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[KrocodockleTheBooBoxLoader-GetIn]

I spent $12 on Pixel Priveteers and am enjoying it immensely

[spud35]

MovinTarget, on 28 February 2017 - 05:58 AM, said:

All of this. SO MUCH!

I actually want to park it in that little side-nook on Mining Collective where its pitch black, power down... waiting for a mech to try to sneak by... fire up the lights and get into hot pursuit!



...at 36kph...

Can someone at PGI please confirm that the lights on the K9 will have some utility?

YEAH WE NEED A ROAD BLOCK NOW HE'S STILL RUNNING!!!

K-9 + St. Ives Blues? a Dynamic Duo of Mechs to chase down the Clans?

Edited by spud35, 28 February 2017 - 06:17 AM.

[Jamico]

Before I installed the game, the Atlas was my favorite mech because...it's an Atlas. I wanted to like the Boar's Head and buy it, but didn't because I didn't like the hard points. They don't fit my playstyle. My current favorite mech is the champion King Crab, with it's dual AC 20's. Oh, what I would do for a hero of one of those. When I first saw the ad for this new King Crab hero, I nearly hit the ceiling. Then I saw that's it's name, Kaiju, and paint were an ode to Godzilla, and I was about to look
for the Purchase button. Then I saw the hard points, and I sank back to Earth. Nevermind. I guess I won't buy this for the same reason I didn't buy the Boar's Head. Why is there no 100 ton IS hero (or special) that can mount dual AC 20's? Actually, I would consider buying this if there was some sort of heavy flamer, and you could mount it in the head, and it shot out of it's mouth. GODZILLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!

[itsGreyspot]

spud35, on 28 February 2017 - 05:43 AM, said:

I don't know much about the King Crab lore but.... Kaiju? Realy?

I looked the pilot up on Sarna. Looks like it's in theme with the unit.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Greenburg's_Godzillas

[Willothius]

Jay Leon Hart, on 27 February 2017 - 12:24 PM, said:

URB with more cuteness? YES
CRB with Ballistics? YES
MAL with Ballistic arms and Energy torsos? YES
KGC with Energy arms and Ballistic torsos? YES

USB doesn't need any more explanation. It's perfect.
CRB could be fun, wouldn't even have needed the missiles actually, and those tiny claw arms are great Just hope the arms are not too low.
MAL could be interesting, but those arms are quite low, so it's kinda forcing the emphasis on lasers/SRMS, which in turn it lacks a bit of speed for..
KGC looks like most interesting of the bunch; plenty of laserpower, and HIGH shoulder mounted ballistics?!

Nice to see these all add something new, without actually deviating too much from their chassis' trademark features. Good job.

Edited by Willothius, 28 February 2017 - 07:12 AM.

[Gas Guzzler]

Ramrod AI, on 27 February 2017 - 07:36 PM, said:

The Grasshopper? Great another 2 PPC 1 Gauss Rifle mech. God forbid anybody use any other weapons system. Oh well at least they'd be running an IS XL.

Quit your bitching, people run all sorts of ****.

Its great the IS gets to have a slightly better 2PPC Gauss platform than the CTF-3D.

[Gas Guzzler]

Wintersdark, on 27 February 2017 - 12:13 PM, said:

MASC Brawler Zeus = IS Spiritbear. Can't wait to see how it pans out in practice. MASC is so awesome for that kind of short range hammer-blow loadout; you can get close under cover, and sprint insanely fast into face-kicking range.

Pretty happy I can pick it up without having to buy two other Zeus's I don't want.

The only problems are weird hardpoint layout and quite a bit softer than the Spirit Bear. Based on early theory crafting, it won't be much faster than the Spirit Bear. I forgot how IS MASC IV compares to Clan MASC IV, but base speed is 74 with an LB10, 4 SRM6w/art, MASC, 13 DHS, XL340. It will probably hit almost as hard as the Spirit Bear, you lose on the AC but IS SRMs are a bit better, but no shield arms, less armor, less structure... don't get me wrong, it will be fun, and I can say right now I will probably be buying it, but I don't think it will really hold a candle to the Spirit Bear.

[Gray5tone]

Dangit PGI!!! My New Year's Resolution was to not buy any new mechs. AND THEN YOU GIVE US THE DEPUTY DOG DAMN YOU!!!!

Seriously though, those light bars better work. And that King Crab!

Kudos on the price structure, it just makes sense.

[Tordin]

Hooooooooooooooooy! Darn it, which to pick? I think Im going for the Wolfhound, Mauler at least.
Bishop police Urbie, didnt see that one coming

And lore friendly, canon?? Sure buy!

Edited by Tordin, 28 February 2017 - 08:38 AM.

[Wintersdark]

spud35, on 28 February 2017 - 05:43 AM, said:

I don't know much about the King Crab lore but.... Kaiju? Realy?

Seems apt to me, given the mech.

