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[Odanan]

Fafnir will only be produced in 3063 and the Mad Cat MkII in 3066.

If you are still playing MWO in the next 17 years, yeah you will have those.

[HELLSPAWN511]

Hello
I hope the next Mechs will be:

Locust
Wasp
Hornet
Valkyrie
Panther

• [color="#ba0000"]Hatchetman[/color]

[color="#ba0000"]Phoenix Hawk[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Griffin[/color]
Shadow Hawk
[color="#ba0000"]Scorpion[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Wolverine[/color]

• Rifleman

[color="#ba0000"]Crusader[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Thunderbolt[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Archer[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Grasshopper[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Warhammer[/color]
Marauder

• [color="#ba0000"]Charger[/color]

[color="#ba0000"]Victor[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Zeus[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Battlemaster[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Cyclops[/color]
[color="#ba0000"]Banshee[/color]
The most important BattleMechs...without is it not right!!!!

[HELLSPAWN511]

AAAAAhhhh I forgot the [color="#000000"]Shadow Hawk....VERY IMPORTANT[/color]

[Butane9000]

Odanan, on 27 September 2012 - 05:41 AM, said:

The good thing about this Flea is: we can hope for at least 1 more Medium, 1 more Heavy and 2 more Assaults.

The Medium I suppose will be the Blackjack. It's like a Medium Jaggermech, but with many, many interesting variants. And it jumps.

The Heavy could be the Grasshopper or the Orion. I hope for the Orion (which could look amazing - for the first time - with the art of Alex Iglesias) but it has the same role as the Cataphract and it's not very variant friendly. The Grasshopper doen't have much variety too, but it's a classic and has jump (something lacking in the Heavy category).

For the Assault I still bet on the Victor. And I would like an Assault in the 90, 95 tons niche, but:

• The Cyclops, which has many variants, is as extinct as the Highlander.
  
• The Mauler would be amazing as a ballistics boat but has no variety at all.
  
• And the Banshee has an awful, useless, primary variant.

You know the Cicada jumps too if I am not mistaken. Most seem to think the Dervish will be the next medium to fill the tonnage gap. Same deal with the Orion. I'm still going to go with my original estimate of Oct 10th for the Highlander to be announced. However I do believe the next assault will be a 95 ton to fill the gap which will probably be the Banshee.

EDIT: Hey Hellspawn511, every mech on this list at this webpage (http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Unseen) will not be seen in game due to copyright infringement battles and the like. Just be glad the Flea went from an dwarf AT-ST to a cool Flea/Locust hybrid thing.

Edited by Butane9000, 27 September 2012 - 06:53 AM.

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

Odanan, on 27 September 2012 - 05:41 AM, said:

And the Banshee has an awful, useless, primary variant.

Why? The BNC-3E has 15 tons of armor it is very fast (65 kp/h) for a 95 ton assault mech. A single standard PPC, a Small Laser and a AC/5 combined with 16 hest sinks isn't bad, but it has a lack of AC/5 ammo. Only one ton (20 rounds). Maybe it can be configured well? Who knows. Give the BNC-3E a chance!

Edited by The Birdeater, 27 September 2012 - 07:16 AM.

[Alienized]

i wonder if someone already mentioned the Gunslinger since its also a pre-clan invasion mech.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Gunslinger

edit: fail reading... should re-learn it, post does not quite mean pre.....

still i would love to see it in here some day

Edited by Aliisa White, 27 September 2012 - 07:29 AM.

[Butane9000]

Was bored so I went through and put together everything the devs haven't announced that should exist based on the timeline. If I am wrong let me know. I would expect the developers to announce mechs from this list:

Lights
35 tons
Firestarter - http://www.sarna.net...28BattleMech%29
Panther - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Panther
Wolfhound - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Wolfhound (in time, it was only introduced in 3028 though)
30 tons
Firefly - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Firefly
Hussar - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Hussar
Urbanmech - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/UrbanMech (I have to add it to the list of possibles. Just please no devs, please!)
Javelin - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Javelin
25 tons
Jackrabbit - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Jackrabbit
Mongoose - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Mongoose
20 tons
Hornet - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Hornet (shudder, almost as bad as the Flea)
Thorn - http://www.sarna.net...28BattleMech%29

