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[Havok1978]

i suspect we wont see clan mechs till CW releases.. not that I like that idea, but I believe we will see CW launching with 8 clan mechs.

Edited by Havok1978, 11 March 2013 - 07:43 AM.

[VoodooLou Kerensky]

As long as they allow me to put the Long Tom Mortar in a KitFox....Or an early '1st seen in the Inner Sphere' Ebon Jaguar/Cauldron Born prior to the Assault on Luthien....Tho a BattleMaster IIc would be cool too.

[Uncle Totty]

Havok1978, on 11 March 2013 - 07:42 AM, said:

i suspect we wont see clan mechs till CW releases.. not that I like that idea, but I believe we will see CW launching with 8 clan mechs.

By CW do you mean Community Warfare or Clan Wolf?

[CoffiNail]

Nathan K, on 11 March 2013 - 09:55 AM, said:

By CW do you mean Community Warfare or Clan Wolf?

He means Community Warfare.

[Odins Fist]

Pando, on 01 March 2013 - 08:52 AM, said:

"Clanners, It's March...!!!"

.
Don't hold your breath, everything about Clan Tech/Mechs and Community Warfare is "PURE CONJECTURE"..!!

[xxREVxx]

Havok1978, on 11 March 2013 - 07:42 AM, said:

i suspect we wont see clan mechs till CW releases.. not that I like that idea, but I believe we will see CW launching with 8 clan mechs.

Even then it will be a while....all of the IS Houses have to establish themselves first which will probably be quite a bit of duking it out with each other for territories/planets.

[Odins Fist]

Odins Fist, on 11 March 2013 - 11:28 AM, said:

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Don't hold your breath, everything about Clan Tech/Mechs and Community Warfare is "PURE CONJECTURE"..!!

[HarmAssassin]

I told you already, there are no Clans... there used to be, but I destroyed them all...

I'm Awesome (or at least that's the mech I used to do it).

[Havok1978]

HarmAssassin, on 11 March 2013 - 05:02 PM, said:

I told you already, there are no Clans... there used to be, but I destroyed them all...

I'm Awesome (or at least that's the mech I used to do it).

We of Clan Ghost Bear accept your challenge.

What would you like scribed upon your urn?
I say urn cuz, all that will be left will be ash.

[JEB8753]

Havok1978, on 12 March 2013 - 08:49 AM, said:

We of Clan Ghost Bear accept your challenge.

What would you like scribed upon your urn?
I say urn cuz, all that will be left will be ash.

aff

[J0anna]

What's ironic to me is that people who claim that PGI should follow the timeline, and that the invasion of the inner sphere is actually happening now are only grasping part of the truth. As I stated before, if we stick with the timeline it will be a few months before anyone not very high up in the ruling houses will have any idea something is happening.

The other thing to remember is that the very first pilots in the inner sphere to pilot omnimechs were Victor Davion and Hohiro Kurita (the eldest sons of their nations rulers - technically Hohiro is the grandson). They were given their omnimechs on 5 August 3051 (true they practiced in them beforehand, but for combat purposes that date stands). It would be quite some time before common troops would get access to this technology.

Thus everyone should cool their jets for a bit, access to clan tech (if PGI sticks to the timeline) is years away. Sure I'd love some info, but PGI made a commitment to follow the timeline and seems to me they are following it fairly well. I'd recommend anyone who hasn't done it in a while to re-read the "Blood of Kerensky" trilogy, it is very well written and really gets you into the feel of the history of this game. I'll leave you this little tidbit of what we have coming from "Blood Legacy":

["Affirmative. Welcome aboard, Phelan Wolf. Time for you to earn your pay as a MechWarrior." Phelan laughed aloud and gave a clap of the hands. The computer shunted power to the weapon systems. The primary and auxiliary monitors filled with data as the computer checked and double-checked all systems. Phelan studied it for a moment, then opened a radio link to Natasha. "What does it mean when the weapons' initialization program says 'Verifying configuration'? That's hardwired into the system,

