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[Trevnor]

Devastator all the way baby!

[EDMW CSN]

Raven, so I can pop it's side torso and collect the E-war goodies.

[osito]

I had to vote devastator. We need some gauss rifle love in this game. I mean come on 2 gauss/2 ppc and med lasers. This mech epitomizes long range death.

[Morashtak]

Now we be looking at things from a MechLab pov so...

Raven - Could be useful if we get the right variant.

Dervish - No ballistic HP but has JJs while the missile and laser HPs can be fiddled with.

Black Knight - Firin' ma' lasers... and nothing else.

Devastator - This has got some real nice MechLab potential. And respectable speed for an assault.

[Felix Dante]

Call me wierd...

I think the Raven is the obvious choice really.

It fits so well into the concept of MWO it's silly.

[tynaiden]

Dervish. A jack of all trade of sort but not quite so spread out like butter over too much bread. It doesn't pack on the goodies for specialty roles like hardcore scout or front-line brawler but it can help in so many situations.

Starting with the 4th Ed. box set I went through each weight class and found my favorites that won me so many objectives. Dervish was one of them. Others being Panther, Catapult, Hunchback, and Zeus. (crossing fingers for the last couple of my dream team)

[Vexgrave Lars]

As a recon CO.. I gotta go with the Raven, so I can build my recon lance.

Edited by Vexgrave Lars, 19 April 2012 - 12:58 PM.

[RJ788]

others who are voting not the raven better start putting up propaganda posters for their mech of choice b/c this is it!

Edited by RJ788, 19 April 2012 - 01:00 PM.

[Harabecw]

Raven, of course.

[Dirk Le Daring]

I voted for the Raven. Good little mech.

[Bleda]

Dervish! it has balanced loadout for a mech. Nice choose..

[oswin aurelius]

The Raven is the only light mech most people know and they have this weird misconception that you will only be able to mount electronics on certain mechs.

Everyone has a hard-on for energy mechs, thus the Black Knight.

People are obsessed with PPCs and Gauss Rifles, thus the Devestator.

I'm going with the Dervish because it's the only one that's actually a decent choice from its weight group. All the others are here because very few people even bothered looking at the other mechs they've never heard of.

[BarHaid]

Old Paddle-hands all the way!

[Stormwolf]

Oswin Aurelius, on 19 April 2012 - 01:11 PM, said:

The Raven is the only light mech most people know and they have this weird misconception that you will only be able to mount electronics on certain mechs.

Everyone has a hard-on for energy mechs, thus the Black Knight.

People are obsessed with PPCs and Gauss Rifles, thus the Devestator.

I'm going with the Dervish because it's the only one that's actually a decent choice from its weight group. All the others are here because very few people even bothered looking at the other mechs they've never heard of.

True, though I voted Black Knight mostly for the SL era nostalgia.

[SideSt3p]

Black Knight. I need a heavy Laser based 'Mech. I hate ammo >.<

[Garth Erlam]

These choices are not going at all how I guessed they would.

[MagnusEffect]

I say ALL OF THEM

But if I have to choose...

The Black Knight desperately needs a redesign that doesn't suck. Something closer to the original, but with a better "armored" look. The MW4 design was retarded looking (no hands?) and its absurdly broad chest made it too easy a target.

Let us also not forget that the Black Knight is the only true command mech in its weight class in the Inner Sphere in 3049. With E-War taking a more prevalent role, that has to mean something. It is basically a bigger version of the Raven. If you like the Raven, you should want this too

Mecha-Masher did a Black Knight that actually looked pretty good. Something *closer* to it would be a step in the right direction:

(the BK is the one on the right)
bigger picture here:
http://magnuseffect....set=24#/d1yidwz

I think FD could finally do the Black Knight justice.

Edited by MagnusEffect, 19 April 2012 - 01:43 PM.

[Vexgrave Lars]

Garth Erlam, on 19 April 2012 - 01:17 PM, said:

These choices are not going at all how I guessed they would.

Your the ones that said you ended the "Fat" Race to the big mechs.. Hope you meant it.

[Listless Nomad]

Well...this is what happens when you get down to it. All pretty good mechs - but I'm going with the black knight. I'm going with it because we don't have a work horse heavy. Looks like the raven is going to run away with this though...

[mbt201188]

Had to go with the Raven. That opening cutscene from Mechcommander when I was a kid sold it for me