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[Odanan]

Sereglach, on 30 August 2018 - 12:32 PM, said:

Well, the Warhammer 7S does have a SSRM2 in each torso. EDIT: We even have this variant in MWO.

Also, if those NGNG models are done by someone else, is it the same person who was doing models for a Battletech game they were trying to make themselves? I'm certainly willing to believe that they're just someone else's interpretation or fan art of some mechs.

Anyway, we will know it by tomorrow...

[FupDup]

It just occurred to me that perhaps the event listing of two mechs on August 31st is actually a typo. Matt's post hinting at the factions of the upcoming mech packs mentions that the October Clan mech will be also included in the bonus loot bags, however the event page currently does not mention an October mech. I think that the second August 31st mech was supposed to be listed as October something but PGI dun derped on their keyboards.

I hope that's not the case but it feels like it will go that way. :\

[The Lighthouse]

So two mechs tomorrow? I am really concerned with mechs' quality. Last time PGI released more than 1 mech per month, quality suffered heavily.

[Sereglach]

FupDup, on 30 August 2018 - 04:08 PM, said:

It just occurred to me that perhaps the event listing of two mechs on August 31st is actually a typo. Matt's post hinting at the factions of the upcoming mech packs mentions that the October Clan mech will be also included in the bonus loot bags, however the event page currently does not mention an October mech. I think that the second August 31st mech was supposed to be listed as October something but PGI dun derped on their keyboards.

I hope that's not the case but it feels like it will go that way. :\

If that's the case then they've copy/pasted that typo multiple times and paid no attention to it. Everything regarding bonus redeems has been moved to the actual event page and it still says two mechs to be announced tomorrow. I guess we'll just have to see.

[Marauder3D]

Will they drag it out until this afternoon, or do you all think we'll have some news this morning?

[CycKath]

Drag it out, convince a few more people the Goshawk I suppose

[FupDup]

Not officially announced yet, but the double pack is visible in the gift shop page:



https://mwomercs.com/store/gifts

[Spheroid]

Trapezoidal missile bays? Why? This is an abomination.

Edited by Spheroid, 31 August 2018 - 03:57 PM.

[Sereglach]

FupDup, on 31 August 2018 - 03:51 PM, said:

Not officially announced yet, but the double pack is visible in the gift shop page:



https://mwomercs.com/store/gifts

I'd have rather had the Thug than the Hatamoto, but it is thematic for the Turtle Bay event. Regardless, you can see how they tried to maintain as much similar geometry between the models as possible. While they're both unique, I'm sure they were able to develop the second (likely the Hatamoto) for less than the first (likely the Charger).

It'll be interesting to see what variants they chose for each, as well as to get a closer look at the artwork.

[stealthraccoon]

Spheroid, on 31 August 2018 - 03:57 PM, said:

Trapezoidal missile bays? Why? This is an abomination.

Trapezoid haz moar ninja?

[CycKath]

Ha! A soon as people suggested it had to be an assault knew it'd be these two

[Odanan]

Finally!
https://mwomercs.com/evolution

[Jonathan8883]

Sereglach, on 31 August 2018 - 04:09 PM, said:

I'd have rather had the Thug than the Hatamoto, but it is thematic for the Turtle Bay event. Regardless, you can see how they tried to maintain as much similar geometry between the models as possible. While they're both unique, I'm sure they were able to develop the second (likely the Hatamoto) for less than the first (likely the Charger).

I see what you did there.

[Sereglach]

While they all look quite viable, there are already a few standouts to me:

Charger 1A5 is going to be STRONG with those kind of shield arms and all torso/head hardpoints.

Lucky Seven has great lore; and it's going to be interesting with only 1 less E hardpoint than the base variant but with added jumpjets.

Hatamoto 28TR has both ECM and jumpjets, but it's going to need those to make up for the sub-300 max engine.

It'll be interesting to see what they do with quirks and hardpoint locations/geometry.

[FLG 01]

In case someone is interested... the Charger hero is MechWarrior Terry Ford:

"Once considered the luckiest MechWarrior in the Successor States, Ford piloted the “Number Seven” up until his rather unlucky death during a raid with the Ninth Illician Rangers. Notorious for surviving hits that would’ve destroyed Atlases and Banshees in droves, Ford refused to allow anyone to repair his ’Mech aside from himself and an astech. The Seven was upgraded numerous times but never performed at optimal efficiency—partly due to Ford’s meager technical skills. The Seven’s luck fi nally ran out when Ford leapt off an embankment intent on giving a Sorenson’s Sabres Longbow a “Highlander Burial.” Instead, the gyro overreacted to the freefall and Ford managed to send the Seven into a tremendous face plant that took his life.

