163 replies to this topic

[Samson]

I'll go with house Marik. I'd prefer not to be in the middle of the FedCom Civil war in 3 years.

[Tsen Shang]

I think a lot of people are disgruntled that I didn't include clans, even though they won't be in release.

[CrescentHawk]

Fed Com. But the Suns half. The merchants are a waste of space in a battlemech.

[Sartris]

FWL. I'm drawn to dysfunctional dumpster fires.

[vasile]

I would go Davion, sadly this is when Steiner and Davion are one faction. I will be a merc until the civil war starts

[Scurvy]

Mercenary company.

I'll probably go with Eridani Light Horse or HRR.

[fishfins]

For the Chancellor!

[Alistair Steiner]

Skye Rangers here, so tentatively FedCom. As the 4th, would prefer to stay out of the impending Civil War, but I'd throw in with Victor if necessary.

[Agent Cooper]

Grey Death holds my allegiance.
http://www.flickr.co...96990/lightbox/

[The Chief]

I am a long time FedCom lover and if we have to mercs in this game I will definitely join up with the Kell Hounds.

[CoffiNail]

agent_cooper, on 03 November 2011 - 08:42 PM, said:

Grey Death holds my allegiance.
http://www.flickr.co...96990/lightbox/

You gots some pretty mechs there.

[Captain Nice HD]

Stable Manager William, on 03 November 2011 - 12:05 PM, said:

I was canonized as a Taurian, the character named after me died a Taurian, and I will play a Taurian. If possible. If not, I will play FedCom.

stunt monkey, on 03 November 2011 - 12:24 PM, said:

Taurian Concordat for life!

Played them for years back on the old BTech 3056 Muse and loved them ever since, if they're not playable though, probably Kurita, cause ninjas in mechs are just fun

Glad to see some fellow Taurians rising up to the occasion.

However, seeing as the Concordat isn't likely to be an option at launch, I'll probably wind up playing as a Mercenary with a decidedly Taurian bent. I may despise the Successor States as a matter of principle, but, by Blake's blood, I'd rather fight for the hated Davions than as one of the children of Kerensky.

[Jack Gallows]

CoffiNail, on 03 November 2011 - 03:11 PM, said:

No but it is still going to be a playable faction

Going to assume you're talking about the FRR part. I know it's a playable faction, I just meant that it's not a "house" even though it's still a power in the galaxy and important to the goings on in the IS.

[Joachim Viltry]

Drac all the way! If only to make up for how woefully underrepresented they are in my miniatures collection...

Oh man, just wait till the clan invasion... I'm gonna light up a Jag with the Ultra AC on a DRG-5N.

[Morr]

I love the Fedsuns, But i kind of hate the Fedcom. Outworld Alliance is where i make my home. But i'm not holding my breath for them being in this game. So i'm signing up with the Northwind Highlanders.

[Johnathan McKenna]

In the absence of the clans I will operate as a mercenary, preferably in the employ of house Davion.

[Aethon]

If there are no Clans, count me down for Camacho's Caballeros.

If there are Clans...Hell's Horses, Gamma Galaxy, 87th Vindicator Cluster.

[DoubleD]

Mercenary Unit of my own styling with a few friends. Barring that option, most of us like House Davion.

[Hydrium]

Dragoons definitely.

[Wicate]

I'm an old-school Fed-Suns player from MPBT. I don't think in terms of FedCom. The problem with any of these games is a lot of people (myself included) will MinMax based on which faction gives them the best shot at being the 'Winner.' Federated Commonwealth becomes of the preferred faction because they were the biggest dogs in the pound. Pre-Clan invasion they were the odds on favorite to re-unify the Inner Sphere under a single factions banner/throne.

I mean the signing of the Concords of the Kapten and Kurita's genius move to create the FRR and cut his border with FedCom in half would have staved off the inevitable for a while, but from a purely military standpoint, FedCom was the Goliath to the rest of the Inner Sphere's David.

But that said, we're going to be Mercs here, and the better question is what Merc Company, that's generally affiliated with an existing faction would you go with. My choice is Eredani Light Horse. Just because they are FedSun diehards. I love Big Mac(McCarron's Armored Cavalry), even though they eventually become of House Liao house Merc, because they are different and underplayed.

Other good, relatively unknown Merc Units are:

Smithson's Chinese Bandits
Hansen's Rough Riders
21st Centauri Lancers.

I'd especially love it if they created (even if it's just an NPC outfit) the Blazing Aces (The Merc Unit from the original MechWarrior game).