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[BduSlammer]

Would this be to close to the unseen Marauder. take the body of the Catapult, use the arms of the Cataphract, but flip the weapons mounts for the ppc and laser, and use the AC from same Cataphract, but have it mounted to the right side torso, your thoughts

[Otto Cannon]

[PANZERBUNNY]

bahah !

Sad lookin' tub mech.

[Kraven Kor]

Oh, hey guys! What's going on in... o.O

/me backs away slowly...

[Tarrasque]

First thread I have literally laughed out loud to. I don't understand the point of the OP, however

[BravoFoxtrot]

I think he's asking how he gets into beta

[Daeso]

this is funny stuff.... lol

[BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON]

Otto Cannon, on 17 July 2012 - 10:31 AM, said:

[Butane9000]

What has been seen cannot be unseen, except in the Battletech universe.

[bpphantom]

There's a reason the Mad Cat has that name. Pilot rumors have it that the identification protocol kept flipping between Catapult and Marauder.

As for the OP's question: No.

[McScwizzy]

Say what?

[BduSlammer]

what i was asking would that mix , if put toghter still be under harm-golds no no . thought you guys would figure it out

[BenEEeees VAT GROWN BACON]

BduSlammer, on 17 July 2012 - 11:02 AM, said:

what i was asking would that mix , if put toghter still be under harm-golds no no . thought you guys would figure it out

Mix it up? What kind of unholy powers do you have? I have a burning question to ask you.

[MuffinTop]

What is seen can not be unseen and what is unseen shall remain unseen until MWO makes it seen.

[BduSlammer]

i give up no one has given a good answer, like no cant be used it still looks like the maruder, that cant be usede it possible . or yes that is a big enough change it possible could

[MadMarauder]

wouldn't it be a Madaphract?

[BduSlammer]

possible but might get into the game

[Kraven Kor]

What you describe is essentially the Mad Cat, if I'm reading it right. Sorry, snark was more entertaining.

Making the Marauder "different enough" to not get sued is both simple and difficult. It has a fairly iconic shape to the body and arms, particularly. But was way less "practical" in appearance than other mechs of that time. Tons of other mechs have mimicked the overall design - chicken legs, pod-style body, the gun-pods on the arms, etc. But you would really have to redesign the torso to not have that same "war of the worlds" look to it.

[Dedzone]

any Mech Warrior game is not complete until you have a Marauder to pilot!! I am sure the artists will do their homework and come up with a viable new image to use for it. As well as for the rest of the unseens.

Let us have some faith until otherwise needed.

[Otto Cannon]

BduSlammer, on 17 July 2012 - 11:13 AM, said:

i give up no one has given a good answer, like no cant be used it still looks like the maruder, that cant be usede it possible . or yes that is a big enough change it possible could

If you're asking would it be legal to make a Frankenstein's monster mech from other mech parts in the general shape of a Marauder, then yes, it would be legal because it would look nothing like a Marauder.

I don't see the point of doing it though, because it would be ugly.

If the devs want to avoid legal issues they could just make a Marauder that looks slightly different, like this:


Or this: