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Battle of Tukayyid "historical" info:
Clans were steamrolling Great Houses of the Inner Sphere. ComStar (planet Earth, former capital of humanity, and the global internet provider for whole IS) at first was secretly on the Clan side, leaking them data.
"Because screw Great Houses, when they fall we will rule the whole Sphere again". Nope.
Clans' ultimate goal was the conquest of Earth. On that discovery, ComStar became hostile to Clans. But fighting on Earth would mean destroying its splendor in the process. So a challenge was issued, to fight on some expendable planet. If Clans win, ComStar becomes their minion. If ComStar wins, Clans will halt their conquest for 15 years.
The battle took 21 day, with 7 clans (all present in game) assaulting in succession. The goal was to capture selected cities, defended by ComGuards. Which side will hold majority of the objectives, will win.
In the end, Clans lost because of their inferior tactics (though if they were to commit all their forces, they would probably win). ComGuards suffered over 40% casualties, and never since recovered.
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I know Tukayyid was fought in May. But May is gone. Doubt we have time to wait for the next one. Please do it somewhen in October, should be plenty of time to prepare the event.
I suggest for PGI to make a grand FP event - exactly 21 day. Considering low population, all major events will be played at weekends, with some fillers during work days.
Each day will have three scenarios, repeated three times for each time zone. Three times 8 hours, containing three scenarios of 2.5 hours with 10 minutes ceasefire between them.
Event will start at a tuesday, will end on a monday, three weeks later.
There will be both lore and non lore scenarios - to balance both sides with attacks and defenses. There will be also whole Mondays scouting, and whole Fridays sieges, for fans of both modes to have their fun uninterrupted.
All comments and suggestions are welcome.
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Phases:
Note, scenarios are linear, they don't change upon who wins the previous phase. To have more balanced and lore friendly experience throughout the event.
You may see unusual tonnage limits, this is to provide diverse and memorable experiences.
There are also not as much sieges as some may want, but this is because we don't have enough maps - only 6 siege maps, with only 4 somewhat qualified for an inhabited planet.
Day 1, Tuesday - Rasalhague action
Non-lore filler. Defense installments on an outer planet went dark. FRR sends a force to secure the location. Upon arrival they encounter Clan forces occupying their fortifications. FRR forces try to regain control.
Factions: FRR vs Clans;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Grim Portico, siege. FRR attacks, Clans defend.
Scenario 2: Grim Plexus, conquest;
Scenario 3: Grim Portico, counterattack. FRR attacks, Clans defend.
Day 2, Wednesday - House Kurita action
Non-lore filler. Using the distraction provided by Tukayyid, House Kurita launches a desperate offensive to recapture their former territories. It will not be an easy battle, and their forces are spread thin. But kuritan courage is legendary.
Factions: Kurita vs Clans;
Tonnage: 20 tons less than usual limit;
Scenario 1: River City conquest;
Scenario 2: Emerald Taiga, counterattack. IS attacks, Clans defend;
Scenario 3: Crimson Strait conquest;
Day 3, Thursday - Clan Smoke Jaguar advance
Lore. Butthurt after defeat at Luthien, Jaguars want to show everyone who is the big cat, and they bid to attack in first wave. After deploying, they split their forces and attacked both objectives simultaneously. One force was dragged down in a fight at some river delta, while the other one tried to break through the mountain pass. There are also records of minor battle for a mountain bunker.
Historically, Jaguars got smoked, and failed to achieve any objective.
Factions: Smoke Jaguar vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Forest Colony, assault;
Scenario 2: Alpine Peaks, domination;
Scenario 3: Boreal Vault, siege. Clans attack, IS defends.
Day 4, Friday - Siege loop 1
Minor battles for strongholds.
Factions: IS vs Clans
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario: Hellebore Springs and Sulfurous Rift, siege and counterattack, looped whole day. Attackers and defenders are random.
Day 5, Saturday - Clan Nova Cat advance
Lore. Clan Nova Cat found itself in a violent skirmish even before the landing, with aviation harassing their dropships. Upon landing, suffering losses, Cats charged their objectives. Battles were long and bloody, but after third attempt, Cats retreated to resupply. ComGuards followed, hoping to prevent clans from resupplying, but got themselves into ambush, with clan forces following them under the lake's water. In a desperate attempt, ComGuards rallied every available forces, and pushed onto Clan supply depots.
