488 replies to this topic

[Waladil]

Maybe it's finally the support 'Mech we've always been wanting.

ECM
Up to a 400 engine
No weapon hardpoints
6x AMS hardpoints.

So... less a 'Mech than a mobile AA platform.

EDIT: This is facetious, in case any of you haven't figured out that I am not to be taken seriously.

Edited by Waladil, 27 February 2013 - 04:59 PM.

[Utilyan]

Waladil, on 27 February 2013 - 04:58 PM, said:

Maybe it's finally the support 'Mech we've always been wanting.

ECM
Up to a 400 engine
No weapon hardpoints
6x AMS hardpoints.

So... less a 'Mech than a mobile AA platform.

EDIT: This is facetious, in case any of you haven't figured out that I am not to be taken seriously.

AMS boat existed a long long long time ago. And then they nerfed it. It actually worked alot better then you think.

Edited by Utilyan, 27 February 2013 - 05:07 PM.

[Skadi]

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

For those that still think it has headlights.

oh.... ****...
do want.

[Dreamslave]

With or without ECM, this thing will be a force to be reckoned with. The c-bill bonus will just be icing on the cake. And if it comes with the ability to have ECM, well, I'll be the happiest of campers. Take that 3L's!

[Aethon]

I hope it has more than two tubes per launcher...

[TheFlyingScotsman]

Rumors and some recollection of an article lead me to believe the X-5 is something along the following lines.

4E
2M
2ECM (Yes, two ECM slots. Supposedly it will be double range, as opposed to both on separate states.)
Max engine size 390

[Phoenix Gray]

PropagandaWar, on 27 February 2013 - 12:33 PM, said:

Yeah I think there missle points. I may have an interest in this as as straight shooter. 2 srm 4s with 4 med lasers.

They're probably concealed MG's just to **** everyone off.

[One Medic Army]

TheFlyingScotsman, on 27 February 2013 - 05:38 PM, said:

Rumors and some recollection of an article lead me to believe the X-5 is something along the following lines.

4E
2M
2ECM (Yes, two ECM slots. Supposedly it will be double range, as opposed to both on separate states.)
Max engine size 390

Well, unless they remove the speed cap there's no way it'll be able to take a 390 engine.

[Phoenix Gray]

Waladil, on 27 February 2013 - 04:58 PM, said:

Maybe it's finally the support 'Mech we've always been wanting.

ECM
Up to a 400 engine
No weapon hardpoints
6x AMS hardpoints.

So... less a 'Mech than a mobile AA platform.

EDIT: This is facetious, in case any of you haven't figured out that I am not to be taken seriously.

Of course it's a joke. 6 AMS and no TAG? *g*

[DirePhoenix]

FupDup, on 27 February 2013 - 12:15 PM, said:

I can spot 3 energy hard points so far (LT, RT, RA). There's a pretty good chance of there being another energy point in the LA. I dunno what those "headlight" things are, maybe missile ports (1 hardpoint per side torso with 2 tubes each?)? Maybe they might also be laser ports, but they definitely are not ballistic.

I think it'd be pretty neat if the headlights are actually headlights.

[Phoenix Gray]

Joe3142, on 27 February 2013 - 04:28 PM, said:

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

Those are the entrails of the first 3L it met...

[Eboli]

DirePhoenix, on 27 February 2013 - 05:46 PM, said:

I think it'd be pretty neat if the headlights are actually headlights.

We better all learn Morse Code instead of using chat then!

[Phoenix Gray]

Fiachdubh, on 27 February 2013 - 02:39 PM, said:

Well of the first 10 announced mechs the Raven (announced 9th ahead of Cicada) is the only one without a founders or heros variant so must be the overwhelming favourite. Unless you take into account the amount of controversy surrounding it at the moment and that maybe it is such an obvious choice the Devs might like to mix it up a bit.

There are no Liao heroes...

[Odanan]

FupDup, on 27 February 2013 - 12:15 PM, said:

I can spot 3 energy hard points so far (LT, RT, RA). There's a pretty good chance of there being another energy point in the LA. I dunno what those "headlight" things are, maybe missile ports (1 hardpoint per side torso with 2 tubes each?)? Maybe they might also be laser ports, but they definitely are not ballistic.

4E and 2M? That's nice! It will be my first Cicada, for sure.

EDIT: clearly 2x SRM2 (or even 2x SSRM2)

Edited by Odanan, 27 February 2013 - 06:21 PM.

[Cest7]

Need more information

[hargneux]

Pale Jackal, on 27 February 2013 - 12:21 PM, said:

If it has ECM, I'll buy it. ECM, with 3 or 4 energy hardpoints and 2 missile racks... well, it'd be roughly on par with the Raven 3L, though missile hardpoints would make it superior to any other Cicada variant if it also has ECM.

So if it has ECM, I buy it, and I have a fast 'mech with a bonus to C-bills. Good. However, it'd be the best Cicada variant in the game, and only available via MC. Bad.

Still might be worth buying if it lacks missile hard points and has ECM.

This will not have ECM, for two simple reasons

1. The 3M has ECM
2. ECM on Hero Mechs == P2W

I'm going to go a step further and say that if they ever did put ECM on a hero mech, it wouldn't be on a chassis where there was an ECM capable variant to begin with. I suspect we will never see a hero mech with ECM on it.

Edited by hargneux, 27 February 2013 - 06:32 PM.

[Dreamslave]

hargneux, on 27 February 2013 - 06:31 PM, said:

This will not have ECM, for two simple reasons

1. The 3M has ECM
2. ECM on Hero Mechs == P2W

I'm going to go a step further and say that if they ever did put ECM on a hero mech, it wouldn't be on a chassis where there was an ECM capable variant to begin with. I suspect we will never see a hero mech with ECM on it.

There is a MAJOR problem with the game if ECM on hero mechs is being associated with "p2w". This is ridiculous.

[hargneux]

This thing has 3L hunter written all over it.

1 ERPPC + 2 SSRM2 + tag

Dreamslave, on 27 February 2013 - 06:32 PM, said:

There is a MAJOR problem with the game if ECM on hero mechs is being associated with "p2w". This is ridiculous.

I stand by my prediction

[General Taskeen]

People saying that ECM is P2W on a Mech signifies that ECM is too much in and of itself. I'm glad we cleared that up finally.

Anyways, I await more canon custom variants rather than these made up ones.

[Skadi]

Funfacts:
The strider is a omnimech that was built around the chassi of a Cicada, and it carrys Missile hardpoints.

Maybe this is the experimental prodecessor to the strider?

Sources:
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Cicada
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Strider

Edited by Skadi, 27 February 2013 - 06:49 PM.