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[Grimm Peaper]

JEFFER ROSHAK: This is Star Captain Jeffer Roshak of the Jade Falcon Clan. I will crush your worthless forces beneath my talons, and make you all my bondsman.
SPECTRE: Neg! You'll be eating dirt in about 2 minutes there, Roshak!
JEFFER ROSHAK: Bah! To the death then. You speak as only a barbarian could. You are no warrior.
SPECTRE: Let's see about that!

Just watching this again gives me chills down my spine:







Who else is else is excited to kick Clanner behinds? Now if only I could get Castle's voice in my cockpit whenever I take out a Clan Mech. There should be an achievement for taking out 5 clan mechs.

Edited by Grimm Peaper, 22 May 2014 - 01:46 PM.

[El Bandito]

I lost the excitement when I learned that IS and Clans can be in the same team in public queue.

Clans are nothing special anymore. Not until we got a functioning CW.

Edited by El Bandito, 22 May 2014 - 12:58 PM.

[Khobai]

clan tech wont be superior so killing them wont be nearly as satisfying. it'll be like killing any other IS mech.

[wanderer]

Resounding "Meh".

I can't even get my Clanners in Stars, and they've been reduced from "terror of the Inner Sphere" to "just another target in the ol' red square".

My only amusement will come from shooting golds and telling them the experience was worth $500 to me, glad they paid for it.

[Alex Warden]

El Bandito, on 22 May 2014 - 12:56 PM, said:

I lost the excitement when I learned that IS and Clans can be in the same team in public queue.

Clans are nothing special anymore. Not until we got a functioning CW.

so much this... clan vs IS, a proud spheroid who managed to kill the bad boys from behind the periphery... most ppl will never learn what that means and is about... i think it´s THE worst decission PGI ever made...

[Nikkoru]

El Bandito, on 22 May 2014 - 12:56 PM, said:

Clans are nothing special anymore. Not until we got a functioning CW.

At this point I'd say it's never going to happen.

[General Taskeen]

It'll be like killing an IS 'Mech that can upgrade less.

MWO's version of BattleTech -> Inner Sphere are the Clans with the superior ability to customize everything, invading peaceful House Wolf, House Jade Falcon, etc. that are children of ancient House Kerensky, that use regressed technology because why would they need to have better stuff, they've been at peace for centuries and they didn't think it would be necessary to be able to take out an Engine on a 'Mech and put what House Wolf Spies have found out about the Inner Sphere Clans using new technology called "Meta Upgrades." Will the Great Houses of Kerenski's children survive the terrifying technological menace of the Inner Sphere Kluans? Find out soon in the Invasion of the Great Houses of Kerensk's children.

Edited by General Taskeen, 22 May 2014 - 04:44 PM.

[Jin Ma]

mad cat mk2 looks much skinnier than i rmmber

[WarHippy]

Khobai, on 22 May 2014 - 12:58 PM, said:

clan tech wont be superior so killing them wont be nearly as satisfying. it'll be like killing any other IS mech.

Actually, looking at what little info they have given us about the clans and the recent missile mishap; killing clan mechs is probably going to be more akin to beating up on the special needs kid than it is to killing a fully customized IS mech.

[Davers]

General Taskeen, on 22 May 2014 - 01:14 PM, said:

It'll be like killing an IS 'Mech that can upgrade less.

MWO's version of BattleTech -> Inner Sphere are the Clans with the superior ability to customize everything, invading peaceful House Wolf, House Jade Falcon, etc. that are children of ancient House Kerensky, that use regressed technology because why would they need to, they've been at peace for centuries and they didn't think it would be necessary to be able to take out an Engine on a 'Mech and put what House Wolf Spies have found out about the Inner Sphere Clans using new technology called "Meta Upgrades." Will the Great Houses of Kerenski's children survive the terrifying technological menace of the Inner Sphere Kluans? Find out soon in the Invasion of the Great Houses of Kerensk's children.