Historically, Cats failed to capture their objectives, and retreated. However, among all the Clans, Cats inflicted the biggest casualties upon ComGuards.
Factions: Nova Cat vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: River City, domination;
Scenario 2: Emerald Taiga, siege. Clans attack, IS defends.
Scenario 3: Forest Colony, assault.
Day 6, Sunday - Clan Steel Viper advance
Lore. Vipers decided to move all their forces onto one objective. They had to fight through hellish landscapes of geysers and boiling mud. Battle was so unpleasant for them , they almost retreated. ComGuards had to publically taunt them into further assault. With hopes of resupply crushed by ComGuard raids, and being surrounded by fresh divisions, Vipers withdrew.
Historically, Vipers failed miserably, and their khan had to resign. However, this Clan suffered the least casualties.
Factions: Steel Viper vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Terra Therma, domination;
Scenario 2: Caustic Valley; domination;
Scenario 3: Rubellite Oasis; conquest
Day 7, Monday - Scouting loop 1
Minor skirmishes for intel.
Factions: IS vs Clans;
Tonnage: usual
Scenario: HPG Manifold, Grim Plexus, Rubellite Oasis, scouting, looped whole day. Attackers and defenders are random.
Day 8, Tuesday - House Steiner action
Non-lore filler. Suspecting a HyperPulse Generator malfunction, resulting in lost data, House Steiner prepared an expedition to investigate the location. However, orders came through with a delay. Upon arrival, lyrans discovered clan forces occupying the location, prepared to face any assault.
Factions: Steiner vs Clans;
Tonnage: 30 tons more than usual limit;
Scenario 1: Vitric Forge siege. IS attacks, Clans defend;
Scenario 2: HPG manifold, conquest;
Scenario 3: HPG manifold, assault;
Day 9, Wednesday - Mercenary action 1
Non-lore filler. Suffering heavy losses, Great Houses had to resort to hiring every mercenary company available. Rarely trusted with frontlines, mercenaries seen a lot of action in minor skirmishes and supply raiding actions.
Factions: Inner Sphere vs Clans
Tonnage: 40 tons less than usual;
Scenario 1: Tourmaline Desert, conquest;
Scenario 2: Polar Highlands, conquest;
Scenario 3: Terra Therma, conquest.
Day 10, Thursday - House Marik action
Non-lore filler. Far from the frontlines, House Marik contributes to Inner Sphere war effort by their powerful factories. Not without their own profit, FWL were allowed to open new manufacture plants closer to the frontlines. A strong garrisons were sent to defend them. Obviously, these were a perfect targets for Clan raiding parties. With superior technology, clans often arrived on locations before any defense units arrived.
Factions: Marik vs Clans;
Tonnage: 10 tons more than usual;
Scenario 1: Caustic Valley, domination;
Scenario 2: Sulfurous Rift, siege. IS attacks, Clans defend;
Scenario 3: Sulfurous Rift, counterattack. Clans attack, IS defends.
Day 11, Friday - Siege loop 2
Minor battles for strongholds.
Factions: IS vs Clans
Tonnage: 20 tons more than usual;
Scenario: Vitric Forge and Grim Portico, siege and counterattack, looped whole day. Attackers and defenders are random.
Day 12, Saturday - Clan Diamond Shark advance
Lore. Sharks landed between their objectives, and charged both of them. Despite a heavy slugging match, they were unsuccessful to capture them. Then ComGuards started raiding Sharks' supply lines, and infuriated clanners so much, that Sharks broke the batchall, and commited all of their forces to battle. But ComGuards dropped some fresh units and surrounded the Clan. Sharks withdrew, sacrificing part of their force.
Historically, Sharks failed. The only positive result for them was more tolerant treatment of their freeborn warriors, who shown a great courage in that battle.
Factions: Diamond Shark vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Boreal Vault, siege. Clans attack, IS defends;
Scenario 2: Emerald Taiga, siege. Clans attack, IS defends;
Scenario 3: Alpine Peaks, assault.
Day 13, Sunday - Clan Ghost Bear advance
Lore. Bears rushed their objectives one by one, successfully. Capturing one city, they moved onto the other one, and captured it as well. However, the remnants of first city defenders were threatening Bears' supply depots, forcing them to withdraw from the second city and defend the depots.
Historically, Bears achieved a draw, by being able to hold only one city.
Factions: Ghost Bear vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Crimson Strait, domination;
Scenario 2: Hellebore Springs. siege. Clans attack, IS defends;
Scenario 3: Forest Colony, conquest.
