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[Karl Streiger]

PGI should consider it as a challenge, when they are able to create a game where the Ostscout is important they have done something right.

[Steinar Bergstol]

Widowmaker1981, on 28 April 2016 - 03:49 AM, said:

Cant even be inflated enough to make it viable lol, because PGI have only ever inflated existing hardpoints in their existing location, so 2E is the best it could ever get, which is about as viable as a chocolate fireguard.

A chocolate fireguard sounds delicious though. Mmmm... Chocolate. Ooooh! Chocolate mechs!

[CDLord HHGD]

CK16, on 27 April 2016 - 07:21 PM, said:

Ok so I had to end up setting down all the paints and brushes. I think I am happy with it, but I was getting to that stage of trying to touch up to much and ending up messing up more then I fixed so before making it so bad that I would need to strip I think all that it needs is decals and a dullcoat!

That looks really good to me.

[Odanan]

Steinar Bergstol, on 28 April 2016 - 01:56 AM, said:

Gotta admit, the new Ostscout actually looks pretty darn nice!

It looks very good! That's the main reason I want the Ostroc so badly (hoping it will look something like the Ostscout).

Karl Streiger, on 28 April 2016 - 04:17 AM, said:

PGI should consider it as a challenge, when they are able to create a game where the Ostscout is important they have done something right.

But the Ostscout isn't important even in Battletech...

[Bishop Steiner]

Karl Streiger, on 28 April 2016 - 04:17 AM, said:

PGI should consider it as a challenge, when they are able to create a game where the Ostscout is important they have done something right.

Eh, they'd just give it a 75% Large Laser cooldown quirk, and ignore any scouting.

[Bishop Steiner]

CK16, on 27 April 2016 - 07:21 PM, said:

Ok so I had to end up setting down all the paints and brushes. I think I am happy with it, but I was getting to that stage of trying to touch up to much and ending up messing up more then I fixed so before making it so bad that I would need to strip I think all that it needs is decals and a dullcoat!

Now it looks ready for a thin black ink wash. As long as it's not a glossy ink, it'll reduce some of the shine, and make the detail lines pop.

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 04:35 AM, said:

Eh, they'd just give it a 75% Large Laser cooldown quirk, and ignore any scouting.

So with the exception of the quirk, basically how lights are played now anyways?

[MeiSooHaityu]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 04:35 AM, said:

Eh, they'd just give it a 75% Large Laser cooldown quirk, and ignore any scouting.

Basically give the Ostscout a Locust 1V weapon quirk setup and wish the pilot good luck lol.

[Bishop Steiner]

MeiSooHaityu, on 28 April 2016 - 06:27 AM, said:

Basically give the Ostscout a Locust 1V weapon quirk setup and wish the pilot good luck lol.

but hey it jumps. And would probably have ecm. So you'd get even weaker version of the 2xERLL sniper... you'd get idiots wasting everyone's time with 1xERLL "Snipers".

Skill scout, brah.

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 08:24 AM, said:

but hey it jumps. And would probably have ecm. So you'd get even weaker version of the 2xERLL sniper... you'd get idiots wasting everyone's time with 1xERLL "Snipers".

Skill scout, brah.

But with HP inflation, that 1xEnergy would be at least 2x, maybe even 3x. Add ECM and we have ourselves a viable assaultscout err... Light mech...

[Bishop Steiner]

CD LoreHammer Lord, on 28 April 2016 - 08:25 AM, said:

But with HP inflation, that 1xEnergy would be at least 2x, maybe even 3x. Add ECM and we have ourselves a viable assaultscout err... Light mech...

It's in the CT. They don't inflate into other locations that I am aware of. So you can have 12x inflation.... of it's single CT hardpoint and you still end up with?

1xERLL.

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 08:27 AM, said:

It's in the CT. They don't inflate into other locations that I am aware of. So you can have 12x inflation.... of it's single CT hardpoint and you still end up with?

1xERLL.

Wouldn't be the first time PGI took some "creative license" to make it work. Also gotta think of the variants and Hero too... This wouldn't be your father's OST Scout....

[Bishop Steiner]

CD LoreHammer Lord, on 28 April 2016 - 08:29 AM, said:

Wouldn't be the first time PGI took some "creative license" to make it work. Also gotta think of the variants and Hero too... This wouldn't be your father's OST Scout....

Hero, maybe. Show me which variant comes packing extra heat?

Until the Project Phoenix variant of 3064, the answer would be....none.

Let's stop wasting time on it and something fun and useful...like the Assassin.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 28 April 2016 - 08:36 AM.

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 08:35 AM, said:

Hero, maybe. Show me which variant comes packing extra heat?

Until the Project Phoenix variant of 3064, the answer would be....none.

Let's stop wasting time on it and something fun and useful...like the Assassin.

No mech is a waste of time!

But yes, I do like you models for the Assassin and Vulcan. BTW, when we getting Deputy Dawg?

[Bishop Steiner]

CD LoreHammer Lord, on 28 April 2016 - 08:44 AM, said:

No mech is a waste of time!

But yes, I do like you models for the Assassin and Vulcan. BTW, when we getting Deputy Dawg?

Bug Paul and Tina and Russ about that. Maybe it'd happen.

And... I think my new but not yet ready to reveal Assassin piece will smoke any of my existing stuff. I also need to take the time to finish my Vulcan properly, and revert the art to a basic 2T or 5T, etc, anyhow, canon variant.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 08:24 AM, said:

but hey it jumps. And would probably have ecm. So you'd get even weaker version of the 2xERLL sniper... you'd get idiots wasting everyone's time with 1xERLL "Snipers".

Skill scout, brah.

Nah Bishop, 1LPLaser FTW! It's actually pretty funny on the 1V due to the good cool down buff.

[CDLord HHGD]

Bishop Steiner, on 28 April 2016 - 08:48 AM, said:

Bug Paul and Tina and Russ about that. Maybe it'd happen.

And... I think my new but not yet ready to reveal Assassin piece will smoke any of my existing stuff. I also need to take the time to finish my Vulcan properly, and revert the art to a basic 2T or 5T, etc, anyhow, canon variant.

I had the flagship CN9-AH thread back in the day when we wanted that varant back and look what happened. Not saying it was specifically because of that BUT we got what we wanted.

Naw, though I like the OSTs my next cause will be the Flea (after we get our CPTL back).

[Richard Hazen]

If they introduced the Ostscout and gave it the same quirk as the Locust 1V I'd snap it up in an instant, more so if it had ECM to.

[Virlutris]

1 hardpoint in the CT on the Ostscout?

Before quirks were a twinkle in the eye of the devs, I had tremendous fun running a single LPL on the SDR-5V with an XL280 and 4JJs.

After quirks, this is more than a little funny on the Locusts too.

Question is, could you wring enough variety out of available and invented variants to make it more than a fat Spider? I humbly doubt it, but hey, if you think you can sell enough widgets, why not? (Note: I don't l think they can sell enough of these widgets )

[Ovion]

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