I would say either backwards to Reunification Wars or forwards to Clan based on how things have been going.  Though if we go back it'll shift some of our available mechs and shift us firmly back to 3025 flavor tech.

ER Large lasers rolled around early 2600.  Same with Pulse Large.  Many of the classic Star League advanced weapons were developed after the Reunification Wars...least going RAW.  If we are part of the Periphery units it would be unlikely that we'd have that tech at all.  Even SLDF units wouldn't have it unless they were Elite Regiments.

But that's all classic game rather than your interpretation... ;)

* checks watch *

You know what time it is?

Maybe it's time to pack it in and close the shop.

Been fighting it to the bitter end, but really, perhaps it's time to pack it in.

We've had a VERY good run, nearly tripling the number of post from the original Wild Stallions campaign, but I'm thinking that maybe it's time to call it a day.

I assure you, that this is not forever.  This is just a long hiatus to let me detox the battletech out of my system, its honestly long overdue.

I already have thoughts on what to do for the next campaign...

Prequel concept, backtrack the timeline to around 2577 to 2597.  The Star League Army has not made their exodus away from known space, and it is the time period of the Reunification wars.  We play out the point of view of one of the Periphery States during this time period, and their struggle to remain free under the press of the Inner Sphere to unite known space under a single rule.  http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Reunification_War

Continue the timeline we've started but move the focus of the campaign to Solaris.  Each player represents one character working for the house of their choice.  The campaign would be more roleplaying focused, with the occassional punctuation of combat that's to be expected.  Solaris combat rules would be used, which is interesting when mixed with the modification limits that i impose on allowed modifications of mechs.  The machine gun monsters that dominate the arenas would be harder to create... or at least i think they would.

Advance the timeline, to ... yes... the clan invasion.  Players would be from the Rasalhague Republic, and lined up directly to be in the way of the Clan invasion.  A few missions would occur before this happens, where they are dealing with occupation by House Kurita, and the advances of the Lyran House before finally liberating themselves from both and claiming their independence.  Timeline would put this campaign around the mid to late 3040's.

I have no timeline at this point to actually start the next campaign, but i'm willing to hear current players interest on what they would like to see, and will promise to drop private notes to you when i am ready to start the next campaign.

I am also for the clan invasion, although the Solaris campaign could be fun. I wish you only the best going forward and I will stick around as long as it takes for you to recover