simple - create your own legacy! It's very unfair for players to stake ownership over a canon unit, and creates a host of politic and pr issues. So we're avoiding the complexities and edge cases associate with players assuming the role of these units by encouraging you to forge your own destiny.

This is our launch POV. As always, we listen to your feedback and ways to improve the system


Bryan Ekman

Spoiler

Posted 03 May 2012 - 04:22 PM

omega5-9er, on 03 May 2012 - 04:10 PM, said:

Am I correct you are referring to Merc Company names as a whole and possibly not sub-groups of that company? Example: We figured this would be the case when it came to canon Merc company names, so the Wolf's Dragoons groups made sure to take regimental and company names and stay away from the "Wolf's Dragoons". We should be able to just work as freelance Merc companies, correct?

To use your example:

Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Orbital/Aerospace Operations Group Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Support Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Orbital/Aerospace Operations Group Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Support Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Orbital/Aerospace Operations Group Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Orbital/Aerospace Operations Group Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Special Recon Group Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Fire Support Group Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Kerensky's Company Wolf's Dragoons Orbital/Aerospace Operations Group Wolf's Dragoons Seventh Kommando Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Black Widow Company Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Alpha Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Epsilon Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Gamma Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Zeta Battalion Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Beta Regiment Wolf's Dragoons Delta Regiment

These are all reserved names. You would not be able to make a player run Merc corp using these names.

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Zylo, on 03 May 2012 - 03:56 PM, said:

So I'm curious about the possibilities of being a member of a player made [color="#ff0000"]Merc[/color] unit while also for example gaining faction with a house unit. Would this even be possible and if so would players get multiple tags attached to their name such as:

"[House Faction Unit] [Player run Merc Unit] [Playername]?"


You can't be part of a House Faction and a Merc Unit. A Merc unit is A faction.

Prosperity Park, on 03 May 2012 - 04:45 PM, said:

What about derivatives of Merc UNits, such as claiming to be part of a non-canon-existant branch of a canon Company?


We can't control people "claiming assocaition", however if your name implies association, it will be changed

Bryan Ekman

Links to the thread are here since it won't let me quote ( I think its because it's locked).
http://mwomercs.com/...0names__st__320
http://mwomercs.com/...0names__st__360

In short you won't be able to claim even being part of a kell hound unit.

Edit: cleaned it up a little and bolded the Dev ansers.

Edited by Ansel, 04 June 2012 - 12:41 PM.

[macmerritt]

Wow that is by far the most horribly arranged post, ever. Honestly it is unreadable and looks like a spam bot spit it out.

Okay guys we get it, we KNOW we cant take the name Kell Hounds. Nothing states that we cant play as the Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry. If any of yall would take more than two seconds to look at the title and not have some forum troll knee jerk reaction you would see in at least half a dozen posts that we understand what the Devs posted and are playing under a slightly modified name.

So please take the stupid stick out and beat yourselves over the head with it, as that is obviously its rightful place. Until a Dev personally posts here saying we cant even use the name Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry your arguements, posts, and objections are falling on deaf ears.

We are the rightful Hounds and will reclaim the title we have born for many years when it becomes available. Until then we are a subsidiary of the famous Kell Hounds mercenary regiments and will thus act like true hounds and bearers of that mantle.

Edited by MacMerritt, 04 June 2012 - 11:48 AM.

[Timber Wolf]

Haven't forgotten you guys. Hope to get back in touch once things get a little closer to kicking off.

[Ansel]

MacMerritt, on 04 June 2012 - 11:42 AM, said:

Wow that is by far the most horribly arranged post, ever. Honestly it is unreadable and looks like a spam bot spit it out.

Okay guys we get it, we KNOW we cant take the name Kell Hounds. Nothing states that we cant play as the Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry. If any of yall would take more than two seconds to look at the title and not have some forum troll knee jerk reaction you would see in at least half a dozen posts that we understand what the Devs posted and are playing under a slightly modified name.

So please take the stupid stick out and beat yourselves over the head with it, as that is obviously its rightful place. Until a Dev personally posts here saying we cant even use the name Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry your arguements, posts, and objections are falling on deaf ears.

We are the rightful Hounds and will reclaim the title we have born for many years when it becomes available. Until then we are a subsidiary of the famous Kell Hounds mercenary regiments and will thus act like true hounds and bearers of that mantle.

You will not be able to be the "Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry" since your name implies association. You should follow the links then and actually read what the devs have said about this, you will not be able to have a name that implies association.

Edited by Ansel, 04 June 2012 - 12:31 PM.

[Venom Rezak]

Honest question....
what about Pirate units? like Band Of the Damned. does this fall into the same rule?

[shadowwolf jerricho]

I dont think so Venom.

