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Medium 'mechs Re-Scale Vote (Part 1)

Started by Tina Benoit, Jul 03 2015 09:36 AM

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Poll: Medium 'Mechs Re-Scale Vote (3815 member(s) have cast votes)

Which Medium 'Mech do you want to have re-scaled the most?

  1. Cicada - 40 Tonnage (429 votes [6.15%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 6.15%

  2. Blackjack - 45 Tonnage (137 votes [1.97%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 1.97%

  3. Voted Ice Ferret - 45 Tonnage (313 votes [4.49%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.49%

  4. Voted Vindicator - 45 Tonnage (302 votes [4.33%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.33%

  5. Hunchback - 50 Tonnage (190 votes [2.73%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 2.73%

  6. Voted Centurion - 50 Tonnage (1122 votes [16.10%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 16.10%

  7. Voted Trebuchet - 50 Tonnage (923 votes [13.24%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 13.24%

  8. Enforcer - 50 Tonnage (136 votes [1.95%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 1.95%

  9. Voted Nova - 50 Tonnage (1401 votes [20.10%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 20.10%

  10. Voted Kintaro - 55 Tonnage (275 votes [3.95%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.95%

  11. Voted Shadowhawk - 55 Tonnage (987 votes [14.16%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 14.16%

  12. Voted Griffin - 55 Tonnage (326 votes [4.68%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 4.68%

  13. Wolverine - 55 Tonage (191 votes [2.74%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 2.74%

  14. Voted Stormcrow - 55 Tonage (238 votes [3.41%] - View)

    Percentage of vote: 3.41%

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#1 Tina Benoit

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 09:36 AM

Hello MechWarriors!

Welcome to the 'Mech re-scaling project part 1!

Here's how it's gonna work!

In Part 1:
Vote for the 'Mech you wish to have re-scaled the most on each weight class poll!
Vote for Light 'Mechs re-scale here
Vote for Heavy 'Mechs re-scale here
Vote for Assault 'Mechs re-scale here

Next step in Part 2:
On July 9th, the top 3 voted 'Mechs from each weight class poll will be collected and added to a new Poll. In the new poll, you will be able to vote between the 12 'Mechs where only the top 5 voted ones will be chosen.

Last step in Part 3:
The chosen top 5 'Mechs will have a poll of their own where you will be able to vote if the 'Mech needs to be scaled Up or scaled Down!

#2 Iqfish

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 02:48 PM

Whaaaat?

Nova? The Trebuchet and the Shadowhawk need some love. The Treb was pretty much DOA with how tall it is...

#3 Tennex

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 02:59 PM

Where to start XD

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:09 PM

More than half these mechs are to big...

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:12 PM

No surprise to see Novas at the top.

Centurions and Blackjacks can easily get thinner, Trebs can get a tad shorter, Cicadas and Vindicators are also a tad oversized and I'm on the fence with Ice Ferrets, but it too could see a tweak.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:15 PM

Centurion should be slimmer than what it currently is in game. See the concept and the TT images for reference.

http://www.sarna.net...ion_(BattleMech)

http://mwomercs.com/...nturion-concept

Bit on the fence on the Nova as the width seems to be adaptation from the TT proportions where the legs are fused to the torso/shoulders.

Edited by Vanguard836, 03 July 2015 - 03:17 PM.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:34 PM

Nova 1st, but some of the others need to shrink too.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:42 PM

well remember 3 from each category will be chosen, so their is technically 3, :)
i think if the For-Arm on the Nova was Cut in half it wouldnt be a problem,

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:43 PM

View PostPraetor Knight, on 03 July 2015 - 03:12 PM, said:

No surprise to see Novas at the top.

Centurions and Blackjacks can easily get thinner, Trebs can get a tad shorter, Cicadas and Vindicators are also a tad oversized and I'm on the fence with Ice Ferrets, but it too could see a tweak.

how is the cicada a tad over sized? it's the same height as some light mechs...

Also how should the blackjack be thinner? I think it looks fine atm..

View PostIqfish, on 03 July 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

Whaaaat?

Nova? The Trebuchet and the Shadowhawk need some love. The Treb was pretty much DOA with how tall it is...


Nova is over sized and needs to be more squat and they should make the arm remove that little circular weapon mount if you got no weapons on it or not much...

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 03:51 PM

I think very good mechs like the shadow hawk should be vetoed at least for the first pass, cant really argue a mechs case when it dose so well, just looks like it is wining a popularity contest.

#11 Lyoto Machida

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 04:42 PM

Treb is too tall for sure.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 04:47 PM

View PostIqfish, on 03 July 2015 - 02:48 PM, said:

Whaaaat?

Nova? The Trebuchet and the Shadowhawk need some love. The Treb was pretty much DOA with how tall it is...

I wonder why they want the Nova rescaled; it's supposed to be a short mech (and it isn't anywhere near as short as it's supposed to be either; but at least it's close. Treb is ungodly tall and the Centurion is ungodly wide. But to me, more than anything, I say the Cicada needs it the most. People might use it if it wasn't a walking box on legs. Those arms could stand to be a bit bigger to shield it better.)

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 05:04 PM

Centurion is a freakin' gorilla compared to it's svelt and sexy concept art.
Deffinitely needs it's shoulders taken in by a meter or two.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 05:29 PM

Scaling is part of balance. A mech being small or large for its weight can help balance out other factors, so I think weight is a bad way to go about scaling.

Imo Mediums need this more than any weight class. By far the most egregious is the criminally over sized Nova, but Griffons, Wolverines, Shadowhawks, Centurions, and Trebs imo all need to be smaller. The Stormcrow should be the baseline for this, as imo its perfectly sized for a 55 ton mech.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 05:30 PM

About all. but the Centurion is TOO broad... an the Trebuchet too big.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 05:33 PM

I want the Vindicator, but I'd be ok with the Treb and Centurion for reasons.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 05:48 PM

About half the medium mechs need to be a tad smaller. That said...

...the Trebuchet needs some sizable size reduction. For it's tonnage, that thing is gigantesque.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 05:58 PM

TBT and SHD for the Medium class.

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 06:26 PM

Not that I play much anymore but the fact is you have an enforcer running around at the size spec of clint should speak volumes about which mech is out of it's size range. Enforcer is actually larger than a shadowhawk or cent even though it weighs less. Why you would give it the size spec of a CLINT is beyond me. It is way larger than cicada but if you compare the 2 in this game guess what...

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Posted 03 July 2015 - 06:27 PM

THE NOVA, YES!

Its not fast, its not strong, and its SIZE and HITBOXES just add the cherry to the top of bad things this mech suffer... Make it small, keep the proportions and adjust the hitboxes a little... bang!
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