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[Lolo van Trollinger]

not to forget:

MORE LIGHT MECHS

[Jullian Starfingers]

I love that one, he is ugly and make him unique, good work on design.

Edited by jujubb11, 08 September 2016 - 04:31 AM.

[Nevaran]

i DO hope it has an ECM variant...This mech has been my first memory of the first game i played ever xD

[MrEdweird]

I think people are forgetting that in some previous games, side torso explosions didnt kill XLs the same way they do in this game.

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that this made no small part of why a Bushwacker was tanky.

[Wikikomoto]

wow.. that. does NOT look like a bushwacker. why is it so tall with such stubby little arms?? literally the whole reason this mech exists is to have a low profile

[Colonel Clunge]

Domoneky, on 07 September 2016 - 11:54 AM, said:

A cash grab is still a cash grab. Don't forget what happened in 2013. Never Forget 2013

What happened in 2013?

[Rekkon]

For my money, part of the Bushwacker's essential character was its wideness. This one looks like it has an eating disorder.

[Luscious Dan]

Tennex, on 07 September 2016 - 06:31 PM, said:

Lookks so dumb from the front. Way too square way too sparce. What the ****

This was the MW4 ortho

MW4 wacker is best wacker

[Grotoiler]

CptnHero, on 07 September 2016 - 12:17 PM, said:

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THIS.... AND THIS:

Domoneky, on 07 September 2016 - 03:48 PM, said:

You must have missed the post that said I really dont have a problem with the game and that I'm simply just keeping the hate alive. In all actuality I bought pretty much every pack. All top tier clan, resistance, and the like. I do this so everyone doesnt get too happy and complacent with all this.

Spoiler

In all honesty, I'm MORE than happy to throw my mouldy, nostalgic banana-leaves at PGI. Yes, I can say it ISN'T the Mechwarrior I want, because I'm a single-player purist who only wants PvE AI botstomping (because I'm introverted that way); BUT I'm more than willing to throw them peanuts in the hopes of said goal... If someone had a half-thousand American Pesos to buy a golden-chromed mech to further that cause in my poor stead, good on them, and thank you!

On the timeline-side though (and I may be corrected), but I believe the Bushy was designed around 3048, but due to design flaws it was shelved until the Spheroids got their sausages on the schematics for the Vulture, which they back engineered to make the BSW a viable chassis...

On the art side, I must admit that it COULD be a tad more squat, and the upper body a little shorter in the rear-end (behind the arms)... BUT I still think it's a hell of a redesign...

Regardless though, looking forward to this one!

Edited by Grotoiler, 08 September 2016 - 06:53 AM.

[evea]

I can't wait to get this. Always one of my favorite mechs

[Desintegrator]

Here we go again !

Where is the pre-order ?

[Morggo]

I'm going to pick it up, of course. Non-humanoid IS mechs are what I like and drive.

BUT, I'm in the side of folks that had been waiting and expecting it to be more lore-like and follow it's design intent...shorter stance, lower wider profile, etc. Sure this may fullfil the "designed to have a smaller forward profile to make the 'Mech a harder target to hit." part of the write up. But I still would have preferred shorter, wider, squat to super thin but super tall and gangly. This, to me, looks like the non-humanoid version of the grasshopper....

But, I'll pick it up and give it a go. If anything, maybe it'll fill my niche for a ballistic/missile CRB-ish mech.

[Tordin]

Maybebaby.. I'll see what the pre order offers first before deciding.

The Bushwacker have always been a trustworthy mech in M4 Mercs when I played back then. Odd profile but that makes it quite unique. Along with the Marauder which also have these jet fighter, chicken leg features it makes them both stand out from the humanoid mechs of the IS. Also the Clans which are notorious for using jet fighter mechs with bird legs etc but they sure do have their own share of humanoid mechs as well.

I like the design. Its narrower which is a metalgod send, since you know, if you are gonna put an xl in there, you do want as little ST exposure as possible. From the looks of it, I guess piloting it like a smaller Marauder can be a clue on how good it really is or have potentional to be.

BW and MAD are head on brawlers but need to be aware of the flanks. Super tanky with STD, totally viable with XL.

[Spartan 04]

Commander A9, on 07 September 2016 - 06:12 PM, said:

Okay...I may be a huge critic of PGI...but now they have my attention!

The Battletech TV show is what got me into Mechwarrior in the first place. I even use clips from the show as part of my soundboard. Anyone who drops with me can expect Nicolai Malthus to come onto comms and declare "Now switching to enhanced imaging!"

I've been hoping for this mech for awhile now, and I'm glad it's coming.

It stands a little too high though. Much like the Linebacker, its legs should be bent at a more sharp angle so it hugs the ground tighter.

Still...this is a good first notice. I am looking forward to this mech!

Especially if it comes with the fist starburst logo of the 1st Somerset Strikers...

And a warhorn that takes clips from the TV show...

Seconded. If I ever drop with you, I am now expecting to hear that soundbite on VOIP. Just saying...

/would love a Mechwarrior miniseries a la Dune

[Implacable]

The important thing to take away from that lore post is that we need melee mechs like the Axman and Hatchetman.

[Corosar]

Talos7, on 07 September 2016 - 04:42 PM, said:

I think it was a defunct chassis that was given new life based on stolen Clan info. But I don't believe it is a true omni, IS or otherwise.

Well lore-wise. The bushwacker used the basis of the Mad Dog (Vulture) which was a stolen clan Omnimech. The only way i could see them not making the bushwacker an omnimech simply because it would confuse people too much seeing as. as far as i know anyway. Clan have always been the omnimechs and innersphere are always solid mechs. I would be very happy however if they did make the bushwacker the first inner sphere omnimech though!

[Gemini Bull]

SO. HAPPY!!!

[Greenburg Godzillas]

Interesting choice. Definitely has the fan base to be a good seller.

But, we still have a bunch of 3025/3050/ 2750 mechs left to bring out. Here's a list off the top of my head. Let me know if I missed any.

Light:
Flea
N-Thorn
Stinger/Wasp (I'd make them variants of the same chassis)
Valkyrie

Medium:
Vulcan
Assassin
Hatchetman
Merlin (if you want to go weirdly old school)
Scorpion (probably hard to do a quad)

Heavy:
Axeman
Ostol/Otroc

Assault:
Charger
Thug/Hatomoto Chi
Marauder II

[BlackDeathLegion]

I will WAIT for this mech to be out for CBILLS! Not spending $20/40/60 bucks on ****. **** that!!!!

[Steel Raven]

So everyone wants a WIDER Bushwacker in THIS game!?

I loved the Bushwacker in MW4 but I also liked the gameplay more. In MWO, the thinner is better.