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[Scout Derek]

https://mwomercs.com/sun-spider

Edited by Scout Derek, 09 December 2017 - 01:19 PM.

[Mike McSullivan]

thx for the fast info Derek

[Hal Greaves]

way to trigger everybody in Arizona

[Bombast]

I don't mind this.

Looks like it will be a splat mech, with all those missile and ballistic hardpoints.

EDIT: Still upset no IS Omnimechs.

Edited by Bombast, 09 December 2017 - 01:29 PM.

[Battlemaster56]

Well I looked over it and I can say the mech is mostly focusing on the ballistics and missile department. 2x Energy pods is locked behind hero paywall but it's nothing to fret about since at best what to do with hero pods are you just get lower than average clan laser vomit.

It will challenge mechs like the Orion IIC, Timberwolf, Linebacker, and Summoner for the srm brawler title for clan heavy.

Also I can't wait to read it's little lore floof.

[Khobai]

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Looks like it will be a splat mech, with all those missile and ballistic hardpoints.

350 engine means it cant really use multiple ballistics though. 280 engine wouldve been a better choice for this mech.

then it might have competed better with the Orion IIC.

this mech does absolutely nothing that existing mechs cant do better.

another clan mech killed by an oversized engine.

Edited by Khobai, 09 December 2017 - 01:43 PM.

[FupDup]

For theorycrafting purposes:



My initial thoughts:
>Double AMS possibility is nice
>Why no energy right torso?
>Hero seems to follow the trend of being "Pay2Optimize" in terms of high-mounted lasers
>The basic variants offer good variety, for once you aren't nearly required to get the reinforcements

Edited by FupDup, 09 December 2017 - 01:52 PM.

[davoodoo]

29.5-30 tons of pod space with reasonable armor, 31 tons of equipment stock, plenty of ballistic and missile hardpoints for build variety, looks like good hardpoints for hill humping.

Only problem i can see is lack of energy hardpoints, looks pretty solid.

4 uac2, 2 gausses and ecm, 4x atm9, uac/lbx20 and 5 mpl, 4 srm4a and lb20x.

Edited by davoodoo, 09 December 2017 - 01:53 PM.

[Razorfish]

I hate everything about the clans and all you clammers need to die a slow painful death…

That said the Sun Spider is sexy looking

[Y E O N N E]

It's pretty.

It's also insanely boring.

[RestosIII]

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I think she's gorgeous looking. That, and I'm actually really looking forward to having a Clan ballistic heavy with ECM. I'm happy with this.

[Shadowomega1]

At first glance I thought it was a Locust IIC or a Super Locust.

[Khobai]

a Super Locust wouldve been less banal

[Y E O N N E]

RestosIII, on 09 December 2017 - 01:53 PM, said:

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I think she's gorgeous looking. That, and I'm actually really looking forward to having a Clan ballistic heavy with ECM. I'm happy with this.

I hope you enjoy UAC/2, because with that large of an engine that's all you're going to run well.

[RestosIII]

Yeonne Greene, on 09 December 2017 - 01:57 PM, said:

I hope you enjoy UAC/2, because with that large of an engine that's all you're going to run well.

I do enjoy UAC/2. A lot. I'm also a fan of doing REALLY stupid stuff like seeing what happens if that D variant were to be run stock. Looks fun to me.

[FupDup]

Yeonne Greene, on 09 December 2017 - 01:57 PM, said:

I hope you enjoy UAC/2, because with that large of an engine that's all you're going to run well.

I guess you could do double UAC/10 with a few backup lasers?

[Khobai]

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I do enjoy UAC/2. A lot. I'm also a fan of doing REALLY stupid stuff like seeing what happens if that D variant were to be run stock. Looks fun to me.

what would happen is ghost heat

and I can assure you ghost heat is not fun

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I guess you could do double UAC/10 with a few backup lasers?

yeah but any number of fast clan heavies can already do that. ebon jaguar. timberwolf. etc...

thats what makes this robot boring. it doesnt have the free tonnage to really explore its ballistic potential.

all because of the unnecessarily large 350 engine. it shouldve had a 280 engine. then it wouldve been awesome.

with a 280 engine it wouldve had 8 more tons to work with, which wouldve been slightly more pod space than a Night Gyr since it doesnt have stupid locked JJs like the NTG does.

Edited by Khobai, 09 December 2017 - 02:12 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

FupDup, on 09 December 2017 - 02:01 PM, said:

I guess you could do double UAC/10 with a few backup lasers?

Yes, you could.

Won't be any different than the EBJ except for having better hit-boxes for spreading damage.

[FupDup]

Yeonne Greene, on 09 December 2017 - 02:03 PM, said:

Yes, you could.

Won't be any different than the EBJ except for having better hit-boxes for spreading damage.

That's a pretty significant difference since hitboxes are the second most important aspect of a mech (first most important is hardpoints).

[davoodoo]

Yeonne Greene, on 09 December 2017 - 01:57 PM, said:

I hope you enjoy UAC/2, because with that large of an engine that's all you're going to run well.

right torso 2 uac10, left torso ecm.

30 tons of pod space is more than enough for that + some lasers in arms.
Still woudnt run that as thats pretty much 20 tons for 2 lasers and ecm over hbk2c.

But put 2 gauss in arms and throw in ecm. Oh yeah baby. 5 tons left for ammo.

Clan catapult i name thee.

Edited by davoodoo, 09 December 2017 - 02:13 PM.