That "security lance" definitely feels like a second line/garrison fire support lance to me. None of those mechs have a particularly good reputation in universe, so I can see them being left behind to defend. The 3025 Whitworth is actually a really solid mech, but the 3050 "upgrade" is beyond awful :(
Would you do one of these for the Mercenary Lance packs we got in between the Clan Invasion while waiting for the Kickstarter (Wolf's Dragoons, ELH, Kell Hounds, etc?)? I couldn't find where you talked about them. There aren't many. Was curious which ones you thought were best.
Thanks SR, just going through my choices for the KS. I'm largely agreeing with your advice. I'm really not blown away by the IS 'Mech packs but the clan packs are insane. Looking forward to all the vehicle packs too! Great video as always, thanks!
This is a good breakdown. Its helping me sort through my own mind which ones to get. I bought at the Battalion Level so I have a lot of force packs to figure out.
The first two packs of Buy two are on my list and so is the Mercenary Starter box. . . I want infantry spotters for my Javelins. And I like the Helo options so I can simply ignor the map.
Now I'd like to see a tier list of AGoAC packs and other packs released since then, except the Clan Invasion ones that were already rated, to make the BackerKit choices easier. I'm in the process of compiling information from TROs to make my choices, but goddamn the list of individual Mechs and vehicles is big.
When do these start comin' out for sale? I wants the set with the Mauler in it. Has the Hatomoto Chi as well...I look forward to that pack. As for the Mauler, yeah, I love the looks, dont like the loadout. In my own Battletech lore, Fandragon, after a year of service with a militia group, was to be gifted a beat up old Mauler that his Militia unit had under repairs in the hangar. However, the entire militia was almost wiped out and in a last ditch defense, Fandragon fired up the half repaired Mauler and rallied a remaining platoon of Alacorn tanks and some infantry. The sudden arrival of a 90t mech shifted the momentum of the battle and the attackers were routed. The survivors later made him the militia leader and he went on to form what is now the Knights Republic Legion(KRL). The KRL insignia is my youtube avatar. Yes its a canadian flag maple leaf with some other stuff on it. That Mauler he later fixed up and named it "Solid". The loadout consisted initially of 4 ERML, 2 PPC and 2 LRM10s(His unit was in the process of overhauling it completely). The current iteration is 4 CERML, 2 KR ERPPC and 2 DRILLZ 10 missile launchers, the last KR and Drillz being KRL brand weaponry.
Commercially - no idea. The Kickstarter rewards are supposed to arrive by June 2024. But this is a kickstarter, so give or take roughly 6 months to a year. CGL does seem to have a lot already in production - but they want to deliver in just one wave, so anything that expanded the KS (like the Somerset Strikers) may have delayed the release. It is a kickstarter, so realistically, it is VERY hard to pin down a release date. And for commercial release afterwards, I'd expect 2-3 months at least for the first packs... maybe.
@@CMDRFandragon I think the last day is the 15th of September for late backers. So, yes, but only for a short time. I've never late backed, but there appears to be a link on the Battletech Mercenaries kickstarter page.
nice go over of the force packs. Personally there are a few mechs that I know that I'll want more than one of. I love the Battle Armor, will have to wait till the pledge manager to decided on how I'll proceed on that one. I was honestly thinking of getting 2 of the Battle and fire, and attempt to convert the extra SRM launchers into Arrow IV launchers, so that I could potentially use these as Arrow IV carriers. Then again at double battalion I'll have a lot of forcepack selections available... Any good tips on reposing the plastic mechs? If I get the urge to make a old SLDF cache unit then I'll need to repose a lot of mechs. Hope to see some more battle armor designs (like the Raiden, Fenrir, the whole Grey Death Line (Infiltrator, heavy, standard, scout), kishi, and more...saw that there are some new designs in the Rec.Guides for ilclan, hope to get the printed version of these soon).
I feel bad knowing that I couldn't grab anything for the kickstarter since money is tight...but I am glad that most everything will be buyable afterward.
gotta say, makes me think that if we look at standard configs, the clan second line mechs are way more terrifying than what the clans put on the frontline XD Sooo many of these cleese-flavored pulse lasers to have...
The Battle Armor and vehicle packs honestly should be no less than 8 for IS and 10 for Clans for 20 bucks.....little infantry and tanks for 30-40 bucks? Oooof.
Thanks, between this and the Dusk Haunters video, I have a much clearer idea of what to pick for my four picks at the company level. I’m probably not going to be able to up to battalion, as I want some of the other swag. As a result I need to be discerning about selections. This changes with the wind, but I’m currently going for the Somerset Strikers (assuming it’ll be an add on, not core pick), Recon & Hunter, cavalry & Fire, clan striker star and Heavy recon lance. I’ll add a couple of blood asp and vehicle salvage boxes too, if I have funds so that I get some random selections to flesh out the force. I have the clan invasion box, so this should give me enough for a decent base army and opFor.
