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[The Boz]

If your Locust has a top speed below 155, you are doing it wrong.
If your Locust depends on easily spent ammo, you are doing it wrong.
If your piloting includes stopping in the open, you are doing it wrong.

[Sjorpha]

Interesting, but since leaking (and spreading) stuff as significant as this is totally uncool I'll try to resist the urge to look at it.

I work in the entertainment industry (film) and trust me, leaks of unreleased content is way more harmful than piracy. please don't do it.

[Warblood]

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Shadow_Hawk
SHD-9D
The Shadow Hawk 9D was released in 3070 and carries as its primary weapons a new Light Autocannon/5 and a pair of MML-5 launchers. The MML launchers can fire both LRM and SRM ammunition, giving the 'Mech a great deal of tactical flexibility. For close range defense, the 'Mech has a highly accurate Medium Pulse Laser which is also linked to a Targeting Computer with the Autocannon for increased accuracy. The 9D also has a C3 Slave, allowing it to share targeting data with friendly units which are linked to the 'Mech in a C3 Network. The pilot is protected by Light Ferro-Fibrous armor and a Full-Head Ejection System.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Locust
LCT-5W2
Developed from a Word of Blake design in 3079, this Locust has a top speed of over 150 km/h, and used MASC to provide bursts of speed topping out at over 180 km/h. A pair of ER medium lasers provides firepower while a C3 Slave, Guardian ECM Suite, and TAG system provide electronic support. The chassis uses Endo-Steel and an XL Engine provides power. The Locust is protected by Light Ferro-Fibrous armor. Double Heat Sinks keep the heat from the weapons under control.

Not gonna see either mech for along time unless PGI wants to throw out the whole timeline thing.

Edited by Warblood, 12 November 2014 - 09:59 AM.

[Warblood]

I guess we'll also be getting this too when the ecm locust n shadow hawk dorp?

AWS-9Q
A basic upgrade to the original 8Q introduced in 3057,^[10] the heat sinks are upgraded to double heat sinks and are reduced to nineteen. The saved weight is used to add a fourth PPC to the 'Mech as well as a Guardian ECM Suite. Although there was some criticism for using basic PPCs and not upgrading to ER models, the 9Q proved itself during Operation Guerrero to be quite devastating

or maybe the:
AWS-10KM
The newest variant, a joint project between IBMU and Alshain Weaponry, was introduced in 3067.^[10] The 'Mech utilizes Irian's Compact Engine and Compact Gyro to save space at the expense of mass. It retains the speed and Guardian ECM Suite of the 9Q, but utilizes an Endo Steel structure. Two Heavy PPCs deal a good amount of damage in each blow, while aSnub-Nose PPC is deadly and accurate at close range. At the time of its introduction the 10KM was reserved for only the elite units of the Free Worlds League and Draconis Combine, and thanks to an iron-clad contract even the wily Irian Technologies had trouble finding a loophole to sell the 'Mech to the other Houses or mercenary units

Edited by Warblood, 12 November 2014 - 10:05 AM.

[Nightshade24]

Krivvan, on 11 November 2014 - 12:04 AM, said:

It's pictures taken from a test client by someone who used to be a secret squirrel tester. They have access to free cam and console (there are videos of the leaker running around in AC/20 JJ Locusts and etc.).

link please.... I want to see this.

I tried to google but all I see is reddit posts with just a full stop for the content.

[mad kat]

Nightshade24, on 13 November 2014 - 01:01 AM, said:

link please.... I want to see this.

I tried to google but all I see is reddit posts with just a full stop for the content.

This what you after?

https://www.mechspec...-pipeline.7609/

[MauttyKoray]

If the Locust hero can run a max XL 200 engine I'll be happy. We know what its coming with, but that doesn't mean its the max, look at other lights and you'll see there's a variation between what the variants can run.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Prepare your flame bunkers/tear boats/collectors for "QQ pay to win ecm hero mechs"

Probably why we havent seen any new IS mechs with ECM since

wow, when WAS the last mech? The Cicada?

I want this mech:

STK-3Fb

This Royal variant of the Stalker was introduced in 2705 and carries a Guardian ECM Suite in the center torso, upgrades the large lasers to extended range versions, and adds Artemis IV fire control systems to the LRM-15s that replace the Jackson LRM-10 launchers. The SRM-6 racks are gone, and the standard heat sinks were replaced with seventeen double heat sinks.

XD

Edited by Mechwarrior Buddah, 13 November 2014 - 01:26 PM.

[Ovion]

Sadly, we've had no Royal variants so far.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Ovion, on 13 November 2014 - 02:03 PM, said:

Sadly, we've had no Royal variants so far.

