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[Elizander]

mania3c, on 04 November 2014 - 11:14 AM, said:

it's a a bit weird that king crab..old IS mech looks much more advanced, more aggressive and really really dangerous compared to dire whale ..which looks like balloon with legs..and guns...

...until it rips your face off.

[kapusta11]

xeromynd, on 04 November 2014 - 12:00 PM, said:

Are these from the video? If so, looks pretty XL friendly from the front. From the side could be troublesome.

Nah, it's from my imagination, doubt it will be XL friendly though, side torsos are completely exposed from the side view.

[Gallowglas]

Love, love, love this.

[RoadblockXL]

Looks like it has weapon doors for its cannons...

I'd be down for that.

[MeiSooHaityu]

kapusta11, on 04 November 2014 - 12:06 PM, said:

Nah, it's from my imagination, doubt it will be XL friendly though, side torsos are completely exposed from the side view.

Standard engines are normally a better idea in an Assault anyway. Very few IS Assaults truly benefit from an XL IMO.

[kapusta11]

MeiSooHaityu, on 04 November 2014 - 12:24 PM, said:

Standard engines are normally a better idea in an Assault anyway. Very few IS Assaults truly benefit from an XL IMO.

That depends. XL400 Banshee can torso twist and disengage from combat really fast.

[LT. HARDCASE]

mania3c, on 04 November 2014 - 11:14 AM, said:

it's a a bit weird that king crab..old IS mech looks much more advanced, more aggressive and really really dangerous compared to dire whale ..which looks like balloon with legs..and guns...

The old TRO interpretation looked even more advanced than Alex's rendition tbh.

[Gallowglas]

This design reminds me strongly of many of the design elements I loved so much on the Marauder. Alex has outdone himself on this one. I cannot wait to drive mine.

[MisterPlanetarian]

Looking good.

[Mcgral18]

kapusta11, on 04 November 2014 - 12:28 PM, said:

That depends. XL400 Banshee can torso twist and disengage from combat really fast.

This particular mech will be the same as the Atlas, with the 360 max engine.


Depends on both hitboxes and whether Dakka outweighs the STD benefits.

[Dauntless Blint]

I hope it has a good AMS or ECM because it appears to have a massive top surface for LRM's to hit it, maybe slightly stronger than the whale to it's front .90 degree arch's but more vulnerable to it's rear quarter's/side's than the whale,look's as though it won't get stuck on terrain as easily too maybe...,wonder how it will face down the DireWolf's DPS too...

Are those 2x AMS above the arm's or just external servo motor geometry?Those little red lines mean anything?If it turn's out to be 4x AMS I'll be an excited ******** type of happy.
I maxed out my AMS upgrade's just for this reason ready to go.

A tight lance of these with 8x AMS sound's resilient against LRM's thinking about it more...oh no but they can't do much against artillery...

Hopeful about new camo pattern's after looking at the swamp map...

Edited by CorditeJunkie, 04 November 2014 - 03:01 PM.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Kahoumono, on 04 November 2014 - 11:13 AM, said:

Looks like a wide marauder to me, the side view especially.

Yeah I was thinking this myself. I just hope HG doesn't think so as well.

Also it really makes me want a Marauder even more.....damn you HG!!!!!

[Hoffenstein]

SECOND REQUEST: PRESENT HALL PASS OR USE OF LETHAL FORCE WILL BE AUTHORIZED!

[CDLord HHGD]

Kahoumono, on 04 November 2014 - 11:13 AM, said:

Looks like a wide marauder to me, the side view especially.

SHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

HG will hear you!

[Otto Cannon]

You can keep your Timberwolf.

Madcrab FTW.



(\/) °¥°(\/)

Edited by Otto Cannon, 04 November 2014 - 02:36 PM.

[Milocinia]

Holy mother of all Gods that thing looks phenomenal.

As a side note, the IS still retain many advanced looking Star League era mechs so you still get some old beauties like this.

[MoonUnitBeta]

I really hope that the walking animation doesn't look like it's consitpated, taking one baby step at a time like it has it's pants around its ankles (see: Stalker, Direwolf)

*clenched buttocks*
"oo, ee, oo ,eee, ah, oo, eeh. ah. ee. oo. *pew pew* whoops ah. ee. oo. *pew* ee. oo. oo. *dakaka*. ah. oo. ee. almost at the toilet.. oo. ee. oo. it's some where around here I'm sure!"

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 04 November 2014 - 03:03 PM.

[theta123]

"My name's not atlas, Its kingcrab! JOHN ***** KINGCRAB ! *opens fire

[TripleEhBeef]

The Whale may have met its match.

*Snip snip*

[Lily from animove]

looks just epic