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Suggestions for fun beginner-friendly lances built from AGOAC and Mercenaries? (self.battletech)

submitted 1 month ago by A_Union_of_Kobolds to c/battletech

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So I'm new to the game, just have a couple under my belt, and I've got a friend coming over this weekend to learn the ropes. I know there's a lot more nuance to the game than just "match Battle Value as close as you can", but are there any things I should know when trying to compose two fairly balanced teams against each other?

So far I've got

Team A: AWS-8Q, CPLT-C1, WVR-6M, LCT-1E

Team B: CLN-7Z, OTL-4D, CES-3R, LCT-1V

Their BV is pretty close, and they seem all like reasonably good Mechs. But am I setting one player up to get steamrolled? Are there better lists I could make given what I've got (and assuming we keep it pre-Clan)? What would you change for a noob-on-noob brawl?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's the weight distribution like? If you have the models, I'd say having 1 Assault, 1 Heavy, 1 Medium, and 1 Light each would be better for starter games.

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I believe I've got:

Locust
Flea
Firefly
Commando
Chameleon
Griffin
Shadowhawk
Ostol
Wolverine
Quickdraw
Catapult
Caesar
Thunderbolt
Awesome
Battlemaster
Devastator

From lightest to heaviest roughly

That was kinda what I was thinking with the teams I'd pulled but i may have been mistaken

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I think they're close by total weight, but I believe the B team has two Heavies.