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[The Mechromancer]

Announced on September 26, 2012.




Anybody got some ideas on how to set up our incoming 20-tonner?

Or will the Locust be a better option?

Edited by The Mechromancer, 22 September 2013 - 05:53 PM.

[Deathlike]

The missile Locust probably will get the ECM.

The Flea gets JJs, so I guess you could try to troll by jump sniping with meds.

[shintakie]

Deathlike, on 22 September 2013 - 06:25 PM, said:

The missile Locust probably will get the ECM.

The Flea gets JJs, so I guess you could try to troll by jump sniping with meds.

There's a Flea with JJ's? Which Flea is that?

[FupDup]

shintakie, on 22 September 2013 - 06:44 PM, said:

There's a Flea with JJ's? Which Flea is that?

[Deathlike]

shintakie, on 22 September 2013 - 06:44 PM, said:

There's a Flea with JJ's? Which Flea is that?

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

FLE-14

[stjobe]

Almost a year old, and still not in the game.

It's been eight months since the last new light was introduced; when the Locust arrives on Oct. 15th it will have been nine months between light 'mechs.

In that time we have seen three new mediums, three new heavies, and three new assaults.

As a light pilot I find this unacceptable.

Edited by stjobe, 23 September 2013 - 05:54 AM.

[TheCrazySteve]

To further add off of stjobe, there is only a single Light Hero.

[stjobe]

TheCrazySteve, on 23 September 2013 - 06:27 AM, said:

To further add off of stjobe, there is only a single Light Hero.

Unless you count the mythical 6 MG Spider, yes

[Xendojo]

Think we will get a hero raven?

Or is the RVN-3L already heroic enough?

[stjobe]

TheCrazySteve, on 23 September 2013 - 06:27 AM, said:

To further add off of stjobe, there is only a single Light Hero.

stjobe, on 23 September 2013 - 07:01 AM, said:

Unless you count the mythical 6 MG Spider, yes

On a more serious note, there is the Sarah's Jenner. While not a Hero, it's still a special variant.
Looking through Sarna, there's not a lot of canon Heroes for our light 'mechs; the only ones I can see are Jenners, the Grace and the Samuli; none of these are really all that special (the Grace would even be worse than any in-game variant, seeing as it has a Narc...).

Of course, PGI has no issues with creating their own Heroes, so why not do that? Well, apart from the Death's Knell probably being the least sold of all the Heroes, of course (disclaimer: Pure speculation)

But yeah, a hero Raven, Spider, or Jenner wouldn't go amiss - the Phoenix Locust could probably be counted as a Hero.

Either way, even with the Locust and the Flea, we're still a light short, and we have a dearth of light Heroes.

[Deathlike]

stjobe, on 23 September 2013 - 05:53 AM, said:

Almost a year old, and still not in the game.

It's been eight months since the last new light was introduced; when the Locust arrives on Oct. 15th it will have been nine months between light 'mechs.

In that time we have seen three new mediums, three new heavies, and three new assaults.

As a light pilot I find this unacceptable.

The Jenners will still roam the fields... with urbies hiding within their midst.

stjobe, on 23 September 2013 - 07:14 AM, said:

On a more serious note, there is the Sarah's Jenner. While not a Hero, it's still a special variant.
Looking through Sarna, there's not a lot of canon Heroes for our light 'mechs; the only ones I can see are Jenners, the Grace and the Samuli; none of these are really all that special (the Grace would even be worse than any in-game variant, seeing as it has a Narc...).

Of course, PGI has no issues with creating their own Heroes, so why not do that? Well, apart from the Death's Knell probably being the least sold of all the Heroes, of course (disclaimer: Pure speculation)

But yeah, a hero Raven, Spider, or Jenner wouldn't go amiss - the Phoenix Locust could probably be counted as a Hero.

Either way, even with the Locust and the Flea, we're still a light short, and we have a dearth of light Heroes.

Light heroes are not that profitable... even the basic PP package for the Locust is not worth the $20. Unless we get the 6MG Spider, they will never be profitable!

Edited by Deathlike, 23 September 2013 - 10:45 AM.

[CDLord HHGD]

stjobe, on 23 September 2013 - 07:14 AM, said:

On a more serious note, there is the Sarah's Jenner. While not a Hero, it's still a special variant.
Looking through Sarna, there's not a lot of canon Heroes for our light 'mechs; the only ones I can see are Jenners, the Grace and the Samuli; none of these are really all that special (the Grace would even be worse than any in-game variant, seeing as it has a Narc...).

Of course, PGI has no issues with creating their own Heroes, so why not do that? Well, apart from the Death's Knell probably being the least sold of all the Heroes, of course (disclaimer: Pure speculation)

But yeah, a hero Raven, Spider, or Jenner wouldn't go amiss - the Phoenix Locust could probably be counted as a Hero.

Either way, even with the Locust and the Flea, we're still a light short, and we have a dearth of light Heroes.

There's a pair of Commandos that could be considered heroes. In the 3025 TRO there is a description about a pair of polits who distinguished themselves admirably....

[Sephlock]

The Locust was actually looking pretty good during the golden age of the MG... the all-too-brief golden age of the MG .

But, just as I predicted, the MGs got nerfed before the Locust came out.

[General Taskeen]

The Locust won't gain ECM. The Flea might though. PGI now only currently goes by adding ECM if that Mech received ECM later on with a variant. (The Flea gets ECM in a future variant)

[DrxAbstract]

I was going to buy it a cake, but then i remembered...

[Shadey99]

General Taskeen, on 23 September 2013 - 11:01 AM, said:

The Locust won't gain ECM. The Flea might though. PGI now only currently goes by adding ECM if that Mech received ECM later on with a variant. (The Flea gets ECM in a future variant)

While not until much later (2085) the LCT-5W2 Locust has ECM. It has 2x ER ML, Tag, ECM, C3, and a 150 kph base speed with a 180 kph MASC speed... Though I still think the Clan Locust IIC would make a lovely 'hero' Locust... 9 yummy energy hardpoints... mmm...

Btw the Flea of the same era (the FLE-20) is the one that gets ECM. It has a G ECM, 2xER ML, a light PPC, and stealth armor...

Edited by Shadey99, 23 September 2013 - 01:20 PM.

[shintakie]

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Light heroes are not that profitable... even the basic PP package for the Locust is not worth the $20. Unless we get the 6MG Spider, they will never be profitable!

I would totally use some of my founders MC to buy a 6MG spider hero. Heck, go big or go home. 8 MG spider!

Really I just want a Piranha.