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[MechaBattler]

InnerSphereNews, on 24 November 2015 - 09:47 AM, said:

I feel like those big vent things are just giving the mech unnecessarily larger hit boxes. It'd be one thing if they served a purpose. Like if they were heat dissipation vents. That would make sense. But as just art, they could have made them less protruding and large. Though perhaps I need to see a front profile of the in-game model.

Edited by MechaBattler, 25 November 2015 - 10:06 PM.

[Juodas Varnas]

MechaBattler, on 25 November 2015 - 10:05 PM, said:

I feel like those big vent things are just giving the mech unnecessarily larger hit boxes. It'd be one thing if they served a purpose. Like if they were heat dissipation vents. That would make sense. But as just art, they could have made them less protruding and large. Though perhaps I need to see a front profile of the in-game model.

Wouldn't be a Marauder without them.
But i'm the guy who prefers aesthetics over functionality any day of the week.

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 25 November 2015 - 10:14 PM.

[PhantomDust]

xeromynd, on 25 November 2015 - 09:47 PM, said:

I am now a happy preorderer.

Glad to hear it! i had alot of fun working on the Marauder and hope you guys have alot of fun piloting it

[Tank]

Arman Abounourinejad, on 25 November 2015 - 08:45 PM, said:

I think people are gonna be very happy with the AC 20's size

I just got excited the way I shouldn't... he.. he..

Gonna pilot my Cats my friends will be all Mads, see me rolling...
(gonna jump jet my cat on my friends mad - watch OUT!)

[MechaBattler]

Juodas Varnas, on 25 November 2015 - 10:12 PM, said:

Wouldn't be a Marauder without them.
But i'm the guy who prefers aesthetics over functionality any day of the week.

I suppose that's true. But maybe they could throw it some extra heat dissipation quirks :3

[Allaney]

My favorite mech in battletech is almost arrive. And it's so...beautiful... Thank you PGI. Amazing job. I wanna to cry, Cant wait to pilot this amazing mech >_<

[Dodger79]

I think i wasn't that excited since the invites to closed beta for founders started. This thing looks great and i cannot wait to stomp around in it

[AngrySpartan]

Thats a damn good model! Looks great, especially the arms part. All those angles and the posture are just awesome!

Still wish it will be a IIC model in the future...

[Manei Domini Krigg]

Marauder 2C will be in 2-nd 2C pack?

[Spoo Hunter]

Thanks to Will9761 for the colour suggestion, but for Australia the proper colour for a Raider is green.

Edited by Spoo Hunter, 26 November 2015 - 02:00 AM.

[Sgraz]

Arman Abounourinejad, on 25 November 2015 - 08:45 PM, said:

I think people are gonna be very happy with the AC 20's size

"Are you just happy to see me or is that AC/20 on your back?" Just had to say it!

How about those variants with more than one ballistic slot? Are all of them in that "cannon frame"? Not pointing out from lower torso?

Really happy for this Marauder already, great work!

Can´t wait to pilot this thing!

[Chados]

Arman Abounourinejad, on 25 November 2015 - 10:47 PM, said:

Glad to hear it! i had alot of fun working on the Marauder and hope you guys have alot of fun piloting it

Arman,

I used to pilot the 3D Marauder and 3N Rifleman in Kesmai's EGA-graphics Multiplayer Online Battletech many moons ago. The concept art for both is recognizable, you know them for what they are immediately. I spent a lot of hours in the virtual cockpit of a MAD or RFL and I can close my eyes and still see the digital Marauder on the battlefield, despite the low quality 8 bit graphics, and remember that it was maroon colored, those chicken walking legs and those PPC arms...when I saw your art in the concepts and in the Instagram video clip I recognized an old friend instantly. I think you have done well to bring a classic into the game while updating it with your own style. You've paid homage to the icons of lore while creating something fresh and new, and that's not an easy thing to do. Nice work.

Edited by Chados, 26 November 2015 - 03:39 AM.

[GrayDawn]

This looks just phenomenal. The modelling is spot on this time and the materials stand out as well. Can't wait for it.

Loving the Marauder since I read the Gray Death Legion novels. They were pictured as malevolent mechs, sinister even and were almost always a primary threat. Altough the model here is what can only be described as "damn sexy" can't wait to play with it

[Luscious Dan]

Happy you guys kept the iconic big gun, and didn't swap out for a dinky little modular AC5 barrel from the other game models. Looks way better as a result!

The AC5s on my Zeus are way too small...

[Juodas Varnas]

The Marauder picture from the homepage, just without all the text obstructing the view. Slightly different angle than the one in this thread, so i thought i'd post it here.

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 26 November 2015 - 09:37 AM.

[Twilight Fenrir]

Juodas Varnas, on 26 November 2015 - 09:06 AM, said:

The Marauder picture from the homepage, just without all the text obstructing the view. Slightly different angle than the one in this thread, so i thought i'd post it here.

Oh very nice <3 Thank you!

*keeps clicking refresh for Day 5*

[Arkmaus]

Day 5?

[Valar13]

Those arms ended up being slightly higher than expected. I predict doing terrible things to people in this thing.

[Luscious Dan]

Valar13, on 26 November 2015 - 11:33 AM, said:

Those arms ended up being slightly higher than expected. I predict doing terrible things to people in this thing.

I just hope the quirks are decent (and varied). Having some specialized in lasers, PPCs and/or the ballistics would be nice. Praying for heat generation quirks, as always

Edited by Luscious Dan, 26 November 2015 - 12:34 PM.

[Gryphorim]

Day 5? what is typical day 5 material? Faction colours?