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[EyesBurn]

Mechammer556, on 17 March 2015 - 03:35 PM, said:

NEXT?

[Nothing Whatsoever]

Juodas Varnas, on 17 March 2015 - 02:43 PM, said:

This gif is so cool!

[Alistair Winter]

oldradagast, on 17 March 2015 - 03:22 PM, said:

The Cataphract changes seem mostly okay, but the Jager... why?

The AC10 and AC20 looks ok on the CTF. The gauss rifle is comically short, the UAC5 is too short, The AC2 and AC5 look like pea shooters.

I was really looking forward to seeing what they would do to the CTF-4X, and now it looks like it's fused together from spare parts. I guess I should have learned my lesson from the CPLT and been more skeptical. I should have appreciated the time before dynamic geometry, instead of looking forward to the changes. Oh well.

StaggerCheck, on 17 March 2015 - 02:08 PM, said:

That Last of the Mohicans pic made me spit my pop all over the keyboard.

I actually lol'd as I made it, which was a bit embarassing. I'm glad I wasn't the only one.

[Malleus011]

The more geometry 'fixes' the do, the more I'm convinced this is an epic April Fools gag that PGI has been setting up for a couple of years now, starting with the Catapult.

April 1st, they'll reveal the *actual* geometry fixes for MWO and we'll all have a good laugh about this.

Right?

[Liquid Leopard]

Alistair Winter, on 17 March 2015 - 04:22 PM, said:

The AC10 and AC20 looks ok on the CTF...

That's the part I can agree with.

They made the right arm look terrible, and they totally bOrKed my "tiger" camo.
Just like they ****ed up the tiger camo on my Centurions.

They should just roll back the changes.

Then again, they should have rolled back the changes after they bOrked the missile box geometry on the Catapults.
PGI really screwed that up, and all it would take to fix it was "Undo". And they didn't.

I was ready to believe IGP talked them into that, but then we got the Jagermech and Cataphract changes today.
Wasn't the Jagermech the FIRST mech to get dynamic weapon geometry? Why did they screw with it???
They "fixed" what wasn't broken, and left stuff broken that should have been easy to fix.

So, should we expect more of these "fixes" from the art team?

[Saketai]

MATRAKA14, on 17 March 2015 - 03:25 PM, said:

That looks like my Jester. I guess nobody would be surprised that it's got quite the coat of dust on it now.

Maybe if I pack all the dust onto the arms, it'll look sorta-kinda like it used to. With the minor downside of setting itself on fire when it shoots.

[Alistair Winter]

Liquid Leopard, on 17 March 2015 - 07:01 PM, said:

They made the right arm look terrible, and they totally bOrKed my "tiger" camo..

How so?

Liquid Leopard, on 17 March 2015 - 07:01 PM, said:

They should just roll back the changes.
I was ready to believe IGP talked them into that, but then we got the Jagermech and Cataphract changes today.
Wasn't the Jagermech the FIRST mech to get dynamic weapon geometry? Why did they screw with it???

Yeah, I was really surprised they messed with the Jager, because that mech actually looked great before. The AC20 barrels, the UAC5 barrels, the gauss barrels, everything was perfect on that mech before, except the energy hardpoints. But instead of focusing on energy hardpoints, they ruined the ballistics.

As for rolling back the changes... that would be a big let-down for me as well. I just refuse to believe this is so difficult. Just look at Alex Iglesias concept art and use the dimensions from those. He's clearly the one guy at PGI with a great sense of aesthetics, so they should go by his work instead of trying to let programmers decide what looks good.

[Vassago Rain]

Can't wait for a commando with 40 LRM tubes in the arm.

[Alistair Winter]

Vassago Rain, on 18 March 2015 - 04:15 AM, said:

Can't wait for a commando with 40 LRM tubes in the arm.

I expect it to be every bit as beautiful as this.

[Juodas Varnas]

Alistair Winter, on 18 March 2015 - 07:15 AM, said:

I expect it to be every bit as beautiful as this.

That actually looks really nice. Wow.
Though not a fan of the tiny PPCs.

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 18 March 2015 - 07:17 AM.

[Alistair Winter]

Juodas Varnas, on 18 March 2015 - 07:16 AM, said:

That actually looks really nice. Wow.
Though not a fan of the tiny PPCs.

Each to their own. I'm kind of surprised they decided not to allow LRM15's or LRM20's on the CTF-2X arm, but then gave the Zeus an LRM-launcher that looks like it's been stung by a swarm of bees.

[DONTOR]

Bloodweaver, on 17 March 2015 - 02:01 PM, said:

I died laughing!

PGI, STAHP

I'll still be laughing when I attend your funeral.

This is best thread I've seen in months. The build up was amazing and the actual content did not dissapoint.

Vassago Rain, on 18 March 2015 - 04:15 AM, said:

Can't wait for a commando with 40 LRM tubes in the arm.

me either!

Alistair Winter, on 18 March 2015 - 07:18 AM, said:

Each to their own. I'm kind of surprised they decided not to allow LRM15's or LRM20's on the CTF-2X arm, but then gave the Zeus an LRM-launcher that looks like it's been stung by a swarm of bees.

I LOVE that crazy Zeus missle arm! So unique!

[Johnny Z]

I dont even know what to think about all of this. It looks like another great arguement for sized hard points. Seen the PPC's on the Warhammer? Thats what PPc's should look like....

[Lily from animove]

strange the zeus gets this giant flower hand, and others get this tiny sticks.

you know what thats the future, miniaturisation. lrm's are next. looking like a set of pencils

Corbenik, on 17 March 2015 - 01:55 PM, said:

It's not the size of the weapon its how you use it amirite >.>

thats only what they say to make you not feel sad about your small gun.

[Greenjulius]

DONTOR, on 18 March 2015 - 07:27 AM, said:

I LOVE that crazy Zeus missle arm! So unique!

Me too. The moment I saw how it looked when I equipped 3xLRM15 on it, I said, "Cooooool."

I like that it looks like the Megaman blaster gun. It sort of functions that way if you put 3xSRM6+A on it as well.

[Corbenik]

Lily from animove, on 18 March 2015 - 08:20 AM, said:

strange the zeus gets this giant flower hand, and others get this tiny sticks.

you know what thats the future, miniaturisation. lrm's are next. looking like a set of pencils





thats only what they say to make you not feel sad about your small gun.

Hey a tiny gun still kills if you aim it right

[Abisha]

The K2 Geometry also chanced.

[Alistair Winter]

Far be it from me to bump my own threads, but does anyone know if Russ & co actually responded to the criticism regarding the new dynamic geometry?

[Juodas Varnas]

Alistair Winter, on 19 March 2015 - 12:13 PM, said:

Far be it from me to bump my own threads, but does anyone know if Russ & co actually responded to the criticism regarding the new dynamic geometry?

I heard something about Russ tweeting about him forwarding the criticism about the Jager's weapons to the art department, but that's about it.

[Alistair Winter]

Juodas Varnas, on 19 March 2015 - 12:19 PM, said:

I heard something about Russ tweeting about him forwarding the criticism about the Jager's weapons to the art department, but that's about it.

Well, that's better than I expected. I don't think they acknowledged the Catapult criticism until the most recent Town Hall, so I wasn't expecting them to acknowledge this until at least 2017.