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[Godimas]

Sounds like the OP actually wants one, but only if other people say its cool first
I picked one up as soon as I could. Highlander was my ride in MW4, and this version of it does not disappoint. Have a pretty decent config (minus the xl engine and the missiles), and you cant beat being as tough as an atlas while being able to jump in and out of combat like a Catapult. Plus the paint job and kill music are both fantastic

[NRP]

It's a fun mech. Don't be a hater like everyone else around here. Be original.

[Reitrix]

Those JJs make for some rather sharp turns for a 90 ton assault. Cored more than one Raven who thought he could circle strafe me.

Also, i ripped the XL and slapped in a STD300. May not have been wise .. But makes for an interesting match when my target blows off my worthless ballistic arm va my RT and i keep pumping LLs and PPCs into him.

[Viper69]

Poor mans atlas? Doesnt this thing cost like 30 more dollars than any other atlas?

[JudgeDeathCZ]

XL engine in Assault class is always bad choice unless its fast Assault like Awesome but this rly sux.I can put 275 std into my Stalker and get more firepower and survivability on that...and it do not cost 30 bucks

[Bishop Steiner]

Grammatical context, lacking in this forum, is.

Explanation for all the ragers 2.0

Look at the stock loadout of a Highlander. Look at the stock loadout of an AS7-D.
gauss rifle / ac20
lrm 20 / lrm 20
srm6 / srm6
3? Medium lasers / 4 medium lasers
15 tons armor / 19 tons armor
12 SHS / 20 SHS
48 KPH / 48 KPH
Jump capable / non jump capable

The only thing the Highlander has going for it is jump jets, which usefulness is situational at best, especially considering their weight and the mecha horrendous speed and mobility. Armament is a wash, and the Atlas owns it for armor and heat efficiency.

Aka, the Highlander, all TT boners aside, as a CHASSIS, is inferior to the Atlas, as a chassis.

Hence, the Highlander chassis is a " poor man's atlas".

That you were willing to pay extra to put spinners and chrome and a Nice stereo in it, doesn't change the fact its a Suzuki Samurai instead of a Jeep. But hey... Its pink and makes music!

Ok, English Class dismissed. Go have fun in your Barbie Mechs. (will Ken get his own mech next?)
;-)

[OneEyed Jack]

Bishop Steiner, on 03 April 2013 - 08:07 PM, said:

Look at the stock loadout of a Highlander. Look at the stock loadout of an AS7-D.
gauss rifle / ac20
lrm 20 / lrm 20
srm6 / srm6
3? Medium lasers / 4 medium lasers
15 tons armor / 19 tons armor
12 SHS / 20 SHS
48 KPH / 48 KPH
Jump capable / non jump capable

Forgot:
Can jump-turn on a dime / moves roughly akin to a beached whale

Maneuverability has value even when the speed is lacking.

[Elizander]

Green Mamba, on 03 April 2013 - 02:32 PM, said:

POOR MANS ATLAS ? I am not sure your definition is what most peoples' is.It costs as much as the "Complete Game" back when MW3 and MW4 were released

I know rite? My atlas didn't cost me 6750 MC.

[Bishop Steiner]

@Godimas

Always preferred the Victor in MW4, tbh. In fact that game is where I got hooked on them. I forget the engine, but slapped in the JJs, maxxed armor, 1 Gauss or LB20x depending on mission, 2 Streak 6 packs and 2 Clan ER Large Lasers. I moved in the low 70s, but that thing jumped and turned lime a dream. Whenever I went heavier, the MadCat mkII or Fafnir always got the call. Highlander and Gladiator never clicked for me.

[Bishop Steiner]

@One Eyed Jack

From my observations killing Heavy Metals over the past 24 hrs I would compare it more akin to

Moves like a beached whale that occasionally flops / moves like a beached whale.

Still waiting for someone to pirouette one like a Jenner. Seen a lot of people claim it. Haven't actually witnessed it yet. (course I am waiting to see most people use jjs for something more than poptarting on Catapuracts, too, so I could he in for a long wait.)

[One Medic Army]

Well, it's a lighter atlas with the ability to jump, and more arm-mounted weapons.
Good: weapons can be aimed much quicker and used against people above/below.
Bad: less crit space for weapons available (no double UAC5s, only 2 PPCs).

If you like arm mounted weapons it'd be worth giving the non-MC versions a try.

Edited by One Medic Army, 03 April 2013 - 09:03 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

@NRP

my post is being quite original tyvm. In place of the usual rages against fanbois, pgi, expletives, golds, whales, entitlement, p2w, OP, nerd or buff, I have filled my post with pink prose, almost an ode to the corpulent extravagance laid upon this fuscia fear monger of a mech.

* wounded sniff*

[JudgeDeathCZ]

Bishop Steiner, on 03 April 2013 - 08:24 PM, said:

@Godimas

Always preferred the Victor in MW4, tbh. In fact that game is where I got hooked on them. I forget the engine, but slapped in the JJs, maxxed armor, 1 Gauss or LB20x depending on mission, 2 Streak 6 packs and 2 Clan ER Large Lasers. I moved in the low 70s, but that thing jumped and turned lime a dream. Whenever I went heavier, the MadCat mkII or Fafnir always got the call. Highlander and Gladiator never clicked for me.

Ye forget Highlander and gimme MadCat MkII NAOW !!!!!
Anyway I would like to see how they handle that variant with AC/20 in arm.

[Bishop Steiner]

@one medic army

Naw. Great marketing strategy, but never really sounded like my ride. I like Mediums and fast heavies. I'm sure I'll give one a spin in 2 weeks when they hit, but doubt I'll like it any more than I do the atlas, stalker or awesome, tbh. But for the peeps who like Fatlases, Heavy Metal ought to give a different kind of ride.

Its just fun seeing the peeps take this waaaay to serious and get their polka dotted panties all twisty over it, lol. Pretty sure 1/3 of the guys I run with already got one.

[Ryvucz]

I kill people with mine, because they don't expect a pink mech charging on ground, they expect to see it jumping into the air trying to take pot shots like a lame Cataphract.

Also, I want to make sure their team mates HEAR me killing their comrades.

[paladin yst]

Glad they added this junk mech to the game, easier for me to determine the outcome of the game in the very beginning, if my team gets 3 or more of these, I can save my effort and surf the web

[Brilig]

Yes. Yes I am. I really like the music it plays every time I score a kill.

Edit: However I will be repainting it as soon as I am able.

Edited by Brilig, 03 April 2013 - 08:58 PM.

[Steel Raven]

Bishop Steiner, on 03 April 2013 - 08:29 PM, said:

Moves like a beached whale that occasionally flops / moves like a beached whale.

A Assault Mech that is slow? Thank you Captain Obvious!

Apparently the uniform comes with the 'mech

[Bishop Steiner]

Do they mail you the pink tights in the mail? Is that the REAL reason they set sales records with it?

[JudgeDeathCZ]

Bishop Steiner, on 03 April 2013 - 08:45 PM, said:

Its just fun seeing the peeps take this waaaay to serious and get their polka dotted panties all twisty over it, lol. Pretty sure 1/3 of the guys I run with already got one.

Nah I do not have Heavy Metal and I do not plan to buy it.
However I would welcome Stalker hero...did I mentioned I love Stalkers?