22 replies to this topic

[Navid A1]

Now that we have the shadow cat, It would be a dream come true if PGI just replace the Ice ferret with the viper. Alex has saved far uglier mechs. Viper would be no problem for him.

it would: add a 40 ton clan mech - gets rid of something that has no purpose in MWO... and will serve as a compensation for people who bought clan wave 2.

(nope...not even quirks can make any difference)

Edit:
Now that i think about it... i see that what i said seems dumb actually... removing a chassis i mean. But this thread was the result of me not understanding the choice of Ferret when the Viper was available.

Edited by Navid A1, 22 February 2015 - 11:31 PM.

[Icthelion]

Personally... I am having a blast in the Ice Ferret (^^)b

[Ratpoison]

So...you want them to just delete an entire Chassis from the game?

[Senor Cataclysmo]

No way man, I love my Ice Ferrets. They're like, the second best mech in Wave II.

IFR C with 3 SRM4 & a medium pulse laser wrecks faces.

I'd rather have the viper as a reward mech for WIII

[KuroNyra]

[Empyrus]

Why would Viper have to replace the Ice Ferret? I reckon it is only a matter of time before they add it.
Most mechs in the game are not that good, don't see anyone asking them to be removed, nor is there a need for that.

[Corbenik]

Look at it this way, the IS has a **** ton of mechs and a couple lemons, the Clans are just filling up their roster also one mans lemons is another mans Lemonade D: i love muh Lemonade Ferret :3

[Brody319]

you people and the Viper!

Russ said he is interested in doing a mix tech clan and IS package. Viper will probably be in there.

[Fishbulb333]

Just a hunch, but I think they started working on the Fire Moth and Viper, then caved in to popular demand and switched to the arctic cheetah and shadow cat.. Seem to remember seeing those 2 mentioned on twitter or something a while back and it would explain why the wave 3 heavy & assault are being released before the light & medium.

If so, maybe they'll release those 2 as a saber style reinforcement package, or reward mechs?

Also, isn't the shadow cat meant to be the replacement/upgrade to the ice ferret? Both 45 tons... Hopefully the ferret will get some (real - not feeble mlx/nova style) quirks or something by the time wave 3 drops, hardly ever see them any more apart from the occasional 3x hellbringer 1x ice ferret CW deck.

[Quicksilver Aberration]

Fishbulb333, on 22 February 2015 - 02:59 PM, said:

Just a hunch, but I think they started working on the Fire Moth and Viper, then caved in to popular demand and switched to the arctic cheetah and shadow cat.. Seem to remember seeing those 2 mentioned on twitter or something a while back and it would explain why the wave 3 heavy & assault are being released before the light & medium.

If so, maybe they'll release those 2 as a saber style reinforcement package, or reward mechs?

Also, isn't the shadow cat meant to be the replacement/upgrade to the ice ferret? Both 45 tons... Hopefully the ferret will get some (real - not feeble mlx/nova style) quirks or something by the time wave 3 drops, hardly ever see them any more apart from the occasional 3x hellbringer 1x ice ferret CW deck.

Ironically the Arctic Cheetah AND the Shadow Cat were designed to replace aging designs like the Ice Ferret and Mist Lynx. I don't support the removal of a mech, but just like the Lynx, they are going to have a hard time giving the Lynx and Ferret a reason to be once the Viper comes around since it is a medium version of the Arctic Cheetah (just minus ECM and plus quite a few hardpoints and JJs).

[darkkterror]

Senor Cataclysmo, on 22 February 2015 - 04:36 AM, said:

They're like, the second best mech in Wave II.

That's not really much of a good thing...

[Brody319]

I bet giving the Ferret half heat PPCs could probably make it more useful than the Viper and the Shadcat.

[John1352]

A loadout like this seems like it would be perfect for rushing gens in CW: IFR-C

A few streaks and ERMLs would be a pretty strong light killer build.

Why is the Ice Ferret considered so bad?

[Raziberry]

Navid A1, on 22 February 2015 - 03:00 AM, said:

Now that we have the shadow cat, It would be a dream come true if PGI just replace the Ice ferret with the viper. Alex has saved far uglier mechs. Viper would be no problem for him.

This is dumb and makes no sense. They're two different weight classes and serve two different functions. They should add the Viper and keep the Ice Ferret. Why in the hell would they remove a 'Mech they already designed and sold? I like the Ice Ferret and so do other people, removing it would be pointless.

[Navid A1]

Now that i think about it... i see that what i said seems dumb actually... removing a chassis i mean. But this thread was the result of me not understanding the choice of Ferret when the Viper was available.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

The Fenris is fine, and PGI should not consider removing it. All it needs is access to the B.

[Wingbreaker]

Senor Cataclysmo, on 22 February 2015 - 04:36 AM, said:

No way man, I love my Ice Ferrets. They're like, the second best mech in Wave II.

IFR C with 3 SRM4 & a medium pulse laser wrecks faces.

I'd rather have the viper as a reward mech for WIII

...wut.

Edited by Wingbreaker, 22 February 2015 - 11:39 PM.

[Quicksilver Aberration]

Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 22 February 2015 - 11:38 PM, said:

The Fenris is fine, and PGI should not consider removing it. All it needs is access to the B.

3M and 2E won't save it. SCat can replicate this and the Viper can come close (5E 2M).

[Kali Rinpoche]

I love the Ice Ferret personally. I know the OP meant, why was it chosen first. I want them all so keep them coming PGI.

[FupDup]

Imagine a Nova with its armor and internal structure reduced down to 40 tonner levels instead of 50 tonner levels, while retaining 100% identical physical size.

Be careful what you ask for...