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[Bishop Steiner]

FireSlade, on 06 January 2014 - 11:52 AM, said:

Yours was pretty popular but I was not sure if it was the most popular. Hopefully it is what they choose, and I will probably be picking it up right after. Otherwise they will probably miss out on some more income. We are going to see how much PGI listens with tomorrows hero mech.

I havent gone through recently,. I did have about 60 votes which was more than twice the other at the time, but I really havent looked in a couple of weeks, ever since TB XIOMBURG went on a 20 page spam bombing spree.

[John MatriX82]

I probably had an hallucination, but loading the front page of mwomercs for an instant I saw a slide with a name "requiem" that suddendly disappeared and it's not available among the usual ones (oxide, hpg and so on).

Maybe that's the name of the new hero..

EDIT: nope it's a small error I had from firefox that made me read requiem but it's this:
http://www.imagebam....6cb29e299550322

Edited by John MatriX82, 07 January 2014 - 07:36 AM.

[Odanan]

John MatriX82, on 07 January 2014 - 06:54 AM, said:

EDIT: nope it's a small error I had from firefox that made me read requiem but it's this:
http://www.imagebam....6cb29e299550322

Yeah, I got that all the time...

[Burning Chrome]

Bishop Steiner, on 12 August 2013 - 08:16 PM, said:

next heavy mech, did somebody say

LANCELOT?!?!?!

Late to this party...but dang the Lancelot has never looked better.

[FireSlade]

Well thanks to a little slip by Russ we now know that the Hero mech this month will be 50 tons so very likely the Hunchback.

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[color="#0066cc"]Scott Doyle ‏@Vicodium [/color] 17h
@russ_bullock Do you know the price range of the new hero? Was gonna go grab a card or two tonight, would like to make sure I get enough MC

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[color="#0066cc"]Russ Bullock ‏@russ_bullock [/color] 16h
@Vicodium at 50 tons should be the same as the YLW

That should make you very happy Bishop

[stjobe]

"Grid Iron" HBK-GI

Tonnage: 50
Engine: 200 XL
Top Speed: 64.8 kph
Max Engine Rating: 275
Torso Movement:
- 125 degrees to each side.
- 25 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
- 40 degrees to each side.
- 35 degrees up and down.
Armor: 336 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel
Weapons & Equipment:
- Head: Small Laser
- Left Arm: Medium Pulse Laser
- Left Torso: SRM 6
- Right Torso: Gauss Rifle
- Right Arm: Medium Pulse Laser
Hardpoints:
- Head: 1 Energy
- Left Arm: 1 Energy
- Left Torso: 1 Missile, 1 AMS
- Right Torso: 2 Ballistic
- Right Arm: 1 Energy
Heat Sinks: 11 Double
Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Medium
Quirks: 37.5% faster torso twist speed, 10% faster torso pitch speed
30% C-Bill Bonus

[Odanan]

Well, not very excited about the hero Hunchie... is it at least somewhat canon?

PS: I told you it would be ballistics + missile (because of the missing HBK-4N).

Burning Chrome, on 07 January 2014 - 08:50 AM, said:

Late to this party...but dang the Lancelot has never looked better.

Agreed!

[FireSlade]

stjobe, on 07 January 2014 - 09:59 AM, said:

"Grid Iron" HBK-GI

Tonnage: 50
Engine: 200 XL
Top Speed: 64.8 kph
Max Engine Rating: 275
Torso Movement:
- 125 degrees to each side.
- 25 degrees up and down.
Arm Movement:
- 40 degrees to each side.
- 35 degrees up and down.
Armor: 336 (Standard)
Internal Structure: Endo-Steel
Weapons & Equipment:
- Head: Small Laser
- Left Arm: Medium Pulse Laser
- Left Torso: SRM 6
- Right Torso: Gauss Rifle
- Right Arm: Medium Pulse Laser
Hardpoints:
- Head: 1 Energy
- Left Arm: 1 Energy
- Left Torso: 1 Missile, 1 AMS
- Right Torso: 2 Ballistic
- Right Arm: 1 Energy
Heat Sinks: 11 Double
Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)
ECM Capable?: No
Module Slots: 2
Movement Archetype: Medium
Quirks: 37.5% faster torso twist speed, 10% faster torso pitch speed
30% C-Bill Bonus

