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[Helsbane]

Marmon Rzohr, on 02 October 2014 - 11:40 AM, said:

The IS needs a good 75 ton heavy. It has to be the Black Knight. Srsly.

Again, I have to say Hammerhands. Black Knight is just another energy boat.

[MechPorn]

I would vote for the Urbanme....Well hell, I guess the iconic Black Knight.

Edited by TB Xiomburg, 02 October 2014 - 11:44 AM.

[Shredhead]

Helsbane, on 02 October 2014 - 11:43 AM, said:

Again, I have to say Hammerhands. Black Knight is just another energy boat.

Your Hammerhand has only two variants viable for MWO, so forget it.

[SgtMagor]

I picked Grasshopper for the jump jets, unless where getting the custom Black Knight with jets from the Black Knight Legion?

[IllCaesar]

It just struck me that, while I'm certainly no expert at statistics, wouldn't more useful data come from polling using a Likert Scale? I don't think the forums are programmed for that, but you could easily do it at something like Survery Monkey, and you'll get a more accurate account for people's feelings about each chassis, alongside the ability to survey more than two at a time.

For example, you could do the Black Knight, Grasshopper, Hammerhands, and Champion all at once, and while you're at it, you could probably do every weight class, as well as people's feelings about mechs that carry MASC and how players feel about mechs that are supposed to have MASC dropping into MWO without MASC.

Just thinking aloud here.

[MechPorn]

FYI...the Black Knight has ECM.

[Toaster Repair Pony]

There is a horrible lack of variation in the different variants.

Black Knight is an energy mech. Grasshopper is all energy, one missile.

I don't see much there, pre 3050.

Edited by Faythh, 02 October 2014 - 11:52 AM.

[Gauvan]

Wow, this is a tough call--both are iconic mechs. I've got to go with the Grasshopper for a couple reasons:

• It's old school iconic--anything from Tech Readout 3025 is gold in my book.
  
• I've heard the Loki/Hellbringer is going to be ECM capable. If this is so then the GHR gives the IS a possible counter in one variant. You have to fudge the timeline a bit, though.

TB Xiomburg, on 02 October 2014 - 11:47 AM, said:

FYI...the Black Knight has ECM.

I think this is just the Dark Age version. Way past our timeframe.

Edited by Gauvan, 02 October 2014 - 11:56 AM.

[SgtMagor]

here's the new Grasshopper https://slm-assets3.....jpg?1389132452

[Manei Domini Krigg]

IS need more 75t mechs. So vote for Black Knight.

[Myke Pantera]

Still Lancelot or Champion for me

[mechsae]

Much as I love the Black Knight (it served me well in MW4 and I use a card of it from the tcg as a bookmark) I want to see the Grasshopper brought to life.

[Monsoon]

Tough choice, but ultimately, I'm interested in seeing what Alex does with the Grasshopper. I think it's the more challenging of the two designs for him to fiddle with.

[Cyborne Elemental]

Warhammer.
or nothing

[CDLord HHGD]

I voted Black Knight, but would love to see a Champion.

[Demi-Precentor Konev]

Not an easy choice, but the Black Knight is a Clanbuster and a ComStar 'Mech, so that gets my vote.

[AdamBaines]

Give us the Grasshopper love!!!!

Akula, on 02 October 2014 - 09:51 AM, said:

Welp, there's my choice.

If its a Black knight, please not this version....so generic and blah.

[TygerLily]

They are both basically laser boats. But the Black Knight looks a lot cooler...xD

[Creovex]

Russ Bullock, on 02 October 2014 - 09:46 AM, said:

Here is a follow up poll for Heavy Battlemechs - I think I know which one is going to run away with this one. Keep in mind the Grasshopper has JJ's and more varied load outs.

Creovex: ... You already know what I'm going to select.
The Russ: Wouldn't be much of an oracle if I didn't.
Creovex: But if you already know, how can I make a choice?
The Russ: Because you didn't come here to make the choice. You've already made it. You're here to try to understand why you made it. [Creovex eventually selects the Black Knight] I thought you'd have figured that out by now.

Edited by Creovex, 02 October 2014 - 12:15 PM.

[warner2]

Unfortunately both are heavily energy dependent. Unless you are boating ERLL on a 'mech with high-mounted weapon points IS energy boats above a certain tonnage are weak at the moment. Both of these could well be DOA with the current game balance.