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[Ian MacLeary]

Night of Shadow: Until the advent of Omni-mechs, BattleTechnology tends to be like building tanks and fighters in the modern day. Once built, a piece of equipment tends to stay in the same configuration with only minor changes, such as swapping out radios or detection gear. So 'customizing a loadout' isn't something that happens for every mission, or even for most; it's expensive, and finicky, and can cripple your 'mech if you try to do it too often.

Most MechWarriors in the BTU learn to use tactics to maximize their advantages while minimizing the enemy's, based around their fixed loadouts. Sometimes that puts you at a disadvantage - like being a ranged striker in a jungle or urban setting - but you work with what you've got, since you can't change it easily.

[Night of shadow]

i dont mean every misson anyway i do tend to optimize my loadout and only swap between weapons i already own as a safety ok lets just say delta lance needed for a long range job but i have no long range weapons equiped but i own some plus ammo if it's a ballistic type thats what im getting at, so not constant put occasionaly swap weapons plus i can see yours and merovigians point thank you for pointing it out me it will cripple the night walker severly if done too often and i dont want a crippled mech in the field and like you said "work with what you got" my complete build has mostly long-medium range capabilites and all most nill close combat survival at all with the exception of the dual PPC's i have equiped so thats something i guess plus i only chage it if i really have to you last resort kinda thing so the loadout stays the same all the time unless it has to change really like my suspense AC which has only one changeing weapon on it and i'll tell you merovigians AC he will know what im refering to is just a nightmare to kill i've only beaten it three time while it killed me twenty plus or more times and he tells me he made it so it does not die at all definetly proven

anyway back subject yeah it only changes as a last resort thats all
thanks for the talking to merovigian and ian

[Volkite]

In this era, I would run with 2 things.
"Bullyboy"
FLS-7KFlashman modified to have PPCS instead of the arm lasers, and replace remaining lasers with Pulse lasers, add an AMS, ECM and switch to double heatsinks to lose the weight. Extensive mods, I know. But DURABLE.

"Unseelie"
A custom Jobbie. 45T 6/9/5. Carries a Retractable blade in the left arm, a Large laser in the right, 1 SRM4 in each side, and TAG.
To do this I needed Double Heat sinks again, but she's fragile with her IS XL Engine and it + Endo Steel makes her not cheap.
But a better scout is hard to find.
Also sports AMS & ECM.
EDIT: and 9.5T armour.

Edited by Merovigian, 27 February 2012 - 03:28 AM.

[lonewolfsyndrome]

If I ever do pilot a Scout mech It's a LCT-3S Locust with the Medium laser swapped for Tag. I tend to be Stupid lucky with it's Streak 2's and have crippled many a mech with floaters that blow off limbs.

I am REALLY hoping the add in the Black Knight, I LOVE that mech.

@Raven: Just let us know if it's going to be danger close, Friendly Fire isn't.

Edited by lonewolfsyndrome, 27 February 2012 - 10:40 AM.

[walkingraven]

I had a love affair with a Goliath for a while. It was the AC/20. There's just something awesome about coring a Grasshopper midair that makes one cackle like a maniac.

[lonewolfsyndrome]

I like the Black Knight cause it's a Zombie. Standard engine, No ammo or explosive components like the Warhammer or Marauder. It's faster then the Awesome and has better brackets. I face a lot of Clan in my local group so the BL-12-KNT is almost the perfect mech. The difference in BV allows me to almost always have a better pilot. Nothing like using the TC to pick on Limbs or spots that already have been weakened by lance mates. The thing can take a bearing and just keep going.

[lonewolfsyndrome]

Rumor mill is going around that battles will be 12 vs. 12, so keep the recruitment up!

Edited by lonewolfsyndrome, 27 February 2012 - 09:56 PM.

[kameren]

one of the devs posts said it would either be 8vs8 or 12vs12

[walkingraven]

Makes the prospect of focused fire rather daunting, doesn't it?
Could be we find ourselves employed just to fill out a lance roster.

