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[Bloodweaver]

^Agreed. That special geometry is amazing, though. First time we've ever had such good work on such a thing, even the Founders' geometries pale in comparison. I almost wanted to buy a Black Knight just for its alternate geo version... then I remember just how boring the 'Mech itself will actually be. I doubt I'll be getting any of these even for C-Bills, aside from the Crab.

[Bloodweaver]

Onij74, on 07 May 2015 - 05:28 AM, said:

Resistance was a huge disappointment:
Great initial artwork to lure you in, then BAM - ugliest mother banging medium and heavy mechs ever.
Then to top it off, ugliest paintjob that looks like someone had to whip it up 5 minutes before deadline.
After I got over the ugliness, I get into the effing mechs and you find a mixed bag:

• Panther is ok, sometimes fun to play, matches up well with TRO
  
• Enforcer is ok, sometimes fun to play; feels like one of few mediums that are scaled like a medium. Damn that UGLY mother banging head!! A huge departure from the artwork for Resistance mech pack
  
• Grashopper - wtf! words cannot explain how god awful this chassis is. Makes me want to punch someone.
  
• Zeus is ok, great design that matches up well with TRO

I both agree, and disagree with you at the same time. The Enforcer artwork was where 90% of my interest in Resistance lied. I found the Panther and Grasshopper artworks to be OK, but nothing special. Zeus artwork looked cool, but still not cool enough to really grab me by the *******. That ENFORCER, though... omg. So damn nice.

Then the actual game models came out... dear GOD, it's so bad. So so bad. On the other hand, the Panther's in-game model looks great, and the Grasshopper looks very good too IMO, it just needs less prominent shoulders. I don't find the height to be much of an issue at all, plus it was always supposed to be a tall 'Mech.

And both the Panther and the Grasshopper play amazingly as well. I have no idea why you think the Grasshopper sucks, I find it to be one of the best heavies in the IS' stable. I didn't get the Zeus, but consensus seems to be that it's the strongest performer of the four, and lookswise its in-game model is fine(although not as good as the Panther's or Grasshopper's).

So the best-looking 'Mech in the art, became BY FAR the worst-looking 'Mech in the actual game. Not only is the Enforcer the ugliest of the four 'Mechs in Resistance, it's one of the ugliest and most uninspired of ALL the game's 'Mech models. Had I not fallen in such deep love with the Grasshopper for both its looks and its performance, I would have gotten a refund on the entire pack. It's really, really bad.

Anyway... so the best became the worst, the second best (Zeus) became average, and the two least interesting became the best-looking. Weird how that worked out. As a result, I'm now left to wonder if the Black Knight and Crab will end up looking like blocky Derp-A-Trons once they're in the game, while the Mauler ends up looking like a sleek and sexy warbeast(I don't find its artwork very attractive at all).

Edited by Bloodweaver, 09 May 2015 - 11:53 AM.

[Pezzer]

Gift of the Magi, on 09 May 2015 - 06:03 AM, said:

Ok...so why are so many people upset over the Black Knight not having ECM, even though the Mech doesn't have it for decades. Newsflash, it doesn't have it. There are VERY few ECM heavies period. Get over it. Walk it off.

Thank you. Guys, look it up, and please don't ask for 3070 technology any more! Next thing you know people are going to ask for Jihad variants (well, it's already happened, but that's okay not everyone has this stuff memorized).

Edited by Pezzer, 09 May 2015 - 01:06 PM.

[SgtMagor]

Pezzer, on 09 May 2015 - 12:55 PM, said:

Thank you. Guys, look it up, and please don't ask for 3070 technology any more!  Next thing you know people are going to ask for Jihad variants xD

not quite 3070, but 3055 prototypes will do,BattleMech Mechanical Jump Boosters

[Mordric]

I think the mauler is my favorite new mech as far as design. but they all look great!

[The Hospitable Bel-Shamharoth]

Um, I my resistance 2 using the gift store on the day it came out. The gift code hasn't shown up on the redeemed list even though it said that it redeemed successfully when I put it in, when I tried again it said it was already redeemed. I haven't received any notification I actually have the package and when I didn't get a champion Jager I got a little worried. I'm sure the pack will turn up eventually. Just hope I get the may reward to end my worries. Love the pack in all and the Black Knight, well
just thought I'd mention it.

[Sereglach]

Dwelf Pearson, on 09 May 2015 - 03:28 PM, said:

Um, I my resistance 2 using the gift store on the day it came out. The gift code hasn't shown up on the redeemed list even though it said that it redeemed successfully when I put it in, when I tried again it said it was already redeemed. I haven't received any notification I actually have the package and when I didn't get a champion Jager I got a little worried. I'm sure the pack will turn up eventually. Just hope I get the may reward to end my worries. Love the pack in all and the Black Knight, well
just thought I'd mention it.

If you turned the thing in and haven't gotten your pack you need to send an email to billing@mwomercs.com, considering this involves a package purchase and redemption.

[Vlaitor]

I really want this pack. But no ecm, no ballistic or missilles for 3 of the 4 chassis...
mmmmeeehhhh

[Ballimbo]

Is it mentioned somewhere, which one exactly is the early adopters 4th variant of each chassis? (from the variants listed on the Restistance 2 Page). Did not find this info anywhere.

