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[Caboose30]

Okay, serious answers please because I really don't understand. *Why* do people want the Urbanmech added? It has a top speed roughly half that of an Atlas at a full run, less weapons than a Raven, and the low speed combined with the relatively light armor will mean it lasts roughly five seconds once it finally trundles up to a fight. So *why*? What use has this mech been in a game aside from guarding something? It's too slow to be a scout, too weak to be a brawler, and it's only useful as a sentry if it's got a *lot* of cover.

[Voridan Atreides]

Its iconic.

[Dreamslave]

Voridan Atreides, on 08 March 2013 - 04:03 PM, said:

Its iconic.

And useless in this game.

[Butane9000]

I actually want to know this myself.
It just doesn't make sense, but the same could be said for the Flea.

[Voridan Atreides]

Dreamslave, on 08 March 2013 - 04:03 PM, said:

And useless in this game.

True. I don't particularity like it but people want it because its the most horrible mech ever made which is why its so popular. Does that make sense?

[Protection]

[Silentium]

Yeah dude, it is terrible. Still, they should offer a hero version, just for lulz.

[Hawks]

It can't be any worse than the ******* Spider.

[Merky Merc]

It's popular from TT, forum users are typically the minority in a game's pop and in MWO's case have a large portion of TT players, and that's the only thing I can tell.

I don't get it either, as it would be ridiculously useless, but everyone nerds out about something.

[Davoke]

Urbie needs very little crit space...sooo....EndoSteel, FF Armor, and an AC20 with 3-5 tons of ammo, plus a medium laser. Oh hey. Useful turret. And in most of the other mechwarriors it had 360 degrees of torso twist. Did i mention the Jump Jets?

[FupDup]

Protection, on 08 March 2013 - 04:07 PM, said:

That Titan is only about half of the size that it should be.

Davoke, on 08 March 2013 - 04:11 PM, said:

Urbie needs very little crit space...sooo....EndoSteel, FF Armor, and an AC20 with 3-5 tons of ammo, plus a medium laser. Oh hey. Useful turret. And in most of the other mechwarriors it had 360 degrees of torso twist. Did i mention the Jump Jets?

Maybe they could give it a super-fast torso twist/convergence rate? That might actually might it decent as a mobile anti-scout turret.

Edited by FupDup, 08 March 2013 - 04:13 PM.

[Ezekiel Hawke]

Protection, on 08 March 2013 - 04:07 PM, said:

I went out of my way just to log in and like this. Didnt even realize who had posted it.

Nice.

[Star Colonel Mustard Kerensky]

Honestly the only thing urbies actually have going for them is the fact that they cost almost nothing to purchase/maintain.

[Nathan Foxbane]

It is a great "For the lulz" 'Mech.

[Tickdoff Tank]

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Edited by Tickdoff Tank, 10 March 2013 - 05:23 PM.

[Mystere]

Imagine the shame of being killed by one. Ouch!

[Lorcan Lladd]

Urbanmech kawaii desu~

[BlueSanta]

Please don't look at only the stock config listed on Sarna. What someone would most likely do is put a large XL in it so that it would move 90-100 KPH. It is also a small mech, essentially a turret with legs that also has JJ and 360 torso twist.

Imagine a team of 12 Urbies flying through the streets of River City...

[Gunnisson]

For the AI Horde mode obviously. Wave upon wave of endless Urbies.

[Caboose30]

Gunnisson, on 08 March 2013 - 04:32 PM, said:

For the AI Horde mode obviously. Wave upon wave of endless Urbies.

Pulse lasers would take care of that. Small pulse lasers.