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[Mead]

Interesting.. an anagram of GRID IRON is I R GROIND

[DLFReporter]

First time round I actually read GRIND IRON. ^^

[LastPaladin]

Cysero, on 07 January 2014 - 03:29 PM, said:

I feel like it's a little underhanded to be selling the "Limited Edition" until Feb 4th, while the only thing that makes it limited is the bobble-head.

Actually, I noticed one other little thing that is different about it. When you are in a match, anyone that targets you will see "GRIDIRON LIMITED EDITION" as the name of your mech. Seems to be the longest mech name in the game right now, so it really stands out.

[BLOOD1975]

Monday Night Combat Football ?

good idea...
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reminds me to that weird game mod of UnrealTournament -> Ball

[Heffay]

and zero, on 07 January 2014 - 10:29 PM, said:

Oh well, just bought a premium plane in war thunder instead....it has a 50% earning boost....and only cost 5$

A 20% higher earning boost for a game that has 5 times the grind.

Wow. Fantastic. Much deal.

[Imperius]

My only gripe is there is more time spent on the Grid Iron video than the intro to the clans.

[Ngamok]

PropagandaWar, on 07 January 2014 - 11:36 PM, said:

its a hit and miss mech. I did good in it not great. Still working builds. Did laugh a lot at guys running the xl's in them though. So far ac 5 three med lasrs and a lerm 10 is best fit.

TBH, if you can roll damage and shoot straight it's not a problem. I have an AC/10, 3x ML, and an SRM6 in mine with an XL275. Doing anywhere between 200 to 500 damage per match. Only one match I got below 100 last night. This is about 8 games played with it. Went back to finish up my last Griffin and 2 Wolverines afterwards. Will master out the GI after those are done.

Imperius, on 08 January 2014 - 06:55 AM, said:

My only gripe is there is more time spent on the Grid Iron video than the intro to the clans.

I'm sure there will be another video out in June.

[Houseckat]

Scott Decoy Stone, on 08 January 2014 - 02:19 AM, said:

FOOTBALL!!!!!!

That is seriously 100 times better than the actual video trailer's soundtrack, and I would be far more entertained by this mech if I had've seen that first, rather than the wub-tastic noise they used.

As it is? Not terribly interested. No jump jets, and as much as I love SRMs for a quick 'shotgun' type weapon, only having the six doesn't thrill me.

[Koniving]

Dazzer, on 08 January 2014 - 12:25 AM, said:

Don't bad mouth my beloved Hunchback !

yes I bought it (never said I had a brain) and I love the think ! but I am a dedicated Hunchback pilot.

I currently run this :-

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...6099f0d3101a069

I see only one problem here. The 46 front 2 rear for the left side isn't such a good idea. I have to test it to see if the hitboxes were changed, but that 'fuel tank' thingy on the left side? Before this patch if you hit that from the front it counts as rear side. Given how short the Hunchback is, it's real easy to hit that and make it go boom.

Let's find out if that's still a problem/weakness.

In the mean time, here's what I'll be trying.

Based loosely on my most successful 4G rig ever where this was the first run I've ever done with it. (Chase cam by Lordred in his camera commando. Other voices aside from mine are simply listening in from teamspeak while playing World of Tanks).


Score that faithful day.

Spoiler

Here's to hoping for similar success!

Edited by Koniving, 08 January 2014 - 07:31 AM.

[PropagandaWar]

Ngamok, on 08 January 2014 - 07:03 AM, said:

TBH, if you can roll damage and shoot straight it's not a problem. I have an AC/10, 3x ML, and an SRM6 in mine with an XL275. Doing anywhere between 200 to 500 damage per match. Only one match I got below 100 last night. This is about 8 games played with it. Went back to finish up my last Griffin and 2 Wolverines afterwards. Will master out the GI after those are done.



I'm sure there will be another video out in June.

after looking at the new models I went and rebought a J. Yep its mean has a lower torso profile. I like it. I still will never run Xl's in my hunchies. I only run SRM's in my SP because Im just so used to using them that way. But yesterday again. Shot after shot after shot just didn't register.

[Hillslam]

This right here is PURE WIN

Scott Decoy Stone, on 08 January 2014 - 02:19 AM, said:

FOOTBALL!!!!!!

