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 Posted: 21-Jan-2026 12:06 Post subject: BV or Pts? |
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Does BV and Pts translate well?
Does anyone play BT by using Pts or do they prefer BV. Or are Pts for something else?
Are there scenarios for BT, eg take and hold, breakthrough, capture the thing etc?
What is considered a small game, medium size or big game. I remember decades a go playing 12 mechs each side.
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| Posted: 21-Jan-2026 13:45 Post subject: BV or Pts? |
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What do you mean by "Pts"?
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Smurf17
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| Posted: 21-Jan-2026 14:41 Post subject: BV or Pts? |
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Pts or Points. The builder notes BV and also a Points cost.
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| Posted: 21-Jan-2026 17:58 Post subject: BV or Pts? |
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I've been playing this game since the day it came out as Battledroids, and I have no idea what you're talking about by "points".
Are you referring to the C-bill cost?
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| Posted: 21-Jan-2026 23:56 Post subject: Re: BV or Pts? |
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| chihawk wrote: | I've been playing this game since the day it came out as Battledroids, and I have no idea what you're talking about by "points".
Are you referring to the C-bill cost? |
They are referring to the Alpha Strike PV value. Battletech uses BV, Alpha Strike uses PV. They are not equal, PV accounts for the differences that AS creates during its stat compression.
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Smurf17
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| Posted: 22-Jan-2026 13:36 Post subject: Re: BV or Pts? |
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| Vagabond wrote: | | chihawk wrote: | I've been playing this game since the day it came out as Battledroids, and I have no idea what you're talking about by "points".
Are you referring to the C-bill cost? |
They are referring to the Alpha Strike PV value. Battletech uses BV, Alpha Strike uses PV. They are not equal, PV accounts for the differences that AS creates during its stat compression. |
That's what I thought. I have not played or used Alpha Strike.
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| Posted: 21-Feb-2026 23:33 Post subject: Re: BV or Pts? |
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| An argument can be made that PV could potentially be used instead of BV for balancing classic games. But its only an argument.
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| Posted: 22-Feb-2026 16:31 Post subject: Re: BV or Pts? |
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Does this site use BV1 or BV2?
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| Posted: 22-Feb-2026 17:21 Post subject: Re: BV or Pts? |
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| Smurf17 wrote: | | Does this site use BV1 or BV2? |
Mordel uses BV2
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| Posted: 22-Feb-2026 18:25 Post subject: Re: BV or Pts? |
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BV1 hasn't been around for a VERY long time. I used to maintain both but so much stuff came out that had no BV1 equivalent that made it impossible.
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