I take what I said back. XL + GR + Hunchback hunch + Slow = a mech that has trouble keeping up with the team and a super easy to hit hunch that the GR will pop and take out the XL engine. Talk about Glass cannons. I cannot wait for Smurfy to update so that I can see what can be done with it. I have a feeling that if 1 or 2 things are removed from the equation that it might be a really good mech.

[CDLord HHGD]

Booooo! I wanted a dual hunch!

[FireSlade]

Other than AC5s, the Hunchback just does not have the room/tons available for IS twin ballistics, so this variant is the best that PGI could come up with and not be weakened. I am just a little disappointed that they could not come up with a better mix that was safer and more lethal when I can do that in my head in a few min of reading the specs.

[Corbon Zackery]

Be brave, be bold, 4 legs are better than 2 legs Scorpion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bishop Steiner]

Burning Chrome, on 07 January 2014 - 08:50 AM, said:

Late to this party...but dang the Lancelot has never looked better.

thanks man, truly appreciate the compliment!

[Bishop Steiner]

Corbon Zackery, on 07 January 2014 - 11:34 AM, said:

Be brave, be bold, 4 legs are better than 2 legs Scorpion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

indeed!

[FireSlade]

So Bishop what do you think you will do to Grid Iron? This is http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a38246307cfe1f0 what I am planning but depending on how it fares I might go to this http://mwo.smurfy-ne...b0eb0ce749c3cbb Still not sure how the XL will fare so I just might make it a Hero 4G.

[Odanan]

FireSlade, on 07 January 2014 - 12:28 PM, said:

So Bishop what do you think you will do to Grid Iron? This is http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a38246307cfe1f0 what I am planning but depending on how it fares I might go to this http://mwo.smurfy-ne...b0eb0ce749c3cbb Still not sure how the XL will fare so I just might make it a Hero 4G.

I would recommend a XL270 or XL275 and regular Medium Lasers instead of Medium Pulse Lasers.

And the ammo: all in the legs.

(for the AC/10 variant)

[FireSlade]

I still have not tried it been chicken to run with a 200XL 64kph and a GR so I am saving for a bigger engine but the way the Hunchback hit boxes work I may just do the 4G version. Had a Spider with take out my rear CT (killed me) with 1 shot when I run 58/6 on my 4P yesterday. The kill screen showed ERLL was the last thing to hit me and the Spider was the only enemy around. Maybe it is just me but the Hunchback is really squishy and I seem to do really poorly with it. Sucks but oh well I am sentimental for classic designs.

[Butane9000]

I think the Grid Iron is a rich mans HBK-4N.

[Phoenix Branson]

You guys will get a kick out of this. An image of the Marauder was on a history exam of all things...

http://www.smh.com.a...l#ixzz2pjWfHvjV

[Bishop Steiner]

FireSlade, on 07 January 2014 - 12:28 PM, said:

So Bishop what do you think you will do to Grid Iron? This is http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a38246307cfe1f0 what I am planning but depending on how it fares I might go to this http://mwo.smurfy-ne...b0eb0ce749c3cbb Still not sure how the XL will fare so I just might make it a Hero 4G.

dunno for sure.

Right now, using it with an LB10X, ASRM6, 2 Mediums. Standard engine. I dont trust it with an XL.

[FireSlade]

Maverick01, on 07 January 2014 - 08:00 PM, said:

You guys will get a kick out of this. An image of the Marauder was on a history exam of all things...

http://www.smh.com.a...l#ixzz2pjWfHvjV

Wow... just about pissed myself laughing. Makes you wonder how it was "accidently" used or if someone was a Battletech fan.