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[Bishop Steiner]

Metus regem, on 12 July 2017 - 10:15 AM, said:

I'm not a fan of democracy... it's over rated, and it takes too long for anything to get done, too many committees... Besides it's not like the masses really have any say as to what goes on in a democracy. Only the groups with the deepest pockets get any say. If I'm going to have to listen to a bunch of... questionable examples of humanity, why do I need the illusion of having any say in the matter.... for that reason I don't mind the Cappellan way of doing things, you have to earn your right to citizenship.

and don't forget people as a whole are stupid, short sighted and rarely as informed as they like to think...so most people make really stupid choices when given the chance.

Brain Cancer, on 12 July 2017 - 01:17 PM, said:

Mass popularity got you the Urbanmech.

Did it? I'd call it more the hipster choice. After all it literally ticked off NONE of the boxes that make things mass popular. Unless you mean dolling it up as a cop car got enough people's "cute" factor fired up....

[Odanan]

Karl Streiger, on 12 July 2017 - 09:30 AM, said:

Mech poll is biased by people who do know nothing.

This is not about democracy, this is about free market. When PGI releases a mech the majority is asking for, they are doing the right thing (in the commercial sense).

I know you guys are burned by recent elections (here in Brazil elections are much worse, believe me), but there is no such thing as an enlightened dictatorship. If the democracy is getting dumb results, you need to change the dumb majority, not the democracy.

And I will end up with this classical piece of junk work.

[Virlutris]

Brain Cancer, on 12 July 2017 - 01:17 PM, said:

Mass popularity got you the Urbanmech.

You say that like it's a problem.

[Odanan]

Virlutris, on 13 July 2017 - 10:40 AM, said:

You say that like it's a problem.

The Urbanmech is one of the most refreshing mechs to play in this game.

[Brain Cancer]

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You say that like it's a problem.

Quite the opposite. I just mentioned it as a positive of mass popularity, as the old "GIVE US URBIE!" postfests would support.

[Odanan]

Brain Cancer, on 13 July 2017 - 11:20 AM, said:

Quite the opposite. I just mentioned it as a positive of mass popularity, as the old "GIVE US URBIE!" postfests would support.

Now we just need the Assault Gunboat. Ops, wrong forum.

[Metus regem]

Odanan, on 13 July 2017 - 11:38 AM, said:

Now we just need the Assault Gunboat. Ops, wrong forum.

I think here they are called Stuka's....

edit:
On an aside note, if X-wing miniatures ever get the XG-1, I'll have to start playing it... I'm very tempted now that they have the ARC-170's...

Edited by Metus regem, 13 July 2017 - 11:52 AM.

[Odanan]

Metus regem, on 13 July 2017 - 11:44 AM, said:

I think here they are called Stuka's....

edit:
On an aside note, if X-wing miniatures ever get the XG-1, I'll have to start playing it... I'm very tempted now that they have the ARC-170's...

It's a great game, specially if you are a casual.

For the Gunboat, you can play with the unofficial version...

[Virlutris]

Brain Cancer, on 13 July 2017 - 11:20 AM, said:

Quite the opposite. I just mentioned it as a positive of mass popularity, as the old "GIVE US URBIE!" postfests would support.

Makes me want to go post in the Urbie thread right now.


Should I post about a trial Urbie, or the Urbie IIC?

Both?

Edited by Virlutris, 13 July 2017 - 12:22 PM.

[Brain Cancer]

Urbie IIC. How can we have the epic battle of all epic FW battles if we can't do Urbie vs Urbie?

[RestosIII]

One of the few mechs I'm waiting for now is the Stalking Spider.



Quads will rise, and strike fear into everyone's hearts. Entire cities will burn through their might.

[Metus regem]

RestosIII, on 13 July 2017 - 12:47 PM, said:

One of the few mechs I'm waiting for now is the Stalking Spider.



Quads will rise, and strike fear into everyone's hearts. Entire cities will burn through their might.

Yes but they can be stopped by one guy in a red jacket with a top hat and a whip....

[Virlutris]

Metus regem, on 13 July 2017 - 01:01 PM, said:

Yes but they can be stopped by one guy in a red jacket with a top hat and a whip....

Indubitably.

[TheArisen]

Bishop Steiner, on 12 July 2017 - 01:21 PM, said:

and don't forget people as a whole are stupid, short sighted and rarely as informed as they like to think...so most people make really stupid choices when given the chance.


Did it? I'd call it more the hipster choice. After all it literally ticked off NONE of the boxes that make things mass popular. Unless you mean dolling it up as a cop car got enough people's "cute" factor fired up....

I don't think the Hollander ticks any of those boxes and it's leading by a lot.

[Odanan]

TheArisen, on 13 July 2017 - 08:09 PM, said:

I don't think the Hollander ticks any of those boxes and it's leading by a lot.

i's not that there are many other known options for light (or low medium) mechs...

[FLG 01]

Odanan, on 14 July 2017 - 03:28 AM, said:

i's not that there are many other known options for light (or low medium) mechs...

The Osiris had less votes than the Hollander, and why would the Osiris be less well known? Even if we limit us to previous video games (which is bone-headed and ignorant to say the very least), there are other options. The Hollander was in MC2, I get it, so was the Razorback e.g.; it was even the same campaign. And those people who know the Hollander from TT certainly know of much better options too.

I don't think being known is the prime reason why the Hollander is voted for.

[Metus regem]

FLG 01, on 14 July 2017 - 06:13 AM, said:

The Osiris had less votes than the Hollander, and why would the Osiris be less well known? Even if we limit us to previous video games (which is bone-headed and ignorant to say the very least), there are other options. The Hollander was in MC2, I get it, so was the Razorback e.g.; it was even the same campaign. And those people who know the Hollander from TT certainly know of much better options too.

I don't think being known is the prime reason why the Hollander is voted for.

It certainly wasn't for MWO viability with regards to MWO's game mechanics....

[Brain Cancer]

Considering the Hollander is a walking mini-Hunchback, anyway. It's that distinctive Gaussphallus that apparently gets all the attention.

[TheArisen]

Brain Cancer, on 14 July 2017 - 10:31 AM, said:

Considering the Hollander is a walking mini-Hunchback, anyway. It's that distinctive Gaussphallus that apparently gets all the attention.

Pretty much this. Ppl think "oh big gun cool!" But it's just a model and would make it beyond terrible or they wouldn't get the big gun and it'd still be terrible.

[Metus regem]

TheArisen, on 14 July 2017 - 11:22 AM, said:

Pretty much this. Ppl think "oh big gun cool!" But it's just a model and would make it beyond terrible or they wouldn't get the big gun and it'd still be terrible.

Not to mention that a single can-opener isn't worth it in MWO, MWO (like most MW games before it) favors many smaller weapons over one large weapon....