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[Gierling]

PGI recently stated that they have 6 100% complete unreleased mechs they are "Saving for a special occasion". It is reasonable to presume these are clan mechs for the clan invasion.
PGI also stated several months ago that they were considering increasing mech production to 2 mechs a month. It is fairly obvious that they committed to this and that is how they built the 6 unreleased mechs in secret.
So, it is a safe assumption that by the time the clan invasion is fully underway (May) they will have another 2 mech's completed and unreleased. Giving them a stable of 8, or 2 of each class for the Clanners to play with.
Simple question, what do you think they are. My guess is that they are going to be the Iconic clan mechs, heavily biased to favor the Crusader clans.
I'm going to guess the following:
Light - Kit Fox, Cougar
Medium - Nova, Stormcrow
Heavy - Summoner, Mad Cat
Assault - Dire Wolf, Masakari
Thats a good mix of iconic designs biased towards designs favored by the Crusaders and common during the clan invasion.

[whiteknight]

Cougar isn't likely, since it wasn't first built until the late 3050s, you're probably thinking of its ancestor, the Adder, everything else seems about right, though the Nova might be replaced with a Dragonfly

[Parnage Winters]

Cougar isn't until 3058
Summoner?! Bloody hell I want my Mad Dog.

[Raalic]

Light - Kit Fox, Adder
Medium - Shadow Cat, Nova
Heavy - Mad Dog, Timberwolf (I really would like to see a whole host of heavies, here, but these are must haves)
Assault - Warhawk, Kodiak

[pbiggz]

Kit fox, and firemoth

Nova and stormcrow (shadowcat first appears at the battle of luthien in 3052)

Timberwolf and Summoner (summoner is an iconic jade falcon mech i doubt they can afford to overlook)

Warhawk and Direwolf

[General Taskeen]

Parnage, on 26 March 2013 - 09:59 AM, said:

Cougar isn't until 3058
Summoner?! Bloody hell I want my Mad Dog.

Patience Grasshopper.

The Clan Mechs will be pulled from the 3050 Tro list: http://www.sarna.net...al_Readout_3050

I'm guessing that other future Mechs will be added later.

My guesses are any of these:

Light: Fire Moth, Kit Fox
Medium: Nova, Ice Ferret
Heavy: Mad Dog (Iconic), Timber Wolf (Iconic)
Assault: Warhawk, Direwolf

There are 16 total Clan Mechs that were used in 3050. So the rest may be introduced over a year or more.

The other initial possibles:

Light: Myst Lynx, Viper, Adder
Medium: Stormcrow, Hellbringer
Heavy: Summoner
Assault: Gargoyle, Executioner

Edited by General Taskeen, 26 March 2013 - 10:12 AM.

[SirDubDub]

Pros: It has a giant cannon on the shoulder

Cons: It doesn't have 2 giant cannons...(yet)

Hunchback IIC?

[Ozric]

Raalic, on 26 March 2013 - 10:04 AM, said:

Light - Kit Fox, Adder
Medium - Shadow Cat, Nova
Heavy - Mad Dog, Timberwolf (I really would like to see a whole host of heavies, here, but these are must haves)
Assault - Warhawk, Kodiak

Aye that's the thing, how can we have clan mechs and not have the Timberwolf and the Mad Dog and the Summoner and the Hellbringer? Maybe instead of releasing them in a steady 1/1/1/1 pattern, they will just go 0/0/4/0? I'd be totally happy with that.

[PropagandaWar]

My guess: Uller, Nova, Hellbringer, Summoner, Madcat, Direwolf

[KableGuy]

I WANT MY DIRE WOLF!!!

[Roughneck45]

Ozric, on 26 March 2013 - 10:12 AM, said:

Aye that's the thing, how can we have clan mechs and not have the Timberwolf and the Mad Dog and the Summoner and the Hellbringer? Maybe instead of releasing them in a steady 1/1/1/1 pattern, they will just go 0/0/4/0? I'd be totally happy with that.

I wouldn't be surprised if we get 2/2/3/1.

Mad Dog, Timberwolf, and Summoner are all just too iconic to not have.

Edited by Roughneck45, 26 March 2013 - 10:15 AM.

[Vassago Rain]

I want a cauldron-born.

[Sprouticus]

If they go with 6 omni's:

kitfox
Adder

Shadowcat or Nova
Stormcrow

Hellbringer
Timberwolf

Warhawk
Dire wolf



But it is very possible they may go with 1 omni and 1 clan battlemech for each class. It would make the omnis more special


If they do:

kitfox
Jenner IIC

hunchback IIc
stormcrow

Hellbringer
Timberwolf

Supernova
Direwolf

[KableGuy]

Raalic, on 26 March 2013 - 10:04 AM, said:

Assault - Warhawk, Kodiak

Kodiak is a second line mech and in all likelihood will never be made. Unfortunately. :\

[General Taskeen]

SirDubDub, on 26 March 2013 - 10:10 AM, said:

Pros: It has a giant cannon on the shoulder

Cons: It doesn't have 2 giant cannons...(yet)

Hunchback IIC?

I hope and dream that the Clan IIC upgraded IS designs will make it into the game at some point. Glass cannon Hunchback IIC for the win.

[Mercules]

They should just make them all Medium. They will go as fast as IS Light Mechs with the Firepower of IS Heavy/Assault.

[Sprouticus]

Getting 3 variants might be tough for some of the clan battlemechs. Just pointing that out.

[Vassago Rain]

I think we'll get something like this.

IIC upgrades/clan refits of current mechs, because why not use the skeletons and cool models for something?
Then we'll get a vulture, a madcat, daishi, and the dasher.
Along with this, we get custom heads and other parts for all the mechs, and emblems, so we can be clan X, lance Y, and STAR COLONEL PRYDE.

[P e n u m b r a]

id make a educated guess on this being concept art for the uller and madcat it is afterall the main art guys stuff.

[Huoshini]

I must have an Adder(IS name: Puma).

Pros:Various configurations that all mesh well with MWO. Can be a missile mount, long range energy mount, light ballistic mount, brawler. It's an all purpose medium of amazing ness!!!!!!!!!