Odanan, on 30 October 2012 - 03:02 PM, said:
You are right: the Highlander plays completely different then the Atlas, for instance. And I'm not talking about the jump: the main weapons in the arms make it much more "aggressive" in close quarters.
My problem with it is more a "canonical" one: I think the mech is too uncommon for the current timeline. Also, including the Highlander certainly means excluding the Victor - an much "richer" addition to the game (it would be the "Assault Scout").
OK, the concept art is simply amazing and certaily the best so far (heck, the Highlander was originally
hideous). I even gave it a
repaint. But I think that mech could have waited about 2 or 3 years to be announced.
<S> Hey Oda,
Yes I see your point about it being uncommon, but it was being produced still (in limited quanity) from 3039 all the way to current day. Doesn't mean it still wasn't rare as hell, but it lends to the idea that they were around and able to be procured if someone who might have been dedcated enough to find/purchase one.
Also, I don't think it wll exclude the victor from being added. Perhaps delay it, but I don't think it will not arrive as a result. We'll see in the long run I suppose. But I keep the faith, as the Victor is a classic on par with the Zeus. We'll see of course, but who knows what the future holds.
Also, I agree. The concept art of the Highlander had me doing donuts (literally!.. Ok not really but I wanted to) and yea it was FUGLY in almost all the TRO artwork for it, but it was that special kind of cool ugly I guess. I liked the classc artwork for it in a weird kind of way. It was my 'mech, and I liked it for what it was. Now, though, it finally looks as cool as I always knew it was
Also, my predictions on the next 'mech announcements:
Medium: Dervish (Runner up, Blackjack)
Heavy: Orion (Runner up: Grasshopper)
Assault: Banshee (Runner up: Zeus or Victor)
<S> See ya soon Odanan. If you ever want to get a drop some time, let me know and I'll pass you DHB's Teamspeak 3 info. Would love to get a few matches in with ya sometime!
-Colonel Andrew "Havoc" Davis
Death's Hand Brigade Mercenaries