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[Archie4Strings]

Hi Guys!
I am not actually new, but i didnt play and follow the news for quite a time.
Now i am asking, when will it be possible to buy the mad dog, hellbringer or the King Crab with C-Bills??
Thank you guys!

[Rogue Jedi]

this is a quote from the wave 2 FAQ

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• Vulture - December 16th for MC and January 20th for C-bills
  
• Myst Lynx - Jan 6th for MC and Feb 3rd for C-bills
  
• Ice Ferret - Jan 20th for MC and Feb 17th for C-bills
  
• Hellbringer - Feb 3rd for MC and March 3rd for C-bills
  
• Gargoyle - Feb 17th for MC and March 17th for C-bills
  

I can not find a date for the King Crab

[Koniving]

The following mechs do not yet have set dates:
Centurion CN9-AH (3 ballistic, 3 missile).
Atlas AS7-S (4 missile, 1 ballistic, 4 energy).
King Crabs (Several. Will most likely become available before the other two for cbills; suspect February).

[DEMAX51]

I thought they said the C-bill variants for King Crabs will be out on January 20th?

[Redshift2k5]

Still trying to track down the exact official release date for the King Crab, which may be subject to change since Russ said they may not have a proper patch this month.

Regardless, it will be soon, so it's a good time to start saving your C-bills

Edited by Redshift2k5, 09 January 2015 - 09:55 AM.

[DEMAX51]

Redshift2k5, on 09 January 2015 - 09:41 AM, said:

Still trying to track down the exact official release date for the King Crab, which may be subject to change since Russ said they may not have a proper patch this month.

Regardless, it will be soon, so it's a good time to start saving your C-bills

The most recent update to the January Roadmap sure makes it sound like they're on track for a Jan 20th patch - and I'm almost positive I've seen that day listed as the KC's release date.

[TercieI]

DEMAX51, on 09 January 2015 - 09:45 AM, said:

The most recent update to the January Roadmap sure makes it sound like they're on track for a Jan 20th patch - and I'm almost positive I've seen that day listed as the KC's release date.

And I doubt that requires a full patch. The content exists.

[Koniving]

Yeah changing it to sale for cbills is just a toggle.
The big thing is they need to finish all the camo paints for it; those paints are Always available when the mech becomes available for cbills. <--That's the delay.



CN9-AH and Atlas S, however, would need versions that could be camo'd, which isn't hard but it requires all the paints to have additions due to the way the S has a new hardpoint (but beyond that wouldn't need much).

[TripleEhBeef]

Koniving, on 09 January 2015 - 09:32 AM, said:

The following mechs do not yet have set dates:
Centurion CN9-AH (3 ballistic, 3 missile).

You have no idea how badly I want that mech in my garage...

[Koniving]

TripleEhBeef, on 10 January 2015 - 08:42 PM, said:

You have no idea how badly I want that mech in my garage...

I've been fighting for its return ever since it was taken out.

Mind you this is before lag compensation, so you had to 'aim' ahead of any target because they weren't really where you saw them most of the time. For example if you hit their right arm, their left torso would take damage. So that's why the weird / "bad aim" is going on.

Never the less. At the time it was 3 ballistic, 2 missile.

Edited by Koniving, 10 January 2015 - 08:50 PM.

[TripleEhBeef]

Shame I only started playing well into Open Beta after it was removed.

[Koniving]

TripleEhBeef, on 10 January 2015 - 08:55 PM, said:

Shame I only started playing well into Open Beta after it was removed.

Removed literally one week before open beta, and replaced with the Yen Lo Wang.
At the time, missiles were superior in every way to lasers. So it sorta made sense.
But as time went on, it made little to no sense to keep it away from us.

In actuality, the Wang is generally better. Energy hardpoints means you have more free space for a bigger engine (compared to the tonnage and ammo that missile ports need). However, 3 ballistics was the reason I crushed on the Centurion AH in the first place.
This vid was recorded during the week after the AH was removed (and posted a fair while later). And that shot on the airborne Jenner, you'll know when you see it. Priceless.

Edited by Koniving, 10 January 2015 - 09:07 PM.