"Neg. These are Omnis, Phelan. The weapon pods on these creatures are modular. The Kit Fox usually carries lasers, an autocannon, and a short-range missile launcher, but the one you're riding has been dolled up. For one thing, I had arms installed on your Kit Fox this morning because you were used to running around in a Wolfhound. I figured you'd be more at home with this array than any other." Phelan glanced over at the auxiliary monitor. Each arm ended in a large laser side by side with medium laser, or so it appeared to Phelan. "Large beamers with mediums riding sidecar, right?" "More or less." Phelan realized she'd not told him everything, and that Natasha was loving every minute of his wonderment at what the OmniMech had to offer. He grabbed the joysticks on the ends of the command couch arms and used the foot pedals to start the Kit Fox walking forward. "I am ready to go. After you." By concentrating, Phelan managed to move the left arm in a fluid wave toward the far end of the 'Mech bay.

"Not bad. Are you one hundred percent operational?" "Almost." Phelan punched a button on the left side of the command console. Instantly, a targeting display materialized about halfway between him and the rectangular viewport to the outside. Totally computer-generated, it provided a 360-degree view of his surroundings in a 160-degree arc. Gold lines broke the display into a triptych whose center portion displayed his firing arc. Two gold crosshairs floated within the display, responding to Phelan's movement of the joysticks (hint PGI change the colors to this).

Natasha's 'Mech led the way out of the BattleMech hangar and then south toward a targeting range. Her 'Mech looked akin to his Kit Fox, but the chassis was much larger and appeared to be heavier. Its arms ended in the weapon pods commonly found on a Marauder, lending the BattleMech that general look. In fact, Phelan would have classified it as a Marauder variant, except for the LRM launcher pods mounted on each shoulder. That made it look more like a Catapult. (pure iconic gold)

Something clicked in the back of Phelan's mind. "Natasha, that looks very much like the 'Mechtype Vlad was piloting when he captured me." "You've got good eyes. It's the very same. After repairs, of course." Phelan gasped in surprise. "You dispossessed him?" "Rank hath its privileges." Natasha's warm, throaty laughter filled his neurohelmet. "Vlad only had this Timber Wolf for the expeditionary force anyway. In the real fighting, he used another Omni that fit better with his Star's make-up." She brought her 'Mech to a stop at the targeting range's firing line. Bringing the Kit Fox alongside her, Phelan studied the range. He immediately punched up double magnification on his vislight scan. "I mark targets out at 300 meters. I know these weapons can do it because I saw Vlad take out some targets at this range and beyond." "I've reviewed his battlerom, so I know what he did. I want you to shoot the nearest target. Use the medium lasers. You've still not seen everything an Omni has to offer."

Phelan dropped both crosshairs onto the ragged ferrocrete dolmen the computer marked at 305 meters. When the computer had a target lock, a gold dot pulsed in the center of the crosshairs (PGI DO THIS NOW!!!!!). Flicking a glance at his control panel, Phelan saw the medium lasers were controlled by the joystick's trigger. He tightened his fingers down on them. Used as he was to lasers that produced one sustained beam of coherent light, the Omni's weapons surprised him. Each medium laser spat out a series of micropulsed bolts that peppered the target with laser fire. Whereas normal lasers often slashed a trench through a target's armor as the target moved, this weapon chewed away at one spot, with the computer making small corrections in targeting to keep the bolts following one after the other. "Sonovabitch! What the hell is this?" Natasha laughed heartily. "Your medium lasers are Kolibri Pulse lasers. The problem with straight-beam lasers is that the material they vaporize helps diffuse the beam, lessening their damage. The pulses allow for vaporized material to disperse, increasing the ability to hit. The rapid cycling makes the weapon run hotter, but the higher damage potential is worth it."

I hope we get to feel the same sense of awe and wonderment went we get our first omni's.......

Edited by Moenrg, 13 March 2013 - 09:41 AM.

[Joe Mallad]

Pando, on 01 March 2013 - 08:52 AM, said:

Clanners,

Today marks the first day in March 3050. March and April, these months will likely change the face of MechWarrior:Online for the rest of eternity.

