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[Metus regem]

stealthraccoon, on 10 January 2018 - 11:33 AM, said:

We ALL want to play a Wasp/Stinger, but we know the legal mumbo-jumbo involved. So you know that other mech that has no legal baggage, weighs 20 tons, has human knee joints, jumps, can carry similar payloads and has a lower engine cap than a Locust?

HORNET (and even has a big name too!)

"lower engine cap"....

Not so much, using the standard 1.6 that PGI used on other lights, a Stinger / Wasp would get a 170, maybe 175 if PGI doesn't feel like being jerks. We're talking a difference of 12-13km/h for straight line running when compared to the 190 series engine max in the Locust, combined with 6 JJ's on a 20t mech it could make for a fun little thing to run around with.

[FupDup]

Metus regem, on 10 January 2018 - 01:01 PM, said:

"lower engine cap"....

Not so much, using the standard 1.6 that PGI used on other lights, a Stinger / Wasp would get a 170, maybe 175 if PGI doesn't feel like being jerks. We're talking a difference of 12-13km/h for straight line running when compared to the 190 series engine max in the Locust, combined with 6 JJ's on a 20t mech it could make for a fun little thing to run around with.

I thought that most lights use 1.4x, not 1.6x?

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FupDup, on 10 January 2018 - 01:20 PM, said:

I thought that most lights use 1.4x, not 1.6x?

Lights got 1.6, mediums got 1.4, most others seem to be about 1.2, unless PGI is feeling generous or cruel.

[FupDup]

Metus regem, on 10 January 2018 - 02:05 PM, said:

Lights got 1.6, mediums got 1.4, most others seem to be about 1.2, unless PGI is feeling generous or cruel.

If it was 1.6x then the Raven 3L would have a cap of 340 instead of 295. You must be thinking of certain slower lights that got special treatment. It's 1.4x for the average light.

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FupDup, on 10 January 2018 - 02:08 PM, said:

If it was 1.6x then the Raven 3L would have a cap of 340 instead of 295. You must be thinking of certain slower lights that got special treatment. It's 1.4x for the average light.

You might be right, still a 1.6 doesn't sound right... just ran the numbers with a 1.4, it gives a cap of 168 for a base engine of 120, that was the number I was think of, hence the 170 cap, 175 if PGI is feeling generous... 'cause using 1.6 would give a cap of 192 (190 or 195) with a base of 120 that is found in the base Stinger and Wasp units.

[Lykaon]

Armored Yokai, on 09 January 2018 - 02:43 PM, said:

this, i don't feel alright with a replacement though

There will be several needs to replace tech on canon mechs due to not having a MWo version.

For example the Hellbringer Prime we have currently in game is,in canon equiped with A-pods to defend against infantry. Yet here we have no infantry or A-pods so the A-pods are not used.

There are several mechs that will needed other items swapped out to be suitable for MWo like any mech with a C3 master or slave unit. And of course we have the "P" variants and PGI fabricated mechs like the Roughneck.

Edited by Lykaon, 10 January 2018 - 03:12 PM.

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MauttyKoray, on 10 January 2018 - 10:12 AM, said:

Honestly? Anything 20 or 25 tons. We have four 30 tonners, five 35 tonners, and only a single 20 and 25 tonner.

I want me some more tiny mechs to play.

The Flea has a canon 15-tonner variant... complete with a glorious medium laser and luxurious one ton of armour.

Thought getting that might be a big ask, as it'd likely involve some extra modelling based on the 20-ton variants.

[IllCaesar]

Gas Guzzler, on 08 January 2018 - 10:53 AM, said:

Do we though? Locust has the 20 tonner spot pretty well covered.

No JJs.

No MASC.

No asymmetry.

No faction association.

Chicken walker design.

Yeah, we could use a new 20-tonner, a 25-tonner for most of the same reasons. People like variety, after all. Its better than a sixth 35-tonner or a seventh 50-tonner.