You say 'you aren't going to be playing with these' about the Objectives pack, there's someone in my group who almost always squeezes a mobile HQ into his force for the +2 to initiative
All 5 mechs in the Direct Fire Star are used by wolf at the time of the Clan Invasion, while the Cavalry Star only contains 4 mechs used by Wolf at the time of the Invasion (they use all 5 eventually). I personally paint my Wolf in the colors of Beta Galaxy - Tan on the top, gray on the bottom.,
Hi.again Would like to know do you play alpha strike or the standard battletech. I'm just getting into the game so I have alot questions about the game. I played the wizkids mech game
I have played both. I play and prefer Classic Battletech over Alpha Strike because I love how crunchy the rules for CBT are. I only vaguely remember the Wizkids game... but let me link you to several of my how to play videos: How to Play Classic Battletech: th-cam.com/video/ULWGvfcz5Y0/w-d-xo.html How to Play Alpha Strike: th-cam.com/video/GMIoKOVwqjQ/w-d-xo.html How to Play Alpha Strike (part 2: Special Abilities): th-cam.com/video/udN48ba5ebQ/w-d-xo.html I hope those help.
Full agreement. Very excited for the Clan packs. The IS Standard BA was an interesting idea, but falls a little flat for me in terms of overall value. Haven't seen the retail price point, but (fancy new sculpts aside) I'm going to guess that you can do a lot better through Iron Wind on these. Would have been cool though if they surprised us with an early IS Omni to pair with this BA.
a mars elegoo saturn S is available online right now for $100. i plan on using a 3d printer for all my tanks because i dont really care about the precise looks of tanks as much as i do the mechs. i got a battallion pledge and im going for mechs only with my credits
The kickstarter has ended, but when the Pledge Manager opens (not sure when) you'll be able to late-pledge (I assume if it works like every other KS I've ever done). I'd follow Catalyst on Twitter, or go to Kickstarter and search for the project - then follow. OR you can wait until it releases to retail which according to the KS will be after June 2024 (although there are rumors that Catalyst wants to get it to backers earlier - but I cannot confirm this).
@@SleeplessRonin I see a difference in wants to deliver earlier and actually delivery date. I suppose that they deliver much later than they said according to world situation.
@@SleeplessRonin Ohhhhh ok. I totally missed that and had been under the impression the urbie lance was part of the KS. That may mean it arrives sooner, then. I have big plans for a Solaris themed campaign, and that urbie lance will go a long way with that.
That "security lance" definitely feels like a second line/garrison fire support lance to me. None of those mechs have a particularly good reputation in universe, so I can see them being left behind to defend. The 3025 Whitworth is actually a really solid mech, but the 3050 "upgrade" is beyond awful :(
Can confirm the Blood Asp, and Sommerset Strikers pack will be add-ons only in the pledge manager.
All the mechs in the legendary pack 3 are all mechs piloted by the various incarnations of the bounty hunter through the eras
Man can't wait for retail, I unfortunately missed the ks. I would have gone ham on it if I knew it was happening.
The other thing I love about the Hatamoto-Chi is it very clearly looks like a modified Charger. You really see it's ancestry.
Would you do one of these for the Mercenary Lance packs we got in between the Clan Invasion while waiting for the Kickstarter (Wolf's Dragoons, ELH, Kell Hounds, etc?)?
I couldn't find where you talked about them. There aren't many. Was curious which ones you thought were best.
I absolutely can. I'm finishing up a new video now, but I can put this on the docket. Thanks for the idea.
I'm taking your recommendation to heart! Thanks for the review
So glad to finally be able to add some vehicles and dust off my old models to play again.
Nice breakdown, seems like the kickstarter really got us a bunch of good stuff!
Thanks SR, just going through my choices for the KS. I'm largely agreeing with your advice. I'm really not blown away by the IS 'Mech packs but the clan packs are insane. Looking forward to all the vehicle packs too! Great video as always, thanks!
Glad to see someone else likes the J Edgar.
Was always somewhat saddened to see the fluff call it "ineffective."
I did the Regiment level and with the freebies, was able to get at least ONE of each force pack and had to add the Sommerset Strikers.
This is a good breakdown. Its helping me sort through my own mind which ones to get. I bought at the Battalion Level so I have a lot of force packs to figure out.
You clearly love this game, you also don't get enough appreciation on this platform. Subscribed!
Thank you very much! It is the game I've played the longest (only 40K and DnD get close). And to this day, it remains a strong passion of mine.
