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Best Version of Mechwarrior and Battletech?

Started by crkrueger, January 19, 2012, 12:40:54 AM

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stu2000

#15
January 19, 2012, 07:21:01 PM
I throw in another vote on 2nd, although I never really thought cross-game integration was a strength of any of them.

I thought Legionnaire was better for that sort of thing. I'm not sure I can defend that objectively. Seems like I put a lot of work into making the integrated game feel right. My gold standard was always integrating Sky Galleons of Mars with Space:1889. That was terrific. But I just never met a future sci-fi set of games that did it as well. The Renegade Legion games integrated fairly well, but were never as popular as BattleTech.

Anyway. If you can find 2nd edition Mechwarrior, go with that.
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thedungeondelver

#16
January 19, 2012, 08:04:03 PM
Quote from: stu2000;507169I throw in another vote on 2nd, although I never really thought cross-game integration was a strength of any of them.

I thought Legionnaire was better for that sort of thing. I'm not sure I can defend that objectively. Seems like I put a lot of work into making the integrated game feel right. My gold standard was always integrating Sky Galleons of Mars with Space:1889. That was terrific. But I just never met a future sci-fi set of games that did it as well. The Renegade Legion games integrated fairly well, but were never as popular as BattleTech.

Anyway. If you can find 2nd edition Mechwarrior, go with that.

I so wanted to get into the RL universe...but that game evaporated like water on a hot skillet, in spite of a pair of PC games and a few novels. :(
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stu2000

#17
January 19, 2012, 08:18:43 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;507180I so wanted to get into the RL universe...but that game evaporated like water on a hot skillet, in spite of a pair of PC games and a few novels. :(

It carried a few fans out here for a surprisingly long time after the height of its popularity, but no--it was always BT's wierd little sister.
Employment Counselor: So what do you like to do outside of work?
Oblivious Gamer: I like to play games: wargames, role-playing games.
EC: My cousin killed himself because of role-playing games.
OG: Jesus, what was he playing? Rifts?
--Fear the Boot

Peregrin

#18
January 19, 2012, 08:46:42 PM
Sadly I haven't been able to find a version I could use.

I love the PC games (I'm an old-hand on Mektek's site, the guys who are now working on a Solaris Arena game in conjunction with Weisman, as well as helping with the iOS tactics game), and the board-game is pretty nifty, but I could never bring myself to like the TTRPG version I found...

...but I'll have to thank Sett and others for the advice and give 2e a looksie as I think I've only seen 1e and 4e.
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Opaopajr

#19
January 19, 2012, 09:13:54 PM
I have fond memories of Battletech and Mechwarrior. But it was very much in the vein of other veteran players who knew all the rules and I just threw the dice. However, when I checked back to what the edition covers looked like, I found out it was 2e, whaddyaknow.

I've seen a few Mechwarrior and Battletech stuff hit the used market, but I hadn't the foggiest idea what to get or where to start. Knowing I should pick up 2e is a help. But what would people call Core books and what would be A+ quality supplements?
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everloss

#20
January 19, 2012, 09:51:46 PM
Oh, in case anyone is interested...

you can play battletech online for free at megamek.net.

It is exactly the same as the regular tabletop battletech, but uses a random number generator for all of the rolls, which greatly speeds up the game.

It also uses the updated rules from Catalyst (Total Warfare or whatever the newest rule book is).

there are a number of free battletech sites; Megamek.net is for the 3025 setting, including infantry, vehicles, helicopters, aerospace fighters, artillery, etc.
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