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[Sephlock]

Bishop Steiner, on 22 February 2014 - 06:28 PM, said:

Same here. Unless they totally reimagine it, it's gonna be BLOATED. pot belly, Massive Shoulder stacks. No XL for you! Meaning good luck doing anything useful with the ballistics. I could be wrong, but seriously, before people beg, have they even remotely thought about the hit boxes?

It may end up having a narrow CT hitbox, at the very least.

Looking at how they squished the ears of the madcat, I can see the bunny ears of the Mauler getting reduced to little stubs, similar to what happened to the LRM hunchbacks.

[Scrawny Cowboy]

Sephlock, on 24 February 2014 - 09:18 PM, said:

It may end up having a narrow CT hitbox, at the very least.

Looking at how they squished the ears of the madcat, I can see the bunny ears of the Mauler getting reduced to little stubs, similar to what happened to the LRM hunchbacks.

I hope not, the tall slender launchers of the Mauler add to it's presence imo despite what it would do hitbox wise

[Sephlock]

Scrawny Cowboy, on 24 February 2014 - 09:50 PM, said:

I hope not, the tall slender launchers of the Mauler add to it's presence imo despite what it would do hitbox wise

Same here, but they will.

[Bishop Steiner]

Sephlock, on 24 February 2014 - 09:18 PM, said:

It may end up having a narrow CT hitbox, at the very least.

Looking at how they squished the ears of the madcat, I can see the bunny ears of the Mauler getting reduced to little stubs, similar to what happened to the LRM hunchbacks.

skinny CT sounds good.... but unless one is swapping the 4 AC2 for MG, would mean a serious issue with using the hardpoints.

[Tkhaw]

http://rpg.drivethru...he-Republic-Era

It's out...

I am happy but sad as well though...

[SgtMagor]

ok Tuesday is there a patch for today, also waiting to see the NEW concept art or screens of the next assault.

[Bishop Steiner]

SgtMagor, on 25 February 2014 - 07:27 AM, said:

ok Tuesday is there a patch for today, also waiting to see the NEW concept art or screens of the next assault.

just had patch last week? Aren't we on a biweekly patch schedule?

[Wieland]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 February 2014 - 08:41 AM, said:

just had patch last week? Aren't we on a biweekly patch schedule?

Yes, next patch is on the 4th.

[John MatriX82]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 February 2014 - 08:41 AM, said:

just had patch last week? Aren't we on a biweekly patch schedule?

Yep we had 4th and 18Th Feb.. next patch is March 4Th.. I think it will contain the Wolverines? and/or the unannounced assault?

[Bishop Steiner]

John MatriX82, on 25 February 2014 - 08:51 AM, said:

Yep we had 4th and 18Th Feb.. next patch is March 4Th.. I think it will contain the Wolverines? and/or the unannounced assault?

Bryan implied that PGI was (mostly) sticking to the Light, Medium, Heavy and Assault release pattern in the last NGNG podcast, so I actually think we might be a little ways off on the next Assault. Especially if Alex is just now doing the arts for the Mauler. It'll take awhile to finalize and model in game. So I am actually.... expecting a Medium next month.....

[Scrawny Cowboy]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 February 2014 - 08:54 AM, said:

Bryan implied that PGI was (mostly) sticking to the Light, Medium, Heavy and Assault release pattern in the last NGNG podcast, so I actually think we might be a little ways off on the next Assault. Especially if Alex is just now doing the arts for the Mauler. It'll take awhile to finalize and model in game. So I am actually.... expecting a Medium next month.....

Another? I get the whole "mediums are the working class in BT" but really with them being so generous on hardpoints for the Shadowhawk what is there left to add gameplay wise?

Do no want : (

[ShadowbaneX]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 February 2014 - 08:54 AM, said:

Bryan implied that PGI was (mostly) sticking to the Light, Medium, Heavy and Assault release pattern in the last NGNG podcast, so I actually think we might be a little ways off on the next Assault. Especially if Alex is just now doing the arts for the Mauler. It'll take awhile to finalize and model in game. So I am actually.... expecting a Medium next month.....

By 'next month' you mean April I assume? That could be possible, or perhaps they finally get the latency issue sorted and we get MASC & the Flea in April, then another Medium in May.

