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[Xhaleon]

redslate, on 02 November 2011 - 02:08 PM, said:

Get the DOS version of the game and run it using DOSBOX. You may have to play with it a bit, but it'll run (if your processor is up to it).

I got a DOSBOX-prepackaged version of MW2 (oh noes dat piracy), but wanted to get the Titanium Mercs running. Oh well.

Thanks for that, however.

[Reggimus]

31 .. but i'll be in the next age bracket when the game drops. Started playing BT in the 80's with some friends, brought the 3rd ed boxed set.. still have it .. Played MW1-2-3-4...Think im gonna need to call my buddies and have a few TT games to wear some rust off.

[CycKath]

32, but will be 33 at launch assuming it doesn't slip

[Radagast]

Geez...only 3 in my bracket....comon I know there are more than that out there!! They just won't own up to it!

Lft. Radagast 1FSAC - 58

[Hanyit]

Unfortunately, I'm fairly new to this and on the younger end of the spectrum.

15 and first real mech warrior game, but big fan of the old books, gotta love used book stores...........

[Everett]

27 now. I do believe I was just a wee lil' 12 year old when I first played MW2:Mercs... and quickly started converting Catapults into Nova Cat wannabes in the mechlab.

[Delta Ice]

I've been playing Battletech for almost 12 yrs and was introduced to the novels when I was 15. I love the novels, boardgame and the entire Mechwarrior series. Looking forward to getting back into a real mech game!

If you guys need something to check out to get you by take a look at my collection of mech madness!!! (Keep in mind this doesn't have the most recent 25+ mechs that I acquired recently)

http://s726.photobuc...Ice/Battletech/

[CobraFive]

25 or 26, don't remember right now.

[Scott Wolfpack Rider]

40 as of this year, Played Crescent Hawks Inception on an Amiga 1000, played every other iteration oth the video game over time, played tabletop for a spell, even got to work for VWE at a battletech roving site for a short stint. The steady footfalls of a mech on patrol are like a lullaby.

[taxman]

I'm at the age, when breaking wind in a tight space is a risky business.....

Some very familiar names in this thread.......

[Bianca Flowers]

42 here, Been playing Battletech since the Warhammer was on the cover, alpha striking meant you would probably shut down, Good Salvage meant a replacement actuator for your right hip, and Clans were a strange Scottish tradition

[Roh]

Interesting poll. Good idea OP.

[Rell]

I'll be 50 next month. I started on the tabletop and went to PC from there. Heck, I am so old, my Thunderbolt has gray hair.

[Airwolf]

