I think a huge issue for me with Mercs was that it was the fiction i fell in love with first - and read the Blood of Kerensky trilogy right away. For whatever reason, young Ryan was a huge fan of the clans (I was on the bleeding edge of puberty, so...we can probably guess) and have carried that bit of bias to this…

Are you still involved in the community at all? Is there a community to be involved in?

Your real conclusion made me smile. I appreciate what you did from a technical standpoint, but could never make myself do it. So long as everyone is enjoying though, right?

Hm. Well, you are half clanner then. Better than nothing. Well, depending upon where you are in the timeline, anyhow. If you are running MWO...I'd stay away from the Rock and the FRR. If i recall its 3049 there and some bad shit is about to happen. Also, I'll have to call you in a couple months when I decide to…

At the end of the day, I was too much a fan of the fiction and tabletop game to boat with Mguns. They're arguably even more powerful in the tabletop - but like any sort of extreme strategy, it was easy to counter if you knew it was coming.

head shots were a big problem - but i was a kid without internet access, and the computer didn't seem to target it much. Didn't you have a similar problem with the Jenner though? I guess if you approach at oblique angles, the speed would help to minimize that...

Impossible question to answer...depends on the situation. Urban I'd tend to run a Nova Prime, Jump jets and that much firepower can peel a heavy open like an egg. In a more open space I'd tend to run a slightly modified Mad Cat - drop out the MG and the Pulse laser for extra LRM ammo (The LRM's not scattering damage…

After a youth spent on mech2, I can still hit the 'O' key faster than any other on the keyboard.

what is this from? (What media. I know me a Blackjack when I see one.)

hahah! Styptic pencils or alum are your friend as you learn. With a safety all you really need to do to prevent that is remember - no pressure needed. So long as you dont push, they dont cut you.

the wildebeest look is the most liberating thing I've ever done. I simply just....stopped shaving one day. I suppose I'll have to tighten it up eventually, but gads, the amount of freedom associated with just not giving a rip is phenomenal.

i need to be in this place.

if you are not shaving with a straight blade or safety razor, you're doing it wrong. Yes, you have to learn to use these tools properly, however, its:

how does this get out of the greys?!

Good work as usual. Most interesting to me is the nice summation of the number of major weapons initiatives underway by the Bear right now. For a country with a miserable economy, standing on the world stage, and an army that has a really...'interesting' way of dealing with NCO's and their (partially) conscripted…

We should be laying a goodly deal of this brand hate where it belongs...at the feet of a f!@#$% Kirkland Chevy. The tame nature of those comments makes me sad for the Jalop community.

I applaud your ability to stick to your guns in the face of undeniable evidence that you were mistaken. While it makes you look stupid, that sort of stubborn willingness to cling to in incorrect worldview is just so very...German. You are doing my Oma and Opa proud here.

The reasons to keep my S5 active keep piling up. It has some design issues which annoy (and a WiFi antenna that is on the fritz) but....

Thats a smart PC. Not worth it. I go the the valley of the level 1 creatures and stay there.

In every group I've ever been a part of, at least one PC has deserved this. Usually more.