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[Wieland]

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For one week, these new variants will be available for MC purchase only.

Are you kidding me?
Its the second patch of the month. Its CBills time.

[Onlystolen]

Only mech probably worth it is the locust with 6 energy, other one is a redundant piece of crap or the shadow hawk 2D, the other one is just the same as the griffin and wolverine, So, more redundant crap.

[Zeriniel]

Onlystolen, on 15 April 2014 - 10:51 AM, said:

Only mech probably worth it is the locust with 6 energy, other one is a redundant piece of crap or the shadow hawk 2D, the other one is just the same as the griffin and wolverine, So, more redundant crap.

I especially love the two Battlemaster variants.
8 Energy hard points, one ballistic, 1 missile! Overheat harder! Worse Movement than the 1G!
And the other is a BLR-1S light.
I would've just appreciated some tweaks on the original BLR-1G (for example, the Banshee is heavier, has just as many hard points, but has better twist angle and rate...)

and the new ShadowHawks. The three we have are already awesome, lets put two more in that are worse.

Edit: Oh yeah, the Thunderbolt. What happened to that mech? no love at all.

Edited by Zeriniel, 15 April 2014 - 11:10 AM.

[Grendel408]

Will they do the same for the Griffin and Wolverine too? Makes you wonder... I like the Shadowhawk variants most of all... those with zombie-cent love will rejoice with the 2K variant.

[Zeriniel]

Grendel408, on 15 April 2014 - 11:50 AM, said:

Will they do the same for the Griffin and Wolverine too? Makes you wonder... I like the Shadowhawk variants most of all... those with zombie-cent love will rejoice with the 2K variant.

Technically not a zombie. Zombie's need a CT or Head weapon. I think the term for something like this is Vampire.

[draiocht]

Onlystolen, on 15 April 2014 - 10:51 AM, said:

So, more redundant crap.

Woah. Harsh. While there's not much to get excited over, the new variants are different just enough to optimize specific builds. It's not like we're talking about the STK-4N.

[Grendel408]

Zeriniel, on 15 April 2014 - 11:52 AM, said:

Technically not a zombie. Zombie's need a CT or Head weapon. I think the term for something like this is Vampire.

So... zombie centurion is not zombie centurion then?

[BadBird]

Think you guys missed the Quirks some of those varients have;
- Quirks:
- Torso Yaw Speed +25%
- Turn Speed +5%

[Zerberus]

Grendel408, on 15 April 2014 - 11:55 AM, said:

So... zombie centurion is not zombie centurion then?

Zombie Centurion (or Atlas, or Hunchie, or...) has (a) laser(s) in the CT or head

[Grendel408]

I suppose lol... consider a zombie Mech to have no arms and still be combat effective (to a degree)

[JudgeDeathCZ]

Yea I was like NICE NEW MECHS! and naow I am like /facepalm....rly PGI for MC?At least you should not sell those Locusts for c-bills bcuz I do not see a reason to play them unless you are masochist lol
Ok I will w8 for another week *phew*

[ImperialKnight]

mechs have always been released for MC first then CBills one week later, this is nothing new.....

[Wildstreak]

I think they are just filling out variants possible by year and have alternate hardpoints.

Locusts
The 1E is debatable, posted in the Ultimate Locust topic.
The 1M seems more LRM oriented, you can make the same ML+LRM build plus a TAG now.
Some Locust variants seem buildable on existing ones (1Vb, 3D)
No 3V sadly.

Shadow Hawks
The 2K is a Zombie Hawk given weapon locations, both arms are now shields.
The 2D is jsut swapping a Missile for Energy hardpoint, everything else the same as a 2D2.
I guess the 2Hb can be made from something we have.

Battlemaster
Only ones missing are 1Gb (9 Energy)
Ignoring 1Gbc and 1Gc due to how Command Console works now.
Ignored Dual Cockpit versions.
1Gd can be made from a 1G

Maybe these three get done in another patch

Griffins
Only ones missing are 1DS (possibly made from something we have), 2N (55 tons with ECM)

Wolverines
Only ones missing are 6M (could be made from a 6K), 7D (needs MASC), 7H, 7M (needs MASC)

Thunderbolts
Only ones missing are 5Sb, 5Sd, 5SE (another JJ version), 7M

BadBird, on 15 April 2014 - 12:04 PM, said:

Think you guys missed the Quirks some of those variants have;
- Quirks:
- Torso Yaw Speed +25%
- Turn Speed +5%

Which one has that?

[Wieland]

knightsljx, on 15 April 2014 - 04:21 PM, said:

mechs have always been released for MC first then CBills one week later, this is nothing new.....

Yes but they are normally sold for MC one week BEFORE the second patch, and with the second patch CBills are enabled.