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[Bishop Steiner]

the PANTHER



I feel dirty, having been waiting for the Urbanmech for so long.... even considering another Light. And TBH, there was something really gangly about the Concept art...I liked it, but didn't love it. But the in game models? Unless it's Vindicator sized (always a possibility) I think I'm in love.

Is it perfect? Nah, the elbow came out a little funky, and I would have liked to have seen some angles to the cockpit screens in the mouth (note they weren't angles in the concept art either, just think it would add a little something), but on the whole? 9 to 9.5 out of 10.

I've been very critical of some of the aspects of the Enforcer, which just has a lazy and unfinished feel to it thanks to the Head and RA being off from the Concept Art?

But the Panther? Pure MechPorn, IMO at it's finest. End of the day, I think it will end up with the Griffin, Founder's Hunchback and original pre Itty-Bitty PPC K2 Catapult as far as being dead sexy.

So there you have it. As a fan of the game and artist, I can be very critical, because of my passion for it. But I also want to make sure to give credit where due, and IMO, the Modelers deserve a lot of credit for the Panther (with the caveat it not be oversized...... please?)

Initial quirks seem pretty solid too, should compliment the role of the mech as a slower long range sniper/harasser. But not so PPC-ridiculous as to encourage dual er ppc ridiculousness (you will shut down after 2-3 volleys on the heat neutral maps, and be totally useless on the hot ones), which I am OK with, as it would really annoy me to have a 35 ton single PPC packing mech tossing dual ppc/er ppcs better than a 70 ton clan mech can.

I will be driving my Urbie a lot, I feel for fun... but this will likely be my CW Light barring any unforeseen issues.

[Lily from animove]

now you just wisn you would have the smoke jaguar camo pattern for it.

Edited by Lily from animove, 09 February 2015 - 02:15 PM.

[Scout Derek]

Spoken like a true mechwarrior...

[TygerLily]

HAWT.

[Bishop Steiner]

Lily from animove, on 09 February 2015 - 02:14 PM, said:

now you just wisn you would have the smoke jaguar camo pattern for it.

You mean the Middle Aged Street-Walker Camo?

[TygerLily]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 February 2015 - 02:29 PM, said:

You mean the Middle Aged Street-Walker Camo?

ALSO HAWT.

[Bows3r]

It's easy to tell the size, going to be roughly the size of the Firestarter, which is perfect.

[Xythius]

Yeah, it is definitely one sexy 'mech. I really think they captured the concept art as closely as possible, which makes the Enforcer that much more dissapointing.

I'm interested in seeing it in motion, hopefully it moves as sleek as it looks.

[Bishop Steiner]

Xythius, on 09 February 2015 - 02:44 PM, said:

Yeah, it is definitely one sexy 'mech. I really think they captured the concept art as closely as possible, which makes the Enforcer that much more dissapointing.

I'm interested in seeing it in motion, hopefully it moves as sleek as it looks.

yeah..lazy movement animation would still suck.

[Lily from animove]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 February 2015 - 02:29 PM, said:

You mean the Middle Aged Street-Walker Camo?

Edited by Lily from animove, 09 February 2015 - 03:07 PM.

[CocoaJin]

I been sort of wondering how the mech would look with a bit of a feline-humanoid stance...sort of xenomorphish.

[Bishop Steiner]

CocoaJin, on 09 February 2015 - 03:02 PM, said:

I been sort of wondering how the mech would look with a bit of a feline-humanoid stance...sort of xenomorphish.

like it's pooping?

[Axeface]

Yeh, the panther is pretty much perfect Really well done. Looking forward to seeing the anims and hearing the engine too (Purr please).

[CocoaJin]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 February 2015 - 03:10 PM, said:

like it's pooping?

Lol, I guess that would be applicable. It would really need to have a resting stance with one leg forward and the other back to avoid such a "poop" look...with a slight forward lean too. That way it would always look ready to pounce when standing still.

[Lily from animove]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 February 2015 - 03:10 PM, said:

like it's pooping?

dumping ammo actually was a feature in previous mechwarrior games

Axeface, on 09 February 2015 - 03:16 PM, said:

Yeh, the panther is pretty much perfect Really well done. Looking forward to seeing the anims and hearing the engine too (Purr please).

the sound the Nova does would fit quite well for it.

Edited by Lily from animove, 09 February 2015 - 03:21 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Axeface, on 09 February 2015 - 03:16 PM, said:

Yeh, the panther is pretty much perfect Really well done. Looking forward to seeing the anims and hearing the engine too (Purr please).

Yeah, I'm so looking forward to this mech. Good thing I don't give a crap about comp, cause it's so slow, lol! But I would love to run a PNT, ENF, VTR and Grasshopper in my Dropdeck.

[Xythius]

Lily from animove, on 09 February 2015 - 03:20 PM, said:

dumping ammo actually was a feature in previous mechwarrior games



the sound the Nova does would fit quite well for it.

Not sure what's more disturbing - the fact that the cat is dropping a duece in the toilet, or that the guy took a vid of it.

[Lily from animove]

Xythius, on 09 February 2015 - 03:26 PM, said:

Not sure what's more disturbing - the fact that the cat is dropping a duece in the toilet, or that the guy took a vid of it.

the second, cats are clever, humans probably not so.

[CocoaJin]

Bishop Steiner, on 09 February 2015 - 03:23 PM, said:

Yeah, I'm so looking forward to this mech. Good thing I don't give a crap about comp, cause it's so slow, lol! But I would love to run a PNT, ENF, VTR and Grasshopper in my Dropdeck.

My dream deck right now would be a Panther, a Dragon, Hatamoto and a Wolverine or Hunchback for now.

[Bishop Steiner]

CocoaJin, on 09 February 2015 - 03:41 PM, said:

My dream deck right now would be a Panther, a Dragon, Hatamoto and a Wolverine or Hunchback for now.

we need the Grand Dragon