Marauder3D, on 13 July 2018 - 08:24 AM, said:
40 ton Whitworth: This one would be terribad in MWO, but is great on paper and in table top.
55 ton Dervish: This one might be just fine in MWO. It jumps, and fits in with the other 55 ton crowd.
I don't see anything I could do with them that I could not do with existing Mechs (and probably better, too). And no, that's
not true for every new Mech.
The Lynx e.g. would provide a 55t energy boat (that is not a hero), and being non-humanoid too, with excellent hardpoint distribution.
I play IS mediums all the time, and that is exactly what I miss. The Lynx is also good for 3025, just saying...
Virlutris, on 11 July 2018 - 02:55 PM, said:
I think a ClanTech medium would be nice for balance's sake given the relatively low number of ClanTech mediums
The case of the Clan mediums is a curious one... there are not many of them, but they are pretty good. Hunchback IIC, Huntsman, Nova, and Stormcrow provide a more than solid line-up in the 50-55t range.
The question is, where does PGI want to go? They could release the Vapor Eagle, and more or less obsolete all of the above mentioned Mechs immediately; it's that good (unless they ruin its geometry or something).
An alternative would be the Stooping Hawk because it does not outright replace the others, it complements them by being an
very tanky, even zombie-like Clan Mech, which is quite a novelty if done right.
I think a 45t Clan BattleMech would be needed most. That means Pinion, Shadow Hawk IIC, or Wyvern IIC.
Actually the Shadow Hawk IIC looks quite solid...
(However, I personally would only buy the Crimson Langur and the Stooping Hawk).