Old talk
since the "classic" plot seems to have been completed, how abourt a complete storyline-overview? --84.129.20.23 18:20, 17 Oct 2004 (UTC)
The classic plot isn't completed jet. Sensei
Yes, although I had only heard of them in Chicago and possibly in Michigan. This is the game that is based on.
There was one at the Dave and Busters outside of Toronto, Ontario that closed a couple years ago. --Goog 20:09, Jun 21, 2005 (UTC)
According to a few of the authors (you can find quotes at www.classicbattletech.com), the classic era isn't definitely over.Yes, I've heard about the pods in Chicago. We should probably say a little something about them at least, but I'm still pretty sure the books were first.
Also, why isn't there an "outside links?" section? We should definitely have a link here: http://www.classicbattletech.com/PDF/CompleteBattleTechNovel%20List.pdf. It'd be even better if we all got together and updated that list, but still, it is pretty accuracte and it does go to 2002, so it's something to work off at least. It's only classic battletech though, methinks.
Finally, it's nice to finally have a decent entry on battletech all in once place. Good job, everybody! Double kudos to whoever detailed each clan specifically.
--James 10:39, Jan 1, 2005 (UTC)
I'm creating a page on the BattleTech and MechWarrior: Dark Age novels so we can keep an up-to-date list going.--Patrick T. Wynne 19:48, 29 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I did a bit of cleanup yesterday—mainly rearranging so that MWDA is introduced before it's talked about in the expanded discussion of the fiction I added. —ATimson 15:31, 20 Jun 2005 (UTC)Category?
Since there are several subarticles, I think a Category:BattleTech should be created. Update: I am going to create this category as a subcategory of Category:Fictional universes, as the Battletech article(s) are already listed in game type categories. --Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus Talk 20:30, 24 Jan 2005 (UTC)
BattleCorps?
Why no mention of Battlecorps.com? At the moment it's a subscription site for new BattleTech fiction, most of it online novellas and the like. As far as I know it's pretty much the only source for 'new' stuff relating to classic battletech.
Political Entities
According to the FedCom Civil War sourcebook, the Federated Commonwealth was not officially reverted back to Federated Suns until after the war; doing so was one of the first acts of Yvonne Steiner-Davion when she re-assumed the regency. I changed the relevant text back to reflect this. --Patrick T. Wynne 18:49, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
BattleTech Mod Productions
According to FanPro people, this site is in violation of copyright for hosting downloadable episodes of the BattleTech cartoon. Linking to it here is a violation of the following rule: "Linking to copyrighted works is usually not a problem, as long as you have made a reasonable effort to determine that the page in question is not violating someone else's copyright." (Linking_to_copyrighted_works) At least, that was the case several months ago; I'll try to determine if it's since changed. If they do now have permission (which I really doubt), we can add the link back. --Patrick T. Wynne 4 July 2005 21:32 (UTC)
Redefine BattleTech?
Shouldn't the first line read a little differently? Battletech is not a board game - it was....2o years ago. NOW, it is this scifi universe, with computer games, board games, novels, etc. Yes, keep all the info listed including that it started with a board game, but what it IS, is a scifi universe, just like how you would not exatcly call Star Trek "a TV show," or Star Wars as "scifi movies." It's just not entirely correct, and for any skimmers/browsers who may only read the first lines of wikipedia entries - however they may do it (ie, popups entries in Trillian IM program) - the beginning should be clearly and say that battletech is a scifi universe.
I made an attempt at redefineing Battle tech. AidanPryde 17:46, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
If we would like to distinct the BattleTech board game from the BattleTech universe, wouldn't it make sense to make a separate subject for both of this?It is interesting to note that video games using the BattleTech universe does not show the "BattleTech" sticker but the "BattleTech universe" one (even if "universe" is written in small characters). As I see it, the BattleTech universe deserves its own subject, the BattleTech subject being a kind of portal to the whole BattleTech products, universe and derivates.
