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[Ted Wayz]

Can't tell from the forums.

[Metus regem]

Ted Wayz, on 22 July 2016 - 04:40 AM, said:

Can't tell from the forums.

I think so, it was for a highly specialized unit called the Viper a 40t Clan Omni-mech...

[Lily from animove]

indeed I think the forum misses the "Viper realeased" news.

Edited by Lily from animove, 22 July 2016 - 04:47 AM.

[Metus regem]

Lily from animove, on 22 July 2016 - 04:47 AM, said:

indeed I think the forum misses the "Viper realeased" news.

That or it is just "mediocre"....

[Juodas Varnas]

Metus regem, on 22 July 2016 - 05:00 AM, said:

That or it is just "mediocre"....

If it was, you'd see hundreds of "VIPER SUCKS, PGI GIVE ME REFUND" threads.

[Lily from animove]

Juodas Varnas, on 22 July 2016 - 05:03 AM, said:

If it was, you'd see hundreds of "VIPER SUCKS, PGI GIVE ME REFUND" threads.

wait for the weekend warriors.

[The Zohan]

Just ask Sader...

[Lily from animove]

Juodas Varnas, on 22 July 2016 - 05:03 AM, said:

If it was, you'd see hundreds of "VIPER SUCKS, PGI GIVE ME REFUND" threads.

it's already happening

http://mwomercs.com/...ase-fix-vipers/

[Ted Wayz]

Used to seeing what are your favorite build thread within a day of release. And looking at the leader board I am guessing the demand/excitement for this mech is meh?

[Y E O N N E]

Ted Wayz, on 22 July 2016 - 07:53 AM, said:

Used to seeing what are your favorite build thread within a day of release. And looking at the leader board I am guessing the demand/excitement for this mech is meh?

It comes in during a patch with highly polarizing and controversial changes. The 'Mech is actually really good, but it's a tertiary topic to the anger over the balance changes and the pushback to that anger.

Also, deckles.

Edited by Yeonne Greene, 22 July 2016 - 08:30 AM.

[Spheroid]

Popular topics are created by rage. The Viper as a flying medium is fun and those who fight it have correctly observed it is not OP, ergo there is nothing to talk about.

[Gas Guzzler]

I think the Viper is pretty solid. I havent even mastered mine yet and it already feels good.

[Metus regem]

Gas Guzzler, on 22 July 2016 - 08:29 AM, said:

I think the Viper is pretty solid. I havent even mastered mine yet and it already feels good.

From what I've been seeing with it, is it has an easy to hit CT, that you can strike the CT from most angles...

Andi Nagasia, on 20 July 2016 - 05:12 PM, said:

theses are the HitBoxes i worked out in the Academy,



Ill Need a couple Volunteers to do a Private match with me,
to Make sure these are Fully 100% Accurate,

Thoughts, Comments, Concerns,
Thanks,

[Ted Wayz]

So what is wrong with the Viper-D? Even on a Friday it should take more than one match to make it on the leader board.

[Metus regem]

Ted Wayz, on 22 July 2016 - 12:33 PM, said:

So what is wrong with the Viper-D? Even on a Friday it should take more than one match to make it on the leader board.

Might have something to do with having to use all 8 pods to get the quirks, and well the Delta pods are not fantastic...

LA 1M
LT 1E
CT /
RT 1M
RA 2E

And you get 8.5t in stock armour to work with for weapon, ammo and equipment.... maybe a few people are having issues finding a build that works for it?

Personally I'd do something like this with it:

VPR-D

[Angel of Annihilation]

The Viper absolutely isn't a bad mech, it is just that it is a tiny bit shy of being a good mech. Their best feature is their agility and mobility. I just love the fact that the JJ capability of the mech actually feels like what I envision JJ performance to be. I mean for the first time ever, you can actually jump forward just about as fast as you can run forward and cover the same distance (which is how JJs work in the Table Top game). My biggest issues with them are that they run a bit hot in virtually any build you might want to us. Also they do tend to shed limbs, especially arms.

They are absolutely fun to play though but the issue is, that I can't think of a single reason, outside of the fun factor, why you would want to bring one over a Cheetah. The JJs and mobility/agility are great but its not enough to outweigh a Cheetah;s ability to mount ECM or the simple fact that despite having less armor, the Cheetah is more durable due to size and hitboxes.

Personally I think the chassis needs a little quirkage in the form of at 10% heat reduction on energy weapons and extra structure in the legs and arms pretty much chassis-wide, meaning that the bonus needs to be on the CTs. At that point, there would be an actual reason to possibly choose the Viper over the Cheetah.

[ScarecrowES]

You only hear about mechs when they're either complete trash or completely "OP." If a mech is merely ok, you'll never hear about it.

[Cyborne Elemental]

4 tons of locked JumpJets kinda ruins the potential of the Viper.

[ScarecrowES]

Mister D, on 22 July 2016 - 02:27 PM, said:

4 tons of locked JumpJets kinda ruins the potential of the Viper.

The Viper can clear the outer wall of HPG in a single bound. I can't say that makes the mech "good," but it certainly makes it fun to play.

[Felicitatem Parco]

There is a Viper release thread... the Countdown To Viper Release thread...