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[bad arcade kitty]

crossbow has round arms too...

[Bishop Steiner]

bad arcade kitty, on 23 June 2015 - 05:55 PM, said:

crossbow has round arms too...

And isn't visually similar to the Longbow aside from that (totally different torso and leg structures, and even the arms on the XBow have elbows and are not giant barrels attached to the shoulder), nor attached to a chassis HG knows is one of the Unseen based off one of the Macross Designs.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 23 June 2015 - 06:01 PM.

[bad arcade kitty]

ugh... what about hexagonal arms then? (:

[Bishop Steiner]

bad arcade kitty, on 23 June 2015 - 06:02 PM, said:

ugh... what about hexagonal arms then? (:

might work...depending on the rest of the design.

[Juodas Varnas]

I, personally, kind of like the Reseen version of Longbow that uses Zeus-esque missiles launchers

[Bishop Steiner]

Juodas Varnas, on 23 June 2015 - 06:57 PM, said:

I, personally, kind of like the Reseen version of Longbow that uses Zeus-esque missiles launchers

would like a slightly less eggy torso, but otherwise kinda cool

[CDLord HHGD]

Steinar Bergstol, on 23 June 2015 - 02:16 PM, said:

What I'd really like to see in an MW game (won't be MWO, I realize this, but nobody outlawed dreaming impossible dreams yet ) is stuff like infantry, vehicles and aerospace properly implemented and included....

PGI really missed a golden opportunity here with their Transverse debacle. If they had announced the development of the other elements of the Battletech IP into a persistent universe, I would have refunded all my SC monies and given it to PGI. March my mech into my dropship and book passage to the front on a jumpship or two... Leave my mech and go to planetary locations, stores, salvage yards, etc... It wouldn't be easy, but integration with the current game would have been possible.

DISCLAIMER: IMHO

[Odanan]

cdlord, on 24 June 2015 - 04:27 AM, said:

PGI really missed a golden opportunity here with their Transverse debacle. If they had announced the development of the other elements of the Battletech IP into a persistent universe, I would have refunded all my SC monies and given it to PGI. March my mech into my dropship and book passage to the front on a jumpship or two... Leave my mech and go to planetary locations, stores, salvage yards, etc... It wouldn't be easy, but integration with the current game would have been possible.

DISCLAIMER: IMHO

Two words: Aerotech Online.

[Bishop Steiner]

cdlord, on 24 June 2015 - 04:27 AM, said:

PGI really missed a golden opportunity here with their Transverse debacle. If they had announced the development of the other elements of the Battletech IP into a persistent universe, I would have refunded all my SC monies and given it to PGI. March my mech into my dropship and book passage to the front on a jumpship or two... Leave my mech and go to planetary locations, stores, salvage yards, etc... It wouldn't be easy, but integration with the current game would have been possible.

DISCLAIMER: IMHO

Many of us told Russ and Bryan the same thing. Yeah, they wanted to spread their wings and have their "own" thing. But the universe was just too crowded, with better version so of that thing, with more established developers, none of whom were coming off 2 years of bad publicity and will.

I told them, Make it Aerotech, and have it affect the same global CW map. It might not be possible for the two to have directly played together/against each other, but having the 2 games affecting the same CW Map? Not an issue.

Well, you can see how far that went. Though I have a feeling they are trying something with it, since Bryan has disappeared yet again. So either he is tinkering with Transverse 2.0/ listened and they are going to try to integrate it, or he's hanging out with Jimmy Hoffa.

By the way...does Transverse mean you "identify" as being a galactic body or something? Your own little universe?

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 24 June 2015 - 04:53 AM, said:

By the way...does Transverse mean you "identify" as being a galactic body or something? Your own little universe?

Guess we can only speculate on the word play there.... Could mean anything from trans/across/transporting across the verse to trans/across dimensional planes, entering another verse.....

+1 Aerotech (or a catchier name)!

[SgtMagor]

thought this LB was interesting.

http://img.masteruni...ow%20LGB-OC.png

[MeiSooHaityu]

Maybe I missed it, but I'm kinda surprised no one is talking about the Black Knight release getting pushed back. It sounds like we will be getting the Mauler first. Supposedly the art team needs more work with the BK. I can only assume that is a good thing.

