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[Hans Von Lohman]

Just saw this over at NGNG website. There are pictures and everything.

The new light mech is the Firestarter, 35 tons, jumps, 2 machineguns and 2 medium lasers, and 4 flamers (soon to be removed in record time for more medium lasers).

I want it.

[Kanatta Jing]

The Hero "Ember" is 4 flamers, 4 machine guns. It is being released beside a flamer buff.

I'd suggest keeping the flamers for a few matches.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

According to Russ, the Hero is 4 energy, 4 Ballistic, JJs, and 300 engine rating. No word as far as I know on AMS capability or number of JJs.

The c-bill variants coming later will probably be a mix of pure energy and energy/ballistic, all with 6 JJs stock, and the possibility of an ECM variant.

[FireSlade]

Looks good in theory with 4 energy and 4 ballistics and JJs. I bet that besides the Jenner we may have a new king of lights.

[Bishop Steiner]

Kanatta Jing, on 03 February 2014 - 09:05 PM, said:

The Hero "Ember" is 4 flamers, 4 machine guns. It is being released beside a flamer buff.

I'd suggest keeping the flamers for a few matches.

Oh tis my plan. especially since midday usually is less metatard populated, so one can actually have some fun, first!

FireSlade, on 03 February 2014 - 09:10 PM, said:

Looks good in theory with 4 energy and 4 ballistics and JJs. I bet that besides the Jenner we may have a new king of lights.

FireSlade, on 03 February 2014 - 09:10 PM, said:

Looks good in theory with 4 energy and 4 ballistics and JJs. I bet that besides the Jenner we may have a new king of lights.

will depend totally on the hitboxes and agility quirks

[ImperialKnight]

The main variant, FS9-H, will most likely pack 6 energy and 2 ballistic hardpoints. Goodbye Jenner if this thing has the hitbox and size of a Commando or Spider.

[Sephlock]

*quietly dusts off his streakapult*

[Hans Von Lohman]

I was wondering why this thing looked so familiar. That head. I could have sworn I had seen that head somewhere before on another mech.

Then I remembered where. An old concept art from the Atlas back in the beginning of MWO by Flying Debris/Alex Inglacias.



That looks really similar to those extreme Atlas heads that never got used.

[IceCase88]

Gotta post it here too...

MC... check! Mechbay... check! Waiting for patch time... check! It will be fun... check! Don't like it? 311 says it best...

[Bagheera]

Ok, cool, but why is it so sad? The frown is enough, but it kinda looks like it's been crying too.






j/k, mostly.

[darkchylde]

Bagheera, on 03 February 2014 - 10:47 PM, said:

Ok, cool, but why is it so sad? The frown is enough, but it kinda looks like it's been crying too.






j/k, mostly.

Cause..flamers are broken...it's enuf make many people sad !!!

[Hans Von Lohman]

darkchylde, on 04 February 2014 - 12:06 AM, said:

Cause..flamers are broken...it's enuf make many people sad !!!

Maybe not. One of the things they mentioned is getting changed are Flamers. They're supposed to make an enemy heat up faster, and do a bit more damage as well. You will still be limited to driving an enemy to only 90% heat.

[Ewigan]

It looks like the mean big brother of my Commies.
I will LOVE hunting Jenners with that thing

[a dog with a laptop]

You humans do realise it will be the same size as an Atlas . . . don't you ?

[Hans Von Lohman]

Of all of the light mechs they could have added to the game from the 3025 and 2750 TRO books I was hoping we would get the Firestarter.

It has the best weapon loadout with lots of energy, and even MG's instead of missiles like most light mechs have, and jumps. It was what I hoping for.

[ItchyTriggerFingers]

Legs look long.......Here's hoping its not 30 stories tall........

[Kanatta Jing]

FupDup, on 03 February 2014 - 10:38 AM, said:

Its size is going to not be huge:




Hitboxes and quirks are the only things we don't yet know.

Size data.

[Devil Fox]

I took my spider into training grounds, the height is roughly equivalent, and thus from the pictures I've seen the Firestarter will have the same profiles as the Commando. That is it'll be a wide broad frontal profile with a very slim side profile, it is going to be interesting to see them in action.

[Turist0AT]

http://www.nogutsnog...hp?topic=1680.0

[Blood Rose]

So.... No Urbanmech?