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[silva]

Hi folks, who likes Battletech around here ? I m just now coming back to it from a looong hiatus (actually, the last time I played it I had 15 years old... today im 32 xD ).

Anyway, I have the old 3rd edition box set with its default "unseen" minis, plus the first introductory box set (with the ugly Catapult on the cover) with its bunch of ugly plastic minis. Plus, I managed to get some cool metal minis that I still have here. So, right now I have 2 questions..

1) For someone who already owns the first intro box set, is it worth to get the new one (when it gets re-printed, of course) ?

2) in the old days I only played 1-on-1 with my friends, never tried a campaign. What campaign systems are available? What do you reccomend? I would prefer one that combines simplicity with flavor, if possible. (I see there is this "warchest" system, that looks really simple, and also an old system from the mercenaries handbook that seems REALLY complex).

Thanks!

[Stahlseele]

Star League had ER Energy Weapons, Double heatsinks and Gauss-Rifles.
Also, Ultra AC's and special Ammo for normal AC's i think. Maybe LB-X too.
I think aside from XL-Engine, Ferro-Armor and Endo Steel, they had everything you'd expect in a front line clan omni mech.

[Tanegar]

Star League had ER Energy Weapons, Double heatsinks and Gauss-Rifles.
Also, Ultra AC's and special Ammo for normal AC's i think. Maybe LB-X too.
I think aside from XL-Engine, Ferro-Armor and Endo Steel, they had everything you'd expect in a front line clan omni mech.

Star League ER energy weapons, et al., are not the same as Clan ER energy weapons, et al. The Star League stuff is what the Inner Sphere forces rediscovered and started fielding late in the Invasion and, as X-Kalibur pointed out, still inferior to what the Clans had at the time.