[Zolaz]

I like the attention to lore that this Hunchback hero provides. Way to go PGI!! Turn the BT universe to an unabashed cash grab!! Ya'll are doing a much better cash grab job than Microsoft ever did.

[Ngamok]

PropagandaWar, on 08 January 2014 - 07:52 AM, said:

after looking at the new models I went and rebought a J. Yep its mean has a lower torso profile. I like it. I still will never run Xl's in my hunchies. I only run SRM's in my SP because Im just so used to using them that way. But yesterday again. Shot after shot after shot just didn't register.

I have decent success with them if I fire them at 100+ meters and not in mass (2 launchers). On my Griffin with the 3 Missiles in the RT, I put in 3xSRM4s and noticed that with 2xSRM6s I did better even though they are both 12 missiles. I consistantly get kills with them and damage registering.

[N0t Me]

it`s not if you don`t like it don`t buy it, i think there are alot of hunchback lovers around that were waiting for a hero variant, but this mech bring nothing new to the hunchback family and this is why people are disappointed.
there are so many ways to make a special product but like this if you already have a 4g or 4sp there is no reason to buy this thing exept for the boost in cbills

[Ngamok]

Zolaz, on 08 January 2014 - 08:03 AM, said:

I like the attention to lore that this Hunchback hero provides. Way to go PGI!! Turn the BT universe to an unabashed cash grab!! Ya'll are doing a much better cash grab job than Microsoft ever did.

? Some of the other Hero mechs are not in Lore either. Pretty sure the Muromets was made up as is the X-5 (it's actually based on a clan mech). The Grid Iron is almost based off the HBK-4N (SRMs instead of LRMs and in different shoulders instead of the same).

[PropagandaWar]

Ngamok, on 08 January 2014 - 08:04 AM, said:

I have decent success with them if I fire them at 100+ meters and not in mass (2 launchers). On my Griffin with the 3 Missiles in the RT, I put in 3xSRM4s and noticed that with 2xSRM6s I did better even though they are both 12 missiles. I consistantly get kills with them and damage registering.

thats just it im seeing them splat but they just arent registering. Some games they do but others it just doesn't. It does seem at closer ranges they register less though. I still break 300 damage alot but thats due to the 5 lasers more then my srm 6 and 4. I was running them on the wolvie but 2 ppc's and streaks are a lot more fun (I actually suck in this mech but it is a blast to me for some reason).

[Lupin]

Rebas Kradd, on 07 January 2014 - 02:34 PM, said:

N.O.P.E.

Same here.

Game content FIRST.

P.S. Likely obsolete with Clan coming.

Edited by Lupin, 08 January 2014 - 09:46 AM.

[POWR]

Zolaz, on 08 January 2014 - 08:03 AM, said:

I like the attention to lore that this Hunchback hero provides. Way to go PGI!! Turn the BT universe to an unabashed cash grab!! Ya'll are doing a much better cash grab job than Microsoft ever did.

So what about the football part of the lore? Too obscure for you?

[elde]

I just realized this.

There are two versions of the Grid Iron, the normal and the Limited Edition. You get the cheerleader bobblehead with the limited edition, but it costs 500 MC more.

Now what the hell? I always thought the cheerleader was included in the price, not something extra you need to pay. The ad had nothing mentioned about two versions and extra costs.

[Cimarb]

POWR, on 08 January 2014 - 09:12 AM, said:

So what about the football part of the lore? Too obscure for you?

That wasn't lore used by PGI - that was someone in the forums pointing out lore that could have been used for marketing if PGI had spent even a small amount of time researching. Big difference.

elde, on 08 January 2014 - 09:17 AM, said:

I just realized this.

There are two versions of the Grid Iron, the normal and the Limited Edition. You get the cheerleader bobblehead with the limited edition, but it costs 500 MC more.

Now what the hell? I always thought the cheerleader was included in the price, not something extra you need to pay. The ad had nothing mentioned about two versions and extra costs.

You are paying slightly more for the limited edition, which includes the bobblehead - I don't agree with it, but it's a matter of phrasing. Don't want to pay the extra for the limited edition? Don't. Just buy the normal hero version for slightly less.