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#981 FLG 01

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Posted 16 October 2017 - 03:40 PM

It's a lot closer to the canon model - including the wide spread arms - and it brings the arm hardpoints up to cockpit-level. That's how it should have been from the beginning, even if a minimal downward angle would have been nice visually.

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Posted 16 October 2017 - 03:45 PM

View PostFLG 01, on 16 October 2017 - 03:40 PM, said:

It's a lot closer to the canon model - including the wide spread arms - and it brings the arm hardpoints up to cockpit-level. That's how it should have been from the beginning, even if a minimal downward angle would have been nice visually.

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Wow the arms are so big and shield the sides ! Side torso are so small ! Perfect for a xl engine !

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Posted 16 October 2017 - 03:56 PM

It didn't take 89 page threads and two years to fix! Bravo pgi you dun learned some thing new! Have a cookie! You have to wonder though...was it really crying on twitter or did micro$oft see their percent of the profits drop and send one of their mob enforcers to see wtf was going on?

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micro$soft: So, I see your payment this month on pre-order is lower than normal? You wana tell me something?

Pgi: Lower err umm noo I just err miscounted...yeah that's it i miscounted...here's the rest..yeah no problem right?

micro$oft: There will be if I see it happen next pre-order. Got it?

Pgi: Sure boss! I'll even have umm extra yeah! E-sports!

micro$oft: Whatever. Don't **** up again or else.

#984 FLG 01

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Posted 16 October 2017 - 05:24 PM

View PostDamnedtroll, on 16 October 2017 - 03:45 PM, said:

Wow the arms are so big and shield the sides ! Side torso are so small ! Perfect for a xl engine !

Yeah, unfortunately the art direction of MWO does not favour those long gentle curves. I am not bashing Alex, in fact many Mechs benefit from the more angular, industrial design. Also you can clearly see the Marauder heritage, which is good. I just would have wished for a more elongated torso and bigger arms.

On the other hand, I am perhaps overly critical since the Nightstar is a Mech I quite like. And generally I am still happy about its MWO rendition. It looks quite nice, even if it could look nicer...
Furthermore, the Steiner camo I saw in the stream was very, very nice. The -9FC will definitely sport the Lyran Guards colours, but the -9J will be pristinely white. :)

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Posted 16 October 2017 - 06:04 PM

NGNG's video on the Nightstar taken from their stream.
https://youtu.be/s4wZnOBJ9W0

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Posted 18 October 2017 - 09:21 AM

I am both happy for and proud of TheArisen for getting his Nightstar. You fought to have the mech in the game and to get fixed. Not once did you play into to the quitter's mentality of that, "The Nightstar doesn't look like the artwork, so I am canceling my pre-order!" crap like other people did. You stuck in and fought hard and PGI listened, and now the Nightstar is finally getting its arms. So because of that, I have more respect for you now than those quitters who canceled their pre-orders for that reason alone.After all, it's better to fight for something rather than nothing at all and give up. Now I can name four people who got honored with their wanted mechs (Bishop, CK16, Sarah, and you now). So enjoy this moment, you have earned it.
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#987 Juodas Varnas

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Posted 18 October 2017 - 09:26 AM

Needs more legs.

*Cough* Now for my actual opinion.
I'll wait for it to come out for Ceebs before picking it up (as much as i love the Van Gogh's camo on the (S) variant, it ain't worth the dosh for me)
For the arms? I didn't really mind the slight downward bend. I think it looked better that way (and i'm one of those people that prefer form over function).
Now the animations? Ugh... Well... It seems they spent more time animating the clan mechs than the IS ones, because both the Osiris and Nightstar (and Uziel previously) have pretty awful-to-mediocre animations.

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 18 October 2017 - 09:30 AM.


#988 TheArisen

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Posted 18 October 2017 - 10:30 AM

View PostWill9761, on 18 October 2017 - 09:21 AM, said:

I am both happy for and proud of TheArisen for getting his Nightstar. You fought to have the mech in the game and to get fixed. Not once did you play into to the quitter's mentality of that, "The Nightstar doesn't look like the artwork, so I am canceling my pre-order!" crap like other people did. You stuck in and fought hard and PGI listened, and now the Nightstar is finally getting its arms. So because of that, I have more respect for you now than those quitters who canceled their pre-orders for that reason alone.After all, it's better to fight for something rather than nothing at all and give up. Now I can name four people who got honored with their wanted mechs (Bishop, Imperius, Sarah, and you now). So enjoy this moment, you have earned it.
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Thanks I appreciate it. I'm still in shock it happend. Like others have said I don't think it turned out in game as pretty or ideal as fan art made it but it's still really epic and I look foreward to piloting it. I think it'll surprise a lot of ppl esecially after the arms got raised. I do think the arms look better at an angle as the modeler seems to ha e modeled it that way but I'm happy with it and I'm sure it'll grow on ppl.


