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[SgtMagor]

all this excitement over the King Crab we haven't seen anything about the Man O war, Can you throw us a bone Russ, and let us check out a screen or 2 of the big bad MOW

[RustyBolts]

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[Moonlander]

RustyBolts, on 05 December 2014 - 12:52 PM, said:

RustyBolts endorses this request.

Yes plz. I wanna it now!

[Vassago Rain]

Woman 'o peace.

[Moonlander]

I'm sure it'll be DOA like the Hellbringer every other mech people don't know how to use.

[Lexx]

The Gargoyle will be under gunned, but it will have enough speed to keep up with Mad Cats and Lokis. The mech won't get left behind to fend on it's own half the time like the Daishi does.

[Brody319]

just don't run the prime stock.

[Lefty Lucy]

Moonlander, on 05 December 2014 - 01:58 PM, said:

I'm sure it'll be DOA like the Hellbringer every other mech people don't know how to use.

"You just have to use it right" is the eternal mating call of the scrub.

[Mcgral18]

Not exactly pretty...but at least has 8 hardpoints. Summoner level pod space, without the JJs.

Lazors will be key to this inferior to the 75 tonner mech. Only boon is the fact it can be taken in conjunction with it in PUGs, to allow for a fast as heck laser deathstar team.

It can boat more Pulse Lasers than the Timby, so I guess it has that going for it.

[Roadkill]

Wubgoyle? Garwub?

No... gotta go IS with this one... I dub thee: MAN-O-WUB!

[Bishop Steiner]

Mcgral18, on 05 December 2014 - 02:50 PM, said:

Not exactly pretty...but at least has 8 hardpoints. Summoner level pod space, without the JJs.

Lazors will be key to this inferior to the 75 tonner mech. Only boon is the fact it can be taken in conjunction with it in PUGs, to allow for a fast as heck laser deathstar team.

It can boat more Pulse Lasers than the Timby, so I guess it has that going for it.

but not enough DHS with them

[Moonlander]

Lefty Lucy, on 05 December 2014 - 02:05 PM, said:

"You just have to use it right" is the eternal mating call of the scrub.

Except the HBR was DOA and look at it now.

[Roadkill]

Bishop Steiner, on 05 December 2014 - 03:01 PM, said:

but not enough DHS with them

I dunno. 2 Large Pulse + 6 Small Pulse should leave room for 25 DHS, which is 39% heat efficient. That seems pretty viable.

[Bishop Steiner]

Roadkill, on 05 December 2014 - 03:09 PM, said:

I dunno. 2 Large Pulse + 6 Small Pulse should leave room for 25 DHS, which is 39% heat efficient. That seems pretty viable.

80 ton mech and SPLs......... or 75 ton mech with 7 MPL.........

[Mcgral18]

Bishop Steiner, on 05 December 2014 - 03:01 PM, said:

but not enough DHS with them

Yep, that makes me sad. 20 is adequate, or 28 with ERMLs.

6 ERMLs LPL seems the least bad choice, though perhaps an ERLL and 26 DHS instead. Which is what the Loki has, with a Jesus Box.

Maybe we'll get lucky, and that 6E arm will be included, for 12 possible E hardpoints. Small lazors run cool enough, at half ERML heat.

[Robomomo2000]

I would love to see how it is coming. Gargoyle is one of my favorite clan mechs, aside from Executioner... People are probably going to inform me on my bad taste... but I don't care!!!

PLZ Pgi, make him look so amazing I will cry every time he is shot... and then I want to come and whine to you on the forums about whatever killed me and tell you to nUrf it... then my life will be complete.

thank you.

[DONTOR]

Moonlander, on 05 December 2014 - 01:58 PM, said:

I'm sure it'll be DOA like the Hellbringer every other mech people don't know how to use.

Seconded, lol.

Lefty Lucy, on 05 December 2014 - 02:05 PM, said:

"You just have to use it right" is the eternal mating call of the scrub.

The opposite would be more accurate.

[Metus regem]

DONTOR, on 05 December 2014 - 03:18 PM, said:

Seconded, lol.


The opposite would be more accurate.

Couldn't agree more DONTOR, if one cannot see the possibilities of this unit, or any other, they may need some lessons in strategic level thinking or "outside-the-box" thinking...

I look at this thing, and I see a "death squad" consiting of the fallowing:

Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Hellbringer
Gargoyle

Timber Wolf
Hellbringer
Storm Crow
Storm Crow

Storm Crow
Kit Fox
Adder
Kit Fox

Everything in that drop list is 3/3/3/3, operates under ECM coverage, and moves are more or less the same speed, making for a fantastically mobile force.

[Moonlander]

Metus regem, on 05 December 2014 - 03:25 PM, said:

Couldn't agree more DONTOR, if one cannot see the possibilities of this unit, or any other, they may need some lessons in strategic level thinking or "outside-the-box" thinking...

I look at this thing, and I see a "death squad" consiting of the fallowing:

Gargoyle
Gargoyle
Hellbringer
Gargoyle

Timber Wolf
Hellbringer
Storm Crow
Storm Crow

Storm Crow
Kit Fox
Adder
Kit Fox

Everything in that drop list is 3/3/3/3, operates under ECM coverage, and moves are more or less the same speed, making for a fantastically mobile force.

There's just far too much rush potential for it not to be good when pushing with a Timber or SCR, etc. Even if it can't hold as much as a Dire Wolf, it's a 90kph 80ton assault mech. What it may "lack" in firepower, it has armor and speed. There has to be a trade-off and that's what I think people don't consider. It's going to be brutal and you're not going to get away from it that easily.

[TheMadTypist]

Yes, display for us the Gargoyle! Let us bask in the glow of its ugly war-dog grimace.

After all, it might help sell a few more packs before the initial release, right? Even if the appearance winds up being the only good thing about it. Oh well, it can't make me worse than I already was!

Also- King Crab and Gargoyle released on the same day- can you say 91% assault queue?