Maverick01, on 08 August 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:
If you had to choose which Star League heavy 'Mech to add, which one would it be? I'm thinking Lancelot.
The
Flashman doesn't have the variants available (third variant in 3061; needs C3 Slave Unit).
The
Bombardier doesn't have the variants available (third variant in 3062; needs Improved C3 Computer and IS ER Small Laser).
The
Champion is built by Bergan Industries, which has factories for the 'Mech on New Earth (in Lyran space) on Corey (in Capellan space).
The
Lancelot is built by Kurpp Stellar Technologies (which has its factory for the 'Mech on Mars, in ComStar space) and Luthien Armor Works (which has its factory for the 'Mech on Luthien, in Combine space).
The
Guillotine is built by Irian Technologies, which has its factory for the 'Mech on Irian (in League space).
The
Black Knight is built by Kong Interstellar (which has its factory for the 'Mech on Connaught, in League space) and is/will be built by Robinson Standard BattleWorks (which has/will have its for the 'Mech on Robinson, in FedSuns space)
None of the
Black Knight,
Guillotine,
Lancelot, or
Champion were featured in the MW2 game series or the
MechCommander series.
Only the
Champion was featured in the MW3 game series.
Only the
Black Knight was featured in the MW4 game series.
The
Champion and the
Lancelot would be competing against two other 60-ton 'Mechs (
Dragon and
Quickdraw).
The
Guillotine would be competing against one other 70-ton 'Mech (
Cataphract).
The
Black Knight would be competing against one other 75-ton 'Mech (
Orion).
The
Champion,
Guillotine, and
Black Knight variants would have far more homogeneous minimum hardpoint requirements within each chassis (an issue addressed by hardpoint inflation, and distribution of the additional hardpoints) than the
Lancelot.
While I would much rather see a
Marauder, the
Lancelot seems like it is the strongest choice at the moment.
Edited by Strum Wealh, 09 August 2013 - 04:31 AM.