Nerroth

Hello.

As you may have noted, your counterparts at Catalyst have been expanding upon the alternate era support which BattleTech can facilitiate; with books on the Jihad and the Clan Wars of Reaving, then back to the Year of the Star League, and now on to the year 3145 (and beyond, with hints of an "ilClan" floating around.)

However, if MWO retains the one-day-per-BT-day setup it has at present, it may never be able to go forward (or back) far enough to cover the Star League, Jihad/WoR, or Dark Age eras.

Is there a plan to one day open the game up to a broader degree of era-specific settings and arenas for MWO, or will it remain firmly planted in the Clan Invasion era for the foreseeable future?

I see, thank you.

From your own personal perspective, is there a particular era (or unit type) you would most like to highlight?

Thanks again.

To make another reference to Catalyst, they are currently reported to be working on a new rulebook called Alpha Strike; intended to take the Quick-Strike fast-play rules currently buried deep within BattleTech: Strategic Operations and offer it as its own thing product-wise. In the most recent BattleChat, it was noted that AS will most likely be presented with the early Clan Invasion in mind. (This, of course, would allow it to overlap with the events to be covered in MW:O.)

Are there any plans for yourselves and Catalyst to offer some degree of cross-promotion when AS is set for publication (perhaps with an ad for your game in AS, or a link to AS on your site); or will both companies' efforts be left to promote themselves on their own merits?