[MechWarrior3671771]

Sidebar - which IS mech mostly closely "feels" like a MW4 Cougar as far as handling and speed?

Edited by Fenrisulvyn, 11 January 2015 - 06:10 AM.

[DEMAX51]

Fenrisulvyn, on 11 January 2015 - 06:09 AM, said:

Sidebar - which IS mech mostly closely &quot;feels&quot; like a MW4 Cougar as far as handling and speed?

That's like a fast long-ish range support Light, right? Maybe the 2ERLL Raven-3L, or a Spider-5D? Firestarter-H or Jenner-F are good mid-range harassers if that's what you're looking for.

[LameoveR]

20th january King Crab arrives for c-biils.
http://mwomercs.com/...08#entry3977808

[TheCaptainJZ]

Fenrisulvyn, on 11 January 2015 - 06:09 AM, said:

Sidebar - which IS mech mostly closely "feels" like a MW4 Cougar as far as handling and speed?

Best handling and speed? Probably the Jenner, Spider or Firestarter.

[Nightshade24]

Koniving, on 10 January 2015 - 08:33 PM, said:

Yeah changing it to sale for cbills is just a toggle.
The big thing is they need to finish all the camo paints for it; those paints are Always available when the mech becomes available for cbills. <--That's the delay.



CN9-AH and Atlas S, however, would need versions that could be camo'd, which isn't hard but it requires all the paints to have additions due to the way the S has a new hardpoint (but beyond that wouldn't need much).

You have to remember that the Centurion AH was in game before...

It already has more then half the camo's in the game files already for that specific centurion.
The atlas S however is completely new.

Keep in mind the new geometry isn't going to stay.

[Koniving]

Nightshade24, on 12 January 2015 - 01:30 AM, said:

You have to remember that the Centurion AH was in game before...

I'm aware. The AH was also 2 different 3D models ago, too. The original AH was before a real paintjob system -- which required the first redux of 3D models. Then most recently (at the time of the new AH's release) we got the second redux of the Centurion 3D model (this one with the interchangeable parts), which required that all camos be completely redone (which is why all the "dirt" got removed and now all Centurions are "clean" and "kinda" shiny. They used to be deliberately filthy).

At the moment it is a few new attachments on top of the remade 3D model. Some of the Centurion patterns still do not have proper textures for the new missile ports and instead have a plain "grey" material with no texture surface.

What saddens me about the very first redux of 3D models is the polygon counts went down, simplifying the models.

The original Highlander... I miss that. Every "Tooth" between the thigh and hip used to be a full 3D shape. Now it's more texture than 3D.

(Missing textures).


Original AH model. (Left, mind you).

[SnagaDance]

Koniving, on 10 January 2015 - 09:05 PM, said:

This vid was recorded during the week after the AH was removed (and posted a fair while later). And that shot on the airborne Jenner, you'll know when you see it. Priceless.

Only watched untill the Jenner kill but it seems weird (both in negative and positive ways) looking at the game from back then. The Heat vision for instance. Or weapon effects. Or that armour glow effect, even on the dead mechs.

I also noticed you would immediately lose the paper doll stats of a targeted enemy mech (when you killed that Jenner), so you can't be entirely sure how you killed it headshot vs side torso loss + XL vs CT destruction for instance. I like that it stays up longer now.

But weirdest bit of the whole vid? That wang in the cave with 2 MG's and 2 ML. I looked in Smurfy but the only way that build would 'work' is if all that tonnage was taken up with a Std 300 engine.

[Koniving]

SnagaDance, on 13 January 2015 - 02:06 AM, said:

But weirdest bit of the whole vid? That wang in the cave with 2 MG's and 2 ML. I looked in Smurfy but the only way that build would 'work' is if all that tonnage was taken up with a Std 300 engine.

It was still during the epitome of terror:
Repair and rearm.
XL engines? BAD! Easy to spend 50 to 75% or even more of your earnings trying to fix it depending on how badly crit-damaged it gets. (The bigger the XL engine, the worse that gets!)
Double heatsinks? Meh.
Expensive weapons? Don't want too many.