Editing Battle Value

'''Battle Value''' (BV) is a system used to balance forces in [[Classic BattleTech]]. This involves a formula that is used to assign a number to each unit in the game. For example, the THG-11E ''[[Thug]]'' has a BV of 1,640. This number can then be modified by factors such as the quality of the pilot, prevalence of a [[C3]] network, and the size of the force relative to the opposition. The Battle Value system is used to keep forces even, though it is not perfect.
It is not perfect because the BV is calculated under the presupposition, that nor the diceluck neither the terrain favor one of the players. Comparing the ARC-2R Archer ''[[Archer]]''(BV 2.0: 1,477) and the BNDR-01A Bandersnatch ''[[Bandersnatch]]''(BV 2.0: 1,478), we see that inspite of almost the same BV the Bandersnatch has a great advantage in close combat, so that a Wood- or City-Map prefers him and on a nearly plain Map without many woods and hills and so on the Archer has an Advantage with his mighty long-Range-Weapons.

The Battle Value formula has been tweaked a number of times. The original formula was released in ''[[Maximum Tech]]''. It was tweaked in ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'', and that version was used in the [[FanPro]] reprint of ''MaxTech''. The formula underwent a substantial revision in ''[[TechManual]]'', leading fans to dub it "BV 2.0". BV was again tweaked for the reprint of ''TechManual'' as the multiplier table for pilot skill was changed.

==Combat Value==
'''Combat Value''' was the predecessor of the Battle Value system. It was introduced in the ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' and values were included in several [[FASA]]-era record sheet products. There were many problems with Combat Value, and so it was replaced by the Battle Value systems.

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-'''Battle Value''' (BV for short) is a point-based system for the classic [[BattleTech]] board game to measure the battlefield value of a given unit and to balance opposing forces.
+'''Battle Value''' (BV) is a system used to balance forces in [[Classic BattleTech]]. This involves a formula that is used to assign a number to each unit in the game. For example, the THG-11E ''[[Thug]]'' has a BV of 1,640. This number can then be modified by factors such as the quality of the pilot, prevalence of a [[C3]] network, and the size of the force relative to the opposition. The Battle Value system is used to keep forces even, though it is not perfect.
+It is not perfect because the BV is calculated under the presupposition, that nor the diceluck neither the terrain favor one of the players. Comparing the ARC-2R Archer ''[[Archer]]''(BV 2.0: 1,477) and the BNDR-01A Bandersnatch ''[[Bandersnatch]]''(BV 2.0: 1,478), we see that inspite of almost the same BV the Bandersnatch has a great advantage in close combat, so that a Wood- or City-Map prefers him and on a nearly plain Map without many woods and hills and so on the Archer has an Advantage with his mighty long-Range-Weapons.
-Although it does factor the quality of the pilot, prevalence of a [[C3]] network, and the size of the force relative to the opposition into the equation, it is only a rough guideline; it does not take terrain features into account and naturally cannot account for the random element inherent to dice rolling (although the latter aspect is factored into the battle value assigned to individual weapons, to a degree).
+The Battle Value formula has been tweaked a number of times. The original formula was released in ''[[Maximum Tech]]''. It was tweaked in ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'', and that version was used in the [[FanPro]] reprint of ''MaxTech''. The formula underwent a substantial revision in ''[[TechManual]]'', leading fans to dub it "BV 2.0". BV was again tweaked for the reprint of ''TechManual'' as the multiplier table for pilot skill was changed.
-==Combat Efficiency Factors==
-The first attempt to compare the relative power of BattleTech boardgame units through a point-based system was the "Combat Efficiency Factors" system by [[Joel Bancroft-Connors]]. It was published in ''[[BattleTechnology]]'' magazine, an official BattleTech magazine which was [[canon]] in its time, but is not counted among the canonical sources anymore.
 ==Combat Value==
-Combat Value (CV), the earliest (official) incarnation of what would become Battle Value, was introduced in 1994 in the ''[[Tactical Handbook]]''. CV values were included in several [[FASA]]-era [[record sheets]] products. There were many problems with Combat Value, and so it was eventually replaced by the Battle Value systems.
+'''Combat Value''' was the predecessor of the Battle Value system. It was introduced in the ''[[Tactical Handbook]]'' and values were included in several [[FASA]]-era record sheet products. There were many problems with Combat Value, and so it was replaced by the Battle Value systems.
-The Combat Value system is thought to have been developed independently from the earlier Combat Efficiency Factors system.
-==Battle Value==
-===BV 1===
-Battle Value (BV), the successor to CV, is a more refined system that takes more factors into account. The original BV formula was released in 1997 in ''[[Maximum Tech]]'' and has been tweaked a number of times since. An upgraded BV formula was presented in ''[[BattleTech Master Rules]]'', and that version was also used in the [[FanPro]] reprint of ''Maximum Tech''. It is now generally referred to as "BV 1".
-===BV 2===
-The formula underwent a substantial revision in ''[[TechManual]]'' (2007), leading fans to dub the revised system "BV 2.0". It was again tweaked for the reprint of ''TechManual'' where the multiplier table for pilot skill was changed.
-While work was being done on the [[Master Unit List]] project (which includes providing official BV 2.0 values for all units) it was found that the BV rules were inconsistent or unclear in some cases, leading the MUL team to implement further improvements. Their updated version has jokingly been referred to as BV 2.1 internally,<ref>''BattleBlog'' entry: ''The evolution of a MUL'', 23 March 2011</ref> though the system is still generally referred to as BV 2.0.
-In 2021, the BV 2 formula was refined, and battle force BV calculation was streamlined somewhat. Of note is how the 2021 revision significantly reduced the magnitude of positive and negative Skill Rating modifiers.
-The values provided by the MUL are considered the official values.
-===BV 3?===
-Since 2012 [[Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] repeatedly said{{cn}} that he was considering changing the BV system into a much simpler system, and that the developers were tentatively exploring various ideas. However, the overhaul of the BV system, often called "BV 3", has not materialized. In a [[BattleChat]] on 26 January 2013 Herbert Beas said that the current plan was to patch BV 2 and give it "one more chance" with an upcoming set of errata; in a later BattleChat (20 April 2013) he remarked that they had "put the brakes on the new BV system to see how well received the latest errata holds." He also remarked that redoing BV would necessitate a rework on the then-upcoming [[Alpha Strike (rules)|Alpha Strike]] ruleset.
-==Point Value==
-Alpha Strike is now in fact using a different system called "Point Value" (PV) that was tailored to suit the different detail level of Alpha Strike. Like the game rules and especially unit stats, it is significantly simplified and less detailed (though not necessarily less accurate). For example, a stock AS7-D ''[[Atlas (BattleMech)|Atlas]]'' with a regular pilot has a BV2 of 1,897 under classic boardgame BattleTech rules, and a Point Value of 52 under Alpha Strike rules.
-==References==
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-[[Category:Game Rules]]
+[[Category: Miscellaneous]]