BattleTech: Technical Readout - Dark Age

When I was an elementary student in the early 90s, my friend had all of the technical readout books. Since then, I’ve wanted to buy them, but never did it. Well, I finally did. Brings back a lot of memories!

As a nearly 30 year veteran of Battletech this TRO, along with the others in this series, is a bittersweet thing to see. I love that Battletech is finally providing some cohesion for gameplay by era (Clan Invasin, Dark Age, Succession Wars, etc, etc, etc that align fairly well with the online Master Unit List- the MUL). Conversely, it appears to have caused some confusion in the community about technology levels and when what tech is available at what period of the timeline. Much of this depends on your specific gameplay and the rules you and your friends set out ahead of time. Anyway, I am happy to add this fun read to library - I've always enjoyed the TRO mech fluff.

A nice collection of Mechs that brings players up to date with the current timeline.

Great listing of mechs from the Dark Age era. - Pros: Same layout as all of the other TROs, great spread of Light to Super Heavy mechs to play with - Cons: Updated artwork (MWO style) for some mechs but not all, not as familiar with Dark Age so I expected more mechs from an era when new mech production really kicked up Like the other TROs. If like any of them, pick this one up for the collection.