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[Grakthuul]

I know a lot of people are upset about not getting the Orion this month, I was kinda looking forward to it to, but I'm really happy to see this guy. Its armour problem is ease to fix and I like the spread of weapons on it.

[RacerX]

I think some special write has been watching too many Eastwood spaghetti westerns of late. Yikes! The artwork looks good though. You guys took crap TRO artwork and made it somewhat respectable.

[Bishop Steiner]

man, PGI screwed this up again.

That Story really is supposed to be attached to Bishop Steiner, {GFH}, and his Victor, "the Duelist".

[Sir Roland MXIII]

FupDup, on 05 June 2013 - 12:59 PM, said:

I said no such thing.

You made the claim that a Dragon can protect its CT by facing the enemy. I made the counterclaim that doing so would result in death by coring. Evidence:

Funniest part is that you can see from the pictures that the amount of CT area, when twisted to the side, proves us both wrong, and yet - here you are STILL trying to be right?

• First you claim torso twisting on Dragons can't be done compared to the QD.
  
• I disupte this by saying twist can if you point the CT at the enemy.
  
• You then post images saying that twisting like this is not an option.
  
• Said images prove us both wrong.
  
• You ALSO try to claim you didn't say both true false sides of the coin were true when the fact is, if you'd understood what I posted you'd see what I mean.

All of which is just HILARIOUS, utterly hilarious - thinking things through before you post would be advisable, eh? I came up with all that before I was done laughing at you, so I don't see how it could be all that hard for you to do yourself. 2+2 and all.

[FupDup]

Sir Roland MXIII, on 05 June 2013 - 01:11 PM, said:

Funniest part is that you can see from the pictures that the amount of CT area, when twisted to the side, proves us both wrong, and yet - here you are STILL trying to be right?

• First you claim torso twisting on Dragons can't be done compared to the QD.
  
• I disupte this by saying twist can if you point the CT at the enemy.
  
• You then post images saying that twisting like this is not an option.
  
• Said images prove us both wrong.
  
• You ALSO try to claim you didn't say both true false sides of the coin were true when the fact is, if you'd understood what I posted you'd see what I mean.

All of which is just HILARIOUS, utterly hilarious - thinking things through before you post would be advisable, eh? I came up with all that before I was done laughing at you, so I don't see how it could be all that hard for you to do yourself. 2+2 and all.

I'll admit the picture makes the CT look relatively small compared to what I've described it as, but if you look closely it's still oriented high enough that you would have to twist far enough to expose your rear armor in order to fully protect it. The arms are mounted too low for that.


PS: Why are you being so personal and ad-hominem in your replies?

Edited by FupDup, 05 June 2013 - 01:15 PM.

[MechPorn]

Edited by TB Xiomburg, 05 June 2013 - 03:56 PM.

[Scav3ng3r]

Adridos, on 05 June 2013 - 12:50 PM, said:

Really? Are you sure?

Pfft, thats so 3067. This is 3050!

[Adridos]

Scav3ng3r, on 05 June 2013 - 01:15 PM, said:

Pfft, thats so 3067. This is 3050!

Rome wasn't built in a day, you know. Even at this very moment, you are ruled by this guy:

[Mike Getsome]

Another 60 ton mech no one is ever going to use in assault only ppc gauss ALPHA strikes Warrior: Online.

Better make 55 ton medium.

[Scav3ng3r]

And there you have it, Liao brain washing at it's finest, it makes me feel sorry for your people, constantly being told only what your government wants you to know.

Free Worlds League is not ruled by 1 man. It is both a strength and a weakness, many see it as more of a weakness than a strength, as it does cause internal conflicts from time to time, but unlike you my Liaoish friend, we in the FWL actually have freedoms, and, now this is a hard one to grasp I know, we have rights, and are *gasp* equal, with no caste system! Amazing!

Edited by Scav3ng3r, 05 June 2013 - 01:22 PM.

[Davoke]

Again? You guys are arguing over whether the corrupt, brutal communist dictatorship is better than the coalition of petty states where their love of purple is only superseded by insurrections and civil disturbances.

Sursly.

Marian Coalition.

[Sir Roland MXIII]

FupDup, on 05 June 2013 - 01:15 PM, said:

I'll admit the picture makes the CT look relatively small compared to what I've described it as, but if you look closely it's still oriented high enough that you would have to twist far enough to expose your rear armor in order to fully protect it. The arms are mounted too low for that.

