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[C E Dwyer]

I like some of them, my finger twitch at a few.

Handy not having early adopters as I can now wait until I see how the skill tree, and the time jump tech effects the game

Edited by Cathy, 27 February 2017 - 02:04 PM.

[darqsyde]

Wolfhound...Interesting.
Enforcer...looks cools...otherwise...meh.
Grasshopper...Lightning and Thunder. Yes Please.

Urbie...Bishop better have one already credited to his account. Also #workinglightbarorriot

Edited by darqsyde, 27 February 2017 - 02:06 PM.

[Gas Guzzler]

50 50, on 27 February 2017 - 02:00 PM, said:

So essentially these are some slight variations with cool patterns and the c-bill bonus but are not grossly overpowered that the crowd starts in with the 'pay to win' threads?

A little presumptuous, are we?

Nah the Black Knight is unique, but terrible. 2 Missile hardpoints.. in the arm? Compare to WHM-7S and its a huge down grade.
The ENF is barely even unique.
The King Crab is unique, but I think the hardpoint layout is awful, easily the WORST King Crab variant.

The rest are mediocre. The Zeus actually MIGHT be the best Zeus, which isn't exactly great, but the rest.. nah.

[Dren]

Will need to have the Hero Urbie and Hero Vindicator pair up for the beat.
Twice the bad.

[Dee Eight]

Mercarryn, on 27 February 2017 - 12:15 PM, said:

Wasn't it said that in february no mechs or mechpacks would be announced?

Anyway, will have a look at them, not sure if anyone will find my interest.

No they said there wouldn't be a mech pack announced in March.

[Xoxim SC]

I love the raised grass textures on the Enforcer... I hope this is something that we'll see more of.

Edited by Todd Lightbringer, 27 February 2017 - 02:16 PM.

[ArmageddonKnight]

For a split second i geeked out over the King Crab thinking this made it possible to have a KGC-000 wtih an additional 2 ballistic spots in the torso totaling 8 overall ...then i realised .... IS ..no omnipods

Edited by ArmageddonKnight, 27 February 2017 - 02:24 PM.

[UrbanTarget]

Dren, on 27 February 2017 - 02:11 PM, said:

Will need to have the Hero Urbie and Hero Vindicator pair up for the beat.
Twice the bad.

I know the Urbie is not comp-play meta... but I have seen them roll so many bigs its funny, do not lump it in with the Vindy

[Felicitatem Parco]

So Close!

We had 2 chances for a 4-component ballistic IS assault to compete with the Direwolf and Kodiak... But, alas, the Inner Sphere cannot be allowed to mount 4 AC/10s. You almost had my money...

I already have a boosted Mauler and a boosted King Crab. We already have a 2 ballistic, 4 missile, 4 energy KC and you can't do much with the single ballistic component of the new KC. It's just a Boar's Head in a slumped stature.

The hero Mauler is just an undertonned Devestator.

Those were 2 great chances for 4-ballistic component Mechs... Too bad.

Edited by Prosperity Park, 27 February 2017 - 02:37 PM.

[Katastrophy Kid]

I'm disapointed with the hero Kingcrab. I was hoping for a symetrical ballistics variant and I got a ppc boat. The Kingcrab is my favorite mech, so, whatever. I'll probably buy it if it has adequate erppc quirks. Are we ever going to see a quad ac10 assult.
I changed my mind, I'm not going to buy it, the Kgc-0000 can mount 4ppcs on the shoulder, this hero pos is stuck with low slung energy mounts.

Edited by Katastrophe Kid, 27 February 2017 - 03:00 PM.

[Luscious Dan]

I'm sure they'll do an Annihilator at some point. Hopefully one with much higher than normal engine cap, like the Urbie STD200 engine stock... lol

[stealthraccoon]

Panthers and Urbies and Crabs, OH MY!!!!

[mad kat]

Bud Crue, on 27 February 2017 - 11:53 AM, said:

Ballistic Crab is of interest. If it had jump jets I think even I would cave in and buy it (no ballistic Black Knight, but yes for the Grasshopper?)

Alas, until I have a whiff of confidence that the skills tree is stable and forced revision of quirks won't be used as a money maker (via constant respec) by PGI (I figure a year or so ought to do it) I think I can "resist" new purchases.

My thoughts exactly. I'd like the Zeus the king crab or the crab. But the recent 'sales' efforts with the MC sale and now these is just a little cheeky considering the skills tree change could well be an uninstall and refund demand reason.

