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[Deathlike]

My strong feeling it would be the Mauler... and I kinda blame MW4 for that.

However, my ideal next mech is the Annihilator. Loved it in MW3. The Atlas isn't heavily ballistic at all.. and imagine the carnage that can be had with 4 ballistic hardpoints in the torso AND arms (stock mech had like 4 med pulse and 4 LBX10s IIRC). Find any excuse to run 3 AC20s (or LBX20s for that matter).

There's the outside shot the next mech is a Victor... even though the Highlander has JJs, but it would complete the energy prone Awesome (Zeus is similar to the Awesome... with an Atlas-like ballistics option), with a lot more focus on ballistics.

[Butane9000]

Personally I want the Banshee.

However it's likely to come down between the Zeus or the Banshee.

Let's be smart and keep the unseen out of this.

Edited by Butane9000, 16 March 2013 - 02:41 PM.

[valkyrie]

Banshee because as the Spider and Flea have shown us, PGI likes giving us crappy 'Mechs to encourage more Catapult purchases.

King Crab should be the obvious fan favorite though, especially considering FD already did his own take on one.

[Acenan]

I just got an image in mye head: 8 man King crab totem!!!!

[Eumenes]

Cyclops. It's not optimal, but has its charm. Higher than average speed for an assault, good hardpoint count; a solid commander's mech. Standard config is light on armor, but the variants and newer tech models fix this. The CP-11-B even carries two Gauss!

Lots of well known pilots, and it's used in every military - perfect opportunity for a hero mech.

[Oppresor]

There can be only one and its not listed. The ultimate Assault has to be the Omega, http://fc04.devianta...ter-d5egboy.jpg this unit gives meaning to the term Assault!

[Xie Belvoule]

Eumenes, on 16 March 2013 - 02:51 PM, said:

Cyclops. It's not optimal, but has its charm. Higher than average speed for an assault, good hardpoint count; a solid commander's mech. Standard config is light on armor, but the variants and newer tech models fix this. The CP-11-B even carries two Gauss!

Lots of well known pilots, and it's used in every military - perfect opportunity for a hero mech.

Seriously, this has been my favorite assault mech since I was a kid.

[SilentSooYun]

King Crab would be nice.
Not a lot of non-humanoid Assault Mechs pre-3050 apart from the Stalker (and Goliath... and Marauder II).
Good ballistic boat with some missile and laser backup... and we're missing a real Assault-class ballistic boat.

Although if we're talking a serious ballistic boat, Mauler would be an excellent choice as well. Fills the 90-ton gap and brings a whole host of varied hardpoints.

My money is on either Zeus or Victor, though.
Zeus is iconic, has a good hardpoint mix, and Zeus-X makes an easy Hero Mech (if not exactly "historically" accurate).
Victor is easily recognised, if not iconic. It also has a fair hardpoint mix, and brings more jump jets to Assault.

edit: My bad... Highlander already fills the 90-ton gap. But there's room for overlap

Edited by SilentSooYun, 16 March 2013 - 03:19 PM.

[Genewen]

Is there a particular reason we can't get the Battlemaster for? It has been reseen after all. It is fast for an assault mech (stock 64.8 and a mix of 7E, 2B, 1M hardpoints) and has a ton of variants. There are also several possible hero variants.

SilentSooYun, on 16 March 2013 - 03:14 PM, said:

Victor is easily recognised, if not iconic. It also has a fair hardpoint mix, and brings more jump jets to Assault.

Perhaps that is just me, but I can't really tell all the humanoid models apart. *shrug*

Edited by Genewen, 16 March 2013 - 03:18 PM.

[Eumenes]

Xie Belvoule, on 16 March 2013 - 03:09 PM, said:

...

Seriously, this has been my favorite assault mech since I was a kid.

It's a great look, ugly and functional. I've built some fun variants in TT, mainly cheap but effective merc builds. Dropping the engine from 360 to a 270 (salvaged courtesy of a few dead CCAF Phoenix Hawks) allows you to upgrade the armor and weapons pretty well.

Plus the giant eye for all the PPC stalkers to aim in on!

[SilentSooYun]

Genewen, on 16 March 2013 - 03:16 PM, said:

Is there a particular reason we can't get the Battlemaster for? It has been reseen after all. It is fast for an assault mech (stock 64.8 and a mix of 7E, 2B, 1M hardpoints) and has a ton of variants. There are also several possible hero variants.

They haven't so much as touched the Unseen/Reseen after the initial trailer; the Medium class is certainly suffering for it, too.

There's honestly too much controversy surrounding them for any company to feel safe... and you may put money on the fact that Harmony Gold is watching (after all, what else do they have to do with their time?)

[Mavairo]

Viking. That's what I want.

[TungstenWall]

Mavairo, on 16 March 2013 - 03:40 PM, said:

Viking. That's what I want.

may have to wait a few years

[Josef Nader]

Glorious King Crab master race.

[Mavairo]

TungstenWall, on 16 March 2013 - 03:44 PM, said:

may have to wait a few years

I know. But still after seeing a fan art of it on DA, I can't help but lust for it.

http://fc07.devianta...ord-d4t2zrm.jpg

[Teralitha]

River Walker, on 16 March 2013 - 11:50 AM, said:

Good lord 5 Gauss and 8 tons of ammo. I can hear it now, Chess pleas and i be one of the ones eating the Chess

No cheese mechs..... we have too many of them already

[Erasus Magnus]

Xie Belvoule, on 16 March 2013 - 03:09 PM, said:

Seriously, this has been my favorite assault mech since I was a kid.

I`d paint it purple and call it tali.

[SilentSooYun]

Erasus Magnus, on 16 March 2013 - 04:03 PM, said:

I`d paint it purple and call it tali.

So, that's not an AC/20... it's an emergency induction port

[Cferre]

Butane9000, on 16 March 2013 - 02:38 PM, said:

Personally I want the Banshee.

No thanks.

Edited by Cferre, 16 March 2013 - 04:26 PM.

[4b4dd0n]

I want my favorit mw3 mech:

AnnihilatorAnnihilatorAnnihilatorAnnihilatorAnnihilatorAnnihilator

PLZZ^^