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[Apnu]

What possible role can the Flea fill that the Spider or Commando doesn't already do?

I can't find a decent answer for this.

Why aren't we getting a more classic light such as the Panther? Or, given the time line, the Wolfhound which just enters production on the eve of the Clan Invasion?

Can someone clue me in as to why we're getting the stupid flea?

[Johnny Reb]

Cause PGI won't give us the Urbie.

[Tennex]

its been pushed back to after the victor..

[Sephlock]

It'll have MASC, and it will serve to put food on the table for their modeler(s).

[SgtMagor]

something to do with MASC?

[Ralgas]

spider wasn't annoying enough, so they decided to give us something even smaller and faster to play capwarrior....

[EyeOne]

I feel like every time someone asked the question "What is the point of _____ mech?" Someone finds a purpose for it.

I thought the Spider would be useless but people use it to great effect. If the Flea's trick is going to be extreme land speed then I'm interested. I think everything has a purpose and a use in this game.

[General Taskeen]

Cuz then they will finally realize SL needs more range and MG's need to damage armor like MW3.

[Sephlock]

General Taskeen, on 07 June 2013 - 07:02 AM, said:

Cuz then they will finally realize SL needs more range and MG's need to damage armor like MW3.

I envy you your blind optimism.

[General Taskeen]

Sephlock, on 07 June 2013 - 07:06 AM, said:

I envy you your blind optimism.

I just thought it was funny that the BJ-1X was timed perfectly with a "guys, make my flamers do something" by a Dev. But, unfortunately it wasn't enough

[Apnu]

EyeOne, on 07 June 2013 - 06:41 AM, said:

I feel like every time someone asked the question "What is the point of _____ mech?" Someone finds a purpose for it.

I thought the Spider would be useless but people use it to great effect. If the Flea's trick is going to be extreme land speed then I'm interested. I think everything has a purpose and a use in this game.

However in this case the Spider fills that role, plus the Spider a classic mech from the 3025 TRO. I have no problems with it. The Flea seems to duplicate the spider's role. I'd rather have the Urbie for giggles and whatnot. Or the Panther, another classic PPC-packing city mugger or the Wolfhound, designed, specifically to counter the Panther. Or, if they really want flavor, yhe Firestarter, designed to wield flamers and has a ton of variants to choose from.

There are so many choices in the TRO's that aren't unseen or reseeen the choice of the flea makes no sense.

The could, now, do the locust because that's reseen, as far as I know (it came from Crusher Joe I believe, not Robotech) and its exactly what the Flea is but, again, classic 3025. I bet the Flea exists only because of the time when the Locust was unseen. But the Flea is an even crappier mech.

The die is cast, PGI's spent money on developing this thing so we're gonna have it no matter what. I just question the wisdom of the decision. The rest of the mech choices have been pretty solid. I guess you can't get it all right all the time.

[Bagheera]

Its kind of hard to see the point of the flea unless the max speed cap changes. It's just going to be hamstrung to the current top speed anyway. Sure, it can do it's stock speed under the current cap, but it's max potential is the same as all the other lights* and the Cicada, currently.



* - the ones that can get to the 152kph range after speed tweak, iirc not all of them can. Some that can should, per engine sizing rules, be able to go faster than that.

Edited by Bagheera, 07 June 2013 - 07:30 AM.

[AlexEss]

Why we are getting the Flea, because people can not get the Locust. =P

[Xeno Phalcon]

Pretty much the commando will be regulated to light hunting with SSRMs while spiders will still get by with jump jet crazy dancing, flea will be the new speed demon and basically will be like trying to hit a 170kph Lego block with legs.

Edited by Xeno Phalcon, 07 June 2013 - 07:34 AM.

[Morang]

Let's just wait for MASC and 8.5x speed cap release. I'm glad we'll get the lightest mech possible.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Apnu, on 07 June 2013 - 06:12 AM, said:

What possible role can the Flea fill that the Spider or Commando doesn't already do?

I can't find a decent answer for this.

Why aren't we getting a more classic light such as the Panther? Or, given the time line, the Wolfhound which just enters production on the eve of the Clan Invasion?

Can someone clue me in as to why we're getting the stupid flea?

Why are we getting the Flea? Why Not *shrug*

[JackPoint]

Honestly the Firefly or the Wolfhound is a better option than the flea bag. So many to choose from and they want to add the Flea??

[MeiSooHaityu]

The Wolfhound I thought would be a pretty cool mech to have in the game.

[Trauglodyte]

The Flea won't be bad. With ES, FF, and an XL engine, you'll have an extremely small profile, 150kph speed (w/ Speed Tweak), MASC, and 6-7 tons left over for weaponry.

[XSerjo]

Because PPC-spammers and other alphastrikers need in new victim!

Just imagine - the most fragile mech in game, every hit wil be the last!