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[Pel Morba]

Definitely the Raven for me. Guardian ECM + speed = survival. Oh, and the NARC beacon too. Never hurts to cover one's retreat with a rain of allied LRMs!

[Gigaton]

neodym, on 22 April 2012 - 02:02 PM, said:

the one that gets most votes will be last mech put into game before release? is there any chance that second most voted one will be put into game later? will the game release with 9 mechs?

Like Garth has said in the past, results of these polls don't dictate whether any particular 'mech will or will not be in the game.

AFAIK, 12 'mech at release.

[Thom Frankfurt]

All the mechs are good, but I've used the Raven the most out of the four. I'm not a fan of only 6 pts of armor on the head though....

But the Raven does have all the nifty toys..... ECM, BAP, Tag, and NARC...

I just love those laser guided Arrow IV missiles..... and those Narc guided missiles aren't too shabby either...

[neodym]

Gigaton, on 23 April 2012 - 03:40 AM, said:

Like Garth has said in the past, results of these polls don't dictate whether any particular 'mech will or will not be in the game.

AFAIK, 12 'mech at release.

wait,if we have 8 mechs now,12 will be at release and these four are most voted,era correct light,medium,heavy,and assault,woudlnt it be logical to put them all to game?

Edited by neodym, 23 April 2012 - 07:14 AM.

[Adridos]

Fiachdubh, on 22 April 2012 - 01:51 PM, said:

Raven, the prettiest mech of them all. Hope they keep the distinctive curved beak since the Dragon lost its round shoulders.

This redesign however I hate although his Devestator does look great.

What's wrong with the design according to you? Even though you're a Clanner, so not like it even matters.

[Obikirk]

Personnaly Im not a fan of the raven. Dervish all the way!

[Trevnor]

Come on Devastator!

[RobarGK]

I have to go with the Devastator, it is the only IS assault mech that I actually like, even though I will most likely pilot something lighter anyways.

[Gigaton]

neodym, on 23 April 2012 - 07:14 AM, said:

wait,if we have 8 mechs now,12 will be at release and these four are most voted,era correct light,medium,heavy,and assault,woudlnt it be logical to put them all to game?

I would say that most or all of the missing 4 have already been chosen (next one will likely be announced this wednesday).

There are few eligible (both canonical and not unseen) 'mechs that didn't get into these polls that Garth has been making. Awesome was one, before it turned up as BattleMech 8. Granted some might have simply been missing because they didn't fit with PGI's vision/concept, like UrbanMech (a light mech slower than many heavies). The lack of some others, like Grasshopper (70 ton jumping energy boat), is more or less confirmation that they will be in the game.

As for it being logical for devs to follow whims of a community that hasn't even played the game, I would rather have them choose designs that diversify the game than just pick fan favourites. If the 'mech otherwise fits in the game it's no problem though.

Edited by Gigaton, 23 April 2012 - 08:54 AM.

[Kaede]

Raven

it´s a digitigrade mech the looks always cool walking like a bird.

[Belcoot]

Raven!

[Garth Erlam]

neodym, on 23 April 2012 - 07:14 AM, said:

wait,if we have 8 mechs now,12 will be at release and these four are most voted,era correct light,medium,heavy,and assault,woudlnt it be logical to put them all to game?

If we could somehow build, model, animate, rig, skin, mesh, and test them that quickly, sure.

[JadeTimberwolf]

Garth Erlam, on 23 April 2012 - 12:20 PM, said:

If we could somehow build, model, animate, rig, skin, mesh, and test them that quickly, sure.

I have faith in the abilities of our devs, especially considering the work done thus far that we have been able to get a glimpse at.

Edited by JadeTimberwolf, 23 April 2012 - 12:24 PM.

[Prosperity Park]

Garth Erlam, on 23 April 2012 - 12:20 PM, said:

If we could somehow build, model, animate, rig, skin, mesh, and test them that quickly, sure.

What software suites do I have to learn, how soon do you need each stage completed, and how should I bill you for my time?

Edited by Prosperity Park, 23 April 2012 - 12:26 PM.

[wwiiogre]

Well Garth,

You could have less casual beer Fridays and more work and then we get more goodies when the game comes out. Wait, that means you guys would be more angry. Never mind, more casual beer Fridays and I would much rather have a game made well by well adjusted people than shoved out the door by angry gnomes.

Chris

[Bludhawk]

Come on baby, I need me some Electronic Warfare.

[B3RZ3RK3R]

Haha I want to see all four of these mechs!

For the vote's sake though, I'm going with the Black Knight. (Was a difficult pick between that and the Devestator.)

[CycKath]

Black Knight in gleeming Com Guard style white

[StrataDragoon]

Black Knight all the way

[karish]

I want to see my locust with a mad cats weapon load out becuase some one did the math