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[Juodas Varnas]

Easiest question ever.
There's only one answer to it and it's extremely obvious.
It's the SCORPION.

[RestosIII]

Juodas Varnas, on 27 November 2016 - 10:24 AM, said:

Easiest question ever.
There's only one answer to it and it's extremely obvious.
It's the SCORPION.

Out of the quads, I prefer these.

Stalking Spider


Goliath

[razenWing]

How is EBJ not mentioned yet? Just for that, I declared all opinions before mine worthless. Go back to your precious little Inner Sphere, you pansy Free Birth!

[SoloidSnake]

Shadow Cat in my humble opinion. It has a very practical "Hunter-Killer" look about it. Though the cockpit gives it a nose, it always reminded me of the ED-209 Droid Mech from RoboCop. It moves very elegantly in MWO, surprisingly.

I've always been a fan of chicken-leg Mechs, I'm pretty biased.

[WrathOfDeadguy]

The Phoenix Hawk is my standout favorite in MWO. It's just got so much classic awesomeness to it. Also kind of reminds me of some of the Jaegers from Pacific Rim, which I'm sure was intentional since that and Battletech share a lot of the same design influences from old school giant mecha anime. About 70% of the reason I love driving the thing is superficial appearance. I can never feel like a loser running around in something that cool looking.

Then in no particular order, for a million reasons:

Commando
Urbanmech- all of them, but especially the R63(S). Also, best cockpit interior ever.
Adder
Panther- so much style it hurts.
Wolfhound
Centurion- best improvement over original design.
Crab
Hunchback- chunky, mean, and awesome.
Hunchback IIC
Rifleman- my pick for sexiest 'Mech before the PXH came out.
Archer
Warhammer
Black Knight
Marauder
Zeus
Atlas- but only the loyalty AS7-S; it really nails the 'as gruesome and foreboding as possible' part.
King Crab- sucker just looks mean in the best possible way.

For some reason none of the Clan heavies or assaults really reach out and grab me- not the way they did in other MW titles. Also, some of the designs that were among my favorites in past games (like the Shadow Cat, Mad Dog, and Awesome) kinda make me want to punch babies whenever I see them because they just don't feel 'right' to me. The Kodiak almost makes my list, but I just don't think it looks angry enough.

[RestosIII]

WrathOfDeadguy, on 27 November 2016 - 10:37 AM, said:

The Phoenix Hawk is my standout favorite in MWO. It's just got so much classic awesomeness to it. Also kind of reminds me of some of the Jaegers from Pacific Rim, which I'm sure was intentional since that and Battletech share a lot of the same design influences from old school giant mecha anime. About 70% of the reason I love driving the thing is superficial appearance. I can never feel like a loser running around in something that cool looking.

Then in no particular order, for a million reasons:

Commando
Urbanmech- all of them, but especially the R63(S). Also, best cockpit interior ever.
Adder
Panther- so much style it hurts.
Wolfhound
Centurion- best improvement over original design.
Crab
Hunchback- chunky, mean, and awesome.
Hunchback IIC
Rifleman- my pick for sexiest 'Mech before the PXH came out.
Archer
Warhammer
Black Knight
Marauder
Zeus
Atlas- but only the loyalty AS7-S; it really nails the 'as gruesome and foreboding as possible' part.
King Crab- sucker just looks mean in the best possible way.

For some reason none of the Clan heavies or assaults really reach out and grab me- not the way they did in other MW titles. Also, some of the designs that were among my favorites in past games (like the Shadow Cat, Mad Dog, and Awesome) kinda make me want to punch babies whenever I see them because they just don't feel 'right' to me. The Kodiak almost makes my list, but I just don't think it looks angry enough.

My main complaint about the Phoenix Hawk is the double laser pistol barrel situation. PGI still needs to fix that already.

[Bombast]

Juodas Varnas, on 27 November 2016 - 10:24 AM, said:

Easiest question ever.
There's only one answer to it and it's extremely obvious.
It's the SCORPION.

Wait, we're allowed to mention non-MWO mechs?

Well then, I change my mind!

[a gaijin]

I won't post images because you all either know these already or already have better images than mine.

