Bishop Steiner, on 06 December 2015 - 10:19 AM, said:
https://youtu.be/zOqYUEUWfTQ?t=48s
https://youtu.be/zOqYUEUWfTQ?t=28m35s
No the Archer doesn't really add anything, and has questionable hitboxes, but yes, it's iconic.
I would still vastly prefer to see the Phoenix Hawk, then the more versatile Crusader, then maybe the Archer, though a Longbow or OST series would be neat to see Alex take on.
Not all mechs need to add anything new. I mean, all the tonnage brackets are taken and the different possible mech configurations are running low. A player who doesn't own a Catapult can buy the Archer and still have a mech totally new and unique in his stable. The same for JagerMech and Rifleman; Cataphract and Marauder; etc...
PS: And yes, Bombadil pretty much spoiled the Archer.
PPS: And we know Phoenix Hawk will come. [in all of its glory]
PPPS: Is it weird that the Macross mech I want to see more next is the Wasp? I can't wait for the Iglesias' version. And it can be so tiny!