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[Seanamal]

Considering the TRO version looks like this:

And it's one of the few 3050 era non-unseen 55 ton mechs, I think we should count ourselves lucky.

[WANTED]

Ngamok, on 01 August 2013 - 01:08 PM, said:

So what's wrong with a Centurion? Has 3 missile hard points.

Nothing but this has more!!!! Especially the other variant that lets you have 5 Missile points and 1 energy

[Cache]

Odanan, on 01 August 2013 - 02:46 PM, said:

Specially the legs...

Yup.

The head bugs me the most. Everyone can call it an ugly chimp, but it had character. Looks like a generic trooper now.

[Fishhawk]

Seanamal, on 01 August 2013 - 02:46 PM, said:

Considering the TRO version looks like this:

And it's one of the few 3050 era non-unseen 55 ton mechs, I think we should count ourselves lucky.

Yeah, this reminds me too much of a Tu-Tu ... I like the new version.

[MizarPanzer]

A Narc buff before releasing this mech.......please?

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Kintaro

For those who don't know much about it.

55 tons. 275 engine.

KTO-19

1x NARC
1x LRM5
2x SRM6
2x ML

KTO-18

Same as above, but replace NARC with a third SRM6.

KTO-19b

Switches to an XL and DHS, upgrades the LRM5 to an LRM15, and adds CASE.

KTO-20

Switches to DHS, swaps the NARC for a LL.

19 and 19b are Star League, 18 is Davion, and 20 is Kurita.

We're looking at a real missile carrier here, with a couple lasers for backup. Should be interesting.

[UPnADAM]

Ratso, on 01 August 2013 - 12:50 PM, said:

Special present for Halo fans. Design like Master Chief.

I knew I wasn't the only one

[Odanan]

Seanamal, on 01 August 2013 - 02:46 PM, said:

Considering the TRO version looks like this:

And it's one of the few 3050 era non-unseen 55 ton mechs, I think we should count ourselves lucky.

[Spleen5459]

[Will9761]

Aw man, I was hoping for the Dervish but, good job with the art anyways.

Edited by Will9761, 01 August 2013 - 04:23 PM.

[Ngamok]

Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 01 August 2013 - 03:09 PM, said:

We're looking at a real missile carrier here, with a couple lasers for backup. Should be interesting.

At 55 tons I doubt it.

[MonkeyCheese]

Odanan, on 01 August 2013 - 03:21 PM, said:

Cant be unseen now.....

[Rovertoo]

Woah! When I heard of the code references, I wasn't all that excited, though I knew our good Alex would make it look epic. Now, though, looking at it, this thing looks awesome! I think I will get one.

Also, I dearly hope for a ballistic variant.

[Liquid Leopard]

Meh. Looks like a Victor that shrank in the dryer.
For a 55 ton missile-heavy mech, I was hoping for the Dervish.

Apparently, there are some folks hoping for the Panther. ...A mech about as small as a Spider or Commando, that comes with a PPC and a lot of armor. But, it would go the same speed as a Cataphract, with half the weight.

I keep hoping for a Marauder, but I'm not holding my breath.
A King Crab might be interesting.
Kintaro? Meh.

[Xeno Phalcon]

Flaregun, on 01 August 2013 - 02:16 PM, said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but no where does it say this is the august mech. They could have been forced to announce it because someone dig the files out of the test server. The NGNG post on Facebook said their was only a hero and two variants found. Maybe someone just let some files slip onto the server by accident.

Cause they already have two variants and the hero mech rendered with in game resources and the hero mech was not only named (Golden Boy IIRC) but had its own colors and camo. Thats about as done as it gets.

[The Hawk]

Well, the Royal -19b is obviously a non-starter. The -19 is an interesting choice, given that only ComStar had it in 3050.

Given how I've been enjoying my Commando, I'm looking forward to the missile swarm of the -18, myself...

[verybad]

Hmm, It seems I will have to buy at least one due to my faction.

[TB Azrael]

Ugh no. How about the Wolfhound, Dervish, Wolverine or even the Chameleon but leave out the Craptaro

[Nutlink]

Love it! I'm happy to see another mech that never really had any love in previous titles.

[Tayleron]

All the recent mechs have been too humanoid, it's starting to get difficult to tell what you're facing out there =/

I always preferred mech designs like the raven, catapult, jagermech, and such... I like to know what I'm facing at a glance rather than looking for a specific identifying feature such as the quickdraw's head antenna. I'm not saying it's all that hard now, but with even more samey looking mechs coming out it's only getting harder.

It'd be a real shame to mistake a quickdraw and an even worse shame to mistake a highlander for the kintaro...