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[Asym]

OK, what am I missing since I'm not a BT enthusiast: no JJ's and no ECM and only rated at 81 KPH? So..............sounds like just another average mech..... Another, "just buy a mech pack" special for the BT crew and whales.... What am I missing in this package?

Now, field a Longbow................and, I might be interested.

[Mystere]

Yay! More stuff for my doll collection.

[Nightbird]

Asym, on 04 April 2018 - 11:04 AM, said:

OK, what am I missing since I'm not a BT enthusiast: no JJ's and no ECM and only rated at 81 KPH? So..............sounds like just another average mech..... Another, "just buy a mech pack" special for the BT crew and whales.... What am I missing in this package?

Now, field a Longbow................and, I might be interested.

Battlemech, can change engine, endo, ferro, it also has masc for brawling

[process]

Asym, on 04 April 2018 - 11:04 AM, said:

OK, what am I missing since I'm not a BT enthusiast: no JJ's and no ECM and only rated at 81 KPH? So..............sounds like just another average mech..... Another, "just buy a mech pack" special for the BT crew and whales.... What am I missing in this package?

Now, field a Longbow................and, I might be interested.

It's a battlemech with MASC and seemingly decent hardpoints. Maybe nothing special, but a flexible alternate to Clan omnis within its weight bracket.

[Grus]

Nightbird, on 04 April 2018 - 11:04 AM, said:

................... yes, cool 60 ton medium mech

I think it's either a different design philosophy to a linebacker, or a LRM/ATM boat.

huh? thats more armor than on the summoner and just a little less than a timber wolf..

[Shadowomega1]

Nightbird, on 04 April 2018 - 11:04 AM, said:

................... yes, cool 60 ton medium mech

I think it's either a different design philosophy to a linebacker, or a LRM/ATM boat.

10 to 15 is Ultra light, 20 to 35 ton is light, 40 to 55 ton is medium, 60 to 75 is heavy, 80 to 100 ton is Assault, Over 100 tons is Super Heavy or Colossal.

Edited by Shadowomega1, 04 April 2018 - 11:12 AM.

[Battlemaster56]

It's a nice mech will hold up real good, but it's kinda bland in diversity since it mostly lasers mix with missiles or the occasional ballastic, but a welcome 60 tonner and I like the collector art.

Niw let see we can get it's daddy into the game.

[Dogstar]

Question: this is a Battlemech right?

Becasue there's a HLF-A/B/C and aren't the letters usually used with Omnimechs?

So is this going to be something like the Arctic Wolf with a mix of omni and battle chassis? or is it a straight up battlemech with odd naming?

[Juodas Varnas]

Dogstar, on 04 April 2018 - 11:59 AM, said:

Question: this is a Battlemech right?

Becasue there's a HLF-A/B/C and aren't the letters usually used with Omnimechs?

So is this going to be something like the Arctic Wolf with a mix of omni and battle chassis? or is it a straight up battlemech with odd naming?

Definitely a battlemech. (the letter naming is PGI variants)

Canonically there's only 1 2 and 3 (3 has **** like ER flamers and Plasma cannons, so it's a no-go)

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 04 April 2018 - 12:06 PM.

[Nightbird]

Grus, on 04 April 2018 - 11:11 AM, said:

huh? thats more armor than on the summoner and just a little less than a timber wolf..

Max armor is by tonnage, all 60 ton mechs get 402 max, 70 tonners get 434

[Jackal Noble]

Grus, on 04 April 2018 - 10:23 AM, said:

YEZ!!!!!! BEEN ASKING FOR IT FOREVER!!!

Hahahaha. Awwwwww YISSSSSSSS!!

Grus, on 04 April 2018 - 10:45 AM, said:

im just so happy im getting a mech that ive been yelling about for so long!... wait... ive been doing this with e Stone Rhino too....

No! Bane or go broke!

[Metus regem]

JackalBeast, on 04 April 2018 - 12:09 PM, said:

No! Bane will be broke!

FTFY

14B slots is kind of silly.... the DPS it could put out with UAC/2 border on bonkers.... not to mention that most of them would be high mounts...

[Jay Leon Hart]

So pleased, that's 3/4 wanted 'mechs this year. I'm going to be broke

[CFC Conky]

DOA!

[Khobai]

its a clan battlemech so I doubt its DoA.

more like minimally viable.

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14B slots is kind of silly.... the DPS it could put out with UAC/2 border on bonkers.... not to mention that most of them would be high mounts...

x8 UAC2s is probably the most you could feasibly do and still have enough ammo.

its not that much damage really.

the kraken would not really be all that great currently because of how ganked ballistics are on ammo

if they increased ammo per ton by 33%-50%, like they should, it would be more feasible.

Edited by Khobai, 04 April 2018 - 12:57 PM.

[Metus regem]

Khobai, on 04 April 2018 - 12:52 PM, said:

x8 UAC2s is probably the most you could feasibly do and still have enough ammo.

its not that much damage really.

the kraken would not really be all that great currently because of how ganked ballistics are on ammo

if they increased ammo per ton by 33%-50%, like they should, it would be more feasible.

While true, it does have a variant that packs 4x UAC/10's with 14t of ammo, so I think that would become the default unit to play, as all four of those UAC/10's would be in high mounts... Granted I know UAC/10's got beat with the nerf stick thanks to the Kodiak 3, but still...

[Khobai]

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While true, it does have a variant that packs 4x UAC/10's with 14t of ammo, so I think that would become the default unit to play,

you wont see that build because of ghost heat.

[Metus regem]

Khobai, on 04 April 2018 - 01:06 PM, said:

you wont see that build because of ghost heat.

Also why I said:

Metus regem, on 04 April 2018 - 01:03 PM, said:

Granted I know UAC/10's got beat with the nerf stick thanks to the Kodiak 3, but still...

Knowing that it has those mounts with both number and position getting around Ghost Heat, that is an active past time for the player base, finding a build that works and I'm leaning towards 2xGR+2xUAC/5 or 10 would be solid on the Kraken 2, either way, it will have ammo for days....

[Internal Obedience XIII-omega]

Tordin, on 04 April 2018 - 10:25 AM, said:

Aaaaand its old concept....



Its like a black lanner, shadow hawk, supernova thingy....

I love Plog's and David's art work but why PGI? Why? What's with the affinity of the inverted footing? It's like one giant HOOF.

Praise Blake!

Edited by Internal Obedience XIII-omega, 04 April 2018 - 01:10 PM.

[Jackal Noble]

Metus regem, on 04 April 2018 - 01:03 PM, said:

While true, it does have a variant that packs 4x UAC/10's with 14t of ammo, so I think that would become the default unit to play, as all four of those UAC/10's would be in high mounts... Granted I know UAC/10's got beat with the nerf stick thanks to the Kodiak 3, but still...

I just want it for the aesthetics, this is a beauty pageant after all.
Would be unique of a sort, as it has zero energy loadouts. just missiles and dakka.