Re: [GZG] Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi!
From: "John Atkinson" <johnmatkinson@g...>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 14:27:34 +0300
Subject: Re: [GZG] Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi!
Hehe. . . 45 tons, gauss cannon, hovercraft, maxed out front armor.
Some people stopped playing Battletech with me.
Is Laserburn still available?
John
On 7/7/08, Adrian1 <al.ll@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:
> John Atkinson wrote:
>>
>> I dislike GW's marketing methods and whatnot, but this discussion
>> seems to have generated far more passion than a frickin' game is
>> worth, IMHO.
>>
>> John M. Atkinson
>>
> Some believe in their cause and some are just bored enough to get
> involved in a pointless argument. I would love to find a civilied
topic
> that compares various wargames systems but you an bet that hardliners
> would turn it into a "my system (something written in the last year)
is
> better than your system (ditto)" argument.
>
> I still consider the first scifi wargames rules I ever bought
(Laserburn
> by TTG) about 20 years ago good rules since they were easy to alter.
> Then again I bought nearly eveything TTG produced.
>
> Battletech/Mechwarrior has always been a odd idea to me since even
> though it's enjoyable, I can't equate it with a "wargame". Whenever
> possible, I used my custom built PPG-armed fast hovercraft to make
like
> miserable for the walking targets. Strangely enough, I always found
the
> power armour in Battletech more to my taste than that in WH40K.
>
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