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[Lootee]

It's supposed to resemble a Marauder. It was the last design from that series. The other mechs were: Marauder, Maelstrom, and Dragon Fire.

[Fox With A Shotgun]

For a moment there, I thought this was some new version of the Direstar.

Looks interesting. I can only see an upscaled EBJ though...

[Y E O N N E]

This is the only IS Assault BattleMech I have ever advocated for, and that's because it's both powerful and pretty!

Probably a Day One purchase for me if it comes out, and I'm not an Assault pilot.

[LegendaryArticuno]

I'd rather have Cyclops.

[TheArisen]

LegendaryArticuno, on 11 April 2016 - 03:27 PM, said:

I'd rather have Cyclops.

Why? Nostalgia?The Nightstar is better by far. The Cyclops probably won't even get ECM.

[Gas Guzzler]

Wouldn't get your hopes up guys, only 3 variants, one of which has more than one count of unavailable tech. I don't see them releasing this one over the Cyclops, regardless of in game performance expectations.

[Alex Morgaine]

Lovely, it's the IS's... ( leaves flame shield, grabs jetpack) Madcat II!

* rockets off laughing maniacally

(Yes i read the whole lore about making it to sell to the sphere specifically over clans, i never get to jet pack anymore so )

[Hit the Deck]

Hardpoint-wise, they are not particularly gifted, with two of them being identical:



Because of ghetto ISTech, you can only put a single slot energy weapon on each arm if you carry a Gauss there.

The most interesting variant is the 9SS which sadly uses FutureTech (may mean a no go).


EDIT: fixed the chart

Edited by Hit the Deck, 11 April 2016 - 04:25 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Tristan Winter, on 11 April 2016 - 03:03 PM, said:

Would have been perfect except for the fact that we don't have UAC20 and LB20X for Inner Sphere yet. And I don't think PGI will be adding it any time soon. And if they don't see 3 variants with current tech, they're not as likely to do it. They could invent a 4th variant like they did with the SHC, but I doubt they'd invent 2 of 4 variants.

tell that to the Enforcer, Mauler etc.

Lootee, on 11 April 2016 - 03:12 PM, said:

It's supposed to resemble a Marauder. It was the last design from that series. The other mechs were: Marauder, Maelstrom, and Dragon Fire.

of which neither the Maelstrom nor Dragonsfire remotely look like a MAD.....

Gas Guzzler, on 11 April 2016 - 03:58 PM, said:

Wouldn't get your hopes up guys, only 3 variants, one of which has more than one count of unavailable tech. I don't see them releasing this one over the Cyclops, regardless of in game performance expectations.

I doubt anyone is realyl expecting it since the cyclops probably gets announced this week sometime from existing art. There is still potential for 2 more IS Mechs this year though, so there's that.

Hit the Deck, on 11 April 2016 - 04:18 PM, said:

Hardpoint-wise, they are not particularly gifted, with two of them being identical:



Because of ghetto ISTech, you can only put a single slot energy weapon on each arm if you carry a Gauss there.

The most interesting variant is the 9SS which sadly uses FutureTech (may mean a no go).


EDIT: fixed the chart

Eh, since I don't gauss, I'd be AC10s which get the same issue, sadly. And UAC5s and ERLL/PPC/ERPPC just doesn't sound as fun.

I'm unlikely to go for it even if added because I realyl don't have the patience for Assaults. I just drew it because Arisen asked.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 11 April 2016 - 04:30 PM.

[TheArisen]

Hit the Deck, on 11 April 2016 - 04:18 PM, said:

Hardpoint-wise, they are not particularly gifted, with two of them being identical:



Because of ghetto ISTech, you can only put a single slot energy weapon on each arm if you carry a Gauss there.

The most interesting variant is the 9SS which sadly uses FutureTech (may mean a no go).


EDIT: fixed the chart

Uninflated hard points do not concern me Admiral, i want that mech.

As we've discussed before, light inflation would fix many of the issues or open things up to builds not centered on gauss rifles.

[Hit the Deck]

TheArisen, on 11 April 2016 - 05:00 PM, said:

Uninflated hard points do not concern me Admiral, i want that mech.

As we've discussed before, light inflation would fix many of the issues or open things up to builds not centered on gauss rifles.

Yes, it (they) needs HP inflation badly to be viable.

Edited by Hit the Deck, 11 April 2016 - 05:03 PM.

[Afuldan McKronik]

Maelstrom and Dragon Fire next then if we want moar Marauder styles. I would love to see the Maelstrom especially, but if Power Draw gets implimented correctly, it would be pretty bad for the loadouts it would get. Plus there really isn't any variants. Just different loadouts in same locations.

[TheArisen]

Hit the Deck, on 11 April 2016 - 05:02 PM, said:

Yes, it (they) needs HP inflation badly to be viable.

Well it is a 95t assault, like other assaults it'd get inflation for sure.

[LORD TSARKON]

The Hero Stalker Misery was named after the famous battle..


What would the Hero version of the NightStar be called? New Avalon?

[Afuldan McKronik]

LORD TSARKON, on 11 April 2016 - 05:21 PM, said:

The Hero Stalker Misery was named after the famous battle..


What would the Hero version of the NightStar be called? New Avalon?

Incursion, obviously.

[thehiddenedge]

LORD TSARKON, on 11 April 2016 - 05:21 PM, said:

The Hero Stalker Misery was named after the famous battle..


What would the Hero version of the NightStar be called? New Avalon?

Anti-Dragon Slayer


Seriously though, I've always been into dual gauss assaults for some reason so I'm all for adding the Nightstar. It looks like it would be loads of fun to drive even though I'm a medium pilot. Like somebody posted earlier, give me this, the Pillager, Devastator, and Hammerhands and I'm set. No reason to add anything else for me.

Edited by thehiddenedge, 11 April 2016 - 05:37 PM.

[TheArisen]

LORD TSARKON, on 11 April 2016 - 05:21 PM, said:

The Hero Stalker Misery was named after the famous battle..


What would the Hero version of the NightStar be called? New Avalon?

There are two lore based hero Nightstars. Either Shelly Brubaker of Wolf's Dragoons or Sandoval, the son of Robinson's duke.

Of course, the hero could also be tied to ComStar as currently they're the ones with Nightstars.

[El Bandito]

Helsbane, on 11 April 2016 - 02:38 PM, said:

The Nightstar was built using the same basic design elements as the Marauder, so the similar appearance is understandable. I'll take it, along with the Annihilator, the Devastator, and the Hammerhands. They can call it the 'Big Bore Bundle'.

How dare you forget about the Thunder Hawk! 3xGauss as default config!

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Thunder_Hawk

Edited by El Bandito, 11 April 2016 - 06:34 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

LORD TSARKON, on 11 April 2016 - 05:21 PM, said:

The Hero Stalker Misery was named after the famous battle..


What would the Hero version of the NightStar be called? New Avalon?

Make one called the Falconer for the way Brubaker pwned JF booty during the incursion.

[FireDog]

It seems to have shades of MW4 Mektek's Tenchie mixed in. That was a fun mech.

Edited by FireDog, 11 April 2016 - 06:51 PM.