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[Scratchspider]

So... why is it named after the woman who betrayed the Aztecs to Cortés? That's like calling an American-themed 'mech Benedict Arnold.

[Deathlike]

Damocles69, on 03 March 2014 - 07:13 PM, said:

the guns are low set because originally this hero had 3 jjs. PGI removed them because they are afraid of the P2W cries. kinda sad really. like the oxide, an almost great mech was scarified on the alter because PGI is afraid of thier own community

Besides the fact that I didn't give a serious enough answer... let me ask you this.

Since the Pretty Baby... practically universally people want the deceleration nerf removed from the mech? Has PGI listened? No.

Since the Golden Boy... it is the a rather slow piece of garbage. Did it get any sort of engine buff as suggested to PGI? No. The only thing the drastically needed to fix was it's terribad easy-to-core CT hitboxes it started with... which at the time of release was "it was fine", and then the sales numbers came in, and they had to address it. You don't address such stuff if the money isn't rolling in.

Since the Oxide, it is still a garbage mech that needs "something" to make it better. I'm not sure any efforts in trying to rebalance it has taken heed. Let me know when that "change" will occur, just like the terribad Spider-5V, or the unknown/useless purpose of the Stalker-4N, or the lol hilarious Atlas-K.

If I wanted to take that comment seriously, PGI would actually have to ask and actually take the feedback the players give to them instead of rejecting it outright as is the norm. These request for balance changes don't just manifest themselves as some of the better ones are well thought out, with certain considerations made and we still have ample bad mechs and mech designs that are still inferior or need gross help (like, the Awesome needing to be rescaled, if not hitboxes completely redone). So, it's not a matter of "why"... it's a matter of "why bother" when they don't want free tips for easy money for their hero mechs. That's not my problem... it's PGI's problem.

[Baphomech]

It's a big, mean, ugly son-of-a-b***h... and I love it. I dig the paint job, as well.

[Helsbane]

It's official. The art department has stopped trying.

[Carrioncrows]

Not. A. Fan.

what happened to making things look BADASS instead of just ASS.

IT"S ALL IN THE HEAD, you screw up the head and nothing else works.

[Flawless]

Google is watching......

[FupDup]

Carrioncrows, on 03 March 2014 - 08:53 PM, said:

Not. A. Fan.

what happened to making things look BADASS instead of just ASS.

IT"S ALL IN THE HEAD, you screw up the head and nothing else works.

That gives one of Duke Nukem's quotes a whole new meaning...

Duke Nukem said:

Your face. Your ass. What's the difference.

[cSand]

Deathlike, on 03 March 2014 - 06:17 PM, said:

This looks pretty bland for a hero. It's worse than the Atlas-RS despite the fact you can favor one side.

I guess it's time for torso hunting.

Edit:

The last energy hardpoint is in the head.

HD: 1E
CT: AMS
RT: 1M
LT: 1E, 1B
LA: 1E
RA: 1E

It's literally worse than an RS...

Suprise of the year - Deathlike sees new mech and complains

You're like the Sauron of QQing

Which I suppose demands some respect in its own right

Edited by cSand, 03 March 2014 - 08:59 PM.

[Olunn]

The redesign looks like a collection of spare parts from the battlemaster and shadowhawk, with a giant motorcycle helmet. plain and uninspired.

Edited by Olunn, 03 March 2014 - 09:03 PM.

[MisterFiveSeven]

cSand, on 03 March 2014 - 08:58 PM, said:

Suprise of the year - Deathlike sees new mech and complains

You're like the Sauron of QQing

Which I suppose demands some respect in its own right

If only it didn't have garbage hardpoints to disguise your ad hominem attack

It sucks when he's right, doesn't it?

Edited by MisterFiveSeven, 03 March 2014 - 09:05 PM.

[Sephlock]

Scratchspider, on 03 March 2014 - 08:49 PM, said:

So... why is it named after the woman who betrayed the Aztecs to Cortés? That's like calling an American-themed 'mech Benedict Arnold.

I don't know, why is this restaurant named what it is?

Olunn, on 03 March 2014 - 09:03 PM, said:

The redesign looks like a collection of spare parts from the battlemaster and shadowhawk, with a giant motorcycle helmet. plain and uninspired.

[Em3r4ld]

This isn't Annihilator

[Deathlike]

cSand, on 03 March 2014 - 08:58 PM, said:

Suprise of the year - Deathlike sees new mech and complains

I said nice things about the Firestarter. I'm not sure if that's possible if you read about it.

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Which I suppose demands some respect in its own right

Whining and complaining about bad ideas is natural. Bad ideas can die for all I care.

Edited by Deathlike, 03 March 2014 - 09:07 PM.

[Wriath]

Deathlike, on 03 March 2014 - 08:50 PM, said:

Since the Oxide, it is still a garbage mech that needs "something" to make it better. I'm not sure any efforts in trying to rebalance it has taken heed. Let me know when that "change" will occur, just like the terribad Spider-5V, or the unknown/useless purpose of the Stalker-4N, or the lol hilarious Atlas-K.

I actually dunno about that man, every time I'm in a light premade and there's an oxide we're like JESUS CHRIST MAN, SHOOT THAT DAMNED THING IT'S INSANE! Because it's damned dangerous, the reason they suck is because light pilots gun them down every time one pops up because it doesn't actually suck.

[cSand]

MisterFiveSeven, on 03 March 2014 - 09:04 PM, said:

If only it didn't have garbage hardpoints to disguise your ad hominem attack

It sucks when he's right, doesn't it?

Oh and here's Gollum


I'll see you in the battlefield one day perhaps. Under the hoof of my PB, laughing maniacally with self satisfaction

Edited by cSand, 03 March 2014 - 09:13 PM.

[Deathlike]

Wriath, on 03 March 2014 - 09:11 PM, said:

I actually dunno about that man, every time I'm in a light premade and there's an oxide we're like JESUS CHRIST MAN, SHOOT THAT DAMNED THING IT'S INSANE! Because it's damned dangerous, the reason they suck is because light pilots gun them down every time one pops up because it doesn't actually suck.

Although Oxides tend to be built to be anti-light, it also means it's pretty much a nice feast for anything bigger than itself, and also weak vs the Streaks it carries. The thing is... it can only be fielded for so long until ammo depletion and this may be arguably worse than the Catapult-A1.

cSand, on 03 March 2014 - 09:12 PM, said:

I'll see you in the battlefield one day perhaps. Under the hoof of my PB, laughing maniacally with self satisfaction

And... that's why PBs show up in 12-mans...

Oh wait...

[KharnZor]

Ugliest mech i've seen in a while. Was the art department fired?

[Archon Adam Steiner]

Horribly disappointed; ugly, uninspired, and really... Aztec design on a Celtic-themed/named 'mech? Good lord. What a mistake this thing is. It had the potential to look so good. As an Irish citizen, painting something Celtic in origin/name with a Meso-American paint-job is almost (almost) offensive, and at the least, makes no sense at all.

This is the first time that PGI has dropped the ball. I won't purchase any of them, and I usually have no issue spending MC on Hero 'mechs.

Edited by Arrachtas, 03 March 2014 - 09:30 PM.

[wanderer]

Seriously? Face needs work. It's like you flipped it upside down, including putting the weapon mount in the bottom of the face rather than the forehead:



Gonna park my butt and wait for the C-bill versions.

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

[Sephlock]

I dunno, I kinda like the hero mech. It's not super competitive, but eh.