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[MW Waldorf Statler]

seeing what sell Harebrained for Mechs by start in the Future...

Edited by Old MW4 Ranger, 24 July 2016 - 02:57 AM.

[Kargush]

I want the Guillotine. There are 4 variants possible in MWO, and though they're superficially same-ish, changes in hardpoint numbers should be able to make them different enough.

[TheArisen]

Juodas Varnas, on 24 July 2016 - 01:44 AM, said:

Then you must LOVE the Scorpion!

It's the epitome of "bad robits''! Despised both in lore and by these Biped-supremacists on Mechwarrior forums!

Is there any quad that wouldn't be at a disadvantage in MWO?

Kargush, on 24 July 2016 - 12:30 PM, said:

I want the Guillotine. There are 4 variants possible in MWO, and though they're superficially same-ish, changes in hardpoint numbers should be able to make them different enough.

Sadly there's very little difference between the G & the Grasshopper.

[Karmen Baric]

for a very interesting looking mech

Edited by Karmen Baric, 25 July 2016 - 03:23 PM.

[TheArisen]

Karmen Baric, on 25 July 2016 - 03:23 PM, said:

for a very interesting looking mech

Sadly, 2 of it's 3 variants use tech that's not in game such as light gauss, etc.

[Y E O N N E]

TheArisen, on 25 July 2016 - 04:28 PM, said:

Sadly, 2 of it's 3 variants use tech that's not in game such as light gauss, etc.

Replace with AC/10. It's a better gun, anyway.

[Y E O N N E]

gh0s7m3rc, on 25 July 2016 - 04:42 PM, said:

I wonder if PGI will tease us with a rare cache that has an omnipoint from an unannounced Omnimech, like the torso of a Raptor or of a Kingfisher...
(What? It's in our current timeline, and MWO has the tech for the Prime as well as the A, B, and C variants. Pity about the D, though...)

I've been lobbying for Raptor since forever. PGI, pls.

[CanadianCyrus]

For me, I'd be happy with pretty much any IIC mech. That said there's not many with 3 viable current weapon only variants or if they even have more than 1 variant.

[Y E O N N E]

Funzo, on 25 July 2016 - 06:06 PM, said:

For me, I'd be happy with pretty much any IIC mech. That said there's not many with 3 viable current weapon only variants or if they even have more than 1 variant.

Locust IIC or bust!

[Shadowomega1]

Hmmm, I am thinking it will be an IS mech. Light or Medium.

Bushwacker 55 tons has 3 variants that have current in game items with 5 variants possible.

Clint 40 tons has 4 variants that have current in game items with 8 variants possible and 1 Named Hero/Champion version.

Daimyo 40 tons has 4 variants that have current in game items with 4 variants possible.

Dervish 55 tons has 5 variants that have current in game items with 7 variants possible and 2 Named Hero/Champion

Falcon 30 tons has 4 variants that have current in game items with 7 variants possible and 1 Named Hero/Champion

There is another half dozen or more IS Light/Medium mechs to pick from.

Me Personally I would take the Bushwacker for IS, then Follow that up with the Black Lanner for Clan then follow that up with an IS Assault then another grouping of Clan mechs.

[dervishx5]

Funzo, on 25 July 2016 - 06:06 PM, said:

For me, I'd be happy with pretty much any IIC mech. That said there's not many with 3 viable current weapon only variants or if they even have more than 1 variant.

We're far more likely to see IICs of existing mechs. Next pack Urby IIC, Shadow Hawk IIC, Rifleman IIC, Marauder/Warhammer IIC confirmed.

Oh wait they don't do superpacs anymore.

[Kargush]

TheArisen, on 25 July 2016 - 12:34 PM, said:

Sadly there's very little difference between the G & the Grasshopper.

I know...

[TheArisen]

Kargush, on 25 July 2016 - 07:31 PM, said:

I know...

Sorry.

[dervishx5]

Not that that's stopped them before.

