Shadow_Hunter
09/27/03 12:20 AM
4.65.240.144
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Ok I have my pick from battletech second ed or Mechwarriors third ed, Whats the best out of the two and whats diffrent. I want somthing more old style and my friend suggested I get BT ED 2 . Just wondering whats everyones comment here about the diffrence between the two.
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widowmaker
09/27/03 02:34 AM
24.171.110.132
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BT 2 ed. is the battletech board game, complete with (I believe) pop-out stand-up mechs, dice, the rule book, and the basic map. It uses level 1 tech (i.e. 3025 era). It's also old, out-of-print, and valuable to collectors, if it's in good condition.
Mechwarrior 3 ed. is a role-playing game based on the BT Universe where one can play a Mech jock if one chooses, or one can play a techie, a mechanic, a 'Mech-anic, a tanker, an aerospace fighter pilot, a jumpship pilot, a merchant, a bookie... you get the idea. It is current, in print, and based around the 3060 era.
Hope that helps.
widowmaker
What's your dice fetish?
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Cray
09/27/03 06:43 AM
67.8.169.249
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Battletech 2nd edition? The old boxed game released in 1986 or so?
Mechwarrior 3rd edition is a roleplaying game like Dungeons and Dragons. It takes the mechwarrior out of the mech and let's him be a person rather than another item in a giant killer robot. It does not have rules for building mechs or having them fight. That's covered in Battletech.
Mike Miller, Materials Engineer
Disclaimer: Anything stated in this post is unofficial and non-canon unless directly quoted from a published book. Random internet musings of a BattleTech writer are not canon.
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