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Infantry/Tanks it is! What era?

WW1/2
- 16 (44.4%)
Modern day
- 2 (5.6%)
20 mins into the future/Bleeding Edge
- 18 (50%)
Something else... (Suggest it)
- 0 (0%)

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Author Topic: Mercenary. A potential game. Chosen Infantry with Armoured support.  (Read 9617 times)

Felius

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Re: Mercenary. A potential game. Chosen Infantry with Armoured support.
« Reply #45 on: August 19, 2012, 12:09:34 pm »
Quote from: Sheb on August 19, 2012, 11:50:27 am
Also, taking over a nation would turn this into a "Country at War" rather than a tactical merc game.
Nah, after getting a country we play like the Swiss in the 17th century and hire out for the highest bidder. In fact, how about we take Switzerland? :P
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Re: Mercenary. A potential game. Chosen Infantry with Armoured support.
« Reply #46 on: August 19, 2012, 12:28:46 pm »
Quote from: Felius on August 19, 2012, 12:09:34 pm
Quote from: Sheb on August 19, 2012, 11:50:27 am
Also, taking over a nation would turn this into a "Country at War" rather than a tactical merc game.
Nah, after getting a country we play like the Swiss in the 17th century and hire out for the highest bidder. In fact, how about we take Switzerland? :P
Forget taking Switzerland. There's a reason that even while never really having a large army, it was never attacked. Mountains, and all that difficult and easily defensible terrain. A few decent mercenaries(which they will have) or some volunteers can hold back an entire army.
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Re: Mercenary. A potential game. Chosen Infantry with Armoured support.
« Reply #47 on: August 19, 2012, 12:29:19 pm »
Their whole population is their army!
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Re: Mercenary. A potential game. Chosen Infantry with Armoured support.
« Reply #48 on: August 19, 2012, 02:07:18 pm »
I might not have made this clear, but the original plan was each player would run their own Merc Company. Although if you all want to run one together, that's fine :)

And as the Bleeding Edge is still leading, we'll go with that.

So, a quick summary. Each player will lead a PMC made up of infantry and armoured vehicles, set 20 minutes in to the future. Squad/Vehicle commanders are named, and have traits and abilities. The rank and file are nameless. Anything to add/edit?
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« Reply #49 on: August 19, 2012, 02:14:11 pm »
Surely you cannot count! WWI is clearly leading by -2 vote, you should GM that!
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« Reply #50 on: August 19, 2012, 02:21:05 pm »
Quote from: Sheb on August 19, 2012, 02:14:11 pm
Surely you cannot count! WWI is clearly leading by -2 vote, you should GM that!
Technically -1 as someone changed their vote from modern to WWI.

Quote from: Kashyyk on August 19, 2012, 02:07:18 pm
And as the Bleeding Edge is still leading, we'll go with that.

So, a quick summary. Each player will lead a PMC made up of infantry and armoured vehicles, set 20 minutes in to the future. Squad/Vehicle commanders are named, and have traits and abilities. The rank and file are nameless. Anything to add/edit?

I like the separate Merc compagnies more.

As adding: Players are not allowed to take over countries :D.

No, I would like more information about research. Do we loot it, get it as reward for succesfull missions, or do we do our own.
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« Reply #51 on: August 19, 2012, 02:23:46 pm »
Didn't you change your vote from 20 minutes into the future to WWI?
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« Reply #52 on: August 19, 2012, 02:24:23 pm »
Quote from: Sheb on August 19, 2012, 02:23:46 pm
Didn't you change your vote from 20 minutes into the future to WWI?
I'm afraid not. Well tried.
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« Reply #53 on: August 19, 2012, 02:27:21 pm »
Damn, due to your lack of Avatar, I mixed up your posts and Donuts'.
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« Reply #54 on: August 19, 2012, 02:28:13 pm »
Can we have named squaddies if we track the squads ourselves?
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« Reply #55 on: August 19, 2012, 02:36:17 pm »
Quote from: Sheb on August 19, 2012, 02:27:21 pm
Damn, due to your lack of Avatar, I mixed up your posts and Donuts'.
Problem solved.
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« Reply #56 on: August 19, 2012, 02:37:52 pm »
Quote from: Taricus on August 19, 2012, 02:28:13 pm
Can we have named squaddies if we track the squads ourselves?

That's fine by me.
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« Reply #57 on: August 19, 2012, 03:02:52 pm »
Yay!
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« Reply #58 on: August 19, 2012, 03:07:00 pm »
Quote from: 10ebbor10 on August 19, 2012, 02:21:05 pm
No, I would like more information about research. Do we loot it, get it as reward for succesfull missions, or do we do our own.

Didn't see that. You'll do your own. It'll be freeform and a ratio of time and money for cost. You'll be able to trade tech, and I currently ,I see no reason why you can't loot it. However it'll need to be reverse engineered before use. It'll be a lot easier to do that than research a duplicate however.
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« Reply #59 on: August 19, 2012, 03:09:34 pm »
Anyway, how many players?
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