Doubt we ever will with the amount of hate the idea of an ECM hero mech would receive (maybe thats why BAP was buffed the way it was, so that ECM is effectively useless?) due to pay to win QQing

[KamikazeRat]

The Boz, on 12 November 2014 - 04:02 AM, said:

If your Locust has a top speed below 155, you are doing it wrong.
If your Locust depends on easily spent ammo, you are doing it wrong.
If your piloting includes stopping in the open EVER, you are doing it wrong.

FTFY

[andrijkc]

I love piloting locusts, but the Ac2 quirk the new hero get (+20% range)..... is..... hmm let me think..... annoying, it feels like giving a raven a longtom quirk

the ecm would be nice, but i like to see some usefull quirks - not OP but still usefull

Edited by andrijkc, 16 November 2014 - 07:53 AM.

[Ovion]

andrijkc, on 16 November 2014 - 07:50 AM, said:

I love piloting locusts, but the Ac2 quirk the new hero get (+20% range)..... is..... hmm let me think..... annoying, it feels like giving a raven a longtom quirk

the ecm would be nice, but i like to see some usefull quirks - not OP but still usefull

andrijkc, on 16 November 2014 - 07:50 AM, said:

it feels like giving a raven a longtom quirk

There is nothing wrong with that, and I would welcome it with open arms.

Not only would it mean we would have the Long Tom Artillery piece for mechs, which is one of my favourite Mech weapons.
One of my favourite mechs / tactics way back when, was putting a Long Tom (and small laser) on 3-9 Ravens with 1-3 stealth spotter Ravens, and I could then make this mech a reality in MWO.

[Angel of Annihilation]

I think people love to claim P2W on anything just to make a bunch of noise.

I mean seriously does anyone really think a Locust with ECM will actually be better than an ECM Raven, ECM Spider or even an ECM Commando? To be P2W it would have to be better because all those OPTIONS are available with C-bills.

ECM on the Locust is a gimmick to sell Hero Locusts. This is specially true with BAP now having a 360m range to disrupt ECM. I mean your likely going to be running MGs and SPL on this thing which means there is no way you can even stay outside of disrupt range and still do damage. Yippy, you have ECM but you never get an use out of it...woohoo.

[Y E O N N E]

Better than an ECM Commando, without a shadow of a doubt.

Better than an ECM Spider? Probably not, only because of the 3x MPL build.

Better than the ECM Raven? Nowhere near as useful.

Edit:
The biggest use for ECM on this Locust will be to prevent turrets from shooting at it, allowing it to solo-rush bases and cause panic with the enemy team.

Edited by Yeonne Greene, 16 November 2014 - 05:34 PM.

[Kassatsu]

Not gonna lie I'm tempted to buy both because that Shadowhawk is probably the best of the lot, and well, I'll wait until the hype dies down before I actually use that locust... Probably use 4 mlas and ECM with max engine and armor. Ballistics on a Locust are worthless... Though if you could mount 6 MGs that would be a different story. What they should have done for that 4 MG Locust is given it some completely silly MG range bonuses, a fire rate bonus and maybe even an ammo/ton bonus.

Related since the same day, ice lynx is DOA. Gonna call it. Again.

Hellbringer when?

Edited by Kassatsu, 16 November 2014 - 05:43 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

6x MG Locust was my suggestion for a Hero Locust, but apparently we aren't allowed to have fast 'Mechs packing lots of tiny bullet-spraying guns.

[FupDup]

Yeonne Greene, on 16 November 2014 - 08:55 PM, said:

6x MG Locust was my suggestion for a Hero Locust, but apparently we aren't allowed to have fast 'Mechs packing lots of tiny bullet-spraying guns.

PGI thinks that a 6 MG Spider would have a devastating effect on the back of an Atlas, so they don't allow any other light to do it either.

[Y E O N N E]

Can't possibly be worse than what my LCT-3S or a post-quirk RVN-H do to the back of an Atlas...

****, there's also the FS9-A and LCT-3M with SPL; no way do MGs out-damage those.

[JediPanther]

Ac2 on a locust is worthless i've tried it with the lct 1vp. Rip off the ecm to throw on the max xl190 add on the 3 mandatory shs/dhs then the gun which weight almost half the mech's weight with a nice half ton ammo and only 37 shots. I'm betting even without missing all your shots you'd have done a lot more damage than 74 with any laser. As for machine guns all you can do is sit and hope your team mates rip the armor off a few mechs before dashing in hoping to get a crit hit.

The hawk is great but since i'd just play it like an hbk I'll pass.