Thanks. I LOL'd at work and had to explain MW:O and Battletech to my boss.

[Elkfire]

General Taskeen, on 22 May 2014 - 01:14 PM, said:

It'll be like killing an IS 'Mech that can upgrade less.

MWO's version of BattleTech -> Inner Sphere are the Clans with the superior ability to customize everything, invading peaceful House Wolf, House Jade Falcon, etc. that are children of ancient House Kerensky, that use regressed technology because why would they need to, they've been at peace for centuries and they didn't think it would be necessary to be able to take out an Engine on a 'Mech and put what House Wolf Spies have found out about the Inner Sphere Clans using new technology called "Meta Upgrades." Will the Great Houses of Kerenski's children survive the terrifying technological menace of the Inner Sphere Kluans? Find out soon in the Invasion of the Great Houses of Kerensk's children.

I'd say PGI is trying to create some sort of alternate universe Mechwarrior game, but that would be giving them way too much credit, obviously.

[Aresye]

Still hard to believe that Microsoft made a game truer to MechWarrior than...whatever it is we're playing.

[Funky Bacon]

I just love that leg movement in MW4. Always adjusting to speed and terrain.

Oh, right. On topic stuff eh? uhhh... yes, killing Clans will be a joy I hope.

[Sephlock]

Alex Warden, on 22 May 2014 - 01:06 PM, said:

so much this... clan vs IS, a proud spheroid who managed to kill the bad boys from behind the periphery... most ppl will never learn what that means and is about... i think it´s THE worst decission PGI ever made...

OTOH you'll be able to shrug off Clan LRMs like raindrops

Aresye, on 22 May 2014 - 02:16 PM, said:

Still hard to believe that Microsoft made a game truer to MechWarrior than...whatever it is we're playing.

[FETTY WAP]

I am proud of myself from having read that in Castle's voice the very moment I saw your post..

[Fut]

El Bandito, on 22 May 2014 - 12:56 PM, said:

I lost the excitement when I learned that IS and Clans can be in the same team in public queue.

Clans are nothing special anymore. Not until we got a functioning CW.

Khobai, on 22 May 2014 - 12:58 PM, said:

clan tech wont be superior so killing them wont be nearly as satisfying. it'll be like killing any other IS mech.

wanderer, on 22 May 2014 - 01:05 PM, said:

Resounding "Meh".

I can't even get my Clanners in Stars, and they've been reduced from "terror of the Inner Sphere" to "just another target in the ol' red square".

My only amusement will come from shooting golds and telling them the experience was worth $500 to me, glad they paid for it.

Alex Warden, on 22 May 2014 - 01:06 PM, said:

so much this... clan vs IS, a proud spheroid who managed to kill the bad boys from behind the periphery... most ppl will never learn what that means and is about... i think it´s THE worst decission PGI ever made...

Honestly hope PGI reads this and reconsiders things.
I'd rather wait an entire year extra to see Clans implemented properly, than to get this garbage idea 'on time'.

I was really looking forward to fighting off the Clans. Was.

[Bront]

General Taskeen, on 22 May 2014 - 01:14 PM, said:

It'll be like killing an IS 'Mech that can upgrade less.

It's not as huge a difference as you think

Things IS can customize clanners can't:
Engine (Type and Rating)
Used FF and Endo slots
Endo and FF

Things Clans can customize that IS can not:
Hardpoints


Beyond that, Clantech is Smaller and Lighter, so you'll have more options (assuming they don't limit the hardpoints to stupidly low levels) on ways to shift things around and load up weapons you like. Saying they're less customizable is ignoring what they can customize.

[FallenFactol]

Ah, the dreaded 3rd person camera!!! (jk, I don't care too much, it's something to look at when walking for minutes, though periscoping isn't good)

[Aresye]

Sephlock, on 22 May 2014 - 02:20 PM, said:

Shhhh
Hush you!

[Corbenik]

Man i miss the splash damage from explosions of dead mechs and even when they died it looked cool lol