Day 14, Monday - Scouting loop 2
Minor skirmishes for intel.
Factions: IS vs Clans
Tonnage: 35 tons maximum.
Scenario: Forest Colony, Caustick Valley, Alpine Peaks, scouting, looped whole day. Attackers and defenders are random.
Day 15, Tuesday - House Davion action
Non-lore filler. Thanks to ceased hostilities between the Great Houses, House Davion redeploys some of its forces from kuritan border, and sends them into action In attempt to help House Steiner.
Factions: Davion vs Clans
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Polar Highlands, domination;
Scenario 2: Boreal Vault, siege. IS attacks, Clans defend;
Scenario 3: Frozen City, assault.
Day 16, Wednesday - Mercenary action 2
Non-lore filler. Infuriated beyond measure by attacks of the mercenaries, Clans resort to a deceit, to end these raids. Leaking fake information about gathering supplies in a few fortified locations, Clan forces prepare to annihilate any enemy force drawn into the trap.
Factions: Clans vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Rubellite Oasis, conquest;
Scenario 2: Grim Portico, siege. IS attacks, Clans defend;
Scenario 3: Grim Portico, counterattack. Clans attack, IS defends.
Day 17, Thursday - House Liao action
Non-lore filler. House Liao decides to exploit the opportunity to hurt House Davion, and launches a covert action against a Davion target. However, upon arrival, it is discovered that Clans are now in control of the planet. Having their orders stating to take the planet or die trying, capellan forces attack the clans.
Factions: Liao vs Clans
Tonnage: 10 tons less than usual;
Scenario 1: Forest Colony, conquest;
Scenario 2: Alpine Peaks, conquest;
Scenario 3: Forest Colony, domination.
Day 18, Friday - Siege loop 3
Minor battles for strongholds.
Factions: IS vs Clans;
Tonnage: 20 tons less than usual;
Scenario: Boreal Vault and Emerald Taiga, siege and counterattack, looped whole day. Attackers and defenders are random.
Day 19, Saturday - Clan Jade Falcon advance
Lore. As soon as Falcons moved to their objectives, ComGuard forces started harassing them at every opportunity. Tearing through these skirmishes, Falcons arrived to a bridge. Fight followed, and bridge was captured, but it was rigged with explosives, which detonated when Falcons attempted to cross the river. ComGuards launched a counterattack, and Falcons only escaped by sacrificing some of their forces. Then Falcons managed to capture one of the objectives, but the fight turned bad for them, and decision to retreat was made.
Historically, Falcons achieved a draw. Despite failing to capture any objective, they managed to inflict much greater losses than they received.
Factions: Jade Falcon vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Tourmaline Desert, conquest;
Scenario 2: River City, assault;
Scenario 3: Emerald Taiga, siege. Clans attack, IS defends.
Day 20, Sunday - Clan Wolf advance
Lore. Well prepared, Wolves advanced to their objectives one by one. Despite facing elite ComGuard units, despite shrewd enemy tactics, furious counterattacks and flanking, Wolves defeated ComGuards at every turn, sometimes only through sheer willpower and determination.
Historically, Wolves were the only Clan to achieve full success in the Battle of Tukayyid.
Factions: Wolf vs Inner Sphere;
Tonnage: usual;
Scenario 1: Hellebore Springs, siege. Clans attack, IS defends;
Scenario 2: Caustic Valley, domination;
Scenario 3: Sulfurous Rift, siege. Clans attack, IS defends.
Day 21, Monday - Scouting loop 3
Minor skirmishes for intel.
Factions: IS vs Clans
Tonnage: 75 tons maximum. (or 100. Hell, let us scout with Atlases! silly, but memorable)
Scenario: River City, Frozen City, Crimson Strait, scouting, looped whole day. Attackers and defenders are random.
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Daily win conditions: win majority of scenarios.
Tiebreaker: accumulate more kills.
Tukayyid victory conditions: win majority of daily events.
Tiebreaker 1: win majority of small phases (2.5 hour-long scenarios)
Tiebreaker 2: accumulate more kills.
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Event rewards:
All conditions are Faction Play only.
Inner Sphere victory
Conditions: IS victory, win 20 FP games for IS, accumulate 12500 match score as IS.
