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Line 3: ==History== ==History== − Fleetham Industrial Complex was originally a production facility for shuttlecraft with most of the work carried out by [[IndustrialMech]]s. As such, the facility was built on a scale to accommodate them, including floor space, hallways and doors large enough for 'Mechs to move around in. When [[Irian Technologies]] acquired the site in the late [[twenty-eighth century]], they created a limited partnership called Free Worlds Industries and solicited the help of other major corporations to refurbish the factory into a 'Mech fighting arena. The reconstruction was quite simple, reinforcing the existing structure to withstand weapons fire and adding [[Tri-Vid]] cameras at various locations, while leaving the abandoned production lines, machinery, and other debris in place. The Factory opened up to rave reviews, with the distressed, metallic terrain favoring fast, nimble 'Mechs while also limiting sensor systems. As time went on the Factory became even more devastated, both as a result of the matches themselves and by management dumping even more wreckage into the arena, but the matches also became more predictable: either a thrilling, intense duel between two daring [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] which end quickly or a drawn-out and dull affair with both fighters hiding and sniping at each other. In an effort to revamp interest in the area, and to compete against the reconstructed [[Boreal Reach]], new climate controls were added to try and spice up the arena.<ref name=S7>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book'', p. 49-50</ref> + Fleetham Industrial Complex was originally a production facility for shuttlecraft with most of the work carried out by [[IndustrialMech]]s. As such, the facility was built on a scale to accommodate them, including floor space, hallways and doors large enough for 'Mechs to move around in. When [[Irian Technologies]] acquired the site in the late [[28th century]], they created a limited partnership called Free Worlds Industries and solicited the help of other major corporations to refurbish the factory into a 'Mech fighting arena. The reconstruction was quite simple, reinforcing the existing structure to withstand weapons fire and adding [[Tri-Vid]] cameras at various locations, while leaving the abandoned production lines, machinery, and other debris in place. The Factory opened up to rave reviews, with the distressed, metallic terrain favoring fast, nimble 'Mechs while also limiting sensor systems. As time went on the Factory became even more devastated, both as a result of the matches themselves and by management dumping even more wreckage into the arena, but the matches also became more predictable: either a thrilling, intense duel between two daring [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] which end quickly or a drawn-out and dull affair with both fighters hiding and sniping at each other. In an effort to revamp interest in the area, and to compete against the reconstructed [[Boreal Reach]], new climate controls were added to try and spice up the arena.<ref name=S7>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book'', p. 49-50</ref> ==The Arena== ==The Arena==
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| − | Fleetham Industrial Complex was originally a production facility for shuttlecraft with most of the work carried out by [[IndustrialMech]]s. As such, the facility was built on a scale to accommodate them, including floor space, hallways and doors large enough for 'Mechs to move around in. When [[Irian Technologies]] acquired the site in the late [[ | + | Fleetham Industrial Complex was originally a production facility for shuttlecraft with most of the work carried out by [[IndustrialMech]]s. As such, the facility was built on a scale to accommodate them, including floor space, hallways and doors large enough for 'Mechs to move around in. When [[Irian Technologies]] acquired the site in the late [[28th century]], they created a limited partnership called Free Worlds Industries and solicited the help of other major corporations to refurbish the factory into a 'Mech fighting arena. The reconstruction was quite simple, reinforcing the existing structure to withstand weapons fire and adding [[Tri-Vid]] cameras at various locations, while leaving the abandoned production lines, machinery, and other debris in place. The Factory opened up to rave reviews, with the distressed, metallic terrain favoring fast, nimble 'Mechs while also limiting sensor systems. As time went on the Factory became even more devastated, both as a result of the matches themselves and by management dumping even more wreckage into the arena, but the matches also became more predictable: either a thrilling, intense duel between two daring [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarriors]] which end quickly or a drawn-out and dull affair with both fighters hiding and sniping at each other. In an effort to revamp interest in the area, and to compete against the reconstructed [[Boreal Reach]], new climate controls were added to try and spice up the arena.<ref name=S7>''Solaris VII: The Game World - Player's Book'', p. 49-50</ref> |
==The Arena== | ==The Arena== | ||