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#61 Joe Mallad

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 05:10 PM

The thing is up until the Trenchbucket's (Yes i called it that) concept release... there was an order to the releases... light, medium, heavy, assault. But after the release of the Stalker (assault) we got the Trebuchet (medium) and skipping the lights altogether. Either the next light will be a very rare light mech that they wanted to hold back a bit longer or they just decided to not go with an order any longer. There are 2 really good lights that come to mind and that is the Wolfhound and or the Mongoose but i dont see either of them being that mech worthy enough to hold back and skip to give us a new medium. So... im going to hope and pray that the next light will be an Unseen.

Edited by Yoseful Mallad, 29 June 2012 - 05:11 PM.


#62 cinco

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 05:18 PM

that sounds totally logical. not.

#63 Broad5ide

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 05:47 PM

View PostOdanan, on 27 June 2012 - 11:44 AM, said:


I don't remember seeing the Commando in any official or leaked videos... but maybe I'm wrong.


The Commando is being piloted for good portions of the video. it says what mech you're driving in the lower left so you can see commando there quite a bit, also it has a pretty distinct cockpit. don't know where the treb was though, I believe that may be misinformation

Edit: the frozen city reveal video that is.

Edited by Broad5ide, 29 June 2012 - 05:51 PM.


#64 BlackAbbot

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 06:43 PM

With any luck PGI and/or Jordan have made Harmony Gold an offer they can't refuse and the entire management of Harmony Gold are now sleeping at the bottom of San Francisco Bay have reached an amicable and fair settlement with Harmony Gold to allow the use of the Unseen in North America. They keep hinting that they're getting close to something and a Japanese court has ruled already that Harmony Gold has no legal grounds to control the intellectual property anyway.

Edited by BlackAbbot, 29 June 2012 - 06:45 PM.


#65 Hikaru

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 07:03 PM

Just a note: popularity has nothing to do with what they're releasing. If it were based on popularity, every launch 'mech would be an Unseen or Clan 'mech. So yeah, no Wolfhounds, Urbies or Panthers -- not enough 3049 variants for sale.

#66 Sarouter

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Posted 29 June 2012 - 07:10 PM

Since the last two were lights and medium I expect a heavy or assault class. Probably a heavy. I think an Orion would be cool

#67 Odanan

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 04:11 AM

View PostHikaru, on 29 June 2012 - 07:03 PM, said:

Just a note: popularity has nothing to do with what they're releasing. If it were based on popularity, every launch 'mech would be an Unseen or Clan 'mech. So yeah, no Wolfhounds, Urbies or Panthers -- not enough 3049 variants for sale.


Nailed it.

#68 Vyviel

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 04:30 AM

I want the Chameleon =)

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

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Edited by Vyviel, 30 June 2012 - 04:30 AM.


#69 Jason1138

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 07:59 AM

isn't the chameleon one of the Unseen? if its not it ought to be, because its very obvious where they got that design

#70 Falcor

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 08:26 AM

I really want to see the re-seen mechs. Shadow Hawk, Phoenix Hawk, Battlemaster, Rifleman, Warhammer etc... that would be incredibly epic.

#71 Odanan

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 09:26 AM

View PostJason1138, on 30 June 2012 - 07:59 AM, said:

isn't the chameleon one of the Unseen? if its not it ought to be, because its very obvious where they got that design


It's not.

About it showing in the game, I don't know... all the (few) variants are basically the same (except that the primary has ballistic slots in center).

#72 Temu

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 09:35 AM

Chameleon is not unseen, was introduced in the quickplay rules when "battleoid" became Battletech. That being said.. they could also add the merlin. It was used in the same boxed as a example of mech construction.

this was the original :(
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Edited by Temu, 30 June 2012 - 09:37 AM.


#73 Odanan

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Posted 30 June 2012 - 11:07 AM

View PostTemu, on 30 June 2012 - 09:35 AM, said:

Chameleon is not unseen, was introduced in the quickplay rules when "battleoid" became Battletech. That being said.. they could also add the merlin. It was used in the same boxed as a example of mech construction.

this was the original :)
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But Merlin has NO real variants.

#74 Odanan

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 05:32 AM

Anyway, 4th July is almost at hand. Let's see if I nailed it.

#75 Kenyon Burguess

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 05:38 AM

unlikely? Hermes II is a great mech. its the one i want to pilot the most.

#76 Odanan

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 05:38 AM

My bad. Reading the Victor variants I think maybe it won't be in the game for some time. But here are my definitive predictions:

This 4th of July we will have one of the following mechs announced:

Blackjack (medium), Firestarter (light), Orion (heavy), Cyclops or Banshee (assault)

I'm not editing this post.

#77 Diomed

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 05:43 AM

I would like to see the Orion but I would be one sad puppy if the Warhammer never makes it into the game.

#78 Odanan

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Posted 02 July 2012 - 05:46 AM

View PostGeist Null, on 02 July 2012 - 05:38 AM, said:

unlikely? Hermes II is a great mech. its the one i want to pilot the most.


Yes, Hermes II would be a great scout. It would be unlikely to be in the game if it had few variations though... but it looks the list made by Riin Suu is not accurate: there is at least one more the possible variant, the HER-2M.

#79 Odanan

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 03:05 AM

Tomorrow guys. Tomorrow.

#80 Odanan

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Posted 04 July 2012 - 09:15 AM

Rolled 6 and 6 in the dice!

I told you it would be announced today one of that mechs!

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