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[Odanan]

Ohhhhh nooooo!

[Magik0012]

Still trying to get FD's Marauder approved? ;-)

[Adridos]

I would say I said it, but I forgot to say it.

I don't expect a new mech anytime soon.

[Scrawny Cowboy]

*weepsincorner*

[Morang]

It's outrageous how they always manage to cease announcements half-a$$ed with last quartet of Light-Medium-Heavy-Assault never completed. First it was ten weeks between Spider and Flea after a spurt of two-weeks announcements (though many expected 4th assault to be №16 and no more annoucements for long with 4 mechs in each weight class). Now we had two announcements on a three-week schedule before (HGN after FLE, BJ after HGN) - and as FOUR weeks have passed since BlackJack, there's nothing again. Dammit, just give us two Inner Sphere mechs - Heavy and Assault - to complete the fifth quartet already and I'll never demand one more until Clans arrival. It's not hype, it's not surprising, it's annoying.

[Rina Fujimoto]

King Crab King Crab King Crab


Apparantly someone on the MWO facebook page said they were fighting for it because they loved FD's art of it (above)

[Jack Gallows]

Murrdox, on 05 December 2012 - 06:59 AM, said:

This makes me think that the Energy hardpoint system might need a tweak to give energy Mechs more variety. Perhaps something along the lines of Light, Medium, and Heavy hardpoints? Heavy hardpoints could mount PPCs and Large Lasers, Medium for Medium Lasers, and Light for Small Lasers?

Think about it for a second. If this were done it could give a lot of variety to Mechs with lots of energy hardpoints. For example on a Light Mech like a Jenner you could choose a variant with a couple Heavy Energy hardpoints, or many small Hard Points.

I also think that the hard point system could be adjusted a little bit to account for Critical space. Perhaps a "Heavy" hardpoint would slot any energy weapon up to 3 Critical slots, while a Light hardpoint would be only 1.

Sorry this got really off-topic. Love the Orion!

Mechwarrior: Tactics is already doing this. While I think it's fine from a table top PC game perspective, I'd rather keep it out of the simulator.

Moar Orion!

[gregsolidus]

haruko, on 05 December 2012 - 12:47 PM, said:

King Crab King Crab King Crab


Apparantly someone on the MWO facebook page said they were fighting for it because they loved FD's art of it (above)

hnnnnnnnggggg. I need this in my life, it never gets any love anywhere other than TT. The thoughts of a non XL Clanbuster fill my dreams.

Why did everyone think there would be an announcement today?

[Odanan]

Thontor, on 05 December 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

Honestly the mechs being implemented into the game is so far behind the concept art/announcements I don't see the big deal in waiting a while between announcements.

Doesn't really bother me.

It bothers me!

Morang, on 05 December 2012 - 12:15 PM, said:

It's outrageous how they always manage to cease announcements half-a$$ed with last quartet of Light-Medium-Heavy-Assault never completed.
(...)
Dammit, just give us two Inner Sphere mechs - Heavy and Assault - to complete the fifth quartet already and I'll never demand one more until Clans arrival. It's not hype, it's not surprising, it's annoying.

This. ^

[Odanan]

So, I guess they extended the announcements to 1 mech a month. Dang! I hate this!

That probably means they will start showing up the clan mechs only in March, 2013 (the time of the IS proper invasion).

[gregsolidus]

You actually think they're going to make the invasion deadline? lolzors.

[Odanan]

As retribution, I will start spamming this:

[FR33JACK]

I'm positive...at a certain point of the game development, we are getting a Russian, 150 tonnes OMEGA ...

[Bitey001]

I'm predicting Orion is the next mech.

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

Odanan, on 05 December 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

As retribution, I will start spamming this:

*just kidding*

Edited by The Birdeater, 05 December 2012 - 05:40 PM.

[Sean Ward]

I still don't get why people thought there was going to be an announcement yesterday. Please forgive the fact that I have not read the thread farther back than a few pages and I enjoy the speculation.

[edit]:
But also on the subject I would love to see the crab as it has such a fantastic profile and would add some different design asthetics to the current lineup. Also the description would give it a Command Console
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crab and enough variants but they are pretty much all laserboats. I personally would not mind them adding a variant that is not cannon to make the mech a little more viable in game.
The biggest drawback though is that it would be the 3rd 50 tonner

Edited by Sean Ward, 06 December 2012 - 03:15 AM.

[Odanan]

Sean Ward, on 06 December 2012 - 12:12 AM, said:

I still don't get why people thought there was going to be an announcement yesterday. Please forgive the fact that I have not read the thread farther back than a few pages and I enjoy the speculation.

[edit]:
But also on the subject I would love to see the crab as it has such a fantastic profile and would add some different design asthetics to the current lineup. Also the description would give it a Command Console
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crab and enough variants but they are pretty much all laserboats. I personally would not mind them adding a variant that is not cannon to make the mech a little more viable in game.
The biggest drawback though is that it would be the 3rd 50 tonner

I do mind.
And there are already 3 50 tonners (Centurion, Hunchback and Trebuchet).

(and God save me from another laser boat)

[CDLord HHGD]

cdlord, on 06 December 2012 - 06:48 AM, said:

I vote Victor! Or Zeus.

One thing that's missing is CW. With CW comes meaningful faction separation and in the lore, some mechs were more readily available to some factions while being almost unseen in others......

That will explain why there are different mechs with similar loadouts. I see the point of why bring in the Battlemaster when you already have the Awesome (laserboats). CW and mech availability would make it necessary (and let us have our mechs). Maybe PGI can't do it, but there are tons of different designs out there with similar mission profiles. Be a shame to not see the majority of them just because they have similar loadouts to mechs someone else has already deemed cooler..... IMHO

[Gamgee]

Does anyone else think the Stalker design looks like some sort of mad ww2 german scientist teamed up with the Sovitets to create the monstrosity I call the Land Blimp or Hindenblimp?

[FR33JACK]

Gamgee, on 06 December 2012 - 08:21 AM, said:

Does anyone else think the Stalker design looks like some sort of mad ww2 german scientist teamed up with the Sovitets to create the monstrosity I call the Land Blimp or Hindenblimp?

for sure