[KhanJames]

I would assume the last one on the loadout preview is EA variant.

Although I agree seems that they want to avoid energy heavy loadouts "laser vomit" (to the point of nerfing clan mechs, (and yea i realize a nerf was needed on TW and SC but the duration is rediculous on LL now)) and then they release all energy dependant mechs (except the Mauler) for the IS. Not sure how more energy boats are going to increase "variety" or whatever you want to call it but at the same time I admit i got the black knight pack. (just dont need and am not going to use another assault mech).

So at the end of the day more of the same. Meh.

[C E Dwyer]

Hornviech, on 30 April 2015 - 09:49 AM, said:

3. And why is the same amount of Mechs in this package cheaper then Wave III of the Clans?
You even get more colors!

It comes to my mind that PGI is losing the focus to the Game and go more and more to money making and also take sides with IS only.

I have a more and more negative impression of PGI.

because I.S mechs come with mostly std engine, internals and single heat sinks, thats why cheaper

[ElricVonRabenfels]

Alrite... so if I only buy a Wolfhound pack for the Early Adopter reward, and later upgrade to the full pack, will I also receive the EA rewards for the higher tiers?...

I'm confused.

[NocturnalBeast]

Vlaitor, on 24 May 2015 - 11:16 AM, said:

I really want this pack. But no ecm, no ballistic or missilles for 3 of the 4 chassis...
mmmmeeehhhh

The ECM variant of the Black Knight is too far in the future, although the ECM Cataphract is too.

[Dawnstealer]

Hm...I was thinking a dual-AC20 Mauler with 4MLs would be fun, but now I'm thinking x4 ASRM4s and x2 LB10s...

Call it the "Sandblaster"

Edited by Dawnstealer, 26 May 2015 - 02:31 PM.

[NocturnalBeast]

Dawnstealer, on 26 May 2015 - 02:31 PM, said:

Hm...I was thinking a dual-AC20 Mauler with 4MLs would be fun, but now I'm thinking x4 ASRM4s and x2 LB10s...

Call it the "Sandblaster"

Would be a smaller version of the Atlas D-DC or Atlas-S "shotgun" builds.

[NocturnalBeast]

Bloodweaver, on 09 May 2015 - 11:39 AM, said:

^Agreed. That special geometry is amazing, though. First time we've ever had such good work on such a thing, even the Founders' geometries pale in comparison. I almost wanted to buy a Black Knight just for its alternate geo version... then I remember just how boring the 'Mech itself will actually be. I doubt I'll be getting any of these even for C-Bills, aside from the Crab.

The Black Knight concept art looks great, but we will have to wait and see how the actual model compares. I crusaded for the Black Knight to be in Resistance 1 instead of the Grasshopper, but now the Grasshopper is one of my favorite mechs and I think that the Black Knight will just be a Grasshopper without Jump Jets, unless it gets some really great quirks. Also, I would have loved it if PGI had added the "clanbuster" variant with the sword, even if the sword was just for decoration.

[SmurfInHell]

The Mauler and Black Knight are really fun mechs. I personally love ballistic based brawlers; the crab/wolfhound will round out my mechbay. Without a doubt getting the full package! First package to get too

Question: If I do decide to only get the mauler via the "cart purchase" section for 35$, will I just get the special variant that gives the 30% cbill increase? I really want a mauler with the cbill increase.

Edited by SmurfInHell, 28 May 2015 - 06:42 AM.

[CyborgDragon]

ElricVonRabenfels, on 26 May 2015 - 11:23 AM, said:

Alrite... so if I only buy a Wolfhound pack for the Early Adopter reward, and later upgrade to the full pack, will I also receive the EA rewards for the higher tiers?...

I'm confused.

If it works the same as Clan Wave 3 you will only receive the 4th variant for the packages you bought during the Early Adopter period. So using your example: if you bought the Wolfhound during the EA period and then later upgraded to the Mauler you would still only get the 4th Wolfhound.

SmurfInHell, on 28 May 2015 - 06:37 AM, said:

Question: If I do decide to only get the mauler via the "cart purchase" section for 35$, will I just get the special variant that gives the 30% cbill increase? I really want a mauler with the cbill increase.

Yep!

[Jaspbo1]

Wolfhound confirmed for Cubone

[SmurfInHell]

CyborgDragon, on 28 May 2015 - 07:05 AM, said:

If it works the same as Clan Wave 3 you will only receive the 4th variant for the packages you bought during the Early Adopter period. So using your example: if you bought the Wolfhound during the EA period and then later upgraded to the Mauler you would still only get the 4th Wolfhound.



Yep!

Thanks for your answer Do you have any place to confirm this? I'm getting conflicting reports :/ Some people say that when I buy only the mauler from the cart section I get 2 variants and the prime variant, but not the 30% cbill bonus special variant.

EDIT: I've read through the FAQ and saw that the A la carte purchases do not include early adopter awards, but there was no mention of which variants A la carte purchases includes. I'm really interested to know as I want a Mauler with the Cbill bonus.

Edited by SmurfInHell, 28 May 2015 - 09:28 AM.