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[Mister Blastman]

When the Clan 'mechs are released in June, what will be the non-package plan? i.e. us paupers/non-believers using C-Bills?

Will they give us four clan mechs to buy with C-Bills right away or are we going to only get one a month... basically starting with just one?

They may have announced something about this but I don't recall seeing it.

[Jack Avery]

I'm hoping they give four, because dragging it out for eight months for the initial Clan release would be awful. If not four, then at least two could work, with another two per month after that. Maybe then they can spend some extra time on maps instead of mechs. We really need more maps.

[AntharPrime]

I remember them posting somewhere that they would be releasing the chassis 2 at a time starting with the 2 lights them moving on to the next 2 every month from that point.

[Mister Blastman]

Hmm well none of the clan lights announced have jumpjets... unless they give us the S variant of the Kit Fox.

In fact, I don't know how they are going to balance Clan lights... Especially if you can't increase the speed on them.

Edited by Mister Blastman, 14 April 2014 - 06:38 PM.

[FupDup]

Mister Blastman, on 14 April 2014 - 06:37 PM, said:

Hmm well none of the clan lights announced have jumpjets... unless they give us the S variant of the Kit Fox.

In fact, I don't know how they are going to balance Clan lights... Especially if you can't increase the speed on them.

The best we can hope for is that they allow the Clan ERPPC to do its TT damage and not incur ghost heat from only 2 of them fired simultaneously. Then, at the very least, a Puma could act as a baby energy-based Gausscat that can run at 106.7 kph (with speed tweak).

[Mister Blastman]

FupDup, on 14 April 2014 - 06:41 PM, said:

The best we can hope for is that they allow the Clan ERPPC to do its TT damage and not incur ghost heat from only 2 of them fired simultaneously. Then, at the very least, a Puma could act as a baby energy-based Gausscat that can run at 106.7 kph (with speed tweak).

The heat system is so broken though... And Clan mechs rely heavily on energy builds. I just don't know how this is all going to work out...

[Artgathan]

AntharPrime, on 14 April 2014 - 06:17 PM, said:

I remember them posting somewhere that they would be releasing the chassis 2 at a time starting with the 2 lights them moving on to the next 2 every month from that point.

I've heard conflicting reports about exactly what these 2 chassis will be - some people say that it will be 1 IS mech and 1 Clan mech (something I've read on the forums, I can't seem to find the original source).

[FupDup]

Mister Blastman, on 14 April 2014 - 06:43 PM, said:

The heat system is so broken though... And Clan mechs rely heavily on energy builds. I just don't know how this is all going to work out...

PGI mentioned things like quirks for certain omnipods, i.e. pods that would seem inferior on paper might get a passive boost to some mech attribute so they're useful. Maybe, just maybe, the Adder Prime might get some kind of quirk to help out its arm energy weapons (preferably in terms of heat output). That's probably a longshot and wishful thinking, though. Might have to downgrade to ERLL and use the extra tonnage on DHS and/or some SSRMs.

[Mister Blastman]

Artgathan, on 14 April 2014 - 06:45 PM, said:

I've heard conflicting reports about exactly what these 2 chassis will be - some people say that it will be 1 IS mech and 1 Clan mech (something I've read on the forums, I can't seem to find the original source).

Yeah that is what I recall. If we have to wait 8 months that's horse dung. Probably should start us off with four and then add one a month to build off of it.

[Durant Carlyle]

NGNG Podcasts say two Clan 'Mechs per month, plus one I.S. 'Mech per month. No order was given, but I'd bet it would be this:

June: Kit Fox and Nova
July: Summoner and Dire Wolf
August: Adder and Stormcrow
September: Timber Wolf and Warhawk

Why that order? Because that's the order of the Clan Collections. Makes sense, doesn't it?

[Malcolm Vordermark]

Mister Blastman, on 14 April 2014 - 06:37 PM, said:

Hmm well none of the clan lights announced have jumpjets... unless they give us the S variant of the Kit Fox.

In fact, I don't know how they are going to balance Clan lights... Especially if you can't increase the speed on them.

The lights are slower, I'm expecting them to play more like the ER LL lights we have now we'll have to wait for something like the Firemoth for a more traditional light. Both have missiles so they can use the larger streaks for light defense. The other thing is I expect them to stick with the pack. The Clan deathball will be fast. The Dire Wolf and Warhawk will be the slowest at 52 and 70 respectively everything else should be 89 or faster.

[Mister Blastman]

Durant Carlyle, on 14 April 2014 - 09:30 PM, said:

NGNG Podcasts say two Clan 'Mechs per month, plus one I.S. 'Mech per month. No order was given, but I'd bet it would be this:

June: Kit Fox and Nova
July: Summoner and Dire Wolf
August: Adder and Stormcrow
September: Timber Wolf and Warhawk

Why that order? Because that's the order of the Clan Collections. Makes sense, doesn't it?

I'll be quite pleased with a Nova in June. Far moreso than I would be a Timberwolf.