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[Positive Mental Attitude]

I'll be waiting on the kodiak nerf to buy this

[TheArisen]

MrEdweird, on 18 October 2016 - 03:24 PM, said:

Ha, I knew it.

And I know who's gonna model this one so it's gonna be awesome.

Now...can we please have the NightStar?

You're a good person, you know that?

[Pharmb0y]

I played MW (my first purchased PC game) and MW2 back in the day, and fairly recently discovered (happily) MWO. I'm not up on Battletech lore (sorry, don't flame me... ). :-) I pretty much have IS mechs to this point, but I'm starting to browse Clan Mechs. I have no Assault Mechs yet: What would my motivation be to buy this versus another assault like the Kodiak? (other than an early pre-order award or two)
BTW, i like the looks of the upper half but the bottom half looks like it's walking on its knees...

Edited by Pharmb0y, 19 October 2016 - 01:52 PM.

[Keyman1848]

There are better clan mechs at 90 tons. Especially not another second line mech, we need an OmniMech. We are overdue for the Blood Asp!

[Supertoad76]

cougurt, on 18 October 2016 - 05:52 PM, said:

i understand your frustration, but it's pretty unrealistic to expect a relatively small developer like PGI to create a campaign mode for a free-to-play game.

what i would really love though is some sort of co-op mode where you hold out against waves of bots. i think that's something they could reasonably do, and it would be great for people who like mechwarrior but aren't interested in competitive multiplayer.

Like Armoured Warfare's PVE kind of play... would be entertaining.

Vellron2005, on 18 October 2016 - 11:55 PM, said:

Another nice looking mech.. I always liked the "Nova" mechs, like Nova, Super Nova and Nova Cat..

Alex did a good job again (or whoever designed this).

I'm just a bit saddened that out of all the new things we need in this game, it's again more "content" a.k.a. another mech pack..

Money dun fall from the sky, the developers need revenue to continue to improve the game. Support them if you like this game.

[50 50]

VitriolicViolet, on 18 October 2016 - 07:40 PM, said:

yeah the pre-order bonuses have sucked lately, i liked getting more modules.

I would buy this IMMEDIATELY if MOAR CONTENT came out. And i mean CONTENT not maps or mechs they arent really content. as i posted elsewhere i will immediately buy TWO FULL MECH PACKS IF there is even ONE new weapon released.

Whip out your cash.
New game mode was mentioned recently.

I much prefer to see brand new mechs introduced instead of IIC variants of existing chassis. There are still quite a few that can be done on both the IS and Clan side.

With regards to new content, we don't pay for new maps, modes and upgrades to features so if you want those we need to support the development of the game and a big part of that is buying these mech packs. To get a new mech every month is something no other game is able to do and not only that, we get 6-7 variants. That's huge in terms of choice. It's like getting a new character class in an RPG with 6 different options for it. Seriously. Is there any other game out there that can compete with that?

[Rayden Wolf]

Gas Guzzler, on 19 October 2016 - 09:24 AM, said:

Ehh saying it profits from ED based an a 6cERLL build isn't really telling. Another solution would be to make 3cERLL doable without GH, but once you add a single cLPL it's back to 2. I don't think anyone would complain.

Besides that the LrgPls does 10Dmg on the pts too, the penalty would be much lower under ED than under GH. With the live dmg stats you would gain 9 extraheat. Not that big of a deal.

[Commander Harrison]

Pharmb0y, on 19 October 2016 - 01:09 PM, said:

What would my motivation be to buy this versus another assault like the Kodiak? (other than an early pre-order award or two)

Cos you can do better than be a meta try-hard

[FireStoat]

Pharmb0y, on 19 October 2016 - 01:09 PM, said:

What would my motivation be to buy this versus another assault like the Kodiak? (other than an early pre-order award or two)

As a new player like yourself, I'm settling into a clan roster and was considering my first Assault purchase. After careful review and looking this one over, my mind was made up and I decided upon the Marauder IIc deal. Being able to swap out the engine for a 375 for a 71 base speed is kind of huge. If the engine could be swapped out on this one for up to a 400, I think it would have drawn my attention.

