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#1 Rina Fujimoto

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 10:59 PM

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Apparently it only appeared for a brief moment during down time.

#2 xenoglyph

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:02 PM

Good idea. Want a Dragon that isn't worthless? Step right up and buy the gold one!

#3 Rina Fujimoto

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:04 PM

View Postxenoglyph, on 13 December 2012 - 11:02 PM, said:

Good idea. Want a Dragon that isn't worthless? Step right up and buy the gold one!

Wouldn't be surprised if it turns out to be a dual ballistic dragon.

#4 yashmack

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:06 PM

where are you seeing this? I dont see it on the site...

#5 Mechwarrior Buddah

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:07 PM

View Postxenoglyph, on 13 December 2012 - 11:02 PM, said:

Good idea. Want a Dragon that isn't worthless? Step right up and buy the gold one!


be funny if it had knockdown lol

Edited by Mechwarrior Buddah, 13 December 2012 - 11:08 PM.


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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:29 PM

it could only be good news i'd like to see more dragons on the battefield.

#7 Cattra Kell

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:37 PM

Nice to see my Screen shots are going around B)
i-its not like I like you or anything /vg/

#8 Joe Mallad

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:43 PM

View PostCattra Kell, on 13 December 2012 - 11:37 PM, said:

Nice to see my Screen shots are going around B)
i-its not like I like you or anything /vg/
the above pic is yours? When did you catch that and is it real?

If these are real and they are Hero Dragons... lets not forget that 1 or both could be Grand Dragon designs as the GD is also 60 tons.

#9 Cattra Kell

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:46 PM

View PostYoseful Mallad, on 13 December 2012 - 11:40 PM, said:

the above pic is yours? When did you catch that and is it real?


It was at about 3:13 AST on the 13th, so 2:13 EST, it is a real screen grab. They re-hid the mechs about a hour later, there were also the links http://mwomercs.com/...echs/hero#flame and http://mwomercs.com/...mechs/hero#fang which use to skip you down to their respective parts of the page.

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Posted 13 December 2012 - 11:49 PM

View PostCattra Kell, on 13 December 2012 - 11:46 PM, said:


It was at about 3:13 AST on the 13th, so 2:13 EST, it is a real screen grab. They re-hid the mechs about a hour later, there were also the links http://mwomercs.com/...echs/hero#flame and http://mwomercs.com/...mechs/hero#fang which use to skip you down to their respective parts of the page.

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interesting. Well, im going to keep my fingers crossed that at least one of them will be a Grand Dragon design.

#11 Parnage Winters

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 12:07 AM

The Fang looks like a K2 arm, not sure if that's the actual mech itself or just the background *shrug*

#12 Rina Fujimoto

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 12:51 AM

View PostParnage, on 14 December 2012 - 12:07 AM, said:

The Fang looks like a K2 arm, not sure if that's the actual mech itself or just the background *shrug*

Thats just the same background you have right now in the forums.

#13 Kobold

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 01:07 AM

Always in favor of more mechs. Hero mechs especially are a great way to increase content quickly. They add more variety, and they don't require 3D modelling and animating, just a re-skin.

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 02:15 AM

I noticed them too in the downtime. What's interesting is that it shows two 60-ton Hero mechs, yet there's only one currently (Dragon), and none upcoming. So two Dragons?!

#15 Pale Jackal

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 02:33 AM

Fang and Flame both sound like Dragon appropriate names.

I'm against the idea of unique loadouts for hero 'mechs, but so far PGI has done a good job of making hero variants unique but not overpowered. Though the idea of a 3 UAC5 Muromets is tempting... maybe it is OP for all I know.

Also, even a two ballistic Dragon (one in each arm, or something similar) would not have any real advantage over a CTF-3D, or a Catapult K2. Slap a 340XL Engine on your CTF-3D and you'll go nearly as fast (80 kph) as a Dragon with a 300XL (87? kph).

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 02:52 AM

View PostHipsu, on 14 December 2012 - 02:15 AM, said:

I noticed them too in the downtime. What's interesting is that it shows two 60-ton Hero mechs, yet there's only one currently (Dragon), and none upcoming. So two Dragons?!

Or maybe they are just placeholders :)

#17 Kobold

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 02:58 AM

I want an even faster 6 energy dragon. Stock 360XL please. I have a need for speed.

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 03:24 AM

Dragon hero mech...

Right arm gets to lose the hand actuator and allow an ac20 (but retains 2 hard points for flexiblity)
Both side and centre torsos to get laser hardpoints 5 in total (r=2, c=1 l=2)
Left arm gets a missile hardpoint
Added Jump Jets

Paint scheme as follows:-

Dragon Scales covering the entire mech

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Dragon mouth art similar to ww2 fighters on the front and sides of the CT

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Now that sounds like a sweet dragon

If ECM is added it would be OP

Edited by Bluescuba, 14 December 2012 - 03:26 AM.


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Posted 14 December 2012 - 03:49 AM

View PostBluescuba, on 14 December 2012 - 03:24 AM, said:

Dragon hero mech...

Right arm gets to lose the hand actuator and allow an ac20 (but retains 2 hard points for flexiblity)
Both side and centre torsos to get laser hardpoints 5 in total (r=2, c=1 l=2)
Left arm gets a missile hardpoint
Added Jump Jets

If ECM is added it would be OP


A Dragon with ECM alone would leave a sour taste in my mouth. The only heavy with ECM? A fast heavy, no less? I'd be OK with it once there are other 'mechs that can perform a similar role - like another fast heavy, but not at this point.

Any one (or two) of the hardpoint changes you mentioned would be enough for a Hero 'mech.

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Posted 14 December 2012 - 03:58 AM

View PostPale Jackal, on 14 December 2012 - 03:49 AM, said:


A Dragon with ECM alone would leave a sour taste in my mouth. The only heavy with ECM? A fast heavy, no less? I'd be OK with it once there are other 'mechs that can perform a similar role - like another fast heavy, but not at this point.

Any one (or two) of the hardpoint changes you mentioned would be enough for a Hero 'mech.


What about the paint scheme... so far the two current hero mechs have had awful paint schemes





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