Ep 5: Gotta Go Fast and Speeding Up the Game

03/03/21 • 54 min

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Josh and Dustin cover some tips and tricks to playing Battletech faster with the goal of getting more games in overall. They cover viewer mail, discuss whether paint schemes matter on the tabletop, and then get down and dirty with Dustin's 3025 Marik lance review.
Links for today's episode;
https://unitcolorcompendium.com/
https://camospecs.com/
https://www.warseer.com/forums/showthread.php?308932-BATTLETECH-12-random-roll-scenarios-for-tournament-or-pickup-use
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Ep 4: Weapons Online and Doing Damage

Josh and Dustin bring Denham, from the Catalyst Demo team, onto the show to talk about your choices of weapons in the shooting phase and doing damage. Then they get tactical and discuss forcing PSR's, target priority, and leveraging your mech's heat scale. Then they break into Denham's 3025 mercenary lance and using it to full effect.
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Ep 6: The Right to Bear Combined Arms

Josh and Dustin discuss the use of Combined Arms in Battletech, specifically Tanks, Hovercraft, VTOLS, and Infantry. They go over what makes each one unique on the battlefield, their limitations, and how to use them effectively. Then they discuss the role of combined arms in organized play versus narrative games. Finally, they review a mechanized Comstar list and see if it has what it takes to beat the mechs at their own game.
If you like what you hear or have request for what you would like to hear next, send them a shout at [email protected] or at https://www.facebook.com/The-Mechbay-Podcast-104656034877430/
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