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#261 The Basilisk

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:03 AM

Very nice looking concept arts, a Mech for experts.
To slow to get away, armor to weak for a standup fight but in a combined team with a light spotter, an other medium brawler and a heavy ... absolutely deadly.

#262 MechRaccoon

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:22 AM

The Centurion looks amazing, but I WANNA GET THIS TOO!

#263 Victor Morson

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:23 AM

View PostHades Trooper, on 21 June 2012 - 01:46 AM, said:

it's ok for a Medium, but i'll take a Catapult any day, extra medium laser, jump jets as standard and more armour.

why would you choice a bucket over a pult?


The thing that might set it apart in MWO is the arm swing. If they give the arm a extra missile hardpoints, it could be a really awesome missile fighter.

The bigger competition for it is really the Hunchback with the LRMs if they've got that one.

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:25 AM

Looks shiny

#265 Krubarax

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:30 AM

Another smashing redesign!
I am soo happy they got rid of that ugly Darth Vader helmet.
Looked stupid like hell :(

View PostGemini Khan, on 20 June 2012 - 12:04 PM, said:

Now...what name is trebuchet... :S


A Trebuchet is a kind of medieval heavy catapult.

#266 Saxophonist

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:31 AM

Eh, I'll stick with my Catapult. It has jump jets and 4 lasers.

#267 Adridos

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:33 AM

View PostGB Krubarax, on 21 June 2012 - 06:30 AM, said:

A Trebuchet is a kind of medieval heavy catapult.


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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:42 AM

Hurrah for the Trebuchet!

#269 DocMcOk

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 06:47 AM

Great! Now I need to think again what to choose. :(

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 07:13 AM

Am I the only one who doesn't like this design? I like the *choice*, but there's just something about it that doesn't look right.

#271 Kael Tropheus

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 07:33 AM

Cool, this was one of the meds I was hoping to see. I like it in the TT game as fire support for a recon lance or a poor mans catapult in very limited tonnage games.

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 07:39 AM

Trench Bucket!
This thing looks cool... though the missile pod on the left arm would make it kinda unstable in real life, don't you think? :P

#273 JunoVC

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 08:11 AM

Man I cant' wait to kick the Bucket


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Posted 21 June 2012 - 08:16 AM

That's a damn fine Tree Bucket (that's what we always called it).

So happy to see them put out a fine reinterpretation of so many classic mechs.

Now let's see some Dervish, Vidicator, and Enforcer action.

Edited by Steelgrave, 21 June 2012 - 08:17 AM.


#275 Tornado Dash

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 08:45 AM

That thing looks beastly, I can't wait to get it

#276 Coralld

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:05 AM

Do you take cash or credit because I'll take two.

#277 Captain Wolfsburg

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:11 AM

That's a hot mech, and pretty tempting... but I think I'm going to go with a centurion once it's available, instead :)

View PostAdridos, on 21 June 2012 - 06:33 AM, said:


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Just think, at the time, that was an engineering marvel.

#278 Astennu Zero

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:23 AM

Indeed fascinating! I would love to pilot the Trebuchet! You can't go wrong with these types.

#279 Julian Langsdorf III

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 09:42 AM

I'm happy to see this, as a Free Worlds League fan. The Trebuchet is a popular mech among the Regulan Hussar regiments, traditionally each regiment maintains at least a handful of Trebuchets.

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Posted 21 June 2012 - 10:06 AM

Once again, my hat off to FD for another superb design... this Trebuchet holds so much of the asthetics of the TRO images, with an added "don't mess with me" look to it! Just perfect... looking forward to your future releases! Can't wait to pilot this baby :) Might just name it "FlyinDerbs" in honor of the designer :D





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