[kameren]

would defently not be a good day for anyone who comes under fire from full group. so will defenetly have to play smarter and as a team.

[Ian MacLeary]

kameren, on 27 February 2012 - 10:11 PM, said:

one of the devs posts said it would either be 8vs8 or 12vs12

Matt C. posted that they were shooting for 12 v. 12 matches, but if it caused too much stress on the server they'd cut it back to 8 v. 8. Personally hoping for the full company experience, though.

walkingraven, on 27 February 2012 - 10:50 PM, said:

Makes the prospect of focused fire rather daunting, doesn't it?
Could be we find ourselves employed just to fill out a lance roster.

While it would be daunting to walk into focused fire from 12 'mechs, if they're clustered like that I'll spot 'em and we can arty/IDF 'em into submission. And if they scatter to avoid the bombardment, we can pick 'em off one-by-one.

As things stand, we're one shy of having a full company, although with timezone and play time differentials we probably won't be able to all be on at once. I'd like to see a few more names on the roster, myself; I've been pitching the game to friends but they're not so much into the online gaming scene. But we'll see.

EDIT: Matt C., not Paul. Get your devs right, Ian...

Edited by Ian MacLeary, 27 February 2012 - 11:12 PM.

[kameren]

ive been having problems filling out the form too be added too the roster im sure im not only one so prolly a few others u have not got on there as well

[kameren]

maybe i missed it when i was reading thru forums but have they said anything about wether or not we have too pick a house at start?

[lonewolfsyndrome]

Ian MacLeary, on 27 February 2012 - 11:05 PM, said:

As things stand, we're one shy of having a full company, although with timezone and play time differentials we probably won't be able to all be on at once. I'd like to see a few more names on the roster, myself; I've been pitching the game to friends but they're not so much into the online gaming scene. But we'll see.

The way thing's are looking we'll be lucky to have a full lance on at any given time, but we still have 5-6 months to add to our numbers.

kameren, on 27 February 2012 - 11:08 PM, said:

ive been having problems filling out the form too be added too the roster im sure im not only one so prolly a few others u have not got on there as well

Send me a PM through here and i'll get you what you need. Title it Application or the like so I'll remember what to send you.

kameren, on 27 February 2012 - 11:19 PM, said:

maybe i missed it when i was reading thru forums but have they said anything about wether or not we have too pick a house at start?

Nope, that's why we're not just the good guys, we're the best guys! Mercs!

Edited by lonewolfsyndrome, 27 February 2012 - 11:38 PM.

[lonewolfsyndrome]

Is any one else having problems with the forums on the other site? specifically the application one?

Also added more topics

Edited by lonewolfsyndrome, 27 February 2012 - 11:57 PM.

[Night of shadow]

sorry guys i wont be able too fight for you my most meaningful apologies (no screwing around) but merovigian is banding all the aussies together in a group called "the sons of the ten" so sorry but you'llhave to scrach me form DELTA lance for with my fellow australians is were i belong again sorry and i knew next too nill about firefly or anything but did not mean to decive you in any way what so ever so raven, lonewolf zakatak, azman, ian and all the other members of the browncoats it has been a great pleasuer too stand among you even for a short time, and goodbye

Night of Shadow: out

[kameren]

uh was looking thru the stiener forums what is up with them and almost all of them thinking atlas is the shiny i win button?

[Volkite]

Aw jeez Night, no need for the theatrics. We've still got some months before the release.
Well guys, if it matters, just give a buzz if, down the track, you're in need of numbers. I'll flesh your forces out!
It's all in the spirit of Jolly Cooperation!


And Steiner thinks Atlas = win is because Atlas is the only assault ;mech so far.

Edited by Merovigian, 28 February 2012 - 07:55 AM.

[lonewolfsyndrome]

We have a trailer

http://www.pcgamer.c...online-trailer/

[Feralmonkey]

Hey, if you get enough Browncoats as a Periphery Faction... I am IN!