MechWarrior: Living Legends

OK I have a rough understanding of what it is.  However was hoping one of our resident self proclaimed battletech experts could give me an official definition.  I've already check the battletech wikis and google.

Thanks,

Aurora Paradox

right O.... gimi a bit to scavenge for info outa the books

circle of equals: The circle is an area that the combat occurs in while peer warriors encircle the perimeter. During the trial no warrior can enter the circle of equals. The circle is usually a circle or sphere that has a radius of about five to ten meters for melee combat, two to five kilometers for ‘mech combat and about a hundred kilometers for aerospace combat. The circle of equals ensures no non-combatants are caught in the conflict, and in larger battles, there is no collateral damage to surrounding building and equipment.

frankly the circle of equals is just that, a circle of your peers dictating the area of engagement. Break it and you forfeit the trial (whatever that may be).

Thank you.  Correct me I'm wrong but it was also a place where a lower ranking warrior and a higher ranking warrior could speak on equal terms?

Aurora Paradox

if speak as in with fists then yes... mostly its used only for trials, i haven't heard of such a use before....

It's often used when a subordinate challenges the orders or view point of their superior.

I use to love COE's and TOE's

Good old days..

COE's seemed to have gone into decline a bit after the invasion.  IIRC, there are frequent examples of superiors denying COE's to their inferiors, usually on the grounds that the challenger is in no way their equal.  There are also a number of examples of commanders completely prohibiting them, usually on the grounds that the Clan had already suffered too much attrition because of combat and couldn't afford to lose any more able-bodied warriors.

Usually the narration mentions that these denials of COE's were considered outside of protocol and a bit controversial - that seems to imply to me that COE's were pretty much always accepted before the invasion, but the integrity of the Clans degarded some during and after the invasion

lol mav

I only did 2 COE's in my time.  I challenged my good buddy Bailey17 (who trained me) and lost.. lol

The 2nd guy.. I cannot remember but I won and took his rank.

I was better than alot of my superiors back in my Clan days.  But I had alot of respect for them as leaders.

You probably knew this anyway, but my post was in reference to the novels.

Yea I knew that.. but I still had to put in my story

Bailey 17, now theres a name from the past, played friendlies with him and his unit back in the day, only did 4 duels with him though, 2 in Durgan, where I killed his Cauldron Born (the 2nd time he actually hit me with a couple of UAC20 rounds, and taking any damage was rare for me in Durgan Duels), and 2 on the CoE Clan map, where he took my Thor (the duelling config, 2 ERLarge, 4ERMed and 2 MGuns or similar) apart with a Blackhawk Prime twice in a row (although I almost killed him the first time).

Never did get a rematch on the CoE, and he never popped into Durgan again while I had the 1vs1 Duel Challenge up, an excellent pilot and a good guy to have a laugh with also.

Yea he trained me when I first came into Mechwarrior 3..

Good times.. good times.