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[The Lighthouse]

I NEED MORE MECHPACKS!

Seriously. It is actually good value. Will pre order soon.

Edited by The Lighthouse, 16 February 2018 - 07:32 PM.

[Kyle Kowalski]

HATCHETMAN

[arcana75]

7 hero mechs for US$30, that's an amazing deal!

I do want to know though, if there are any or going to be any pre-order bonuses? Or, what's the difference going to be between a pre-order and a standard purchase?

Edited by arcana75, 16 February 2018 - 08:36 PM.

[K19]

BNC-SR 'Siren' ???? mech ugly 4 Banshee this wors. More pride in what they work. From the first mech and always the same bad work. They still want players to buy this. No longer.

[ShootterMcGavin]

Looks pretty sweet. Are those Solaris Mechs going to be available for MC or individual purchase down the road?

[Jonathan8883]

I'd like confirmation that these heroes can be used in QP, not just Solaris. Pretty sure that's the case.

The IS heroes are very close to standard loadouts, although with +30% c-bills. Annoyingly, many of them still feature 3025 tech and will require up-front C-bill investment to be competitive. Too many XL engines, Std heat sinks, etc. When you're paying $$ for a mech, it should at least be close to current tech.

None of the loadouts/hardpoints appear to be more than minor variations for what's already existing, and only 1 of them's an Clantech mech.

[ShootterMcGavin]

Jonathan8883, on 16 February 2018 - 07:56 PM, said:

I'd like confirmation that these heroes can be used in QP, not just Solaris. Pretty sure that's the case.

Yah earlier in this thread they addressed that these mechs would indeed be available in all game modes.

[arcana75]

Jonathan8883, on 16 February 2018 - 07:56 PM, said:

None of the loadouts/hardpoints appear to be more than minor variations for what's already existing, and only 1 of them's an Clantech mech.

Those mechs are supposed to be lore-friendly mechs, from 2 different Solaris 7 novels as mentioned in the news post. Hence it makes sense that the mechs are mostly IS mechs. Clanners frowned upon Solaris 7 until they formed the Zellbrigen Stables after the Clan tradition of Zellbrigen.

http://www.sarna.net...lbrigen_Stables

[The Boneshaman]

only mech i see that i would want is the Mad Dog. the others feel meh. 2 energy CT makes for Avatar IIC. well a 10 tons lighter Avatar. also its more than likely based off the Mad Dog from MW4

[Angus McFife VI]

Atlas looks pretty f-ing good if it gets armor quirks, otherwise it'll be outright inferior. But of it does... Oh the wallets shall bleed.

Edited by Dont LRM me please, 16 February 2018 - 08:17 PM.

[dario03]

Great deal if you will use the mechs. Not sure if its for me though since I already have similar mechs that I rarely use.
Only exception for me is the Urbie. But its 1B short....

[ArcRoyale]

Mmmm, Mechwarrior 4 Vulture, YES!!

Gimme some time to scrounge up some cash and I'll see what I can do...

[Jonathan8883]

You know, I was complaining a month ago that some of the heroes just ignored the purpose of the Mech and were off-the-wall - IE the Crab & Annihilator - and thus would never be used.

So I guess the question is "Do I play these chassis?"
Urbie - Yes
Mad Dog - Yes
Griffin - only as a MRM60-boat. I tried a ton of builds on my Griffin 2N before settling on that.
Firestarter - Yes, but 6 MLas/2 Flamer. Not sure that 4mgs will make up for lost damage of 4 MLas
Rifleman - Yes, but I have Legendkiller
Atlas - Nope, and I stay away from assault mechs. They are too low on the maneuverability chart to be fun.
Banshee - Same, but I think it's a bit less gluey

So... not sure. Assault mechs are generally so low on maneuverability (slow accel, thus slow turn rate, etc.) that I do not play them at all after suffering through 100+ matches early on in my Highlander.

[Kuaron]

WiNNiep00h, on 16 February 2018 - 06:59 PM, said:

7 mechs for 30 is not bad. But if there is no preorder bonus I will wait till it is released.

Pretty much this.

[CycKath]

Mix-tech pack!? CURSE YOU!

[AncientRaig]

Really, my only complaint about this is that 5 out of the 7 mechs are little more than stock versions with different skins. I suppose that's why its only 30 dollars, but a Mad Dog with CT energy and a Banshee that can do 64.8, jump, and still have a wide variety of hardpoints is tempting....

Edited by AncientRaig, 16 February 2018 - 08:43 PM.

[W31rdWarrior]

Wow, 30$ for 7 Hero Mechs is a very great deal, man, i'm tempted.
All Mechs are good, except the Atlas.
Can we have some really unique hardpoints for it? I mean, it looks like a mix of existing Atlases, i can do the same loadout with one of the six I own.
Can we have, at least, an energy HP in the head?
I'm not saying give us the AS7-K2 Atlas Jedra, but something really different, thank you

Edited by W31rdWarrior, 16 February 2018 - 09:04 PM.

[DFM]

W31rdWarrior, on 16 February 2018 - 09:03 PM, said:

Can we have, at least, an energy HP in the head?

+1 for Monocle of doom Atlas head energy hardpoint!

Side note: As a newer player, 7 mechs(Even if they are "almost" stock loadout) for that price is pretty damn good. Add in that they are +30% Cb? And a mixed chassis pack? Hard to see the downsides here.

Even the art is good. Banshee is the weakest but still not bad. Am I the only one that first read the urbie as "bug city blues"?

[Odanan]

Kyle Kowalski, on 16 February 2018 - 07:36 PM, said:

HATCHETMAN

Scarabus (light), Hatchetman (medium), Axman (heavy) and Berserker (assault) would be an excellent Solaris pack*. Oh well, maybe in Solaris 2.0?

*with melee, of course.

[Trenchbird]

K19, on 16 February 2018 - 07:45 PM, said:

BNC-SR 'Siren' ???? mech ugly 4 Banshee this wors. More pride in what they work. From the first mech and always the same bad work. They still want players to buy this. No longer.

Are... Are you from Portugal?This mech is what the damn La Malinche should've been. A jumping Banshee.

Also, we need people to start ASKING FOR THE ATLAS EYE LASER FOR THE AS7-KR. NOW. DO IT. DO IT. DO IT.

Edited by Catten Hart, 16 February 2018 - 10:24 PM.