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[Adrienne Vorton]

just curious what everybody thinks...

this is not a "i hate that mech poll"...

i for my part just think with the Spider recently added, there is not an urgent need for another light mech too soon. myself, i´d like to see the Jägermech, Orion and Highlander appear before that, but i guess that´s out of my hands

my personal opinion on the flea is: it´s just uneccessary to add that little bug at the scheduled time. if it was a more "viable" light mech, well maybe i would think different about it... but imho, the flea will do nothing but add another annoyance to the game, without adding much more than that

Edited by Adrienne Vorton, 03 March 2013 - 04:45 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

Was the Flea announced as being next or soon?

[Vassago Rain]

I don't really care, but I want muh highlander.

[Odnir]

I could be wrong but, I believe the next mechs are the Trebuchet, Jagermech, and Highlander already... so I don't want to see the flea pushed back because it is already quite some distance off.

[Kaldor]

@OP
I know you said this is not supposed to be a "I hate that mech" type poll, but until they make some changes to ECM, fix the netcode and figure out a better solution for SSRMs, adding another light is pointless. Right now, there is NO reason to run anything but a Raven 3L if you want to be competitive in reality.

[Joseph Mallan]

Vassago Rain, on 08 February 2013 - 08:50 AM, said:

I don't really care, but I want muh highlander.

I want Davis McCalls Highlander!

[Grraarrgghh]

Uh release cycle goes Light > Med > Heavy > Assault, so we still have the Treb, Jag, and Highlander before the Flea...

[Gaan Cathal]

I'm fairly sure we get the Trebuchet, Jaegermech and Highlander (is Highlander the next assault?) before the Flea. PGI are following a Light->Medium->Heavy->Assault->Light->e.t.c release pattern based on evidence to date.

[Agent 0 Fortune]

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[Adrienne Vorton]

sry if i might have been wrong,but i could swear the flea was scheduled way ahead of some of the above

[Elkfire]

Adrienne Vorton, on 08 February 2013 - 01:36 PM, said:

sry if i might have been wrong,but i could swear the flea was scheduled way ahead of some of the above

As far as I know they're not deviating from the ascending weight class release schedule.

[Adrienne Vorton]

Elkfire, on 08 February 2013 - 01:38 PM, said:

As far as I know they're not deviating from the ascending weight class release schedule.

okay, then never mind ... we can let this thread die now

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

imo they JUST fixed the netcode. Do we really want to push that fix with 139 kph mechs that are now equipped with MASC? Whats the top speed on that?

[Khobai]

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imo they JUST fixed the netcode. Do we really want to push that fix with 139 kph mechs that are now equipped with MASC? Whats the top speed on that?

Top speed is 201.5 kph with a 170 engine, MASC, and Speed Tweak. Top speed is 151.5 kph without MASC.

My guess is the way MASC will work is when you activate it, there will be a cooldown bar that starts to deplete after a few seconds, and when the cooldown bar reaches zero, MASC will start doing internal damage to your legs. And when you turn MASC off it will slowly recharge the cooldown bar.

The Flea really has nothing advantageous about it other than MASC. Although it's still way better than the Spider. I see no reason to postpone the Flea, especially since it will contribute far more to the game than the Highlander. The Highlander is just a way worse Atlas with a max of 3 jumpjets and will barely be able to get off the ground.

Edited by Khobai, 08 February 2013 - 02:06 PM.

[Alymbic]

Agent 0 Fortune, on 08 February 2013 - 09:09 AM, said:

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This. Can we have an option in the second part of the poll for people who think the flea is alright where it is?

[Oppresor]

Initially I thought the Flea was the answer to my prayers. The idea of an ultra light Mech that could give me some payback for the numerous times that light Mech's like the Commando, raven and especially the Jenner had savaged my beautiful Atlas.

The problem is the shear speed that lights can close to contact and capture you in the circle of death. Once in the circle you are doomed because the Mech universe has never developed a form of countermeasure system for this problem. Is it only me that can see how useful a variation on the AMS CIWS system would be if it could fire downwards?

So the answer would have been the Flea, something that is a lot faster than any other light Mech; something that could capture a Jenner in the circle of death; in short, payback.

The problem is that I have been told that top speeds are capped in MWO. This means that the Flea would loose its only advantage before it even set foot on the battlefield. For this reason and this reason alone, I feel that it is now pointless.

So my alternative Mech. After creating the Siege Mech poll on Suggestions to promote the idea of a new super heavy class of Mech above 100 tons, it came to light that this had already been done in the distant past of the MW universe. Some one put a few links in that took me to the images of something that I dearly want. Its called the Omega.

[Ialti]

Khobai, on 08 February 2013 - 01:53 PM, said:

The Highlander is just a way worse Atlas with a max of 3 jumpjets and will barely be able to get off the ground.

You're forgetting the recent buffnerf that Jumpjets got. 1.75 seconds of flight time for free. Popcorning cataphracts? Remember? Now imagine popcorning 90-ton assaults.

Edited by Ialti, 08 February 2013 - 03:21 PM.

[Katniss Everdeen]

I would def. like to see Trebuchet, Highlander, Orion, Jagermech or anything before the flea, I already hate all lights other than Raven, so yea, just think it would be another one running around capping bases and getting under peoples feet lol.

[jakucha]

I'd like the Jagermech. It's the only other mech announced I'm going to get, too bad I have to wait a month.

[jakucha]

Khobai, on 08 February 2013 - 01:53 PM, said:

Top speed is 201.5 kph with a 170 engine, MASC, and Speed Tweak. Top speed is 151.5 kph without MASC.

My guess is the way MASC will work is when you activate it, there will be a cooldown bar that starts to deplete after a few seconds, and when the cooldown bar reaches zero, MASC will start doing internal damage to your legs. And when you turn MASC off it will slowly recharge the cooldown bar.

The Flea really has nothing advantageous about it other than MASC. Although it's still way better than the Spider. I see no reason to postpone the Flea, especially since it will contribute far more to the game than the Highlander. The Highlander is just a way worse Atlas with a max of 3 jumpjets and will barely be able to get off the ground.

I'd rather over-use of MASC just immobilize the mech for a few seconds like it says in the description.