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[FireDog]

If PGI added a "Limit by Mech Cost" game mode fielding a team of Urbies could be a winner!!! Plus all the low end, dust catching "6th tier" mechs could be of some use.

Also if PGI introduced the low velocity "Long Tom" mortar gun and gave Urbies decent Jump Jets we could add "Urbie Dodge Ball" for another FUN game mode.

PGI its a win-win !!!

Edited by FireDog, 02 October 2014 - 03:14 PM.

[ManDaisy]

Indeed a limit by mech cost would add a lot of viablility to level 1 tech.

[aniviron]

Russ in the town hall just said that there would be no poll for the next light mech, and that he knew everyone would love it, it would be a "home run." Urbanmech hype!

EDIT: More questions, confirmed for not-Urbanmech. :'[

Edited by aniviron, 02 October 2014 - 08:15 PM.

[IraqiWalker]

I asked if we would get the Urbanmech in the game, several times. Sadly, I had to leave early on to celebrate my birthday, so I don't know if that question was addressed at all.

[Darth Futuza]

IraqiWalker, on 02 October 2014 - 11:06 PM, said:

I asked if we would get the Urbanmech in the game, several times. Sadly, I had to leave early on to celebrate my birthday, so I don't know if that question was addressed at all.

It was. Russ discussed it for a while actually. Sounds like they might seriously be considering something. Probably won't see it any time soon, but they at least know how much we want it.

edit: grammar

Edited by Darth Futuza, 03 October 2014 - 09:17 AM.

[KuroNyra]

They should have placed it at the very beginning. It should have been a founder mech!

[STEF_]

Bront, on 02 October 2014 - 07:00 AM, said:

You could steal one in Battletech: Crescent Hawk's Inception

MW2 Merc.

Trash can fights are marvelous

[General Pete]

I just figured it out- they're gonna blindside us and make the Urbanmech IIC as part of Clan Wave Three- it'll be the bonus mech like the Mad Dog is right now! The best part is it's faster (more viable on the battlefield at 50 kph?) but still has a 90 engine, so the MWO game breaking 'engines have a minimum 100 rating' problem won't even be solved! It's perfect!

[kingalbertII]

how about a gamemode where at the start of the match a random player on each team is asked if he wants to be the urbie. if he says yes he becomes the urbie, if no another player is selected. then the rest of the team has to defend their urbie and eliminate the enemie urbie. At time out te team with the urbie at the highest life% wins. it will be called...URBIECIDE.

we could do the same selection action, except only on one team and that team has to escort their 34km/h urbie to a point on the other side of the map.

[Arete]

http://www.twitch.tv/ngngtv/c/5226034 <- 03:07:30 and forwards for Urbie talk.

[Veronica Anatolia]

I want a urban mech plushie now

[Arete]

Just to think that PGI didn't think we were serious in our quest for the most righteous Urbanmech... The horror.

I am glad that Russ seems to have sensed the plight of Urbanmech, and that he might be on the path of enlightenment. Pray that he brings all of PGI into the glorious light and warmth of the Urbie.

[General Pete]

I love this topic.

[Cimarb]

Darth Futuza, on 02 October 2014 - 11:58 PM, said:

It was Russ discussed it for a while actually. Sounds like they might seriously be considering something. Probably won't see it any time soon, but they at least know how much we want it.

He did mention that they may have the pack announced by the time the Wave 2 stuff is finished delivering, i.e. Dec 16th, in time for IS pilots to get the KGC as well. I would prefer a Piranha over an Urbanmech, but I will be happy to have this thread finally die off too, so hopefully it is the Urbie that gets implemented...

[Lucky Noob]

i think the Problem is that Russ believe he had to make the Urbie Competitive and not that we love the urbie the Way he is.

i Suggest an Crowdfounding Program for the Urbie.

if enough people buy him Pgi Build him, if not the crowdfounded Money is convertet to MC for the Founders.

[Dawnstealer]

Cimarb, on 03 October 2014 - 06:10 AM, said:

He did mention that they may have the pack announced by the time the Wave 2 stuff is finished delivering, i.e. Dec 16th, in time for IS pilots to get the KGC as well. I would prefer a Piranha over an Urbanmech, but I will be happy to have this thread finally die off too, so hopefully it is the Urbie that gets implemented...

URBANMECHGOONIES NEVER SAY "DIE"

[3xnihilo]

General Pete, on 03 October 2014 - 05:35 AM, said:

I love this topic.

Me too I check it a couple times a day on my phone. It must be wearing off on me because I am thinking about dressing up my Urbie as a spider for Halloween and taking him trick or treating.

[Darth Futuza]

I just hope that when we get our urbie it is just as useless and practically nonviable as it SHOULD be. That will make it all the more fun, and become my favorite mech to carry harder with.

