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Kraken
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 Posted: 19-Jun-2014 12:54 Post subject: getting back into things |
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In 2008, the Battletech group I had going fell apart after one of the players was killed under tragic circumstances; most of the people who I could still contact after his passing just didn't feel right continuing on with the campaign.
I tried again a few years later to get a group going, but one player moved with his family and the other simply dropped out of sight.
My current computer issues limit how long I can be online at a time, and this - coupled with the writer's block I now periodically suffer from - has kept me from writing any fic for months now. Said woes are also keeping me from attempting any of the old Battletech computer games I have.
I know of only one place in the area that has anything resembling an active Battletech group, but they meet on a night when I work.
With my long-time gaming buddy working odd and unpredictable hours nowadays, I'm having a hard time getting anyone together.
I want to get back into BTech, but as far as playing or writing it's likely going to be a while. I'm reading through a few of the old novels now, but I don't know how far that will take me.
So for those of you who have been out of the game for a while -
How have you gotten back into it?
Thanks.
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Vagabond
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| Posted: 19-Jun-2014 20:51 Post subject: getting back into things |
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I have kept in it by regularly playing Megamek. Even if its just the AI, it can be a load of fun to just get in there and kill crap.
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Mordel
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| Posted: 11-Jul-2014 12:26 Post subject: getting back into things |
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I haven't really been out, but I haven't really been in either. I play at the convention once a year and maybe a summer game but that's about it. Enough to keep me happy I guess.
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Kraken
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| Posted: 16-Jul-2014 13:28 Post subject: getting back into things |
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I'm presently most of the way through the first book of the Jade Falcon trilogy.
I miss the fact that the novels used to have illustrations in the text and vehicle images in the back. Made things a lot easier for people who weren't already fans of the franchise to understand what was going on.
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bandit
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| Posted: 23-Aug-2014 06:26 Post subject: Re: getting back into things |
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| Mordel wrote: | | I haven't really been out, but I haven't really been in either. I play at the convention once a year and maybe a summer game but that's about it. Enough to keep me happy I guess. |
More less is the same here.The only thing who is still keep me in is painting miniatures .I think I have collected a sufficient supply to get to retirement.
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Stinger
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| Posted: 06-Sep-2014 14:49 Post subject: getting back into things |
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I have been out for a while now. But i had a chance encounter a few months ago at my local mall. I met one of the owners of CATALYST GAME LABS. And after talking to him about everything from b-tech (and the possile return of oop mechs) to Star wars x wing (great tabletop game) to the firefly game. It really sparked my interest again. So much so that i have even started writing my own btech book. But i am rereading sourcebooks and novels.
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