(such conditions are set to exclude two possibilities - a few games with high match score, or a a lot of games with low match score. Making sure player did contribute his time and effort for the reward)
Rewards: Choose any IS medium hero mech, 1 mechbay, 3 banners IS Tukayyid victory, 1 Cameron Star hanging item, 1 Cameron Star warhorn.
Inner Sphere defeat
Conditions: Clan victory, play 50 FP games for IS.
Rewards: 91 GSP, 3 banners IS Tukayyid defeat, 1 Tablet IS. choose your faction Dogtag hanging item.
Clan victory
Conditions: Clan victory, win 20 FP games for Clan, accumulate 12500 match score as Clan.
Rewards: Choose any Clan medium hero mech, 1 mechbay, 3 banners Clan Tukayyid victory, 1 Clan Dagger Star hanging item, 1 Clan Dagger warhorn.
Clan defeat
Conditions: IS victory, play 50 FP games for Clan.
Rewards: 91 GSP, 3 banners Clan Tukayyid defeat, 1 Tablet Clan, choose your faction DNA hanging item.
Participation reward 1
Conditions: Play 10 FP games during the event.
Rewards: Cockpit standing items - 1 banner Battle of Tukayyid Never Forget, 1 Pug in a Helmet, 3 mil C-bills.
Participation reward 2
Conditions: Play 60 FP games regardless of the side, accumulate 15000 match score, regardless of side.
Rewards: Choose one of two rewards - ComGuards deck or Clan deck; and 4 mechbays, 1 drop deck, 2 banners Battle of Tukayyid Never Forget.
ComGuard deck - King Crab KGC-000, Black Knight BL-6-KNT, Crab CRB-27, Urbanmech UM-R60. (i know, Urbie is not exactly a ComStar poster child, but we have none of ComStar light mechs in game). Plus 10 mil C-bills - because clan mechs cost much more, and if sold will provide about 12 mil more profit.
Clan deck - Masakari Prime, Mad Cat Prime, Ryoken Prime, Uller Prime. (to represent Clans that historically achieved any success on Tukayyid, and Jaguars, for they were first)
A choice is a must, to prevent farming both reward decks. Both decks are 10 tons lighter than current limits, it is intended.
I know, it is hell of a reward. But also a significant grind, that will make players play the mode a lot - exactly what we're trying to achieve. Maybe bump requirements to 75 games and 18750 score... Or just cut down to King Crab or Mad Cat, with one mech bay.
Scouting reward
Conditions: Play 15 scouting games through days 7, 14, 21.
Rewards: MC 50, 1 mil C-bills, cockpit standing item Hamster Huey, warhorn Black Radio (Tango Down)
Siege reward
Conditions: Play 20 siege or counterattack games throughout the event.
Rewards: MC 100, 1 mil C-bills, cockpit standing item Field Cannon (or Pollux Ada Heavy Tank), hanging item Brass Knuckles.
Day 1 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 1
Rewards: MC 50, choose a faction Banner (cockpit standing item)
Day 2 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 2
Rewards: MC 50, choose a faction Medallion (cockpit hanging item)
Day 3 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 3, accumulate 750 match score on day 3
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
Day 5 reward
Conditions: Play 5 FP games on day 5, accumulate 1250 match score on day 5
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
Day 6 reward
Conditions: Play 5 FP games on day 6, accumulate 1250 match score on day 6
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
Day 8 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day8
Rewards: MC 50, choose your faction Warhorn
Day 9 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 9
Rewards: 2 mil C-bills, cockpit hanging item C-bill Medallion.
Day 10 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day10
Rewards: MC 50, choose your faction Mug standing cockpit item.
Day 12 reward
Conditions: Play 5 FP games on day 12, accumulate 1250 match score on day 12
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
Day 13 reward
Conditions: Play 5 FP games on day 13, accumulate 1250 match score on day 13
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
Day 15 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 15
Rewards: MC 50, choose your faction Steined Glass hanging cockpit item.
Day 16 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 16
Rewards: 2 mil C-bills, cockpit standing item MWO Logo Stein.
Day 17 reward
Conditions: Play 3 FP games on day 17
Rewards: MC 50, choose your faction Warhorn.
Day 19 reward
Conditions: Play 5 FP games on day 19, accumulate 1250 match score on day 19.
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
Day 20 reward
Conditions: Play 5 FP games on day 20, accumulate 1250 match score on day 20.
Rewards: MC 100, GSP 10
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Edited by Sigmar Sich, 27 August 2019 - 08:41 PM.
