Battletech Lore - The Solaris Games, What are They?

[@harvestblades]

I loved the Solaris 7 matches in MW4 & am looking forward to getting the new BT Essentials today & playing some Solaris matches. The Legend Kilker Rifleman & Yen Lo Wang Centurion are the two unique models that come with the new box including rules & maps for Solaris 7, well worth the money.

[@gregdomenico1891]

George Ledoux, the voice actor for Duncan Fisher, was recently on one of the other BT sites for a Q and A. Besides being a great voice actor, he's also funny as hell. My first introduction to Solaris 7, was during the Warrior trilogy by Mike Stackpole. I recommend that series, and the Gray Death Legion novel's ( which GDN does a great job narrating, check it out in his playlist), for people new to the lore.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

I agree he's a great voice actor. I could listen to him a daily basis narrating pretty much anything.

[@harvestblades]

George is on the BPL podcast/yt channel a handful of times. George is rather hilarious.

[@liljenborg2517]

I never made it to Solaris in my Battletech days. While mercing for Steiner I killed some jumped-up, self-important son of a high ranking Marik (I know, calling a Marik "self important" is redundant, but it wasn't my fault, I was going for the disable and his reactor nuked when the idiot fell over) and the price on my head if I ever entered the Not-so-Free Worlds League was too high for me to risk going to Solaris.

[@ScarsUnseen24]

I used to play Multiplayer Battletech: Solaris back on AOL in the mid-90s :) Such a fun game. 25 years later, I'm still online friends with a couple of people from my clan. Ollllddd school.

[@Dariushellstrome]

The guy who voiced Duncan has done some more on the web, he enjoyed the character as well

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

He has some videos on his own youtube channel. Great character, shame he's rather obscure.

[@torasin13]

I just recently started working on tweaking some rules for a Solaris VII league... so the timing of this video is awesome.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

:D

[@Apollo-js8rn]

"The new (betting) system has a complex equation putting together the strengths and weaknesses of the 'mech plus the skills of the pilot..." So what you're telling me is, the in-universe Solaris-7 odds-makers and bookees use the same BV2 we players use in tabletop. Fun thought, that.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Breaking the fourth wall :D

[@UCSPanther20]

I would imagine that some of the riots that break out on Solaris are even more intense than many European soccer riots.

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Always more intense when you have giant robots :D

[@mrkojak-ci1zm]

Solaris the Los Vegas of planets

[@spartanalex9006]

No, that’s Canopus-IV.

[@mrkojak-ci1zm]

@@spartanalex9006 I don't remember Canopus lV being a mega gambling planet. You might look into all of the gambling, gaming, and mech arena fights on Solaris

[@Intro2Love]

really cool, very informative👌

[@JeanLucCaptain]

AKA: HEAVY GEAR THE ANIMATED SERIES!

[@kevobot9342]

Let’s crush some metal!!!

[@benlaskowski357]

Hmm. Never thought these matches were so complex.

[@brianlains1298]

So are you a fan of black pants legion too

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

Can't say I watch him.

[@brianlains1298]

@@GrimDarkNarrator me is funny and does battle tech stuff

[@harvestblades]

Tex & tge BPL put out some amazing BT content. If you still haven't checked them out you really should.

[@ianholmquist8492]

​@GrimDarkNarrator you could learn a thing or two

[@nibblitman]

The best part of the arena was Duncan

[@GrimDarkNarrator]

I agree.