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[xXBagheeraXx]

I was digging around in my hanger for a spare 275 engine and remembered I had one on my old LRM stalker....And I had a look at the new model...

DEAR GOD who thinks of these? It's absolutely HIDEOUS now. It was perfectly fine with the old missile setup, if anything they could have just added different energy hardpoint models and left the missile tubes and tube count alone. They look as bad as Catapults now....I dont even want to drive it anymore.

This is easily the most butt-ugly modeling I have ever seen....

[Gas Guzzler]

I have a really great solution for your Stalker.

[Lyoto Machida]

Gas Guzzler, on 23 February 2016 - 08:04 AM, said:

I have a really great solution for your Stalker.

Get rid of the LRMs?

[Soultraxx]

Thanks for the reminder to take a look at them - I keep forgetting.

I love my Stalkers but havent piloted them since the change.

I remember seeing another thread about it and from the pics I didnt think they looked too ugly.

[MoonUnitBeta]

xXBagheeraXx, on 23 February 2016 - 08:03 AM, said:

They look as bad as Catapults now....

Edited by MoonUnitBeta, 23 February 2016 - 08:11 AM.

[xXBagheeraXx]

I didnt drive it anymore in the first place. I certainly wont now. The Misery also looks Fugly now. The Old gauss rifle barrel looked nasty...sinister..the new one looks like a freaking popgun.

U.G.L.Y. IT AINT GOT NO ALIBI (or engine now)

[xXBagheeraXx]

Look at the difference between the two...The old model looked MUCH better...

MoonUnitBeta, on 23 February 2016 - 08:10 AM, said:

At least yours are somewhat symmertical...look at the clusterfk on the side of my mech!

[TexAce]

Oo those last two pictures from you are both with the new model. Misery just has custom geo.

[sycocys]

As terrible as it looks on the Catapault it probably functions better since you can put most of your missiles outside of the stupid doors.

[MeiSooHaityu]

xXBagheeraXx, on 23 February 2016 - 08:17 AM, said:

At least yours are somewhat symmertical...look at the clusterfk on the side of my mech!

There is no at least anything. The Catapult is the absolute worst implementation. Hands down. When compared to the Catapult, the Stalker should feel lucky.

I'm not saying the Stalker is perfect or even good, I'm saying that if you compare it to a Catapult, you are losing that one lol.

[xXBagheeraXx]

TexAce, on 23 February 2016 - 08:18 AM, said:

Oo those last two pictures from you are both with the new model. Misery just has custom geo.

Look at the Icon for it on the selection screen. It still has the old geometry shown.

[GreyNovember]

Honest question.

From a scale from 1-10, how much of an actual, legitimate gameplay issue is this?

Or is this a mildly annoyed thing when you view your mech's externals from the front in the mechlab?

[xXBagheeraXx]

MeiSooHaityu, on 23 February 2016 - 08:22 AM, said:

There is no at least anything. The Catapult is the absolute worst implementation. Hands down. When compared to the Catapult, the Stalker should feel lucky.

I'm not saying the Stalker is perfect or even good, I'm saying that if you compare it to a Catapult, you are losing that one lol.

But it highlights the same problem. These ugly add-on launchers. You think they would have learned after the Catapult bit they keep doing it.

GreyNovember, on 23 February 2016 - 08:24 AM, said:

Honest question.

From a scale from 1-10, how much of an actual, legitimate gameplay issue is this?

Or is this a mildly annoyed thing when you view your mech's externals from the front in the mechlab?

12, because I actually purchase and drive mechs for looks as well as functionality. Its Fugly. I'm not driving it anymore, at least not with any missiles mounted that put on those horrible add on launchers. Next question please?

[Summon3r]

lol dont forget the absolutely AWFUL clan omni pods with empty blocks on the end of their arms with little laser boxes spread around it LOOOOOOOL..... so bad.

i cant even believe that would get an ok for delivery

Edited by Summon3r, 23 February 2016 - 08:30 AM.

[xXBagheeraXx]

Summon3r, on 23 February 2016 - 08:27 AM, said:

lol dont forget the absolutely AWFUL clan omni pods with empty blocks on the end of their arms with little laser boxes spread around it LOOOOOOOL..... so bad.

Yeeeep. which is again why I ask, WHO thinks of these model changes?

[GreyNovember]

xXBagheeraXx, on 23 February 2016 - 08:26 AM, said:

Its Fugly. I'm not driving it anymore, at least not with any missiles mounted that put on those horrible add on launchers. Next question please?

Despite being mostly in the cockpit, and unable to see the launchers even from the front.

This is like how people get really touchy about their shoes, when they're on their feet, a place you don't often spend time actually looking, isn't it?

[Appogee]

xXBagheeraXx, on 23 February 2016 - 08:03 AM, said:

They look as bad as Catapults now....I dont even want to drive it anymore.

If the way your Mech looks is that important, perhaps you'd be more comfortable playing MechBarbieDressups.

[xXBagheeraXx]

If the aesthetics and the models used in the game are not an issue to you, why are you even in this thread? Get lost, and let the people who DO like their mech's not to look like abominations have a discussion? Kthxbai.

[Alistair Winter]

At least they finally fixed those lostech missile doors, right?

[GreyNovember]

It's a curiousity, mostly.

I mean if you'd like to immediately snap at us and dismiss us entirely for asking why the looks matter that much given the circumstances, okay. That'll be the response then.