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[dervishx5]

Interesting that people aren't talking about how this ends the 3053 limit.

Because it doesn't. The Bushwacker came out in 3053.

[FupDup]

dervishx5, on 06 September 2016 - 12:33 PM, said:

Interesting that people aren't talking about how this ends the 3053 limit.

Because it doesn't. The Bushwacker came out in 3053.

The 3053 limit ended when the Kodiak added variants outside of that range.

[Gas Guzzler]

Alistair Winter, on 06 September 2016 - 12:14 PM, said:

Does it offer anything new and interesting in terms of builds?

3 AC5s with XL engine maybe? Pretty nasty for a medium.

[dervishx5]

FupDup, on 06 September 2016 - 12:34 PM, said:

The 3053 limit ended when the Kodiak added variants outside of that range.

No it didn't (and by that logic technically the Shadowcat already broke that barrier). The chassis was designed before 3053.

[Quicksilver Aberration]

Gas Guzzler, on 06 September 2016 - 12:35 PM, said:

3 AC5s with XL engine maybe? Pretty nasty for a medium.

Doesn't leave much room for ammo unless you drop below an XL 255 which is dangerously low.

[dervishx5]

Also it will be shaped like a Crab. One of those mechs where you want to keep your torso facing the enemy.

[RestosIII]

dervishx5, on 06 September 2016 - 12:38 PM, said:

Also it will be shaped like a Crab. One of those mechs where you want to keep your torso facing the enemy.

MAD face-tanking for daaaaays.

[DSA Cassandra]

*sighs*

This is the one mech i told my team I would be willing to buy because I rocked MWL Solaris with it ( 3 light machine guns, a heavy medium laser, ac 10 and some srms ) ( having never bought anything bar about £10 worth of MC) and... I'm going to pass on this. I currently have so little faith in PGI that they will screw this mech up somehow, some way and spoil my memories of it.

[Gas Guzzler]

Quicksilver Kalasa, on 06 September 2016 - 12:37 PM, said:

Doesn't leave much room for ammo unless you drop below an XL 255 which is dangerously low.

Yeah.. I didn't do the math. I just thought maybe...

I mean 81 kph with tweak isn't terrible for a 3AC5 medium. It should be supplementing something bigger anyway.

[Archangel.84]

Mole, on 06 September 2016 - 12:32 PM, said:

I'd buy the Bushwhacker if I had some assurance we'd get another light soon. I am a bit of a Bushwhacker fanboy. But I simply refuse to give PGI any more money until they give me a new light 'mech to play with. It's totally ridiculous that we've had 13 'mechs added or planned to be added to this game and not a single one of them is a light. I want to buy the Bushwacker, I do, but I'm not shelling out any more cash until I get a new light 'mech.

Can somebody point this out to Tina or Russ? Give pepole some kind of assurance that we'll be getting lights at some point?

Because agreed. I'm not even some kind of light expert, mediums are really my favorite weight class. But it's an incredibly obnoxious pattern, when the whole given reason for going to single mech packs was to have more flexibility for people to pick and choose what they want, that PGI has ignored an entire class of mechs for over a year of releases. I want to buy the Bushwhacker, really I do. But...

Edited by Archangel.84, 06 September 2016 - 12:49 PM.

[Clownwarlord]

[Damien Tokala]

They're reluctant to do light mechs because they either become the next ******** overpowered meta, or they become the next mist lynx.

[dervishx5]

Damien Tokala, on 06 September 2016 - 01:02 PM, said:

They're reluctant to do light mechs because they either become the next ******** overpowered meta, or they become the next mist lynx.

By not releasing light mechs because they won't be as financially successful it shows that PGI is doing just fine and is definitely not in trouble.

Edited by dervishx5, 06 September 2016 - 01:05 PM.

[RestosIII]

Damien Tokala, on 06 September 2016 - 01:02 PM, said:

They're reluctant to do light mechs because they either become the next ******** overpowered meta, or they become the next mist lynx.

Now, I'll have you know, the Mist Lynx is a wonderful mech that doesn't need any buffing. I mean, look at the damage and kills I got with my highest score matches in my Mist Lynx A lore build! Absolutely ridiculous!

[The Zohan]

Really? Out of all the chassis that they could have picked they chose this? I hated the Bushwacker on the first sight, just like the Cyclops, both in TT and videogames. So no money from me.

[RestosIII]

The Zohan, on 06 September 2016 - 01:07 PM, said:

Really? Out of all the chassis that they could have picked they chose this? I hated the Bushwacker on the first sight, just like the Cyclops, both in TT and videogames. So no money from me.

Is it because you're salty that Bushwackers helped crush Smoke Jaguar's futile efforts at the end of the war?

[dervishx5]

The Zohan, on 06 September 2016 - 01:07 PM, said:

Really? Out of all the chassis that they could have picked they chose this? I hated the Bushwacker on the first sight, just like the Cyclops, both in TT and videogames. So no money from me.

Yes, how dare PGI not take you, of all people, into consideration. Very selfish of them.

[The Zohan]

RestosIII, on 06 September 2016 - 01:09 PM, said:

Is it because you're salty that Bushwackers helped crush Smoke Jaguar's futile efforts at the end of the war?

Not quite I just hate look.

dervishx5, on 06 September 2016 - 01:10 PM, said:

Yes, how dare PGI not take you, of all people, into consideration. Very selfish of them.

Amen brother. I feel better now, knowing at least you know whats up.

Edited by The Zohan, 06 September 2016 - 01:15 PM.

[Alistair Winter]

Gas Guzzler, on 06 September 2016 - 12:35 PM, said:

3 AC5s with XL engine maybe? Pretty nasty for a medium.

You could do 3AC5s with XL250 and have 4 tons of ammo + whatever you get if you shave off extra armour. It's not fantastic, it's a bit too close to the danger zone.

You could do 3AC2 which may be better when ED replaces Ghost heat. But I don't know.

I just realized that there aren't a lot of canon variants anyway, so PGI is likely to just invent a bunch of variants with ECM, 9 ballistic hardpoints or whatever else they feel like.

[Rock Roller]

Maybe they could be induced to release a Wasp, Stinger and Valkrie package soon. I really am having trouble buying a new medium, heavy or assault.

I prefer mediums and lights. I have the PHX mastered, the Viper almost done. Just added the hunch IIC trio half done already and have the Huntsman incoming. Add this to most of the IS mediums and shadow cats in my garage... my heavys have plenty of representation as well.

Pirahna or Incubus or locust IIc works for me as well.