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[New Day]

Prosperity Park, on 19 November 2013 - 09:36 AM, said:

The ShadowHawks are a nice blend of ballistics, energy, and missiles... with Jump Jets. Although they all differ only by the number of hardpoints on each variant, rather than by having great differences in their hardpoints like the Hunchback Line of Mechs, you can still set them up in a good variety of ways. Just don't go looking for ShadowHawk Energy Boats... they all are meant to utilize ammo of some sort to achieve a full arsenal of firepower.

They don't completely out-class other Mediums in every way, either. The Hunchbacks have much greater maneuverability, the Centurions have better brawling/zombie survival, the Trebuchets have more energy hardpoints to support their missile weapons, and the BlackJacks can mount XL engines with an AC/20 (which the Shadow Hawk cannot).

Overall, I think the ShadowHawk variants are Jacks of all Trades instead of being resigned to any specific roles.

Agreed, the JJs really contribute the hunchbacks maneuverability.

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I agree with Park up to a point, the Hunchbacks, Trebuchets, and Blackjacks have something going for them. But Centurions rely on oversized 'remnant' arm hitboxes after losing their arms (if anything hitting exposed mechanical work should cause enhanced damage feedback rather than reduced damage) for their survival, hopefully to be fixed. What they do have going for them is that the AH and the Yen Lo Wang can mount XL engines and AC/20s. Except the AH got removed and the Wang costs money.

So what does that leave the Centurion with? That it can aim left/right with the ballistics beyond its torso twist and elevation. That's good to a point. But most people aren't bringing ballistics at all because it slows the Centurion down. Doesn't leave much. Almost everything the Centurion can do, the Shadowhawk can outperform.

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Werewolf486, on 21 November 2013 - 02:31 PM, said:

Can we get a Variant with JJ's a ballistic in one arm, 2 missiles in the torso, and 2-3 beam in the other arm? A baby Victor if you will? Doesn't have to be able to pack an AC/20, but it would be nice

It's called a Wolverine. Wait till Feb/March unless you bought the Sabre package.