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[Bishop Steiner]

Odanan, on 23 October 2017 - 10:52 AM, said:

Hey, I'm a metalhead. Aparently, it was my Battletech lore that failed (I didn't know the Flea was once called the Trooper)

Well, it went from Upping the Irons to looking for "Higher Ground" apparently.... which much as I love the latter, feels like a bit of a downgrade. (hopefully an easier form of 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon..or would that be 666 degrees of Iron Maiden? hmmmm)

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 23 October 2017 - 11:26 AM.

[SgtMagor]

is MW5 going to use the same team as MWO to make their mechs, are we going to see different models for the same mech id? ie The Atlas will look different but you know its an Atlas.

[Odanan]

SgtMagor, on 23 October 2017 - 12:10 PM, said:

is MW5 going to use the same team as MWO to make their mechs, are we going to see different models for the same mech id? ie The Atlas will look different but you know its an Atlas.

Same mech id? I'm not sure I understand what you are talking about, but HBS Battletech uses the same mech models of MWO.

[Bishop Steiner]

SgtMagor, on 23 October 2017 - 12:10 PM, said:

is MW5 going to use the same team as MWO to make their mechs, are we going to see different models for the same mech id? ie The Atlas will look different but you know its an Atlas.

can't see them re-inventing the wheel. Making those models ain't cheap or fast.

[Gasoline]

The footage shown so far uses the exact same models as MWO is using. Which makes sense considering Alex is basically designing for the whole Battletech IP now.

[Storming Angel]

id rather they add new maps, game modes maybe customizations options, redo sounds and effects and maybe other stuff.

that and heavy assualt mechs.

[Odanan]

Captian Barney, on 24 October 2017 - 09:26 AM, said:

id rather they add new maps, game modes maybe customizations options, redo sounds and effects and maybe other stuff.

This is a free game. They keep it alive by selling mechs. You can't sell maps in PvP games - well, you technically can sell maps (like some games do with DLCs), but that divides the player base, and wouldn't work in MWO.

Captian Barney, on 24 October 2017 - 09:26 AM, said:

that and heavy assualt mechs.

You mean mechs heavier than 100 tons? But there are how many superheavy mechs? 2? One of them extinct (Matar) and the other from the end of the Jihad (Omega).

For refreshing the game, I would rather like to see mechs with melee weapons (melee hardpoints), like the Berserker, Axman, Hatchetman and Scarabus. Those fit the timeline, are relatively common (and relevant) and would be a blast in Solaris.

[Ovion]

November 1st for the next pack.

[Odanan]

Ovion, on 26 October 2017 - 07:52 AM, said:

November 1st for the next pack.

Yep.
6 days for the Black Lanner! (or Hellhound)

[Requiemking]

Odanan, on 26 October 2017 - 09:23 AM, said:

Yep.
6 days for the Black Lanner! (or Hellhound)

Lets hope its the actual Hellhound and not that abomination from MW4.

[FupDup]

Requiemking, on 26 October 2017 - 06:45 PM, said:

Lets hope its the actual Hellhound and not that abomination from MW4.

The "actual" Hellhound is one of the most forgettable mechs in the entire Battletech IP in terms of both its appearance and loadout.

[Odanan]

Requiemking, on 26 October 2017 - 06:45 PM, said:

Lets hope its the actual Hellhound and not that abomination from MW4.

I have to disagree with this one. If it wasn't for MW4, the Hellhound would be just one of these boring Clan battlemechs that no one cares about.

Sure, I hated when MW4 completely changed the Conjurer's design (they should have released the Black Lanner instead - or even invented yet another new mech), but with time I learned to accept and now even like a lot MW4's Hellhound.

As I said many times before, this is the opportunity of PGI and Catalyst to conciliate both designs, saying the Hellhound is a version of the Conjurer built in IS territory that uses a lot of the Black Lanner parts.

FupDup, on 26 October 2017 - 06:59 PM, said:

The "actual" Hellhound is one of the most forgettable mechs in the entire Battletech IP in terms of both its appearance and loadout.

This. ^

[CK16]

FupDup, on 26 October 2017 - 06:59 PM, said:

The "actual" Hellhound is one of the most forgettable mechs in the entire Battletech IP in terms of both its appearance and loadout.

Yea Req sorry to say it, the MW4 Hellhound is far more known then the Conjurer. Honestly would be nice to see the MW4 added, and bumped up to the 55t omni to compliment the Stormcrow. Blacklanner just UGH please no :/ Could not even use it in scouting ffs -.-

[Gasoline]

CK16, on 26 October 2017 - 07:36 PM, said:

Could not even use it in scouting ffs -.-

This might actually be the only reason we won't see another 55t clan medium quite soon.

There is actually a better reason for the 'redesign' of the Conjurer. As it basically is a Wolverine IIC the clans decided to not only rename it from the not-named clans name, but to also alter its design to create a completely new mech, known in the IS as the Hellhound as it no longer even resembles a Wolverine.

[Odanan]

Gasoline, on 27 October 2017 - 04:52 AM, said:

This might actually be the only reason we won't see another 55t clan medium quite soon.

We will see. The mech is pretty popular for PGI to pass, and could work very well in other modes.

Gasoline, on 27 October 2017 - 04:52 AM, said:

There is actually a better reason for the 'redesign' of the Conjurer. As it basically is a Wolverine IIC the clans decided to not only rename it from the not-named clans name, but to also alter its design to create a completely new mech, known in the IS as the Hellhound as it no longer even resembles a Wolverine.

Great idea! Randall Bills: read this!!!

[Tordin]

Juodas Varnas, on 11 October 2017 - 05:18 AM, said:

They could've at least thrown an Argus at us.
Only mech from MW4 i'd have wanted.


I prefer mediums. *pretends to not see the awful pun*

They could also throw a Flea at us too and I will shut the F up about that mech

Dont bother with the punny, there will be quads in some kind of BT someday, dont you worry. i actually suspect both the Battletech and MW5 Mercs game to potentially show off some quads ( not Krogan!). I mean bot those upcoming games will have all sorts of other kinds of vehicles besides mechs.

[Bishop Steiner]

wonder how I would have done had I released this for the old MWO Marauder redesign contest?

[Requiemking]

Gasoline, on 27 October 2017 - 04:52 AM, said:

This might actually be the only reason we won't see another 55t clan medium quite soon.

There is actually a better reason for the 'redesign' of the Conjurer. As it basically is a Wolverine IIC the clans decided to not only rename it from the not-named clans name, but to also alter its design to create a completely new mech, known in the IS as the Hellhound as it no longer even resembles a Wolverine.

Your forgetting one major problem. The Conjuror(Known also as the Hellhound), was noted by Comstar as the Wolverine IIC for it's obvious heritage. Granted, the TRO art looks more like a Wolverine with a Shadowhawk's head stuck to it, but it looked enough like a Wolverine to still have been called the Wolverine IIC. It is a similar situation to the Great Wyrm, a Clan 45 tonner that is in effect a Dragon IIC in everything but name.

[CK16]

Hardly anyone would know about the Hellhound/Conjurer with out the MW4 version. and Even fewer would care or notice about the Woverine IIC. NO ONE KNOW CARES ABOUT THE CONJURER honestly. Many more care about the MW4 Hellhound Req, sorry your thoughts are like .01% here of the MWO/Btech population

Edited by CK16, 29 October 2017 - 06:06 PM.

[FupDup]

I'll chime in to remind everyone that a good compromise on the Hellhound issue would be for the MW4 version to be canonized as its own 100% entirely separate mech under a new name like Warhound or Bloodhound. There, no lore broken.