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[Kutfroat]

i really like my thunderbolts, allready did before the quirkening, even had the 5ss equipped with 5 medium pulses and 2 reugular mediums (on right shoulder) before the quirks. my phoenix variant even is my second most played mech, so...

...what i would like to see would be a variant with 2 ballistics in its right torso/shoulder. big enough for one ac20 or 2 uac5´s, 3 energy slots in the left torso and 2 energy slots in the left hand.

what do you think? how likely is this, or any thunderbolt hero at all, or are there any other hero variants? would be a bit disappointed with a missile centered hero, though.

as pgi announced the last two heroes i really hoped one would be a thunderbolt, well...

[N a p e s]

I'd play that a lot. It'd be like a big hunchback and I love those.

[Brody319]

How about a hero with all its energy hardpoints in the STs, then we can truly feel the wubs.

[Joseph Mallan]

I'd say... Yes.

Custom Variants
TDR-5S-T Thunderbolt Tallman
The personal ‘Mech of Bremond DMM commander Leftenant-General Mary Tallman during the DCMS's Third Succession War invasion of Galtor III, only the large laser remains, with the rest of the standard weaponry replaced with a brace of four medium lasers in each side torso. The remaining weight and space is devoted to eight additional heat sinks. BV (2.0) = 1,447[32]

These would come later of course!
TDR-10M Thunderbolt Ilyena
Used by the lance commander of Lamenkov's Liability, this Thunderbolt removes the Snub-Nose PPC of the original TDR-10M and replaces it with a C3 Master computer and an additional Light PPC in the left torso. In every other respect, it is a standard TDR-10M. BV (2.0) = 1,616[33]

TDR-10M Thunderbolt Tsakalotos
This custom Thunderbolt refitted by Salazar Tsakalotos uses the standard TDR-10M as a base. Equipped with Stealth Armor and a Guardian ECM, it's much harder to hit than a standard Thunderbolt. The weapons have also changed: A Plasma Rifle replaces the Heavy PPC, and to cover the 'Mech's rear an experimental Small Variable Speed Pulse Laser is mounted in the head. For anti-infantry work the Mech carries a flamer in the right torso. A medium pulse laser is also fitted in place of the ER medium model used in standard Thunderbolts, and it keeps the Snub-Nose PPC, Light PPC, and MML-5 of the original TDR-10M. To make room for this equipment, the 'Mech's jumping range is reduced to 90 meters. BV (2.0) = 1,856[34]

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 04 December 2014 - 10:20 AM.

[Barantor]

This would be ok by me.



TDR-5S-T Thunderbolt Tallman

The personal ‘Mech of Bremond DMM commander Leftenant-General Mary Tallman during the DCMS's Third Succession War invasion of Galtor III, only the large laser remains, with the rest of the standard weaponry replaced with a brace of four medium lasers in each side torso. The remaining weight and space is devoted to eight additional heat sinks.


Bah! Ninja'd by Joe..... *shakes fist*

Still, 9 energy hardpoints? would be pretty rad and if there was a medium laser quirk like the sparky.....

Edited by Barantor, 04 December 2014 - 10:23 AM.

[MerryIguana]

Tbolt hero needs 2 center torso energy!

[MeiSooHaityu]

Thunderbolt hero could be called....The Warthog

[WarHippy]

Yes, please. The Thunderbolt has been one of my favorites for awhile now and I would love to have a Hero like the Tallman.

[Kdogg788]

Joseph Mallan, on 04 December 2014 - 10:20 AM, said:

I'd say... Yes.

Custom Variants
TDR-5S-T Thunderbolt Tallman
The personal ‘Mech of Bremond DMM commander Leftenant-General Mary Tallman during the DCMS's Third Succession War invasion of Galtor III, only the large laser remains, with the rest of the standard weaponry replaced with a brace of four medium lasers in each side torso. The remaining weight and space is devoted to eight additional heat sinks. BV (2.0) = 1,447[32]

These would come later of course!
TDR-10M Thunderbolt Ilyena
Used by the lance commander of Lamenkov's Liability, this Thunderbolt removes the Snub-Nose PPC of the original TDR-10M and replaces it with a C3 Master computer and an additional Light PPC in the left torso. In every other respect, it is a standard TDR-10M. BV (2.0) = 1,616[33]

