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[Royalewithcheese]

It's like the Awesome, Dragon, Hunchback, or Spider, except more so

[Orzorn]

Its important to note that you could put an XL engine in it and still mount an AC/20.

[Odanan]

The problem with the UrbanMech is: it is the most common light mech in the IS. Actually, it is the most numerous mech in the IS for all weights. So, you can't just ignore it.

But it would be indeed useless in MWO. You can't be small and slow in this game.

[Traigus]

I was in a convention TT event one time. 5 on 5 with scenario decided mechs. We had to defend a massive tabletop city.

50% of our team was Urbies.

25% was light vehicles. and infantry (mostly APCs to move infantry).

25% were a lights and damaged lashed-up mediums that were in the city top be repaired... mostly scouts and seriously thrashed mechs We did have one hunchie though, and they are murder on the alleyway mugging.
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Enemy had 4x our BV. Though their heaviest was only a 75 tonner.

The team that lasted the longest on the map while fighting to the last man (with tie breaker being actual damage counts) across 9 playthroughs )by different teams) that weekend would win the first place prize of soem BT goodies. The attacking team that cleaned out the defenders in the fastest time, got goodies. (there was 1st thru 3rd prizes on both sides)

My team and another team actually won.

Urbies are cheap and excellent vs linfantry and light vehicles.

When the enemy spotted some of our Urbies they had a good laugh... and didn't take them seriously. It was like a zombie movie. They were everywhere. And where they weren't... were a hunchie and 2 panthers.

One of the most fun TT experiences I ever had.

Edited by Traigus, 08 March 2013 - 06:38 PM.

[Orzorn]

Odanan, on 08 March 2013 - 06:07 PM, said:

But it would be indeed useless in MWO. You can't be small and slow in this game.

Your engine isn't static in this game, though. You could very well alter its engine and make it move much faster.

[Osski]

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

Excellent. Most excellent. THIS is as good a reason as any to include the Urbanmech.

Besides....what's wrong with one more 'mech to choose from? I don't understand the argument for discluding things from the game. The more the merrier, right? And really who cares if you get your Madcat a couple months later than you wanted because they put this little beast in.

The Urbanmech is for oldschoolers who love the lore of the game, so if you don't understand why people would want it included, that means you are here for the game itself and nothing more. There's nothing wrong with that at all, don't get me wrong, but to even ask this question shows that you haven't considered that the game has a long and storied history that goes far beyond MWO.

[Team Leader]

Odanan, on 08 March 2013 - 06:07 PM, said:

But it would be indeed useless in MWO. You can't be small and slow in this game.

But you can TRY

[Johnny Reb]

I want one just to sit in my hanger. Like so many of my other mechs. Really only need one, make it a hero spider (or any light) with its own config.

Edited by Johnny Reb, 08 March 2013 - 09:59 PM.

[Paula Fry]

Its Vintage^^

[Bishop Steiner]

So are many players, but we let them play, anyhow.

I want one purely for the lol. Not everything has to be awesome to enjoy it.

[KharnZor]

FupDup, on 08 March 2013 - 04:13 PM, said:

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

An Urbie would barely graze the top of a toe if an Imperator titan. Those things are freaking huge

*edit* oh yea, only nutters like the urbie

Edited by KharnZor, 08 March 2013 - 10:19 PM.

[GalaxyBluestar]

clue is in the title it's excellent for urban enviroments jj capable and small it can pop around corners and put on a big punch for it's size, the problem is MWO isn't weight restrictive and feilding urbies was exactly for that reason, small and cheap.

believe me if i was in a mech of 35 tons or under i would want to avoid one just as much as a hunchi or something in the streets of rivercity. ac10/20 to the face.

still if no one thinks it has any strong points then if you qq on forums about being killed by urbies i will just laugh at you.

Edited by GalaxyBluestar, 08 March 2013 - 10:28 PM.

[Team Leader]

GalaxyBluestar, on 08 March 2013 - 10:27 PM, said:

clue is in the title it's excellent for urban enviroments jj capable and small it can pop around corners and put on a big punch for it's size, the problem is MWO isn't weight restrictive and feilding urbies was exactly for that reason, small and cheap.

believe me if i was in a mech of 35 tons or under i would want to avoid one just as much as a hunchi or something in the streets of rivercity. ac10/20 to the face.

still if no one thinks it has any strong points then if you qq on forums about being killed by urbies i will just laugh at you.

Exactly!

[Revorn]

Only Urbie can save the Universe.

Its a pure for the Lulz Hero, and something for the Cracks who maybe would try to give him a playable confi.

[dal10]

i would pay for a hero urbie in an instant. just so i could wreck people in a trashcan and lol at them for it.

[Utilyan]

Scenario: 8 stock urbies vs 8 stock atlas frozen city cave. My money would be on urbies. Diciplined, you know they fearless aleady (they are urbie pilots). All 8 of those ******** are going to fit line abreast...... where you could only fit 2 atlas. The atlas on the other hand can't aim around the front line atlas.......meanwhile all 8 urbies got a clean shot on the front line, and thats without using jump jets.

Now im just giving you a "unfair" 8 vs 8. Tonage wise you talking 3.33? urbies per atlas.



As is..... you can "make" a urbie right now, only it would prob be a less armored version. I've made one with a spider, gonna try to make one with a raven tonite. Ive gone lick for lick in a SPIDER much to the horror of an assault. And this was a streached out attempt to make a stock urbie.

Endo steel, ferro on a real urbie?.......

You think you can kill Urbanmech?


The hell you will. He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Urbie gots friends in every system and planet from here to Strana Mechty, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he'll blend in, disappear, you'll never see him again. With any luck, he's got the ULTRA AC/20 already.

[ZnSeventeen]

Yeah, try out the 100 engine AC/10 spider, with 2 jump jets. It is not bad.

[Team Leader]

ZnSeventeen, on 08 March 2013 - 10:56 PM, said:

Yeah, try out the 100 engine AC/10 spider, with 2 jump jets. It is not bad.

That is actually how I ground my way to elite. It was both the most frustrating series of games in my experience here and the most extreme

[Kurayami]

In right hands anything can be useful. While it will indeed be hard with urbie i wouldn't go as far as to say it will be useless. JJ small size little crits 360 torso twist and since it don't have additional actuators fast convergence will make it a very good ** mech. Also there were many "just for loolz" variants like arrow artillery urbie etc

P D is for point defense =_= why it was censored?

Edited by Kurayami, 08 March 2013 - 11:09 PM.

[Pater Mors]

Utilyan, on 08 March 2013 - 10:44 PM, said:

The hell you will. He's got a two day head start on you, which is more than he needs. Urbie gots friends in every system and planet from here to Strana Mechty, he speaks a dozen languages, knows every local custom, he'll blend in, disappear, you'll never see him again. With any luck, he's got the ULTRA AC/20 already.

You win for best movie reference on the forums Dr Jones.