The first two packs of Buy two are on my list and so is the Mercenary Starter box. . . I want infantry spotters for my Javelins. And I like the Helo options so I can simply ignor the map.
Now I'd like to see a tier list of AGoAC packs and other packs released since then, except the Clan Invasion ones that were already rated, to make the BackerKit choices easier.
I'm in the process of compiling information from TROs to make my choices, but goddamn the list of individual Mechs and vehicles is big.
They are going to have the Legendary Salvage boxes as well as the Vehicle, and Mech Salvage boxes.
I am definitely looking forward to the 40 toners. Love to get me a Hermes II modern sculpt.
That packed I'll get 5.people used alot light mechs to face.
All of the mechs in the Legendary Pilots Pack III are Bounty Hunter mechs by the way.
Can't wait for the Rommel/Patton tanks. Have a Steiner unit in mind. I'm going to use a WW2 German ambush pattern on them.
Great vid been having trouble choosing my packs😅
What I heard that I am 100% going to do is to use the spare turrets for the LRM and SRM tanks as stationary turret terrain.
Can't wait for the Loki 2, I hope for many more newer mechs in the future.
I hope so.
Loki Mk II is also a Bounty Hunter Mech. that’s why they used it
When do these start comin' out for sale? I wants the set with the Mauler in it. Has the Hatomoto Chi as well...I look forward to that pack.
As for the Mauler, yeah, I love the looks, dont like the loadout. In my own Battletech lore, Fandragon, after a year of service with a militia group, was to be gifted a beat up old Mauler that his Militia unit had under repairs in the hangar. However, the entire militia was almost wiped out and in a last ditch defense, Fandragon fired up the half repaired Mauler and rallied a remaining platoon of Alacorn tanks and some infantry. The sudden arrival of a 90t mech shifted the momentum of the battle and the attackers were routed. The survivors later made him the militia leader and he went on to form what is now the Knights Republic Legion(KRL). The KRL insignia is my youtube avatar. Yes its a canadian flag maple leaf with some other stuff on it.
That Mauler he later fixed up and named it "Solid". The loadout consisted initially of 4 ERML, 2 PPC and 2 LRM10s(His unit was in the process of overhauling it completely). The current iteration is 4 CERML, 2 KR ERPPC and 2 DRILLZ 10 missile launchers, the last KR and Drillz being KRL brand weaponry.
Commercially - no idea. The Kickstarter rewards are supposed to arrive by June 2024. But this is a kickstarter, so give or take roughly 6 months to a year. CGL does seem to have a lot already in production - but they want to deliver in just one wave, so anything that expanded the KS (like the Somerset Strikers) may have delayed the release.
It is a kickstarter, so realistically, it is VERY hard to pin down a release date. And for commercial release afterwards, I'd expect 2-3 months at least for the first packs... maybe.
@@SleeplessRonin can we still buy into the kick starter?
@@CMDRFandragon I think the last day is the 15th of September for late backers. So, yes, but only for a short time. I've never late backed, but there appears to be a link on the Battletech Mercenaries kickstarter page.
nice go over of the force packs. Personally there are a few mechs that I know that I'll want more than one of. I love the Battle Armor, will have to wait till the pledge manager to decided on how I'll proceed on that one.
I was honestly thinking of getting 2 of the Battle and fire, and attempt to convert the extra SRM launchers into Arrow IV launchers, so that I could potentially use these as Arrow IV carriers.
Then again at double battalion I'll have a lot of forcepack selections available...
Any good tips on reposing the plastic mechs? If I get the urge to make a old SLDF cache unit then I'll need to repose a lot of mechs.
Hope to see some more battle armor designs (like the Raiden, Fenrir, the whole Grey Death Line (Infiltrator, heavy, standard, scout), kishi, and more...saw that there are some new designs in the Rec.Guides for ilclan, hope to get the printed version of these soon).
I'm here purely for the vehicles, it's gonna be great because they are what I prefer in the game.
I feel bad knowing that I couldn't grab anything for the kickstarter since money is tight...but I am glad that most everything will be buyable afterward.
gotta say, makes me think that if we look at standard configs, the clan second line mechs are way more terrifying than what the clans put on the frontline XD
Sooo many of these cleese-flavored pulse lasers to have...
The Support and Calvary Id say its the best pack of all offered so far.
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Catylist knows they gotta throw GhostBear players a nice bone each time.
Jaegermech is the best mech!!!!!! If I was backing I would get two!!!
The Battle Armor and vehicle packs honestly should be no less than 8 for IS and 10 for Clans for 20 bucks.....little infantry and tanks for 30-40 bucks? Oooof.
Could do a video of MWO vs Catalyst mech designs? Which of the two do you think is best.
