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[TheArisen]

Bishop Steiner, on 11 April 2016 - 06:37 PM, said:

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

But what about the Falconer heavy mech... Then again, Pgi could give the hardpoint layout of the Falconer heavy to the Nightstar hero Falconer, with some inflation of course. That'd be gauss in the RA, 4 MLAs split between STs & an Erppc in the LA with an XL375 & JJ. The inflation could be an extra ballistic & energy in the RA & LA respectively, so ×2 ballistic in the RA & ×2 energy in the LA. Of course, it'd absolutely need to be painted in Dragoons colors.

[Hit the Deck]

El Bandito, on 11 April 2016 - 06:31 PM, said:

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

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

Cool, but ST-Gauss + XL combo is always iffy on IS 'Mechs. I consider 2x Gauss to be the max number for any IS 'Mech due to their tech.

Now, if IS had Light Fusion Engine, triple Gauss makes more sense!

[Crenue]

TheArisen, on 11 April 2016 - 01:48 PM, said:

Bishop took a bit of inspiration from the Jag because the existing art was pretty sparse & he thought it looked somewhat like it.

If we added a loincloth and increased the bulge, it would be even more scary.

[Pariah Devalis]

Hit the Deck, on 11 April 2016 - 08:03 PM, said:

Cool, but ST-Gauss + XL combo is always iffy on IS 'Mechs. I consider 2x Gauss to be the max number for any IS 'Mech due to their tech.

Now, if IS had Light Fusion Engine, triple Gauss makes more sense!

Yes, but you could go Stnd engine and 3x AC10 on an assault mech with a Thunder Hawk.

[Bishop Steiner]

Hit the Deck, on 11 April 2016 - 08:03 PM, said:

Cool, but ST-Gauss + XL combo is always iffy on IS 'Mechs. I consider 2x Gauss to be the max number for any IS 'Mech due to their tech.

Now, if IS had Light Fusion Engine, triple Gauss makes more sense!

I'll take 3x AC10 in an IS Mech. With an XL, the 7S or 7Y (with probable hardpoint inflation in the LA) could carry 3xAC10 and 2 LPL with plenty of ammo. 8-9 tons ammo with 3xAC10? That's some vicious brawling firepower. Or without inflation, those 3 AC10 with either a PPC or ERPPC, and a bigger faster engine, for pure FLD.

Of course, if it ain't XL friendly... then it gets a lil tighter. Doable, but slower, etc.

[Bishop Steiner]

Ratchada, on 11 April 2016 - 08:13 PM, said:

If we added a loincloth and increased the bulge, it would be even more scary.

well, ther ewas a lump there in the TRO art. So... at least no crotch cannon.

[TheArisen]

Quicksilver Kalasa, on 11 April 2016 - 08:33 PM, said:

Please don't fan the flames in your own thread. Lest we have another derailed and locked thread, especially considering the potential for more great arts of this mech.

Indeed, good point.

Any other Nightstar hero ideas? Maybe one that's a ComStar created variant?

[Bishop Steiner]

TheArisen, on 11 April 2016 - 08:37 PM, said:

Indeed, good point.

Any other Nightstar hero ideas? Maybe one that's a ComStar created variant?

Brubaker would be my first choice, but truth be told, being a Dragoon Regimental commander, hers would be equipped with Clan Tech.

Of course, so would Jamison's Misery. So that really is not lock.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 11 April 2016 - 08:44 PM.

[Gas Guzzler]

What are the chances of an Ariana Winston Cyclops hero? Are there any other possible lore based heros?

[TheArisen]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 April 2016 - 08:53 PM, said:

What are the chances of an Ariana Winston Cyclops hero? Are there any other possible lore based heros?

I must respectfully request you keep discussion of the Cyclops to it's thread.

[LastKhan]

Night star! i had fun drawing it even when the legs made my eyes bleed. Great job to the other artists too.

Edited by LastKhan, 11 April 2016 - 09:13 PM.

[Gas Guzzler]

TheArisen, on 11 April 2016 - 09:03 PM, said:

I must respectfully request you keep discussion of the Cyclops to it's thread.

Sorry geez, you guys take this so seriously.

[LastKhan]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 April 2016 - 09:14 PM, said:

Sorry geez, you guys take this so seriously.

Eh, after the clan thread getting locked while i was out then yea i dont blame them if they want to stick to the topic at hand.

Edited by LastKhan, 11 April 2016 - 09:20 PM.

[TheArisen]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 April 2016 - 09:14 PM, said:

Sorry geez, you guys take this so seriously.

Mechs are serious business! Haha but really it's as LastKhan said. I don't want this getting locked or anything.

[Bishop Steiner]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 April 2016 - 09:14 PM, said:

Sorry geez, you guys take this so seriously.

Sorry, can't really expect people to stay the course if we make exceptions. Nothing personal.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 11 April 2016 - 09:29 PM.

[Gas Guzzler]

Okay, well in any case, how likely do you guys actually think it is that we will get this mech? I've thought it was cool since someone brought it up on these forums, but I just figured it was too obscure that it wouldn't make it high on the priority list. Do you guys think there is a chance we will actually see it?

[DaZur]

Bish... No offense to the other concept artists renditions.

But I'd like to pillage my freezer of my most beloved choice steaks if PGI were to utilize your iteration of this mech.

[LastKhan]

DaZur, on 11 April 2016 - 09:36 PM, said:

Bish... No offense to the other concept artists renditions.

But I'd like to pillage my freezer of my most beloved choice steaks if PGI were to utilize your iteration of this mech.

none taken. I do enjoy Bishop's mech works. Though hoofed feet meh.

[Bishop Steiner]

Gas Guzzler, on 11 April 2016 - 09:32 PM, said:

Okay, well in any case, how likely do you guys actually think it is that we will get this mech? I've thought it was cool since someone brought it up on these forums, but I just figured it was too obscure that it wouldn't make it high on the priority list. Do you guys think there is a chance we will actually see it?

We've gotten several mechs that weren't realyl "Prom queens".

Honestly dunno anytime I heard people clamor for Kintaros, TBH, or Spiders or Cicadas. It's actuallyalways been a pretty popular Mech in TT circles, because any dual Gauss mech is. TT it was a beast. MW circles, not as well known, as since MW4 was mixtech, things like the mektek Stone Rhino outshone it.

I would not be shocked if it wasn saved for the timejump though either, since aside from very rare examples even in the ComGuards, it was essentially extinct until 3058.

My personal choice would be the Gunslinger, which, while lighter, has the same speed in the base version, JJs and a lot more (and high mounted) Energy Hardpoints.

2 Gauss with 7 energy, 5 of which are high mounted, JJ, ECM and it's in the sweet spot for assaults where it still packs reasonable weight engines and 1 ton JJs.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Gunslinger

That's the Assault I would spend money on. (Well, that or a Warhammer IIC for clans)

That said, Nightstar is a serious machine, overall.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 11 April 2016 - 09:42 PM.

[Gas Guzzler]

It does sound very good. A little concerned that it wouldn't be XL friendly though, judging by its nose.