As a traditionalist, my list will be very predictable:

• Timber Wolves that have at least one LRM15 or 20 in each side torso because...doh!
  
• All Summoners. Period.
  
• Novas. Since MW2 it was love at first sight.Just a cool looking mech.
  
• Adders. Hated how it looked in MW3, love how it looks in MWO.
  
• Ravens. First encountered during Ghost Bear's Legacy, a classic ECM/ECCM/sigint mech that looks good while doing it.
  
• Griffins. First saw these in MWO and you can tell from the advanced design that "it must be from Japan. Yea...definitely Japanese"
  
• Hunchback 4G and 4SP. A small mech that can punch an Assault mech in the face and look cool while doing it.
  
• Centurions. Admit it -- they just look intimidating! And aesthetically pleasing.
  
• Catapult-C1 (F). It just looks cool. Catapults always have.
  
• Dragons. One of House Kurita's better looking designs. Honor the Dragon!
  
• Thunderbolts. Who doesn't love the precursor to the Summoner?
  
• Maulers. How could anyone not love the mech that covered the box of MechWarrior 2 Mercenaries?!
  
• AS7-D (Especially the Founder's variant). Its looks have aged very well and it looks remain intimidating despite the passing of years. I hate to say this but I wish the Clans had an assault mech matching the sheer aura of the Atlas. I see Kodiaks/Dire Wolves I know to use caution but the Atlas's looks still carry that "Oh Shít!!" factor.

Many other mechs looks really nice too, don't get me wrong, but the above mechs I honestly would rather just look at than shoot at.

[Dingo Battler]

how come no one mentioned the face of mechwarrior - the timberwolf?

Don't think there's anything that comes close in terms of design. Its an icon.

for me,

1) Timby
2) King Crab
3) Atlas - The original is dog ugly, but the MWO looks cool and scary. Plus its the face of battletech.

[visionGT4]

MWO Rifleman with dual uac5, under barrel las0rz with a chest full of more las0rz is my dayyyyyyum that looks sweet mech.

But it goes without saying that the Warhammer is the Greatest Of All Time.

[Vellron2005]

Timberwolf for me.. It's always been a poster child for all a Mechwarrior should be.

Also, Blood Asp and Templar..

[El Bandito]

KBurn85, on 27 November 2016 - 10:14 PM, said:

how come no one mentioned the face of mechwarrior - the timberwolf?

Don't think there's anything that comes close in terms of design. Its an icon.

MWO's Timberwolf doesn't suit my taste. Something was lost in the transition.

[Bombast]

KBurn85, on 27 November 2016 - 10:14 PM, said:

how come no one mentioned the face of mechwarrior - the timberwolf?

Probably because MWO's Mad Cat looks like someone left it out in the sun for too long, and it's missile pods have melted into it's body.

[Brizna]

[jjm1]

No one even mentioned Warhawk? I am disappoint.

I just spent the past week repainting it. That's how much I like it.

[Shiroi Tsuki]

jjm1, on 28 November 2016 - 05:21 AM, said:

No one even mentioned Warhawk? I am disappoint.

I just spent the past week repainting it. That's how much I like it.

OH KHALA

razenWing, on 27 November 2016 - 10:28 AM, said:

How is EBJ not mentioned yet? Just for that, I declared all opinions before mine worthless. Go back to your precious little Inner Sphere, you pansy Free Birth!

I honestly don't like the MWO Couldron Borns. They just seem way too out of proportion imho, Concept art looks great though

Bombast, on 27 November 2016 - 10:40 AM, said:

Wait, we're allowed to mention non-MWO mechs?

Well then, I change my mind!

[Cy Mitchell]

Here are the ones that I find most visually appealing:

From previous MechWarrior titles:
Timberwolf
Mad Cat
Atlas
Bushwacker

From MWO:
Hellbringer
Nova
Rifleman

Not in game but love the look:
Uziel

[C E Dwyer]

For pure in game looks the Cataphract.

Highlander is close

In all mediums The Victor, most days, but sometimes the original look of the Battle Master

Both of which are pretty bad looking in MWO

[Navy Sixes]

[DaZur]

At the moment... IMHO the most appealing to me strictly from a nostalgia standpoint is the Rifleman.

Someday in the future I hope to say the same for the Novacat!