Mediums
55 tons
Men Shen - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Men_Shen
Dervish - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Dervish (my vote goes to this for the next announced medium)
Gladiator - http://www.sarna.net...28BattleMech%29
50 tons
Crab - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crab (will probably see this down the road sometime)
45 tons
Blackjack - http://www.sarna.net...28BattleMech%29
Kyudo - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Kyudo (possible though it lacks variants)
40 tons
Assassin - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Assassin (relatively rare for the time period so maybe not)
Clint - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Clint
Hermes II - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Hermes_II (could also add the Hermes I but why would they?)
Sentinel - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Sentinel
Vulcan - http://www.sarna.net...28BattleMech%29 (lots of variants but unsure of it's role)
Whitworth - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Whitworth (I just.... I had to add it but I don't know.....)

Heavies
75 tons
Black Knight - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Black_Knight (laser boat role)
Flashman - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Flashman (alternate laser boat choice)
Hammerhands - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Hammerhands (to placate the Warhammer fans)
Helepolis - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Helepolis (artillery unit, role of the Catapult)
Orion - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Orion (my vote for the next heavy mech announcement)
70 tons
Excalibur - http://www.sarna.net...28BattleMech%29 (rare during the time frame)
Grasshopper - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Grasshopper
65 tons
Crusader - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crusader (alternate brawler)
Exterminator - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Exterminator
60 tons
Champion - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Champion
Lancelot - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Lancelot
Quickdraw - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Quickdraw

Assaults
100 tons
Annihilator - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Annihilator
Devastator - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Devastator (just put in full production recently)
Kodiak - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Kodiak (not sure if this is clan or not)
Thunder hawk - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Thunder_Hawk
95 tons
Banshee - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banshee
Nightstar - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Nightstar
90 tons
Cyclops - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Cyclops
Highlander - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Highlander (my vote for next assault announcement)
85 tons
Crockett - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crockett
80 tons
Charger - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Charger
Hatamoto-Chi - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Hatamoto-Chi
Thug - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Thug
Victor - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Victor
Zeus - http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Zeus

Edit: I tried to make sure I didn't add any unseen or clan tech, again if I did let me know and I will remove.

2nd Edit: Odanan you should update the front page of this thread.

Edited by Butane9000, 27 September 2012 - 09:58 AM.

[Odanan]

Many of these mech are extinct for the last 200 years or extremely rare and will resume production only after 3055.

For instance, the Talon:

The last Talon was cannibalized for parts during the first year of the Second Succession War, 2830. The technological renaissance of the Inner Sphere allowed production to begin on Inarcs once again in 3056.

The Toro:

The League shut down and demolished all of the Toro factories by 2598 in the hope that it would crush Taurian nationalism, though there is no evidence it had the desired effect.

And so on...

[Odanan]

The Birdeater, on 27 September 2012 - 07:16 AM, said:

Why? The BNC-3E has 15 tons of armor it is very fast (65 kp/h) for a 95 ton assault mech. A single standard PPC, a Small Laser and a AC/5 combined with 16 hest sinks isn't bad, but it has a lack of AC/5 ammo. Only one ton (20 rounds). Maybe it can be configured well? Who knows. Give the BNC-3E a chance!

Are you serious? The BNC-3E is a pure mountain of steaming crap.

PPC = good, but only one?
AC/5 = next to nothing.
Small laser = do you even count these?

Maximum damage = 18. That's a little more than a Gauss Rifle (which has better range).

Is this the armament of an Assault mech? Heck, there are Mediums better armed than this (like the Hunchback).

If you want to give a chance to the BNC-E3, go to mech lab and customize an Atlas for the BNC-3E layout. Now try to kill something with it.

[Odanan]

Butane9000, on 27 September 2012 - 06:51 AM, said:

You know the Cicada jumps too if I am not mistaken.

Only the CDA-3F jumps. And it was produced after the Clan Invasion.

[voodoodoer]

so, when will the maddog be added (some call it vulture)
slap 4 machine guns 2 lrm20 and 2 ssrm4's on it, and your ready to kill

Edited by voodoodoer, 27 September 2012 - 09:21 AM.

