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[Lyoto Machida]

You forgot to add "Discuss!" in your thread title.

[Lorian Sunrider]

Andi Nagasia, on 07 December 2015 - 05:28 PM, said:

For comparison



I wish that Alex's looked a little more beat up perhaps. Just looks factory fresh to me.

Edited by Lorian Sunrider, 07 December 2015 - 05:47 PM.

[stVillain]

can i ask for load outs to be 3 missile slots in each side torso? pack in 6x Srm-6s with Artemis. shotgun all the things.

[Karl Marlow]

beerandasmoke, on 07 December 2015 - 05:45 PM, said:

Note to self: Run all ECM mechs the day this drops.

it will not save you from my SRMs. What should we call it? Splat arc? Splater?

[Bishop Steiner]

Gas Guzzler, on 07 December 2015 - 05:43 PM, said:

I'm not really familiar with the Archer

Is anyone else worried at how close it looks to the original though?

Nope. Look how close the CGL Warhammer and Marauders look to the source material. Heck, the Marauder especially. I would say that it's just further proof that TOOPs/CGL found a ***** in HG's armor. Or maybe the CGL/PGI/HBS alliance is paying a royalty. If it were just PGI running with it, I might be more concerned, but with all 3 in, one a company run by the guy most familiar witht eh Unseen (Jordan Weisman), and the other backed by TOPPs legal team?

Not concerned at all.

They toss in the ARC-2S I might just be tempted to buy.

Lyoto Machida, on 07 December 2015 - 05:46 PM, said:

You forgot to add "DoA!" in your thread title.

FTFY

[Escef]

ThomasMarik, on 07 December 2015 - 05:50 PM, said:

it will not save you from my SRMs. What should we call it? Splat arc? Splater?

I move that we call it "badass".

[Bishop Steiner]

ThomasMarik, on 07 December 2015 - 05:50 PM, said:

it will not save you from my SRMs. What should we call it? Splat arc? Splater?

with that CT on a SRM build? Dead ARC unless it get's Zeus level structure buffs.

[EgoSlayer]

beerandasmoke, on 07 December 2015 - 05:45 PM, said:

Note to self: Run all ECM mechs the day this drops.

SRMs don't care about ECM

[EgoSlayer]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 05:51 PM, said:

with that CT on a SRM build? Dead ARC unless it get's Zeus level structure buffs.

True, it's profile is going to be a lot like the Dragon so the hit boxes are probably not going to be very friendly at release. I'd expect a hit box revision or two shortly after release.

[Karl Marlow]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 05:51 PM, said:

with that CT on a SRM build? Dead ARC unless it get's Zeus level structure buffs.

yeah they like to say bad things about the ears on my splat cat as well. Then they die. If course my splat cat also runs an xl so by the time they do manage to take the ears I'm dead anyway. The archer has it all in the ST and potential to zombie some lasers. Good times incoming.

[Bishop Steiner]

ThomasMarik, on 07 December 2015 - 05:56 PM, said:

yeah they like to say bad things about the ears on my splat cat as well. Then they die. If course my splat cat also runs an xl so by the time they do manage to take the ears I'm dead anyway. The archer has it all in the ST and potential to zombie some lasers. Good times incoming.

triple4s more potent that 6s. Maybe not as much nice splash damage, but more efficient at actually killing things. Better cluster, better RoF, better ammo consumption.

[Karl Marlow]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 05:58 PM, said:

triple4s more potent that 6s. Maybe not as much nice splash damage, but more efficient at actually killing things. Better cluster, better RoF, better ammo consumption.

go big or go home. Muahahahahaha

[Barantor]

ThomasMarik, on 07 December 2015 - 05:50 PM, said:

it will not save you from my SRMs. What should we call it? Splat arc? Splater?

Ideas... Steel Rain, Hellbow, Barbed Arrow, Belching Archer.

Too many other names are already other mechs.

Might actually have to spend some money on MWO again, this is just too sexy and would compliment my Founders Catapult.

