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[MisterPlanetarian]

Same.

The Direwolf will have no IS competition for a while atleast. The Atlas simply don't stand a chance.

[Herodes]

That's sad. The Banshee really is the worst of the worst. Another standard looking humanoid biped Mech, yawn. Lame.
Well, can't have everything. I guess I'll stick with my Stalkers then.

[Haakon Magnusson]

Bishop Steiner, on 02 March 2014 - 04:01 PM, said:

don't let Strum Wealh here you say that! lol. But very much true. Stupid Record Sheets from FASA back then were HORRIBLY edited, with things like the Rifleman and Jagermech showing full arm actuator sets. Yet because of a pretty obvious editing error (cuz it was often obvious actually reading the source material was too much work for FASA staff back then) they decided to totally muck it up on all future stuff, despite the fluff of the 2750 TRO saying specifically that the whole AC was in the arms.

It is funny, seems like FA$A totally lost control of their quality assuarance sometime after the "old skool" TRs, haven't dwelved into reasons behind it. I am guessing they were to cheap, used new talent and didn't do their due diligence checking facts. (Or perhaps it was less important than pushing out new material) Although they did use my likeness for Haakons pic in the CCG and my idea of eventually FRR allying with ghost bears (Or syncronicity, whichever..)

Anyhow, seems we have lost the fight. I no longer need to defend KGC against the heresy of split criticals. I'll just buy a salvaged daishi with a slightly dented head and call it King Crab driving it like one (Propably better positioned ACs anyways)

Desperate times, desperate measures...

[SgtMagor]

an Atlas fighting a Dire Wolf in its current condition no way! now if melee were added then some of the short comings of the Atlas might not be such a big deal.

[NRP]

Although I need a new mech to grind and I love Assault mechs, I'm kind of sad that we won't be getting Crabs.

[Ragnar Darkmane]

NRP, on 03 March 2014 - 03:55 PM, said:

Although I need a new mech to grind and I love Assault mechs, I'm kind of sad that we won't be getting Crabs.

Assuming that the Mauler is next in line for the Assault slot (because PGI is working on it right now) it'll most likely take at least another 8 months till we get another chance to get the KG. A shame, what a shame. Might just as well grind the Banshee for C-Bills then, sigh...

Sometimes you really have to question if PGI actually knows what their community wants and is willing to spend money on...

Edited by Ragnar Darkmane, 03 March 2014 - 04:37 PM.

[NRP]

I guess they could be saving the KGC until after the Clan "invasion". Let players QQ about how OP the Dire Wolf is for a month or so, then drop the King Crab on the community as a viable IS alternative.

I guess that could work. I'd just like to see it sooner rather than later though.

[Strum Wealh]

NRP, on 03 March 2014 - 04:47 PM, said:

I guess they could be saving the KGC until after the Clan "invasion". Let players QQ about how OP the Dire Wolf is for a month or so, then drop the King Crab on the community as a viable IS alternative.

I guess that could work. I'd just like to see it sooner rather than later though.

Personally, I would not be surprised if they held off on the KGC until next May (that is, May 2015) in order to make it part of a "Clanbuster Pack" (with the Hussar as the Light, the Wyvern as the Medium, either (or both) the Champion or the Black Knight as the Heavy, and the King Crab as the Assault) to be released in conjunction with some sort of in-game Battle of Tukayyid event...

[Carnifex125]

Haakon Magnusson, on 03 March 2014 - 03:08 PM, said:

It is funny, seems like FA$A totally lost control of their quality assuarance sometime after the "old skool" TRs, haven't dwelved into reasons behind it. I am guessing they were to cheap, used new talent and didn't do their due diligence checking facts. (Or perhaps it was less important than pushing out new material) Although they did use my likeness for Haakons pic in the CCG and my idea of eventually FRR allying with ghost bears (Or syncronicity, whichever..)

Anyhow, seems we have lost the fight. I no longer need to defend KGC against the heresy of split criticals. I'll just buy a salvaged daishi with a slightly dented head and call it King Crab driving it like one (Propably better positioned ACs anyways)

Desperate times, desperate measures...

ye only lose the fight once ye give up! I was tempted to dropt he whole KGC revival a few times, but no! if we don't stand up for the crabs now! then they may become lost to PGI forever. Its now, more than ever that our voices neeed to be raised!

by the way..anyone have any idea how I can get a hold of PGI directly? Drive a truck loaded with other players, and a buncha picket signs out by their office? each sign declaring our need for KGC's???

[Radiant Mass]

Come back to the game to be greeted with more bad news and bad game play... Do the devs even care for this game?

Any ways...

Did we just get a kit bashed, generic, un appealing piece of trash mech' this month? Yes.

Will it be the last "IS" Assault Mech' for this year? No.