TDR-10M Thunderbolt Tsakalotos
This custom Thunderbolt refitted by Salazar Tsakalotos uses the standard TDR-10M as a base. Equipped with Stealth Armor and a Guardian ECM, it's much harder to hit than a standard Thunderbolt. The weapons have also changed: A Plasma Rifle replaces the Heavy PPC, and to cover the 'Mech's rear an experimental Small Variable Speed Pulse Laser is mounted in the head. For anti-infantry work the Mech carries a flamer in the right torso. A medium pulse laser is also fitted in place of the ER medium model used in standard Thunderbolts, and it keeps the Snub-Nose PPC, Light PPC, and MML-5 of the original TDR-10M. To make room for this equipment, the 'Mech's jumping range is reduced to 90 meters. BV (2.0) = 1,856[34]

Nice. I had the Galtor Campaign scenario book back in the day.

-k

[Roadkill]

Tallman would be great, but the 5SS is already practically a Hero with the quirks. 7 MPL on that thing is crazy good.

[Barantor]

Roadkill, on 04 December 2014 - 11:31 AM, said:

Tallman would be great, but the 5SS is already practically a Hero with the quirks. 7 MPL on that thing is crazy good.

Dunno, if tallman had medium laser quirks it would have 9 of them possibly if you took out the large laser for another one.

[Deathlike]

It's only a matter of time. Of the IS mechs left that don't have them... it's between the Wolverine and the Thunderbolt.

It's a 50-50 shot within a 2 month period or so.

[Kutfroat]

Hmm, so chances for it beeing someway like I suggested (right shoulder ballistics) are low, because there are other hero variants in the lore, and it would becompletely made up by PGI then, too bad...

I also think that the ones that you guys brought up, although with lore background, are all very similar to the variants we allready have, and would add nothing new to the thunderbolt chassis in game...don´t know if that could lure me into buying it...

[zagibu]

I still feel sad that not one of the variants has any ballistic quirks. Why so boring, PGI?

[Mikros04]

Kutfroat, on 04 December 2014 - 12:48 PM, said:

Hmm, so chances for it beeing someway like I suggested (right shoulder ballistics) are low, because there are other hero variants in the lore, and it would becompletely made up by PGI then, too bad...

I also think that the ones that you guys brought up, although with lore background, are all very similar to the variants we allready have, and would add nothing new to the thunderbolt chassis in game...don´t know if that could lure me into buying it...

I would love to have it...4xML in each ST ??? HELL YES!!! I'd even love it to put 2X LL/LPL in each ST. GIMME GIMME!!

[CDLord HHGD]

Best things come to those who wait. If the trend continues (and there's no reason why it won't) then soon™.

[Lexx]

Joseph Mallan, on 04 December 2014 - 10:20 AM, said:

TDR-10M Thunderbolt Tsakalotos
This custom Thunderbolt refitted by Salazar Tsakalotos uses the standard TDR-10M as a base. Equipped with Stealth Armor and a Guardian ECM, it's much harder to hit than a standard Thunderbolt. The weapons have also changed: A Plasma Rifle replaces the Heavy PPC, and to cover the 'Mech's rear an experimental Small Variable Speed Pulse Laser is mounted in the head. For anti-infantry work the Mech carries a flamer in the right torso. A medium pulse laser is also fitted in place of the ER medium model used in standard Thunderbolts, and it keeps the Snub-Nose PPC, Light PPC, and MML-5 of the original TDR-10M. To make room for this equipment, the 'Mech's jumping range is reduced to 90 meters. BV (2.0) = 1,856[34]

The name of that mech made me think of this guy.



TDR-AA (Ancient Astronaut) hero mech piloted by Giorgio A. Tsoukalos.
This hero mech uses technology far more advanced than anything else available during the time period it was created in. There is no way humans of that time had that level of technology, therefore the mech must have been created by aliens.

Edited by Lexx, 04 December 2014 - 03:12 PM.

[Lightfoot]

I was liking my Thunderbolts after the quirks except the huge CT drove me off because it died so fast unless you could creep through the shadows. It is not a tough mech at all. Still a Hero mech might be fun.

[Big Tin Man]

List of IS chassis without heros:

Wolverine
Thunderbolt

You got a 50/50 chance.

[CycKath]

More a matter of when than if. Given we got St. Ives Blues and Sparky, very hopefully we'll get Tallman as a a continuation of lore appropriate heroes.

Only problem with that is Tallman is pure 3025 tech, and people had quite a deal of complaint about 3025 tech heroes such as St. Ives Blues and Sparky...