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[Kristian Radoulov]

I'm rolling out some videos to help the new Steam players coming Friday. I already put up the franchise history one, but still need to cover lore, the mechlab and tactics in the next couple of days.

I have bullet points of things I want to cover, but I'd like the community's feedback on those subjects so I don't space anything.

1) Major Lore Events
-Terren Hedgemony
-Star League
-The Usurper
-Kerensky's Exodus
-Succession Wars
-Pentagon Wars
-Operation Revival
-Operation Bulldog/Task Force Serpent
-FedCom Civil War
-Jihad

2) Mechlab
-Clan vs IS chassis (i.e. omnipods vs fixed hardpoints)
-Clan vs IS tech
-Different weapons and what roles they are most effective at
-Shaving and Frontloading Armor

3) Tactics
-Scouting
-Nascar
-Rallying to Assaults
-Chokepoints
-Flanking
-Firing Lines
-Power Down Ambushes/Playing Possum
-Air Strikes/UAVs

Here's the link to the franchise history video:



I still have time to re-edit it if you catch anything that needs changing. Thanks.

Edited by Kristian Radoulov, 07 December 2015 - 12:13 PM.

[MrJeffers]

I think most of the effort should be in the Tactics section, then mech lab (since new players don't get to mech lab for a while anyways), and then maybe Lore.

Honestly I think most of the effort to do anything substantial on lore is wasted, only because it isn't represented in game. A few highlights of the succession wars and the Clan invasion with a bit of background on the Houses and the Clan Factions are probably more than enough.

[KHETTI]

Actually short brief videos on lore, especially the different factions and their individual flavors , would help new players understand better and immerse themselves easier into the battletech universe.
Delving into the lore for the first time can be a bit overwhelming and confusing, so videos like that could help give new players quick guidance into which factions appeal to them.

Mechlab and its features needs to be slightly more comprehensive videos detailing everything, as this is gonna be a massive part of their experience, and could be the difference between frustration and enjoyment.

Tactics/techniques also needs to have comprehensive explanations.

Edited by KHETTI, 07 December 2015 - 01:20 PM.

[Xetelian]

Looking good, listening to the video now.

You cover the games and that is good.

I'd suggest you cover who the clans are and what their invasion meant for the Innersphere as well as who the Innersphere factions are and the unique heritages and dispositions of the different clans and Innersphere.

Edited by Xetelian, 07 December 2015 - 01:27 PM.

[Kristian Radoulov]

Xetelian, on 07 December 2015 - 01:21 PM, said:

I'd suggest you cover who the clans are and what their invasion meant for the Innersphere as well as who the Innersphere factions are and the unique heritages and dispositions of the different clans and Innersphere.

Working on getting that into the lore video tomorrow. Thanks to everyone that has written back. It helps a lot.