JackalBeast, on 11 October 2017 - 12:52 PM, said:
but why when the Vapor Eagle is better in every single regard. Also, a whopping 11 votes for BL vs VE's 8. mislead much?
Yeah, it's pretty much purely due to popularity, and also a little more uniqueness from the Stormcrow. It may not be as optimal a chassis, but it's certainly more recognizable and more likely to be used for a lot of people (including myself, since I know it well from MW4: Mercs with the MekTek packs). Call it overengined, but at least it has a different speed than the Stormcrow, unlike the Vapor Eagle. Afaik the SCR and Vapor Eagle (its designation isn't listed on Sarna) have the exact same podspace, so the only difference would be hardpoints and their placement. They're still different Mechs, but not as different as the Lanner and Crow.
Bottom line, don't shun a perhaps mediocre chassis because it's filler or because you personally don't gain nostalgia from it. I sure do, and other newer-generation TT players and MechWarrior enthusiasts probably do as well. There are plenty of filler 'Mechs in the game right now that get played quite a bit, actually; the Bushwacker (another longtime favorite of mine) comes to mind.
Yeonne Greene, on 24 October 2017 - 04:59 PM, said:
And get f*cking weirdo, obviously-going-to-be-bad 'Mechs like the Hellspawn.
Meanwhile, at the Hall of Justice CDS, Piranha.
Gas Guzzler, on 24 October 2017 - 05:36 PM, said:
Yeah I'm not buying that garbage. I think the Men Shen is probably the only IS medium I would buy right now.
How dare you downtalk the Hellspawn! Didn't you ever play MW4?! I have a good build for it right here, in fact (the BAP is a placeholder for the ECM):
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...e1ec5f306fdf3a5
November11th, on 24 October 2017 - 11:25 PM, said:
What if PGI defied all expectations and gave us the Lobo?
Would ya'll buy it?
I really like the mech.
It would also be really really neat to have AP Gauss Rifles in the game.
I feel that the Lobo has had its spot taken by the Arctic Wolf. Adding the Lobo as well would just produce two rather similar 'Mechs when we could be getting another Clan 55-tonner, of which there is only currently one, the Stormcrow. My current Clan Medium pick is the Black Lanner for the reasons stated above. Yes, the Vapor Eagle is probably a better pick for this, but it just simply doesn't have that popularity and I know that at least I wouldn't be playing it as much.
Lastly, I think the Rabid Coyote and the Ursus should definitely both be added to this list. They would be on the opposite end of the spectrum from the Lanner; slower, more podspace-heavy Clan Mediums. In the case of the Ursus it would have to be limited to Clan tech unlike in the lore, but that could easily be done. You'd also have to make up some variants, but PGI clearly has had no problem doing that in the past. Thanks go to aforementioned related polls and a certain Sarna article for bringing these MW4 vets back to the forefront of my mind.
Edited by Asriel Dreemur, 25 October 2017 - 01:15 PM.