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[Barantor]

Thunder Child, on 07 December 2015 - 06:43 PM, said:

The question I have to ask is.... will it have the bay doors! IT MUST HAVE THE BAY DOORS!
Because you'll notice that, with the exception of the Catapult (and maybe the Stalker...?), every mech that has been "standardized" has had it's bay doors removed for dinky little box launchers.
I can see it now, the Archer just having open racks like the Maddog.

I think the Stalker still has it's drop down bay doors?

I just hope that they launch a little bit up if there are LRMs in there

[Mcgral18]

Thunder Child, on 07 December 2015 - 06:43 PM, said:

The question I have to ask is.... will it have the bay doors! IT MUST HAVE THE BAY DOORS!
Because you'll notice that, with the exception of the Catapult (and maybe the Stalker...?), every mech that has been "standardized" has had it's bay doors removed for dinky little box launchers.
I can see it now, the Archer just having open racks like the Maddog.

10% damage resistance to either ST when closed.


I can almost see it used as an Energy boat, with a token SRM2 in either ST, if the doors are removed without missiles....


Oh, that's a cruel thought.

[Bishop Steiner]

DaZur, on 07 December 2015 - 06:46 PM, said:

Not completely until we see that lovely Union class Drop ship...

don't forget the Shilone and Stuka fighters........

[ManDaisy]

For the love of god I hope it doesn't end up like the dragon!

[Otto Cannon]

Aw yiss.

I will now be retiring to hit F5 repeatedly until it goes on sale.

[Bishop Steiner]

ManDaisy, on 07 December 2015 - 06:52 PM, said:

For the love of god I hope it doesn't end up like the dragon!

well, at least it can be salvaged through indirect fire...so it'll have use in the underhive.... unlike the DRG.

[VirtualSmitty]

Great job with the art work as usual. My wallet is ready!

[Lynx7725]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 06:49 PM, said:

well, with STD engines, you only get a 1.5 ton advantage over the 70 tonner with the Orion. Counting structure, maybe a 1 ton adv. Suppose the question is....would that 1 ton be worth not having the high mounted TAG?

Mind you, with XLs, you free up another 1.5 tons.... but then you leave your squishy STs as tempting bait for a Medium Mech jock like myself who loves nothing more than cornering LRM boats.....

I run XLs, so that's 3 tons. That's a BAP and ammo... And I don't leave the pack man. Harassers come for me, I lock them up and call the wolves on them.

[Barantor]

Lynx7725, on 07 December 2015 - 06:57 PM, said:

I run XLs, so that's 3 tons. That's a BAP and ammo... And I don't leave the pack man. Harassers come for me, I lock them up and call the wolves on them.

Sounds like the Orion build I broke 1300 damage with LRMs with

I'm thinking we are going to get these 3....

ARC-2R - classic one
ARC-2K - bigger energy one, probably less missiles more laser arms
ARC-5S - star league upgrade, narc beacon slot

Morgan Kell Hero variant - who knows? ECM and the 2R build otherwise to emulate the 'ghost mech' thing? "Hounder" or "Ghost"?

Edited by Barantor, 07 December 2015 - 07:17 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Lynx7725, on 07 December 2015 - 06:57 PM, said:

I run XLs, so that's 3 tons. That's a BAP and ammo... And I don't leave the pack man. Harassers come for me, I lock them up and call the wolves on them.

My HBK-4G's shoulder mounted hungry hungry hippo been hearing that for years.... and still nomnomming on squishy STs! Xls are like finding out it's not just a donut...but a JELLY DONUT!

[DaZur]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 06:49 PM, said:

You leave your squishy STs as tempting bait for a Medium Mech jock like myself who loves nothing more than cornering LRM boats.....

What you do to ST's when you have some poor LRM boat cornered is none of our business...

[LordBraxton]

I havent shelled out for any of the classic releases yet, but this one might get me

[Bishop Steiner]

Barantor, on 07 December 2015 - 07:04 PM, said:

Sounds like the Orion build I broke 1300 damage with LRMs with

I'm thinking we are going to get these 3....

ARC-2R - classic one
ARC-2K - bigger energy one, probably less missiles more laser arms
ARC-4M - star league upgrade, narc beacon slot

Morgan Kell Hero variant - who knows? ECM and the 2R build otherwise to emulate the 'ghost mech' thing? "Hounder" or "Ghost"?

They skip the Steiner variants, I probably gonna skip Archers.

ARC-5S also packs NARC, but comes with 4 other missile launchers. BTW, 4M doesn't have NARC, it's just a updated with recovered tech with CASE, Artemis, Endo and DHS.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 07 December 2015 - 07:11 PM.

[Lynx7725]

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

My HBK-4G's shoulder mounted hungry hungry hippo been hearing that for years.... and still nomnomming on squishy STs! Xls are like finding out it's not just a donut...but a JELLY DONUT!

That's fine really. Normally, by the time a harasser gets its way in to work on me, I'd have had time to work on the enemy team a bit, so it's not as if I hadn't sand off or killed something. And luring the harasser in to the middle of the friendly murderball means one more mech dead or crippled, if my teammates are halfway competent. The trade is ok, especially if I managed to do my work early on -- and even more so if you don't actually kill me.

[Will9761]

This is how I felt when I saw the artwork for the first time:

[Bishop Steiner]

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

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

BTW...fixed the OP image for you

[Barantor]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 07:13 PM, said:

BTW...fixed the OP image for you

I think the feat are big enough.

Good catch, meant the 5S, brain fart.

I think you will be able to make most stock variants pretty easy, Archer doesn't change too much and it is one of the most prevalent mechs in the IS.

[Elizander]

Those two laser mounts on top are so sexy.

[Bishop Steiner]

Elizander, on 07 December 2015 - 07:31 PM, said:

Those two laser mounts on top are so sexy.

looking like Warhammer, Archer, Rifleman and Centurion CW Dropdeck is confirmed. Unless we get a Phoenix Hawk...in which case, one of the 70 tonners becomes a Marauder. If we get Phoenix Hawks and Crusaders, make that a WHM, CRD, RFL, PXH drop deck, thank you.

[Andi Nagasia]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 December 2015 - 07:13 PM, said:

BTW...fixed the OP image for you

Thanks it was before HigherRes was Posted,