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[Roadkill]

Roadkill, on 26 June 2015 - 05:04 PM, said:

Think about it. If you could carry Clan tech on IS variants, would you ever bother with a Clan Omnimech again?

Just as an example, the Dire Wolf has a typical payload of 51 tons plus 3 hardwired DHS.

Using Clan Tech, the King Crab would have a payload of 61 tons... 7 tons better than the Dire Wolf (because you'll probably want those 3 DHS that the Dire Wolf comes with). What you'd probably end up with is a faster, more agile Dire Wolf because you'd probably put that tonnage into the engine.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Totally getting the Jenner. It's everything I dreamed a Jenner could be. F@%K! It looks so menacing and predatorial.... I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT!!!

And the highlander because it's pretty much Shockwave.

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 26 June 2015 - 05:54 PM.

[Lord0fHats]

Really like the redesign of the Jenner and Highlander.

[Johnny Z]

Legs and head on the new Highlander look great. That syle should be used more.

[Zordicron]

Yeah sure, looks nice. I only was ever want for the HBK with twin mega hunch.

Also, the highlander toocee looks like a Cyclops modification IMO.

[Twilight Fenrir]

I'm really curious what they are going to do for variants... Only the Jenner IIC has ANY canon variants in 3050, even the only mech using only tech available in 3050. Will they make up 2 or 3 variants for each of the other 3 mechs? Will the just lump the IICs in with the IS equivalent for the purposes of the skill tree?

I hope they make up variants, I REALLY want to give them $80 for this pack, but so far only the Jenner and Hunchie sport weapon loadouts I'm interested in

[Fate 6]

I'm fapping to this mech porn

[Hit the Deck]

Please redo the HGN-IIC to look like the original T_T

[Lord Perversor]

1453 R, on 26 June 2015 - 04:35 PM, said:

This would be the first wave of the much-feared "Clan BattleMech" issue. Ostensibly, these four IIC machines will have Sphere-style freedom of customization with Clan equipment, at the cost of no Omnipod system. Freely swappable dynamic Endo/Ferro, freely selectable cXL engine weights, the full suite of Clan weaponry.

There has been...concern...since the introduction of the Clan tech base as to how Clan BattleMechs will work. I suppose we'll find out soon now. Though frankly? I don't care how it works so long as I get to pilot that Jenner. So good...

Maybe PGI uses Hardpoints size limits and fixed engine choices to balance those ones... one can dream.

[ChapeL]

Hit the Deck, on 26 June 2015 - 10:14 PM, said:

Please redo the HGN-IIC to look like the original T_T

It LOOKS like the original :
http://www.sarna.net...ghlanderiic.jpg

Just not the MW:O redesign

[Moldur]

I think the cockpits will be pretty cool too. It'll be neat to see the inside of some of these old, familiar mechs all stripped down, fitted with roll cages, unpainted metal, etc.

[stealthraccoon]

Bishop Steiner, on 26 June 2015 - 04:34 PM, said:

Upcoming Clan Mech Pack.

So if we buy said imaginary clan mech pack first day, Pgi will throw in an Urbanmech IIC for a bonus?

[Hit the Deck]

ChapeL, on 26 June 2015 - 10:27 PM, said:

It LOOKS like the original :
http://www.sarna.net...ghlanderiic.jpg

Just not the MW:O redesign

By the "original" I mean our current original IS Highlander 'Mech.

[SaltBeef]

I may steer clear of buying for cash on this one.... Although I could easy. You guys are right!! OMNI'S are nowhere near as strong as they are lore wise and IIC mechs were brand new redesigns of Old IS era mechs. They are multitudes better in lore than a standard battlemech unless you are in a Solhama Unit assigned a last chance for the Honor Hunchback IIc (6tons FF) which is a suicide mech and should have LEEROY JENKINS spray painted across it's chest and barely enough ammo to kill a single mech with these subpar clan ballistics. On the other hand......... Commando IIc, Jenner 2C, Shadowhawk 2C , Goshawk, Orion 2C would be fun to play the lore version. As before I fear they will be weak and useless so as to not get the IS team raging again for Godlike NERFINGS..

Edited by SaltBeef, 27 June 2015 - 02:04 AM.

[Anjian]

If its a light, a medium, a heavy, and an assault, it has the makings of a Clan pack.

However, the problem is that they lack variants;

I think these are better off on the Gift Store.

The Highlander is the only assault IIC they can legally make --- the rest of the IIC assaults are based, guess what, on the Unseen.

Based on the designs already and incoming in the game, the other IIC mechs that may have a door opened to the game are:
Urbanmech
Griffin
Thunderbolt
Shadowhawk
Commando
Locust
Wolfhound

Edited by Anjian, 26 June 2015 - 10:58 PM.

[SaltBeef]

As usual the artwork is beautiful.

[SgtMac]

Those looke like the old source book drawings of the IICs, very nice. If PGI has the Weismans property rights, they can easily use his MWDA lawsuit mech designs.

Edited by SgtMac, 26 June 2015 - 11:14 PM.

[SaltBeef]

They are not redressed IS mechs with Clan tech. They are complete Factory manufactured redesigns on IS battlemechs. It will be difficult to balance them with out them feeling very weak.

Edited by SaltBeef, 26 June 2015 - 10:58 PM.

[Juodas Varnas]

I hate it. All of it.
I think i'll be taking a loooooooooooooo....ong break once they get released.

I mean, seriously, the only thing preventing current Clan omnis from completely wrecking face is their lack of customization (and those mechs that are already pretty optimized, like the Mad Cat or Ryoken are easily the best mechs in the game by a large ******* margin) and once we get clan mechs with full IS customization, unless IS mechs get EVEN MORE QUIRKED, they'll be completely outclassed.

I'm going back into the dark corner i crawled out of.

[Hit the Deck]

Juodas Varnas, on 26 June 2015 - 11:33 PM, said:

...
I mean, seriously, the only thing preventing current Clan omnis from completely wrecking face is their lack of customization....

"To balance them against their predecessor, some of the the upcoming IIC 'Mechs will get hardpoints deflation."



Imagine that.