But, in 2016 (almost 17), it just seems out of date. Now, don't get me wrong, some icons do hold up against the passage of time. I think the Davion insignia is not too brazen, and portray the "protagonist" feel quite good.
The Rasalhague is also fairly good with the simple dark on dark coloration. (And house Marik is just... America. Funny how BTech imagine a free America ruled by dictators... but whatever I guess.) But man, ALL the clans have insignia that seemed to be designed by 5 year olds. I know they are based off of the whole "Soviet Red Army" thing, but that's going way overboard. I doubt even the modern Russian armies use insignia this embarrassing.
So this is a call to forum mega artists (and I know there's a lot out there) to redesign these insignia and show off your creativity. Give these pictures a proper update into the 21st century (even though it's 31st century combat... blah, you get the idea) with edgier and modern insignia.
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This is slightly off-topic, but I've been wondering where theb33f got part of his old outro animation from, and apparently it's from this:
I think this is a far more modern take on imaging what Btech universe is like. And it's a nice departure from what Mechwarrior 4 portrays with the 80's sleeveless armor and all that campiness.
(there's a raging debate about Mechs vs Modern Military, and I think the difference in opinion really come from how they imagine the Universe. If you think along the line of DC Bruin's vision, you will totally agree that future is future, and just the concept of 31st century war machine should totally win out against our military. But I guess if you follow the school of Mechwarrior 4, then I guess I can totally see why you think you can one-shot a Mech cockpit with an M-1.)
(you can't)
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PS before we detract into another Military vs BTech thread, what I am merely saying is the feel and presentation of the different vision of Btech Universe, and how different people take Btech lore differently. Please do not talk about whether an M-1 can ont-shot a Direwolf in this thread. Go to the other one. Use the DC Bruin as inspiration for new insignia... or go a different route. Go full campiness! I just want to see what you guys can come up with!
Edited by razenWing, 10 October 2016 - 10:42 PM.