Bryan Ekman, on 03 May 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:
Alright... long overdue, much distraction in between.
Players will NOT be able to claim canon units as their own. When it comes to Mercenary Units/Corps/Companies, these names will not be available during MC creation. Trying to circumvent the naming system will result in the Merc Corp being renamed/denied.
Faction units are being handled slightly different. When a player aligns themselves with one of the major factions, say House Kurita, they will have the opportunity to join famous house units as the rank up by earning loyalty points. Some house units will require additional feats of excellence and challenges to achieve before membership is granted. Since these units are not run by the players, and we can reserve/restrict access to very active/famous units for sake of preserving the BattleTech timeline.
Our general stance on player run merc units is simple - create your own legacy! It's very unfair for players to stake ownership over a canon unit, and creates a host of politic and pr issues. So we're avoiding the complexities and edge cases associate with players assuming the role of these units by encouraging you to forge your own destiny.
This is our launch POV. As always, we listen to your feedback and ways to improve the system.
Garth Erlam, on 03 May 2012 - 11:17 AM, said:
One thing to help with all this:
Player made 'Clan Smoke Jaguar' would be:
ClanSmokeJaguar
In terms of canonical reference, the actual Clan Smoke Jaguar would be called thus.
So players can be clans and merc units from the universe, but they will be clearly marked as player made; IE. ClanJadeFalcon, etc.
Bryan Ekman, on 03 May 2012 - 11:38 AM, said:
Never trust a CM. He's dead wrong.. sorry guys.
Firefly, on 03 May 2012 - 11:40 AM, said:
Maybe they could do us a solid and - in addition to clarifying the whole circumvention thing with the most up-to-date policy (corrected via strikeout) - list which merc units are not available. There are a lot of merc units in Btech lore - are we to presume that each and every one, from the hugest down to a four-man merc unit, is off limits?
Bryan Ekman, on 03 May 2012 - 11:52 AM, said:
Unfortunately, no. Garth ate some bad food for lunch and spoke out of turn.
Garth Erlam, on 02 December 2011 - 09:03 AM, said:
So, we can organize as Merc Units out-of-game, but we CAN NOT play as members of canon Merc Units. This should be noted...
Edited by Prosperity Park, 03 May 2012 - 01:19 PM.