Then rather than claim torso twist can't save, maybe next time say the CT is so big that torso twist helps very little?

FupDup, on 05 June 2013 - 01:15 PM, said:

PS: Why are you being so personal and ad-hominem in your replies?

That's a fair question. Answer: my ex-wife pulled this type of stunt a lot, claim something in one way, and if it wasn't contested she'd assume she won, if it was contested she'd claim I misunderstood and then change her story to the exact opposite, not to be right because obviously true / false cannot both be true, but that didn't matter, all that mattered to her was her perverse idea of winning.

So, my apologies, but I've seen this three-card-monte with the truth played before: I know it's BS, and I call things like I see them. Nothing against you, really, I don't care if *I* am right or wrong, so long as logic prevails and the truth is arrived at thats all that matters.

Edited by Sir Roland MXIII, 05 June 2013 - 01:27 PM.

[Dmitri Valenov]

Why does everyone keep talking about the Orion like it hasn't been announced already? Because, well, it has. They have concept art for it and everything.

[InRev]

Davoke, on 05 June 2013 - 01:24 PM, said:

Again? You guys are arguing over whether the corrupt, brutal communist dictatorship is better than the coalition of petty states where their love of purple is only superseded by insurrections and civil disturbances.

Sursly.

Marian Coalition.

But purple is awesome! And our Awesomes are purple!

[FupDup]

Sir Roland MXIII, on 05 June 2013 - 01:26 PM, said:

Then rather than claim torso twist can't save, maybe next time say the CT is so big that torso twist helps very little?

Alrighty then, I'll concede that the whole "twisting is useless" thing was a bit of a hyperbole (sort of like saying Flamers or other weapons are "useless" when they do have a use but it is very small and negligible).

[CarnifexMaximus]

I look forward to channeling my rage of no Orion this month out on this mech when I see it in game.

[Davoke]

InRev, on 05 June 2013 - 01:29 PM, said:

But purple is awesome! And our Awesomes are purple!

Exactly! Just think of all the terrorism that the FWL suffered because of that statement!

[Alistair Winter]

Rhaythe, on 05 June 2013 - 11:54 AM, said:

This writing reads like fan fiction. I write action/thriller ebooks as a second job. Any chance you're looking for someone with some experience on these posts, PGI?

I've hacked into PGI's e-mails and found the text for the Orion coming this summer.

Johnathan McLaine walked over broken glass in his Orion class heavy mech. The Steiner terrorists had taken control of the mech skyskraper, but he wasn't about to give up so easy.
"Al, are you there?" he yelled into the radio
"I'm just getting some twinkies," came the reply from the small Urban mech in police colours.
"I thought you guys only ate donuts," quipped McLaine
"They're for my wife," said Al Powell.
"Right."
"She's pregna-"
Suddenly the Steiner terrorists emerged from on top of the mech skyscraper, hosing the small Urbanmech with machine gun fire.
The radio hissed with static, and the voice of Commander Hanz Grübern spoke, with a german accent
"Do you really think you have a chance against us, Mr. Cowboy?"
In the distance, Al was reversing his Urbanmech into a ditch, taking cover from the rain of bullets.
"I'm going to count to three. There will not be a four. Give me the code," demanded Hanz.
McLaine powered up the weapon systems on his Orion battlemech and lit his cigarette.
"Yippie-ki-yay, mother[REDACTED]"

Adridos, on 05 June 2013 - 12:50 PM, said:

COOL PICTURE

What is this? It's awesomesauce.

Edited by Alistair Winter, 05 June 2013 - 01:36 PM.

[chrisy05]

Why was the Orion pushed back? I was grinding c-bills for the entirety of last month hoping that I could purchase the Orion this month...

[Sir Roland MXIII]

FupDup, on 05 June 2013 - 01:30 PM, said:

Alrighty then, I'll concede that the whole "twisting is useless" thing was a bit of a hyperbole (sort of like saying Flamers or other weapons are "useless" when they do have a use but it is very small and negligible).

I will thank you though for those images though, seems to me my experience fighting with and against DRGs has perhaps given me some false ideas. Those are something to think on, might be able to improve how I play with my Flame with those in mind. Finding out I was in error about the area shown by pointing at the enemy is one bit of info I can point to as a "good to know" sort of thing.

Edited by Sir Roland MXIII, 05 June 2013 - 01:38 PM.