3xnihilo, on 03 October 2014 - 07:36 AM, said:

Me too I check it a couple times a day on my phone. It must be wearing off on me because I am thinking about dressing up my Urbie as a spider for Halloween and taking him trick or treating.

Here's a costume design for you:

Edited by Darth Futuza, 03 October 2014 - 09:21 AM.

[Ovion]

Or refer to the following:

Quote

From the tabletop, we can see that a Stock Urbanmech would be the following in MWO:

Spoiler

Urbanmech (30):
Inner Sphere:
UM-R60 (2675)
UM-R60L (2925)
UM-R63 (3050)
UM-R68 (3062)
UM-R69 (3063)
UM-R70 (3066)
UM-AIV (3072)
UM-R80 (3076)

As described in fluff:
UM-R50 (Pre 3025) (No-Arms variant - shortlived, considered a failiure)
UM-R60C (Pre 3050) (Replaces 1 Heat Sink with 1 Machine Gun and 1/2T of MG Ammo)

Clan:
Urbanmech IIC (2849)
Urbanmech IIC 2 (3070)

------------------------------------------------------------------------
UM-R60 - Stock:
Standard Structure
192pts of Standard Armour (96pts TT)
18/22/16/16/8/16/8/20/20/24/24
STD60 +7 Heat Sinks
1E, 1Bm 0M
1 Ac/10 (RA) + 1T Ammo (RT)
1 Small Laser (LA)
2 Jump Jets
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UM-R60C - Stock:
Standard Structure
192pts of Standard Armour (96pts TT)
18/22/16/16/8/16/8/20/20/24/24
STD60 +6 Heat Sinks
1E, 2B, 0M
1 Ac/10 (RA) + 1T Ammo (RT)
1 Small Laser (LA)
1 Machinegun (LT) + 1/2T Ammo
2 Jump Jets
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UM-R60L - Stock:
Standard Structure
128pts of Standard Armour (64pts TT)
12/16/8/12/6/12/6/12/12/16/16
STD60 +6 Heat Sinks
1E, 1B, 0M
1 Ac/20 (RA) + 1T Ammo (RT)
1 Small Laser (LA)
2 Jump Jets
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UM-R63 - Stock:
Standard Structure
192pts of Standard Armour (96pts TT)
18/22/16/16/8/16/8/20/20/24/24
STD60 +7 Heat Sinks
1E, 2B, 0M
1 LB 10-X AC (RA) + 1T Ammo (RT)
1 Small Laser (LA)
1 Small Pulse Laser (LT)
2 Jump Jets
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MWO UM-R68 - Stock:
Requires MRM launcher
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MWO UM-R69 - Stock:
Requires IS U-AC/10 and ERSL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MWO UM-R70 - Stock:
Requires R-AC/5, IS ERML, ERSL
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MWO UM-AIV - Stock:
Requires Arrow IV Missile Launcher, IS ERML, Small Cockpit
------------------------------------------------------------------------
UM-R80 - Stock:
192pts of Standard Armour (96pts TT)
18/22/16/16/8/16/8/20/20/24/24
STD60 +8 Heat Sinks
4E, 0Bm 0M
1 PPC (Right Arm)
1 Small Pulse Laser (LT)
1 Small Laser (LA)
1 TAG (RA)
1 Guardian ECM (LT), 1 BAP (RT)
2 Jump Jets
------------------------------------------------------------------------

From there, we can build equivalent in the game!
Using a Spider SDR-5K Base:
Using a STD100 Engine +Endosteel to account for the weight difference of the STD100 instead of STD60)
UM-R60: UM-R60
UM-R60C: UM-R60C
UM-R63C: UM-R63C

Using a Spider SDR-5D Base:
Using a STD100 Engine +Endosteel to account for the weight difference of the STD100 instead of STD60)
UM-R80: UM-R80 (Couldn't fit 4 Energy, so have an extra heat sink)

Firestarter FS9-H Base:
Using a STD100 Engine, extra weight used within the extra 5 Tons.
UM-R60L: UM-R60L


'Updated' Builds, using the upgrades and mods that would be available to the Urbie in MWO.
Only using the Hardpoints available shown in the Stock Loadouts section, or it's not really an Urbie anymore is it!
UM-R60-M: UM-R60-M
UM-R63-S: UM-R63-S
UM-R22: UM-R22
UM-R60L+: UM-R60L+
UM-R60L++: UM-R60L++

(Alt is the Anansi, but I need to update my guide with that.

[jper4]

Arete, on 03 October 2014 - 03:59 AM, said:

http://www.twitch.tv/ngngtv/c/5226034 <- 03:07:30 and forwards for Urbie talk.

i like the part at the start where russ actually talks about the Urbie being OP as a serious concern that had to be cleared up

also sounds like this thread may be paying off since it sounds like from what he said there's no major reason why they couldn't do it.

XMas present for everyone maybe?