View PostJuodas Varnas, on 18 October 2017 - 09:26 AM, said:

Needs more legs.

*Cough* Now for my actual opinion.
I'll wait for it to come out for Ceebs before picking it up (as much as i love the Van Gogh's camo on the (S) variant, it ain't worth the dosh for me)
For the arms? I didn't really mind the slight downward bend. I think it looked better that way (and i'm one of those people that prefer form over function).
Now the animations? Ugh... Well... It seems they spent more time animating the clan mechs than the IS ones, because both the Osiris and Nightstar (and Uziel previously) have pretty awful-to-mediocre animations.


Yeah the bounce like the KC was weird. I hoped for a more graceful run, maybe more like an Ostrich's run but I don't think they'd change it now

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Posted 18 October 2017 - 02:45 PM

View PostTheArisen, on 18 October 2017 - 10:30 AM, said:

but I'm happy with it and I'm sure it'll grow on ppl.



I can recommend a good cream to stop that from happening....

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 12:18 PM

Nice video talking about the lore of the Nightstar
https://youtu.be/7CEsy_0PROM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 18 October 2017 - 02:45 PM, said:

I can recommend a good cream to stop that from happening....

lol

M4J35T1C in the Nightstar
https://youtu.be/ptyVN9tJzio

Edited by TheArisen, 21 October 2017 - 12:36 PM.


#991 MischiefSC

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 12:40 PM

It was a good fight Arisen, I wish the resulting mech was better.

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 01:31 PM

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View PostWill9761, on 18 October 2017 - 09:21 AM, said:

I am both happy for and proud of TheArisen for getting his Nightstar. You fought to have the mech in the game and to get fixed. Not once did you play into to the quitter's mentality of that, "The Nightstar doesn't look like the artwork, so I am canceling my pre-order!" crap like other people did. You stuck in and fought hard and PGI listened, and now the Nightstar is finally getting its arms. So because of that, I have more respect for you now than those quitters who canceled their pre-orders for that reason alone.After all, it's better to fight for something rather than nothing at all and give up. Now I can name four people who got honored with their wanted mechs (Bishop, Imperius, Sarah, and you now). So enjoy this moment, you have earned it.
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As if PGI had made the mech for him LOL...

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 01:36 PM

View PostTheArisen, on 21 October 2017 - 12:18 PM, said:

Nice video talking about the lore of the Nightstar
https://youtu.be/7CEsy_0PROM


lol

M4J35T1C in the Nightstar
https://youtu.be/ptyVN9tJzio


'Ey, that's what I ended up putting on my non-(S) 9J after deciding everything else sucked, lol.

#994 Bishop Steiner

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 04:10 PM

View PostTheArisen, on 21 October 2017 - 01:05 PM, said:

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they can't all be an Urbanmech. *shrugs*

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 04:54 PM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 21 October 2017 - 04:10 PM, said:

they can't all be an Urbanmech. *shrugs*


They should.

My K9 is one of my best performing lights.

It carries a certain.... air of AUTHORITAH.

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 04:56 PM

View PostMischiefSC, on 21 October 2017 - 04:54 PM, said:

They should.

My K9 is one of my best performing lights.

It carries a certain.... air of AUTHORITAH.


I always pull over when being pursued by a K9. A society without law isn't a society at all.

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:32 PM

View PostBombast, on 21 October 2017 - 04:56 PM, said:


I always pull over when being pursued by a K9. A society without law isn't a society at all.

plus you know if you don't pull over I'll bust a cap in ya.... d'ya feel lucky?

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:33 PM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 21 October 2017 - 07:32 PM, said:

plus you know if you don't pull over I'll bust a cap in ya.... d'ya feel lucky?


Watch out guys, it looks like we have some sort of Soiled Harvey on out hands.

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:35 PM

View PostBombast, on 21 October 2017 - 07:33 PM, said:


Watch out guys, it looks like we have some sort of Soiled Harvey on out hands.

Detective Dirty Harry Bullitt Callahan the 3rd at yer service, punk

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Posted 21 October 2017 - 07:46 PM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 21 October 2017 - 07:32 PM, said:

plus you know if you don't pull over I'll bust a cap in ya.... d'ya feel lucky?


That sounds like the Urbie's evil Clanner cousin that somehow has been overlooked in favor of his law-abiding little fellow and various kinsfolk.

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