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[naterist]

gentlemen, i come here today with a dream. and that dream, is to pilot the scarabus. some of you know the greatness of which i speak, others do not. i once knew not of the scarabus, but today i have mended my wrong, and i am here to preach to all ye sinners. ask not for axrmen or berserkers, for they are not the end goal as far as melee is concerned. ask for the scarabus

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Scarabus

it is a raven sized locust, crossbred with a commando (the ecm variant), and carrying a hatchet. and it goes 162 kph.

proclaim your desire for the scarabus, melee, and more beer here.

[Tristan Winter]

Hopefully, the new collision code should put us one step closer to melee.

I too want the Scarabus! And the Axman! And a Hatamoto-Chi with a katana longer than a semi trailer.

Edit:

Scarabus light mech
Axman heavy mech
Berserker assault mech
Throw in a Buccaneer and we have a good old fashioned quad mech pack!

Edited by Tristan Winter, 10 December 2016 - 02:23 AM.

[Appogee]

I dunno. From the artwork, the Scarybus looks like it would have a huge CT.

[naterist]

well it cant be totally god mode. am i right?

[RestosIII]

Tristan Winter, on 10 December 2016 - 02:20 AM, said:

quad mech pack!

INB4 Juodas.

Edited by RestosIII, 10 December 2016 - 01:19 PM.

[Juodas Varnas]

RestosIII, on 10 December 2016 - 01:15 PM, said:

INB4 Joudas.

WHO? WHAT? WERE?!

Someone mentioned Quads?!

[Requiemking]

Juodas Varnas, on 10 December 2016 - 01:18 PM, said:

WHO? WHAT? WERE?!

Someone mentioned Quads?!

No we didn't. We are talking about mechs with hatchets, not turrets on legs.

[Juodas Varnas]

Requiemking, on 10 December 2016 - 01:24 PM, said:

No we didn't. We are talking about mechs with hatchets, not turrets on legs.

What about... QUADRUPEDS WITH MELEE WEAPONS?! (i'm pretty sure that Quadrupeds are allowed to mount certain melee weapons like Chainsaws and Dual Saws in their side-torsos)

[Requiemking]

Juodas Varnas, on 10 December 2016 - 01:28 PM, said:

What about... QUADRUPEDS WITH MELEE WEAPONS?! (i'm pretty sure that Quadrupeds are allowed to mount certain melee weapons like Chainsaws and Dual Saws in their side-torsos)

As far as I'm aware, the only ones that did were some rather junky Industrialmechs. You don't want your precious quads tainted by them, do you?

[Koniving]

naterist, on 10 December 2016 - 02:16 AM, said:

gentlemen, i come here today with a dream. and that dream, is to pilot the scarabus. some of you know the greatness of which i speak, others do not. i once knew not of the scarabus, but today i have mended my wrong, and i am here to preach to all ye sinners. ask not for axrmen or berserkers, for they are not the end goal as far as melee is concerned. ask for the scarabus

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Scarabus

it is a raven sized locust, crossbred with a commando (the ecm variant), and carrying a hatchet. and it goes 162 kph.

proclaim your desire for the scarabus, melee, and more beer here.

That's 162 kph... in Battletech?
Almost unheard of... I mean that pales the typical highest speed of 129 without masc....
Holy ****.

I don't wanna face this thing.

....*Immediately goes to face this thing using his Loader King -- aka a possible idea as to what the Roughneck was originally before it became a made up Battlemech that was derived from a made up and undefined industrial competitor for the Powerman. Might need to have two or three Loader Kings for obvious reasons..*


Also tempted to try fighting it using the Nin Kei or its Patlabor-inspired sibling that has yet to be named... some commercial grade Security Mechs I built.

....We'll see how this works out in simultaneous turn-based combat when a Locust's speed is enough to seem like teleporting... and this Scarab's speed...
Heh....
...Heh...



.....I'm screwed.

[Juodas Varnas]

Requiemking, on 10 December 2016 - 01:31 PM, said:

As far as I'm aware, the only ones that did were some rather junky Industrialmechs. You don't want your precious quads tainted by them, do you?

Chainsaws are cool though.

[Requiemking]

Juodas Varnas, on 10 December 2016 - 01:35 PM, said:

Chainsaws are cool though.

Yes, but they were mounted on Industrialmechs, which were pretty much the scum of the Battletech universe.

[Juodas Varnas]

Requiemking, on 10 December 2016 - 01:37 PM, said:

Yes, but they were mounted on Industrialmechs, which were pretty much the scum of the Battletech universe.

I take it, you're not a fan of the Roughneck

[RestosIII]

Koniving, on 10 December 2016 - 01:34 PM, said:

That's 162 kph... in Battletech?
Almost unheard of... I mean that pales the typical highest speed of 129 without masc....
Holy ****.

I don't wanna face this thing.

....*Immediately goes to face this thing using his Loader King -- aka a possible idea as to what the Roughneck was originally before it became a made up Battlemech that was derived from a made up and undefined industrial competitor for the Powerman. Might need to have two or three Loader Kings for obvious reasons..*


Also tempted to try fighting it using the Nin Kei or its Patlabor-inspired sibling that has yet to be named... some commercial grade Security Mechs I built.

....We'll see how this works out in simultaneous turn-based combat when a Locust's speed is enough to seem like teleporting... and this Scarab's speed...
Heh....
...Heh...



.....I'm screwed.

Don't forget the Firemoth that runs 162 km/h, until it activates its MASC and hits a glorious speed of 216 km/h. Speed tweak THAT! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[Requiemking]

Juodas Varnas, on 10 December 2016 - 01:38 PM, said:

I take it, you're not a fan of the Roughneck

Roughneck is fine, seeing as it is an actual battlemech with battlemech parts, and not an Industrialmech with weapons strapped to it.

[Bombast]

Requiemking, on 10 December 2016 - 01:24 PM, said:

No we didn't. We are talking about mechs with hatchets, not turrets on legs.

Did someone mention the Urbie?

[Requiemking]

Bombast, on 10 December 2016 - 01:48 PM, said:

Did someone mention the Urbie?

Nope. Turrets on legs are quads. "Trashcan with guns" is the Urbie.

[Juodas Varnas]

Requiemking, on 10 December 2016 - 01:57 PM, said:

Nope. Turrets on legs are quads. "Trashcan with guns" is the Urbie.

Honestly?
Regular mechs are closer to Turrets on Legs than Quadrupeds, since you know... They have torso-twisting ala tanks with turrets.
Quadrupeds are more like Tank-destroyers in that comparison.