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[White Bear 84]

Redshift2k5, on 08 May 2014 - 10:52 AM, said:

Looking good! I was afraid the legs would be too chunky but they look perfect!

Are you kidding me! Here is an old school summoner - she is a beauty! Look at those chunkeee legs!

verybad, on 08 May 2014 - 10:55 AM, said:

Hmm, so far my favorite design that they've released. I might even say tempting...

My thoughts exactly. They pretty much nailed it, except....

Saber Avalon, on 08 May 2014 - 10:55 AM, said:

The Griffin cockpit bothers me....

Yeah, whats with the bubble dome, should look meaner! (see above model).

Otherwise I love the new iteration! Favorite so far. Just with the dev team could have constructed the MadCat and Summoner arms with the curved geometry, they would be so boss....

Edited by White Bear 84, 08 May 2014 - 07:02 PM.

[Impyrium]

Ooh, I like. Nice and faithful to the original design... except... wait a minute...

... oh no.

Oh dear no.

It reuses the same arm mesh from the Timber Wolf. Cannot un-see. Gwah.

[Mister Blastman]

Like all the other Clan 'mechs... WHY ARE THE ARMS SO HUGE!!!!!?!??!!


Can you gimp the Clan 'mechs any further?

[Keeshu]

Dang this thread grew fast. I'll just read everything tomorrow during the short breaks when I'm busy doing stuff.


As for my opinion on the Summoner
Looking at old versions of Summoner, and looking at this one, it was hard to see the difference at first (excluding MW2). Only major things I see is that one arm looks different and the cockpit is now a bubble. Kinda is a bummer that it doesn't have the manacing glare type cockpit that the older Summoners have, but I'm totally fine with the bubble cockpit. It looks like it fits in with MWO, while looking like a clan mech is nice. However it looks more like an inner sphere mech than clan mechs, but that's kind of a problem with Summoner's original design anyways.

In Mechwarrior 2 it was my 2nd choice for using a mech with Jumpjets, and I loved it's jack of all trades theme going on. I've never really been a fan of asymmetrical mechs (Shadowcat is an exception because it does everything else I love about a mech right).
It'll be under the "It's just good" mech designs. So I don't see this thing being my main mech, but I do see myself owning one if I have enough mechbays open. I look forward to seeing Summoners on the field.

[Hayato1983]

My baby, my precious. Ive missed you XD.

[Hoaggie]

The Summoner has always been one of my favorite clan mecs, but this artistic interpretation leaves a lot lacking. And I'm actually surprised by that, because the thing this game has always had going for it was the eye candy. I really hope that is not the final version of such an iconic mech.

[Damocles69]

Wow! Such CT! Very damage sponge! much sad...

[CycKath]

Very pretty and looks the part, nice.

[GalaxyBluestar]

Edited by GalaxyBluestar, 08 May 2014 - 06:16 PM.

[Richard Warts]

Can't wait to pilot this thing!

[BLOOD WOLF]

Tabu 73, on 08 May 2014 - 05:28 PM, said:

Can't wait to pilot this thing!

yea, why do all the other clan mechs look like their concept counterparts except for the timberwolf

[Hoaggie]

Look how much effort you guys put into the first few mechs. Why didn't you but this much detail into the more recent mechs? Was the person that approves mech designs drunk the day you came up with this version of the summoner?

[L Y N X]

Monsoon, on 08 May 2014 - 01:48 PM, said:

LoL, agreed only one Energy, Ballistic & Missile, I think I'll take my Cataphract over this one, even with Clan weapon advantages.

Otherwise, I don't mind the look, but the Thor and Loki were never my kind of mech.

What you guys are missing on the hardpoints is that torso sections and arms sections can be mixed and matched to augment the mechs hardpoints.

[Wildstreak]

Looks like a Reverse Thunderbolt that went on an exercise program to trim down and got a Griffin cockpit.

[Richard Warts]

BLOOD WOLF, on 08 May 2014 - 05:31 PM, said:

yea, why do all the other clan mechs look like their concept counterparts except for the timberwolf

Not sure, to be honest though I never really liked the Mad Cat. I like what they did with the arms and legs, but the underbelly portion of the left and right side torso looks kind of funny to me - it's not as smoothly contoured as the original or the concept art and that kind of bugs me.

Well, she doesn't have to be pretty just so long as she kicks some [redacted]!

[GrandLocomon]

Bahaha, is it weird that I think its cute? The first picture especially its like it wants a hug! Yes summoner, I will hug you! ...I'll probably die, but HUG!

[John Norad]

Looks good.

[BARBAR0SSA]

7ynx, on 08 May 2014 - 05:44 PM, said:

What you guys are missing on the hardpoints is that torso sections and arms sections can be mixed and matched to augment the mechs hardpoints.

No you're ASSUMING you can do this on the primary %30 variant.

Edited by shad0w4life, 08 May 2014 - 07:09 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

shad0w4life, on 08 May 2014 - 06:56 PM, said:

No you're ASSUMING you can do this on the primary %30 variant.

No, you are ASSUMING you cannot do this on the one variant.

Which is kinda silly since the interchangeability is the primary draw to the Omnimechs......

[ShadowWolf Kell]

Mister Blastman, on 08 May 2014 - 04:58 PM, said:

Like all the other Clan 'mechs... WHY ARE THE ARMS SO HUGE!!!!!?!??!!


Can you gimp the Clan 'mechs any further?

Could have been worse. They could have been bigger.