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[Stingray Productions]

We got the delightful opportunity to see the Fafnir concept this week. The bulk armor design and the cockpit area have their fantastic points of..well..superbness!!! Just review the image concept yourself!:




However, taking a further look into those arms.....they're so tiny!!!!!! It looks like a t-rex coming to the battlefield!:




I suggest for the finished model fixed arms to resemble older Fafnir designs:




Also, a wider torso would help re-create the older designs, but at a negative cost of broader hitboxes.

What do you think? Cast your vote; relate your opinion.

[BTGbullseye]

The arms should be bigger in only 1 dimension... They should extend MUCH further forward. The arm shields need to be useful beyond only blocking a small section of the back of the torsos, and should extend as far forward as the end of the barrel of the weapon pod on that arm.

I am 100% against a wider torso profile with this mech.

The legs are spaced a bit wide, and they seem a tad skinny for their length, but it's not a big problem.

[Stingray Productions]

BTGbullseye, on 08 January 2018 - 10:53 PM, said:

The arms should be bigger in only 1 dimension... They should extend MUCH further forward. The arm shields need to be useful beyond only blocking a small section of the back of the torsos, and should extend as far forward as the end of the barrel of the weapon pod on that arm.

I am 100% against a wider torso profile with this mech.

The legs are spaced a bit wide, and they seem a tad skinny for their length, but it's not a big problem.

I assumed most people would be against wider torsos. I mean, who wants huge hitboxes, right? \

Good point about the arms. They should indeed come out further. Less t-rex and more allosaurus But seriously, I don't see them being bigger any danger. In fact, bigger arms would give better defense for the torsos, and I think that'd be a huge benefit.

[TheArisen]

I hope the arms are bigger too. The Fafnir's frontal profile might be less than ideal but at least it can have shield arms.

[Stingray Productions]

It also seems like this Fafnir stands taller than the older models.

[BTGbullseye]

Stingray1234, on 13 January 2018 - 11:34 PM, said:

It also seems like this Fafnir stands taller than the older models.

No, it's just narrower, and has a longer leg to torso ratio.

[Lightfoot]

They are a little too small. I am used to MW4's Fafnir though. Still.

[PointmanSF]

The BIGGEST PRAYER I have to make my 8 of the 9 total Fafs in MWO better - The easiest way is A. MORE CRIT RESIST. Those STs are DARTBOARDS - Maybe atlas level of crit resist on st? 100 tons is 100 tons and Steiner is Steiner.
Also -

I love them obviously the FNR design from MWO but - You missed a critical achilles heel if you play tier 1/comp means you just dont bring Fafs and that is.. The shields on each arm should come UP just a tad so when rushing with shield and arm towards a target or just if sniper from the side - The missile bumps even if not occupied with anything are still very makable with gauss esp. If they were able to shield those and a little lower too - the ST - It would have a really niche but once mastered pilot style all its own - And just not be meh to anyone with the hit box PDFs.
That is all.

My vote is ROLL the HITBOX BACK to how it was. I had 7 then but I never I remember thinking I wanted a change - whatever clownshoe cauldron moron or player etc had that hitbox redone - right spirit totally wrong execution. More Protection from 90' perpendicular vs. STS plz!