[Pharmb0y]

Thanks for the comments. I do have a couple of Marauders, need the third to elite them. They were one of my favorites back in the day, but I struggle with the speed vs. loadout a little - tending to like my catapults better. I got singled out and downed by an Arctic Cheeter in a PUG match like an old elk last night in my MAD-BH while trying to catch up to the group... Love when everyone's on a firing line 400-500 meters ahead and i'm swinging and jumpjetting that big backside around while it's chewed off by a light. Got a few hits/alphas in to little avail (4x LPL 1 MLAS 1MG at the time, tweaked to ERLLAS MLAS AC5 since then) but felt I could have done better in my "Shotgun Sally" Cat with 2x lbx10 AC and 4xMLAS. She's a fun little pouncer and needs less precision in a laggy brawl. Might still go for the clan marauders if I can get the IS ones elited and see how they feel then...

Edited by Pharmb0y, 21 October 2016 - 11:40 AM.

[Morggo]

SIGH

As an exclusive IS pilot, this is the first time I must regrettably admit a twinge of regret and jealousy ... that beast is simply a beautiful looking mech. Kinda like the lovechild of a Marauder and Stalker.. two of my favorite mechs as it is.

BUT... I'll just have to satisfy myself melting the toys I won't have... filthy clanners

Once again, Art department has outdone itself! Cheers

[Desintegrator]

It all depends on those quirks !

If we dont get heat quirks, you can forget this Mekk !

[Kuaron]

The bad of the Supernova is coming so soon after the MAD-IIC but with much worse PO rewards.
I think, everyone wanting a bird-like Clan assault battlemech already ordered one. And ordering a second one while still waiting for the first is... meh.

Concerning the look:

Steel Raven, on 19 October 2016 - 09:39 AM, said:

Sorry but it has ALWAYS been ugly

You forgot this one:



And it's beautiful!
Much more than the pig face PGI is offering us. But let's see, maybe the ingame version will look better than the teaser art.

Edited by Kuaron, 20 October 2016 - 10:22 AM.

[Twilight Fenrir]

I've been running my Kodiak (S) like a SuperNova since I got it So I'm very happy to have this mech. And the (S) paint is GORGEOUS! The hero mech paying omage to its roots is also amazing. (The SuperNova is the King Crab IIC)

As soon as I'm not dirt poor again, I'll be pre-ordering this pack and the Hero... Looking forward to it!

[JeGGoR]

The mech looks gorgeous to me!

BUT the weapons modules were a big incentive to me. The preorder package of the Supernova is just nice, but not a great addition

Kudos to artists, still.

[Steel Raven]

Kuaron, on 20 October 2016 - 10:22 AM, said:

The bad of the Supernova is coming so soon after the MAD-IIC but with much worse PO rewards.
I think, everyone wanting a bird-like Clan assault battlemech already ordered one. And ordering a second one while still waiting for the first is... meh.

Concerning the look:



You forgot this one:



And it's beautiful!
Much more than the pig face PGI is offering us. But let's see, maybe the ingame version will look better than the teaser art.

And that was made by MekTek, who also made a better looking non-canon Orion IIC (ATMs on a Orion IIC just makes sense! ) PGI seems to be sticking closer to the canon look with the second line Clan Mechs,

The 3D model is what really matters in the end.

[MechB Kotare]

Finally. You come, after a long long time, with a content that i might actually reconsider buiyng.

And that Supernova looks quite sexy. Like rest of yours concept arts (Iglesias <3 <3)

[Aramuside]

Kuaron, on 20 October 2016 - 10:22 AM, said:

The bad of the Supernova is coming so soon after the MAD-IIC but with much worse PO rewards.
I think, everyone wanting a bird-like Clan assault battlemech already ordered one. And ordering a second one while still waiting for the first is... meh.

Concerning the look:



You forgot this one:



And it's beautiful!
Much more than the pig face PGI is offering us. But let's see, maybe the ingame version will look better than the teaser art.

Beautiful? Well I guess they do say beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Personally I much prefer the pre-order version.

[xVLFBERHxT]

Kuaron, on 20 October 2016 - 10:22 AM, said:

The bad of the Supernova is coming so soon after the MAD-IIC but with much worse PO rewards.
I think, everyone wanting a bird-like Clan assault battlemech already ordered one. And ordering a second one while still waiting for the first is... meh.

Concerning the look:



You forgot this one:



And it's beautiful!
Much more than the pig face PGI is offering us. But let's see, maybe the ingame version will look better than the teaser art.

yeah, pig face is what I got in my mind first. but i like the mech design so far

Edited by TrapJaw80, 22 October 2016 - 06:16 AM.

[Nightbird]

Like the Marauder IIC, this mech doesn't have a place under Energy Draw (ED), passing because of that.