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[Tesunie]

WE ARE GETTING THE KING CRAB!

*Explodes from excitement*

December. Everything changes...

[Jon Gotham]

Only downside is.....yet another assault mech. We need more titanic mechs to roflstamp on smaller mechs we do, oh yes.
I wonder if this may herald the Crab medium? I can only hope.

[Demon Horde]

this topic is dated now , as it was bassically just reported today that king crabs are coming! PGi says the first one is going to be one of teh rewards in anniversary event and a regualr version's release date will be annmounced later. oh and apperntly they are also bringing back the CN9-AH of beta fame!

[Tesunie]

Demon Horde, on 16 September 2014 - 02:27 AM, said:

one of teh rewards in anniversary event and a regualr version's release date will be annmounced later

Actually... it's "we get it for free" date is the same as it's "MC release date". It's C-bill release is a few weeks afterwards.
http://mwomercs.com/...21#entry3724421

[Carnifex125]

KING CRABS BABY! exploded when I saw the announcement. had to do a double take then make sure I was not dreaming

[The Silent Protagonist]

I took great pleasure in making a quick paint knockup of a new signature based on our successful campaign. When the forums fix their space-magic feel free to spread the... CRAB BATTLE!

*EDIT:For some reason it is distorted in the post, my uploaded file should be the required 720x80 pixels
**EDIT 2: Post-judgement Day: Feel free to alter this however you please.

Edited by Lt XKalibur, 17 September 2014 - 01:56 PM.

[Jeon Ji Yoon]

I think since the 55-ton crab is energy only and therefore not as useful in this game I hope they make a variant with 3 ams, you know, just so it has a niche

[Tesunie]

Jeon Ji Yoon, on 20 September 2014 - 11:02 AM, said:

I think since the 55-ton crab is energy only and therefore not as useful in this game I hope they make a variant with 3 ams, you know, just so it has a niche

I believe the Crab is a 50 ton mech...
And yes, all the Crabs are energy only mechs, unless a Hero mech changes that. None of them carry AMS stock, so I highly doubt it will be able to equip 2 or 3 AMS within it's hardpoints.

The Crabs will be useful for their shorter profiles, which should make them appear smaller from the front, as well as will make cover easier to obtain. They will however probably be longer sideways, similar to the Jenner and Ravens.

It will be a nice addition to the game, just not one to follow the current meta of the game at this time.

[Jeon Ji Yoon]

Tesunie, on 20 September 2014 - 07:06 PM, said:

I believe the Crab is a 50 ton mech...
And yes, all the Crabs are energy only mechs, unless a Hero mech changes that. None of them carry AMS stock, so I highly doubt it will be able to equip 2 or 3 AMS within it's hardpoints.

The Crabs will be useful for their shorter profiles, which should make them appear smaller from the front, as well as will make cover easier to obtain. They will however probably be longer sideways, similar to the Jenner and Ravens.

It will be a nice addition to the game, just not one to follow the current meta of the game at this time.

Oh wow, i"m so glad you told me because for some reason I don't have access to sarna.net and can't look at its hardpoints! The crab will be fun but useless (just like the Shadowhawk 5k) if it doesn't get some kind of boon and I was suggesting one.

[Tesunie]

Jeon Ji Yoon, on 20 September 2014 - 07:23 PM, said:

Oh wow, i"m so glad you told me because for some reason I don't have access to sarna.net and can't look at its hardpoints! The crab will be fun but useless (just like the Shadowhawk 5k) if it doesn't get some kind of boon and I was suggesting one.

I suspect that the arms will have lots of energy hard points added into some of the variants. This will help increase the arch of fire for those weapons. You also will have at least 2 energy points that can be used for zombieing. Anything else will probably depend upon quarks and hitboxes.

As far as AMS, I typically only see a dual AMS mount on mechs that had one already stock. In the case of the Uller C arm, it comes with triple AMS stock, which is why it has 3 AMS hard points.

I would imagine the Crab being similar (but different) to the Nova and the Hunchback 4P in it's performance. Should mean it will be a good mech, but maybe not the most powerful mech option for the current game meta.

[Jeon Ji Yoon]

Thank you, Mr. Spock.

[Tesunie]

Jeon Ji Yoon, on 20 September 2014 - 08:18 PM, said:

Thank you, Mr. Spock.

Okay. Once I took it as "maybe I read it wrong". Twice? Can we knock off the sarcasm please? Might I remind you who it was that called the Crab a 55 ton mech?

[Iyica de Tylmarande]

Still waiting for my 50 tonner crab

When they introduce the crab, they should create a new achievement where if you win a match with exactly 50% health, you get the medium crab mech

[Mech42Ace]

Whatzituyah, on 16 February 2014 - 02:03 AM, said:

This comes to mind when you show that

The real sad part is that O watched the whole thing!

[Commander Kruge]

As a player who consistently runs all energy builds (HBK-4P all spl, CDA-3M with 4 mpls, Jester, etc) I can't say enough how much I would drool over an all energy Crab. Also, I'll very likely be purchasing the Resistance pack for the sole purpose of having the King Crab variant. Really, really liking the design.

Edited by Commander Kruge, 18 November 2014 - 11:52 AM.

[Beast Font]

So now that the King Crab is out we can get the Crab too right?

[Tesunie]

Beast Font, on 11 December 2014 - 07:42 AM, said:

So now that the King Crab is out we can get the Crab too right?

Give it time, young one. Give it time...

All good things come to those who wait (or so I've been told).

[Spoo Hunter]

I've always had a soft spot for the Crab. This thread has inspired me to try out the Hunchback as a mock-crab. The HBK-4J is an excellent substitute for the Crabs available in 3050. I'm having loads of fun with a CRB-27b build.

Please PGI give us the Crab.

[Nightshade24]

pssssst, you forgot to mention that the crab mech has very cheap repair cost and no rearm cost due to the all energy weapons, it's repair cost is lower then some half off light mechs.

You should mention that this could reflect the game quite well when RnR is reintroduced (which is planed after CW gets a bit further into the beta)