[voodoodoer]

w0qj, on 31 August 2012 - 07:58 PM, said:

Perhaps MWO should also make a Founder's Pack for the Clan Invasion!
(or just call it Invader's Pack!).

this
I hate all the inner sphere crap we have to use

[Odanan]

Butane9000, on 27 September 2012 - 08:36 AM, said:

2nd Edit: Odanan you should update the front page of this thread.

Should I? The front page is not that inaccurate, you know? The devs really halted to announce mechs for some time. And they really showed some rumors about the clans in the ISN...

Looking at the Flea (and the Highlander leaking image), I can't help but think the devs simply decided to add more 4 mechs before the clanners.

voodoodoer, on 27 September 2012 - 09:24 AM, said:

this
I hate all the inner sphere crap we have to use

Wow, a Founder Direwolf/Daishi. O.o

voodoodoer, on 27 September 2012 - 09:18 AM, said:

so, when will the maddog be added (some call it vulture)
slap 4 machine guns 2 lrm20 and 2 ssrm4's on it, and your ready to kill

The Mad Dog/Vulture will show up next year, with the Clan Invasion. But I doubt you can put that 4 mgs on the prime variant.

[voodoodoer]

Odanan, on 27 September 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:

Wow, a Founder Direwolf/Daishi. O.o

clan wolf sucks: clan jade falcon FTW always

Odanan, on 27 September 2012 - 09:27 AM, said:

The Mad Dog/Vulture will show up next year, with the Clan Invasion. But I doubt you can put that 4 mgs on the prime variant.

well thats nice to hear, 4mgs would be nice. but 2 are ok

edit
I thought the maddog had all Omni pods ? or at lest 4 on the torso

this is my MW2 config

Edited by voodoodoer, 27 September 2012 - 09:42 AM.

[Odanan]

voodoodoer, on 27 September 2012 - 09:31 AM, said:

clan wolf sucks: clan jade falcon FTW always

Agreed.

[Odanan]

voodoodoer, on 27 September 2012 - 09:31 AM, said:

edit
I thought the maddog had all Omni pods ? or at lest 4 on the torso

We don't know how the omnipods will be handled in MWO. All I can say is about the IS mechs.
For customizing the Inner Sphere mechs, there is a hardpoint system. If your mech has 2 energy weapons in a location, there are at least 2 energy harpoints in there, meaning you could replace the Medium Lasers for other 2 energy weapons.

[Iolobliss]

There are plenty of decent/good/classic IS mech models (without unseen/Reseen) still out there from before the Clan invasion such as:

(Light)
- Wolfhound, Firestarter, Night Hawk, Panther, Javelin, Mandrill, Firebee, Mercury, Firefly, Hermes, etc.

(Medium)
- Vindicator, Enforcer, Gladiator, Hatchetman, Dervish, Chameleon, Lynx, Assassin, Whitworth, Blackjack, Clint, Hermes II, etc.

(Heavy)
- Axman, Quickdraw, Bowman, Bombardier, Caesar, Champion, Flashman, Grasshopper, Merlin, Orion, Shootist, etc.

(Assault)
- Hatamoto-Chi, Banshee, Highlander, Victor, King Crab, Zeus, Cyclops, Charger, Thug, Mauler, Kodiak, Mackie, Pillager, etc.


Frankly, I would rather like to see elements of City- and Aerotech be implemented in MW:0 and, naturally, melee combat before starting the Clan invasion ;-) ...

[SMDMadCow]

Iolobliss, on 27 September 2012 - 12:20 PM, said:

...snip...

Too many wrong in that list to point out on my phone.

[ForeignCam]

This might have already been asked once before, but what was the era time MWO is based in?

[Strum Wealh]

FOREIGN, on 27 September 2012 - 01:25 PM, said:

This might have already been asked once before, but what was the era time MWO is based in?

Currently:
2012 = 3049
2013 = 3050
2014 = 3051
and so on...

In terms of the "BattleTech Eras", we're at the end of the Succession Wars Era, soon to be entering the Clan Invasion Era.