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[MovinTarget]

So a 65 tonner that will do 100+kph after speed tweak?

Looks like you can config for 8 energy hardpoints...

[latinisator]

Another Mech for my collection..

[Gannycus]

If I'm not wrong there are 16.5 tons of free pod space stripping legs armor a bit, can someone confirm?

Oh and.. mechbay sale please!

[Will9761]

It better have some football related cockpit items and warhorns, unless the PGI staff doesn't know what a Linebacker is or does in real life.

Edited by Will9761, 07 July 2016 - 11:11 AM.

[MovinTarget]

Well, Canada does have the CFL...

[Itachi The Prodigy]

this mech is gonna feel a lot like a stormcrow with the speed tweak :X

[CK16]

Should have gone with "Showing Blitz" or "Bringing the Blitz"

As usual hats off to Alex very good artwork...But you guys need more American football references here xD

[PraetorGix]

Preorder and enjoy now, because with that engine and consequent agility plus the laser hardpoints this thing will eat the nerfhammer as soon as it goes for cbills thanks to our beloved IS fanbois.
Timby and crow outrage 2.0. I'm so not looking forward to that

[Danghen Woolf]

It is sooooo tall...

[martian]

Two 65-tonners:

• Linebacker - 17.5 tons of pod space available, speed 97 km/h
  
• Cauldron-Born - 30 tons of pod space available, speed 86 km/h

I am not sure if 11 km/h is worth 12.5 tons of pod space ...

[PraetorGix]

martian, on 07 July 2016 - 11:51 AM, said:

Two 65-tonners:

• Linebacker - 17.5 tons of pod space available, speed 97 km/h
  
• Cauldron-Born - 30 tons of pod space available, speed 86 km/h

I am not sure if 11 km/h is worth 12.5 tons of pod space ...

11 kph plus faster torso twist and pitch, plus better accel/deccel? Yeah I think it's a good tradeoff. Good CW material IMHO

[Rock Roller]

Looks really cool, its raining Clan mechs!

Just got my first preorder in since I started playing. Have the Viper, Huntsman and Night Gyr on order. Not sure I am ordering another after the PHX. Waiting to see if I happier with those prior to putting more in mech orders.

[RustyBolts]

Love the looks of this mech and it is one of my favorites. However, until either PGI starts actually doing something more positive with this game, or until another company takes over I refuse to spend my hard earned cash on your substandard effort at a game any longer.

I have taken my stance with PGI and as hard as it is to pass up the new shiny mech pack of the month, I will not cave in. I am done PGI, no more money from me.

1) Supported the tournament? Check!
2) Bought several Hero Mechs? Check!
3) Bought MC on several occasions? Check!
4) Bought every single clan mech pack until the Kodiak? Check!
5) Refuses to spend more money for PGI? Check!

And as always, this does not apply to the art or modeling guys. You do awesome work on the mechs!

[Zolaz]

martian, on 07 July 2016 - 11:51 AM, said:

Two 65-tonners:

• Linebacker - 17.5 tons of pod space available, speed 97 km/h
  
• Cauldron-Born - 30 tons of pod space available, speed 86 km/h

I am not sure if 11 km/h is worth 12.5 tons of pod space ...

it is called Power Creep.

[Mechteric]

Zolaz, on 07 July 2016 - 12:11 PM, said:

it is called Power Creep.

Inverted Power Creep then? Because Cauldron Born already exists

[Baphomech]

Danghen Woolf, on 07 July 2016 - 11:46 AM, said:

It is sooooo tall...

I agree. This chassis is traditionally more squat.

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

However, there may be sound reasoning for the higher profile in this concept. Time will tell.

[Myj]

So 16.5 tons for weapons on this bad boy then. That is not very much... I guess the agility/speed is supposed to be the trade-off. I guess we'll just have to wait (a very long time...) and see.

[Steel Raven]

I honestly didn't see this coming. Thought we would see the Pouncer before Linebacker, or the Glass Spider for another 60 toner.

And yes, FASA named it Linebacker back in 1991. 'The name for the OmniMech comes from the Linebacker's hunched appearance, which resembles players of ancient American Football.' (clan Wolf Souce Book) though the art has has never looked anything like a NFL/CFL player

[Kshat]

Less podspace than a crow and equal speed. movement archetype heavy. Probably a larger target - I'm not impressed.

But at least it looks great.