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[Raubwurst]

Never ever call me, little Urbie, a useless piece of trash again! *angry*
(AC/5 + 3 MPL)




Urbies... I love you

Edited by Raubwurst, 08 August 2015 - 09:32 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Hawk819, on 08 August 2015 - 06:09 AM, said:

I'd appreciate it if they'd just release it for C-bills and MechWarrior Credits. It's been almost seven months since it was released in the gift shop.

yeah, not sure what's up with that. I jokingly say "keep it exclusive" (ok, half jokingly), but it's a little bewildering, truth be told.

[Bishop Steiner]

Coolant, on 08 August 2015 - 09:24 AM, said:

Urbanmechs don't take damage properly due to messed up hitboxes...

hoping that's supposed to be a funny.

Because they certainly do. Have neither the wonky animation nor speed to get any particular hitreg protection.

[Juodas Varnas]

Bishop Steiner, on 08 August 2015 - 09:53 AM, said:

hoping that's supposed to be a funny.

Because they certainly do. Have neither the wonky animation nor speed to get any particular hitreg protection.

Out of all the Light mech's i've played, no other takes damage as easily as the Urbanmech.
Especially since its running animations keep its torso basically on level, while most other mechs bob up and down a LOT.
Which is the only problem (apart from Dynamic geometry) i have with the Urbanmech. Its animations are just too floaty and it could really use some sort of animation pass (i'd love for it to use slightly modified Panther animations, because Panther has SUPERB movement animations, one of the best humanoid animations in the game.)

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 08 August 2015 - 09:58 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Juodas Varnas, on 08 August 2015 - 09:57 AM, said:

Out of all the Light mech's i've played, no other takes damage as easily as the Urbanmech.
Especially since its running animations keep its torso basically on level, while most other mechs bob up and down a LOT.
Which is the only problem (apart from Dynamic geometry) i have with the Urbanmech. Its animations are just too floaty and it could really use some sort of animation pass (i'd love for it to use slightly modified Panther animations, because Panther has SUPERB movement animations, one of the best humanoid animations in the game.)

totally agreed. Hardest part I think is getting any animation to not look floaty on them at 30 kph. But it certainly gets no lagshield or borked hitbox protection that I have seen or experienced. More to the point, I think most people just don't really know what the hitbox layout is, and the shape of the torso, combined with any degree of twist, slips hitboxes back and forth with ease.

[Bishop Steiner]

Raubwurst, on 08 August 2015 - 09:31 AM, said:

Never ever call me, little Urbie, a useless piece of trash again! *angry*
(AC/5 + 3 MPL)




Urbies... I love you

that is some quality pain! You and Solomha need to teach me how to Urbie!

[Crotch RockIt]

Urbanmech appreciation thread? I'll appreciate it if and when PGI ever releases it for c-bills.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

my urbie camos in my sig (link)

Crotch RockIt, on 08 August 2015 - 11:31 AM, said:

Urbanmech appreciation thread? I'll appreciate it if and when PGI ever releases it for c-bills.

im very sorry, but i personaly hope for never. Otherwise, ill buy 10 of them.....

[Bishop Steiner]

Crotch RockIt, on 08 August 2015 - 11:31 AM, said:

Urbanmech appreciation thread? I'll appreciate it if and when PGI ever releases it for c-bills.

real appreciation for the Urbanmech is demonstrated in $20 installments.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 08 August 2015 - 01:54 PM.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

5 mins old new kill count record fo me.

[Ascaloth]

Bishop Steiner, on 08 August 2015 - 01:51 PM, said:

real appreciation for the Urbanmech is demonstrated in $20 installments.

Correction: 40$.

Because gonna catch'em all!

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

If you could get the right top-bottom camo you could make an urbanminion

[Sorbic]

Although I've had better rounds this is still my favorite because I was trudging around at 35kph.

Edited by Sorbic, 08 August 2015 - 09:25 PM.

[Alistair Winter]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 August 2015 - 09:45 PM, said:

my "Special" R63 model runs an ac10+ML. It's sitting on a perfect 2.0 KDr. It's quite fun.

bad arcade kitty, on 07 August 2015 - 09:46 PM, said:

ac10 and even lbx-10 are probably viable~
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...180410a57571301
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...0e6148ff13c81ad

I think most people stop using those builds because they try to play the Urbie like a light mech or even a medium mech, so they consistently put themselves in bad situations and get eaten by Firestarters. I don't see anyone would want to get the Urbie and then just play it like any 30 ton light mech. If I were to buy it, it would be to try something different.

Juodas Varnas, on 07 August 2015 - 09:55 PM, said:

Running mine with an LB10X.
It's not good.
I'd be much better off using the "meta" build of slapping lasers all over it, but anyone who doesn't run ballistics (or nothing but MGs) are disgusting people and i hate them.

Haha, I appreciate the blatant, unapologetic condemnation. I feel the same way about those people.

Spoiler

I also hate the following people:

• People who don't put large ballistics on Centurions, who only equip MGs in the right arm, or nothing at all.
  
