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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #90 on: June 29, 2011, 09:36:45 PM »
That was the first thing I noticed on my read through.  I fell off my chair.  Loved that show.  I think it was a little to English in the subtlty of its humour, hence its poor ratings, but it was nice to see an American comedy that could actually pull it off.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #91 on: June 29, 2011, 10:32:52 PM »
Quote from: Blacknova on June 29, 2011, 09:36:45 PM
That was the first thing I noticed on my read through.  I fell off my chair.  Loved that show.  I think it was a little to English in the subtlty of its humour, hence its poor ratings, but it was nice to see an American comedy that could actually pull it off.

I completely missed it during my first read. To be honest, I skimp on those bits during the first read since it's really only useful elsewhere. Gosh, I do miss that show. Super happy it's on Netflix. I actually watched the whole season again a few weeks ago.

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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #92 on: June 29, 2011, 10:41:53 PM »
Yes, in Lem we trust.

Being trained to sift through historic documents for a single gem from a days searching, those kind of things tend to jump out at me.

As did the mentions of the PDZ, 335th Division and 3rd Crucis Lancers.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #93 on: June 29, 2011, 10:46:38 PM »
Quote from: Blacknova on June 29, 2011, 10:41:53 PM
Yes, in Lem we trust.

Being trained to sift through historic documents for a single gem from a days searching, those kind of things tend to jump out at me.

As did the mentions of the PDZ, 335th Division and 3rd Crucis Lancers.

I didn't miss those.  ;D
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #94 on: June 30, 2011, 04:06:06 AM »
Quote from: Blacknova on June 29, 2011, 10:41:53 PM
Yes, in Lem we trust.

Being trained to sift through historic documents for a single gem from a days searching, those kind of things tend to jump out at me.

As did the mentions of the PDZ, 335th Division and 3rd Crucis Lancers.

Looking through the RAT's the Thunderbolt is listed as an assault mech on one table.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #95 on: June 30, 2011, 07:14:33 AM »
Didn't the original TBolt fluff say it was considered an early Assault 'Mech? Dunno if the addition was on purpose or not, but usually those RATs are error free, so maybe it was done purposefully. I thought it was ok.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #96 on: June 30, 2011, 07:23:36 AM »
TR3025 says that the T-bolt was originally considered an assault mech, much as the Griffin was originally considered a heavy mech, when it was first introduced.  The implication was that  mass of the design was the same (65 tons) but that the categories changed as mechs got bigger.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #97 on: June 30, 2011, 08:10:47 AM »
Quote from: lrose on June 30, 2011, 07:23:36 AM
TR3025 says that the T-bolt was originally considered an assault mech, much as the Griffin was originally considered a heavy mech, when it was first introduced.  The implication was that  mass of the design was the same (65 tons) but that the categories changed as mechs got bigger.

Which is funny when you think about the Mackie...

Ah use over weight. Back when the world made sense and the Charger would never be considered an "Assault" 'Mech.  ;)
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #98 on: June 30, 2011, 10:25:40 AM »
I figure the issue is the Mackie- originally the earliest Battlemechs were portrayed as being relatively light and that larger mechs only became available as the technology matured.  Then the stats for the Mackie came out and suddenly that idea went out the window.
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« Reply #99 on: June 30, 2011, 11:38:55 AM »
Perhaps the Griffin and the Thunderbolt were heavier when they debuted. The designs may have gone on a gradual high tech diet so as their equipment became lighter and more sophisticated so to did these Mechs. The Griffin isn't much of a stretch being such a heavy medium but the Thunderbolt has got to go 15 tons to reach the assault class.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #100 on: June 30, 2011, 11:51:53 AM »
Well, keep in mind that "Assault" and "assault" can be used two different ways. During the era Thunderbolts were probably quite common among assault lances and so ultimately fell into the "Assault" class, being stacked against other common 'Mechs of the day. RATs represent likely combinations or groupings, not necessarily weight all the time.

Remember, you're rolling for random assignments in the assault category. If Thunderbolts were likely to be assigned in the assault category, they should and would be represented.

Just something to think about. 
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #101 on: June 30, 2011, 01:28:39 PM »
Quote from: Blacknova on June 29, 2011, 09:36:45 PM
That was the first thing I noticed on my read through.  I fell off my chair.  Loved that show.  I think it was a little to English in the subtlty of its humour, hence its poor ratings, but it was nice to see an American comedy that could actually pull it off.

Will it surprise you if I say that I never heard of it?
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #102 on: June 30, 2011, 01:30:44 PM »
Quote from: Knightmare on June 30, 2011, 11:51:53 AM
Well, keep in mind that "Assault" and "assault" can be used two different ways. During the era Thunderbolts were probably quite common among assault lances and so ultimately fell into the "Assault" class, being stacked against other common 'Mechs of the day. RATs represent likely combinations or groupings, not necessarily weight all the time.

Remember, you're rolling for random assignments in the assault category. If Thunderbolts were likely to be assigned in the assault category, they should and would be represented.

Just something to think about.

I agree with you as it makes perfect sense.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #103 on: June 30, 2011, 01:52:50 PM »
Well every other mech in the assault part of the RAT's is 80+ tons, i think its more poor fact checking again.
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Re: New Releases!
« Reply #104 on: June 30, 2011, 02:14:05 PM »
Quote from: Rainbow 6 on June 30, 2011, 01:52:50 PM
Well every other mech in the assault part of the RAT's is 80+ tons, i think its more poor fact checking again.

I'm not so sure.
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