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[FerretGR]

Stoicblitzer, on 27 February 2013 - 01:26 PM, said:

What if it has no ECM?

Then I'll kill dudes without being invisible. And?

The rest of the Cicadas kick ***. They don't need ECM.

[Novawrecker]

Chevrolet103, on 27 February 2013 - 03:40 PM, said:

I wonder if this is a garth hero mech.

Nope. No tuutuu.

[organgrinder]

It's this guy's 'mech. He's an experimental superhuman named X-12.

Edited by organgrinder, 27 February 2013 - 03:48 PM.

[AlexEss]

actually i might be picking this up as it cut down on the number of cicadas i do not like to drive but have to in order to get my mastery (i do kind of like to have a mastery in every mech i like to drive.)

[Nick Drezary]

Well, if it will have both missile slots and ecm, then it will be first cicada not being ***** by raven 3L

[Joe3142]

The paintjob makes it looks like the mech has just been puked on.

Edited by Joe3142, 27 February 2013 - 04:35 PM.

[Kylere]

Cicada Hero? This rocks, I am broke and was dreading it being the Trebbie or Catapult.

[KingNobody]

Yoseful Mallad, on 27 February 2013 - 12:21 PM, said:

Lmao! A cicada with head lights. Looks like it has 4 head lights.

THERE...ARE...FOUR...LIGHTS!

[Bors Mistral]

If that X-5 is a 4E 2M with JJ or (god hope no) ECM, this might be my first "hero" mech purchase...

[Sturmforge]

Am I the only person that thought Methane Wanzer when they saw it?

[Ryvucz]

Is this one called "The Garth"?

[Fox News Channel]

For those that still think it has headlights.

[Cferre]

MadSavage, on 27 February 2013 - 01:13 PM, said:

Nah, it won't be overpowerd. Even if it eats ravens for breakfast, it won't do squat to a good hunchback.

You funny guy, you.

[FupDup]

Fox News Channel, on 27 February 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

For those that still think it has headlights.

Maybe the missile ports launch headlights at the enemy? HDL-2 launchers, online!

Edited by FupDup, 27 February 2013 - 04:46 PM.

[Cferre]

It has 4 laser and 2 missile. It having ECM would mean financial suicide. So i don't think that would be the case.

[ohtochooseaname]

There are no CT lasers: the others have those dots without having anything in the CT, or having some other representation in the CT. I'm definitely agreeing with most people: 4E and 2M (2).

The reason the Cicada might be able to have an ECM is actually partially because of the jump from 300 to 305 XL engine weight due to gyro size. It is somewhat prohibitive in that you basically can't have a cicada, which runs as fast as a 3L and has the same armaments. At max speed and armor (let's fact it, you're going to need it given the much larger size) with an ECM, the Cicada weighs 31.5 tons (with ferro and endo and armor rounded to nearest .5). This gives it 8.5 tons to work with. The 3L, on the other hand, weighs 25 tons with those specs and without weapons. That gives it 10 tons to work with. Even reducing the armor of the Cicada to be identical to that of the Raven, you are still left with only 9.5 tons to work with. It has more internals to take out, but not much. Therefore, the Cicada makes a rather crappy Raven, and it'd only work decently well if it had 5+ energy hardpoints (so you can load 4X SL's and a TAG) along with the 2X missile hardpoints (SSRMS's) to be able to compete.

On the other hand, a Cicada with an XL 300 engine runs at 133.65 kph with speed tweak (which is decent enough speed to be difficult to hit. and weighs in at 26.5 tons with the ECM, allowing it to pack 13.5 tons of weapons (or 14 with a 295 engine). This would allow it to have 3 ML TAG, 2 SSRM2 3 tons ammo and 4 DHS, making it have decent firepower, be a decent scout, and be able to take out Ravens/lights, while being more vulnerable than a Raven to heavies/assaults. IMO, this is pretty balanced in comparison to a Raven,and possibly in comparison to the 3M, which excels with the UAC 5.vs heavies/assaults.

[Lonestar1771]

Just what no one wanted, yay...

[Warge]

For me it's looks like 4E + 2M hardpoints. Even in such configuration - it's powerful enough Cicada.

[Silverflow]

Meh, why not Zoidberg Catapult? ._.

[FupDup]

Silverflow, on 27 February 2013 - 04:57 PM, said:

Meh, why not Zoidberg Catapult? ._.

Because Cats are plenty popular enough (FOTM in fact) while Cicadas are an endangered species.