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[Felicitatem Parco]

I am just wondering why the 30 ton KitFox is larger than the 35 Ton Arctic Cheetah.

Look at the models. The Kit Fox is bigger.


Why?

The KitFox can only mount 4 lasers, but only 3 if you want ECM. Why did someone model the Arctic Cheetah to be smaller, yet have 5 more tons + more hardpoints?


How does this balance-out?

Edited by Prosperity Park, 17 November 2015 - 12:36 AM.

[DarthHias]

Arctic Cheetah is 30 tons my friend

[Karl Streiger]

Because they can

Or because the KitFox looks much better.

You can also ask why the Locust is bigger as the Spider - or the Jenner bigger as the Wolfhount - Nova as the Stormcrow ....Griffin has the size of the Zeus.... should i continue?

Edited by Karl Streiger, 17 November 2015 - 12:49 AM.

[Tuis Ryche]

Proper scaling in this age of computers is too hard, yo

[Xhaleon]

Because it's PGI, and we're STILL waiting for any word on the rescaling that they promised so long ago.

[Tuis Ryche]

Rescaled champion/hero mechs will be offered for cash money for Christmas.

For MC a month later.

For C-bills two months later.

Nerfed into the ground three months later at the next rebalance.

Say, have you heard about our new new new mech pack?!

[FupDup]

The Kit Fox used the Adder's legs in the fluff text, which compelled PGI to copy-paste the Adder's basic skeleton and put a different skin over it and call it a Kit Fox. And since the Adder itself is already fairly big for a light...That is why the Fox is oversized.

This is also why the Mad Dog is as big as a Mad Cat, why the Warhawk is as big as the Dire Wolf, and why the Gargoyle is as big as the Executioner.

Edited by FupDup, 17 November 2015 - 08:04 AM.

[Kreytose]

Because PGI !

[Davers]

I remember someone was complaining about mech sizes once, and had a picture of various Clan mechs with their heights listed. There was plenty of crazy canon sizes as well- I remember the Clans had a 20 ton mech that was a meter taller than the Stormcrow for instance.

[Deathlike]

Cute Fox is cute and "jolly". What I mean by jolly is large and in charge... minus the "in charge".

[Revis Volek]

Welcome to MWO~!

Where rulers dont exist, Scale is unnecessary and everything is a just a medium mech with a different skin on it.

Minimally viable product also has minimal effort put in most the time...