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[Ruccus]

Fire and Salt, on 09 October 2014 - 10:17 PM, said:

The hero locust should have a single non-removable jumpjet, located in the head, that only thrusts it down instead of up.

That way, you stick to the ground very well, and you can run down cliffs FASTER!!

It'll have two jump jets in the CT, one firing forward and one firing back, and they're both linked to the throttle - it'd accelerate like a bat out of hell and stop on a dime.

[Selene Lunaris]

Me and my mate Twisty were tossing Locust hero mech ideas around, and we had the idea for a baby Misery called ''Mild Disgruntlement'' or ''Mild Irritation'' or something likewise silly. I fired up MML straight away to see if this stupidity is possible and yes, it is. Meet Mild Disgruntlement.

Spoiler

One machinegun, four small lasers, one SRM2, one medium laser. Something for everyone and the closest you're gonna get to a really tiny Misery.

[Walluh]

Baby Misery best Misery.

[Ovion]

I love the name of 'Mild Disgruntlement'

[Aleski]

This is the best hero locust idea so far!

Vote for Baby Misery! Make a poll =)

[Mothykins]

Hilariously I made the "make it a small Misery" post ages ago and was told it was dumb. I:

[Nightshade24]

the problem with mini mis is that it'll make the others obselete =l not only it has 5 energy it also has 1 missile and 1 ballisitc (total of 7 hardpoints)...

Maybe 3 energy, 1 ballistic, 1 missile instead?... make the missile in the CT

[Ovion]

I would love to see Side Torso weapons tbh.

Maybe go 1E, 1B in the CT.
1M in RT, 1M in LT.
1B in RA, 1B in LA.

This means it's more versatile, with lots of options, but doesn't invalidate any other frame as they all do a specific focus 'better'.

[Nightshade24]

Why not copy the Flea variant from MW4:Mercs?

CT: 1 machine gun
LT: 1 small laser
LA: 1 machine gun
RT: 1 small laser
RA: 1 machine gun

3 ballistics, 2 energy.
or to stir away from that build due to the flea being a mech that'll come someday...

maybe lets just do a 2 energy CT, energy Head, and then 2 ballistic, 1 in each arm. and Raise engine cap.
3 ballistic, 3 energy. (restricted to 1 slot weapons if you want to use all 3)

[Neutron IX]

http://www.solaris7....Info.asp?ID=573

Right there under "Notable 'Mechs and Mechwarriors" are two great ideas for the identities of these "Hero Locusts", and even though I'm a Davion devotee, I have to admit personally I'm a bit partial to "The Stomper".

I love lore based Hero 'Mechs.

[Chagatay]

10 ballistic slot one would be good (maybe just 8) but something like that and ECM of course for troll factor

[Takashi Uchida]

Chagatay, on 18 October 2014 - 08:32 PM, said:

10 ballistic slot one would be good (maybe just 8) but something like that and ECM of course for troll factor

That brings me back to MW2, lol. Putting a bunch of MGs and mechs and melting assaults haha

[Aleski]

Maybe they will inspire in other locust variant for the hero, something simple but a liitle different of what we've got now :

• LCT-3V This Locust variant introduced in 3004 was similar to the 1V except that it carried a set of two medium lasers in the center torso, while retaining the arm-mounted machine guns and reducing armor protection by one ton.^[38] BV (1.0) = 434,^[6] BV (2.0) = 490^[39][40]

Edited by Aleski, 24 October 2014 - 01:09 AM.

[mad kat]

No ECM please but give us some side torso hardpoints ballistic or energy please so we can skimp on arm armour. The idea of a erppc on a locust is irresistible.

I want this dysfunctional 151Kph ERPPC sniper with TAG but with a side torso energy slot:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...73670e98e03550a

(gonna try this out ASAP!)

Or Jump Jets.... Mad kat has killed Mad Kat jumping off a kerb.

Edited by mad kat, 24 October 2014 - 02:29 AM.