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nicewitch
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 Posted: 07-Feb-2013 18:36 Post subject: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| If a unit uses all of its ammo during a tournament, then it's at an unfair advantage especially if it's in combat with an energy equipped unit. What do you all think?
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Kraken
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| Posted: 07-Feb-2013 19:26 Post subject: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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If by "tournament", you mean "individual battles", then the presumption is that the pilots would be reloading between battles, thereby rendering the rule needless.
But if you're talking about being able to fight an entire battle w/o worrying about ammo, then that would actually make the game balance *worse*.
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| Posted: 08-Feb-2013 01:42 Post subject: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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I would have to agree, Unlimited ammo is an completely unfair advantage. Hell, if there where such a rule, I would take a huge advantage of it and grab the biggest ammo hog in the book and clear the broad with it. The Vulture B comes to mind. as does most of the Timber Wolf designs, The Night Gyr D.
But to really cheese the rule, choose a Marauder II the MAD-4H variant. with it's 10 OS Rocket Launchers. That would be enough to convince most people to agree on limited ammo.
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chihawk
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| Posted: 08-Feb-2013 07:12 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| nicewitch wrote: | | If a unit uses all of its ammo during a tournament, then it's at an unfair advantage especially if it's in combat with an energy equipped unit. What do you all think? |
I think you've asked a silly question.
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nicewitch
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| Posted: 08-Feb-2013 11:54 Post subject: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| I meant official tournament games. Energy weapons can be used infinitely except for the plasma rifle since it uses ammo.
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chihawk
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| Posted: 08-Feb-2013 12:10 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| nicewitch wrote: | | I meant official tournament games. Energy weapons can be used infinitely except for the plasma rifle since it uses ammo. |
Are you familiar with the term "munchkin"?
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Sleeping Dragon
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| Posted: 08-Feb-2013 12:27 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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A funny card game, no? I still don't know whether nicewitch wants to have ammo unlimited in tournament rules or thinks that the ammo is unlimited (not true of course) at the moment and wants to ban that.
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Mordel
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| Posted: 08-Feb-2013 15:27 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| Sleeping Dragon wrote: | | A funny card game, no? I still don't know whether nicewitch wants to have ammo unlimited in tournament rules or thinks that the ammo is unlimited (not true of course) at the moment and wants to ban that. |
I'm still not sure he's playing the same game as us! 
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Sleeping Dragon
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| Posted: 09-Feb-2013 02:53 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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As long as everyone's having fun... 
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nicewitch
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| Posted: 10-Feb-2013 09:18 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| Actually Sleeping Dragon, it makes no difference to me if in tournament games units are allowed infinite ammo so they'll be on a par with energy weapon equipped units. I was just wondering what you all thought. And friends, I'm a woman, by the way.
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chihawk
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| Posted: 10-Feb-2013 09:40 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| nicewitch wrote: | | Actually Sleeping Dragon, it makes no difference to me if in tournament games units are allowed infinite ammo so they'll be on a par with energy weapon equipped units. I was just wondering what you all thought. And friends, I'm a woman, by the way. |
They are on par with energy weapons. To give ammo dependent weapons unlimited ammo their weights and critical slots would need to be great increased to maintain game balance.
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nicewitch
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| Posted: 10-Feb-2013 10:19 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| If you say so. I've used a Hussar to defeat my boyfriend's Hunchback many times. Usually I get an ammo or AC/20 hit on his Hunchback.
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chihawk
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| Posted: 10-Feb-2013 10:29 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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Congratulations on defeating a stock Hunchback by using the very basic tactic of capitalizing on superior speed and range.
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nicewitch
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| Posted: 10-Feb-2013 10:33 Post subject: Re: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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| Well, my boyfriend, is now hiding his Hunchback behind a hill, so I can't use this tactic anymore.
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chihawk
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| Posted: 10-Feb-2013 10:35 Post subject: During tournaments, should units be allowed infinite ammo? |
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If he's hiding it doesn't matter what weapons you have, does it?
BTW, why didn't you use the same name here as you do on Battletech.com or Sarna? Not that you're required to of course, I'm just curious.
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