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[Fred013]

Oops, I meant Timberwolf.
http://www.nogutsnog...opic,936.0.html
Bryan Ekman says they have a Madwolf in testing. That means we'll be getting a Timbercat Soon^TM!

[Jin Ma]

*fingers crossed* please be sexy. please be sexy. please be sexy. please be sexy.

Edited by Jin Ma, 07 September 2013 - 07:14 PM.

[FupDup]

No ****?

The Mad Kitteh stands among the most iconic mechs in all of Battletech and Mechwarrior...it pretty much HAD to get into the game. Mechwarrior without the Mad Cat is like a sandwich without the bun.


The being said, I have very little doubt in my mind that it will have hitboxes horrible enough to make the pre-buff Kintaro feel good about itself.

Edited by FupDup, 07 September 2013 - 07:24 PM.

[Eximar]

I hope the greenhouse cockpit of that abomination has a hit box the size of the AWS' CT.

[Scav3ng3r]

FupDup, on 07 September 2013 - 07:19 PM, said:

No ****?

The Mad Kitteh is arguably the single most iconic mech in all of Battletech and Mechwarrior...it pretty much HAD to get into the game. Mechwarrior without the Mad Cat is like a sandwich without the bun.


The being said, I have very little doubt in my mind that it will have hitboxes horrible enough to make the pre-buff Kintaro feel good about itself.

To me the Warhammer will always be the iconic mech, cause thats what was on the cover of my 3rd edition boxset when I was a kid! Timberwolf is cool, but it's all about the Mad Dog! WHERES MAH MAD DOG!?!?!??!!

[Fred013]

FupDup, on 07 September 2013 - 07:19 PM, said:

No ****?

The Mad Kitteh stands among the most iconic mechs in all of Battletech and Mechwarrior...it pretty much HAD to get into the game. Mechwarrior without the Mad Cat is like a sandwich without the bun.


The being said, I have very little doubt in my mind that it will have hitboxes horrible enough to make the pre-buff Kintaro feel good about itself.

Yes, but now we have PROOF and CONFIRMATION. That means it is on the way.

[Angel of Annihilation]

The sad part is alot of the Clan mechs are going to be totally DOA due to thier shapes.

The Timberwolf (Madcat) for example has a huge CT that juts forward and can be easily hit from the side just like a Catapult, plus it has huge missile boxes which will have to be either attached to their arms or side torsos. Whatever the case they are going to be very vulnerable to fire. Same goes for the Maddog (Vulture), hit has the same jutting forward torso as a Dragon.

Also look at the sheer mass and width of the Warhawk and Direwolf. Both have the jutting torso but have huge side torsos as well. Oh and talking about a Walking CTs, just look at the Gladiator and the Gargoyle. The Summoner might have this problem as well.

This leaves the Hellbringer, Nova, Stromcrow, Ice Ferret, Viper, Kit Fox, Mist Lynx and Fire Month which are basically the lights and mediums with only one 65 ton heavy that doesn't look like it will have hit box issues.

[Fred013]

Viktor Drake, on 07 September 2013 - 07:46 PM, said:

Clan hitboxes will be borked

Then they'll be balanced.

[Jin Ma]

Fred013, on 07 September 2013 - 07:48 PM, said:

Then they'll be balanced.

thing is though mad cat has very special hitboxes. past games have dealt with this by giving the ears a seperate hitbox

[FactorlanP]

I won't be surprised if there are few reveals that happen at the launch party.

It's really a no brainer for PGI. They have set the bar so so very very low for launch, that they can spring a few cool surprises to generate a little excitement.

[101011]

Viktor Drake, on 07 September 2013 - 07:46 PM, said:

The sad part is alot of the Clan mechs are going to be totally DOA due to thier shapes.

The Timberwolf (Madcat) for example has a huge CT that juts forward and can be easily hit from the side just like a Catapult, plus it has huge missile boxes which will have to be either attached to their arms or side torsos. Whatever the case they are going to be very vulnerable to fire. Same goes for the Maddog (Vulture), hit has the same jutting forward torso as a Dragon.

Also look at the sheer mass and width of the Warhawk and Direwolf. Both have the jutting torso but have huge side torsos as well. Oh and talking about a Walking CTs, just look at the Gladiator and the Gargoyle. The Summoner might have this problem as well.

This leaves the Hellbringer, Nova, Stromcrow, Ice Ferret, Viper, Kit Fox, Mist Lynx and Fire Month which are basically the lights and mediums with only one 65 ton heavy that doesn't look like it will have hit box issues.

That Hellbringer will be like the Jagermech on steroids. Think about it...full arm movement, Omni slots, 86.4 kp/h, a decent profile, lighter, more compact weapons, and it's one weakness of low armor pretty much non-existent.

[Jin Ma]

FactorlanP, on 07 September 2013 - 07:52 PM, said:

I won't be surprised if there are few reveals that happen at the launch party.

It's really a no brainer for PGI. They have set the bar so so very very low for launch, that they can spring a few cool surprises to generate a little excitement.

Timberwolf concept art reveal would makeup for the lack of content/features on launch

[Zervziel]

Proof was never needed really. We've always known the Clans would be implemented and there's basically not a chance in hell that PGI would ever leave out the Timber Wolf.

[Fred013]

We knew they would give us a madcat/TW, but now we know they are giving us a MC/TW. It is in development now. Information is always good.

[-Muta-]

As we have had proof all other unrealeased mechs were going to be implemented... Not a good marketing strategy big boys

[TerrorOfDeath]

With mwo getting increasingly boring with only 2 similar game modes and useless prepaid mechs...Clan is pretty much the only reason why it hasn't died yet.

[Vexidious]

I have proof that the heat death of the universe is also coming. I wouldn't advise holding your breath for either of them.

[The Blazer of Lasers]

Yeerrse, Yeerse!

[SgtMagor]

never was a TW fan, Summoner, HellBringer, was my 2 favorite heavies, Dire Wolf, and Kodiak for assaults. start saving those cbills!

cbills:

HB-19,074,687
SUM-21,320,834
DW-29,350,000
KD-29,791,333

[Morashtak]

SgtMagor, on 08 September 2013 - 07:39 AM, said:

never was a TW fan, Summoner, HellBringer, was my 2 favorite heavies, Dire Wolf, and Kodiak for assaults. start saving those cbills!

cbills:

HB-19,074,687
SUM-21,320,834
DW-29,350,000
KD-29,791,333

Nice to see the theory that Clans will be laundering C-Bills through ComStar.

Edited by Morashtak, 13 September 2013 - 06:05 PM.