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[Metus regem]

Will9761, on 04 March 2018 - 12:20 PM, said:

The Dark Age version is pretty ugly, but I can see it working in MWO.

Yea, I can see it working too... as gunnery practice. Those are some big flat ST's there....

[Will9761]

Metus regem, on 24 March 2018 - 05:36 PM, said:

Yea, I can see it working too... as gunnery practice. Those are some big flat ST's there....

Hmm...now that you mention it, I'd prefer the classic style rather than the Dark Age rendition.

[Will9761]

Thank you kuma8877 for this wonderful art of the Hatamoto:

Now if only we Hatamoto supporters can reach out to Russ and Alex on Twitter to put this samurai in the game.

Edited by Will9761, 25 March 2018 - 12:19 PM.

[Johnny Z]

These mechs could look awesome. Or not.

[Will9761]

Well, Alex knows how to turn TRO mechs into works of art so I have no doubt that the Charger and Hatamoto will turn out great.

[Will9761]

[TheArisen]

Will9761, on 25 March 2018 - 12:19 PM, said:

Thank you kuma8877 for this wonderful art of the Hatamoto:

Now if only we Hatamoto supporters can reach out to Russ and Alex on Twitter to put this samurai in the game.

I quite like this. The arms look to be decently big to help spread dmg and the torso is fairly thin and in general this looks epic but it's not too out of the MWO ascetic.

[Will9761]

A sketch by Flyingdebrisguy, showing how easy it would be to convert a Charger into a Hatamoto:

[Will9761]

Tweet from Russ Bullock:

Now granted, it may or may not happen. But all we can do is keep our fingers crossed. There are no guarantees yet, but if people can get their Nightstars, K9s, and Mad Cat Mk IIs, then there is still hope.

[TheArisen]

Will9761, on 03 April 2018 - 07:55 PM, said:

Tweet from Russ Bullock:

Now granted, it may or may not happen. But all we can do is keep our fingers crossed. There are no guarantees yet, but if people can get their Nightstars, K9s, and Mad Cat Mk IIs, then there is still hope.

Oh nice. Also of note the Nightstar wasn't leading the voting when it was announced so likewise there is hope.

[TheArisen]

Will9761, on 25 March 2018 - 12:19 PM, said:

Thank you kuma8877 for this wonderful art of the Hatamoto:

Now if only we Hatamoto supporters can reach out to Russ and Alex on Twitter to put this samurai in the game.

I tweeted this pic at Alex/FD and he "liked" it so I'd imagine it'll have some influence.

Also, I think it's been said before but I think making the Hatamoto with some Charger variants included would be cool. Maybe the 3 base variants would be Hatamotos and the 2 collectors could be Charger based variants.

[Will9761]

Thank you. Personally, after looking at Alex's sketch, it makes sense to combine the two mechs into one Mechpack. Maybe 3 Chargers as Standards and 2 Hatamoto as Reinforcements with another Hatamoto as a Hero, mostly with the Daniel variant being a good choice.

[xVLFBERHxT]

Please, add no hatamotos bevor the charger is in to the game...

That would just be wrong!

Edited by xVLFBERHxT, 05 April 2018 - 08:37 PM.

[Will9761]

I'd still be in favor of PGI releasing both at the same time. That would be smart.

[TheArisen]

Will9761, on 05 April 2018 - 01:54 PM, said:

I'd still be in favor of PGI releasing both at the same time. That would be smart.

I think it's a case like the Stinger/Wasp, they should just be combined (see what I did there?)

[Will9761]

TheArisen, on 05 April 2018 - 03:49 PM, said:

I think it's a case like the Stinger/Wasp, they should just be combined (see what I did there?)

Yep, it is just like the Clan Omnimechs sharing parts, like the Mad Dog and Timber Wolf, Summoner and Hellbringer, Gargoyle and Executioner, etc.

Edited by Will9761, 19 May 2018 - 02:36 PM.

[Will9761]

Updating this thread's status feels like a full-time job. Still, thank you guys for the support.

[TheArisen]

Will9761, on 06 April 2018 - 08:40 AM, said:

Updating this thread's status feels like a full-time job. Still, thank you guys for the support.

Hahaha I worked for a year to get the Nightstar, same with Imp & the MKII

[Will9761]

TheArisen, on 06 April 2018 - 12:30 PM, said:

Hahaha I worked for a year to get the Nightstar, same with Imp & the MKII

You mean Ck16 and the MkII, as far as I remember I think that he started the Mad Cat Mk II thread before Imperius. The latter dipped after the mech came out.

Edited by Will9761, 06 April 2018 - 01:04 PM.

[Metus regem]

Will9761, on 06 April 2018 - 12:59 PM, said:

You mean Ck16 and the MkII, as far as I remember I think that he started the Mad Cat Mk II thread before Imperious. The latter dipped after the mech came out.

Other way around, Imp did it first, but CK was more civil about it.