Besides, I have a feeling the Mauler might be the most anticipated mech from Resistance II anyway. Still kinda bums me out though, because I'd take a Heavy over an Assault any day.

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 24 June 2015 - 07:03 AM.

[Johnny Z]

The Black Knight may turn out to be the best looking heavy in the game, but I am sticking with my Protector. Waiting for the Wolverine hero and hoping to get it.

[Strum Wealh]

Bishop Steiner, on 24 June 2015 - 04:53 AM, said:

By the way...does Transverse mean you "identify" as being a galactic body or something? Your own little universe?

cdlord, on 24 June 2015 - 04:58 AM, said:

Guess we can only speculate on the word play there.... Could mean anything from trans/across/transporting across the verse to trans/across dimensional planes, entering another verse.....

From what I recall from the now-defunct Transverse forum, the primary association was supposed to be the strong transhumanist bent of the in-game universe - kind of the same thing that the EVE universe has going.
(IIRC, there were also plans for a faction of "they took it too far..." types.)

There was also the "across universes/dimensions" angle - their idea of a FTL drive system was a "hyperspace/subspace drive" more in the style of those seen in Babylon 5, as opposed to a BT or BSG style "jump drive" or a Star Trek style "warp drive", that moves the ship into an alternate space.

[Odanan]

MeiSooHaityu, on 24 June 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:

Besides, I have a feeling the Mauler might be the most anticipated mech from Resistance II anyway. Still kinda bums me out though, because I'd take a Heavy over an Assault any day.

As an assault pilot who loves ballistics, I'm super excited with the Mauler.
Dual Gauss (with armor, ammo and backup weapons), quad AC/5s ou UAC/5s (or even quad LBX-10s, if you are really crazy), six AC/2s... It can't get much better than this, really. Well, at least until we get the Blood Asp (very high mounted ballistics + jump + ECM).

[MeiSooHaityu]

The Mauler does sound impressive, but I always get a bit more excited about the lighter mechs. With my play style, I think Heavy and lighter tend to suit me better.

I'm curious how the Wolfhound will play out. I keep thinking it will be a Panther but with torso mounted energy. It will be interesting I think.

The Crab seems like a decent energy medium. I know the whole laser vomit thing is getting old, but really the Medium formula tends to be centered around a ballistic (whether torso or arm mounted). It will be kind of nice to have a more energy centric medium for the IS. Plus the Crab looks like a German WWII fighter plane with limbs, and that makes me chuckle a bit. Because of this, when I get s Crab, I'm naming them after German planes, WWII aces, or heck maybe the cast of Hogan's Heroes lol.

Either case, I'm getting a bit excited for Resistance II.

[Cimarb]

I bought the Black Knight pack specifically for the Resistance version of that mech. I could care less about any of the others, even the other Black Knight variants. It just looks that good...and sadly, is not much more than I paid for the Heavy Metal way back when...

[MeiSooHaityu]

Cimarb, on 24 June 2015 - 10:34 AM, said:

I bought the Black Knight pack specifically for the Resistance version of that mech.

I wouldn't go quite that far, but I'll admit that the Resistance variant of the Black Knight was a huge motivator.

I did also want the extra 4 Resistance I mechs, the Wolfhound and another good energy IS medium to compliment my Hunch 4P.

Still, I hope the BK looks real close to the concept art. Knowing PGI's record, it's about a 50/50 chance.

[Cimarb]

Based upon https://instagram.com/p/4UmDxvjPrz/, I would say that it will be pretty amazing.

[Odanan]

Next pack: Clan battlemechs! (Russ Bullock on Town Hall yesterday:

Zeece, on 25 June 2015 - 04:32 PM, said:

#New Clan IIC Mech Pack

* Same Price Point as IS Packs 20/40/60/80
* Adjust the same way as IS Mechs
* Jenner
* Hunchback
* Orion
* Highlander
* Art is all original.. not just adjusting the IS mech versions
* Release Dates - Late in the Year
* May be able to tease images as soon as tomorrow

Called it!