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[greywolf79]

What would be awesome would be to make the max engine size bigger than the spider and 8+ jump jet capacity and let people totally go at customizing the urban... I would love to see it added, it is an iconic mech.

[jper4]

urbie is coming your thoughts?

[Mott]

greywolf79, on 16 January 2015 - 05:13 AM, said:

What would be awesome would be to make the max engine size bigger than the spider and 8+ jump jet capacity and let people totally go at customizing the urban... I would love to see it added, it is an iconic mech.

I think this is what i'm missing. Where exactly did it become iconic?

I'm re-collecting/re-reading the entire BT/MW novel series. So far i'm 23 publications in, in roughly IS timeline chronological order, and a UM hasn't had a single appearance or mention yet.

[AdamBaines]

Mott, on 16 January 2015 - 06:07 AM, said:

I think this is what i'm missing. Where exactly did it become iconic? I'm re-collecting/re-reading the entire BT/MW novel series. So far i'm 23 publications in, in roughly IS timeline chronological order, and a UM hasn't had a single appearance or mention yet.

It was never Iconic from a canon perspective. The player base made it Iconic. There is love for the scrappy-trash-can-that-could. Its been glorified by the player base.

And I don't know if you can call it really Iconic as the word is defined, but it is significant to a passionate segment the player base, so it maybe iconic to them. But when I think Mechwarrior or Battletech, Urbanmech its probably the 50th thing I think of, so its not Iconic to me.

[SpiralFace]

Mott, on 16 January 2015 - 06:07 AM, said:

I think this is what i'm missing. Where exactly did it become iconic?

I'm re-collecting/re-reading the entire BT/MW novel series. So far i'm 23 publications in, in roughly IS timeline chronological order, and a UM hasn't had a single appearance or mention yet.

It was one of the 3 mechs that ambushed Justin Allard on Solaris when he was facing Capet for the championship in the finale of Warrior En Guard.

Only mention I remember it in the books.

Its mostly a BG thing.

In the table top, the urbie is a terrible mech, but its a terribly CHEAP mech as well. At under 500 points when more typical "decent" mechs come in at around 1500 points, Urbie swarms can be deceptively deadly given that the AC 10 is actually a fairly rugged weapon in TT. And there is also an AC 20 version by cannon.

Given their slow speed, they also are deceptively lethal as a mech that supports smaller infantry blocks in combined arms games.

They are a joke of a mech, but a joke of a mech with weapons that can do some serious harm if underestimated. Especially with "urbie swarms" given their cheap price.

Its why you get comics like this crop up around the BG (The one that the video is based on):

http://th09.devianta...y_Gannadene.jpg

[Ovion]

Mott, on 16 January 2015 - 06:07 AM, said:

I think this is what i'm missing. Where exactly did it become iconic?

I'm re-collecting/re-reading the entire BT/MW novel series. So far i'm 23 publications in, in roughly IS timeline chronological order, and a UM hasn't had a single appearance or mention yet.

In the tabletop.
It's a super cheap heavy hitter with jump jets.
Best in cities, with low running and repair costs.

You could buy and maintain a full squad of urbies for the price of one Atlas.

It's also great fun and sort of snow balled.

In MWO, it'd make a great mech defensively anyway, but if they're going to give it spider speeds... Holy crap.

[Dolgfer Roshak]

Yes, Yeeeesssss, YYYYYYEEEEEEEESSSSSSSS

[3xnihilo]

Spider speeds eh? And 6ish hard points so 150kph 6 machine gun urbies? Very interesting or some ml's plus machine guns like emberbie. Either way we will need a stock Urbie Thursday for Urbie purists. so exciting!

[Drunkerd]

As of last nights town hall meeting (1/15/3050) Urby WILL be coming to the battlefield, it is no longer a hoax

[Barkem Squirrel]

Yes! Let the knee capping begin!

[Mott]

SpiralFace, on 16 January 2015 - 06:27 AM, said:

It was one of the 3 mechs that ambushed Justin Allard on Solaris when he was facing Capet for the championship in the finale of Warrior En Guard.

Only mention I remember it in the books.

Oh yeah you're right. I forgot about that one.

[Wintersdark]

3xnihilo, on 16 January 2015 - 07:04 AM, said:

Spider speeds eh? And 6ish hard points so 150kph 6 machine gun urbies? Very interesting or some ml's plus machine guns like emberbie. Either way we will need a stock Urbie Thursday for Urbie purists. so exciting!

Man, if I can run a 6-machine gun Urbie, I'll have to dig out one of those 6MG spider sits from way back and have some fun.

[Nik Reaper]

Mott, on 16 January 2015 - 07:24 AM, said:

Oh yeah you're right. I forgot about that one.

And that is not all, in the novel Tactics of Duty Alexander Carlyle in a gray death battle armor takes command of some kind of tank and destroys a leg of an Urby by ramming it while on an infiltration mission gone bad .

Edited by Nik Reaper, 16 January 2015 - 08:32 AM.

[Motroid]

With the recent announcment of the legendary Urbanmech I wanted to say a big "Thank you" to all who didn't get tired of asking for this beloved little tin-can since the very early MW:O days.
(and I think I will be doomed forever if I didn't post in this thread AND trying to enjoy the Urbies once they hit my mechbays....)

[IraqiWalker]

Action Man, on 16 January 2015 - 01:45 AM, said:

So how long before the forums are flooded with whine about 12 man urbanmech rushes on omega generator

If the Urbie rushes Omega, the defending team are either out for coffee, or ended up being dropped off in the wrong zone.

KuroNyra, on 16 January 2015 - 01:54 AM, said:

Wait, is it for real? The Urbanmech is really coming?

Yep. Tuesday is when the pack will be presented to the community.

[jper4]

they clearly need a pre-order to the pre-order and set it up today

[Alaskan Nobody]

Mott, on 16 January 2015 - 06:07 AM, said:

I think this is what i'm missing. Where exactly did it become iconic?

As the others said - it was mostly a TT thing

In it's native environment (because where else are you gonna find the trash can?!) equal BV Urbies and Timberwolves....

The wolves are gonna have (at best!) a rough time.
At worst - they all die.

Of course...
Outside it's native environment it goes the other way (if the Urbies manage to hit the TW at all!)
But that is another story.

[Domoneky]

0:59 is my personal favorite. This is pretty much me and EVERYONE else

[_Comrade_]

Urby mech is troll face

[Big Tin Man]

Tanar, on 16 January 2015 - 09:36 AM, said:

they clearly need a pre-order to the pre-order and set it up today

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(Note: I am not, this is an awful idea, but someone wants this)