151 replies to this topic

[LordKnightFandragon]

MeiSooHaityu, on 04 November 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:

It looks awesome, but the hands are HUGE! I guess that is to make the dual A/C20 arms bigger targets.

Yeah, because 8 inch guns and the ammo to go along with them, plus all the armor and crap is not small....

[Sirius Drake]

SpiralFace, on 04 November 2014 - 11:09 AM, said:

Congrats IS players.

You wanted a 100 ton dire brick, you now got it in spades.

Model looks fantastic. Great job art team.

I never get tired to say it:
The DW will seem fast and agile to the King Crab.

[Satan n stuff]

MeiSooHaityu, on 04 November 2014 - 11:11 AM, said:

It looks awesome, but the hands are HUGE! I guess that is to make the dual A/C20 arms bigger targets.

As if anyone's going to aim for those.

[Kutfroat]

wouldn´t 4x uac5 be better loadout? doubletap is nearly pinpoint, too, but at much better range and if needed much better dps...just asking?

[SgtMagor]

would like to see the finished concept, it was already looking good when Alex was working on it in the Video log.

[Lightfoot]

AztecD, on 04 November 2014 - 11:08 AM, said:

im hard for zoidberg

First: Ink Defense Quirk for King Crab!

Edited by Lightfoot, 01 December 2014 - 04:35 AM.

[CycKath]

Kutfroat, on 01 December 2014 - 03:36 AM, said:

wouldn´t 4x uac5 be better loadout? doubletap is nearly pinpoint, too, but at much better range and if needed much better dps...just asking?

We don't know what the hardpoints yet though, so we don't know if any variants will have multiple ballistic slows or just one per arm.

[Satan n stuff]

CycKath, on 01 December 2014 - 04:25 AM, said:

We don't know what the hardpoints yet though, so we don't know if any variants will have multiple ballistic slows or just one per arm.

PGI's normal approach is to give 2-3 hardpoints per AC/20, 1-2 per UAC/5, AC/10 or Gauss.

[SgtMagor]

hoping the hardpoints come close to this

4-Ballistic
4-energy
2-missile
AMS

[Walluh]

Sirius Drake, on 01 December 2014 - 03:25 AM, said:

I never get tired to say it:
The DW will seem fast and agile to the King Crab.

Then you slap Endo and Ferro on it and upgrade that engine.

[CDLord HHGD]

mindwarp, on 04 November 2014 - 10:12 PM, said:

6 hardpoints seems a bit low compared to the other hundred ton mechs. 8 would be more in line with the Atlas range.

Bit late and behind but I wanted to comment on this one.

It may have fewer hardpoints than an Atlas, but placement of those hardpoints can be more efficient overall. No Atlas can carry dual AC20's. I have many mechs that I do not use all the HPs on. Don't always need to cram it full of guns. Sometimes, less is more.

[Sirius Drake]

Walluh, on 01 December 2014 - 04:34 AM, said:

Then you slap Endo and Ferro on it and upgrade that engine.

If PGI only brushes the TT then that won't help much.
It will pilot like a brick.
A brick with insane firepower of course but non the less a brick.

[LordMelvin]

The walk animation is going to make me sad. I can already tell by the feet.

Walk animations in the game are awful except for a precious few mechs. I just hope it's better than the one they gave the Dire Wolf and Stormcrow.

[DasSibby]

Tahribator, on 04 November 2014 - 11:44 AM, said:

Those AMS-like things also exist on the Highlander legs. They're just decorations I'm afraid.

WHAT? No Dual AMS for my Krab!??

(How else will I stop the LRM rain??)

[Kalimaster]

So looking forward to this Mech

[Milocinia]

cdlord, on 01 December 2014 - 05:41 AM, said:

Bit late and behind but I wanted to comment on this one.

It may have fewer hardpoints than an Atlas, but placement of those hardpoints can be more efficient overall. No Atlas can carry dual AC20's. I have many mechs that I do not use all the HPs on. Don't always need to cram it full of guns. Sometimes, less is more.

I struggle to use torso mounted ballistics, I much prefer them in the arms

[Joe Mallad]

Sirius Drake, on 01 December 2014 - 03:25 AM, said:

I never get tired to say it:
The DW will seem fast and agile to the King Crab.

you do realize, that stock... They both go the same speed right? The Direwolf comes with the 300xl and Crab comes with the standard 300.

Edited by Yoseful Mallad, 01 December 2014 - 08:53 AM.

[Joe Mallad]

Sirius Drake, on 01 December 2014 - 07:19 AM, said:

If PGI only brushes the TT then that won't help much.
It will pilot like a brick.
A brick with insane firepower of course but non the less a brick.

this will be one of those mechs that you run Ballistics on as the main weapon and a good set of lasers or missiles as back up, max out the armor and slap in as many HS and as much ammo as you can for the ballistics and you become an immovable anchor point for your team lol.

[Greenjulius]

JujuShinobi, on 01 December 2014 - 02:54 AM, said:

The pinchening shall arrive in 2 weeks

I wonder how many players will be running a crab. Because it's top tier, I guess the closest we can compare it to is the Mad Dog, which there seemed to be quite a number ran that first week it was out. Hopefully we won't see a billion like the CN9-AH and AS7-S. The queue wait times were agonizing to the point that I didn't run the CN9-AH until last week for the first time, and basically the same with the AS7-S.

[Mick Mars]

Only 2 things to say:

I cant wait for Dec16th

Quad Ac 10 FTW