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[Hidirian]

Where is it? Will it have 8 ballistic (2/2/2/2) hard points? Or will it be 4 ballistic hard points (1/1/1/1)?

Post what you think it might become.

[MechaBattler]

How is the King Crab these days? What with the Kodiak face eating everything..

[Bombast]

Two ideas -

Introduce the KGC-010 as a hero. This is less then ideal, because I would prefer it as a regular mech, but that seems unlikely at this point. A PPC in each Side Torso, LB 10-X cannons in the arms. Star League era model.

Better Idea - Do the reverse of the Supernova. While the Supernova hero took an energy heavy, arm based chassis (based on the King Crab)and put cannon in it instead, the King Crab could put a bunch of energy hard points in the arms. Would probably be trash, but it's a King Crab, so it's kind of already half way to the dump anyway.

[The6thMessenger]

The6thMessenger, on 19 September 2016 - 09:57 PM, said:

KGC-B0531 "PULSAR"

Quirks:
TORSO TURN RATE (YAW): +35.00 %
ARMOR BONUS (LA): +17.00
ARMOR BONUS (RA): +17.00

New Quirks
BALLISTIC COOLDOWN: -10%
LBX SPREAD: -10.00 %
LBX COOLDOWN: -5.00 %
ENERGY RANGE: +15.00 %
ENERGY HEAT GENERATION: -10.00 %
PPC VELOCITY: +40.00 %
PPC HEAT GENERATION: -10.00 %

[WhineyThePoo]

Didnt bishop make one of these already? Perhaps someone can dig it up?

[Hidirian]

The6thMessenger, on 06 January 2017 - 06:39 PM, said:

Oh god no, plz no... an energy King Crab would be the worst King Crab ever.

Edited by Hidirian, 06 January 2017 - 06:43 PM.

[The6thMessenger]

WhineyThePoo, on 06 January 2017 - 06:42 PM, said:

Didnt bishop make one of these already? Perhaps someone can dig it up?

Methinks you're referring to Deputy Dawg.

[Bombast]

WhineyThePoo, on 06 January 2017 - 06:42 PM, said:

Didnt bishop make one of these already? Perhaps someone can dig it up?

This one?

Bishop Steiner, on 23 April 2016 - 09:28 AM, said:

Say hello to the "Kaiju"

The custom ride of of Bandit King Hopper Morrison, of Morrison's Extractors infamy


On the top of the KGC's carapace is a pair of Donal PPCs on the RT and a Von Ryan Railgun Gauss Rifle on the left. This allows it to attack at long range from a "hull down" position, further protected by a Guardian ECM suite, making return fire difficult.

Once the enemy is worn down, Hopper closes and unleashes his lower mounted, close range fury.
In each arm is a pair of advanced tech Artemis guided SRM4, each with 25 reloads. in the CT, in the KGC's "mouth" is a pair of Medium Lasers.


Yes, it shoudl be in game available, but let's not waste a Hero slot on a stock variant, please

[Spheroid]

The KC is obsolete. It has been for quite some time.

[WhineyThePoo]

Bombast, on 06 January 2017 - 06:46 PM, said:

This one?

Thats the one

[Hidirian]

WhineyThePoo, on 06 January 2017 - 06:48 PM, said:

Thats the one

Can't use that one cause of the Artemis IV FCS' and 3075 timeline. Not to mention that you can already basically do that build with a normal 0000 KCrab.

Edited by Hidirian, 06 January 2017 - 07:06 PM.

[Bombast]

Hidirian, on 06 January 2017 - 06:56 PM, said:

Can't use that one cause of the Artemis IV FCS' and 3075 timeline. Not to mention that you can already basically do that build with a normal 0000 KCrab.

...Why exactly is Artemis a disqualifier?

Edited by Bombast, 06 January 2017 - 07:07 PM.

[Hidirian]

Bombast, on 06 January 2017 - 07:07 PM, said:

...Why exactly is Artemis a disqualifier?

Err you're right I was thinking of Arrow IV, heh. Still 3075 though.

[WhineyThePoo]

Hidirian, on 06 January 2017 - 06:56 PM, said:

Can't use that one cause of the Artemis IV FCS' and 3075 timeline. Not to mention that you can already basically do that build with a normal 0000 KCrab.

I am pretty sure Artemis is in game. None of my KCrabs have missiles in the arms, ballistics in the side and lasers in the ct! But yes you can pretty much build one already, I have done so, it was quite fun. But that is true for many a hero mech, considering we have a mech lab.

-Edit-
Yeah almost forgot, none of my KCrabs have an ecm!

Edited by WhineyThePoo, 06 January 2017 - 07:12 PM.

[Bombast]

Hidirian, on 06 January 2017 - 07:10 PM, said:

Err you're right I was thinking of Arrow IV, heh. Still 3075 though.

3075 is just the default year for the mech creator Bishop used.

[SlippnGriff]

The6thMessenger, on 06 January 2017 - 06:39 PM, said:

that minus the ppc quirks would be cool

[Hit the Deck]

Hidirian, on 06 January 2017 - 06:32 PM, said:

Where is it? Will it have 8 ballistic (2/2/2/2) hard points? Or will it be 4 ballistic hard points (1/1/1/1)?
....

That would make it better than the other variants which is a NO NO for something locked behind paywall.

[Hidirian]

WhineyThePoo, on 06 January 2017 - 07:11 PM, said:

I am pretty sure Artemis is in game. None of my KCrabs have missiles in the arms, ballistics in the side and lasers in the ct! But yes you can pretty much build one already, I have done so, it was quite fun. But that is true for many a hero mech, considering we have a mech lab.

-Edit-
Yeah almost forgot, none of my KCrabs have an ecm!

That build just moves around some hard points of the 0000 and adds ECM. Not really hero Mech quality. The King Crabs only good point is that it does ballistics and it does them well, I'd like to see a super ballistic King Crab, heh. As far as quirks go for a hero King Crab that IDK about as the new pilot tree changes everything. : /

Hit the Deck, on 06 January 2017 - 07:20 PM, said:

That would make it better than the other variants which is a NO NO for something locked behind paywall.

Uhh, have you seen some of the Hero mechs that are only available though MC? Quite a few of them are better than their other variants.

[Bombast]

Hidirian, on 06 January 2017 - 07:22 PM, said:

Uhh, have you seen some of the Hero mechs that are only available though MC? Quite a few of them are better than their other variants.

Which is generally viewed as a bad thing to be avoided, not something to ask for and encourage. Since locking the best mechs behind a paywall is dangerously close to Pay2Win. Or, you know... just is Pay2Win.

Edited by Bombast, 06 January 2017 - 07:31 PM.

[Hidirian]

Bombast, on 06 January 2017 - 07:30 PM, said:

Which is generally viewed as a bad thing to be avoided, not something to ask for and encourage. Since locking the best mechs behind a paywall is dangerously close to Pay2Win. Or, you know... just is Pay2Win.

Every Variant of the King Crab is good, I just want a mainly ballistic one. If you can think of another way to make a hero variant without making it have more ballistic hps(cause its a ballistic mech) I'd like to see what you can propose, and as I said the kaiju one isn't good at all.. no one would buy it.