Category talk:Sniper BattleMechs
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Purpose of this category?
Question : What, exactly, is the purpose of this category? Is it just to mention mechs designed for long-range? If thats the case, it should include all the LRM boat types. I really don't understand it. ClanWolverine101
- (Should have replied here from the start.) I guess that they meant mechs who are primarily build for using direct-fire long range weapons. On the other hand, you could argue, using real world snipers as example, that it isn't a sniper if it can't head-cap from long range. LRM boats doesn't count because they use missiles and can do indirect fire. --Neufeld 14:39, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
- Still - I question its use, here. Occasionally, in the TROs, we'll see something like a variant of the Wraith switched the LPL for a ER PPC, making it an effective "sniper mech". That I can buy. This? This seems rather arbitrary. ClanWolverine101
- Since it was created in 2006 it may be the remenants of an early attempt to organize the BattleMechs by role, To me a sniper battlemech would specialist long range direct fire unit with a one shot kill capability. but with how common the gauss rifle has become I believe that this category is either redundant or needs to be further defined to stop it becoming a simply list of Mechs with Gauss Rifles --Dmon 16:27, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
- Dmon, I think your initial statement (about origin) may have hit it on the head. I created it, but have no knowledge of what was the basis for it. I'm more partial to other roles now, as defined in this essay, anyhow. --Revanche (talk|contribs) 17:40, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
- Since it was created in 2006 it may be the remenants of an early attempt to organize the BattleMechs by role, To me a sniper battlemech would specialist long range direct fire unit with a one shot kill capability. but with how common the gauss rifle has become I believe that this category is either redundant or needs to be further defined to stop it becoming a simply list of Mechs with Gauss Rifles --Dmon 16:27, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
- Still - I question its use, here. Occasionally, in the TROs, we'll see something like a variant of the Wraith switched the LPL for a ER PPC, making it an effective "sniper mech". That I can buy. This? This seems rather arbitrary. ClanWolverine101
The "proper" categories from the rulebook
May I turn your attention to the CBT Introductory Rulebook pdf (found here under "Product: Classic BattleTech - Introductory Rulebook" as "Introductory Rulebook" download), page 51, where it says: "For the sake of discussion, we have divided the ’Mechs available in BattleTech into seven broad categories: scouts, strikers, skirmishers, brawlers, missile boats, snipers and juggernauts." I suppose this is the original inspiration for the otherwise arbitrary sorting of 'Mechs into these categories; the book also gives the "official" definitions of the respective categories and sorts the starter 'Mechs into them. I was somewhat surprised to find no reference to this paragraph from an official (and free) online publication here on BTW. Frabby 17:56, 18 March 2010 (UTC)
- Frabby - Is that link broken? ClanWolverine101
- Apparently it is not possible to link to the pdf directly. I fixed the link above, plus directions to the correct file. Frabby 20:18, 18 March 2010 (UTC)