Well, "better" is so qualitative
It's hard to say.
In one word I would probably describe MT as "complicated".
I read that MT set of rules was made collecting changes, revisions, additions, suggestions, errata etc ...
from CT players for years ...
That about sums it up, and in so doing it could have probably done with some better editing/proofing. It's own errata is legendary
(some, even I, refer to it as MegaEratta on occasion
)
...so I have few questions:
- is all MT compatible with CT?
Not so much, depending what you mean. It works differently but has a similar enough flavour. Conversion is possible but most of it is there in CT, some place or another.
- is MT really better and improved compared to CT?
Depends on what you're looking for in a game. Quick and easy to play is CT. MT is slower to play and prepare because it is more complicated (there's that word again... ). Complex is not always better.
- are there parts of the rules that can be interesting for CT?
I've long been trying to adapt some of the rules (vehicle combat integration leaps to mind) to play nice in CT, with limited success. Very limited.
- more important ... as expert CT players WHAT DO YOU THINK about MT?
Moi? An expert? No, not really.
I liked MT (or the promise anyway) when it came out (bought most of it, still have the main books) but found it hard to get the same feel in the play as CT. I recall it taking some time to understand all the changes and it never really clicked, partly because of the errata. Partly I think it was just too much (complexity again).
It was very good in each part, but trying to play a game involved just too much rule searching and I had the Ref screen to help, all 72 pages of it
I kid, it was only like what, 16 faces total? Can't recall for sure, it's around here somewhere I think, I should dig it out and look again. Impossible to have it all open on the table at once I recall.
I still use it for reference and longingly think about trying it to play again. It has it's real fans who think there's none better and they can't be that wrong.
Not sure any of that helps but it's one point of view. Take it with a grain of salt as I've not played it in years, and I tend to be biased to what I'm using at the moment (which is CT at this point, having come full circle through most of the rule sets of the game).
