What makes this my most used formation? Battletech Alpha Strike Formation Overview: Battle Lance

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@louistetrault6729 3 ай бұрын

The wording "If the Battle Lance is a vehicle formation, these Size 3+ units must also be pairs of the same vehicle model." sounds like you need to pair vehicles only when the whole lance is made out of vehicles. In mixed formation (ex. 3 mech and a tankor a VTOL), I think you could ignore the pairing requirement. What do you think?

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

That's a really good point! I think you have the wording right, and this nuance slipped by me. I am pinning your comment, as I think your interpretation is dead on!

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

Or at least, I will pin your comment, once YT allows me to... 😅

@nonja121 3 ай бұрын

My buddies and I are getting into Alpha Strike and this is super helpful!

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

Great to hear it! I have more planned, one for each formation type, so if it helped even one person then it will be time well spent!

@paulmiddleton8487 2 ай бұрын

I must admit this channel is very helpful for old salts like me coming back and Alpha Strike is perfect for my current aged brain to handle so defo glad to see this channel helping you take baby steps into this world 👍😁

@MatanuskaMechworks 2 ай бұрын

I took a few knocks around the head during my service so I feel you! Thanks for the support!

@J4H3AD 3 ай бұрын

I run AS events at my local shop and build tons of lists. Only a couple of my 6-10 regulars build their own lists, so I end up doing a lot. Personally, when building lists, I do 2 things. Bump everyone's skill to 3 and just eat the cost. Playing games where everyone is missing half their shots because crappy pilots just isn't fun. The change from 8 to 7 on your most common shots is a HUGE difference to how games play. I also try to keep lists around 100, 150, 200, etc. PV depending on things. 100 can get you a good light to medium skirmisher lance. 150 your standard battle line lance. 200 your heavy to assault lance. 250, the same with later era tech, or a Clan star. One bonus tip. There's nothing saying a light battle lance *can't* be composes of infantry, so I'll occasionally throw infantry battle lances on the table at 50ish points just to spice things up.

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

As a former grunt myself, I love that and may have to try it! Big agree on the probability at skill 4. In my most recent battle report, I increased just two of my pilots skills and it made a massive difference... to the point I felt bad. That probability curve is brutal.

@kierdalemodels 3 ай бұрын

Great stuff. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the other formations. Your other vid about getting into BT:AS got me looking at formations now (after too long of skipping those pages😅).

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

You are in luck because I have a video on the chopping block right now!

@Psychohistorian42 3 ай бұрын

Man, everyone goes for the ON1-V. I prefer the standard K model. Still, good breakdown; I'll have to remember that "Medium Damage 3" guideline.

@JosephMitchell-zw3db 3 ай бұрын

Cool did not explore this yet thanks love alpha strike

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

I have a couple of these planned! Gives me something to do when my regular opponent is too busy to play 😄

@abzlore9640 3 ай бұрын

very well made! Amazing channel!!

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

Thank you! I see a lot of mistakes, but I must be my own biggest critic 😅

@csudab 3 ай бұрын

Happy to be a new sub thanks for the video - there’s a little bit of what sounds like “anti-pop” limiting on your voice when you say consonants like “B”, eg 3:09 , 7:08 maybe try adjusting your mic position? Thanks for the video!

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

There definitely was an issue... that mic died completely after this video 😅 I think I have it mostly fixed from here on out, my workflow changed it up with some different recording equipment and a healthy dose of audio editing!

@tytraughber9616 3 ай бұрын

I haven't looked into using formations to much as most of the tournaments don't allow their bonuses... I think it does add a bit of extra flavor to building the lists if they were included. It might also cut down a bit on the min/max nature of list building that you see today. Granted, you would be looking for the best in class when building your list, but it wouldn't be the kitchen sink that hits the gaming table...

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

I didn't know that they usually don't allow them... I guess that makes sense though 🤔 I think just having a rule stipulating that you have to have unique formations for each would stop the min maxing? Interesting to think about though, thanks for commenting!

@cargo_vroom9729 3 ай бұрын

I spent last evening making a spreadsheet of what qualifies for a Battle Lance under the various requirements. Because every time I read that page I was confused by what was in and out, and why anyone would define a battle lance as at least half size 3+ then write ones for size 1 and 2 that did the same thing. It turns out there are only four (4) out of thirty-two (32) possible mech weight combinations that do *not* qualify to be some type of Battle Lance. 3 Lights 1 Assault 2 Lights 1 Medium, 1 Heavy 1 Light, 2 Medium, 1 Assault 3 Mediums, 1 Assault #CGLWhy Just say any combination of units can be a battle lance and save the hassle.

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

For this reason I support events limiting forces to unique formations! Otherwise it's all battle lances, all the way down 😅

@Kaiju-Driver 28 күн бұрын

Nice

@sempermilites87 3 ай бұрын

I'm confused. You mentioned that a Battle Lance gets 6 points of Lucky (If it's an IS lance, then you get 4 points per mech plus 2 more), but you mentioned that you can only use 4 points per battle. If you're only playing a single game, then you're handicapped by only using 4 of the 6? Edit: Apologies. I didn't read that this is IF you have a pilot that already has the Lucky SPA to begin with.

@MatanuskaMechworks 3 ай бұрын

It confused me too haha. I had to retake that part several times.