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[Thorn Hallis]

Spooky, on 01 March 2012 - 05:58 AM, said:

The point was, that canonically, such Jump-Jets Packs are used for drops in the BattleTech universe, regardless of what you are doing in the tabletop game.

Can't be, as they were introduced in 3053 and mechs were allready hotdropping before.

[Spooky]

Touché

[Ulric Kell]

I really like that design. Looks great!

[Jacob Davion]

I wanna get hot dropped in an Awesome!

[guardian wolf]

ShadowMaw, on 29 February 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

"We're on an express elevator to hell, going down!"


I can't wait for this to come out. And please tell me we will have that MW2 female voice in the live game. That brings back great memories of my first taste of mechwarrior that lead me into Battletech.

I can't wait to say that, +1 to the quote. Except here's my version

"We're on a one way elevator going straight to hell, GOING DOWN!!!"

Edited by guardian wolf, 01 March 2012 - 07:11 AM.

[AdamBaines]

What....no Snoop Dogg "Drop it Like it's Hot" puns yet? I'd do it but I'm terrible with those........

I could see Snord's Irregulars blaring that song on a hot drop.....

[BanditFly]

Simply awesome. I also like the added realism for the Leopard dropship....very well done!

[Brakkyn]

Can we have some level of confirmation on this? I feel like there has been alot of guessing, speculation, assumption, and alot of unofficial affirmation--all from potential players and not developers--to support the fact that these "hot drops" are an actual gameplay mechanic. I need something concrete and irrefutable. Something you can't read something false into or misinterpret.

I want to be 100% sure.

Edited by Brakkyn, 01 March 2012 - 09:00 AM.

[Garth Erlam]

AdamBaines, on 01 March 2012 - 08:13 AM, said:

What....no Snoop Dogg "Drop it Like it's Hot" puns yet? I'd do it but I'm terrible with those........

I could see Snord's Irregulars blaring that song on a hot drop.....

I made one in a different thread. Here, we're pretty laid back, with our minds on our money and our money on our minds.

[Dihm]

After the game launches, we'll be spending most our lives, living in the MechWarrior's paradise.

Edited by Dihm, 01 March 2012 - 09:04 AM.

[Darsh]

Maelik Crowe, on 01 March 2012 - 01:19 AM, said:

The video was cool. I am very excited, but...
Music left a lot to be desired.
That heavy euro metal thing just grabbed me by the throat and
took me out of the game.
It just doesn't fit.

Doesn't fit? Are you insane? The music is perfect! Its the music of 100 tons of badass getting ready to wreck havoc behind enemy lines! What were you expecting? Church music? Sheesh.. lol

[Dennis de Koning]

Spooky, on 01 March 2012 - 05:16 AM, said:

"Canon" for the BattleTech universe extends beyond the rules of the actual tabletop, naturally . Anway: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Jump_jet And these are also used in the BattleTech rules: http://www.sarna.net...7Mech_Jump_Pack (even though they might not have to be used for drops. Possibly because a "hot drop" doesn't exist in the tabletop in the first place?) There probably is no good solution for this, other than hot drops being restricted to Leopard class DropShips. In the novels, whenever Mechs are ejected from ovoid DropShips, either for a HotDrop, or because it is about to be falling apart, it's never written in great detail what's happening, as far as I remember. I don't think they ever literally wrote, that they step out the door themselves.

Actually, we do have a solution for this; I'm just not at liberty to reveal it at this time.
So there.

[Dihm]

Yay! Hello Dennis!

[Adridos]

Nice to meet you Dennis.

Can I ask why did Garth say the hell has frozen whn you made your first post?

[guardian wolf]

Yes please do enlighten us...

[Ghost]

Well you see guys, outside the big four (Kyle, Paul, Garth, Bryan) most of the developers at the studio don't generally post on the forum. FD must be setting an example.

[guardian wolf]

Ahhhh.... so this is his first foray into the madness that is this forum, well, good luck *gives a thumbs up*

[damage]

OH that is just so kewl! Gotta be one of the best shots of a Mechbay ever. Interesting concept for the dropship too, which I assume to be a Leopard.

I cannot wait for this game!

[CoffiNail]

Hell hath frozen over because now the chains on the devs are being lifted and one by one they are being let out to see the light of day.

[Fecal]

Oh my goodness :'( I am so excited.

But please make sure it's "All system's nominal" in the audio!