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#2201 Lonestar1771

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 12:35 PM

View PostViper69, on 12 February 2013 - 12:30 PM, said:

Is that the Zeus? B)

Yep

#2202 Viper69

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 12:38 PM

We need more Zeus then. B)

#2203 Ens

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 12:47 PM

Although this one is the most beautiful, to be honest :(


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#2204 Adridos

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 01:50 PM

View PostEns, on 12 February 2013 - 12:47 PM, said:

Although this one is the most beautiful, to be honest :(


Wings, man, wings...

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#2205 Lonestar1771

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 01:53 PM

View PostAdridos, on 12 February 2013 - 01:50 PM, said:


Wings, man, wings...




I shall dub thee... Angel of Death!

(The Zeus, not you Adridos :( )

#2206 Ens

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 02:23 PM

The ZEU-X.... beautiful, too. Though i prefer the old and dirty version :P

Only thing that disturbes the image are the uber-big 9mm shells taken as Autocannon shells.... take a closer look <_<
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#2207 ArmandTulsen

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 02:43 PM

View PostLonestar1771, on 12 February 2013 - 12:24 PM, said:

This thread needs more....

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Looks like the Awesome has some competition....









...for the fattest torso.

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 02:49 PM

wtf people, it's 13 of February already here

where is the 20th assault mech announcement?

#2209 Ens

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 03:05 PM

View PostArmandTulsen, on 12 February 2013 - 02:43 PM, said:


Looks like the Awesome has some competition....
...for the fattest torso.



it would be the most vulnerable arms most likely...

#2210 Jack Gallows

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 03:48 PM

View PostNorris J Packard, on 12 February 2013 - 06:54 AM, said:


No it don't.

List what you put in your 300 and I'll tell you I can (probably) fit in with my Standard 350.

What're you doing? Some LPL, quad PPC shenanigans that the Atlas has no right doing since it's a terrible direct fire-support Mech?


Seeing as you can't add the weapons load out I run with my Atlas that has a 300 Standard with a 350 without going over 11 tons of equipment and a ton or so of armor, I'm not convinced that running anything less then a 350 is bad. An Atlas with 350 might be faster then my machine and stuff more heat sinks in the engine, but you give up tonnage that is usable elsewhere.

350 isn't end all better, it just makes a faster assault that has to sacrifice something for speed. I'd use a 300 or a 350 (though I tend to go 325-330,) just with different builds that have different design goals. They all have their use, and it generally depends on group size and game mode.


View PostParan01ac, on 12 February 2013 - 02:49 PM, said:

where is the 20th assault mech announcement?


Sitting on Paul's desk while he maniacally laughs at our misfortune.

Edited by Jack Gallows, 12 February 2013 - 03:56 PM.


#2211 Norris J Packard

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:00 PM

View PostJack Gallows, on 12 February 2013 - 03:48 PM, said:


Seeing as you can't add the weapons load out I run with my Atlas that has a 300 Standard with a 350 without going over 11 tons of equipment and a ton or so of armor, I'm not convinced that running anything less then a 350 is bad. An Atlas with 350 might be faster then my machine and stuff more heat sinks in the engine, but you give up tonnage that is usable elsewhere.

350 isn't end all better, it just makes a faster assault that has to sacrifice something for speed. I'd use a 300 or a 350 (though I tend to go 325-330,) just with different builds that have different design goals. They all have their use, and it generally depends on group size and game mode.


What is it that you use? Seriously, why is everyone being so defensive and refusing to tell me what they use?

#2212 Huntsman

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:04 PM

We have enough mechs announced that, at a release schedule of 1 per month we should see the last of the ones we know about arrive by the summer.

I smell clan mech for the next announcement!

#2213 Norris J Packard

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:09 PM

View PostHuntsman, on 12 February 2013 - 04:04 PM, said:

We have enough mechs announced that, at a release schedule of 1 per month we should see the last of the ones we know about arrive by the summer.

I smell clan mech for the next announcement!


Now revel in how much they'll cost:

http://mwomercs.com/...ge__p__1874293#

#2214 Odanan

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:11 PM

View PostHuntsman, on 12 February 2013 - 04:04 PM, said:

I smell clan mech for the next announcement!


Clan can wait one month. Tomorrow is time for the 5th Assault!

#2215 Norris J Packard

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:15 PM

View PostOdanan, on 12 February 2013 - 04:11 PM, said:


Clan can wait one month. Tomorrow is time for the 5th Assault!


Eh, don't ask how but I don't think so.

#2216 Huntsman

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:19 PM

I anticipated a Daish going into the mid-20 range c-bill wise, so hopefully that's close to the mark, but I've been stockpiling. With no new mechs announced that I'm having a joygasm for, if I just hoard my money I should be sitting on around 400 million by mid summer.

#2217 Norris J Packard

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:22 PM

View PostHuntsman, on 12 February 2013 - 04:19 PM, said:

I anticipated a Daish going into the mid-20 range c-bill wise, so hopefully that's close to the mark, but I've been stockpiling. With no new mechs announced that I'm having a joygasm for, if I just hoard my money I should be sitting on around 400 million by mid summer.


The one of the cheapest variants (which is the Prime ironically), is 36,716,710 CBills.

Also - this is assuming you can buy them with CBills and not some new currency that PGI develops.

Honestly, at this point I wouldn't bet on being able to buy them with CBills. It's just too easy. And I say this as a guy who already has more than the target amount of CBills you want.

Edited by Norris J Packard, 12 February 2013 - 04:23 PM.


#2218 Odanan

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:25 PM

View PostHuntsman, on 12 February 2013 - 04:19 PM, said:

I anticipated a Daish going into the mid-20 range c-bill wise, so hopefully that's close to the mark, but I've been stockpiling. With no new mechs announced that I'm having a joygasm for, if I just hoard my money I should be sitting on around 400 million by mid summer.


A Daishi costs about 30 million c-bills in the TT (but no one would sell it).

Dang, I was ninjaed by Norris.

(but I wouldn't call 30kk too easy)

#2219 Norris J Packard

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:25 PM

View PostOdanan, on 12 February 2013 - 04:25 PM, said:


A Daishi costs about 30 million c-bills in the TT (but no one would sell it).

Dang, I was ninjaed by Norris.


It should be noted that the value I determined is with MWO figures, not TT ones.

#2220 Jack Gallows

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Posted 12 February 2013 - 04:27 PM

View PostNorris J Packard, on 12 February 2013 - 04:00 PM, said:


What is it that you use? Seriously, why is everyone being so defensive and refusing to tell me what they use?


Example base variant I use:

AS7-D(F) Atlas

300 Standard Engine
27 Standard Heat Sinks
AC/20 (4 Tons of ammo)
2x SRM6 (2 Tons of ammo
4x Medium Lasers

C.A.S.E protects the AC/20 and SRM6 + Ammo for both.
544/614 Armor (Armor reduced in legs as you never generally ever see a legged Atlas. I mean really....the damn thing has enough max leg armor to out armor a freaking medium mech CT.)

You can make a 350 Engine Atlas variant to give me and that's all fine well and dandy, have a few myself, but they don't outclass ones that don't use a 350 in every situation. 350 is incredibly useful, but so are smaller engine sizes for various reasons.

About Clan 'mechs costing so much....that's fine. It's not hard farming C-bills unless you like the pain of pugging. Even before taking Rearm and Refit out it's not hard to get enough C-bills to buy whatever you want and tweak it however you want after a few nights or less of playing.

Edited by Jack Gallows, 12 February 2013 - 04:30 PM.






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