[Kargush]

TheArisen, on 25 July 2016 - 08:26 PM, said:

Sorry.

It's a hard life, loving the oddballs. I imagine this is how the quad fans live.

EDIT: I found another mech I want, this one from 3053. The Fireball. 20-ton mech, comes stock with a 220XL. The three versions available in the timeline are the 7D (1 SSRM2, 1 MG), the 8D (2 ML, 1 MG), and the 9D (1 ML, 1 SSRM2).

Edited by Kargush, 25 July 2016 - 09:12 PM.

[DrRedCoat]

MechB Kotare, on 23 July 2016 - 12:43 AM, said:

Clan Nova Cat package including Super Nova and Nova Cat?

Hopefully, but i wont be buying.

This is the only way they could get me to spend real money on a clan mech and the likelihood of it happening are virtually zero.

Juodas Varnas, on 19 July 2016 - 07:29 AM, said:

Turrets aren't in timeline though.
However, a few simple examples could be the Scorpion, Goliath, Xanthos, Stalking Spider, Thunder Stallion, Bishamon too.

No one's mentioned one of my favorite quads, the Tarantula. Okay, it's slightly outside the timeline but imagine it. A 25 ton quad mech would be ridiculously tiny with their scaling system. Throw on the hardpoint inflation that is the status quo these days, and you have a chance at getting a mean little monster. But it's a quad so I'll rest my hopes of getting one with my Hatchetman.
And since I'm here, let me plug my other favorite quad, the absolutely ridiculously amazing Great Turtle.

Ladies, please. One at a time.

[DrxAbstract]

PraetorGix, on 18 July 2016 - 07:20 PM, said:

Not a light for sure, those are going the way of the robo-dodo in MWO. Still, the theory that they will indeed release a light now because it makes the least sense is starting to grow on me...

Like a tumor... In the back of your brain... Let it grow, let it groooow!

[TheArisen]

DrxAbstract, on 26 July 2016 - 12:38 AM, said:

Like a tumor... In the back of your brain... Let it grow, let it groooow!

I think a light would actually make sense because it's the least represented class & hasn't gotten any new additions in the last while.

[FLG 01]

TheArisen, on 29 July 2016 - 06:49 PM, said:

I think a light would actually make sense because it's the least represented class & hasn't gotten any new additions in the last while.

Right. Unfortunately it is quite hard to come up with useful light Mechs for the IS. There is really good stuff like the Jackal or the Spector, but they often lack variants (which use tech available in MWO). When we get a timejump, a whole new set of lights becomes available but until then...

The light Mechs of TRO:3025 are fan favourites, and I do not exclude myself from that since I would buy the Valkyrie e.g. immediately, yet I doubt they would be very good in MWO.



Anyway, I am pretty sure we will get something from TRO:3025, and it probably won't be a light. I think it will be the Crusader since everybody seems to love it; I hope it will be the Ostroc if it has to be 3025. And I hope it is not from 3025 at all.

Kargush, on 25 July 2016 - 08:58 PM, said:

EDIT: I found another mech I want, this one from 3053. The Fireball. 20-ton mech, comes stock with a 220XL. The three versions available in the timeline are the 7D (1 SSRM2, 1 MG), the 8D (2 ML, 1 MG), and the 9D (1 ML, 1 SSRM2).

Yes, that Mech also got my attention. It is definitely worth a thought, as it has the required three canonic variants for MWO. You might even make a Hero Mech based on some kind of prototype ALM-XF. However, it would need some hardpoint inflation to be more than joke-build (although that could be said about other Mechs too).

And unfortunately it is a bit of a dark horse, despite the fact that it rose to be the FedSuns' premier recon Mech. I am afraid the lack of popularity is the greatest drawback of this Mech... It just would not sell well (unknown + 20ton Mech = few buyers).
That's too bad because I like the Fireball.

Edited by FLG 01, 29 July 2016 - 08:34 PM.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

the Flea. its already 4 years late