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[Risen]

Great artwork, the head might have been made smaller for target reasons.
The right arm with the two medium lasers looks a bit to boxy, the on with the LRM launcher looks great.

btw another long range mech with only 8 volleys per launcher (same as the Catapult)
great way to keep the LRM spamming low (until we have the cash and xp to modify).

[Der Basilisk]

Personaly, i hoped to see another medium mech, but we already have two 50 ton mechsm, so why another one? Don´t get me wrong. I really really love the Treb and she looks amazing. But a Hunchback 4J could be used in the same role. They even share a variant with SRMs and lasers. At least she is faster and has a variant with jumpjets.

But i still want more medium mechs.

[Justsumnoob]

Can i trade in one of my founder mechs for this one?

[Staradder]

Rejoicing to BattleMech 13.

[11kodiak11]

Looks great

[Brakkyn]

Clicking on the image takes me to Weekly Screenshot 7.

[ThunderHart]

Is this replacing the HELLSPAWN? And if so take the missiles off the arm and put them on his back.

[Ivan Romatovich Kerensky]

That's not an Archer...

[Iulianus]

I've always loved the scout/artillery team.

[Teirdome]

I kinda miss the iconic Trebuchet hat, but this does look meaner and more functional.

[General Panties]

Ah, the 'ol gay-chalet... always disliked this mech when playing tt... never lasted more then a round or two, but then again, this is mwo - So maybe it will be of greater value. After all, most mechs do not play the same when comparisons are drawn between tt and MW performance. Perhaps here it will earn the affection so many of you have for it. Nice job on the imaging for MWO though, I like this look much better.

[Dead Baron]

Would I be right in thinking that there are at least two authors of these BattleMech vignettes?

One seems to focus on the weaponry and uses less "flowery" language, the other focuses on the types of mechs as seen in the Trebuchet, Commando and Cicada posts.

I'm an avowed fan of those posts.

As I'm late to the party, what happened to BattleMechs 1-3? Seems to start with 4, The Dragon.

[Joseph Mallan]

A respectable look for a respectable Mech.

[Valkyrie Onyx]

oh cool thats a great mech!

[Felix Dante]

You say "Trenchbucket" I say "Trashbucket."

Give me a Catapult any day, and twice on Saturday.

Edited by Felix Dante, 21 June 2012 - 02:17 PM.

[Quisley]

I like how the cockpit recalls the styling of the original's head without looking like a dude with a wok on his head.

[Burning Chrome]

Making it tough to decide what to drive first. Trebuchet? Cataphract? Founder Hunchback?

Nicely done...wish the RA lasers were off-center/corner to corner in this case a bit, but it's not even a minor nitpick; the LA config is preferred over the original.

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

Thorn Hallis, on 20 June 2012 - 12:52 PM, said:

Hmpf...I like the mech itself, but the redesign...not my taste.

Same here. Not my style, sry! But the Trebuchet is a useful fire support mech.
After the Stalker assault mech, i hoped for an light mech (Firestarter).

[Grendel408]

ThunderHart, on 21 June 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

Is this replacing the HELLSPAWN? And if so take the missiles off the arm and put them on his back.

The Hellspawn isn't put into production until 3062 during the FedCom Civil War to replace the aging Dervish... hence why it (the Hellspawn) was in MW4 The Trebuchet is a classic 'Mech with much love and respect... not a replacement for the Hellspawn...

[Alex Wolfe]

The first mech I don't like! Good - after having a jaw drop after seeing every redesign so far I started to fear I was a fanboy. Also, jaw hurts.

Still, there are people who seem to like it, so it's hard to qualify as a "miss", merely a difference in taste. Keep up the awesome work, FD!