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[FupDup]

Jonathan8883, on 29 January 2018 - 06:11 PM, said:

The high costs are R&D. This could be a SLDF-era mech, but the document makes it look like they are reverse-engineering ClanTech.

Since PGI has been releasing MW4 Mechs recently, I think the Chimera is likely the best bet, as mentioned above.

The Chimera isn't reverse-engineered though.

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BumbleBee, on 29 January 2018 - 06:02 PM, said:

I know less about IS tech than Clans, does anyone know of an IS Mech that fits this?

Blackjack and Firestarter, in the current time frame.

Unrelated...

Assuming its centered, that's the space the company name can take up. That's not even enough room for Defense - Apparently PGI is contracting with Dense Industries.

I'm saying I'm 100% certain this document has been butchered to be mysterious for the sake of mysterious, with no hints or serious input.

Jonathan8883, on 29 January 2018 - 06:11 PM, said:

The high costs are R&D. This could be a SLDF-era mech, but the document makes it look like they are reverse-engineering ClanTech.

The C-Bill did not exist during the Star League era, so we can automatically discount that anyway.

Edited by Bombast, 29 January 2018 - 06:14 PM.

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Isn't the next 'Mech announcement supposed to be Clan, anyway?

[Jonathan8883]

FupDup, on 29 January 2018 - 06:12 PM, said:

The Chimera isn't reverse-engineered though.

True.

[FupDup]

Yeonne Greene, on 29 January 2018 - 06:14 PM, said:

Isn't the next 'Mech announcement supposed to be Clan, anyway?

From the Fafnir thread, yeah.

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It's the Elemental.
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Obviously.

[Magnus Santini]

Nope, Johnston Industries and we are getting those Fulcrum hovertanks! http://www.sarna.net...ston_Industries

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Blackhawk KU? An IS design based on a reverse-engineered Clan omni.

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Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 29 January 2018 - 06:29 PM, said:

Blackhawk KU? An IS design based on a reverse-engineered Clan omni.

Problem is, most of the IS Omnimechs derived from Clan Omnimechs were developed by the Luthien Armor Works. That would be a pretty obvious giveaway, since that's basically all they did.

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MechaBattler, on 29 January 2018 - 05:10 PM, said:

Found on the Mechwarrior Online Twitter. Clearly leaked by Blakists within PGI's ranks..

So why does the blurred letterhead in the top corner look like a penis ?

[BumbleBee]

Bombast, on 29 January 2018 - 06:43 PM, said:

Problem is, most of the IS Omnimechs derived from Clan Omnimechs were developed by the Luthien Armor Works. That would be a pretty obvious giveaway, since that's basically all they did.

My initial thoughts were the Blackhawk KU, Sunder (based on the Hellbringer and Summoner), and the Avatar (based on the Mad Dog), but the manufacturer doesn't match up

Edited by BumbleBee, 29 January 2018 - 06:57 PM.

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

It's clearly a Battlemech and not an Omnimech, based at least on the text. Rakshasa?

[Khobai]

based on the spacing the mech has 9 letters in its name

buccaneer?

thats a free worlds defense industries mech

Edited by Khobai, 29 January 2018 - 07:01 PM.

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Dee Eight, on 29 January 2018 - 06:50 PM, said:

So why does the blurred letterhead in the top corner look like a penis ?

More like fingers getting ready to enter the lady parts.

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FupDup, on 29 January 2018 - 06:11 PM, said:

It's not Defiance, the last three letters are -nse.

Too bad it isnt Skobel MechWorks - I'd love to have a Legacy.

edit: the Osprey would be wayyyyy better!!

Edited by November11th, 29 January 2018 - 07:04 PM.

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Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 29 January 2018 - 06:57 PM, said:

It's clearly a Battlemech and not an Omnimech, based at least on the text. Rakshasa?

Technically speaking, all Omnimechs are Battlemechs. So I wouldn't read too much into the the use of the term.

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Khobai, on 29 January 2018 - 06:57 PM, said:

based on the spacing the mech has 9 letters in its name

Looks more like 10 to me.

10 letter word jacked from elsewhere in the document.

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Technically speaking, all Omnimechs are Battlemechs. So I wouldn't read too much into the the use of the term.

if thats the case it could be the archangel, thats 9 letters and also a free world defense industries mech

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Looks more like 10 to me.

there are no 10 letter mechs built by free worlds defense industries anyway

theres the buccaneer and archangel

the archangel is the only one of those thats interesting since it would mean IS omnimechs

but the archangel has some tech thats not in the game like plasma rifle

Edited by Khobai, 29 January 2018 - 07:22 PM.

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Khobai, on 29 January 2018 - 07:16 PM, said:

if thats the case it could be the archangel, thats 9 letters and also a free world defense industries mech



there are no 10 letter mechs built by free worlds defense industries anyway

theres the buccaneer and archangel

the archangel is the only one of those thats interesting since it would mean IS omnimechs

Wait, whats the battlemech that can one shot itself again?

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Khobai, on 29 January 2018 - 07:16 PM, said:

there are 10 letter mechs built by free worlds defense industries

theres the buccaneer and archangel

Both of those are 9 letter mechs.

EDIT: Ah, you meant no 10 letter mechs by them.

There are a lot of people hell bent on this being the Free Worlds Defense Industries, the size of the letterhead be damned. I really hope you're wrong, and I see no compelling reason why you'd be right.

Edited by Bombast, 29 January 2018 - 07:23 PM.