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[Ghoja]

Gralzeim, on 07 January 2014 - 09:38 PM, said:

Plus I want alternate ammo types for regular ACs and LRMs. And other fun things.

And Inferno rounds for the SRMs! (grin) I am glad that all the models that were in the original MechWarrior game are on the list, and granted while I DO like the addition of quite a few on the list, like it's been said some of those are out of timeline... The bushwhacker being the most obvious to me (as others have also pointed out)... That was a design made in response to the clan invasion... I liked the design, but I would still rather be riding in my marauder... or a rifleman (though that might be semi-redundant in this game due to the similarities to the jaeger and blackjack). When looking at that list, I was looking at the chassis design itself not so much the loadouts on the mechs or what they are normally capable of since in this game, as it was stated, all chassis are pretty much semi-nerfed Omni's. I can see that not all of them on the list would make it, some of the designs are too similar to have relevance. (shrug) Good list though, relatively well rounded. Oh yeah, and LAM's.... lol... that was a good one. Then we might as well add in aerospace fighters too and the option for elementals... Make it a full on BattleTech game and not just MechWarrior.

[Trauglodyte]

Well, we know that we need the Banshee.

Aside from that, the only mechs that I can see PGI wanting to include, due to the massive weight of mechs already available, would be:

Cyclops (non-JJ Highlander)
Vindicator (non-JJ Blackjack)
Vulcan (JJ ballistic Cicada)
Whitworth (Light JJ capable heavy missile platform; maybe not needed due to the Treb)
Firestarter (JJ capable energy/ballistic; maybe not needed due to the Raven 4X)
Hermes (non-JJ Spider only MUCH faster)
Javelin (missile Spider)

The important part of adding mechs in the future is to not repeat what has already been done. Flavor is what we really want.

We have a ton of mechs at the higher weight end of the spectrum but not so much at the lighter end. A lot of mechs on this list are just copies of what we already have. But, those listed above provide

[Sug]

Trauglodyte, on 10 January 2014 - 08:01 AM, said:

A lot of mechs on this list are just copies of what we already have.

Only because of near unlimited customization : /

Edited by Sug, 10 January 2014 - 08:04 AM.

[Trauglodyte]

Sug, on 10 January 2014 - 08:04 AM, said:

Only because of near unlimited customization : /

Yeah. But, I'd rather we have nearly identical mechs that have something different that stands out (JJs are really all that comes to mind) than more of the same but with a different wrapping paper.

[ghrast]

I want to see a 6 machine gun Light mech called the pirrannah:)

[Sug]

Trauglodyte, on 10 January 2014 - 09:11 AM, said:

Yeah. But, I'd rather we have nearly identical mechs that have something different that stands out (JJs are really all that comes to mind) than more of the same but with a different wrapping paper.

Sense made - 0

[Sug]

ghrast, on 10 January 2014 - 09:29 AM, said:

I want to see a 6 machine gun Light mech called the pirrannah:)

It's 12 actually