So I independently watched the first video about half a week ago after buying both the Battletech Alphastrike and Cav:SO books. I played Battletech as a boardgame, one of my first wargames as a child after Risk and Stratego. I came to CAV later as a miniature gamer after Epic and early 40K. I liked CAV because it was easier to play than Battletech but also because it seemed more realistic militarily. Having a Wizzo help fight the machine made more sense. Actual military formations rather than a semi-feudal structure. Comonality of equipment across units instead of a grab-bag of whatever machines your officers inherited. I would lean into that as a marketing theme.