Dren, on 27 February 2017 - 02:11 PM, said:

Will need to have the Hero Urbie and Hero Vindicator pair up for the beat.
Twice the bad.

Oi! Some of us like the vindicator and can actually do well in one. But hey ho the more people that fall for the vindicator is rubbish belief the easier it is for me to kill them in one. And the more shocked faces I see as they underestimate the mech.

Edited by mad kat, 27 February 2017 - 02:54 PM.

[banana peel]

Really disappointed in hero king crab as well. Hardpoint selection - exactly mauler-2P which has better, symmetrical placement of torso hardpoints. This means even the tech jump wont save this Kaiju. Also, useless hand actuators - minus two crit slots, so hurtful for an IS assault, even more so - for an energy boat.

[Luscious Dan]

You can do 2xUAC5, 4xLPL, STD300, 12DHS in the King Crab, with basically max armor after endo/ferro. Hot but maybe not the worst thing ever. The high mounted ballistics are interesting, but yeah one in each side might have been better.

I still want to see a KGC-010 with geometry like the Zeus/Orion arm missile racks (energy hardpoint in the center of a bullet-shaped hard point, with the ring of missiles around the outside). Presumably 2B in each arm as well. That would be symmetrical and look cool.

[5th Fedcom Rat]

I looked up the lore for the King Crab's pilot, and it sounds like he was a mercenary, not Kurita affiliated in any way. His family was Marik affiliated, if anything: http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Greenburg's_Godzillas
I think the web guy at PGI just assumed because of the Godzilla reference, he was Kurita.

Edited by 5th Fedcom Rat, 27 February 2017 - 03:14 PM.

[Tyberian Thirteenanvel]

So the Grinner is all clan right?

Cause.. there's alot of problems with your description on there... Phelan "Ward" for example, from Sarna.net "In 3052, he won the Ward Bloodname during a Trial of Bloodright (with Star Captain Vlad as a challenger), which changed his name to Phelan Ward." That means he is NOT a "wolf Merc" he is a clan wolf blood named warrior I.E a Clan warrior...

"Phelan Kell and his Wolfhound, nicknamed "Grinner", were captured by the forces of Clan Wolf during Operation Revival. When Phelan was inducted into the Wolf Clan as a Warrior, Khan Ulric Kerensky ordered his 'Mech be upgraded using Clan technology."


You named him as a clan warrior, then muck up his mech and make it non clan. either he's Phelan KELL with a IS Wolfhound or he's Phelan WARD with a refitted wolfhound IIc.. get the facts straight please.

[Domoneky]

Prosperity Park, on 27 February 2017 - 02:32 PM, said:

So Close!

We had 2 chances for a 4-component ballistic IS assault to compete with the Direwolf and Kodiak... But, alas, the Inner Sphere cannot be allowed to mount 4 AC/10s. You almost had my money...

I already have a boosted Mauler and a boosted King Crab. We already have a 2 ballistic, 4 missile, 4 energy KC and you can't do much with the single ballistic component of the new KC. It's just a Boar's Head in a slumped stature.

The hero Mauler is just an undertonned Devestator.

Those were 2 great chances for 4-ballistic component Mechs... Too bad.

Hope is the first step to the road of disappointment

[Dren]

mad kat, on 27 February 2017 - 02:46 PM, said:

My thoughts exactly. I'd like the Zeus the king crab or the crab. But the recent 'sales' efforts with the MC sale and now these is just a little cheeky considering the skills tree change could well be an uninstall and refund demand reason.



Oi! Some of us like the vindicator and can actually do well in one. But hey ho the more people that fall for the vindicator is rubbish belief the easier it is for me to kill them in one. And the more shocked faces I see as they underestimate the mech.

Love my Vindicator too.

[Zeoraimer]

If the lightbar on the K9 works when you make a kill, along with a VERY loud warhorn that states "You are under arrest", then PGI better TAKE MY MONEY! I don't care if the lights and sound give my position away, or draws more aggro. It will be worth it!

Shame about the ENF, its a direct downgrade to the 4R. I can't see what the GHILLIE brings to the table. It doesn't have to do "better" or be OP, but its should do something unique. Shame, I really liked the ENF chassis when I was leveling them...

MASC on a Zeus? Now that is interesting, gotta compute a few builds, but as stated before, missile convergence will be an issue... Now, if they did a Zeus X with destructible heat fins granting a heat gen quirk that falls off if you take too much rear damage...