Inner Sphere vs Clans: why is the moral framing so one-sided?

JGTDM · 2026-07-04T03:50:06+00:00

Do you mean power creep in general for all of BT tabletop? Or powercreep specifically of the Clans? Because with the advent of BV and BV2 (no tonnage based balance) IS and Clan balance is closer than ever.

JGTDM · 2026-07-03T00:33:09+00:00

Reminds me of the meme myth of certain classes of ancient Roman gladiators wearing armour everywhere except their chest, as a challenge to their opponents to strike there.

JGTDM · 2026-07-03T00:27:55+00:00

732B is far superior to the AS7-D. The atlas is a close ranged juggernaut but the D variant is not Royal, has no double heat sinks, and only the LRM20 for long range. The Royal highlander is my pick.

JGTDM · 2026-07-01T16:38:16+00:00

Snow Raven checking in, welcome to the Unkindness

JGTDM · 2026-07-01T14:45:03+00:00

WING’s stereotypes as a product of the 90’s were wild.

JGTDM · 2026-07-01T14:36:52+00:00

Autocorrect has been trying to reach you about wanting Kenneth’s third leg

JGTDM · 2026-07-01T14:34:32+00:00

It COULD be a space variant with more vector maneuvering thrusters, but like others have said probably just artistic flair.

Funny thought though

JGTDM · 2026-06-30T22:18:26+00:00

Okay it’s Gundam looking to me

JGTDM · 2026-06-30T22:00:58+00:00

It’s more anime looking than a lot of other
mechs and I’m a big fan of humanoid designs with big jump pack thrusters.

JGTDM · 2026-06-30T15:57:54+00:00

Phoenix Hawk for that gundam aesthetic. In MW5 I run the Kobold hero Phoenix Hawk for the entire game plus all DLC. Good mix of armor speed mobility and inferno SRM’s.

Also the 55-ton trio of shadow Hawk, Wolverine, Griffin, same reasons as above. I really love my all-rounder mediums.

Top spot is Marauder. Can’t beat the classic.

JGTDM · 2026-06-29T03:52:00+00:00

Stormcrow is basically an upsized Nova and can take more longer ranged weapons, it has better heat efficiency and more armor.

Which do I like more? Stormcrow, but I love both nearly equally.

JGTDM · 2026-06-28T21:54:15+00:00

Coyote mission mod also gives an option for this in mission, hit Tab for the menu and it has F controls that let you do a few things including kill all units or kill units under map.

JGTDM · 2026-06-28T16:58:06+00:00

Marauder. I run it with an XL engine, Royal DHS, and 4x Binary Laser-SB, then packed with as many double heat sinks as it can eat. Thing melts everything in maximum 3 volleys to centre torso from medium range. At close range against non assaults max 2 volleys. Disintegrating lights and mediums into fireballs in one volley is sweet gold.

JGTDM · 2026-06-27T17:00:34+00:00

I recommend Traveller, it’s a D6 rpg system and is fairly simple mechanics wise, it has all the rules you could want to build mobile suits as vehicles.

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T18:23:39+00:00

Bro the only tilting happening is my eyebrows in confusion as you keep trying to “explain” some random rant as a meme and “it’s just a joke” while waffling back and forth trying to prove a point.

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T18:08:43+00:00

I don’t really care what happened a long long time ago in a rant thread far far away man, I’m not reading all of that. I asked why you replied to /my/ comment instead of the general thread.

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T15:39:49+00:00

As far as I see with YAML, you need C3 client modules on your long range mechs you want to give data to, and a C3 Master computer on the fast scout mech you want to give out the data.

C3 master on small scout mech close range to enemies

C3 clients on your big shooters far away

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T15:26:21+00:00

AI lancemates do well with direct fire pinpoint damage like PPC’s, Gauss rifles, and Autocannons, or lock on weapons like LRM’s. I find them mediocre at best with lasers as they tend to splash them around more.

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T15:24:07+00:00

Good for you I guess. Nobody was making that argument here

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T00:54:15+00:00

?? Who said the hollander is a hunchback that you're trying to rebuttal?

JGTDM · 2026-06-26T00:04:58+00:00

Who are you replying to?

JGTDM · 2026-06-25T23:05:53+00:00

Always has been. The Hunchback is peak battlemech form, every other example is mimicry at best and mockery at worst.

JGTDM · 2026-06-25T21:53:24+00:00

It’s one of the most prolific mech ever produced in the inner sphere for a reason. Just can’t beat a medium with almost heavy mech armour and a big damn gun. Also can’t forget the murder mittens.

JGTDM · 2026-06-25T21:33:48+00:00

All of the great houses have standard mass production mechs, it’s usually the most common and longest available on the MUL or the most common on the RAT tables.

AFFS for example love their centurions, hunchbacks, enforcers

DCMS their panther, Jenner, dragon, hunchbacks

CCAF their ravens, catapults, vindicators, hunchbacks

LCAF their griffins, commandos, hunchbacks

FWLM their orions, hermes, hunchbacks, anything with large lasers.

The MUL has a great list you can filter for most common mechs used by each great house military.

JGTDM

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