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[InRev]

I love the Awesome's cockpit because the wide, unobstructed view makes you feel like you're in something large, almost like the bridge of a ship. You don't feel like you've been squeezed into a cubicle but rather like you're piloting a monster, or even some sort of command vehicle from which you can properly survey a battlefield.

Also, irl, I am extremely claustrophobic, so that might have something to do with it

[AEgg]

I really, really, really don't like the cockpit of the locust. If the pilot was looking down just HALF AN INCH, then that stupid bar at the top of the screen would line up rather than be useless and in the way:


On topic, probably prefer the Jenner simply because of how much time I've used it for.

[MandyB]

Ice ferret, even comes with a cup holder

[MattPaul]

Cataphract's cockpit looks like I'm operating a bulldozer, Timberwolf looks like a big airplane.
King Crab's one is cool too, follows the mech's shape. Stormcrow has a good cockpit too, althought I find the mech way ugly, about how it looks.

[Troutmonkey]

AEgg, on 28 January 2015 - 05:14 PM, said:

I really, really, really don't like the cockpit of the locust. If the pilot was looking down just HALF AN INCH, then that stupid bar at the top of the screen would line up rather than be useless and in the way:

It's so you can see the LRMs coming for you

[KyBr2K]

DWF cockpit reminds me of a Russian Hind gunship. I like it.

SMN cockpit is very roomy and you can easily see everything around you, well, except if you have a huge launcher on your left torso.

[badaa]

kitfox only cockpit that makes me feel like im in a giant machine

[Cyborne Elemental]

Griffin cockpit is pretty sweet, love it and the sound effects for its servos.

Atlas cockpit, good visibility pretty clean cut.

I like the Nova cockpit too, feels like a Jetfighter, too bad the rest of it is.. well you know.

[NUK3]

Somehow I like the Nova's cockpit very much. I can't really tell you why.

[Raggedyman]

Hunchback - because you know you're piloting a Hunchback.
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[Telmasa]

Nova, all the way.

[VirtualSmitty]

King Crab and Griffin do it for me,

[Sjorpha]

Griffin really has no contenders for me in terms of nice cockpits.

[Gamma S1X1S1X]

Awesome: Unobstructed and the engine noise sounds like a linebacker huffing and puffing.

Warhawk: Having the torsos come around you makes it feel "safe" like your definitely piloting a war machine.

Mauler: This cockpit feels "unsafe" with the giant glass at your feet. But it allows you to look down to target harassing lights which is great.

Catapult: Has that nice tinted glass on the sides and up top, a nice touch.

Cyclops: Just like being a B-17 ballgunner.

Rifleman: You can look straight up to blast UAV's or mechs above you that have bad yaw or no arm weapons. True to the source material as an AA platform.

[Bud Crue]

Holy Necro.

I stand by my comments of a year and a half ago.

[Chados]

You can see a certain style in the cockpits. The Thunderbolt, Dragon, Victor, and Quickdraw cockpit panels look like they all came from the same factory. But they're different from Catapults, and very different from the Zeus, Marauders, and Riflemen.

Overall I like the Marauder best. Great visibility, minimal panels, almost Clan-like in execution. The Rifleman next best, its visibility is the best of all my most-run mechs. Third, Quickdraw and Victor for their cockpit placement. It's like driving from the top of a tall building.

The Executioner and Arctic Cheetah have a sort of early-1960s aesthetic to them that I enjoy. The TDR, VTR, QKD, and DRG all share this utilitarian, 1980s look with the red glow panels, and backlit blue buttons that I like. And the Catapult is so familiar, it feels like coming home when I run one. The strip of green in the upper window is in the perfect place to cut down glare from the sun on some of the maps where that can be an issue depending on local map time.

Edited by Chados, 25 September 2016 - 05:47 AM.

[Snowbluff]

IS: Marauder. I don't even own one and I know those are some of the best cockpits. Very clear and open.

Clan: Arctic Cheetah

The worst is shadowhawk, though.

[Clownwarlord]

Griffon!!! I like the openness of it but yeah if it every did get hit the pilot would surely be shredded. Still like how it looks though.

[Jownzee]

Cyclops.....like a TIE Fighter :-)

[JediPanther]

I like the catapults. Large and open plus with all the good times in it with the cats' versatility they are my go-to mech. Loved them since I saw the founder cat video and rolled through CB as one of the catapult lrm experts with the sadly now gone Warpigs unit. I also love the atlas' cockpit as it reminds me a lot of Lucas Arts' Tie Fighter and X-Wing series I use to play. Look up and compare screen shots.