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[The6thMessenger]

DAAAAAAAAM!!!!!

https://mwomercs.com...-war-escalation

Nova Cat, Night Star, Osiris, Arctic Wolf!






Lots of wishes just got fulfilled.

Edited by The6thMessenger, 02 June 2017 - 06:34 PM.

[Navid A1]

DAMN SON.

Night Star and Nova Cat?



"Have mercy..." - my wallet

[FupDup]

This round is a lot better of a lineup than the first Civil War pack. I think pretty much every single one of these gundams has at least some potential regardless of quirks.

I just think it's weird that PGI is still sticking to the old mechpack model of three variants as the minimum order, given that now we don't have the rule of three anymore...

[FupDup]

I just noticed on the Arctic Wolf page...three variants have listed locked equipment (ACW-Prime/A/P) and three don't (ACW-1/2/BK). This means that the ACW will be the first (and only?) mech in MWO that has both Omnimech AND Battlemech variants of itself.

Of course, the BM versions will likely be better because of the added customization such as adding FF and getting engines rated over 250 (Omnimech is stuck at 240)...

Edited by FupDup, 02 June 2017 - 05:59 PM.

[FireStoat]

FupDup, on 02 June 2017 - 05:56 PM, said:

I just noticed on the Arctic Wolf page...three variants have listed locked equipment and three don't.

I checked this out too. On the Sarna for the mech, the initial design was completed as a Battlemech and the later developed version was made into an Omnimech. Looking at PGI stat chart, the first 3 variants have Letter designations of A-C, used for Omnimechs, and the last 3 use Numbers, used for Battlemechs. It looks like the Hero is a Battlemech early design as well.

This makes me sad. I was hoping the Basic pack had the Battlemechs instead of the Omnis. Being able to swap endo / ferro / engines / jump jets is more important (to me) on a mech that is sporting like, 7-8 Hardpoints.

[Bud Crue]

I just can't get excited about new mechs unti we see how the promised late summer (early fall?) rebalance plays out. I am loath to buy anything until I have some reason to believe that PGI isn't going to nerf it into oblivion because of some new view of quirks, skills, base line agility or whatever other mechanic PGI has thown into the blender over the last month.

That said. Those mechs...that is state of the art mechporn.

[Valdarion Silarius]

Lol, the $20 Nova Cat pack is restricted to the Prime, A and B. The Prime and A are purely laser vomit builds. Build B has a whopping 6 LRM-15's. I feel like this is a bait and switch to get more people to buy the reinforcement packages + the hero with the lack of hard point variety the $20 package offers to people. Maybe not with the civil war era tech so we'll see.

[Mystere]

Bud Crue, on 02 June 2017 - 06:02 PM, said:

I just can't get excited about new mechs unti we see how the promised late summer (early fall?) rebalance plays out. I am loath to buy anything until I have some reason to believe that PGI isn't going to nerf it into oblivion because of some new view of quirks, skills, base line agility or whatever other mechanic PGI has thown into the blender over the last month.

That said. Those mechs...that is state of the art mechporn.

Arnold The Governator, on 02 June 2017 - 06:04 PM, said:

Lol, the $20 Nova Cat pack is restricted to the Prime, A and B. The Prime and A are purely laser vomit builds. Build B has a whopping 6 LRM-15's. I feel like this is a bait and switch to get more people to buy the reinforcement packages + the hero with the lack of hard point variety the $20 package offers to people. Maybe not with the civil war era tech so we'll see.

Watch out!

Edited by Mystere, 02 June 2017 - 06:05 PM.

[Humpday]

Well crap, this game gets expensive really fast, 4 months in and i think I'm in over $300 bucks already.

These are interesting, I only know the Novacat and Osiris, the other 2 are new to me! sweet!

edit: dear lord the nightstart is a freaking assault!

Edited by Humpday, 02 June 2017 - 06:08 PM.

[El Bandito]

Finally IS gets a meta mech.

[Valdarion Silarius]

Mystere, on 02 June 2017 - 06:05 PM, said:

Watch out!

Really though. I just looked at the Arctic Wolf package. Is PGI seriously going to only offer the omnimech versions for the standard, but lock the battlemech versions behind a $15 paywall?

HMMM........

[Alex Morgaine]

Dammit. There goes my paycheck..again.

[Lebarbu]

No piranha

[chucklesMuch]

The nova cat, that thought I'd be most interested in, I'm very likely to wait for cbill release as I'm going to want to mix and match onmi pods.... a lot

The IS mechs look more appealing this time around. TheArisen will be very happy to see that there nightstar...

Edited by chucklesMuch, 02 June 2017 - 06:11 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

Now this is a legit set of 'Mechs. None of thay mamby pamby Uziel and Annihilator bullsh*t, these are some properly threatening beasties.

A little sad none of the fast Nightstar variants made it, but whatever. All the guns!

I lied, 9FC.

Edited by Yeonne Greene, 02 June 2017 - 06:14 PM.

[FupDup]

Yeonne Greene, on 02 June 2017 - 06:12 PM, said:

Now this is a legit set of 'Mechs. None of thay mamby pamby Uziel and Annihilator bullsh*t, these are some properly threatening beasties.

A little sad none of the fast Nightstar variants made it, but whatever. All the guns!

The NSR-9FC with a 400 engine cap ain't fast enough for ya?

Edited by FupDup, 02 June 2017 - 06:14 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

FupDup, on 02 June 2017 - 06:14 PM, said:

The NSR-9FC with a 400 engine cap ain't fast enough for ya?

I enjoy how your edit and my edit have the same time stamp. Not actually a ninja!

[Felbombling]

That Arctic Wolf... damn, that is one fine looking Mech. The weathered paint scheme on the Blood Kit? Straight up beautiful.

[Humpday]

Arnold The Governator, on 02 June 2017 - 06:09 PM, said:

Really though. I just looked at the Arctic Wolf package. Is PGI seriously going to only offer the omnimech versions for the standard, but lock the battlemech versions behind a $15 paywall?

HMMM........

How does one tell if its a battlemech or an omni?

[Snazzy Dragon]

Finally the nightstar!