I am ready brethren are you, quiaff?

its to bad it was said in the Game Informer that Clans would not be in till this Summer and even in the FAQ it says Clans: Summer of 2013. Sorry but March/ April is not quite summer

[Joanna Conners]

Yoseful Mallad, on 13 March 2013 - 10:53 AM, said:

its to bad it was said in the Game Informer that Clans would not be in till this Summer and even in the FAQ it says Clans: Summer of 2013. Sorry but March/ April is not quite summer

He did mean in terms of lore, as I interpreted it.

[PaintedWolf]

Moenrg, on 13 March 2013 - 09:41 AM, said:

What's ironic to me is that people who claim that PGI should follow the timeline, and that the invasion of the inner sphere is actually happening now are only grasping part of the truth. As I stated before, if we stick with the timeline it will be a few months before anyone not very high up in the ruling houses will have any idea something is happening.

The other thing to remember is that the very first pilots in the inner sphere to pilot omnimechs were Victor Davion and Hohiro Kurita (the eldest sons of their nations rulers - technically Hohiro is the grandson). They were given their omnimechs on 5 August 3051 (true they practiced in them beforehand, but for combat purposes that date stands). It would be quite some time before common troops would get access to this technology.

Thus everyone should cool their jets for a bit, access to clan tech (if PGI sticks to the timeline) is years away. Sure I'd love some info, but PGI made a commitment to follow the timeline and seems to me they are following it fairly well. I'd recommend anyone who hasn't done it in a while to re-read the "Blood of Kerensky" trilogy, it is very well written and really gets you into the feel of the history of this game. I'll leave you this little tidbit of what we have coming from "Blood Legacy":

["Affirmative. Welcome aboard, Phelan Wolf. Time for you to earn your pay as a MechWarrior." Phelan laughed aloud and gave a clap of the hands. The computer shunted power to the weapon systems. The primary and auxiliary monitors filled with data as the computer checked and double-checked all systems. Phelan studied it for a moment, then opened a radio link to Natasha. "What does it mean when the weapons' initialization program says 'Verifying configuration'? That's hardwired into the system,

"Neg. These are Omnis, Phelan. The weapon pods on these creatures are modular. The Kit Fox usually carries lasers, an autocannon, and a short-range missile launcher, but the one you're riding has been dolled up. For one thing, I had arms installed on your Kit Fox this morning because you were used to running around in a Wolfhound. I figured you'd be more at home with this array than any other." Phelan glanced over at the auxiliary monitor. Each arm ended in a large laser side by side with medium laser, or so it appeared to Phelan. "Large beamers with mediums riding sidecar, right?" "More or less." Phelan realized she'd not told him everything, and that Natasha was loving every minute of his wonderment at what the OmniMech had to offer. He grabbed the joysticks on the ends of the command couch arms and used the foot pedals to start the Kit Fox walking forward. "I am ready to go. After you." By concentrating, Phelan managed to move the left arm in a fluid wave toward the far end of the 'Mech bay.

"Not bad. Are you one hundred percent operational?" "Almost." Phelan punched a button on the left side of the command console. Instantly, a targeting display materialized about halfway between him and the rectangular viewport to the outside. Totally computer-generated, it provided a 360-degree view of his surroundings in a 160-degree arc. Gold lines broke the display into a triptych whose center portion displayed his firing arc. Two gold crosshairs floated within the display, responding to Phelan's movement of the joysticks (hint PGI change the colors to this).

