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[KingCobra]

Yes MegaMek is the internet version of the TableTop Battletech Game with the internet came bigger audiances and tournaments becouse you could play by email or live in person if you could travel before that it was hard to play out of state or country becouse of the phone bill to play Battletech now if you want you can chat and play live games with MSN messanger,ect at no cost best bet is find a Battletech group to play with im sure Mr Bills could help out wit hthat.Im a chess person i like chess so battletech fit into that mold of competition.The PC games were ment as a online battletech entertainment MW1 was very close to Battletech lore let me get a link its free to download and play http://members.fortu...lethe97/mw1.htm i still have my battletech sets and maps but play very rarely anymore as my interests have changed to more instant action games rather than board type games. but its still cool and fun to collect the battletech sets.

[AmazingBilldo]

MegaMek isn't just the Battletech table top game, it also contains Aerospace and Capital Ship rules and support. It is the majority of the CBT universe.

It is a great way to play games fast. HOWEVER, the RNG cheats..........

[plodder]

sounds fun, what is rng. I have seen it. here and there mentioned. I could google it, but almost real interaction is what this is all about, right

[plodder]

KingCobra, on 08 January 2012 - 10:46 AM, said:

Yes MegaMek is the internet version of the TableTop Battletech Game with the internet came bigger audiances and tournaments becouse you could play by email or live in person if you could travel before that it was hard to play out of state or country becouse of the phone bill to play Battletech now if you want you can chat and play live games with MSN messanger,ect at no cost best bet is find a Battletech group to play with im sure Mr Bills could help out wit hthat.Im a chess person i like chess so battletech fit into that mold of competition.The PC games were ment as a online battletech entertainment MW1 was very close to Battletech lore let me get a link its free to download and play http://members.fortu...lethe97/mw1.htm i still have my battletech sets and maps but play very rarely anymore as my interests have changed to more instant action games rather than board type games. but its still cool and fun to collect the battletech sets.

AmazingBilldo, on 08 January 2012 - 11:25 AM, said:

MegaMek isn't just the Battletech table top game, it also contains Aerospace and Capital Ship rules and support. It is the majority of the CBT universe.

It is a great way to play games fast. HOWEVER, the RNG cheats..........

sounds fun, what is rng. I have seen it. here and there mentioned. I could google it, but almost real interaction is what this is all about, right ?
I figured how to multi quote..

[Wolvers]

RNG is "Random Number Generator" plodder

[Doctor Horrible]

Hawaii Five-O

Man, Now I got that song in my head...haha

Edited by Doctor Horrible, 10 January 2012 - 01:26 PM.

[plodder]

Wolvers, on 10 January 2012 - 03:25 AM, said:

RNG is "Random Number Generator" plodder

And what is the porpoise? Go flipper go!!!!

What do you drink while playing Tabletop, MW3, Mekteck, MW4, and soon!!!!! MWO????

And what is the best music(to you) to play to?

[plodder]

What is the point of random point generator?RPG

[plodder]

plodder, on 15 January 2012 - 01:34 PM, said:

What is the point of random point generator?RPG

Anyone have an answer? I will wiki, if I need to.solid anyone?

[Canned_Dman]

random number generator. because when you play the table top game, you have 2d6 (2 six sided dice) just like craps and this will randomly give you the numbers rather than you trying to say you rolled it yourself.
Why do you need dice you say? Most games like battletech, dungeons and dragons and etc. use dice to determine things like attack hits, skill check, location and much more.
Example: base gunnery 3/5/7, target mech moved for +1, into light woods +1, your ran +2. weapon ERPPC at range 6 (short) to hit 7 or higher.
Well, I happened to role an 8 so I hit. Now role location: I rolled a 12 so I hit the head. Btw it was a clan erppc so you are dead.

[plodder]

plodder, on 04 January 2012 - 07:03 PM, said:

Well



Ok then, here is the détente, the crux, balance of the turn, as the dice leave the finger tips, the want, hope, denial channeling it's power from soul to flesh to inanimate. What are the hopes, wants, denials?

Some hope for a generational realization leap from table top to MECHWARRIOR 5, denying else as what? blasphemy, reckless? Wanting ?

