Battletech Public Playtest Thread

[RangerWickett]

I did a playtest with the new aerospace battlefield support rules last night. Has anyone else tried them.

I like that they make it easy to introduce aeros to mech combat, certainly compared to the full Total Warfare ruleset. But while this system is playable and fine, my friend and I thought it has several points of complexity that don't actually yield meaningful improvement in gameplay.

The multiple stages of action declaration and attack resolution didn't feel like they fit with the rest of BT, and if the goal is just to give you a chance to shoot down dive bombers, we came up with a proposal that does that but is much easier to explain and play.

But I have barely seen anyone talking about the aerospace playtest rules. Anyone got an opinion?

 

[Kannik]

I did a playtest with the new aerospace battlefield support rules last night. Has anyone else tried them.

Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to give them a good read through yet. (And now I'm curious if they're similar to how Renegade Legion's Centurion incorporated Interceptor strafing and bombing runs...)

 

[payn]

Just registered for Adepticon. Anyone else going?

Friday im doing Instant action CBT tourney. Saturday im doing the CBT missions narrative events. Sunday im finishing out with Raise your flag faction event for CBT.

 

[MacDhomnuill]

Just registered for Adepticon. Anyone else going?

Friday im doing Instant action CBT tourney. Saturday im doing the CBT missions narrative events. Sunday im finishing out with Raise your flag faction event for CBT.

I wish I could, but new siding on the house has trumped all gaming fun for the next couple years. Going to try to get a game in at our localish con midwest game fest in kansas city in april though!

 

[Kannik]

Just registered for Adepticon. Anyone else going?

Friday im doing Instant action CBT tourney. Saturday im doing the CBT missions narrative events. Sunday im finishing out with Raise your flag faction event for CBT.

Alas no... hoping to make it to a local con in Feb though. Definitively will hang out at the BT game(s) even if I don't sign up due to conflict with other sessions. (Last year I got to play a bit as one player kept going off to check up on an auction they were bidding in.)

(I was also aiming to run a Renegade Legion: Centurion game at the con but events over the past 6 months have kaiboshed those plans for this year.)

Enjoy the con!