What is best in BATTLETECH-Life?
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Like most so far, my favourite is getting the impression that a Withdraw is in order, but gambling with the odds and hoping/praying the RNG is with me. Succeeding a mission that was all but doomed to fail with a do-or-die last stand or sprinting (literally) to achieve the goal(s) and somehow returning to the Argo with all the mechwarriors alive (except for once, I've been playing always with Pilot Death since it was implemented).
BATTLETECH is, to me, one of those few games that actually manages to cheer me up whenever I pull a mission successfully with a skull above my own lance.
BATTLETECH is, to me, one of those few games that actually manages to cheer me up whenever I pull a mission successfully with a skull above my own lance.
Best in BattleTech Life...
Relaxing in a Zero Gravity Pool after a long Flashpoint deployment.
Relaxing in a Zero Gravity Pool after a long Flashpoint deployment.
LOW gravty pool, a "Zero Gravity Pool" is not advised. At all. Trust me here.
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to get it right, you have either brought a pool to a parabolic flight or youve tried to take a bath on the ISS, wich one was it?
edit: pics or it didnt happend
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Best in BattleTech life?
When Skippy doesn't appear to be mucking around with my deployments/battles.
When Skippy doesn't appear to be mucking around with my deployments/battles.
Best in BattleTech life?
When Skippy doesn't appear to be mucking around with my deployments/battles.
Skippy is not "What is best in Battletech", no matter how many forum posts he appears in. He is definitely not allowed to print business cards stating he is "What is best in Battletech".
to get it right, you have either brought a pool to a parabolic flight or youve tried to take a bath on the ISS, wich one was it?
edit: pics or it didnt happend
I posted into "the diversions thread" a video of water in action at the ISS. Frankly, the weird behavior mixed with other aspects of physics tend to spell a recipe for disaster for those who have no idea what they're doing.
... 'MechWarriors fill that niche pretty well
Being able to identify what mech a MechWarrior pilots just by looking at them.
See that hunched over pilot with a hump, clasping at their back?...Yep, that is an Assassin pilot!
"The Assassin was not flawless however, especially when Maltex cut corners during its initial production, and it has the dubious distinction of having one of the most cramped cockpits of any Inner Sphere 'Mech. Dozens of attempts by Maltex over hundreds of years to overhaul the cockpit cooling system to create more elbow-room ended in failure, not only limiting Assassin pilots' time in-cockpit to half of that of other 'Mechs, but causing many to develop a lifetime of back problems." - Sarna.net: Assassin
See that hunched over pilot with a hump, clasping at their back?...Yep, that is an Assassin pilot!
"The Assassin was not flawless however, especially when Maltex cut corners during its initial production, and it has the dubious distinction of having one of the most cramped cockpits of any Inner Sphere 'Mech. Dozens of attempts by Maltex over hundreds of years to overhaul the cockpit cooling system to create more elbow-room ended in failure, not only limiting Assassin pilots' time in-cockpit to half of that of other 'Mechs, but causing many to develop a lifetime of back problems." - Sarna.net: Assassin
Dekker, we found you a new punishment other than the Spider. (Which canonically does NOT have an eject system.)
The one with his head constantly cocked to one side, with nervous glances the opposite way? Vindicator pilot!
"Unfortunately, early models of the Vindicator suffered from a design flaw wherein the head-mounted laser created a bulge in the cockpit. More than making the space cramped for tall MechWarriors, it also interfered with the ejection propulsion system, resulting in the deaths of a number of MechWarriors when their escape pods exploded during ejection. Engineers managed to redesign the cockpit layout prior to the War of 3039, eliminating the deadly intrusion and decreasing the chance of said unfortunate malfunction."
Saying to yourself "I can do this mission, can't be that hard" only to have your precious, precious Star League mech almost lose an arm in the first round of fire and withdraw in a complete panic.
Feel like I might have an odd definition of 'best'.
Feel like I might have an odd definition of 'best'.
@Unruly Marmite, thrill of high-stakes risk, the rush of putting it all on the line, the flush of adrenaline when the tide of battle turns and events look to be running against you...
...if anything I share the same odd sense of “best” with you, :bow:
...if anything I share the same odd sense of “best” with you, :bow:
"NO! NOT THE GAUSS! Why did I let Dekker in that thing, it should have been Glitch!"
One of my fondest memories of TT Battletech is using a Highlander Burial to one shot a Wasp. The look on my friend’s face when he remembered that the Highlander hadn’t moved yet was priceless.
when the locust you fielded to fill out the lance with a novice 2/2/2/2 pilot decapitates the enemy command mech with a kick!
the grin you get on your face is so big it hurts!
the grin you get on your face is so big it hurts!
Going onto a mission with a "what could possibly go wrong"-attitude, because it all went just too smooth lately and you were stockpiling assaults and equipment to field half a battalion if you just had the manpower, just to have your cockpit getting smashed by the last damn enemy's fist. Well, that could go wrong. Then realizing it was just your commander and none of your pilots died ;D
Also, becoming a used thunderbolt salesman, because damn things are EVERYWHERE. Should put up a sign: "T-Bolts for sale - almost new, just exploded once."
Also, becoming a used thunderbolt salesman, because damn things are EVERYWHERE. Should put up a sign: "T-Bolts for sale - almost new, just exploded once."