Others desire the truest battletech, denying everything else for the truest book experience, wanting to feel the stress and pleasure of "realistic" battle. Hoping that legging will be eliminated as an easy kill by making it realistic and not like the previous MW3 (man I hate having that stolen by modern warfare) games. ( Me)

The last group that I see, are those that want the game they bought or just played, MW2, MW3, MW4! they loved it! they want it just like that only better, each knowing very little of the history, and why should they? They hope to belong to a community like we all do. They may want to be pirates and don't know it.Some even have a sense of honor in their souls, and are looking to something silly like this game to find it......you know what is sillier?.....they just might find it. So help them

Thanks, Uncle danno

I quoted myself because I have looked into playing table top, while I like the idea, I cannot motivate myself to play, but I am willing, I think?
I am going to use my time for now, to get know this site, writing fiction, & reading some of the battletech books.

I do not have enough knowledge to write what I want in the battletech universe, I make obvious mistakes, but I believe I have the imagination/creativity, desire and flavor to write good fiction. I need a tabletop guy or Battletech guru, to help I think. Not someone that has the ability to write or be imaginative, but a factoid type that loves this stuff. It takes so long to look for info without contradicting. Thanks uncle danno

[plodder]

Dev909, on 16 January 2012 - 01:15 PM, said:

random number generator. because when you play the table top game, you have 2d6 (2 six sided dice) just like craps and this will randomly give you the numbers rather than you trying to say you rolled it yourself.
Why do you need dice you say? Most games like battletech, dungeons and dragons and etc. use dice to determine things like attack hits, skill check, location and much more.
Example: base gunnery 3/5/7, target mech moved for +1, into light woods +1, your ran +2. weapon ERPPC at range 6 (short) to hit 7 or higher.
Well, I happened to role an 8 so I hit. Now role location: I rolled a 12 so I hit the head. Btw it was a clan erppc so you are dead.

Thanks there Mr. Dev909!! Victoria eh, never been there myself. Was in richmond,burnaby, coquitlam, poco,and through to abbotsford today, thenzipped back home to bellingham. How much does the ferry cost? in the summer should I bring the car or hoof it? My wife would like the garden thingy , victoria gardens me thinks.

I love erppc's! better dead then old, right? Maybe not, I think I will go Nova clan, I like surviving to be old...Highlander now!

[plodder]

I want to thank all you old time fanatical TT players, your fun and dedication has to be directly linked to the survival and growth of battletech. You so loved the book series, that you gave a large portion of your life and intellect for it, and us. I thank thee

I dedicate this song to you, and you should be in this song.

[Kaemon]

plodder, on 16 January 2012 - 01:15 PM, said:

I quoted myself because I have looked into playing table top, while I like the idea, I cannot motivate myself to play, but I am willing, I think?
I am going to use my time for now, to get know this site, writing fiction, & reading some of the battletech books.

I do not have enough knowledge to write what I want in the battletech universe, I make obvious mistakes, but I believe I have the imagination/creativity, desire and flavor to write good fiction. I need a tabletop guy or Battletech guru, to help I think. Not someone that has the ability to write or be imaginative, but a factoid type that loves this stuff. It takes so long to look for info without contradicting. Thanks uncle danno

Lack of knowledge should never stop you from doing something you want to do. There is enough knowledge presented in this forum to fill multiple books on the battletech universe, and it's actually one of the better forums I've seen as far as helping people (who also take it upon themselves to read the threads and help themselves a bit).

Write.Post.Ask around for help.Rewrite.Good things happen for those that continue to learn, listen, and practice what they love to do.

FYI - There was already 1 contest for fiction writing setup by the NGNG guys (check out their podcast if you haven't already), I'm sure there will be more.

I'd like to see the TT game make a resurgence on a different platform, I think the tablet/smrt phone would be an interesting market for such a game, combining technology with old school social *gasp* interaction.

You bring your tablet, which has everything built into it (all your info, RNG ability, mechs to purchase, etc) as you get close to enough tablet (via bluetooth) or multiple tablets, the game starts up and the initial combat scenarios take place.

$ per mech (or ancillary unit) perma-loss on death (but like $1 costs so cheap and easy to stock up) $ for upgrades/timelines, basically a phone app but with all the fun of social interaction, and all the built in micro-transaction goodness that the Android market has to bring to the table.

I think the pendulum has swung too far into the technology = social isolation tenet of thinking, and future generations will start to realize sitting in your house on a friday night by yourself blows, when you could be out with your friends, but still playing a very fun immersive game.

Plus they don't know what they're missing, it was a hell of a good time!

[plodder]

Kaemon, on 03 February 2012 - 08:20 PM, said:

Lack of knowledge should never stop you from doing something you want to do. There is enough knowledge presented in this forum to fill multiple books on the battletech universe, and it's actually one of the better forums I've seen as far as helping people (who also take it upon themselves to read the threads and help themselves a bit).

