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[TexAce]

I don't want to talk about the quality of the video (obviously)

I just have one question: What is the explosion at the end of the combat scene? A new airstrike?? Fusion reactor explosion?



At 3:40

Oo I hope its not only something done for the video. It looks freaking awesome.

EDIT: Found it: https://twitter.com/...021195226386432 Thanks Tractor Joe!

Edited by TexAce, 10 December 2015 - 11:58 AM.

[Blackfang]

Long tom arty for cw phase 3 maybe?

[Johny Rocket]

according to a tweet from Russ it was a Long Tom

http://www.sarna.net...Artillery_Piece

[TexAce]

Found it, according to Russ a Long Tom, which can be activated by Scouts in CW
https://twitter.com/...021195226386432

[1Grimbane]

if they allow it as a mountable weapon every mech i have that can run it will be doing so... and firing wildly in all directions so look out... picture a blind man with a nuke.... pretty much how i'll be lulzing long tom if it comes out

Edited by 1Grimbane, 10 December 2015 - 12:00 PM.

[Burktross]

The lulz tom... it begins....

[1Grimbane]

Burktross, on 10 December 2015 - 12:01 PM, said:

The lulz tom... it begins....

oh you betcha

[Naduk]

1Grimbane, on 10 December 2015 - 11:59 AM, said:

if they allow it as a mountable weapon every mech i have that can run it will be doing so... and firing wildly in all directions so look out... picture a blind man with a nuke.... pretty much how i'll be lulzing long tom if it comes out

on a raven i assume

[Malleus011]

*trailer bears almost no resemblance to actual gameplay.

[0bsidion]

1Grimbane, on 10 December 2015 - 11:59 AM, said:

if they allow it as a mountable weapon every mech i have that can run it will be doing so... and firing wildly in all directions so look out... picture a blind man with a nuke.... pretty much how i'll be lulzing long tom if it comes out

I think you're getting ahead of yourself there. I'm pretty sure it's off-map called-in artillery, not the mountable version. I doubt we'll ever see a mech-portable version of artillery.

[1Grimbane]

if possible, the faster i can run means more map area i can fire the long tom in and yeah russ said it was something scouts can "call in" so i know it won't be an option to mount but if it ever is my above statement stands. did you notice it started out with "if they allow it as mountable"?

Edited by 1Grimbane, 10 December 2015 - 12:08 PM.

[Mistress Lilium Magnus]

It was the blood and tears of baby seals igniting as their souls are commended to the nine circles of MercStar Community Warfare.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Assuming things work the way they were proposed initially, the Long Tom should be unlocked as the third level of Recon. 4v4 Recon drops will grant a side points toward 3 levels of unlocks. The first unlock will be knowledge of the enemy drop composition (presumably listing their current mechs on the scoreboard). The second will be satellite sweeps, periodically revealing all the enemies on the map to your sensors. The third and final one will be off-map Long Tom strikes that follow each sensor sweep, targeting clusters of enemies revealed by the satellite.

These unlocks will be dynamic, meaning Recon drops can unlock stuff for in-progress Invasion and Counter Attack drops.

Man, I cannot wait for 4v4 to go live.

[0bsidion]

1Grimbane, on 10 December 2015 - 12:06 PM, said:

if possible, the faster i can run means more map area i can fire the long tom in and yeah russ said it was something scouts can "call in" so i know it won't be an option to mount but if it ever is my above statement stands. did you notice it started out with "if they allow it as mountable"?

I know, I'm just taking out my repressed slight bitterness over the negligible likelihood we'll ever get to see some of the more 'exotic' weapon systems and/or ammunition in this game on you. Don't mind me, it's not your fault you're wildly optimistic.

[Lily from animove]

dat spacehip, are this tiny things starting from it our leopard dropships?

[Alistair Winter]

It's the new AC20 quirk for the Urbanmech.

[0bsidion]

Lily from animove, on 10 December 2015 - 12:32 PM, said:

dat spacehip, are this tiny things starting from it our leopard dropships?

Those space ships are either what's called Jumpships or Warships, and the 'tiny things' are indeed leopard dropships from the look of it. Jumpships and Warships are what are used for long distance FTL travel. Jumpships usually stay well away from combat and in the rules of engagement are generally considered 'off limits' by IS forces.

[Alan Davion]

Lily from animove, on 10 December 2015 - 12:32 PM, said:

dat spacehip, are this tiny things starting from it our leopard dropships?

Yes, that was supposed to be a Jumpship launching a compliment of Leopard Dropships.

Thing is though, that freaking Jumpship was bigger than even the biggest Jumpship or Warship there ever was in the TROs.

[PurpleNinja]

Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 10 December 2015 - 12:21 PM, said:

Assuming things work the way they were proposed initially, the Long Tom should be unlocked as the third level of Recon. 4v4 Recon drops will grant a side points toward 3 levels of unlocks. The first unlock will be knowledge of the enemy drop composition (presumably listing their current mechs on the scoreboard). The second will be satellite sweeps, periodically revealing all the enemies on the map to your sensors. The third and final one will be off-map Long Tom strikes that follow each sensor sweep, targeting clusters of enemies revealed by the satellite.

These unlocks will be dynamic, meaning Recon drops can unlock stuff for in-progress Invasion and Counter Attack drops.

Man, I cannot wait for 4v4 to go live.

WTF? Where did all this came from?

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

PurpleNinja, on 10 December 2015 - 12:42 PM, said:

WTF? Where did all this came from?

A Town Hall last month? Maybe? It was something like that.

4v4 is what this game has needed since Closed Beta. I'd not say no to 8v8 returning in some form or other, too, but 4v4 will be huge.