Natasha's 'Mech led the way out of the BattleMech hangar and then south toward a targeting range. Her 'Mech looked akin to his Kit Fox, but the chassis was much larger and appeared to be heavier. Its arms ended in the weapon pods commonly found on a Marauder, lending the BattleMech that general look. In fact, Phelan would have classified it as a Marauder variant, except for the LRM launcher pods mounted on each shoulder. That made it look more like a Catapult. (pure iconic gold)

Something clicked in the back of Phelan's mind. "Natasha, that looks very much like the 'Mechtype Vlad was piloting when he captured me." "You've got good eyes. It's the very same. After repairs, of course." Phelan gasped in surprise. "You dispossessed him?" "Rank hath its privileges." Natasha's warm, throaty laughter filled his neurohelmet. "Vlad only had this Timber Wolf for the expeditionary force anyway. In the real fighting, he used another Omni that fit better with his Star's make-up." She brought her 'Mech to a stop at the targeting range's firing line. Bringing the Kit Fox alongside her, Phelan studied the range. He immediately punched up double magnification on his vislight scan. "I mark targets out at 300 meters. I know these weapons can do it because I saw Vlad take out some targets at this range and beyond." "I've reviewed his battlerom, so I know what he did. I want you to shoot the nearest target. Use the medium lasers. You've still not seen everything an Omni has to offer."

Phelan dropped both crosshairs onto the ragged ferrocrete dolmen the computer marked at 305 meters. When the computer had a target lock, a gold dot pulsed in the center of the crosshairs (PGI DO THIS NOW!!!!!). Flicking a glance at his control panel, Phelan saw the medium lasers were controlled by the joystick's trigger. He tightened his fingers down on them. Used as he was to lasers that produced one sustained beam of coherent light, the Omni's weapons surprised him. Each medium laser spat out a series of micropulsed bolts that peppered the target with laser fire. Whereas normal lasers often slashed a trench through a target's armor as the target moved, this weapon chewed away at one spot, with the computer making small corrections in targeting to keep the bolts following one after the other. "Sonovabitch! What the hell is this?" Natasha laughed heartily. "Your medium lasers are Kolibri Pulse lasers. The problem with straight-beam lasers is that the material they vaporize helps diffuse the beam, lessening their damage. The pulses allow for vaporized material to disperse, increasing the ability to hit. The rapid cycling makes the weapon run hotter, but the higher damage potential is worth it."

I hope we get to feel the same sense of awe and wonderment went we get our first omni's.......

I never understood why pulse lasers did more damage in physical terms then a continuous beam. Natasha Kerensky should be a physics professor.

[Spoo Hunter]

SeaFoam, on 10 March 2013 - 11:52 PM, said:

What is this Main Rooster you speak of? A secret weapon of unimaginable power?!

[Cyberassassin]

If I were a stakeholder in any of the involved companies I would be pushing for the profits from the mechs bought with MC.
I would want the current content to run it's course, stabilize & balance the game mechanics, then introduce the new stuff- namely CW and the clan invasion/mech availability.

Seems a simple explanation for PGI's timeline. Maximizes profit while stringing us along.

Yes we get more mechs, content and eventually CW with clan mechs. They get time and money. We have to chug along until August 2013. Sadly, I see no chance of a double mech release or a secret mech release.

Also, if a clan mech were released soon, what would that mean? A couple clan mechs mixed in with IS mechs to continue with conquest or assault? -don't think so. Can they organize the game enough to make Clan vs. IS? - Maybe
Base Defense/Assault? Not planned until CW
Dropship Mode? -?

March- Jagermech
April- Highlander
May- Flea
June- Blackjack
July- Orion
August - CW/UI 2.0/Clan mechs

Thoughts from community?

[Judge Doug]

Do you guys seriously think we'll be able to even play as a Clanner for at least another year? I'm fairly certain PGI will be doing "invasion" events where hand picked pilots and PGI stuff drop over a weekend using Clan Mechs. We'll get to fight them... we won't get to pilot them for a long time.

[Commander Kobold]

Pando, on 01 March 2013 - 08:52 AM, said:

Clanners,

Today marks the first day in March 3050. March and April, these months will likely change the face of MechWarrior:Online for the rest of eternity.

I am ready brethren are you, quiaff?

proof, you gots none

[Pando]

Omni 13, on 19 March 2013 - 06:46 AM, said:

proof, you gots none

What? Sorry, I don't speak whatever logic language that is.

[Thorn Hallis]

I bet the anouncement of the Clans will happen outside of mwomercs.com.