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[MW Waldorf Statler]

Marauder II

[Lexx]

I doubt it would be next IS assault, but I'd love to see a Gunslinger in game someday.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Gunslinger

[BigJimJack]

Please.. please.. please gives us the Devastator!!1!1

[Alistair Winter]

PGI would make a lot of money if the next assault mech was the Devastator.

Its stock loadout is surprisingly compatible with the current meta, for an Inner Sphere mech.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Devastator

It's similar to a King crab, except it trades missile hardpoints for energy hardpoints. Which is obviously preferable in the current meta.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Mackie FTW!

[Throat Punch]

STONE RHINO

[Ascaloth]

M4rtyr, on 12 August 2015 - 03:14 PM, said:

Noticed the one call for the Annihilator, looks like a larger Urbie, giant trashcan on legs.

That's the IMP.

The Annihilator looks like the Godzilla.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Mors Draco, on 13 August 2015 - 10:11 AM, said:

STONE RHINO

So...roundish.

Kind of looks like the Trade Federation (Star Wars) tried to make a mech instead of those droid tanks and the only thing they got to look at for inspiration was a Marauder.

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 13 August 2015 - 10:29 AM.

[M4rtyr]

Ascaloth, on 13 August 2015 - 10:22 AM, said:

That's the IMP.

The Annihilator looks like the Godzilla.

Yeah I was thinking that myself when somone mentioned the Imp... I miss my books

[MischiefSC]

Pillager. Must be. Accept no scrubstitute.

Edited by MischiefSC, 13 August 2015 - 10:28 AM.

[C E Dwyer]

Cyclops

[Ascaloth]

Mackie

I want the Albatross

[FupDup]

Because of the timeline, it certainly won't be the Blood Asp. I can already taste the powercreep from here...

[Crifuan]

I want to see the NIGHTSTAR.

[Aggravated Assault Mech]

Well, the next IS Assault will likely be the Cyclops. Next Clan Assault is really anyone's guess. They'll have filled all the tonnage brackets with the Highlander IIC so it could really be anything.

After the Cyclops? I'm guessing a 95t since there's only the Banshee in that class, and both the Albatross and Cerberus will be within timeline soon.

They're kind of running out of popular/iconic 3050 Assaults after the Mauler is released.

Just the Cyclops and then you start scraping the bottom of the barrel with mechs that are either hideous or duds or both.

...and after that, we can finally start feasting upon the FLD tears in earnest from our magnetic thrones atop the retcon chariots called Pillager and Thunder hawk.

Edited by vnlk65n, 13 August 2015 - 12:35 PM.

[ilKhan_OrHan]

FupDup, on 13 August 2015 - 11:36 AM, said:

Because of the timeline, it certainly won't be the Blood Asp. I can already taste the powercreep from here...

The tears...will be delicious...
How about Blood Asp/Blood Asp/ACH/ACH in CW?  The river of QQ will be boundless...

Edited by ilKhan_OrHan, 13 August 2015 - 03:47 PM.

[CycKath]

M4rtyr, on 12 August 2015 - 03:14 PM, said:

Charger would be cool, except for the lack of... you know physical attacks in any shape.

Ignoring melee and the Hatamato ties, the Charger is also one of the few assaults that has notable differences between variants not invented stuff like different hardpoint volumes. You've got your no-engine cap laser vomit primary variants, lower engine capped with jump jet missile and energy variant and a even slower atlas style mixed missile/engine/ballistic variant.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

CHARGER HYPE ᕦʕ ⊙ ◡ ⊙ ʔᕤ

[Hawk819]

Lykaon, on 13 August 2015 - 12:06 AM, said:

Inner sphere contenders

Devastator
Cyclops
Annihilator
Crockett (Katana)
Imp
Shogun
Charger
Hatamoto Chi (and variants)
Emperor
Pillager
Spartan
Thug

Clan contenders

Kodiak
Krakken
Stone Rhino
Turkina
Kingfisher

Others I can't think of right now

You left out the TDK-7X Thunder Hawk. It went into production in 3048. Right before the Clan's showed up.