Nightshade24, on 19 March 2016 - 05:12 AM, said:
How about actually playing the game in what you want and like instead of some mech ripped from meta mechs because it makes you feel like you have sponsors and are good but you personally hate being forced down into it?
That out of the way, what people are attracted to it and such.
pros: 150 kph-ish with MASC, 120-ish without it.
Mixed energy and missiles, perfect for it's speed.
Can mount ECM
Can have more than 6 energy.
etc...
I can see quite a lot of ER medium lasers, ER large lasers, and SRM 6's on this thing.
Also it's the fact it's nearly 5 tons short from being a heavy yet it goes as fast as any clan light mech we got in game. This makes it a great light mech hunter with a pair of SSRM 6's.
Not in timeline, not in timeline, not in time line (or much of a game changer), out dated [we already got OP [in terms of lore] Autocannons just to make them rival clans. We got no way to make Rifles viable, Out of timeline, Out of timeline, impractical and out of timeline, and out of timeline.
All the mechs above are in timeline. Also we will see clan Heavy lasers and clan ATM's before your suggested items.
The biggest complaint about the Black Lanner seems to be the thirteen tons of pod space, But I don't see that as a liability, since it actually has hardpoints that can actually make effective use of that limited tonnage. (UNLIKE a certain 45 ton omnimech)
Personally, I find the armor and speed to be way more useful, as it's effectively a mech that can outgun anything it can't outrun. In the hands of a good pilot, a Black Lanner should be able to fight on it's own terms.