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[Argon3]

Baccus Membi, on 22 June 2012 - 06:16 PM, said:

The first rule of CommStar is don't talk about CommStar

You are requested to not release such information again
You shall be purged soon of such problems

No we are not the men in black
We where not here


hehhe

Comstar is(was) a secrect group that protected the Hyperpulse communication system
It was almost a religious like group with the comms unit where their "bible"
They did hide the fact they had battelmechs and other combat units

[Twisted Power]

From what I remeber from the books, ComStar is the group that owns and runs all communication. They basically listen to what everybody is saying to eachother and pull strings from behind the scences. The reason C-bills (ComStar Bills) are so widely used is because it is the only thing of common value, because worlds printed their own money. So C-bills printed by ComStar can be traded because you can send messages with it, and messages were required for a group of worlds to stay in contact so everybody used them as the medium of exchange. The only other way to send a message was to hand deliver it by dropships which takes week or months depending on how far you had to travel.

From the jade falcon books, ComStar actually helps to "delay" the clan invasion. I believe they make a deal with the clans that if they can hold them from some planet, the clans are not allowed to attack for a certain period of time or something. I would have to dig that trilogy out (amazing trilogy btw you should read it) but I remember a scene described at the end of the last book. The main character (a clanner from jade falcon) is getting overrun by ComStar mechs as they pop out of the ground like ants and force the jade falcons to retreat off planet. I do not describe it as well as the book but it basically is like a river of mechs just flowing out of the ground and running over the clan mechs as if they were nothing do to sheer numbers.

If you ever want to read the most epic books about the clans and how they worked you MUST read the jade falcon trillogy.


(SPOILER!!! DON'T READ THIS PART IF YOU INTEND TO READ THE BOOK) I belive the main charicter dies holding off 30+ mechs (and killing most of them) so that the jade falcon dropships can escape and his genitics get added to the vualt of jade falcon forever.

Edited by Twisted Power, 22 June 2012 - 07:00 PM.

[Jarvis]

The ComGuard (military branch of Comstar) are effectively unknown and hidden until the Battle of Tukayyid which doesn't start until May 3052. In real life conversion, that means they won't be an active force in the game until May 2015 (ie nearly 3 years away). Gives Pirahna plenty of time to introduce them as a new faction at that time

[Tibbar]

I would think that the Devs would want to keep ComStar for themselves as it would give them an in game means of interacting but keeping an upper hand. Just as long as the toaster worshipers keep to themselves mostly.

[Vasces Diablo]

They are a bad a$$ phone company....

[SuomiWarder]

Spoiler for those without POst Clan knowledge +++++++++++++++++++











ComStar explorers ran into the Clans and ComStar personnel actually assist them during the early invasion. As advisors. It is suggested that they felt a threat to the Inner Sphere would pull everyone together under ComStar influence and rule. But when the Clans do better, quicker than anticipated and make their plan to capture Terra and rule as a new Star League, ComStar turns coat once again and actively works against the Clans to stop and throw them back.

[Hobgoblin13]

Twisted Power, on 22 June 2012 - 06:56 PM, said:

From what I remeber from the books, ComStar is the group that owns and runs all communication. They basically listen to what everybody is saying to eachother and pull strings from behind the scences. The reason C-bills (ComStar Bills) are so widely used is because it is the only thing of common value, because worlds printed their own money. So C-bills printed by ComStar can be traded because you can send messages with it, and messages were required for a group of worlds to stay in contact so everybody used them as the medium of exchange. The only other way to send a message was to hand deliver it by dropships which takes week or months depending on how far you had to travel.

From the jade falcon books, ComStar actually helps to "delay" the clan invasion. I believe they make a deal with the clans that if they can hold them from some planet, the clans are not allowed to attack for a certain period of time or something. I would have to dig that trilogy out (amazing trilogy btw you should read it) but I remember a scene described at the end of the last book. The main character (a clanner from jade falcon) is getting overrun by ComStar mechs as they pop out of the ground like ants and force the jade falcons to retreat off planet. I do not describe it as well as the book but it basically is like a river of mechs just flowing out of the ground and running over the clan mechs as if they were nothing do to sheer numbers.

If you ever want to read the most epic books about the clans and how they worked you MUST read the jade falcon trillogy.


(SPOILER!!! DON'T READ THIS PART IF YOU INTEND TO READ THE BOOK) I belive the main charicter dies holding off 30+ mechs (and killing most of them) so that the jade falcon dropships can escape and his genitics get added to the vualt of jade falcon forever.

Lol. they are really good books. And thanks for that info.

[Bruticus Stickalot]

RogueFox, on 22 June 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

You already know too much about the operation, I would hide if I were you............

he knows too much already guess we need to send a few ROM agents his way
may the word of blake enlighten the universe

[Bruticus Stickalot]

Argon3, on 22 June 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

You are requested to not release such information again
You shall be purged soon of such problems

No we are not the men in black
We where not here


hehhe

Comstar is(was) a secrect group that protected the Hyperpulse communication system
It was almost a religious like group with the comms unit where their "bible"
They did hide the fact they had battelmechs and other combat units

ah another person who will get a visit from ROM

may the word of blake enlighten the universe

[vettie]

Comstar?

Isnt that the little button in a lot of GM vehicles?

I heard they also run the cable company...
They hide under the guise of AT&T or ComCast but they do not fool these MechWarriors...

To be safe, just dont press the button in your car (they are always watching...)

LOL

Edited by vettie, 27 June 2012 - 12:26 PM.