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[Warmonger2600]

I purchased this new, makes me feel... experienced

Got to love that cover art, epic

[MADEVIL]

Always good see that cover, I seen my about a week ago digging through my stuff so I could teach my nephews how to play.

[Vengeance1]

Dear gods I wish I had that book

[Warmonger2600]

Well I have the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd edition as well as the Classic Battletech RPG.


Has anyone played the newest edition? Is it worth the money to change over?

[Thom Frankfurt]

Haven't played it but I do have the book. I had some probs figuring out the combat system though. In reguards to armor soaking and bullet penetration.

Edited by Thom Frankfurt, 28 August 2012 - 06:47 PM.

[Nakuru]

Wow...just wow. I wish I had one of those. I didn't even know anyone still had and sold copies of that game.

[PirateLincoln]

It's worth the money if only to support the franchise!

But yeah, I personally think it is worth it. I can't really point to specific game mechanics or anything, but I like what they've done.

[Wrayeth]

Current version:

http://bg.battletech...-battletech-rpg

[Pheonix1994]

I feel very old I bought all this stuff new. I even have the comic book about the Wolf' Dragoons epic fight with House Marik.I miss that stuff.

Edited by Pheonix1994, 28 August 2012 - 08:04 PM.

[Aaron MacLannom]

Loved running that game for my gaming group back in the late 80s. I always hated FASA's (lack of ) organization tho - took forever to find what you were looking for until you had the damn book memorized.

[Louis H Scott]

I should be a kind of heretic..I mixed this game with another called cyberpunk...!!the ambient of the mechwarrior and the shooting of the other..
sorry sorry sorry!!

[Morikuro]

Have the 4th edition of it, love the lifepath system for chargen. You actually get a feel for why the character is what he/she is, not just 'here is my pile of stats for the game'. Wish more pen and paper games would use a chargen system like that.

[Kallende Rathwynne]

I've the first, second, and third myself. I liked the Second edition best, just personal preference on that part.

[Swiftfire]

Sigh. I too am in the camp of 'hey, I bought that when it was new'.

[XphR]

Morikuro, on 05 September 2012 - 10:09 PM, said:

Have the 4th edition of it, love the lifepath system for chargen. You actually get a feel for why the character is what he/she is, not just 'here is my pile of stats for the game'. Wish more pen and paper games would use a chargen system like that.

Aliens also used something like lifepath in generation... and for a game that you could survive for as little as two minutes if your not very smart.. or lucky, you will take every bit of role building you can get, "Ill never get back to little Jenny now! Thanks to the Sargents point blank shot at the beasts head.. we're dissolving on the floor together in what will soon be a single puddle working its way towards the ships gravity plain.".

Anyone notice that first edition the throttle is in the right hand? Second edition looks almost like an early helicopter yoke! I dont remember what Ive got boxed up, if I can dig down to it... Ill post back. But should be a core book and maybe an expansion or two.

[spuddy1981]

Never kept all my war gaming/ rpg stuff just had too much..... Whish I had kept some bits. Got one box with an assortment of modles from diff games that were painted

[KeeperVS]

I just got the newest vesion, haven't had a chance to really get into it yet. Busy figuring out the Tabletop game.