• People who don't put large energy weapons in the CPLT-K2 arms
  
• People who play Timberwolves without LRMS. (If they have SRMs, I hate them slightly less. If they have Streaks, I hate them slightly more)
  
• People who play Streakboats
  
• People who don't put missile launchers on their Summoners or Thunderbolts
  
• People who don't put missile launchers on their Stalkers
  
• People who strip their arms of weapons and armour to get as many big weapons in the torso as possible
  
• I especially hate people who don't put weapons in the arms of their Nova or Awesome
  
• People who put AC20s or gauss rifles on any light mech that isn't the Urbanmech
  
• People who put the AC20 on the Blackjack

In short, I hate most people who play this game, as it turns out. But I do tip my hat to the gentlemen I see on the battlefield who have the testicular fortitude and proper upbringing to play with proper builds.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

I went with a zeus instead. Got that Minion look and the thong from Borat

[Bishop Steiner]

Alistair Winter, on 08 August 2015 - 09:24 PM, said:

I think most people stop using those builds because they try to play the Urbie like a light mech or even a medium mech, so they consistently put themselves in bad situations and get eaten by Firestarters. I don't see anyone would want to get the Urbie and then just play it like any 30 ton light mech. If I were to buy it, it would be to try something different.


Haha, I appreciate the blatant, unapologetic condemnation. I feel the same way about those people.

Spoiler

I also hate the following people:

• People who don't put large ballistics on Centurions, who only equip MGs in the right arm, or nothing at all.
  
• People who don't put large energy weapons in the CPLT-K2 arms
  
• People who play Timberwolves without LRMS. (If they have SRMs, I hate them slightly less. If they have Streaks, I hate them slightly more)
  
• People who play Streakboats
  
• People who don't put missile launchers on their Summoners or Thunderbolts
  
• People who don't put missile launchers on their Stalkers
  
• People who strip their arms of weapons and armour to get as many big weapons in the torso as possible
  
• I especially hate people who don't put weapons in the arms of their Nova or Awesome
  
• People who put AC20s or gauss rifles on any light mech that isn't the Urbanmech
  
• People who put the AC20 on the Blackjack

In short, I hate most people who play this game, as it turns out. But I do tip my hat to the gentlemen I see on the battlefield who have the testicular fortitude and proper upbringing to play with proper builds.

Amen to the Hate list.
Don't get me wrong, my LPL and PPC builds don't play like other Lights. 100 kph max says that will never happen. And Large Lasers and PPCs were what I ran on a lot of TT Urbies. That said, while I really don't do the ac20 Urbie well, I do have more fun on decent matches with my UAC5/LBX/AC10 Urbies.

I like to ghost the main body of the team, then find some nice hidey spots, especially elevated ones. From there it's all about finding them ripe targets, exposed backs, etc.

One of my favorite Urbie matches came with my team getting rolled 12-3 on Mining Collective.. The 3 came after my team had got themselves dead. The Enemy had got nice and spread..... I was able to hunt down 2 Assaults and a Light and kill them before they were able to corner and focus me. The fun part was the DWF who could never figure out what was happening (he was cussing a storm in chat) as I kept sneaking behind him and poptarting him from above ....finally carved out his spleen. Took a while with an ac10 and medium laser, but soooo worth it. Stalker was already hurt, legged him, then ct cored him from behind. Spider made the mistake of stopping so he could type in chat.... and that was all she wrote.

Yeah, still lost the match, but I had fun.

[bad arcade kitty]

Alistair Winter, on 08 August 2015 - 09:24 PM, said:

I think most people stop using those builds because they try to play the Urbie like a light mech or even a medium mech, so they consistently put themselves in bad situations and get eaten by Firestarters. I don't see anyone would want to get the Urbie and then just play it like any 30 ton light mech. If I were to buy it, it would be to try something different.

well if i played urbi i would personally try something like ac/5 and some (~3) med lasers, ac/10 is honestly way too much for it

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Haha, I appreciate the blatant, unapologetic condemnation. I feel the same way about those people.

People who play Streakboats

;_;

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People who put AC20s or gauss rifles on any light mech that isn't the Urbanmech

urbi wasn't the only light supposed to be able to take a large gun in the lore, kit fox has a lore version with gauss too

Edited by bad arcade kitty, 08 August 2015 - 10:12 PM.

[Alistair Winter]

bad arcade kitty, on 08 August 2015 - 10:10 PM, said:

urbi wasn't the only light supposed to be able to take a large gun in the lore, kit fox has a lore version with gauss too

Oh, there are definitely light mechs with heavy guns in tabletop and lore. But in artwork, you can tell that the mech is carrying a big weapon. It's not like the RVN-4X where the MG barrels on a tiny box are replaced by some stubby AC20 or gauss barrels, and then suddenly this is supposed to reflect the difference between a 0.5 ton and 15 ton weapon.

The custom geometry is bad, it's just a bunch of barrel swaps. The gauss rifle on a Warhawk looks like a 15 ton weapon. The PPC on the Black Knight or CPLT-K2 look like proper PPCs.

I get that it's not important to everyone, but the visual aspect of games is really important to me.

[Bishop Steiner]

Ascaloth, on 08 August 2015 - 09:04 PM, said:

Correction: 40$.

Because gonna catch'em all!

that would be two $20 dollar installments, now wouldn't it? Usually, those who take the first taste realize their mistake and make the second installment shortly after discovering Urbielightenment.

bad arcade kitty, on 08 August 2015 - 10:10 PM, said:

urbi wasn't the only light supposed to be able to take a large gun in the lore, kit fox has a lore version with gauss too

no, no, no...we are talking REAL mechs, not cheezy latter day Uber Gundams meant for the P2W TT crowd.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

I got it



Urbanminion!