Rekkon, on 11 April 2017 - 09:23 AM, said:
On the Clan side, getting the Fire Moth, Piranha, Pouncer, Black Lanner, Glass Spider, Nova Cat, Warhammer IIC and Turkina would boost every category to a minimum of two choices. For IS, something like Wasp/Stinger, Mongoose, Valkyrie, Vulcan, Sha Yu, Templar, Nightstar, Sagittaire brings all single/double choice slots up to 2-4. Of course, that is a 16-mech plan that would take two years to deliver assuming you slip in some "others." At least where the above lists intersect with fan favorites there should be a few easy choices.
Agreed, though I am on the fence regarding the Clan 40-ton option. Now with the new time jump,
Pouncer has solid competition in the
Arctic Wolf Omni and the
Lobo. A firepower oriented 40-ton platform would be a fantastic alternative to the
Viper's raw speed - as long as it can comfortably manage 97+ KPH as, combined with CXL, it's just fast enough to survive and be where it needs to be. Any slower and it would be too slow for its weight, IMO. Arctic Wolf Omni just barely misses the speed mark, at ~90 KPH, but still manages 96 with speed tweak, and brings a ludicrous amount of firepower to bare.
Frankly, at this point in time, outside of the
Vapor Eagle for a 55 ton option, I would not be
too bothered even if they did put in the
Black Lanner. It isn't a good mech, but we do have other good mechs already. Especially if they provide us with good "tonnage gap" mechs in the underpopulated zones of the Clan stable.
Edited by Pariah Devalis, 11 April 2017 - 11:47 AM.