The Seven was claimed as salvage by the Sabres but despite a complete rebuild, it was plagued incessantly with constant glitches, malfunctions, and errors. The Seven eventually disappeared from the Sabres’ roster—one rumor has the pilot-less Seven “accidentally” falling out of a DropShip during a combat drop drill."

(TRO:3039)

Reading that, it's kind of ironic to give the hero Mech JJ in MWO...

The Hatamoto-Chi is probably that of Daniel Sorenson, and it seems to be based on his second Mech with some MWO adjustments.


I think the Charger is a sensible choice. I am not totally happy with its head but I'll wait for the 3d-model. I'd love to get my hands on the CGR-1A1.
The Hatamoto-Chi on the other hand... I am a Steiner loyalist. This Mech is target practice.

Edited by FLG 01, 31 August 2018 - 05:49 PM.

[FupDup]

Sereglach, on 31 August 2018 - 05:03 PM, said:

Hatamoto 28TR has both ECM and jumpjets, but it's going to need those to make up for the sub-300 max engine.

It'll be interesting to see what they do with quirks and hardpoint locations/geometry.

Frankly the two slow Hats really should have their cap raised to at least 300 considering that all of the slow Awesome variants have 300 despite having the same stock engines as those two slow Hats.

[Sereglach]

FupDup, on 31 August 2018 - 05:15 PM, said:

Frankly the two slow Hats really should have their cap raised to at least 300 considering that all of the slow Awesome variants have 300 despite having the same stock engines as those two slow Hats.

Agreed. While I'm not fond of PGI's previous trend of giving every mech absurdly huge max engines, they don't need to go to another extreme of being too stingy. 300 is a nice solid engine rating and I think it'd be fine to give the Charger and Hatamoto that on their slow variants. After all, the Awesome resides in an era when PGI gave out pretty reasonable engine caps.

[Sereglach]

FLG 01, on 31 August 2018 - 05:13 PM, said:

I think the Charger is a sensible choice. I am not totally happy with its head but I'll wait for the 3d-model.

I'm the exact opposite. I like the way it's been changed. It feels like it fits the body more and gives it a beefier overall feel.

[Odanan]

FLG 01, on 31 August 2018 - 05:13 PM, said:

I think the Charger is a sensible choice. I am not totally happy with its head but I'll wait for the 3d-model. I'd love to get my hands on the CGR-1A1.

This. ^

The Highlander's head could be... not a Highlander's head.

Sereglach, on 31 August 2018 - 05:42 PM, said:

Agreed. While I'm not fond of PGI's previous trend of giving every mech absurdly huge max engines, they don't need to go to another extreme of being too stingy. 300 is a nice solid engine rating and I think it'd be fine to give the Charger and Hatamoto that on their slow variants. After all, the Awesome resides in an era when PGI gave out pretty reasonable engine caps.

Very much this. ^

(also, I'm disappointed they didn't give the Charger one variant with MASC)

[FLG 01]

Sereglach, on 31 August 2018 - 05:49 PM, said:

I'm the exact opposite. I like the way it's been changed. It feels like it fits the body more and gives it a beefier overall feel.

The head may be a small detail and I can see Alex took a lot inspiration from the original, but then he squashed it. I know this is all subjective but no canon Charger art ever had such a flat head. It's just not what I am used to see. ...not what I expected.

Anyway, it may look beefier, but don't want it to be beefy in the first place.
I am a cavalryman and thus the Charger is my destiny. Consequently I hope I get a slim Mech with great shield arms to run an XL-engine.

Odanan, on 31 August 2018 - 05:55 PM, said:

The Highlander's head could be... not a Highlander's head.

(also, I'm disappointed they didn't give the Charger one variant with MASC)

The Highlander was my first association, too.
And, of course, I am disappointed that we got no MASC variant, not just as a cavalryman. I mean, if a Mech deserved the full five variants (plus the hero), it's the Charger with its good diversity of available variants.