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Rudel Gurken
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PostPosted: 27-May-2006 02:17    Post subject: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

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On 2006-05-08, Sleeping Dragon wrote:
..., because the missiles may be easily fired to the rear. ...



Sorry if i´ve to turn into Mr Know-it-all but you´re only able to turn your arms backwarts when both arms have no lower arm and hand actuators!

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PostPosted: 02-Jun-2006 15:06    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

Damn, I always played with the rule applied to the arms separately..

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PostPosted: 04-Jun-2006 17:39    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

So make it a house-rule and go for it!

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PostPosted: 05-Jun-2006 01:37    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

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Sorry if i´ve to turn into Mr Know-it-all but you´re only able to turn your arms backwarts when both arms have no lower arm and hand actuators!




One of the worst, least thought out rules in the game as well. Just try it at home and see how many different ways you can point behind you with you Lower arm and hand acuators (elbow and hand, respectively).

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PostPosted: 05-Jun-2006 01:44    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

Actually I do it and I don't want to change that. Not to mention that mechs like Thorn and Sentinel seem to be able to do that anyway (look at the pics). My Flail design was made around this too (rear facing SL is there to cover AC minimum range).

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PostPosted: 05-Jun-2006 01:51    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

Actually I think that It's only a matter of lower arm actuator. Hand held weapons seem to be out of favor these days (even PXH has everything strapped to forearms), but even then human has it's movement slightly limited by the bones. Robot can have elbows that can be turned around, but than we have a question of myomer allocation...

It's just a fiction, so who cares?

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PostPosted: 06-Jun-2006 13:36    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

The only advantage of dropping lower arm and hand actuators (besides saving space!) is the ability to fire the weapons on both arms into the rear.

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PostPosted: 06-Jun-2006 14:13    Post subject: RE: SD´s User Review: Thorn THE-S Reply to topic Reply with quote

If I remember correctly, ages ago, if you had a hand acuator, and it was destroyed, you could not fire the weapon in that arm. Maybe old anime influence.

If you did not have a hand acuator, you recieved a +1 to punch. Of course you could not pick anything up either.

AWAD- Remember the old 3025 Wolverine pic that had the spare ammo bin in the other hand
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