239 replies to this topic

[Tordin]

Nice... So bye bye to FINALLY useful machine guns?
I say it again, evert the LMG changes.
Rather
Increase the rate of fire overall and slight crit chance ( crit dmg could be bigger for LBX weapons) for all MG

Then for the most part LMG can stay for the most part unchanged. BUT

Machine guns could get the 1.4 dmg /s the HMG have now, while HMG could get thei dmg upped to 2.8. Then the short range wouldnt hurt as much.

[Mechwarrior4670152]

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[Horseman]

Pineapple Salad, on 02 October 2017 - 05:15 PM, said:

One question before I give you my money though: Will the ultimate pack count towards 2017 top-tier clan loyalty eligibility?

According to Russ, it does: https://twitter.com/...249990389293056

[Axex]

A 151 km/h Zombie.

[VXJaeger]

That was prob the fastest vaporization of $50 from my account ever

[Ovion]

PIR-1 = 12B, 3E, 1AMS
PIR-2 = 15E, 1AMS
PIR-3 = 12E, 1AMS
PIR-A = 8B, 3E, 4AMS
PIR-B = 4B, 6E, 1AMS
PIR-CI = 6B, 9E, 1AMS

The optimised Piranha (Endo, Ferro, CDHS, 107pts Armour) will have:
XL180, 7.5T, 24S available
XL170, 8T, 22S available
XL145, 8.5T, 20S available
XL100, 9T, 18S available

Edited by Ovion, 03 October 2017 - 11:19 AM.

[Buenaventura]

Ovion, on 03 October 2017 - 11:12 AM, said:

XL180, 7.5T, 24S available

Which translates to:
12 C-LMG (3t)
3 C-ERSL (1.5t)
3t LMG Ammo

If you don't waste your ammo on armored front torso parts, this shoulld be enough for several heavy/assault mechs.
Or you downgrade 2 SL to Micro Lasers, getting another 0.5t Ammo. Sure, you could also downgrade the engine, but if the Piranha won't have armor and/or structure quirks, running fast could be his best defense.

[J0anna]

Cathy, on 03 October 2017 - 07:15 AM, said:

I guess MG's are getting nerfed once this mech's out.

No, more likely this thing will get torso twist 10 degrees, Torso pitch 5 degrees, and will turn like a dire wolf..... Or maybe it will get negative armor quirks, like - 300% armor bonus...A true glass cannon....

[Aldodrem]

Why does the clan receive yet another MG boat light mech. Bring on the LCT-5T

Edited by Aldodrem, 03 October 2017 - 12:33 PM.

[Ovion]

J0anna, on 03 October 2017 - 11:42 AM, said:

No, more likely this thing will get torso twist 10 degrees, Torso pitch 5 degrees, and will turn like a dire wolf..... Or maybe it will get negative armor quirks, like - 300% armor bonus...A true glass cannon....

Hardly going to need negative quirks.
The Piranha will likely be around the size of the Commando but a bit skinnier, slightly slower than the Locust.




(Based on the relative scaling between the Panther and Jenner, using the Javelins 'skeleton' for a rough size/shape comparison)

you're going to be fragile, you're going to be about the size of a commando, you won't have quirks (outside of maybe +6-12 structure on legs), and you're going to be slower than a locust, and you're going to have low to middling agility.
But you'll hit like a freight train if you get inside 300M.

[WiNNiep00h]

So I have to wait with my preorder till 19th October to make it count for next year reward program?

[Cifer98]

It should be going 151 kph not 145.8 kph with a 180 engine I mean come on do you really have to handicap it a little PGI? It isn't like it has masc, ecm, or jumpjets so I don't see why its necessary to shave off a little of its speed. I know it'll probably still be a good mech though.

Edited by Cifer98, 03 October 2017 - 01:38 PM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Cifer98, on 03 October 2017 - 01:31 PM, said:

It should be going 151 kph not 145.8 kph with a 180 engine I mean come on do you really have to handicap it a little PGI?

A Locust does 145.8kph with a 180, so it's at least consistent.

[Twilight Fenrir]

OMG YES! <3 I have been waiting for this mech forever! I thought I was pretty much gonna be done throwing obscene amounts of money at this game... then you had to go and put this mech out...

However... would it be possible to extend the pre-order bonus until after the end of the 2017 Loyalty period, so that I can have it apply to 2018? Cuz I'm good for 2017 ^^;

Or... I guess I could just pre-order the lowest level for the bonuses, then upgrade to top tier after the deadline to ensure it applies to 2018....

Nevermind, I guess I'm good...

HOORAY! FInally the Glorious Pirhanna!

Now we just need the Bane! 10 CUAC2's and 4 MGs XD

Edited by Twilight Fenrir, 03 October 2017 - 03:07 PM.

[Twilight Fenrir]

Also... the cockpit item makes me think about:

Edited by Twilight Fenrir, 03 October 2017 - 03:15 PM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Twilight Fenrir, on 03 October 2017 - 03:09 PM, said:

Also... the cockpit item makes me think about:

Spoiler

It reminds me of Bob the Killer Goldfish

[Buenaventura]

WiNNiep00h, on 03 October 2017 - 01:11 PM, said:

So I have to wait with my preorder till 19th October to make it count for next year reward program?

Since the annual rewards page says something about the current deadline being 14.11.2017, it could be that you need to wait until after that.

[Buenaventura]

Aldodrem, on 03 October 2017 - 12:33 PM, said:

Why does the clan receive yet another MG boat light mech. Bring on the LCT-5T

While searching for that on sarna.net, I saw the LCT-6M ... a Locust with a 280 engine ... and MASC.

[stealthraccoon]

Ovion, on 03 October 2017 - 12:37 PM, said:

Hardly going to need negative quirks.
The Piranha will likely be around the size of the Commando but a bit skinnier, slightly slower than the Locust.

(Based on the relative scaling between the Panther and Jenner, using the Javelins 'skeleton' for a rough size/shape comparison)
you're going to be fragile, you're going to be about the size of a commando, you won't have quirks (outside of maybe +6-12 structure on legs), and you're going to be slower than a locust, and you're going to have low to middling agility.
But you'll hit like a freight train if you get inside 300M.

I actually think the poor thing might be the size of a Javelin, it’s kinda skinny and lean - the Cheetah is the size of the Wolfhound after all.

[WiNNiep00h]

Buenaventura, on 03 October 2017 - 03:28 PM, said:

Since the annual rewards page says something about the current deadline being 14.11.2017, it could be that you need to wait until after that.

Can somebody confirm this for sure ?
Do I have to wait till after October 18th or even till after November 14th to make it count for next year's reward program?