ThunderKats, on 14 September 2017 - 08:26 AM, said:
I have play all those mechs and they are like best mechs to take front line in Factions Warfare (favorites amoung players), Is like top of the spear mechs more than just an Alpha, but I guess they use Alpha as "favorite" choice for been top performance mechs.
No... not quite. Actually not even close.
"Alpha Lance" goes back to TableTop Battletech. Its a "LoreWarrior" term so to say. There is no single, unique Alpha Lance. An Alpha Lance is a lance comprised of any combination of the original 14 mech chassis that accompanied the original Battletech Boxed Rule Set. Alternatively, the "Alpha Lance" designation is also applied to a lance comprised by any of the embattled Unseen mechs like the Warhammer and Marauder. For those not aware, the original Battletech Boxed set was released with minis that were later disputed and categorized as Unseen. I still have my little plastic Warhammer and Locust somewhere.
So in example, a lance made up of a Locust, Phoenix Hawk, Rifleman and Warhammer qualifies as an Alpha Lance just as a lance made of up a Griffin, Archer, Warhammer, Marauder would be. All original mech designs to the original BT boxed rule set with a few unseen overlaps.
"Alpha Lance" is nothing more then an Honorary applied to the original mech cast of Battletech. has nothing to do with MWO, performance or favorites.
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