Shadow Hawk Hero Mech
#1
Posted 01 October 2014 - 02:55 PM
Quote from Sarna; The 5S is a variant of the 5M used by the Special Forces. It replaces all standard weapons with one Large Laser, one medium pulse laser and four medium lasers. In addition, it carries a Beagle Active Probe in the right torso, while an Guardian ECM Suite is installed in the left torso. Its left arm is also equipped with a TAG, while its head contains cargo space. It is armored by eleven and a half tons of standard armor.
Another idea I had was a Shadowhawk with a balistic slot on its arm with a config similar to 4 small lasers, 2 left torso and 2 right torso, ac/20 right arm, xl 280 engine and if possible a srm 4/ lrm 5 in the head with 1 ton of reloads and ams. My idea is sorta like this, keep in mind there is no shadowhawk with an arm cannon this is closest i could get and just imagine a xl engine and those heat sinks are not there;
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...4d08d6cb4ec57f3
If a dev reads this please consider my ideas.
Thanks for reading.
#2
Posted 01 October 2014 - 03:02 PM
#3
Posted 02 October 2014 - 12:23 AM
That being said, a special forces themed 'Mech with a tacticool camo would be really awesome. I think an energy boat Shadowhawk would be outclassed by the Sparky though.
#4
Posted 02 October 2014 - 12:41 AM
I'd totally buy it too, as I love SHDs, but they miss a real energy boat.
#5
Posted 02 October 2014 - 06:53 AM
#6
Posted 02 October 2014 - 07:04 AM
If there isn't a lore-appropriate hero, I'm in favor of them adding something that still captures the feel of the SHD. I wouldn't be against something that had ballistics still in the shoulder and 2 energy in each arm, say - or something similar.
Crazy - but I like it SoM. Be nifty to be able to mount (say) 2 UAC5 on an XL with some energy backups.
Edited by Macksheen, 02 October 2014 - 07:05 AM.
#7
Posted 02 October 2014 - 07:48 AM
#8
Posted 02 October 2014 - 07:58 AM
I wouldn't expect to get an arm mounted AC20 Medium. Generally not something you get on mechs that light from canon, and not really in the spirit of the mech.
What I could see is a SHD that replaces the arm and head mounts with balistics. So, maybe 6 balistics (1 in each arm, 3 on the shoulder, 1 head) and 2 Missiles (in the other torso). It would be unique, has some fun potential builds with and without MGs, and would generally fit in well in the SHD line.
#9
Posted 02 October 2014 - 08:06 AM
#11
Posted 02 October 2014 - 08:16 AM
Bront, on 02 October 2014 - 07:58 AM, said:
I wouldn't expect to get an arm mounted AC20 Medium. Generally not something you get on mechs that light from canon, and not really in the spirit of the mech.
What I could see is a SHD that replaces the arm and head mounts with balistics. So, maybe 6 balistics (1 in each arm, 3 on the shoulder, 1 head) and 2 Missiles (in the other torso). It would be unique, has some fun potential builds with and without MGs, and would generally fit in well in the SHD line.
I like youre idea and as far as the cannon goes no shds have balistic arms, but, as we have seen the hero mechs dont acctually have to be cannon to be implimented. And a 6x balistic shadowhawk would not really work given the weight of ac2 and 5 cannons. so an shd with maybe two balistics split or on one arm or the other would be intresting as long as it has energy hard points on torso to back them up.
#12
Posted 02 October 2014 - 08:22 AM
Sword of Morning, on 02 October 2014 - 06:53 AM, said:
I like this idea my hope is the hero mech has more balistic freedoms then standard shadowhawks also as for a dual uac5 build in current state there is this; http://mwo.smurfy-ne...dea1d59dff0e90a hope it helps
Tahribator, on 02 October 2014 - 12:23 AM, said:
That being said, a special forces themed 'Mech with a tacticool camo would be really awesome. I think an energy boat Shadowhawk would be outclassed by the Sparky though.
Yes I do see what youre saying but shd ecm mech variant would be welcomed is all I'm trying to say.
#13
Posted 02 October 2014 - 08:22 AM
B8hunter, on 02 October 2014 - 08:16 AM, said:
It would be MGs on the arms and head, not ACs
#14
Posted 02 October 2014 - 08:22 AM
#15
Posted 02 October 2014 - 08:58 AM
#16
Posted 02 October 2014 - 09:10 AM
process, on 02 October 2014 - 08:22 AM, said:
acctually that was my orignal idea on accout of 3 balistic and 3 energy is a great idea but I droped it because it..did not fit my playstyle.. So I had a derp moment and did not post it with the other two ideas.
Bront, on 02 October 2014 - 08:22 AM, said:
Ok I see but the idea of a head mounted ac/2 does sound intresting. Also as for everone who has a crazy idea the shadowhawk is only 55 tons.
#17
Posted 02 October 2014 - 09:11 AM
fx8320, on 02 October 2014 - 12:41 AM, said:
Sparky would still have the Torso twist advantage, all Griffins have far better torso twist than the Shadow Hawks and we know there is little chance of PGI bringing out an ECM hero for a chassis with no f2p ECM
Bront, on 02 October 2014 - 07:58 AM, said:
we already have one, the Yen Lo Wang, a Shadow Hawk adding Jump-jets to this could be quite interesting, but I agree it is unlikely
#18
Posted 02 October 2014 - 09:26 AM
For a SHD I like some of the options above, chiefly ...
- Ballistics in each torso, allowing for dual LBX or Dual UAC potentially (with energy mounts in the arms)
- Ballistics in left torso (2 or 3) and energy mounts in the right (again, 2 or three) with one more on the arm
Both of these could have visibility problems, though they could honestly move the mount down/back to adjust.
I think the all-energy+ECM is a bad choice for a hero, though perhaps there will be enough ECM soon that it doesn't matter.
#19
Posted 02 October 2014 - 09:43 AM
Macksheen, on 02 October 2014 - 09:26 AM, said:
For a SHD I like some of the options above, chiefly ...
- Ballistics in each torso, allowing for dual LBX or Dual UAC potentially (with energy mounts in the arms)
- Ballistics in left torso (2 or 3) and energy mounts in the right (again, 2 or three) with one more on the arm
Both of these could have visibility problems, though they could honestly move the mount down/back to adjust.
I think the all-energy+ECM is a bad choice for a hero, though perhaps there will be enough ECM soon that it doesn't matter.
Well I own a bj but it seems a little bs to have a blackjack with two balistics and only taking advantage of 1 I much rather go dual ac5 on a bj.
#20
Posted 02 October 2014 - 09:47 AM
Sword of Morning, on 02 October 2014 - 06:53 AM, said:
Honestly, that's very attractive. I'd go with something like this:
LA: 2E
RA:2E
LT: 1B
RT: 1B
Now, this is almost too good. 2xAC5+4xML is easily doable which is a beastly build. You can even go crazy and do 2xAC10+4xML(hot)/4xSL(better) and wreck faces. That's why I'd punish this variant with no jump jets. I'd still buy this in a heartbeat though.
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