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[OneEyed Jack]

Joking aside, I think it'll look a little more normal when you can see it without it's feet cut off.

[Joe Mallad]

Davers, on 17 March 2013 - 12:19 PM, said:

Hey! He's just big boned!

I will name mine Cartman (from South Park)

[Moromillas]

A little tip.

You probably don't want to be emulating a German accent if you're not really German.

[Devin Takkar]

Strum Wealh, on 17 March 2013 - 01:03 PM, said:

"jager (n.)
"German sharpshooter," 1776, from German jäger, literally "huntsman," from jagen "to hunt," from Old High German jagon, related to Old Frisian jagia, Dutch jagen "to hunt," Old Norse jaga "to drive, to move to and fro" (see yacht). Applied to riflemen and sharpshooters in the German and Austrian armies."

Pronunciation (in German): "yay-ga"

Depending on how German grammar works, "JagerMech" could be taken as either (or both) "Hunter 'Mech" or "'Mech Hunter"...?

The first one. "Mech Hunter" would be "Mechjäger".

[Kaarde]

I'm thinking that the Jagermech's name is going to provide some good fodder for personalized names. My first will be named Jagerbomb and I'll toast its purchase with an appropriate shot.

I'm fearing seeing it in game though, especially if people are popping 4 uac5's. As a long range mech its going to hurt, and good shots are going to be hell on slow assaults caught in the open.

Considering its thinner armor though any getting caught in a brawl is going to get hurt.

[Mister Haha]

The mech is not made for you to admire, the mech is made for exploding many robots! I think the big legs make sense and help define its silhouette.

[MacKerris]

Belphegore, on 17 March 2013 - 02:37 PM, said:

Am i the only one that thinks this mech is fugly? lol

Nope....it is about the worst artwork in the game yet. The TT version is much better looking.

[Escef]

Sleepy Head, on 17 March 2013 - 12:25 PM, said:

I think its fine the way it is. "Jager" is German for Master Hunter...

No, just hunter. You are thinking of Jagermeister.

[ferranis]

Escef, on 17 March 2013 - 03:51 PM, said:

No, just hunter. You are thinking of Jagermeister.

Which is a bottle of liquor ^^.

But true, most hunters are pretty drunk at the end of the day.

Edited by ferranis, 17 March 2013 - 04:01 PM.

[IG 88]

2 x srm 6
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[Escef]

ferranis, on 17 March 2013 - 04:00 PM, said:

Which is a bottle of liquor ^^.

But true, most hunters are pretty drunk at the end of the day.

The name translates as "hunt master", that is, the person who leads the hunt. (Unless my German is worse than I think it is.)

[Tickdoff Tank]

MacKerris, on 17 March 2013 - 03:47 PM, said:

Nope....it is about the worst artwork in the game yet. The TT version is much better looking.

Actually, I think the Jager is one of the best looking mechs in MWO. The original artwork for the Jager should be burned and never spoken of again.

[Genewen]

Moromillas, on 17 March 2013 - 03:04 PM, said:

A little tip.

You probably don't want to be emulating a German accent if you're not really German.

So true, especially when it comes to Umlaute (Ä,Ö,Ü). Don't even try.

[ferranis]

Escef, on 17 March 2013 - 04:05 PM, said:

The name translates as "hunt master", that is, the person who leads the hunt. (Unless my German is worse than I think it is.)

Jägermeister is realy only a liquor, if there is something like a master of hunters (never heard that phrase) it would be more like 'Meister der Jäger'.

Just for some useless information ^^.

[MacKerris]

Tickdoff Tank, on 17 March 2013 - 04:10 PM, said:

Actually, I think the Jager is one of the best looking mechs in MWO. The original artwork for the Jager should be burned and never spoken of again.

That's the wonderful thing about art. Each person has their own likes and dislikes. From my perspective every mech in this game looks like it was made in the same factory and designed by the same person. With the Jager the nice curves have turned into just another boxy mech. If we were to think of the mechs as Chevy's and Fords all the MWO mechs would be Fords. We need some variance in designs....some Peugeot, Saab, Lambogini, maybe even a VW.

[Sleepy Head]

MacKerris, on 17 March 2013 - 04:25 PM, said:

That's the wonderful thing about art. Each person has their own likes and dislikes. From my perspective every mech in this game looks like it was made in the same factory and designed by the same person. With the Jager the nice curves have turned into just another boxy mech. If we were to think of the mechs as Chevy's and Fords all the MWO mechs would be Fords. We need some variance in designs....some Peugeot, Saab, Lambogini, maybe even a VW.

The boxy/polyhedral features of the mech enhance the aggressive and embraced looks. They appear tougher and more ready to take a blow, and deliver some too.

Edited by Sleepy Head, 17 March 2013 - 04:34 PM.

[MacKerris]

Sleepy Head, on 17 March 2013 - 04:32 PM, said:

The boxy/polyhedral features of the mech enhance the aggressive and embraced looks. They appear tougher and more ready to take a blow, and deliver some too.

While I don't think it makes them look any deadlier you have every right to like the style.That however doesn't mean they all have to look like they were made in the same factory as I mentioned. MWO needs some mechs that look like a different artist drew them. When they go to be drawn for the graphics engine they need to take the time to copy the design from the original artwork and not be so sloppy, lazy or what ever is going on.

[Merky Merc]

MacKerris, on 17 March 2013 - 03:47 PM, said:

Nope....it is about the worst artwork in the game yet. The TT version is much better looking.

While that first statement is debatable, the second is unpossible.

[Odanan]

MacKerris, on 17 March 2013 - 04:25 PM, said:

If we were to think of the mechs as Chevy's and Fords all the MWO mechs would be Fords. We need some variance in designs....some Peugeot, Saab, Lambogini, maybe even a VW.

We will have Lamborghinis: Clans.

[MacKerris]

Odanan, on 17 March 2013 - 04:58 PM, said:

We will have Lamborghinis: Clans.

I was thinking that they would be more like a Mercedes. Or may be Legos