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[Lookma Nohans]

Where is my Hatchpult? I want a Hatchpult.

[Monky]

It'll be a banshee.

I'd like it to be an Annihilator. The flea shows they are considering wolfs dragoons mechs though... so I'll hold out hope....

[Belorion]

There is nothing that says that there will be 20 is mechs at the end of open beta.

[TungstenWall]

Belorion, on 16 March 2013 - 04:40 PM, said:

There is nothing that says that there will be 20 is mechs at the end of open beta.

nope, but I think it if a good number to have 5 mechs of each weight class.

Also it does not feel like they are pushing out any new concept art (including mech 20)

[Belorion]

TungstenWall, on 16 March 2013 - 04:47 PM, said:

nope, but I think it if a good number to have 5 mechs of each weight class.

Also it does not feel like they are pushing out any new concept art (including mech 20)

They will eventually, but not anytime soon. They still have 4 months of mechs after the JagerMech is released Tuesday.

[TungstenWall]

Belorion, on 16 March 2013 - 04:50 PM, said:

They will eventually, but not anytime soon. They still have 4 months of mechs after the JagerMech is released Tuesday.

True.

Still, 5 is a nice round number. "Choose from 20 mechs, and more to come" sounds cool for a Commercial on youtube/TV tho.

+ rumor is they will give the laser buff to ballistics by the time the Highlander comes out, and collisions soon after the highlander (for DfA.) Then the final 4 mechs could be devoted to more 12v12 improvements/maps, better garage UI, and polish.

But yeah its just a guess

[Armored Yokai]

a cyclops would be a easy headshot

[Kaspirikay]

... Urban mech.

[Kassatsu]

Needs the regular Crab before we see the King Crab. I definitely want both in the game however.

My #1 'want' choice is the annihilator. It is, in my opinion a pretty iconic assault mech, and I would be able to point it out and name it in a lineup before any of the other mechs in this list.

I'm personally expecting the Zeus to be next however. I'm pretty sure it's been mentioned several times in past news updates and the like, I don't remember a single word about any of the others on the list.

[Panzerman03]

Mauler please. 4xUAC/5 on a mech that can have armor and still move while carrying them.

[TungstenWall]

Panzerman03, on 16 March 2013 - 06:02 PM, said:

Mauler please. 4xUAC/5 on a mech that can have armor and still move while carrying them.

But can it carry the ammo?

If it can.. that could be scary. Possibly cheesy! D:>

Edited by TungstenWall, 16 March 2013 - 06:37 PM.

[Rickrom]

I would love a Devastator (the other 100 tonner, twin Gauss, twin PPCs and 4 medium lasers D:) but it will be either a Banshee or Mauler. King Crab is cool also!!!

[TheMadTypist]

Rickrom, on 16 March 2013 - 07:15 PM, said:

I would love a Devastator (the other 100 tonner, twin Gauss, twin PPCs and 4 medium lasers D:) but it will be either a Banshee or Mauler. King Crab is cool also!!!

Huh. Right era for a devastator, it has three variants, it hasn't really been featured in a MW game before, carrying an energy and ballistic load-out that we don't really see in any current assault (unless you count the -RS)... that might actually be different enough from what we have, with enough of a compatible nature, to be what they go with!

I'm excited about that possibility now! I want to change my vote to Devastator!

Or King Crab, although that uses a build rule that they don't allow in MWO right now. (it crit-splits the AC20's in the arms between said arms and the side torsos).

[Cferre]

TheMadTypist, on 16 March 2013 - 07:26 PM, said:

Huh. Right era for a devastator, it has three variants, it hasn't really been featured in a MW game before, carrying an energy and ballistic load-out that we don't really see in any current assault (unless you count the -RS)... that might actually be different enough from what we have, with enough of a compatible nature, to be what they go with!

I'm excited about that possibility now! I want to change my vote to Devastator!

Huh. Yeah. maybe so.

Edited by Cferre, 16 March 2013 - 07:39 PM.

[Signal27]

Looks like they're going for a mech for each 5 ton milestone, from 20 to 100 tons. So I'm guessing Banshee.

That said, I wonder why there are no 55 tonners announced yet?

[AlphariusII]

I'd love a Mauler variant that matches the hardpoints in MW4:Mercs. Even with the heat issues in MWO, there's a good loadout that (assuming even close to MW4 performance) would do to Atlases what Atlases do to legged Jenners.

Zeus would be nice, but it's far too similar to the Awesome to bring a lot of variety on it's own.

I always found the Victor to be a disappointment, honestly, and the rest I wouldn't applaud or mind either way.

[Eumenes]

Most of the iconic 55 tonners - Griffin, Wolverine, Shadow Hawk (Scorpion too I guess) - are unseen, so you've got the Kintaro, Dervish, and a few rares before the Clan era.

Being of the purple eagle, I'd love a Wolverine just to pilot a WVR-6M, but alas...

[Commander Kobold]

Cferre, on 16 March 2013 - 07:38 PM, said:

Huh. Yeah. maybe so.

looks like a hefty orion ...kinda

[Stormwolf]

The problem with the King Crab is that it is a old SLDF design that hasn't seen production in centuries. Most of them are in Clan space with the remaining ones being in possession of Comstar (who will ofcourse deny that they have any).

PGI so far has only picked mechs that are in production among the Successor States (and yes, this includes SLDF mechs like the Highlander because it's been in production again since the mid 3030's).

[Hayashi]

'Urbanmech'.

...

What do you mean, it's not an Assault?