I love the Security Lance, it's 4 complete junk-heaps of mechs and i couldn't love it any more.
Out of the kickstarter I like playing light and medium mechs what boxes should I like at
Thanks, between this and the Dusk Haunters video, I have a much clearer idea of what to pick for my four picks at the company level.
I’m probably not going to be able to up to battalion, as I want some of the other swag. As a result I need to be discerning about selections.
This changes with the wind, but I’m currently going for the Somerset Strikers (assuming it’ll be an add on, not core pick), Recon & Hunter, cavalry & Fire, clan striker star and Heavy recon lance. I’ll add a couple of blood asp and vehicle salvage boxes too, if I have funds so that I get some random selections to flesh out the force. I have the clan invasion box, so this should give me enough for a decent base army and opFor.
Me: A spheroid who prefers the older unseen mechs, "I won't be getting any clanner boxes."
Catalyst: "Look at all these IICs..."
Well, crap
You say 'you aren't going to be playing with these' about the Objectives pack, there's someone in my group who almost always squeezes a mobile HQ into his force for the +2 to initiative
It is quite the nice little sink for just 319 BV2, and quick at 6/9.
Come on city tech next
Clanners, get your IICs. Battle mechs are just better value than Omnis. Freebirths, get them IICs, too.
Battle armor and conventual infantry need more support.
Hi.
If you would like to do a clan wolf what box set to give you the most mech.
What colors would you paint them
All 5 mechs in the Direct Fire Star are used by wolf at the time of the Clan Invasion, while the Cavalry Star only contains 4 mechs used by Wolf at the time of the Invasion (they use all 5 eventually).
I personally paint my Wolf in the colors of Beta Galaxy - Tan on the top, gray on the bottom.,
Hi!
Maybe a tier for merc. boxes?
I didn't contribute to the kickstarter, same as I did for the first one. I'll pick most of this up one by one at retail.
Hi.again
Would like to know do you play alpha strike or the standard battletech.
I'm just getting into the game so I have alot questions about the game. I played the wizkids mech game
I have played both. I play and prefer Classic Battletech over Alpha Strike because I love how crunchy the rules for CBT are. I only vaguely remember the Wizkids game... but let me link you to several of my how to play videos:
How to Play Classic Battletech: th-cam.com/video/ULWGvfcz5Y0/w-d-xo.html
How to Play Alpha Strike: th-cam.com/video/GMIoKOVwqjQ/w-d-xo.html
How to Play Alpha Strike (part 2: Special Abilities): th-cam.com/video/udN48ba5ebQ/w-d-xo.html
I hope those help.
Hi.
Would the battletech alpha strike commander edition rule book will that help you with the Special Abilities
27:06 bless you
Full agreement. Very excited for the Clan packs. The IS Standard BA was an interesting idea, but falls a little flat for me in terms of overall value. Haven't seen the retail price point, but (fancy new sculpts aside) I'm going to guess that you can do a lot better through Iron Wind on these. Would have been cool though if they surprised us with an early IS Omni to pair with this BA.
a mars elegoo saturn S is available online right now for $100. i plan on using a 3d printer for all my tanks because i dont really care about the precise looks of tanks as much as i do the mechs. i got a battallion pledge and im going for mechs only with my credits
A what?
@@SANSd20 oops i mean an elegoo saturn S, its a resin printer
@@MaxSabbath666 Ah, ok. Then the next question is where are you seeing it 100?
its a good printer too, mechanical frog uses a similar model for his minis, and his look really good
Are we seeing a trend here? Yeah: dezgra clanner!
"There are no tier lists to show."
When can u pre order these mechs
The kickstarter has ended, but when the Pledge Manager opens (not sure when) you'll be able to late-pledge (I assume if it works like every other KS I've ever done). I'd follow Catalyst on Twitter, or go to Kickstarter and search for the project - then follow. OR you can wait until it releases to retail which according to the KS will be after June 2024 (although there are rumors that Catalyst wants to get it to backers earlier - but I cannot confirm this).
@@SleeplessRonin I see a difference in wants to deliver earlier and actually delivery date. I suppose that they deliver much later than they said according to world situation.
merc box is great apart from that quickdraw its trash always, and the game gets beaten towards the Ontos and behemoth
No Urbanmech lance? I'm disappointed.
Not a part of the Kickstarter. The Urbie lance, GDL, and Proliferation cycle boxes are 'coming soon' and were not part of the KS.
@@SleeplessRonin Ohhhhh ok. I totally missed that and had been under the impression the urbie lance was part of the KS. That may mean it arrives sooner, then. I have big plans for a Solaris themed campaign, and that urbie lance will go a long way with that.
I would have been more excited if it were any other battle armor. I would buy a four pack of sloths before Standard.