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#41 Steve Pryde

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 03:54 AM

With that high torso weapon mounts+ECM, I don't think it will get any armor/structure-quirks lol.

edit: forgot jump jets LUL.

Edited by Steve Pryde, 09 November 2017 - 03:56 AM.


#42 Arkhangel

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 05:19 AM

eh, it MIGHT get a few small ones. but yeah, overall, Thanny really only looks like it's vulnerable mostly from the rear, given directly facing it means you're going to get beaten the crap out of, and it's thin from the sides. honestly, a torso twist speed quirk would make it more tanky than any structure or armor ones, just being able to get that rear arc out of a flanker's line of fire.

#43 Bud Beers

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 10:07 AM

Waited 5 years for this mech, but it's finally here. Whooooooooo!

#44 BrunoSSace

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 04:05 PM

Looks like it going to be bigger then I thought it would be. Still not going to be hard to work around.
This must be taller then the Cataphract is it?

Edited by BrunoSSace, 09 November 2017 - 04:11 PM.


#45 The Lighthouse

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 04:14 PM

So the size comparison came out...

This mech will be definitely the worst heavy mech you can ever buy.

#46 Gas Guzzler

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 04:43 PM

I mean are you surprised? This is what volumetric scaling gets you.

I just hope those shoulders have +20 armor.

#47 LT. HARDCASE

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 05:05 PM

View PostGas Guzzler, on 09 November 2017 - 04:43 PM, said:

I mean are you surprised? This is what volumetric scaling gets you.

I just hope those shoulders have +20 armor.

We had those same hopes for the pre-release Uziel too.

#48 Koniving

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 05:23 PM

View PostInnerSphereNews, on 07 November 2017 - 04:54 PM, said:

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COUNTDOWN TO THANATOS

RELEASE DATE NOV 14TH

Thanatos: Scale Comparison

THANATOS VS BLACK KNIGHT

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PGI, with this recent surplus of mechs with second knee joints / digi-legs, it may be time to STOP using the generic copy/pasted humanoid animations and to Actually... Animate... The... Additional... Leg... Joint.

Uller,, Arctic Wolf, Crab, etc. all have an extra joint that does not move and it looks...atrocious due to how awkward they are in trying to move without using those joints. The lazy approach to animation really draws some concerns about the quality control and what we might expect to see from your other upcoming titles, too.

#49 Slambot

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 05:53 PM

This thing will need massive armor/structure quirks to be worth anything at all. I'm wondering how the timber is smaller in every respect.

#50 Gas Guzzler

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 06:18 PM

Timber is smaller because of it's torso shape.

#51 Laser Kiwi

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 06:25 PM

Well I dropped a bundle on this thing so whether its good or bad I'm gonna grind it out.

#52 Khalcruth

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 06:47 PM

View PostSlambot, on 09 November 2017 - 05:53 PM, said:

This thing will need massive armor/structure quirks to be worth anything at all. I'm wondering how the timber is smaller in every respect.


Oh come on, that's one's obvious. It's a clan mech.

#53 Bolter01

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 09:46 PM

well the height of those mounts makes up for the height of the mech compared to each there ^

#54 Steel Raven

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Posted 09 November 2017 - 10:33 PM

Not sure about the hit boxes myself but the hard points look good. I know we are going to see allot of Gauss and PPC sniper builds. The 5S with duel Gauss and stealth armor is going to get allot of hate.

#55 Shenanigan23

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 03:11 AM

Liking the overall distinct look and model. Just strange sizing when comparing to the Timberwolf indeed, that just doesn't look right.

Also against the Orion, its much fatter in body and volume yet the same size?

#56 Nema Nabojiv

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 03:37 AM

Selfquote from general to get more attention to size issue.

View PostNema Nabojiv, on 10 November 2017 - 03:23 AM, said:

Yeah. It looks kinda bigger than if should. Look, the same height as Orion, but wider frontally AND wider from the side. This means it has to be slightly smaller in all dimensions.

And the legs have more volume too because of triple joint.

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#57 John McHobo

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 06:26 AM

Now I am worried.

With the blockiness of the entire mech it should be more compact than ANY of the compared mechs. And its not. I really hope the armor and structure get buffed, because there is only so much ECM can do for it.
On a side note: The Timber Wolf is freakishly compact from any angle (amd the tacked on shoulder launchers are optional).

#58 Pariah Devalis

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 07:12 AM

View PostKoniving, on 09 November 2017 - 05:23 PM, said:


PGI, with this recent surplus of mechs with second knee joints / digi-legs, it may be time to STOP using the generic copy/pasted humanoid animations and to Actually... Animate... The... Additional... Leg... Joint.

Uller,, Arctic Wolf, Crab, etc. all have an extra joint that does not move and it looks...atrocious due to how awkward they are in trying to move without using those joints. The lazy approach to animation really draws some concerns about the quality control and what we might expect to see from your other upcoming titles, too.


They did very well with the Huntsman animation... which is why all following digitigrades having some horrible animation is extremely confusing. At the least, they could have lifted and slightly modified the animation from that, right?

#59 Stridercal

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 07:31 AM

"For sale: one 375XL fusion engine, zero miles, factory fresh. Willing to trade for 300-class light fusion power plant or low-mileage medium mech."

#60 KrocodockleTheBooBoxLoader-GetIn

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Posted 10 November 2017 - 07:45 AM

View PostSteel Raven, on 09 November 2017 - 10:33 PM, said:

Not sure about the hit boxes myself but the hard points look good. I know we are going to see allot of Gauss and PPC sniper builds. The 5S with duel Gauss and stealth armor is going to get allot of hate.


Pay attention to this comment if you ordered Thanny. It will be pretty one dimensional.





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