By the way I think it would be great to detail a bit more the BattleTech board game, in its own subject. I personaly would find very useful a complete listing of the BattleTech books on WikiPedia.
-- JP_Raven
Do you mean the novels or the sourcebooks? The novels already have a page. Its linked under the "see also" section. If you mean the source books, I agree. AidanPryde 02:08, 2 March 2006 (UTC)I mean the source books. I was speaking about the BattleTech board game, so I mean the source books but also the rule books and the scenarii and the hexagonal maps and even the boxed sets. In short, the whole FASA listing of books related to the BattleTech universe. Later some kind of review could be added for each of them: what it is about, what can be found in it and in no other book, what differs in this book compared to older revisions (in case of rules), and so on. Would it be possible (from the licence point of view) to add some pictures of the front pages? Finally, the listing could be extended with the newest books, now published by FanPro under licence of WizKids and under the new brand name Classic Battletech Universe. -- JP_Raven
Ka Ragin and "Whence the King"
There seems to be a false entry in the "In Jokes" section,
"The character of Ka Ragin in "Whence the King" is a sniveling but argumentative hand-servant of the ComStar Precentor Martial, Victor Steiner-Davion. As is common in the newer products put out by FanPro, references to outspoken or supportive fans are often made and this character is an homage (of sorts) to fan "Karagin" from the Classic BattleTech forums."
There is no BT novel, "Whence the King," and it does not seem to be a short story on Battlecorps.com.
BT writers have said (of course) that they only "canonize" players in a good light. To date, it doesn't seem possible to find a fan included in canonical Battletech products in a negative light.
Trivia and In-Jokes
I'm starting to get a little concerned about this section. I'm thinking maybe it should be trimmed, restricted or even eliminated altogether. There are so many such in-jokes and humorous bits embedded within the 20-year-old BattleTech canon that to list them all would be a gargantuan task and far outside the scope of Wikipedia's mission.
I think all of the items listed there should be removed, except maybe the Team Banzai note, but only if mention is made that explicit references to Dr. Banzai have been excised from current sourcebooks due to copyright concerns. Even that, though, I think is an iffy case.
But really, Area 51? It's not exactly a major surprise that a science fictional setting contains such a reference. Duh.
What say you all? --Patrick T. Wynne 18:09, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
Could we keep the list of Canonised personalities just to the ones listed at present. As big of a pain as is it to pull Will Mouat and Cody Bergens ref's, If we listed every BT player who'd been mentioned in an Field Manual(including myself), we'd have to start a whole new article! :-D
I think we should keep the Trivia and injokes section as is. Unless major references show up that warrant mentioning. AidanPryde 08:40, 8 January 2006 (UTC)
With the recent additions to the Trivi and InJokes section, I'm thinking its probably high time for it to be moved to a seperate article..would a quick show of hands do as far as votes go? Sircrackpot 02:24, 16 May 2006 (UTC)I think thats appropiate.AidanPryde 16:05, 31 July 2006 (UTC)
Robotech, Macross and the Unseen
While an Informed comment on the Unseen/Harmony Gold settlement is nessecary, I would ask the Robotech and/or Macross fan to please stop graffittiing the Article.
That's the third time I've had to remove il-informed and/or irelevant Macross/Robotech/lawsuit references from various points in this and the Mechwarrior article, mostly from the same IP address. You know who you are, stop it.--JayFrancis 01:06, 3 December 2005 (UTC)
Well...we've got another anon edit today that looks pretty pointless in nature under trivia and injokes...unfournatley, we do need something about the mess of unseen somewhere in the article, that could at least link somewhere else explaining the mess. I'm gonna leave it up for now, but I think its pretty suspect in nature. Sircrackpot 22:28, 1 May 2006 (UTC)
I'm changing the last line of the first intro paragraph because it is misleading. Skiltao 21:25, 14 May 2006 (UTC)Adding Mech info?
I was thinking one major element missing from this is detailed info on individual mechs. So I thought a list of mechs with specs, brief discription/history and possibly pictures would be very imformative. That way, when reading a novel, you could look
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