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[Taradele]

What I would love to see next brought out is the CRB-27 Crab (or any other variant.
It was the only 'Mech I ever used in MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries and have come to regard that 'Mech as a lot more symbolic than the Atlas of the MechWarrior Universe.
Not only is it a 50-55 ton Medium 'Mech that packs four lasers (x3 medium and x1 large laser, if I recall correctly but its speed rivals that of anything the Light Class of 'Mechs have to offer, save the Raven.
Also because it is both a Medium and scout 'Mech (with tremendous speeds) it can perform both hit and run attacks, scouting as well as skirmishes.

Considering the maps available, I really the CRB-27 Crab would make a fine addition to MWO and I would be happy to them introduced again.
I miss my old Crab, Marina :-(

[CocoaJin]

Taradele, on 23 February 2015 - 05:27 PM, said:

What I would love to see next brought out is the CRB-27 Crab (or any other variant.
It was the only 'Mech I ever used in MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries and have come to regard that 'Mech as a lot more symbolic than the Atlas of the MechWarrior Universe.
Not only is it a 50-55 ton Medium 'Mech that packs four lasers (x3 medium and x1 large laser, if I recall correctly but its speed rivals that of anything the Light Class of 'Mechs have to offer, save the Raven.
Also because it is both a Medium and scout 'Mech (with tremendous speeds) it can perform both hit and run attacks, scouting as well as skirmishes.

Considering the maps available, I really the CRB-27 Crab would make a fine addition to MWO and I would be happy to them introduced again.
I miss my old Crab, Marina :-(

I like the idea of releasing the Crab.

[Kiiyor]

CocoaJin, on 23 February 2015 - 05:56 PM, said:

I like the idea of releasing the Crab.

I, also.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

The Crab and the Bushwacker would both be great additions to the IS medium roster. Their hitbox arrangements could be quite favorable, and both are iconic and classic mechs.

[Lynx7725]

IIRC, the primary problem is not enough Crab variants. There's the upgraded version, and then there's the not-so-upgraded version, and that's about it IIRC. And they are mostly going to be laser boats, so variety for us users is limited.

And before anybody pipes up about variants being Hermit Crab, Soft Shell Crab, Snow Crab... I beat you to it.

[Agent 0 Fortune]

You have good intentions, so you get points for that, but I have no idea where the rest of those memories came from.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crab
the CRB-27, 50 tons, 2 Large Lasers, 2 Medium Lasers, 1 Small laser. 86.4 KPH (81.0 in MWO), coincidently the same speed as many Raven variants, but considered slow for light mechs, although typical of most mediums.

[Brody319]

PGI give me more Crabs feels good.

[Burktross]

Yes, yes, yes! More energy focused mediums please! I need more laser vomit!
protip, unless you're wielding medlas, the HBK-4J is better at laser vomit than the 4P, due to its general 15% energy quirk.

[Taradele]

Agent 0 Fortune, on 23 February 2015 - 06:33 PM, said:

You have good intentions, so you get points for that, but I have no idea where the rest of those memories came from.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crab
the CRB-27, 50 tons, 2 Large Lasers, 2 Medium Lasers, 1 Small laser. 86.4 KPH (81.0 in MWO), coincidently the same speed as many Raven variants, but considered slow for light mechs, although typical of most mediums.

I believe that I said: "if I recall correctly."

[Davers]

Lynx7725, on 23 February 2015 - 06:13 PM, said:

IIRC, the primary problem is not enough Crab variants. There's the upgraded version, and then there's the not-so-upgraded version, and that's about it IIRC. And they are mostly going to be laser boats, so variety for us users is limited.

And before anybody pipes up about variants being Hermit Crab, Soft Shell Crab, Snow Crab... I beat you to it.

There is the CRB27 (Star League tech), CRB20 (Low tech), and the CRB27L which is also Star league tech, with JJs.

[Wingbreaker]

WE A KING CRAB NOW.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Lynx7725, on 23 February 2015 - 06:13 PM, said:

IIRC, the primary problem is not enough Crab variants. There's the upgraded version, and then there's the not-so-upgraded version, and that's about it IIRC. And they are mostly going to be laser boats, so variety for us users is limited.

And before anybody pipes up about variants being Hermit Crab, Soft Shell Crab, Snow Crab... I beat you to it.

-P variant. PGI has already made a couple. I figure it'd be a ballistic-enabled Crab variant. CT 2 energy, arms 2 ballistics each, or something to that effect.

[CycKath]

Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 24 February 2015 - 01:09 PM, said:

-P variant. PGI has already made a couple. I figure it'd be a ballistic-enabled Crab variant. CT 2 energy, arms 2 ballistics each, or something to that effect.

Ngggh

Lot of Crab variants are similar, but hate the idea of wildly different loadout compared to what we have in Lore.

Crab was noted with great com system, fluff that out to a Command Console or heaven forbid ECM slot on the CRB-27 with very restricted hardpoints compared to the other variants to help justify them, the downgrade CRB-20 have loads of hardpoints to make it the customizers choice while the CRBG-27sl has JJs to offer

Edited by CycKath, 24 February 2015 - 03:06 PM.

[JohnnyWayne]

Agent 0 Fortune, on 23 February 2015 - 06:33 PM, said:

You have good intentions, so you get points for that, but I have no idea where the rest of those memories came from.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Crab
the CRB-27, 50 tons, 2 Large Lasers, 2 Medium Lasers, 1 Small laser. 86.4 KPH (81.0 in MWO), coincidently the same speed as many Raven variants, but considered slow for light mechs, although typical of most mediums.

Mass Effect - such a good start, such a bad ending. (That song was a credits song)

Edited by JohnnyWayne, 24 February 2015 - 04:03 PM.

[Agent 0 Fortune]

Taradele, on 23 February 2015 - 11:17 PM, said:

I believe that I said: "if I recall correctly."

No malice intended, it is just that my recollection of the mech was much different (and not completely accurate either)

JohnnyWayne, on 24 February 2015 - 04:02 PM, said:

Mass Effect - such a good start, such a bad ending. (That song was a credits song)

The trilogy as a whole was phenomenal and even the 3rd installment with the half-assed ending was great until said ending, where nothing you did leading up to then, across 3 games and 10 years meant anything.

I didn't follow the developer afterwards, but I'd like to think it was a self-fulfilling parable about dealing with disappointment and missed opportunities from a soon to be divorcee and unemployed game developer.

[Aethon]

Wingbreaker, on 23 February 2015 - 11:31 PM, said:

WE A KING CRAB NOW.

[MechWarrior5152251]

Crab is supposed to be one of the most common mechs. They should have launched it before the Phoenix Pack. How can you have a "King" Crab before a "Crab"?

Edited by MechWarrior5152251, 25 February 2015 - 07:14 AM.

[NovaFury]

Marketing determined the "Peasant Crab" had less resonance with end-users.

[Abisha]

we already have a crab and it really suxs badly.
we call it the Nova Crab.... it's big like the King and it have armor made of Paper.

on top of that it generate more Heat then a sun at super nova........

[Vandul]

Know whats worse than Lobster on your piano?

Crabs on your organ.

Ba-Doom-Tish! Ill be here till Tuesday. Try the chicken.