Write.Post.Ask around for help.Rewrite.Good things happen for those that continue to learn, listen, and practice what they love to do.

FYI - There was already 1 contest for fiction writing setup by the NGNG guys (check out their podcast if you haven't already), I'm sure there will be more.

I'd like to see the TT game make a resurgence on a different platform, I think the tablet/smrt phone would be an interesting market for such a game, combining technology with old school social *gasp* interaction.

You bring your tablet, which has everything built into it (all your info, RNG ability, mechs to purchase, etc) as you get close to enough tablet (via bluetooth) or multiple tablets, the game starts up and the initial combat scenarios take place.

$ per mech (or ancillary unit) perma-loss on death (but like $1 costs so cheap and easy to stock up) $ for upgrades/timelines, basically a phone app but with all the fun of social interaction, and all the built in micro-transaction goodness that the Android market has to bring to the table.

I think the pendulum has swung too far into the technology = social isolation tenet of thinking, and future generations will start to realize sitting in your house on a friday night by yourself blows, when you could be out with your friends, but still playing a very fun immersive game.

Plus they don't know what they're missing, it was a hell of a good time!

Well I have been writing in the fan fiction, so I am doing that. I just thought somebody with a better memory, and knew canon well might have aspirations to write, but not the imagination.

Isolationist unite!! Play battletech TT. I love it!!

[Vincent Vascaul]

I would blame the decline of the Turn Bases and Strategy game not on anything other than if you went back a decade or more you will find that the Tabletop and PC gamers were much smaller more concentrated of geeks/nerds whatever label you want to put on them either way they were more likely to be technical and or logical thinking people. Now that All things gaming and geeky have hit the mainstream the majority of the market is now Feeling people who react more to sensation and yes instant gratifacation while we see games like Civ 5 still selling well cause the original gamers haven't gone anywhere its just that are numbers are no longer making the headlines when we support something.

[Tryg]

The beauty of the Battletech universe is just how massive it is. There's something for everyone. If you're into table top games, it's got you covered, Roleplaying? Check. Faster paced computer games? Okay so until this releases, they're a bit on the old side, but they still exist. Prefer arcade style play? There are places for that immersive in-pod feel floating around. Prefer a more storyline approach? Books, and tons of them.

My first experience with battletech was back in the old days of Virtual World, was there with a friend for a birthday party, running around like a bunch of crazed idiots shooting at anything that moved (And getting to take home those nifty scoresheets afterwards!) That same day, we purchased the CBT boxed set and gave that a try.

But what really...really launched me into the universe, was watching the Clan intro's for both Wolf and Jade Falcon in Mechwarrior 2. Since then, got my hands into a little of all of it. Tabletop games or the Mechwarrior RPG when I can get friends about, the good old games when I can't. Even been working at rebuilding my collection of books (Any of you kindle users out there, get on amazon and start clicking those "I want it on kindle" links!) And now, in anticipation of this release, I'm trying to press-gang friends of mine into the universe. And I've drifted completely off-topic so I'll go ahead and stop myself there!

[plodder]

I still like the thought of playing TT, but I like the thought of being a caring and devoted husband, one that listens and acts on what she thinks, and not what I heard, and thanks for the input, but when I think about going through the steps of playing.
1: Find people that play it in my area
2: arange a time to play it
3: actually tell wife that II am not spending the time with her, "yeah I know you've been waiting for football season to end".....
4: Get in the room, the guys seem ok, cool, works. They are helping me play, I see what I need to do, I seem to be doing fine, wow there go the gloves, they took'm off, bang I am dead. Wait for next game, or just watch, I'll do that.
Man these guys know there stuff, dude that is way too much info to cram into a brain.
How long you played this, oh, 25 years off and on, I see, and you, oh, only 10 years, hmmmmm.
How long till I am good? I mean good enough to kick your southern posteriors three or for games in a row? what do you mean never?????
How much will it cost?? If I do not make the stuff myself? Maybe I'll stick to settlers of Catan..

That make any sense fellas?

[plodder]

Nobody has tried to talk me into table top?

[Youngblood]

You seem to already have the idea of how a session of the board game will look and sound like, all that remains is for you to go find a place where it's played, and then like it! If you can find people who have game materials already, all you will need is a pair of six-sided dice and a pencil. And one last thing: "Nobody cares if you can't dance, just dance!" Other players will be more than willing to help you through the process, no judgment involved!