How about Shadow Hounds,led by Nikolas "Shadowwolf Jerricho" Kell? We are not trying to be stubborn or rude at all but looking for a name that we have used in other games, that my Hounds are aware of and can flock to once this game is active. I appreciate the continued reminders of Canon names but just let it go, we get it. I will send a PM to an actual Admin and get the ruling from that, Using the Kell Hounds name currently is not a breach of the rules and it does help with our recruiting. I would greatly appreciate it if people stop spamming my recruitment thread with what we are already aware of. Thanks for yalls time and posts, until the time I am told by admins that Kell Hounds Armoured Cavalry is not allowed, we will continue under this name until the time we are allowed to earn the Canon Name.

We are recruiting for MWO as always come check out the Hounds. www.thekellhounds.net Thanks for checking u sout.

Nikolas "Shadowwolf Jerricho" Kell
Commanding Officer
Kell Hounds Armoured Cavalry

[Berserkre]

Same Phelan Kell from the MC2 days? count me in for Kell Hounds. return to my roots

[Berserkre]

is thekellhounds.net hosted on One&One? Or does One&One control the domain name and the site is actually hosted at your house?

[shadowwolf jerricho]

I believe Domain is One and One, but it is hosted seperately. Strange Question.

We are a different version than Phelan's unit, but we welcome all Hounds past and present.

[HeeroWolf Nash]

Almost friday!

[Grabbit Andrun]

MacMerritt, on 04 June 2012 - 11:42 AM, said:

Wow that is by far the most horribly arranged post, ever. Honestly it is unreadable and looks like a spam bot spit it out.

Okay guys we get it, we KNOW we cant take the name Kell Hounds. Nothing states that we cant play as the Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry. If any of yall would take more than two seconds to look at the title and not have some forum troll knee jerk reaction you would see in at least half a dozen posts that we understand what the Devs posted and are playing under a slightly modified name.

So please take the stupid stick out and beat yourselves over the head with it, as that is obviously its rightful place. Until a Dev personally posts here saying we cant even use the name Kell Hounds Armored Cavalry your arguements, posts, and objections are falling on deaf ears.

We are the rightful Hounds and will reclaim the title we have born for many years when it becomes available. Until then we are a subsidiary of the famous Kell Hounds mercenary regiments and will thus act like true hounds and bearers of that mantle.

Whatever Mac, no one likes you anyway.

[macmerritt]

Glad to see you finally made your way here Grabbit. Hope you are ready to wreck some mechs with me bro.

[shadowwolf jerricho]

Bump

[Venom Rezak]

/bump
Still looking for more pilots to fill our roster in preparation for MWO.
That being said, come prepare for the launch with us by playing some no respawn MW4 on NBT-Mekpak. Get to know the game that made us who we are and has kept us interested in the battletech universe for the last few years. It’s a free download and the perfect way to get over the dreaded “PENDING” sign.
Hone your skills in team combat and coordination in a no respawn format, where every mech, every shot, and every tactic makes a difference. Most of all, get comfortable with a group of individuals who know how to work as a team and have been together for years.

If you're fun, friendly, and willing to learn or share your knowledge, WE WANT YOU!

Also, Shadow, remember this poster? lol

[shadowwolf jerricho]

That is an old poster

[shadowwolf jerricho]

We are still filling our ranks, all are welcome. Come check us out.

www.thekellhounds.net

Nikolas "Shadowwolf Jerricho" Kell
Commanding Officer
Kell Hounds Armoured Cavalry

[DShady]

Wow, its really cool to see so many hounds from so many different eras together on one thread.

This is =KH=DanShady from the old NBT4 guard. At one point I was XO under PK (Phelan) and Daikyu. It is really cool to see some old friends from what.. 10 years ago? Smutty, Phelan, Phatt, Dim, Hawkeye, Guardian, Stali, and ShadowHawk it is just brillant to see you guys here after ~10 years. Now we just need what.. Anubis, Taos, and W A N K E R? Surely they'll ban us all for foul language

As Smutty already mentioned, most of the old NBT4 guard that is still playing is over with the Chiken Confenderation (http://chikens.net). I do of course always have a heart for my old =KH= days and would love to drop in and play with you fine folks from time to time (even be on TS if that is allowable). Would that sort of thing be allowed? Kinda like how we always had a brotherhood with =WX= back in the day perhaps?

[Heh, I had to edit it to get W A N K E R to write out ]

Edited by DShady, 20 June 2012 - 12:46 AM.

[Venom Rezak]

Hey Dshady!
yeah man you're always welcome to drop in. We have drop nights on tuesdays and thursdays so any of those nights are good. Feel free to register on our website and send one of us a PM and we'll hook you up with the comms details. And if you're feeling the itch, you can probably even drop with us. Come on down!

[shadowwolf jerricho]

Check out the Kell Hounds Armoured Cavalry

www.thekellhounds.net