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[Asym]

This mech has only one purpose: siege assault. Since we don't have fortification sieges, uh, this is yet another "sales stunt" for collectors? We thought the ANH was a joke........well, "here's another" huge hit box that is a novelty......

Edited by Asym, 06 January 2018 - 07:12 AM.

[kapusta11]

Max engine rating 325. Is this a joke?

And of course, no 6E, 2B variant. IS just can't have nice things.

Edited by kapusta11, 06 January 2018 - 08:52 AM.

[oldradagast]

Meh... cool looking mech, but the torso hitboxes are going to be a problem. Honestly, I like the way it looks - like a huge, angry Cicada of doom with equally nasty doom guns - but we all know how impractical it will probably be.

It makes me sad, in a way, since it reminds me of what this game could have been. Mechs with more unique roles that have more character, so this mech would have a cool and flavorful purpose. And a game where hitboxes and hardpoint placement were not the end all and be all of a mech's power. Oh, that and quirks, which come and go.

I don't know... more than any mech lately, this one reminds me of what MWO could have been vs. what it is.

[CancersCincar]

Trev Firestorm, on 05 January 2018 - 02:12 PM, said:

Doesn't look right, cant put my finger on why but something about it seems /wrong/.

Side torso barrels don't run along enough of the center torso. Makes the whole thing feel kind of compressed and also makes the CT feel like it juts out too much.

Otherwise, though, the mech has all the features of the original. Big fan ports on the back? Yep. Weird square things that jut out below the CT? Yep. Arm shields? Yep.

Kubernetes, on 05 January 2018 - 02:49 PM, said:

Y'all are crazy. The Fafnir is going to wreck face. I can't wait.
How are you going to shoot my ST after I've erased your CT?

With what? Your twin HGauss shot? Last time I checked the average laser vomit did a similar amount of damage. And you can run that in 'mechs that don't have gigantic side torsos.

But, as per usual: People who love it will run it, people who don't love it or think it will just fail horribly won't touch it at all.

Edited by CancersCincar, 06 January 2018 - 08:49 PM.

[Hit the Deck]

oldradagast, on 06 January 2018 - 12:48 PM, said:

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Mechs with more unique roles that have more character, so this mech would have a cool and flavorful purpose. And a game where hitboxes and hardpoint placement were not the end all and be all of a mech's power.
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Well, looks like that's pretty much what the original game offers (and the upcoming HB's Battletech).

There are MechCommander 1/2 if you don't like turn based games.

[Humpday]

Just saying ya'll...speed is not an issue...
Many people run sub 58 with high success...notice anything running dual Hgauss is extremely slow?

its the hitboxes that are the issue, not the engine.

[Y E O N N E]

You can't run a 350 with anything that adequately justifies its weight anyway, since it's so ballistics-heavy and none of them have enough energy.

Again, Nightstar has the same problem. Can't really use its 350+ engine cap, because the good firepower is too heavy and it has only 5x E.

[Kubernetes]

CancersCincar, on 06 January 2018 - 08:43 PM, said:

With what? Your twin HGauss shot? Last time I checked the average laser vomit did a similar amount of damage. And you can run that in 'mechs that don't have gigantic side torsos.

Look at the height of the the mounts. Right now the dual HGauss build works great on the Sleipnir, various Maulers, and Annihilators. Those mechs have ballistic mounts well below the cockpit and require at least half exposure. Now look at the Fafnir. You'll be lucky to get half your heavy laser vomit on me because I'll be backing down from my vertical peek as soon as I shoot. And if we get into an open field fight you're done because I'll be twisting and spreading your laser fire while I hit you with PPFLD.