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[DjPush]

Did they have to alter this mech to bypass the harmony gold issue? It doesn't look like I remember it.
https://instagram.com/p/6VT1VJDPo7/

[Gravitas]

The Mauler is not involved in any way with the Unseen, so no relation to any Harmony Gold issue.

It appears in that instagram look, they just put a lot of missles on the Mauler chassis and then showed off the same one in the different IS Faction skins.

[Stingray Productions]

I guess it does look quite different from a lot of the renditions I've seen:



But I guess I like the way it is now:


Though I wonder if their design preceded from Haruko's model:



http://mwomercs.com/.../142322-mal-1r/

Edited by Stingray1234, 17 August 2015 - 10:22 AM.

[Kristian Radoulov]

IMO It looks great. /shrug

[MeiSooHaityu]

HOLY MOTHER OF LRMS! LOL.

It seems to look pretty good to me other than the full-on LRM outfitting. Mind you those mechs just have all the hard points turned on regardless of having an engine.

I'd like to see some better images with more mundane camo to make a better determination of looks, but it seems good so far for me.

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 17 August 2015 - 10:22 AM.

[Juodas Varnas]

They look ok.

Not great, mind you, but ok.

[VirtualSmitty]

Looks ok to me.

[Navid A1]

they can't be serious... what is that?

Those lego boxy arm lasers (instead of round barrels)... it hurts.!

why?

[DjPush]

Stingray1234, on 17 August 2015 - 10:18 AM, said:

I guess it does look quite different from a lot of the renditions I've seen:



But I guess I like the way it is now:


Though I wonder if their design preceded from Haruko's model:



http://mwomercs.com/.../142322-mal-1r/

I was expecting it to look more like the bottom picture. Atlas like legs with big PPC barrel arms and sholder plates. It just looks a little lacking in the torso right now.

Edited by DjPush, 17 August 2015 - 10:29 AM.

[Juodas Varnas]

DjPush, on 17 August 2015 - 10:27 AM, said:

I was expecting itnto look more like the bottom picture. Atlas like legs with big PPC barrel arms and sholder plates. It just looks a little lacking in the torso right now.

Which is actually a good thing, gameplay-wise.
I can already see my PPCs going through the gap between the torso and the arms.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Navid A1, on 17 August 2015 - 10:26 AM, said:

they can't be serious... what is that?

Those lego boxy arm lasers (instead of round barrels)... it hurts.!

why?

They probably don't have PPCs equipped in that video (which I would have done). Vindicator's right arm does the same thing. It is a nice round barrel with a PPC, but if you equip a laser, it turns into a square peg coming out the front. It's dynamic hard points *shrug* :/

[WarHippy]

DjPush, on 17 August 2015 - 10:09 AM, said:

Did they have to alter this mech to bypass the harmony gold issue? It doesn't look like I remember it.
https://instagram.com/p/6VT1VJDPo7/

Other than the heads looking a little wonky, I'm not seeing much of an issue with the appearance. Now hit box wise that mech is in for some frustrating games.

[Gas Guzzler]

WarHippy, on 17 August 2015 - 10:32 AM, said:

Other than the heads looking a little wonky, I'm not seeing much of an issue with the appearance. Now hit box wise that mech is in for some frustrating games.

Yeah, taking large LRM racks is going to hurt for sure... luckily I have never been one for big LRMs..

I actually think what they have made for MWO looks much better than that black one that Stingray posted

Edited by Gas Guzzler, 17 August 2015 - 10:35 AM.

[MeiSooHaityu]

It is not going to be XL friendly lol. I knew that going in though (with the skyscraper sticking out the top of each torso).

[Gas Guzzler]

MeiSooHaityu, on 17 August 2015 - 10:35 AM, said:

It is not going to be XL friendly lol. I knew that going in though (with the skyscraper sticking out the top of each torso).

Maybe it will be XL okay if you don't take LRMs?

I am going to have to try XL just for moar dakka.

[WarHippy]

Gas Guzzler, on 17 August 2015 - 10:35 AM, said:

Yeah, taking large LRM racks is going to hurt for sure... luckily I have never been one for big LRMs..

I actually think what they have made for MWO looks much better than that black one that Stingray posted

I suspect taking missiles of any kind is going to be an issue, but we will just have to see I guess.

[Gas Guzzler]

Has anyone thought about how ******* hot the stock build is going to be? 2 ER LL, 4 AC2s and 2 LRM 15s.... with 11 DHS.

It is laughable.

[Juodas Varnas]

Gas Guzzler, on 17 August 2015 - 10:38 AM, said:

Has anyone thought about how ******* hot the stock build is going to be? 2 ER LL, 4 AC2s and 2 LRM 15s.... with 11 DHS.

It is laughable.

Well, in TT, you're not REALLY supposed to alpha strike every few seconds.

[FupDup]

Juodas Varnas, on 17 August 2015 - 10:41 AM, said:

Well, in TT, you're not REALLY supposed to alpha strike every few seconds.

Unless you design your mech to carry enough heatsinks to do just that...

[Navid A1]

MeiSooHaityu, on 17 August 2015 - 10:31 AM, said:

They probably don't have PPCs equipped in that video (which I would have done). Vindicator's right arm does the same thing. It is a nice round barrel with a PPC, but if you equip a laser, it turns into a square peg coming out the front. It's dynamic hard points *shrug* :/

Round barrel on the arms are supposed to be lasers, not PPCs.
Dynamic lego mechs for everyone.