I guess that I'm one of the 'old' guys, not in the last age bracket but not that far off (sigh).
HEY RELL - at least your Thunderbolt still *HAS* hair ...(another sigh)
I'm still trying to figure out which creaks more ... me or my mech ... I think it's me ...
Just for grins, I found one of my old Yahoo Groups posts (dated: 05/07/2003) (wow-has it been *that* long already?) for your reading pleasure. So grab a chair you young-ins and whatever you're drinking and let me tell you about the time me and the guys were on patrol on ......
(DISCLAIMER:  The names of the people in the story have NOT been changed to 'protect the innocent' nor have they given me express permission to print it (grin))
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Striker Lead:  Lead to Lance.  Alright Ladies, Standard Formation Alpha-3.  Passive Radar, Short Range Comms only, keep your eyes and ears open.  They're out here, those b*stards.
Woodruff:  Striker One: Roger
Airwolf:   Striker Two: Roger
Hodson:    Striker Three: Affirmative
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Striker Lead:  Lead to Three, Over
Hodson:        Yeah Boss ?
Striker Lead:  You sure you're gonna be ok to run this op?  After all, it was *your* family that got banged up by those b*stards during their last raid.
Hodson:        I'm *frosty* Boss.
Striker Lead:  Just keep it that way, MechWarrior, I don't want anyone who isn't going to keep a level head on my lance. Got that mister?
Hodson:        Roger that.
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Woodruff:      YO! Picking up something, it's *real* faint.  Bearing: 225 relative.
Striker Lead:  One, Identification.
Woodruff:      Impossible at this range.
Striker Lead:  Alright, Two, take point, let's go check it out.
Airwolf:       D*mn, again?... how come I'm always the lead *target* ?
Striker Lead:  Cause *you're* always finding your way onto my sh*t list.
Airwolf:       What'd the hell did I do *this* time ???
Striker Lead:  Remember that little brunette from last week?
Airwolf:       Do I ever ... Cynthia ... talk about *HOT* ... can't wait to hook up with her again ... what about her... jealous ???
Striker Lead:  Not in the least.  Her father came to see me later that night.
Airwolf:       Hey!!! I didn't touch her!!!  I didn't do *ANYTHING*
Striker Lead:  Whoa ... throttle down ... I know you didn't ... he was just concerned about his daughter ...
Airwolf:       As he *should* be ... Boy if I ever get a chance to get a target lock on that one ... talk about a target of *opportunity* ...
Striker Lead:  *ANYWAY*... I told him: Bro, it'll be ok...that boy'll behave himself ....
Airwolf:       ... beautiful eyes, sweet full lips, incredible body ... waitjustaminute ... "Bro" ... "BRO"?!?!?!? ... as in ...
Striker Lead:  Yup, she's my niece ...
Woodruff:      (LOUD LAUGHTER)
Hodson:        (BARELY RESTRAINED CHUCKLE)
Airwolf:       (DEAD SILENCE)
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Airwolf:       AW HELL !!!
Striker Lead:  Two ... Report
Airwolf:       Picking up a lance of mechs ... a Phoenix Hawk, a Griffin, Jenner, and a ...... Warhammer
Woodruff:      D*mn ... not good ... we're seriously out-gunned and out-tonned
Airwolf:       No sh*t, ... Sherlock ....
Striker Lead:  Shutup Two ... Have they noticed us yet?
Airwolf:       No, I don't think ... (WHAM) (STATIC)
Airwolf:       I'M HIT !!! THEY'VE SPOTTED US!
Woodruff:      No sh*t, ... Sherlock ....
Striker Lead:  Alright ladies, time to earn those paychecks
Striker Lead:  Three ... where the hell do you think you're going ? Three... THREE!!! Report!!!
Airwolf:       D*mmit ... newbie ... cracked under pressure ... and *WE'RE* the ones that are going to pay for it..
Striker Lead:  SHUT UP TWO!  One, did you see where Three went.
Woodruff:      He ran into the woods...can't tell his exact position... too much interference.
Striker Lead:  Sh*t, alright ... defensive retreat ... make it expensive for them to come after us.
Woodruff:      Roger That
Airwolf:       Roger
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Striker Lead:  Lead to Lance, Give me a SitRep...
Woodruff:      I'm ok Boss, nothing's breached.... Armor's getting pretty thin though.
Airwolf:       Easy for *you* to say... I'm breached in both side torsos ... and a frozen leg actuator....(CRACKLE) (STATIC)
Woodruff:      STRIKER TWO IS DOWN.   Looks like ... d*mn ... they blew his left leg off.
Striker Lead:  Two, Report!
Airwolf:       (STATIC)
Woodruff:      Hate to say this Boss, but we need to get the hell out of here...now ....
Striker Lead:  Sh*t...dammit ... full retreat...
Woodruff:      They've reached Striker Two's position ... D*mn, looks like the Warhammer's gonna deliver the coup-de-grace.
Striker Lead:  Jesus Chri....(THUMP)
Woodruff:      What the hel....Holy shi ... the Warhammer....the head ... it's ... gone.
Striker Lead:  Three ... THREE!!! What the hell are you doing!?!??!?  REPORT!!!!
Hodson:        *THAT'S* for my mother ...
Striker Lead:  GODD*MMIT ... THREE ... REPORT!!!
Hodson:        I'm *frosty* Boss.
Woodruff:      He's engaging...
Striker Lead:  Sonofab*tch ... alright ... concentrate fire on whatever Three isn't engaging...keep them off his back...let's go.
Hodson:        *THAT'S* for my sister ...
Striker Lead:  Three ... Status ...
Hodson:        I'm *frosty* Boss.
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(((=== EPILOGUE 1 ===)))
Woodruff:      So Boss ... We keeping him? ... or is he toast ???
Striker Lead:  Who ... Hodson? ... *I'm* keeping him ... the base commander was about to court-martial him for dereliction of duty, disobeying orders, etc, etc, etc.  But he *did* turn the tide of that battle, we picked up 4 relatively clean mechs in the salvage and he saved Airwolf's sorry *ss.
(((=== EPILOGUE 2 ===)))
Hodson:     Yo Airwolf, how's the leg?
Airwolf:    It's a little bit better now....I'll tell you one thing though...It was one HELL of a feeling having your mech's leg blown off... that neurohelmet feedback ... felt like my own leg was torn off.
Airwolf:    Hey, Hodson ...
Hodson:     Yeah ?
Airwolf:    Thanks man ... I owe you one
Hodson:     No problem ... Just make sure to come save *MY* *ss when I need it
Airwolf:    Anytime, pal....anytime
Airwolf:    Hey...I just found out something that you might be interested in...
Hodson:     What?
Airwolf:    Cynthia's got a sister ... a year younger than her ... (grin)
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And there you have it boys -- hope you learned something ... like don't get on your Lance Lead's bad side ... *VERY, VERY IMPORTANT*
And in case some of you were wondering about Cynthia ... yup ... married her ... now *I* wouldn't have called it a shotgun wedding or anything like that ... but there *was* this LBX-20 ....

[Airwolf]

Aw man ... I just realized that I've gotten old enough that I'm starting to rant off old war stories ... (sigh) ... maybe it *is* time to retire .... nah ... just too stubborn of an old f*rt ... rather go down fighting (grin)

[Fiveiron]

lol, the poll results say it all, with 80.5% of the audience between 22 and 45 I'm gonna say it's safe to assume that most of us are MW2 Merc veterans at the latest.

[DamoclesGuard]

Will be 28 in January and have been playing The Battletech board game since I was 13.

[Aurelios Salcedo]

Im 14, just turned in october

and i've been playing mechwarrior..... since.... last year... IT WAS SO ADDICTING WHEN I FIRST HEARD OF IT! DX im such a young warrior

[Airwolf]

wulf_of_awe, on 02 November 2011 - 08:54 PM, said:

Im 14, just turned in october

and i've been playing mechwarrior..... since.... last year... IT WAS SO ADDICTING WHEN I FIRST HEARD OF IT! DX im such a young warrior

Don't worry about being a 'young warrior' ... we were all young once ... except for me that is ... I've always been 'old' ... (grin)

[bert bargo]

25.5 years old, reporting in