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[Vandul]

When dropping into your mech, which cockpit makes you all giddy and happy to be piloting? List IS and Clan faves.

For me?

Wolverine - Feel like I am inside the cockpit of an old WW2 Iron Bird, like a Hurricane or Mustang.

Mad Dog - The spinning orb thing is cool, but I love the layout and feel of it.

Honorable Mention: Griffin - Cool cockpit, but its marred by the whirring sound that makes you think theres an HO scale train running around the cockpit.

[Latorque]

IS: Dragon. Clear cut lines, nice hood in front of you. Close runner up: The Griffin, because it feels like staring out of a Wurlitzer Jukebox.

Clans: Mad Dog. Pretty close to the Dragon; plus the free cokpit item.

[Jacon Ceronia]

VICTOR

[Greenjulius]

I love the Hellbringer's cockpit. it's very open and has almost no obstructions.

I dislike the Locust' cockpit... it feels like I'm staring out a tube. You learn to tune out the obstructions after playing them a lot however.

Edited by Greenjulius, 28 January 2015 - 07:33 AM.

[El Bandito]

Stalker and Catapult cockpits feel so familiar. Like home.

[Rhaythe]

Cicada, for some reason. Just really like the feel of that one.

[CDLord HHGD]

Hunchback and Griffin are my two favorites.

[Wintersdark]

Griffin for me. The squeaky noise when twisting detracts, but dat view!

[Ronan]

Hunchback! Don't have any clan mechs, can't give one for that category.

[Dino Might]

Locust cockpit is my favorite, especially the 1V. I wish I could put the rollcage on the 1E (my preferred ride).

I started out hating it, but grew to love the feeling of being tiny in the a little speed demon. It's like racing supersports.
What really seals the deal for me is the placement of the cockpit items. The mounted items don't obstruct your view and are up high. I hate having warhorns level with or right next to my HUD. The animations in them are distracting, sometimes. The locust also has a really nice ledge for standing items where they will not obstruct the cockpit view. Mine always sports either a teddy bear or a plush monkey. I plan on mounting a set of ghost bear warhorns with my teddy bear standing item to make a CGB themed LCT-1E. All I need to do is figure out a way to smuggle Locust technology into clan space so I can use it in my clan dropdecks for CW.

Also, I recommend using a 0.75x view. It is not as useful, per say, in terms of fighting, but it gives you more of a view of the inside of the cockpit and really makes it feel more like you're inside the mech rather than taped to the outside of the glass. I like feeling a bit cramped in that little 20 ton Tonberry.

Edited by Dino Might, 28 January 2015 - 08:54 AM.

[Metus regem]

I'm loving the Locust, it feels like I'm in a WWII fighter, like a Bf 109... Helps to have machine guns in it too!

[Vandul]

Metus regem, on 28 January 2015 - 09:09 AM, said:

I'm loving the Locust, it feels like I'm in a WWII fighter, like a Bf 109... Helps to have machine guns in it too!

Great analogy

[Felbombling]

Stormcrow. I like the curvature of the glass supports, which make me feel encased.

Cataphract. I don't know why, but it feels up front and in the action.

[Lil Cthulhu]

Catapult. I've spent so much time in it, it just feels right.

Any and all clam mechs, simply because I like the blue HUD better.

[Ngamok]

Griffins

[LordKnightFandragon]

I like the Warhawks cockpit. Its got just enough bars on it to make it feel like im riding inside a big robot, while being clear enough to see well.

[Rhaythe]

StaggerCheck, on 28 January 2015 - 09:29 AM, said:

Stormcrow.  I like the curvature of the glass supports, which make me feel encased.

Vindicator feels a lot like a Stormcrow cabin to me, too. Also a plus.

[Brody319]

the ones with a POV greater than 20.

[Rhaythe]

Brody319, on 28 January 2015 - 10:44 AM, said:

the ones with a POV greater than 20.

What, you don't like 50% of the screen being black when you set your FOV to 100 in a Shadowhawk?

[MeiSooHaityu]

Raven for me. It feels like I'm sitting in a jet fighter.

Honorable mentions...
Jager: Ugly mech, but cockpit is a nice place.
Vindicator
Jenner: Also ugly, but nice cockpit.
Locust: Feels cramped, but I like it.

P.S. Ugliest cockpits...
Cicada: Goes with ugly exterior
Cataphract