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[Mechwarrior Buddah]

What the hell were people thinking when they asked for the Black Knight to be brought into this game?

Especially without jump jets so it cant even pop tart lol

[Brody319]

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Wheres that atlas going uphill "Im having fun" pic when you need it

[Chuck Jager]

I used to think my old VW bus and Karmahn Ghia were great too. Then I drove vehicles that could break the speed limit and had heaters.

[BLOOD WOLF]

The Federated suns can not make anything right. IS runts

[TheCharlatan]

I was expecting to get a cool looking mech (which was delivered).
I also hoped it would be quirked appropriately with it's sub par hardpoints and hitboxes.
PGI has let down my hopes, but i'll try to make this thing work anyway.

Edit: BTW, i also got 12 more colors and 1 month premium time for the black knight pack, compared to the crab pack, so either way i feel i got my money's worth.

Edited by TheCharlatan, 22 September 2015 - 10:22 PM.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

TheCharlatan, on 22 September 2015 - 10:20 PM, said:

I was expecting to get a cool looking mech (which was delivered).
I also hoped it would be quirked appropriately with it's sub par hardpoints and hitboxes.
PGI has let down my hopes, but i'll try to make this thing work anyway.

I just want my damn faction picks -.-

[martian]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 09:38 PM, said:

What the hell were people thinking when they asked for the Black Knight to be brought into this game?

Especially without jump jets so it cant even pop tart lol

Perhaps those people simply play "for fun" and do not care too much about using only the best 'Mechs.

I would say that MWO with nothing but Madcat, Ryoken, Daishi and Hankyu would be a bit boring ...

BLOOD WOLF, on 22 September 2015 - 10:18 PM, said:

The Federated suns can not make anything right. IS runts

Black Knight is not from the Federated Suns. It's from the Free Worlds League.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

martian, on 22 September 2015 - 11:29 PM, said:

Perhaps those people simply play "for fun" and do not care too much about using only the best 'Mechs.

I play "for fun". I dont play to get killed as soon as I see an enemy and doing 60 damage.

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I would say that MWO with nothing but Madcat, Ryoken, Daishi and Hankyu would be a bit boring ...

I play LRM mechs mostly so Id agree. But hell, had they put a TINY bit of variation in the mechs -.- Gimme one ballistic... something

or the jump jets theyre supposed to have

[Blue Boutique]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 09:38 PM, said:

What the hell were people thinking when they asked for the Black Knight to be brought into this game?

Especially without jump jets so it cant even pop tart lol

It pirouettes.

Edited by Blue Boutique, 22 September 2015 - 11:36 PM.

[Appogee]

I needed another Mech to tank my tier. So...

The Black Knight isn't the Mech I deserve, but it's the Mech I need.

Edited by Appogee, 22 September 2015 - 11:55 PM.

[martian]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 11:33 PM, said:

I play "for fun". I dont play to get killed as soon as I see an enemy and doing 60 damage.

Perhaps you will get more skilled with Black Knight in the future.

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 11:33 PM, said:

I play LRM mechs mostly so Id agree. But hell, had they put a TINY bit of variation in the mechs -.- Gimme one ballistic... something

1) As far as I know, there is no Black Knight variant with ballistic or missile weapons (if we discount the Dark Age model with Plasma Rifles which are weapons that lie somewhere between ballistic and energy weapons).
2) However, PGI may unveil its own in-house model. After all, they have created a few non-canon "P" models in the past.

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 11:33 PM, said:

or the jump jets theyre supposed to have

• Madcat can be equipped with Jump Jets, although not exactly as in canon.
  
• Daishi can be equipped with Jump Jets, although not exactly as in canon.
  
• Hankyu can be equipped with Jump Jets, as in canon.
  
• Ryoken cannot be equipped with Jump Jets, but there is no canon configuration with Jump Jets. Probably the result of PGI's decision not to create their own "P" configuration. Ryoken is probably the best medium OmniMech in the game. With the option to mount Jump Jets it would be "doubly best".

Edited by martian, 23 September 2015 - 02:52 AM.

[Vellron2005]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 09:38 PM, said:

What the hell were people thinking when they asked for the Black Knight to be brought into this game?

Especially without jump jets so it cant even pop tart lol

The black knight is an iconic mech... it was the centerpeice of the MW4 addon - the Black Knight... and the mech actually sucked in that game... also for having a huge exposed torso that seemed to attract weapon fire..

But we love it..

Like the Urbanmech..

So in the words of Captain America:

"Son.. just dont."

[sycocys]

Appogee, on 22 September 2015 - 11:54 PM, said:

I needed another Mech to tank my tier. So...

The Black Knight isn't the Mech I deserve, but it's the Mech I need.

Sweet, I was really looking forward to leveling more mechs that could take me all the way to the bottom!

[Alek Ituin]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 10:06 PM, said:

Wheres that atlas going uphill "Im having fun" pic when you need it

[PR1VATEER]

Yeah if at least one variant had ballistics or missiles, they are all basically the same mech x4.

[nehebkau]

The hardpoints on the knight are just too damn low for me -- seems like I keep buying the packs and only get 1 usable mech out of them. Guess I am done with that.

[Tom Sawyer]

I will master them as all I have bought. Perhaps its not a tier one but I have found builds that are at least fun to play. Time will tell if they as others collect dust.

[0bsidion]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 22 September 2015 - 09:38 PM, said:

What the hell were people thinking when they asked for the Black Knight to be brought into this game?

Especially without jump jets so it cant even pop tart lol

I've been asking this same question for over a year now. All those "We want the BK!" threads and posts were just as baffling to me as the "We want the Crab now that we have the King Crab!" posts. All I could say was, "Have you actually looked at these mechs you're asking for?"

I mean I like underdog mechs as much as the next guy, maybe even more, but there's a certain point where even I draw the line. 75% of the R2 pack crossed way over it.

[BaconCouch]

Its at least as good as the Grasshopper, certainly packs more punch.
Give it a few days, honestly, until you elite it, you haven't really seen what its capable of.