Marshall
05/23/04 11:12 PM
63.69.225.5
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Ok, this is even when a veteran player is stumped.
In a game today, I had an opponent tell me that a 'mech on a L1 or greater counts for an additional hex for determining range. Same opponent also tried to tell me that jumping into heavy woods forces a piloting skill roll. Now, I know it says reading the WK/Fanpro most recent set of rules, that isn't the case on the pilot check for the heavy woods jump. I think the first point is also wrong, as I haven't heard of this except when I play in my area. What gives? Are these 'house rules' people just play with?
Marshall
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Nightward
05/24/04 04:38 AM
211.26.66.229
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Standing "Mechs rise 1 level above the terrain they occupy for the puposes of LOS. P. 26, BMR(R). They may be confusing 1 level for 1 hex, but should still be smote for ignorance.
As for the Jumping thing, yeah- BS. Unless your 'Mech was Jumping with damaged Leg actuators or a Gyro Hit, in which case a test is required.
Yea, verily. Let it be known far and wide that Nightward loathes MW: DA. Indeed, it is with the BURNING ANIMUS OF A THOUSAND SUNS that he doth rage against it with.
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Cray
05/24/04 06:32 AM
68.200.105.227
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In a game today, I had an opponent tell me that a 'mech on a L1 or greater counts for an additional hex for determining range.
No. In Level 3 games, MaxTech (I think) offers some suggestions for calculating range while factoring in altitude, but that's just an application of Pythagorem's Theorem (sp) and the important thing to remember is that a level of altitude is only 6 meters, while a hex is 30 meters across.
Consider a mech standing on a level 5 hill. The hill (and mech #1) are 2 hexes away from an attacking mech. The distance is:
(2x30)^2 + (5x6)^2 = Distance^2
Distance = 67 meters.
Or just a 7 meter range increase over 2 hexes.
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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Greyslayer
05/25/04 02:54 AM
216.14.192.234
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Jumping into Jungle was a problem from what I remember in MaxTech, but hardly heavy woods. That I believe is a 'house rules' to represent someone's belief of inflicting reality into the game. I am sure we are all guilty of this at some stage  .
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