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#2081 Deskup

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 12:56 PM

Whati really want:
king crab - duh it's a KING CRAB. Wont get it but a man can dream.
Annihilator - because the world needs DAKKA. It also seems to mount DAKKA in hands, so 4x ballistic there is not that bad.
Mauler - for some missiles and dakka goodnes.

What i dont want:
any *speedy* assault. If I want speed i get a ******* jenner.
Any *atlas* factor assaut. Seriosly, banshee is sooo similar...
Anything below heavy mech

What we will get
Uhh... Sling?

TL:DR Me want smash and dakka, me not want run.

#2082 Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 01:38 PM

View PostEns, on 07 February 2013 - 11:54 AM, said:

What i need is a damn Zeus....
....because i need something iconic and stylish to kill all those clanners!!


You're right! I need it, too.

I need a damn Zeus...
...as Canon Fodder for my future Warhawk!!

#2083 Herodes

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 02:16 PM

What I really want: King Crab and Crab. How can anyone want something else? :mellow:

What I don't want: humanoid Mechs and ugly Mechs, e. g. the Banshee, the Charger, the Hatamoto, you name them.

What we will get: I don't know. Most certainly not what I want. Meaning life as usual.

#2084 ThunderOverWater

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 03:00 PM

View PostOdanan, on 05 February 2013 - 01:13 PM, said:

Here we go.


What I really want but won't get: Mauler, or Annihilator

What I want and there is a small possibility to get: Charger, or Victor

What I think we're going to get: Banshee, or Zeus

What I really don't want: well, I think I would be happy with ANY assault mech... hmm except for the Thug

What I want more then the all else: Reseens (starting now with the Battlemaster)

PS: the reseen Marauder II would be nice too.


Odanan, I've always appreciated the good reasoning behind the predictions here, and it's cool to see more posts on which mechs are favorites regardless of likelihood. A suggestion: make it a poll! Poll for what mechs the community wants most, and then a discussion of what is likely.

Mauler and King Crab would be fun to see, even if the devs have to cook up a special KGC-AC/20.

#2085 Wildstreak

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 06:52 PM

We just got the Spider so I don't see another Light coming.
The Stalker was December so I don't think it will be an Assault.
I know the Trebuchet and JagerMech were planned so I guess it will be one of them.

#2086 CDLord HHGD

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 06:53 PM

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#2087 Wrayeth

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 07:05 PM

The next assault they announce will likely be the Banshee, as it is the only mech in TRO 3050 in the assault weight bracket that MWO doesn't have a mech for (the 95-ton range).

#2088 Cattra Kell

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 07:39 PM

Calling it right now:

Next Mech will be announced 13th of Feb. If its another medium I am guess the Dervish, chances are its the final assault though and my lot is with the Zeus or Banshee.

Next Hero mech will be a Cicada, announced either the 27th or the 6th.

That is my prediction based on previous dates.

Edited by Cattra Kell, 07 February 2013 - 07:51 PM.


#2089 Norris J Packard

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 08:04 PM

View PostCattra Kell, on 07 February 2013 - 07:39 PM, said:

Calling it right now:

Next Mech will be announced 13th of Feb. If its another medium I am guess the Dervish, chances are its the final assault though and my lot is with the Zeus or Banshee.

Next Hero mech will be a Cicada, announced either the 27th or the 6th.

That is my prediction based on previous dates.


It can't be the Dervish. It doesn't have enough variants unless they resurrect an extinct XTR Primitives one.

It can be the Kintaro though. That does have enough variants.

#2090 Cattra Kell

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 08:27 PM

View PostNorris J Packard, on 07 February 2013 - 08:04 PM, said:


It can't be the Dervish. It doesn't have enough variants unless they resurrect an extinct XTR Primitives one.

It can be the Kintaro though. That does have enough variants.


This is very true. With two 50 ton mechs for the medium class announced (Blackjack being 45 and Cicada 40) I was hoping for something in the 55 range. But I think the higher probability is another assault, and I think they would go with something in the 80 ton range if they were doubling up on the same weight or they would fill the 95 ton missing slot.

#2091 Alekzander Smirnoff

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 09:12 PM

My Kingdom for a KRAKEN!! (Bane for you clanner scum!) DAKKA DAKKA DAKKA!!!

#2092 Donas

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 09:48 PM

A bummer about the reseen mechs being so taboo.

I would pay good money for a Rifleman-IIC out of pure sentimentality. I've always liked those things, even more than the old Rifleman/RaiderX. I suppose the Jagermech, if we get it, will have to tide me over...

One thing I would NOT like to see? more non-descript humanoid looking mechs like Clints, Panthers, and the like.

Oh, and I absolutely cant remember at ALL where or when it comes in, but a Cauldron Born? those things are just neat.

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Posted 07 February 2013 - 11:36 PM

Whatever it will be, it'll look sexy as hell. Alex's art design is magnificent.

Edited by themoob, 07 February 2013 - 11:36 PM.


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Posted 08 February 2013 - 02:57 AM

View PostCattra Kell, on 07 February 2013 - 08:27 PM, said:


This is very true. With two 50 ton mechs for the medium class announced (Blackjack being 45 and Cicada 40) I was hoping for something in the 55 range. But I think the higher probability is another assault, and I think they would go with something in the 80 ton range if they were doubling up on the same weight or they would fill the 95 ton missing slot.


3x 50 tonners. Hunchback, Centurion and Trebuchet.
We all want a 55 tons medium, but it is unlikely we will have an IS one. Specially now that the clans are at the gates.

BTW, there is a top-notch 55 tons coming mech, and it is called Stormcrow.

#2095 Odanan

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 03:03 AM

View Postcolorado, on 07 February 2013 - 03:00 PM, said:


Odanan, I've always appreciated the good reasoning behind the predictions here, and it's cool to see more posts on which mechs are favorites regardless of likelihood. A suggestion: make it a poll! Poll for what mechs the community wants most, and then a discussion of what is likely.

Mauler and King Crab would be fun to see, even if the devs have to cook up a special KGC-AC/20.


This thread was originally made in the time of Closed Beta with NDA.
We started small (out of a sea of similar topics) and unpretentious but eventually got bigger and pinned.
Its objective was always to organize the information about the released and announced mechs and to predict/discuss about the next ones.
It was not my intention to discuss here personal preferences, though...

#2096 CDLord HHGD

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 05:41 AM

View PostDonas, on 07 February 2013 - 09:48 PM, said:

One thing I would NOT like to see? more non-descript humanoid looking mechs like Clints, Panthers, and the like.

I seriously doubt Alex would allow them to remain "nondescript".... :)

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 08:09 AM

hope its the Devastator or Marauder II

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 08:33 AM

Thug! Give me my Thug!

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 08:50 AM

View Postcdlord, on 08 February 2013 - 05:41 AM, said:

I seriously doubt Alex would allow them to remain "nondescript".... -_-


Great Point. The artwork and modelling in this game is the best I've seen. Really fantastic work. :unsure:

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Posted 08 February 2013 - 10:28 AM

Guys, I know we won't see this stuff in teh game anytime soon, but FD's art is FD's art reardless if built specifically for this game or not, so feast your eyes.

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