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[Insects]

Zelthar the mecha wizard, on 07 February 2015 - 08:26 PM, said:

I'm painting my Panther green and calling it "Orchid"

If I could be bothered spending money on pink it would be a pink panther for sure.
Duno, its $ just for trolling, might have to do it...

[Neutron IX]

joelmuzz, on 07 February 2015 - 08:43 PM, said:

If I could be bothered spending money on pink it would be a pink panther for sure.
Duno, its $ just for trolling, might have to do it...

Ace Darwin? Is that you?!

http://www.sarna.net...win%27s_WhipIts

*Edited to add that I'm kind of hoping that if/when they add a Hero Panther, it's either Ace Darwin's "Pink Panther", or the Tetsuhara family mech, "Katana Kat". http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Panther

Or at LEAST "Tooth-Puller" or "Lord Yama". http://www.solaris7....Info.asp?ID=535

Edited by Rip Snorgan, 07 February 2015 - 09:14 PM.

[Insects]

Don't know if these will get hero's?
They already have the 30% cbill version like the clans and Russ said there is no plans to give them hero's.

[MauttyKoray]

Please fix the head/face.

Rip Snorgan, on 07 February 2015 - 09:07 PM, said:

Ace Darwin? Is that you?!

http://www.sarna.net...win%27s_WhipIts

*Edited to add that I'm kind of hoping that if/when they add a Hero Panther, it's either Ace Darwin's "Pink Panther", or the Tetsuhara family mech, "Katana Kat". http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Panther

Or at LEAST "Tooth-Puller" or "Lord Yama". http://www.solaris7....Info.asp?ID=535

I hope its either Pink Panther or Katana Kat. Both are very iconic Panthers imo and I'm personally hoping its Katana Kat, as I've loved every second of the 6 audio books available for the battletech novels.

[The Red Priest]

Personally, I like how both the mechs look. They look fantastic. The Enforcer looks like an extremely pissed off guy, which I like a lot. Especially since the IS has been getting its butt handed to them I would expect that. I want to look at a mech and be like, "Ah, crap. He's so pissed."

[MauttyKoray]

mrripley9, on 07 February 2015 - 10:28 PM, said:

Personally, I like how both the mechs look. They look fantastic. The Enforcer looks like an extremely pissed off guy, which I like a lot. Especially since the IS has been getting its butt handed to them I would expect that. I want to look at a mech and be like, "Ah, crap. He's so pissed."

The enforcer looks like some rookie tripped in it, smacked the face against a wall, and flattened it. Concept art look is far superior.

[Greenjulius]

joelmuzz, on 07 February 2015 - 09:19 PM, said:

Don't know if these will get hero's?
They already have the 30% cbill version like the clans and Russ said there is no plans to give them hero's.

The original 4 Phoenix mechs are about as close as it gets to a comparable pack. Out of those 4, 3 got heroes eventually.

Locust - Pirate's Bane
Shadowhawk - The Gray Death
Thunderbolt - no current hero
Battlemaster - Hellslinger

There aren't plans for heroes, but they will likely make them eventually.

[Odanan]

k05h3lk1n, on 07 February 2015 - 11:45 AM, said:

Those screenshots just serve to reinforce my belief that a great majority of PGI are IS fans.

Why should it be smaller? The Firestarter is a 35 ton mech as well and both are exactly the same size.

I said "should not be larger".
Both are humanoid with similar profiles: it makes sense if the Panther is of the same size, not larger.

[Odanan]

Rip Snorgan, on 07 February 2015 - 09:07 PM, said:

Ace Darwin? Is that you?!

http://www.sarna.net...win%27s_WhipIts

*Edited to add that I'm kind of hoping that if/when they add a Hero Panther, it's either Ace Darwin's "Pink Panther", or the Tetsuhara family mech, "Katana Kat". http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Panther

Or at LEAST "Tooth-Puller" or "Lord Yama". http://www.solaris7....Info.asp?ID=535

It should be the Katana Kat. The Pink Panther is some years later in the timeline.

[Duncan Jr Fischer]

And then both mechs get sized to be huger than Atlas...

Panther looks nice, Enforcer is better in the concept art than in model.

[KuroNyra]

joelmuzz, on 07 February 2015 - 08:43 PM, said:

If I could be bothered spending money on pink it would be a pink panther for sure.
Duno, its $ just for trolling, might have to do it...

A Pink Panther you say?

[Hastur Azargo]

Man, I am so BUSTED. Just how do I squeeze 40 more dollars into a long preplanned disposable income?

[C E Dwyer]

Odanan, on 07 February 2015 - 04:34 AM, said:

Ohh, this would sell Zeus packages like cupcakes!

err no it wouldn't, if I saw that crap on my Zeus i'd cancel the pre order

Edited by Cathy, 08 February 2015 - 07:25 AM.

[ASHTAR0N]

I really like the Panther, but the Enforcer... the concept looks awesome but the final model is kinda disappointing, and on top the Enforcer concept was the main reason I decided to buy the wrath pack.

Its head needs a rework, the ac arm should be bigger and the laser arm smaller.

Edited by ASHTAR0N, 08 February 2015 - 07:47 AM.

[5th Fedcom Rat]

Not liking the look of the enforcer one bit from that screenshot. It's frankly an embarrassment to show pics of it in this state. The concept art was fantastic but the in-game model is abysmal.

The head is too large and the oversized cheek shields look like mandibles making the whole thing look like some sort of freaky bug rather than an armored helmet like it's supposed to in all the previous art. The iconic aerials are all missing making the head look disturbingly bald. The autocannon arm is WAY too small and the legs are too stumpy and chunky.

Hopefully it's just the "perspective" and the unsuitable Kurita red paintjob and a more Davion appropriate scheme will make it look better. Otherwise, it's yet another sad case of PGI's modelling department fumbling the ball in the last mile. I don't know why I continue to buy these mech packs sight unseen (actually I do, it's for the monthly preorder bonuses, but that may come to an end if the final in-game models keep disappointing every. single. bloody. time.).
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Edited by 5th Fedcom Rat, 08 February 2015 - 08:27 AM.

[LT. HARDCASE]

I can only hope that the Enforcer isn't as easy to headshot as it looks.

[InRev]

Panther looks amazing but, yikes, that Enforcer looks pretty terrible. The out of scale head and tiny ballistic arm, coupled with LBX quirks (honestly, it's still a trash weapon no matter what your 1 match out of 500 screenshot says), mean I prolly won't be using the ® variant Enforcer much. A pity.

Panther could be amusing though.

[Odanan]

Cathy, on 08 February 2015 - 07:25 AM, said:

err no it wouldn't, if I saw that crap on my Zeus i'd cancel the pre order

Well, there is no such thing as consensus in the internet...

[C E Dwyer]

Odanan, on 08 February 2015 - 08:42 AM, said:

Well, there is no such thing as consensus in the internet...

True

[Neutron IX]

Odanan, on 08 February 2015 - 08:42 AM, said:

Well, there is no such thing as consensus in the internet...

Amen.

Case in point, I personally really like the Enforcer design, even though there seems to be some dissenting opinion, and I agree that I wouldn't particularly care for the Zeus fins.

That being said, if they did add fins, I don't think I'd mind terribly.