316 replies to this topic

[B0oN]

Yellonet, on 04 August 2016 - 11:36 AM, said:

When do we get a new IS mech?

Cyclops ?

[Bishop Steiner]

FupDup, on 04 August 2016 - 11:56 AM, said:

RIP Wubhawk.

RIP Omnis.
As Clan BattleMechs with good profiles and hardpoint locations roll out, the locked Core Omnis will pretty much all end up screwed in MinMax land. Which I knew would happen even before Clans were launched. Pretty stupid since Omnis are supposed to be the tip of the spear, militarily.

B0oN, on 04 August 2016 - 12:23 PM, said:

Cyclops ?

NEW

Cyclops is old news

Captain Luffy, on 04 August 2016 - 12:13 PM, said:

Um where is it confirmed? Not that I don't trust you Bishop, but I don't.

Gosh, a pity I don't care.

But maybe try Russ's twitter acct?

K. Bye.

[Metus regem]

CK16, on 04 August 2016 - 12:17 PM, said:

Yea, is it the II or IIC for sure?

If it's the II, then the hard points in the picture don't match up.

MAD II:

2x ERPPC
2 x MLas
1 x LB-10

[Bishop Steiner]

Battlemaster56, on 04 August 2016 - 12:21 PM, said:

Or the can have 4 mech pack every three months, and between the 3 months we can release singles of whatever mech the playerbase votes on, it seems like a flawless marketing plan tbh.

4 mech packs...please, never again.

[Gas Guzzler]

Quicksilver Kalasa, on 04 August 2016 - 11:36 AM, said:

It's too bad they made assault energy boats bad.

Just wait until Ghost Heat 2.0 hits!

[Ghogiel]

Bishop Steiner, on 04 August 2016 - 11:35 AM, said:

Meh.

Sadly that's my reaction. One of my fave mechs too.

[Steve Pryde]

Ah, there it is, the better Warhawk.

[Kaveli]

I personally like 100 ton assault Clan mechs in the new mech pack style. I feel like I get the best value. I'm just hoping they make the first 3 variants + hero unique enough that you don't feel like you need to buy the reinforcement pack for max optimization. The Kodiak pack to me as been the best bang for your buck value they offered us in a long time.

P.S by value I mean Cash-> Cbill cost.

[Clownwarlord]

Prosperity Park, on 04 August 2016 - 12:17 PM, said:

It's Russ's new Twitter icon. He uses the most recent Mech to be announced as his Twitter icon, by default.

Wow twitter, which is free instead of using the mwomercs website which PGI spends money. Great business plan there.

[Vlad Striker]

Why not Devastator or Crusader?

[Bishop Steiner]

Vlad Striker, on 04 August 2016 - 12:42 PM, said:

Why not Devastator or Crusader?

ask Russ, not me.

[Ghogiel]

Vlad Striker, on 04 August 2016 - 12:42 PM, said:

Why not Devastator or Crusader?

Forgot that even existed. I'd probably buy it.

[Steve Pryde]

Vlad Striker, on 04 August 2016 - 12:42 PM, said:

Why not Devastator or Crusader?

Both mechs will be doa, first because of low engine cap and 2nd cause of missile hardpoints in legs. No one wants something like this in MWO and yeah, I loved the Crusader in table top.

[Metus regem]

Steve Pryde, on 04 August 2016 - 12:45 PM, said:

Both mechs will be doa, first because of low engine cap and 2nd cause of missile hardpoints in legs. No one wants something like this in MWO and yeah, I loved the Crusader in table top.

The Devastator packs a 300 series engine, so same engine cap as an Atlas, as the Atlas comes stock with a 300 series engine.

The Leg missiles on the crusader would be move to ST's, just like how on the Cicada the leg MG's were moved to ST.

[Moonlight Grimoire]

Steve Pryde, on 04 August 2016 - 12:45 PM, said:

Both mechs will be doa, first because of low engine cap and 2nd cause of missile hardpoints in legs. No one wants something like this in MWO and yeah, I loved the Crusader in table top.

We have mechs now that had missile hard points in the legs, they just got shifted into their respective ST's. And I would like the Crusader as well, like it on the tabletop as well. It is also one of the most common mechs in the inner sphere. Plus being "DOA" doesn't mean anything in MWO, plenty of mechs have been called that and got released anyways.

[SneekiBreeki]

Ugh...

Why, why did they have to go for the reseen design? ;w;

[Tyler Valentine]

If I wasted money on things that I could get for free a few months later I would definitely buy this. Orion iic and Highlander iic are my two favorite mechs currently. I know, I'm weird.

When does it release for cbills!?

[Metus regem]

Marack Drock the Unicorn Wizard, on 04 August 2016 - 12:49 PM, said:

All hail the brilliance of PGI's balance. And by hail I mean take a piss on it. They ****** up omnis so badly it is unreal. Omni mechs are something that was so amazing that the Inner Sphere ended up having to make their own using Clan tech (such as Avatar).

But that makes no sense in this game given that Clan Omnis suck balls.

And it's all due to too open of a mech lab, Battle mechs were given too much freedom, with out any of the TT restrictions.

Omni's have all the TT restrictions...


I've been saying it for a long time...


Battle mechs should have:

• Locked internal structure type
  
• locked engine size
  
• locked engine type
  
• locked hard point locations
  
• locked hard point types
  
• sized hard points
  
• locked equipment

Omni Mechs should have:

• Locked structure type
  
• locked armour type
  
• locked engine type
  
• locked engine size
  
• locked hard point locations
  
• locked equipment

I say that, as sometimes the major differance between battle mech variants is something as simple as engine size, or structure type. As it stands I can take a CN9-D and turn it into a CN9-A, or I can take a CN9-A and almost make it a CN9-D in every way but engine size, that should never been allowed to pass.

[FupDup]

Metus regem, on 04 August 2016 - 12:54 PM, said:

And it's all due to too open of a mech lab, Battle mechs were given too much freedom, with out any of the TT restrictions.

Omni's have all the TT restrictions...


I've been saying it for a long time...


Battle mechs should have:

• Locked internal structure type
  
• locked engine size
  
• locked engine type
  
• locked hard point locations
  
• locked hard point types
  
• sized hard points
  
• locked equipment

Omni Mechs should have:

• Locked structure type
  
• locked armour type
  
• locked engine type
  
• locked engine size
  
• locked hard point locations
  
• locked equipment

I say that, as sometimes the major differance between battle mech variants is something as simple as engine size, or structure type. As it stands I can take a CN9-D and turn it into a CN9-A, or I can take a CN9-A and almost make it a CN9-D in every way but engine size, that should never been allowed to pass.

So basically, most battlemechs become massively inferior to Omnimechs. You also just caused things like forcing Commandos to go 97 kph and forcing Centurions to go 64 kph. Almost every Inner Sphere mech loses Endo Steel. Etc.

It also reduces flavor by making customization almost identical between both mech types.

Edited by FupDup, 04 August 2016 - 12:57 PM.

[Suko]

I would probably buy this mechpack if the Cbill boost variant was the one w/ JumpJets. However, it looks like the stock variant does not have the JJs. Bummer.