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[AgroAlba]

Said it earlier, and I'll say it again. While I really like this mech, I think the game really needs to start investigating non humanoid mechs. We need some variety.

[Xie Belvoule]

Wheres the Orion?

Are you seriously giving us this baboonass of a mech instead of the Orion. Come the **** on PGI....

[M0rpHeu5]

AgroAntirrhopus, on 01 August 2013 - 01:58 PM, said:

Said it earlier, and I'll say it again. While I really like this mech, I think the game really needs to start investigating non humanoid mechs. We need some variety.

+ 1

[Solis Obscuri]

Might be fun, but I have to say that it looks fairly redundant to the Trebuchet in terms of what I could do with it.

Also looks kinda big. Makes me wonder if this is going to be another Quickdraw-type 'mech which gets lumped in with all the assault 'mechs (except the Stalker) for movement penalties.

[Adridos]

Skadi, on 01 August 2013 - 01:41 PM, said:

To all the people semi excited about this mech:
Its the highest tonnage for its weight class, which meens its going to be the size of a assault and die in seconds.

Actually, it's just a few centimeters short of Cataphract's height.

It's really much more reasonable than with the Quickdraw this time around.

[PoLaR]

55 tons of epic!!

Thanks PGI :]

[Odanan]

Least exciting mech announced so far*... but it looks good, as usual.

Maybe now we can get the Banshee? (or the Cyclops, or the Lancelot, or the Firestarter, or the Urbanmech)

*poor Trebuchet... now totally outclassed.

[Skadi]

Adridos, on 01 August 2013 - 02:02 PM, said:

Actually, it's just a few centimeters short of Cataphract's height.

It's really much more reasonable than with the Quickdraw this time around.

Thank god, it may actualy be a decent mech, that's hopeful wishing though, maybe PGI's learned their lessons on oversizing mechs :\

Hope your right Adridos.

[Odanan]

RavensScar, on 01 August 2013 - 01:57 PM, said:

Living in hope there!



Yeah, I was just looking into this myself.

http://www.sarna.net...ght_BattleMechs

Take a look through that list. Almost everything is Unseen, Clan, or post 3050. The Panther, Valkyrie and Thorn (oh, and the Urbanmech) are about the only things that stand out.

Firestarter!
(plus Urbanmech or Mongoose)

[Flaregun]

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.

[MonkeyCheese]

Odanan, on 01 August 2013 - 02:10 PM, said:

Firestarter!
(plus Urbanmech or Mongoose)

It may just be a 35ton commando clone (I know another humanoid...), but 6 energy hardpoints and 2 machine guns??

http://www.sarna.net...er_(BattleMech)

Edited by MonkeyCheese, 01 August 2013 - 02:16 PM.

[SgtMagor]

yup yup, looks Tuff Enuff 55tons of KA!

[Odanan]

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.

The data is not only in the test server. You can find it in your current game files.

[Ens]

absolute last chance for the ZEUS now :|

[Monsoon]

Well, I guess when the cat's out of the bag, you gotta post the announcement.

Now where's our Command Chair post about all the next Modules?

Destructicus, on 01 August 2013 - 12:14 PM, said:

/yawn
By the way
What ever happened to Flea and Orion?
Kinda just forgot about them or what?

Orion will likely be after the Kintaro (following the usual cycle of Heavy after Medium) as for the Flea, its been stated plenty of times that it won't be released until after MASC is ready to be implemented.

[Dawnstealer]

Odanan, on 01 August 2013 - 02:06 PM, said:

Least exciting mech announced so far*... but it looks good, as usual.

Maybe now we can get the Banshee? (or the Cyclops, or the Lancelot, or the Firestarter, or the Urbanmech)

*poor Trebuchet... now totally outclassed.

Ohhhhhhhhh: Cyclops!! There's one I'd want to see!

There really aren't a lot of lights that are valid, unfortunately. At least not at this time point (that weren't borrowed from Robotech, at least).

[Odanan]

Dawnstealer, on 01 August 2013 - 02:36 PM, said:

Ohhhhhhhhh: Cyclops!! There's one I'd want to see!

There really aren't a lot of lights that are valid, unfortunately. At least not at this time point (that weren't borrowed from Robotech, at least).

Full speculations here.

[Cache]

Ocilfa, on 01 August 2013 - 12:20 PM, said:

Ugh, not enough swagger in the mwo version...

Exactly.

I know the original BT artwork was goofy and wouldn't translate to this game, but too many details were changed from the original that would make it stand out. This looks all too familiar compared to what we have in-game.

[Almighty Mania]

The Mechromancer, on 01 August 2013 - 12:52 PM, said:

I am impressed.. the sarna art made this thing look like poo.. they did a great job with it!

Agreed,
this is definitely miles better than the sarna artwork!

[Odanan]

Cache, on 01 August 2013 - 02:45 PM, said:

Exactly.

I know the original BT artwork was goofy and wouldn't translate to this game, but too many details were changed from the original that would make it stand out. This looks all too familiar compared to what we have in-game.

Specially the legs...