Some Houses are not feeling the love of the 12 revealed mechs
#21
Posted 08 June 2012 - 10:59 AM
#22
Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:09 AM
DireWolf307, on 08 June 2012 - 10:36 AM, said:
It is the lightest of the Assault class, after all!
i just read that the Zeus is a colossal size mech(http://en.wikipedia....wiki/BattleMech).
Where can one find the most accurate information.
#23
Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:14 AM
OmegaMale92, on 08 June 2012 - 11:09 AM, said:
Where can one find the most accurate information.
Here.
#24
Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:21 AM
DireWolf307, on 08 June 2012 - 09:47 AM, said:
Not I, I fairly adore the Zeus. But I think you get the same thing at the bottom of the medium, heavy, and assault weight classes - a 40 tonner seems like a 35 with pretensions of grandeur, an 80 tonner offers the very slightest of improvements over the 75. The worst is the 55/60 split between mediums and heavies, where Jumpjets become much more weighty and makes a significant difference between the two weights.
#25
Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:26 AM
OmegaMale92, on 08 June 2012 - 11:09 AM, said:
Where can one find the most accurate information.
All trolling nominal.
#26
Posted 08 June 2012 - 11:38 AM
#28
Posted 08 June 2012 - 12:32 PM
Spheroid, on 08 June 2012 - 10:30 AM, said:
No jumping assault, no AC-2 mechs, no SRM2 mechs. More Davion mechs could fill all these weapon holes.
The Panther or Vindicator are needed for lighter PPC platforms.
You get the Jagermch. ENJOY!!!
Rather Dashing, on 08 June 2012 - 10:59 AM, said:
An urbie with an AC 20 is nothing to sneeze at...especially with such a small profile. Sucky ammo count though. It will need some tweaking.
Can you imagine a new Urbie pop tarting tactic?
Urbie runs in behind an Atlas or other large mech, pop tarts out from the sides of its shield mech to deliver it's Urbie AC Justice, pops back behind. I think it would be fun!
Edited by PANZERBUNNY, 08 June 2012 - 12:34 PM.
#30
Posted 08 June 2012 - 12:45 PM
#31
Posted 08 June 2012 - 12:55 PM
#33
Posted 08 June 2012 - 01:21 PM
#34
Posted 08 June 2012 - 01:37 PM
I think there are more iconic designs, like the Jagermech. Right now we need to be looking more for having a jump jet chassis in each weight class though.
#35
Posted 08 June 2012 - 02:04 PM
Jenner: DC/FRR
Raven: Cappellan
Cicada: FWL/I.S General
Hunchback: I.S. General
Centurion: FedSuns/I.S. General
Dragon: DC/FRR
Catapult: Cappellan/DC/I.S. General
Cataphract: Cappellan/FedSuns
Awesome: FWL/I.S. General
Stalker: I.S. General
Atlas: I.S. General
Tally
Cappellan: 3
DC: 3
FedSuns: 2
FWL: 2
FRR: 2
I.S. General 7
Lyran: 1
In general, it's not a bad spread. Steiner is represented a somewhat lightly, and the FRR, FWL, and Federated Suns could use a little more coverage.
As a few suggestions:
Light
Spider: FWL/DC/I.S. General
Firestarter: Lyran/DC/FWL/I.S. General
Both offer another jump-capable recon 'mech. The Firestarter can carry a good payload, but I lean more toward the Spider as a pure-speed-and-agility recon 'mech and flanker.
Medium
Trebuchet: FWL/I.S. General
Sentinel: Lyran/DC/FRR
All fill the need for another fast medium with a good long-range weapon. Of the two, I prefer the Trebuchet for having more variants (including one with JJ), but the Sentinel has enough different weapons that it should be able to provide hardpoints for a range of customizations. The Starslayer might also be a good choice, though its canonical availability is questionable.
Heavy
Orion: FWL/I.S General
Flashman: Lyran/DC/FRR
Either provides an excellent choice for a well armored heavy workhorse. Of the two, the Orion would be more commonly available canonically, and has a nice weapons spread (as well as a few variants), but the Flashman is a very tough energy-only 'mech, and an old favorite from MW2 Mercs. I also think the Guillotine could be a good choice as a jump-capable FWL/I.S. General brawler.
Assault
Highlander: Lyran/I.S. General
Victor: FedSuns/I.S. General
In the assault class, either the Highlander or the Victor would provide a very powerful jump-capable fire-support 'mech. The Highlander has the advantage or heavier armor for better staying power, as well as stronger long-range armament, the Victor has better speed and agility, and more variants.
#36
Posted 09 June 2012 - 12:46 AM
Roland, on 08 June 2012 - 10:14 AM, said:
There's the steiner way (shown above), and then there's the Genyosha way.
With a Kyushu.
Full regimental drop from low orbit (so they don't burn up in the atmosphere as those steiners do).
Lyran invention, Combine perfection.
#37
Posted 09 June 2012 - 02:36 AM
Major Tom, on 08 June 2012 - 11:38 AM, said:
To be fair, the -6S isn't that great a machine. The -6T with the PPC is a pretty big improvement but it wasn't available during most of the Succession Wars, being introduced around the same time as the (SUPER AMAZING) Banshee-S.
And hey, if they want to eventually miss out on the -9S Zeus, it's their loss. That thing is an amazing fire support machine, and a just all-around solid mech.
Edited by Chuggernaut, 09 June 2012 - 02:37 AM.
#38
Posted 09 June 2012 - 02:54 AM
#39
Posted 09 June 2012 - 05:19 AM
Xantars, on 08 June 2012 - 01:21 PM, said:
Lore wise some are incredibly more common due to those houses owning the production facilities that the 'mechs are created at. Cataphract and Raven would be Cap only had Davion not taken some of the production facilities. That's kind of what they're getting at.
All in all, it doesn't really matter for MW:O where a 'mech is made long as it makes it into the game, who cares if they're all from one house?
#40
Posted 09 June 2012 - 06:41 AM
zorak ramone, on 08 June 2012 - 10:49 AM, said:
What I'm trying to say is why haven't the devs added the BNC-5S yet.
Seriously.
It has a production date of 3053, meaning it doesn't exist yet in the MWO timeline.
Now, you want a distinctive Steiner -medium-, it'd be the Griffin, two of which stand at the Archon's throne as her personal bodyguard. Yes, despite all the Lyran jokes of which Hogarth will be the top of the list...
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