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[Odanan]

So the UrbanMech Orthos was released and we are all thrilled with the Urbie finally showing up in the game.



But as some of us pointed out, the official UrbanMech looks too slim and tall.

Here are some suggestions for making it more "Urbie-like":



Vote which one you think is best:

1- Official art.
2- Bishop Steiner's suggestion.
3- Spades Kincaid's suggestion.
4- Odanan's suggestion.
EDIT:
5- Merged the #4 with the design proposed by SAOBH.

Edited by Odanan, 24 January 2015 - 08:58 AM.

[Matthew Ace]

I'll vote (5) as the best, with 4 as runner up, followed by 3, 2, and 1. But I'm also just glad enough that we will be making the urbie a reality.

VOTE COUNT:
1 - 0
2 - 0
3 - 0
4 - 0
5 - 1

Edited by Matthew Ace, 24 January 2015 - 08:44 PM.

[Rokuzachi]

Four seems to catch my eye the most.

[Alistair Winter]

I never wanted the Urbanmech, and I still don't, but I thought it was pretty cool that PGI was doing it. And now that they finally listened to the players who asked for it, there's a campaign to change their design. That's... kinda funny.

For the record, Odanan's looks better. Nr 4. But I wouldn't ask PGI to change their design.

[MeiSooHaityu]

I'd say 4 if it was going to be changed.

Overall though, I'm not unhappy with the PGI model. I have a feeling despite its "slimmer" feel, it will be small.

[Joseph Mallan]

1
the Urban is only a bit taller then a Lvl 1 building If that. It is meant to fight in an Urban setting and as slow as it is it needs as much "external" armor as it can get!

[Troutmonkey]

4 Looks pretty good. Nice and squat but not tiny

[Gattsus]

2

[Nightshade24]

I can't decide! they all look good.

[spottiedogman]

I like #3 altough as long as it took to get PGI to consider this seems kind of bad asking them to change the design.

Edited by spottiedogman, 24 January 2015 - 06:45 AM.

[VirtualSmitty]

I like the looks of four the most but number three looks like it would have better hitboxes. So i vote three. Honestly though, i'll take whatever I can get, I think the original one if fine as well.

[MoonHawk]

Nº 4 looks more like a proper trashcan with legs. Can´t you make this a poll?

[Kinski Orlawisch]

2....Make him as small as he could bee.

[Odanan]

MoonHawk, on 24 January 2015 - 06:53 AM, said:

Nº 4 looks more like a proper trashcan with legs. Can´t you make this a poll?

I tried, but there is no option of making a poll for me anymore...

Marc von der Heide, on 24 January 2015 - 06:55 AM, said:

2....Make him as small as he could bee.

The images there are not showing the high, but the general shape. They all can be equally small.

[Axeface]

Thing is, most of the mechs get fatter when they are modelled. Look at the victor and awesome concepts for example, the modelers seem to like wide things. I expect that the urbie will be fatter than concept for this reason. (I do think 3 looks better though).

Edited by Axeface, 24 January 2015 - 07:04 AM.

[Rakshasa]

#2 or #4. The Urbie suits a fatter design - slim and/or tall detracts from the "walking trashcan" aesthetic

Alistair Winter, on 24 January 2015 - 05:39 AM, said:

I never wanted the Urbanmech, and I still don't, but I thought it was pretty cool that PGI was doing it. And now that they finally listened to the players who asked for it, there's a campaign to change their design. That's... kinda funny.

Nowt wrong with that, UrbanMech has been a community-driven project and the community is offering feedback on the preliminary designs from the art department. Whether or not they choose to pay any attention to us is entirely up to them, but I hope they do

As a side note, I think the collaboration between PGI and the community in bringing the Urbie to MWO has been fantastic - may it herald a better, brighter future for both

[Saobh]

added my variation (#5) to the line up to see how it fit (would prbly be better a tad smaller in general yet keeping a bulkier upper torso)




compared to the base miniature



and the Sarna one :

Edited by Saobh, 24 January 2015 - 07:40 AM.

[Cylian]

4 for looks best (or 5 if it's added)

Edited by Cylian, 24 January 2015 - 07:47 AM.

[jper4]

4 seems to be the best all-round compromise for all the varying viewpoints.

[Agent Pires]

Version 4 or 5.

Edited by Agent Pires, 24 January 2015 - 07:59 AM.