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[Jay Leon Hart]

Voting is closed!

Winner will be announced soon.

Congratulations to Aleski!

Still want to win a 'mech? Try here!

Spoiler

We know the next 'mech pack will be a Clan Medium, so let's see if we can guess which 'mech it will be!

The prize? A Medium 'mech Standard Pack, Hero Add-On, Reinforcement Add-On or standalone Hero of your choice, Clan or IS, including the 'mech announced next.

Spoiler

Phoenix Hawk
Viper
Huntsman
Bushwacker
Assassin
Uziel
Arctic Wolf
Hellspawn
November's mystery 'mech
Any giftable Medium Hero

The Rules:
- 1 guess per person (first guess counts, edit/delete your original post and re-post if you want to change it)
- 1 guess per post (if you list more than one 'mech, I'll ignore it)
- No alt accounts (hopefully people don't use multiple accounts to vote, but we can cross that bridge if needs be)
- In the event of a tie, I will tally the votes for the winning 'mech and use a random number generator to choose the winner (I will screenshot the number generator, you'll have to trust that I don't try to fix it)
- Voting closes 31st October 2017 at 23:59 GMT (BST (GMT +1) ends on the 29th October) *OR* whenever PGI announces it early.

Thanks to this thread and this tool, (also this thread) here are your options;
Battle Cobra
Griffin IIC
Phantom
Pouncer
Great Wyrm
Mongrel
Pinion
Shadow Hawk IIC
Wyvern IIC
Conjurer
Crimson Languar
Ursus
Black Lanner
Rabid Coyote
Stooping Hawk
Vapor Eagle
A PGI original 'mech
Clint IIC
Corvis
Coyotl
Lobo
Mercury II
Stag
Hoplite
Hellhound (MW4)

If I have missed any or you think we will get something slightly out of timeline, vote for it and I (may) add it to the list!

Good luck!

[Edit] Amended the close date, in the event PGI lets it slip early. [/Edit]
[Edit2] New 'mechs added (I forgot about this thread)
Clint IIC
Corvis
Coyotl
Lobo
Mercury II
Stag
[/Edit2]
[Edit3] Added the Hoplite [/Edit3]
[Edit4] Hellhound (MW4) added [/Edit4]

Edited by Jay Leon Hart, 02 November 2017 - 05:54 AM.

[Bombast]

I'm going to go with PGI original, Bob.

[Juodas Varnas]

Black Lanner.
Definitely going to be the Black Lanner.

A 55 tonner (tonnage bracket that Clanner scum is quite lacking at the moment, with only the Stormcrow sitting there) with MASC capability (despite MASC being kinda garbage).
It also has ECM capable variant.

Can you guys spell "power creep"?
Though, i guess Black Lanner is pretty limited by the massive engine it carries... Still... I really don't see any other mech that would be added instead of it.

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 03 October 2017 - 12:03 PM.

[FupDup]

Black Lanner.

It's one of those nostalgiamechs that people like for whatever reason, mostly because later art renditions made it look pretty cool. However it has poopy performance, but many of the people who want it won't expect that...that makes it such a perfect option for PGI to add. It also is technically pretty unique as being obnoxiously mobile (MLX speed) for its 55-ton size.

EDIT: Damnit Juodas, you should've given me like 1-2 more minutes to type it up!

Edited by FupDup, 03 October 2017 - 12:00 PM.

[kapusta11]

Probably Black Lanner.

[FireStoat]

Edit - I've changed my mind and will stick with this new choice.

Conjurer (Hellhound). IIC mechs sell well but there's a stigma attached to them of being 'inner sphere rip-offs'. PGI for the purpose of sales could push this out and reap big profits by giving players a metamech without the stigma attached, and drumming up nostalgia from the table top game.

Edited by FireStoat, 03 October 2017 - 12:13 PM.

[FupDup]

Juodas Varnas, on 03 October 2017 - 11:59 AM, said:

Black Lanner.
Definitely going to be the Black Lanner.

A 55 tonner (tonnage bracket that Clanner scum is quite lacking at the moment, with only the Stormcrow sitting there) with MASC capability (despite MASC being kinda garbage).
It also has ECM capable variant.

Can you guys spell "power creep"?

Those capabilities come with a cost...



Relatively low pod space and a dependency on arm hardpoints. But yeah, I agree that it's a pretty likely future gundam in MWO.

Edited by FupDup, 03 October 2017 - 12:04 PM.

[Juodas Varnas]

FupDup, on 03 October 2017 - 12:04 PM, said:

Those capabilities come with a cost...

Relatively low pod space and a dependency on arm hardpoints. But yeah, I agree that it's a pretty likely future gundam in MWO.

I'm aware. I was a bit slow on the second edit, i guess

[Rekkon]

I hope for the Black Lanner, but since that is a popular guess, I will go for the Vapor Eagle.

[Quicksilver Aberration]

It will probably be the Black Lanner given the last vote that had it winning by a landslide.

My hope though is that it will be a surprise for everyone and that it is something like the Vapor Eagle or Grendel.

[Bombast]

Not a Guess Post

Considering how much everyone is a fan of IIC mechs, does the Phoenix Hawk IIC count?

[FupDup]

Bombast, on 03 October 2017 - 12:12 PM, said:

Not a Guess Post

Considering how much everyone is a fan of IIC mechs, does the Phoenix Hawk IIC count?

No, because it's an assault gundam.

[Bombast]

FupDup, on 03 October 2017 - 12:13 PM, said:

No, because it's an assault gundam.

But I wanna compare the IS and IIC versions in game to see which one is better.

Plus, jazz hands.

Edited by Bombast, 03 October 2017 - 12:14 PM.

[FupDup]

Bombast, on 03 October 2017 - 12:14 PM, said:

But I wanna compare the IS and IIC versions in game to see which one is better.

Plus, jazz hands.

Pixie IIC Pros:
+Clan tech
+Gigantic tonnage gap
+Probably better proportioned hitboxes

Pixxie IIC Cons:
-Weird hardpoints on several variants (like the pure ballistic IIC-1 or pure missile IIC-2)
-Not as mobile (but then again the Pixie IIC is still super mobile for its size so I don't think it matters)

[Composite Armour]

I'm going to gamble and say the Pouncer.

[ScorpionNinja]

I guess:
Vapor Eagle (Goshawk)

[EXO-Scorpion]

Hmmm, I think it will be the Mongrel aka Grendel*

[Hawk819]

Bombast, on 03 October 2017 - 12:12 PM, said:

Not a Guess Post

Considering how much everyone is a fan of IIC mechs, does the Phoenix Hawk IIC count?

Nope. It's Assault. Comes in at 80 tons.

As for my guess, I'll go with the Great Wyrm. In fact, the Hero is easily configured as well:
Great Wyrm Aemelia This customized Clan 'Mech was created by an abandoned Clan Smoke Jaguar warrior named Aemelia on the Draconis Combine world of Rockland in 3062^[1]. She evaded capture by the forces of Operation: Bulldog and found herself alone for two years waiting for word from a now dead Clan. She decided to patrol the world alone, dispatching pirates. She took a Great Wyrm BattleMech out of storage from a hidden Jaguar depot and removed ammunition-dependent weapons, replacing them with an ER Large Laser, a Large Pulse Laser, and a pair of Extended Range Medium and Small Lasers.

[BlackDeathLegion]

My guess will be the Stooping Hawk!
Its a goofy lookin' thang and maybe alex makes it cool lookin' for MWO?

[Pak Hammond]

I am going to go with Grendel. Even though it will most likely be a Black Lanner