Now I need the smaller versions the Whitworth and Dervish and the big Longbow.

TAG in that CT energy spot? Yes please.

Edited by Barantor, 07 December 2015 - 06:06 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

ThomasMarik, on 07 December 2015 - 05:59 PM, said:

go big or go home. Muahahahahaha

Slop is for ammateurs.

with Endo and Ferro, and a little bit of leg armor shaved off, one should be able to pack 4 MLs, 6xSRM4, 8 tons of ammo, and around a 325std. Though probably going to want some of that as heatsinks so might still end up real world around a 300.

And be far more effective than any 6x6 build.

Of course, all that is assuming they would give it 10 hardpoints, which I doubt. My money is 4E, and 2-4 M.

[Alistair Winter]

It's certainly very pretty. I'm assuming it will be $55 for all the variants and the hero mech (because "possible legal fees in the future") so i don't think I'll buy it. And frankly, I can't imagine it's going to offer a completely new gaming experience, compared to the MDD or CPLT.

Having released the King Crab, Crab and Archer, I wonder if PGI has figured out how to give the CPLT-C1, C4 and A1 a variable size missile launcher, with working missile bay doors. instead of the one-size-fits-all boombox with multiple VCR-players attached.

EgoSlayer, on 07 December 2015 - 05:52 PM, said:

SRMs don't care about ECM

Artemis does. For whatever reason. Jesus box makes the missiles spread more through the Holy Spirit.

[stVillain]

So the hero mech... potentially another wolf's dragoons mech. If that's the case they should get their own faction in CW.

[Deathlike]

This looks like a Dragon redux.

Maybe the high mounted energy hardpoints is its savior.

Edit: It also kinda looks like the combination of a Dragon+Maddog.

Edited by Deathlike, 07 December 2015 - 06:12 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

stVillain, on 07 December 2015 - 06:09 PM, said:

So the hero mech... potentially another wolf's dragoons mech. If that's the case they should get their own faction in CW.

or Morgan Kell, leader of the Kell Hounds.... and actually a more notable combat pilot that Wolf. Thanks to plot armor, mystic mumbo jumbo, etc.......

[Barantor]

Alistair Winter, on 07 December 2015 - 06:06 PM, said:

It's certainly very pretty. I'm assuming it will be $55 for all the variants and the hero mech (because "possible legal fees in the future") so i don't think I'll buy it. And frankly, I can't imagine it's going to offer a completely new gaming experience, compared to the MDD or CPLT.

Having released the King Crab, Crab and Archer, I wonder if PGI has figured out how to give the CPLT-C1, C4 and A1 a variable size missile launcher, with working missile bay doors. instead of the one-size-fits-all boombox with multiple VCR-players attached.


Artemis does. For whatever reason. Jesus box makes the missiles spread more through the Holy Spirit.

According to Russ' tweets we are getting a Catapult rescale starting this month, but I have no idea how long it will take.

Jesus Box null when TAG on CT. Will be a better hill humping LRM launcher than the Cata that is for sure.

[Hollow Earth]

Andi Nagasia, on 07 December 2015 - 05:28 PM, said:

Russ's New Twitter Profile Picture,
do i Spy the Archer Battlemech?

I like that design. It looks tough and mean and wants to start fights wherever it goes. Also I like the how it's cockpit looks like it belongs on the Marauder (though the original art had similar looking cockpits).

And according to Sarna, the cockpit is in the right place:
"It's also unique in that its cockpit is located beneath the central torso, with the torso armor belt located above the cockpit to protect the Gyro and engine."

Also I'm surprised how close it looks looks to the Spartan Destroid. Though not as much as Mechwarrior 4's Archer (it's cockpit is located In the same spot as it's Spartan but has weird Vulture gun arms). If this is a another victory of Topp's lawers to get HerpDerp gold to fugg off, then All hail our glorious Basesball card overlords!

Edited by Hollow Earth, 07 December 2015 - 06:16 PM.