[Odanan]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 February 2014 - 08:54 AM, said:

Bryan implied that PGI was (mostly) sticking to the Light, Medium, Heavy and Assault release pattern in the last NGNG podcast, so I actually think we might be a little ways off on the next Assault. Especially if Alex is just now doing the arts for the Mauler. It'll take awhile to finalize and model in game. So I am actually.... expecting a Medium next month.....

Hey, he said we would have an Assault in March!
If they want to resume the Light->Medium->Heavy->Assault circle in April, sure, no problem. But give me my Banshee in March!

[Bishop Steiner]

Odanan, on 25 February 2014 - 10:44 AM, said:

Hey, he said we would have an Assault in March!
If they want to resume the Light->Medium->Heavy->Assault circle in April, sure, no problem. But give me my Banshee in March!

Where did he say that? In the interview when they asked for details, he said nothing about it being an assault, but referenced the lmha cycle and that asked was working on the mauler

[Odanan]

In the OP:

Quote

(from Russ Bullock's twitter, 13/feb/2014)
I will say new Assault in March but that is all you will get from me sorry.

[Odanan]

A promise is a promise.

(besides, two Medium mechs in one month is not quite stimulating...)

[SweetJackal]

Scrawny Cowboy, on 25 February 2014 - 09:55 AM, said:

Another? I get the whole "mediums are the working class in BT" but really with them being so generous on hardpoints for the Shadowhawk what is there left to add gameplay wise?

Do no want : (

Actually we used to say the same thing about Medium Mechs before the Shadowhawk's release. The Hunchback brought AC builds, the Cent covered Missile Death, both had backup energy weapons and zombie well. We had the BJ mix things up by adding more mobility. The community thought there would be nothing the Shadowhawk could offer.

Turns out we were wrong. The Griffin has been the subject of a lot of flak as well though it is finding a place in the Medium hierarchy. Granted there are a number of "dead mediums" as they are often referred to, can't remember the last time I felt threatened by a Kintaro or a bucket.

That said, I'm not expecting anything past the Wolverine for March and that will be released on the 18th. No sooner.

Edited by SuckyJack, 25 February 2014 - 12:26 PM.

[C E Dwyer]

John MatriX82, on 25 February 2014 - 08:51 AM, said:

Yep we had 4th and 18Th Feb.. next patch is March 4Th.. I think it will contain the Wolverines? and/or the unannounced assault?

so the Vindicator was hot air ?

[Odanan]

Cathy, on 25 February 2014 - 12:31 PM, said:

so the Vindicator was hot air ?

Like the Mauler, it will probably be released in a near future (maybe still in 2014). It doesn't have to be next month.

[Butane9000]

I'd like to see the Banshee next month. I really only play my Awesomes when I play assault mechs. Though I have my Battlemasters and Highlanders neither of them really feels right or makes me want to play them. So I'm looking for a new assault to try since I don't care for the Atlas or Stalker and the Victors a shadow of what could have been.

Either way we should see the Wolverine next month as well after the Griffin backlash. I would like the see the Vindicator down the line as it'd make a good 45 ton medium. Not that we won't see 9 more IS chassis.

Right now we're missing 8 total mechs from each weight type being 9-9-9-9 (assuming that is a goal for PGI). If you count the Flea which has been stated over and over to be coming then it's 7. Were more then likely to continue seeing lights, heavies and assaults down the line as time goes on. Personally I think after March they will do a new Heavy mech come April and release the Flea in May. That way it will be 7-9-8-7 among the various weight classes.

March 14/ Banshee⁷ & Wolverine⁹
April 14/ Guillotine⁸
May 14/ Flea⁷ & MASC
June 14/ Kit Fox & Zeus⁸
July 14/ Nova & Vindicator¹⁰
August 14/ Summoner & Javelin⁸
September 14/ Dire Wolf & Mauler⁹
October 14/ Adder & Hermes⁹
November 14/ Stormcrow & Black Knight⁹
December 14/ Timber Wolf & Mongoose¹⁰
January 15/ Warhawk & King Crab¹⁰
February 15/ Fire Moth & Grasshopper¹⁰

That's my take but who knows really. But alas:

Banshee

Don't let me down PGI.