Maverick01, on 16 May 2013 - 07:16 PM, said:
I wanted to switch gears and talk about the next light and medium BattleMechs, which should be announced sometime in June and July, respectively. For the light BattleMech, I have a feeling it's going to be the UrbanMech. Why? Remember back in ATD 17, Garth mentioned it will come later…
Q: When the UrbanMech coming? [DrnkJawa]
A: Later. [Garth]
http://mwomercs.com/...evs-17-answers/
As for the medium BattleMech, I have a feeling it's going to be the Kintaro. Why? Remember back in ATD 20, Garth mentioned a 55 ton mech will be added at some point. That basically narrows it down to the Dervish or Kintaro. As the Dervish is very similar to the Trebuchet, it looks like the next medium is the Kintaro..
Q: The 55 ton mech you are planning to add will be an IS? [Odanan]
A: We will be adding a 55 ton Inner Sphere Mech at some point, yes. [Garth]
http://mwomercs.com/...evs-20-answers/
UrbanMech
KINTARO
LIGHT 'MECHS
Well, the
Thorn could be a contender for the 20-ton bracket - it's got the
THE-S variant (supplied to the DCMS by ComStar for Operation Rosebud in the mid-3030s), the
THE-T variant (designed by the DCMS during the War of 3039), and the "basic/standard"
THE-N variant (for which all of the required LosTech - Endo Steel and CASE - has already been recovered).
For the 25-ton bracket, there is the
Mongoose, which could have the "basic/standard"
MON-66 variant (uses Endo Steel, FF Armor, and Beagle), the
MON-69 variant (-1 Beagle, +1 laser, +1 SRM-2), the
MON-70 variant (-1 Beagle, -1 laser, +2 flamers), the
MON-67 variant (no LosTech, + armor), and/or the
MON-68 variant (no LosTech, mounts a single LL in the RA).
It's also got the digitigrade/"double-knee" leg design.
The 30-ton bracket has a number of options:
- the Hermes (with its HER-1S, HER-1A, HER-1B, and HER-3S/3S1/3S2 variants (with the 3S/3S1/3S2 requiring MASC to be implemented)),
- the Hussar (with its HSR-200D variant (implemented with one energy hardpoint in the CT, plis an ECM hardpoint), HSR-300D variant (implemented with two energy hardpoints in the CT, and no ECM hardpoint), and HSR-350D variant (one energy hardpoint in the CT, and one energy hardpoint in each arm)), and
- the Javelin (with its JVN-10N variant, JVN-10F ("Fire Javelin") variant, and JVN-10P variant).
The
UrbanMech (with its
UM-R60,
UM-R60L,
UM-R50, and
UM-R63 variants) could potentially be included if/when PGI implements engines with ratings below 100 (down to 60, to be specific).
For the 35-ton bracket, it would have to be the
Firestarter - everything else is already in-game (Jenner, Raven), Unseen, out-of-timeline, or doesn't have enough variants.
Thoughts?
Edited by Strum Wealh, 24 May 2013 - 06:19 PM.