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[Hit the Deck]

xVLFBERHxT, on 01 February 2018 - 11:08 AM, said:

Discuss

I know it's good that the new ST are less obvious but I prefer the look of the old one(s):

[Nik Reaper]

Hm, as a 90 ton with ECM and 3 RT ballistics it could potentially replace the 85 ton marauder IIC 2Uac5 UAC10 build...depending on size and hitboxes ofc....

[FupDup]

Nik Reaper, on 01 February 2018 - 11:36 AM, said:

Hm, as a 90 ton with ECM and 3 RT ballistics it could potentially replace the 85 ton marauder IIC 2Uac5 UAC10 build...depending on size and hitboxes ofc....

Be mindful of critslots, you've only got 9 of them per side torso.

[Hit the Deck]

xVLFBERHxT, on 01 February 2018 - 11:16 AM, said:

And the "iconic" beak is missing...
...

Alex made the head and the area surrounding it to resemble a snake head with cobra hood.

[Nik Reaper]

FupDup, on 01 February 2018 - 11:37 AM, said:

Be mindful of critslots, you've only got 9 of them per side torso.

Good point, how about then 3xUac5 RT Uac10 or 4 ERml LT , strip an arm and put 2~3 ERMed in the other and ECM.

Edited by Nik Reaper, 01 February 2018 - 11:44 AM.

[GX9900 Gundam X]

November11th, on 01 February 2018 - 11:25 AM, said:

Looks like what the madcat would look like if it was an IS mech.
Im kinda disapointed. This mech is my HERO. MINE. MYYY HERO.... and they made it blocky.


also, WHERE THE HELL ARE MY PLASMA PPCS?! this mech is effectively neutered without them.

Those only exist in Mechassault.
Also, plasma weapons in Battletech canon don't even do damage to vehicular units, they only increase their heat.

That being said, I think it would be nice to have some Plasma Cannons introduced into the game, because that would totally shake up the meta to a degree where high alpha laser vomit might actually go extinct. The downside is that it's Clantech so if they actually did implement it using their current factions doctrine only clans would be able to use it...

The other issue is how you'd even classify it. Is it a Ballistic Weapon? Is it an Energy Weapon? The world may never know... (It's technically energy but it uses ammo)

Edited by GX9900 Gundam X, 01 February 2018 - 11:45 AM.

[Internal Obedience XIII-omega]

I'm sold

We're gonna steal it.

[Thell]

Ffffffffffffff, one of the mechs I have wanted the most and I can't afford it, damn I need a job. Oh well, always cbills. They made it look really good and the design on the hero is amazing.

[FupDup]

GX9900 Gundam X, on 01 February 2018 - 11:43 AM, said:

Those only exist in Mechassault.
Also, plasma weapons in Battletech canon don't even do damage to vehicular units, they only increase their heat.

That being said, I think it would be nice to have some Plasma Cannons introduced into the game, because that would totally shake up the meta to a degree where high alpha laser vomit might actually go extinct. The downside is that it's Clantech so if they actually did implement it using their current factions doctrine only clans would be able to use it...

The other issue is how you'd even classify it. Is it a Ballistic Weapon? Is it an Energy Weapon? The world may never know...

The Inner Sphere Plasma Rifle (mech weapon) does the same anti-mech damage as a normal PPC and also heats up the target.

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Plasma_Rifle

There's also the debate of whether or not Flamers are actually plasma instead of generic flamethrowers (they don't do much raw damage to mechs but they at least do something).

For classification the Plasma PPC would obviously be an energy weapon, how is that even up for question? Every other plasma weapon in BT is energy, and it's pretty obvious why. Ballistic weapons shoot bullets, shells, or slugs. Plasma is not one of those things.

Edited by FupDup, 01 February 2018 - 11:52 AM.

[Hit the Deck]

Well, in November people can have C-Bills Deathstrike with ECM.

Damn, that's a long time to wait....

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

Hit the Deck, on 01 February 2018 - 11:48 AM, said:

Well, in November people can have C-Bills Deathstrike with ECM.

Damn, that's a long time to wait....

Dang, nearly 10 months.

[Y E O N N E]

Zzzzzzzz

Zzzzzzzz

[Valdarion Silarius]

xVLFBERHxT, on 01 February 2018 - 11:08 AM, said:

Discuss

When I saw this thing for the first time this scene instantly popped up in mind.



Holy hell, I hope they redo that artwork. That Cockpit is hideous.

[Luminis]

And thus, all concerns about "balancing the fun out of MWO" vanished, the uproar subsided and PGI sold MechPaks happily ever after.

The End.

[Steve Pryde]

Good target to shoot at before he can see you, LOL.

[Jay Leon Hart]

FupDup, on 01 February 2018 - 11:26 AM, said:

Although I think it might be interesting if CGL did try to canonize that weapon system, I wonder how they'd even be different from normal PPCs...

Similar to the Plasma Rifle / Plasma Cannon, in that they cause heat build up, as opposed to the usual PPC electronics disruption?

[InvictusLee]

Catten Hart, on 01 February 2018 - 11:28 AM, said:

If you think that's bad, wait until you hear how much Mechassault ruined the Blood Asp in the first place. This is a godsend by comparison.

Also, as stated, PLASMA PPCS DO NOT EXIST.

well. In lew of that. Can i plz have some magna ppcs for my mechs and king crabs? Do want spines on my crabs.

Catten Hart, on 01 February 2018 - 11:28 AM, said:

If you think that's bad, wait until you hear how much Mechassault ruined the Blood Asp in the first place. This is a godsend by comparison.

Also, as stated, PLASMA PPCS DO NOT EXIST.

well. In lew of that. Can i plz have some magna ppcs for my mechs and king crabs? Do want spines on my crabs.

[Hit the Deck]

Outside of the "ECM Deathstrike", Mad Cat MkIIs can actually provide more interesting builds than this 'mech....

[Luminis]

Hit the Deck, on 01 February 2018 - 12:20 PM, said:

Outside of the "ECM Deathstrike", Mad Cat MkIIs can actually provide more interesting builds than this 'mech....

Most MCII builds also drop to an XL350, some even to the 325, and run Ferro. That's a fair bit of difference in available tonnage. It could do the 6 ERML 2 Gauss build well enough, though.

[ANOM O MECH]

I hate assaults but will probably buy this one on looks alone.

High gauss mounts make me pretty happy as well.