According to the "Ultimate Mech' Discussion" Thread, there is still room in 2014 for the KGC to pop out of its den:

*Taken from the above thred* *also taking in consideration that the supposed Light, Medium, Heavy, Assault line up was "broken since the last release was the Fire Starter a Light, and now we are getting an Assault, I'm assuming its now "Light, Assault, Medium, Heavy*

Spoiler

Soon in the game:

- new Assault mech (March)
- Wolverine, 55 tons medium mech (17 December for Phoenix Project, 18 March (?) for C-Bills.
- new IS mech? (April)
- new IS mech? (May)
- Uller, 30 tons light mech (17 June)
​- new IS mech? (June)
- Black Hawk, 50 tons medium mech (17 June for Clan Collection, July? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (July)
- Thor, 70 tons heavy mech (17 June for Clan Collection, August? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (August)
- Daishi, 100 tons assault mech (17 June for Clan Collection, September? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (September)
- Puma, 35 tons light mech (17 June for Clan Collection, October? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (October)
- Ryoken, 55 tons medium mech (17 June for Clan Collection, November? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (November)
- Mad Cat, 75 tons heavy mech (17 June for Clan Collection, December? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (December)
- Masakari, 85 tons assault mech (17 June for Clan Collection, January, 2015? for C-Bills)
​- new IS mech? (January)
- new Clan light omnimech (February, 2015?) - Koshi or Dasher
- new Clan medium omnimech (March, 2015?) - Dragonfly or Fenris
- new Clan heavy omnimech (April, 2015?) - Vulture or Loki
- new Clan assault omnimech (May, 2015?) - Man o'War or Gladiator
- new Clan light omnimech (June, 2015?) - the remaining original light omnimech
- new Clan medium omnimech (July, 2015?) - the remaining original medium omnimech
- new Clan heavy omnimech (August, 2015?) - the remaining original heavy omnimech
- new Clan assault omnimech (September, 2015?) - the remaining original assault omnimech
- (wild speculation) new, extra Clan light omnimech (October, 2015?) - Hankyu?
- (wild speculation) new, extra Clan medium omnimech (November, 2015?) - Shadow Cat?
- (wild speculation) new, extra Clan heavy omnimech (December, 2015?) - Cauldron Born?
- (wild speculation) new, extra Clan assault omnimech (January, 2016?) - Kingfisher?
- (Nostradamus-level speculation) 8 more Clan omnimechs (one per month, until September 2016)

March was Kit Bash Banshee month and if I'm reading the quote correctly, the C-Bill release of the Wolverine, a Medium. This would mean that in April a Heavy will come.

May will restart the "new" cycle with another Light mech'. The Flea perhaps?

June will most likely bring the already confirmed Mauler (confirmed by an apparent NGNG podcast).

July an unknown Medium.

August an Unknown Heavy.

September an Unknown Light.

October an Unknown Assault.

November an Unknown Medium.

December an Unknown Heavy.

So what do we see coming for the "IS" in 2014? One Unknown Light and the Flea, Two Unknown Mediums and the Wolverine, Three Unknown Heavies, Kit Bash Banshee, Mauler and one Unknown ASSAULT...

What else can we see? That these "IS" Mechs' are being released one after the other after these Clan mechs'.

Could they be the Clan Busters arriving one after the other after each invading Claner Mech'?

The fight isn't over yet.

[A Man In A Can]

Strum Wealh, on 03 March 2014 - 05:49 PM, said:

Personally, I would not be surprised if they held off on the KGC until next May (that is, May 2015) in order to make it part of a "Clanbuster Pack" (with the Hussar as the Light, the Wyvern as the Medium, either (or both) the Champion or the Black Knight as the Heavy, and the King Crab as the Assault) to be released in conjunction with some sort of in-game Battle of Tukayyid event...

I'm betting exactly this. Not to mention Bryan did say that it was on their list of mechs to include in the game. So REJOICE you STD lovers. PGI will give you crabs.

Next year. When the Clanbuster variant is scheduled for it.

Along with the Black Knight and its Clanbuster variant. THAT would be nice.

The Hussar and the Wyvern are just...meh to me, and the Champion is just a failed LAM project (I'm teasing here).

Bryan Twitter quote:

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Bryan Ekman ‏@bryanekman 11h
@JotpunktOpunkt It's been floated internally for a while. It's on a list.

Edited by Mechwarrior Mousse, 03 March 2014 - 09:22 PM.

[Carnifex125]

thank you guys for the encouragement! Now, I've trie this whole revivla business, trying to get more attention to the King Crabs, but I feel we could do better. I'm new at this whole forum business, but I'm sure there are better methods. Can we E-mail PGI/IGP? bribe them perhaps? Iw ould go abou the forums providing links to Crab threads, but i would think I would discourage others/ seem like i am just spreading spam