I'm no lore hound, but it's a huge Crab monster. It's a 100t assault mech with a massive mouth [re: paint scheme] and huge pincers. That's pretty Kaiju-esque, so it seems a fairly good name for it.

Gas Guzzler, on 28 February 2017 - 08:01 AM, said:

The only problems are weird hardpoint layout and quite a bit softer than the Spirit Bear. Based on early theory crafting, it won't be much faster than the Spirit Bear. I forgot how IS MASC IV compares to Clan MASC IV, but base speed is 74 with an LB10, 4 SRM6w/art, MASC, 13 DHS, XL340. It will probably hit almost as hard as the Spirit Bear, you lose on the AC but IS SRMs are a bit better, but no shield arms, less armor, less structure... don't get me wrong, it will be fun, and I can say right now I will probably be buying it, but I don't think it will really hold a candle to the Spirit Bear.

One on one, no, the Spirit Bear is objectively stronger [excluding considerations of quirks with regards to Zeus sturdiness, but also IS XL].

On the other hand, in a FP environment, the Zeus is taking up 20% less tonnage on a larger drop deck. So, there's that.

[MovinTarget]

PGI, the consensus is in, you need to commit that the Urbie's Police lights work to ensure a solid # of pre-orders!

All we need is a commitment to this and I think you'll have a good response.

Yes, we know it will call attention to us.

Yes, we know that might get us focused.

Yes, we don't friggin' care b/c it will be GLORIOUS!

[Gas Guzzler]

Wintersdark, on 28 February 2017 - 08:59 AM, said:

One on one, no, the Spirit Bear is objectively stronger [excluding considerations of quirks with regards to Zeus sturdiness, but also IS XL].

Also the Spirit Bear has the same CT structure boost (+15) as all but one of the Zeus which has +30, so chances are this one will get +15 as well, so Spirit Bear wins. Yes, it might have the +17 ST structure like the common Zues compared to the Spirit Bear's +5, but as you said, Clan XL.

For now we can probably assume it will get structure on par with the non-5S Zues's.

Fair point about faction play, but brawling is rare in FP, especially when limited on ammo.

[spud35]

MovinTarget, on 28 February 2017 - 09:11 AM, said:

PGI, the consensus is in, you need to commit that the Urbie's Police lights work to ensure a solid # of pre-orders!

All we need is a commitment to this and I think you'll have a good response.

Yes, we know it will call attention to us.

Yes, we know that might get us focused.

Yes, we don't friggin' care b/c it will be GLORIOUS!

Affirmative.

[Sonny Black]

One mans opinion, freely given and worth almost that much....

See no real reason to pre-order.

[MookieDog]

Hmmm lets see, finally even hard points, and with tech upgrade, coming this summer... KATANA KAT EATS WOLFHOUND WITH STREAKS!!!! Whats that I hear... are those Mr Katana Kat? Those are STREAKS you FURRY!!!!

Katana Kat now... take my money! I even like the color.

[Wintersdark]

Gas Guzzler, on 28 February 2017 - 07:55 AM, said:

Quit your bitching, people run all sorts of ****.

Its great the IS gets to have a slightly better 2PPC Gauss platform than the CTF-3D.

I'm so intensely sick of "Oh, great, another mech with [this] loadout" posts, as if it's a problem.

When the Grasshopper was released, it was all "Oh, another laser vomit mech!"

No matter what the "current meta" is, the reality is that it's HIGHLY likely that many mechs will be able to do it, particularly when said meta requires just 3 hardpoints.

God, it's so tiresome.

MovinTarget, on 28 February 2017 - 09:11 AM, said:

PGI, the consensus is in, you need to commit that the Urbie's Police lights work to ensure a solid # of pre-orders!

All we need is a commitment to this and I think you'll have a good response.

Yes, we know it will call attention to us.

Yes, we know that might get us focused.

Yes, we don't friggin' care b/c it will be GLORIOUS!

Nobody who runs an Urbanmech cares if some AWESOME FEATURE makes them more focusable. If you run an Urbie, it's because IT'S AND URBIE AND IT'S AWESOME.

[Pelmeshek]

Wait a sec, king crab how have hands? Or its just wrong copy&paste?

Also maybe u remove lower and hand actuator in ballistic arm for GHR, MAL and ZEU pls? Ability to carry ac20 sometimes really important.

Edited by Pelmeshek, 28 February 2017 - 10:17 AM.

[Luscious Dan]

I noticed that too. Losing the 4 crit slots in the KGC actually would suck, many builds would need the crit slots.

[Falconer Cyrus]

King Crab )))))))))
Most funny camo in the game! I am rofl.

[Wintersdark]

Luscious Dan, on 28 February 2017 - 10:30 AM, said:

I noticed that too. Losing the 4 crit slots in the KGC actually would suck, many builds would need the crit slots.

You think? I suspect that it's not going to be as important in the Hero, as it's only got ballistics in one side torso. Getting LAA's will help the lasers be more accurate, and you can't carry many ballistics, so it's not like the dual ac20/quad5 sorts of builds.