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| − | '''Availability Rating''' is a code used in the [[Classic BattleTech]] game indicating how common a class of [[:Category:Combat Vehicles|Combat]] [[:Category:Support Vehicles|Support Vehicles]], [['Mech]], (or other) mounted equipment, or subsystems found in the same. Its primary function is to designate how rare the systems are in a particular time period in the [[BattleTech]] universe. A [[Availability Rating/RPG1e|similar system]] was used in the [[MechWarrior, First Edition]] roleplaying game. | + | '''Availability Rating''' is a code used in the [[Classic BattleTech]] game indicating how common a class of [[:Category:Combat Vehicles|Combat]] [[:Category:Support Vehicles|Support Vehicles]], [['Mech]], (or other) mounted equipment, or subsystems found in the same. Its primary function is to designate how rare the systems are in a particular time period in the [[BattleTech]] universe. A [[Availability Rating/RPG1e|similar system]] was used in the [[MechWarrior, First Edition]] roleplaying game. Predominantly, a weapon will have three different ratings: one for [[Star League]] era, one for the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]] era, and a third for the [[Clan Invasion]] era. However, with the release of ''[[Interstellar Operations]]'' in 2016, some equipment tables started indicating a fourth code representing the [[Dark Age]] era (represented as the ''first'' of the four codes, rather than represented chronologically).<ref name=IO_33>''Interstellar Operations'', p. 33, "Availability Ratings"</ref> |
Revision as of 14:29, 8 July 2017
See Also
- BattleTech Availability scale published in TechManual
- Availability scale published in MechWarrior, First Edition
- Availability scale published in MechWarrior, Second Edition
- Availability scale published in MechWarrior, Third Edition or Classic BattleTech Role Playing Game
- Availability scale published in A Time of War
Description
Availability Rating is a code used in the Classic BattleTech game indicating how common a class of Combat Support Vehicles, 'Mech, (or other) mounted equipment, or subsystems found in the same. Its primary function is to designate how rare the systems are in a particular time period in the BattleTech universe. A similar system was used in the MechWarrior, First Edition roleplaying game. Predominantly, a weapon will have three different ratings: one for Star League era, one for the Succession Wars era, and a third for the Clan Invasion era. However, with the release of Interstellar Operations in 2016, some equipment tables started indicating a fourth code representing the Dark Age era (represented as the first of the four codes, rather than represented chronologically).[1]
| Availability Rating | Label | Description |
| A | Very Common | |
| B | Common | |
| C | Uncommon | |
| D | Rare | |
| E | Very Rare | |
| F | Unique | |
| X | Unavailable |
References
- ↑ Interstellar Operations, p. 33, "Availability Ratings"
Bibliography
- Tech Manual p.122