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[Dago Red]

Hit the Deck, on 01 February 2018 - 11:35 AM, said:

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

Wow that is impressively hideous. I guess at a minimum the MWO final model of it can't look worse than that.

[Bombast]

November11th, on 01 February 2018 - 12:17 PM, said:

Can i plz have some magna ppcs for my mechs and king crabs?

The Marauder MAD-3R comes stock with Magna Hellstar PPCs. Just buy one and transfer the PPCs to your other mechs!

Edited by Bombast, 01 February 2018 - 12:39 PM.

[Funky Bacon]

Well hello there~

Also is it just me or does it have a bit of a Hauptmann vibe to it? It kinda got that beefy look to it.

[R Valentine]

2 ballistic and 6 energy. So... Deathstrike? Deahstrike 2.0

[Gas Guzzler]

Kiran Yagami, on 01 February 2018 - 01:13 PM, said:

2 ballistic and 6 energy. So... Deathstrike? Deahstrike 2.0

I mean, lower lasers.. less tonnage available due to locked 360.. Gauss in STs for MG fodder... There are some drawbacks.

[R Valentine]

Gas Guzzler, on 01 February 2018 - 01:18 PM, said:

I mean, lower lasers.. less tonnage available due to locked 360.. Gauss in STs for MG fodder... There are some drawbacks.

It also has ECM, but as far as uniqueness goes, the Blood Asp doesn't seem to have any. There aren't any hard point combinations that scream awesome. It's also a 90 tonner, which is an over-saturated weight class.

[Vellron2005]

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

Discuss

One of my favorite mechs.. I really with Mechpacks were not so bloody (asp) expensive.. I would consider getting one..

Visually looks amazing, and if they don't botch the animations or make the Gauss stick out of the shoulder pods like on the stupendously ridiculous cougar, it will look amazing in-game too..

It's a shame only the hero variant can mount any descent amount of LRM, but it will probably be ERPPC and laser mech anyway..

[HGAK47]

Dont know what the hell that is but it looks good! Il probably take one.

90tons! He is a fairly big boy then.

Edited by HGAK47, 01 February 2018 - 01:23 PM.

[Novakaine]

Great more laser vomit just what this game needs.

[Gas Guzzler]

Kiran Yagami, on 01 February 2018 - 01:20 PM, said:

It also has ECM, but as far as uniqueness goes, the Blood Asp doesn't seem to have any. There aren't any hard point combinations that scream awesome. It's also a 90 tonner, which is an over-saturated weight class.

Its my favorite weight bracket.

I like that it can do a 3 UAC5 2 ER PPC all torso mounted loadout.

ECM is meh. Its nice for the yolo queue because spuds ignore you and you don't have to worry about neckbeards LRMing you as much I guess.

Novakaine, on 01 February 2018 - 01:38 PM, said:

Great more laser vomit just what this game needs.

You mean Gauss vomit? Honestly I think some different ballistic/PPC combinations are where this will shine but we'll see.

[Luminis]

Novakaine, on 01 February 2018 - 01:38 PM, said:

Great more laser vomit just what this game needs.

It at least won't have the tonnage to run the 2x ERLL 4x ERML 2x Gauss build and stick to the 6x ERML 2x Gauss build - so it's at least not gonna find a new loophole in the ghost heat system to push Clan Laser alphas even higher.

That's something, right?

Also, MCII nerfs before the early adopter period runs out?

[Alkabides]

I wonder if by adding this mech they're signaling inclusion of new tech. I remember the BA using the long tom weapon system at least in game. Not sure if that's cannon or if cannon really matters at all.

[Gas Guzzler]

Luminis, on 01 February 2018 - 01:45 PM, said:

It at least won't have the tonnage to run the 2x ERLL 4x ERML 2x Gauss build and stick to the 6x ERML 2x Gauss build - so it's at least not gonna find a new loophole in the ghost heat system to push Clan Laser alphas even higher.

That's something, right?

Also, MCII nerfs before the early adopter period runs out?

Not a loop hole... More tonnage = more damage.

[kapusta11]

OMG 2 ERPPCs 3 UAC5s all high mounted with ECM. This thing is gonna be nuts.

[Bombast]

Alkabides, on 01 February 2018 - 01:47 PM, said:

I wonder if by adding this mech they're signaling inclusion of new tech. I remember the BA using the long tom weapon system at least in game. Not sure if that's cannon or if cannon really matters at all.

What game was that?

[Metus regem]

kapusta11, on 01 February 2018 - 01:58 PM, said:

OMG 2 ERPPCs 3 UAC5s all high mounted with ECM. This thing is gonna be nuts.

Only catch is those weapon mounts will be exposed before it can return fire... And well ECM is great and all, but doesn't protect you from direct fire weapons....

[FupDup]

Bombast, on 01 February 2018 - 01:59 PM, said:

What game was that?

I assume he's talking about MW4, which enabled many mechs to mount Long Toms due to its specific hardpoint system and lack of TT critslot requirements. The Blood Asp could carry two of them in that game.

Edited by FupDup, 01 February 2018 - 02:00 PM.

[Metus regem]

Bombast, on 01 February 2018 - 01:59 PM, said:

What game was that?

MechCommander 2, you could slap a pair of Long Toms on them in one of the later missions.

[Bombast]

FupDup, on 01 February 2018 - 02:00 PM, said:

I assume he's talking about MW4, which enabled many mechs to mount Long Toms due to its specific hardpoint system and lack of TT critslot requirements. The Blood Asp could carry two of them in that game.

Metus regem, on 01 February 2018 - 02:00 PM, said:

MechCommander 2, you could slap a pair of Long Toms on them in one of the later missions.

Ah, ok. I thought he was talking about a game that had a stock Blood Asp with Long Toms.

If the barrier for inclusion is just what someone mechlab'ed ages ago, well... we have quite a few Long Tom capable mechs already. This one's hardly different.

[Mcgral18]

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