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[Odanan]

InnerSphereNews, on 08 November 2016 - 01:25 PM, said:

Those are some nice hardpoint locations!

[Matt Newman]

LTG Renner, on 09 November 2016 - 10:55 AM, said:

There wouldn't happen to be a nice employee at PGI willing to go out of their way to post a larger image of the.... COUNTDOWN TO LINEBACKER RELEASE Image without the text on it.?

Because you asked so nicely.

[Talos7]

The more I look at it the more I like it. Still not sold on the lack of podspace, but its something that will make its way into my stable of 'mechs.

Speaking of how it looks. The in-game version looks just like an Astartes Terminator/Centurion.. I cant be the only one who sees this.

Edited by Talos7, 09 November 2016 - 12:21 PM.

[TercieI]

Talos7, on 09 November 2016 - 12:17 PM, said:

The more I look at it the more I like it. Still not sold on the lack of podspace, but its something that will make its way into my stable of 'mechs.

Speaking of how it looks. The in-game version looks just like an Astartes Terminator/Centurion.. I cant be the only one who sees this.

Hey, look, it's one of COMA's mechs!

[xeromynd]

Linebacker looks super cool, and hopefully will perform nicely.

Also:


Look at that title....u ok there PGI?? Hit the bottle too hard last night?

[C E Dwyer]

We haven't seen the size of it yet, might be interesting for good or bad..

[CK16]

Those are nice, but we also get the Wave 1 heros. Can we get screens of each of those here soon as well? Why no count down for them? Could some on at PGI be kind enough to post a count down like thread for them as well?

[Odanan]

CK16, on 09 November 2016 - 01:57 PM, said:

Those are nice, but we also get the Wave 1 heros. Can we get screens of each of those here soon as well? Why no count down for them? Could some on at PGI be kind enough to post a count down like thread for them as well?

I miss the lore and blueprint for the Linebacker too... will those be released before the mech's arrival?

[Talos7]

Odanan, on 09 November 2016 - 02:30 PM, said:

I miss the lore and blueprint for the Linebacker too... will those be released before the mech's arrival?

+1 on this. I was curious as well

[Ukos]

I am hoping for about Catapult sized (at a far stretch) and hopefully with some nice maneuverability quirks in particular accel/deccel as I am seeing this mech as a flanking unit.

[grendeldog]

This mech looks so badass - looks scary coming at you!

Modeling folks did an AMAZING job!

Edited by grendeldog, 09 November 2016 - 06:26 PM.

[Aramuside]

Looks much better than the original shots, though I do just think Timberwolf when I look at it for some reason.

[Jason Red Death]

It will all come down to hitboxes. If they are good, this can be the clan thunderbolt equivalent. High alpha at close range: Go in fast, fire all you have and hide again.

[Koniving]

WHALE she blows there, Cap'in!

[Lizardman from Hollywood]

Pretty sad when a 40t assassin going the same speed and having 4jj STILL has 3nmore tons of free tonnage than this thing does.

[Jingseng]

The kicker??

Come on, really?

[grendeldog]

One thing I do notice about this mech is that massive codpiece, just like with the Executioner. If that's all CT as I expect then shooting it in the balls will be a surefire tactic.

Then again with the size of the 'nose' - especially horizontally - if that's all CT as well you'd not need to shoot it in the crotch as the face would do fine.

Edited by grendeldog, 10 November 2016 - 10:31 AM.

[Luscious Dan]

Yep that's why people keep saying hitboxes matter. It looks like it might be super easy to target any torso section you want on this guy.

Presumably some of the chin on this mech is ST, as the lasers can be mounted there on some variants.

Edited by Luscious Dan, 10 November 2016 - 11:17 AM.

[Cy Mitchell]

Cathy, on 09 November 2016 - 01:45 PM, said:

We haven't seen the size of it yet, might be interesting for good or bad..

Phil said on the NGNG podcast last night that it was smaller (shorter?) than the EBJ.

Edited by Rampage, 10 November 2016 - 11:43 AM.

[Aramuside]

Rampage, on 10 November 2016 - 11:40 AM, said:

Phil said on the NGNG podcast last night that it was smaller (shorter?) than the EBJ.

That would be reasonable.