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PostPosted: 17-Jul-2024 15:46    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

I think it is 54 khp and 85 khp. What is your speed of choice?
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PostPosted: 17-Jul-2024 16:51    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

5-8 is best I think...adding 5 JJ is fine too. 3-5-3 second best. For anything else, I'd need a REAL good reason to have that.
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PostPosted: 17-Jul-2024 21:48    Post subject: Re: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

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5-8 is best I think...adding 5 JJ is fine too. 3-5-3 second best. For anything else, I'd need a REAL good reason to have that.


5/8 is a good balance point. 45T or less i'll accept 6/9.
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PostPosted: 18-Jul-2024 14:51    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

It annoys people when I say this, but if you're 6-9, don't add 6 jump jets. Add 5. Game mechanically it works better as jumping 5 or 6 generates the same +3, and at the lower weights, you save the half-ton, which might be important.
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PostPosted: 18-Jul-2024 15:46    Post subject: Re: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

what do you think of the Falcon Hawk?
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PostPosted: 18-Jul-2024 15:49    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

min maxing?
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PostPosted: 19-Jul-2024 11:01    Post subject: Re: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

chihawk wrote:
It annoys people when I say this, but if you're 6-9, don't add 6 jump jets. Add 5. Game mechanically it works better as jumping 5 or 6 generates the same +3, and at the lower weights, you save the half-ton, which might be important.


Soung logic, until that heavy woods hex you want to jump in is 6 hexes away!! Razz
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PostPosted: 21-Jul-2024 12:11    Post subject: Re: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

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chihawk wrote:
It annoys people when I say this, but if you're 6-9, don't add 6 jump jets. Add 5. Game mechanically it works better as jumping 5 or 6 generates the same +3, and at the lower weights, you save the half-ton, which might be important.


Soung logic, until that heavy woods hex you want to jump in is 6 hexes away!! Razz


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PostPosted: 26-Jul-2024 01:55    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

Depends on the purpose.

I tend towards:

3/5: weapons platform.

3/5/5: heavy cavalry
4/6/7: heavy scout
5/8/10: scout/harasser

5/8/5: discount trooper medium
4/6: cost effective heavy

2/3: more extreme weapons platform with budget concerns.
1/2: I'm probably doing something involving playing the BV system.
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PostPosted: 27-Jul-2024 22:02    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

meta gamer?
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PostPosted: 17-Sep-2024 03:45    Post subject: What speed is best for a battlemech Reply to topic Reply with quote

If you mean: designing to win the game rather then conforming to fluff that is so ridiculously non sensible as to be meaningless.

Then yes.
Also orbital bombardment exists. Most mechs are invalid.
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