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[Mad Strike]

I'm gonna get my king crab on dicember 16th but not gonna use it.....why?.....simple:

Apart from the obvius large assault search times we will get , it's better grab your best light mech , team with another 2 light pilots , an srm fast medium and farm the crabs....they're gonna be soo basic that easy kill is granted.

So what will you do , will you join the farm with your own crab hunt drop deck?

Or will you take the challenge and try to tame the beast?

Edited by strikebrch, 05 December 2014 - 03:49 PM.

[Greenjulius]

Be careful... a couple ac20s will ruin a light's day.

I will personally be taking my Man-O-Wars out 50/50 with the crab, and mixing in a few matches with the newly re-hitboxed Mist Lynx and Ferret.

Edited by Greenjulius, 05 December 2014 - 03:51 PM.

[Mad Strike]

Greenjulius, on 05 December 2014 - 03:49 PM, said:

Be careful... a couple ac20s will ruin a light's day.

They said the same about the jagermech

Looking forward to fight against you.....look for the grey white hero locust.

Edited by strikebrch, 05 December 2014 - 03:51 PM.

[cSand]

I really want that crab, but after inspecting the 2 latest packges, the only mechs I've been interested in are the Hellbringer and the Grasshopper

Love the crab but it's not worth the price of a whole package... gonna have to wait I guess (Will be preordering an asshopper though )

[CHH Badkarma]

Twin ac20's and all the maneuverability of a fat kid in a swimming pool. Yeah, I am going to get me some king crab, for salvage.

[Greenjulius]

strikebrch, on 05 December 2014 - 03:50 PM, said:

They said the same about the jagermech

Looking forward to fight against you.....look for the grey white hero locust.

If lights become too much of a problem, I'll bring my bugzapper; so called because I have killed more locusts, spiders and cicadas with it than any of my other mechs.

My dual gauss Ilya tracks and kills lights so easily, I feel bad for them.

[AntiCitizenJuan]

From the looks of things, you're only going to be able to get the King Crab Basic'd since youre only getting 1 variant right?

[MrZakalwe]

strikebrch, on 05 December 2014 - 03:50 PM, said:

They said the same about the jagermech

Looking forward to fight against you.....look for the grey white hero locust.

They said it for a reason- a well piloted AC40 Jager is a terror to lights.

[Mad Strike]

AntiCitizenJuan, on 05 December 2014 - 03:57 PM, said:

From the looks of things, you're only going to be able to get the King Crab Basic'd since youre only getting 1 variant right?

Yup , same like early access hero mechs....basic variant first....KG for MC and finally for CBs

Edited by strikebrch, 05 December 2014 - 04:03 PM.

[Scratx]

Not 100% sure, but the hero KC might come at the same time the KC is released for MC.

I'd have to check dates.

[Herodes]

Easy. I'll buy all King Crabs for MC and master them with my GXPs and wait for the light Mechs and then we'll talk
If there's only one variant available on the 16th ... then I still take the King Crab out ... and die with dignity.

[Nightshade24]

CHH Badkarma, on 05 December 2014 - 03:54 PM, said:

Twin ac20's and all the maneuverability of a fat kid in a swimming pool. Yeah, I am going to get me some king crab, for salvage.

the mech will have the same arm mobility of a Battlemaster if PGI doesn't **** up... so it will be at least the fastest arm/ torso moving mech if it doesn't have it's legendary arm movement. (it still has the lower arm and upper arm actuator on both arms)

[Brody319]

The King Crab must be scared of the Atlas d-DC, since it enjoys CATCHing the DEADLIEST kind of prey.

[Walluh]

A single AC/20 round hits your chest or your leg and you're crippled for the rest of the match. Two? Bye.

[Stealth Fox]

Why run lights? The Crab has punch from the front, that's for sure, But I still actively hunt them in either my TimberWolf or MadDog.

King Crabs are a wonderfully ugly mech, and I mean that in the best way. They have a mean, harsh look to them I love. But that CT though.. its a freaken LRM sponge when ever i see it. Maybe people aren't putting Radar Derp on it, but good crap, I have racked up more damage on waves of Crabs than anything. More so in CW.

[Satan n stuff]

CHH Badkarma, on 05 December 2014 - 03:54 PM, said:

Twin ac20's and all the maneuverability of a fat kid in a swimming pool. Yeah, I am going to get me some king crab, for salvage.

Don't underestimate that 100 degrees torso twist, it makes up for a lot.

[ShadowWolf Kell]

Satan n stuff, on 18 December 2014 - 01:08 AM, said:

Don't underestimate that 100 degrees torso twist, it makes up for a lot.

The mech is also deceptively squat.

Hasn't hit the level of Wubshee awesomeness for me yet which is about the only assault I've come to truly respect.

[Abisha]

strikebrch, on 05 December 2014 - 03:47 PM, said:

I'm gonna get my king crab on dicember 16th but not gonna use it.....why?.....simple:

Apart from the obvius large assault search times we will get , it's better grab your best light mech , team with another 2 light pilots , an srm fast medium and farm the crabs....they're gonna be soo basic that easy kill is granted.

So what will you do , will you join the farm with your own crab hunt drop deck?

Or will you take the challenge and try to tame the beast?

not sure what kind of people you fight against but all Assault "normal' assault mech warriors laugh at your statement.
all of them use the wall cover tatics so where is your benfit?.

[Torgun]

Satan n stuff, on 18 December 2014 - 01:08 AM, said:

Don't underestimate that 100 degrees torso twist, it makes up for a lot.

Or the 75 deg/sec torso yaw speed with a 300 engine, which is actually faster than a 15t lighter Stalker. Overdone quirks are overdone.

[Walluh]

The KGC's torso twist is MONSTROUS. It's not food for lights by any means whatsoever.