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I hope the next assault mech is the Devastator!


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#1 Phoenix Branson

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 04:04 PM

The Devastator, which has been hinted at twice in the ISN news feeds, is a 100 ton assault mech sporting dual PPCs and Gauss Rifles as well as an array of medium lasers.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 04:09 PM

For some odd reasons I never managed to take this Mech serious.


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Posted 24 July 2012 - 04:13 PM

Quintessential assault mech, Atlas doesn't stand a chance.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 04:16 PM

View PostRobin Sage, on 24 July 2012 - 04:13 PM, said:

Quintessential assault mech, Atlas doesn't stand a chance.

Sure but does that also apply to Megatron ?

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 05:07 PM

The Awesome already fills the long-range gunboat role really well, as does the Stalker to only a slightly lesser degree. I predict we'll see Something Completely DifferentTM.

I'm thinking maybe a Victor or Highlander for brawling potential.

Edited by Solis Obscuri, 24 July 2012 - 05:07 PM.


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Posted 24 July 2012 - 05:13 PM

Though, the Devastator has only two timeline-appropriate variants - the DVS-1D (3036) and the DVS-2 (3048).
And those compose two-thirds of its total number of not-one-off canon variants.

Even the Banshee has greater number of timeline-appropriate variants (six, actually), as do the Cyclops (five) and the Zeus (also five).

Sure, the both the DVS-1D and the DVS-2 are nice 'Mechs that I would also like to see included eventually, but from a variation standpoint there are other 'Mechs (such those named above) that would arguably be better choices for at-launch inclusion.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 05:18 PM

I always thought the should have renamed it the "PNH-1D PINHEAD". Because that mech has to be 30 meters tall to fit a pilot in that tiny thing.

The armament is nice,and the armor, but honestly there are scads of Assault mechs I would prefer to see first, like the Victor, Banshee-S, or Charger. I would not mind seeing it eventually, it is just a low priority for me.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 05:21 PM

View PostStrum Wealh, on 24 July 2012 - 05:13 PM, said:

Though, the Devastator has only two timeline-appropriate variants - the DVS-1D (3036) and the DVS-2 (3048).
And those compose two-thirds of its total number of not-one-off canon variants.

Even the Banshee has greater number of timeline-appropriate variants (six, actually), as do the Cyclops (five) and the Zeus (also five).

Sure, the both the DVS-1D and the DVS-2 are nice 'Mechs that I would also like to see included eventually, but from a variation standpoint there are other 'Mechs (such those named above) that would arguably be better choices for at-launch inclusion.


Not to mention it's recent date of actual production in the DVS-2 series meeans that the Mech is even rarer than Annihilators, Maulers or Hatamoto-Chis (the last of which had been mass produced since the War of 3039, in at least 4 variants).

So if those 3 are too faction specific and rare, then the Devastator would be doubly so.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:35 PM

What about the Fafnir?

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2 Heavy Gauss Rifles plus 8 to 10 secondary weapons.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:36 PM

Urbanzeuscat is next mech :ph34r:

#11 BeforeLife

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:52 PM

Ummm no, the devastor will be WAAAAAY to OP for the stock right off the bat lol, at long range it WILL beat 2 Awesomes at once if they are equal skilled pilots all around. A mech that has 2 GR, 2 PPC and 4 ML and has preety good heat managment should not be allowed in right away. A king crab yes because it has the disadvange of range but this thing...

Edit, that doesent mean i dont want it in the game of course :ph34r: its just SL tech vs 3025 tech.

Edited by BeforeLife, 24 July 2012 - 07:52 PM.


#12 Bishop Steiner

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 07:55 PM

View PostStefan Ukris Amaris, on 24 July 2012 - 07:35 PM, said:

What about the Fafnir?

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sure... in about 17 years, when it is put into production......

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:00 PM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 24 July 2012 - 05:18 PM, said:

I always thought the should have renamed it the "PNH-1D PINHEAD". Because that mech has to be 30 meters tall to fit a pilot in that tiny thing.

The armament is nice,and the armor, but honestly there are scads of Assault mechs I would prefer to see first, like the Victor, Banshee-S, or Charger. I would not mind seeing it eventually, it is just a low priority for me.


no one ever mentions the battlemaster :C

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:02 PM

the devastator reminds me of the nova cat

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:03 PM

View PostJebediah Saint, on 24 July 2012 - 08:00 PM, said:



no one ever mentions the battlemaster :C


It gets mentioned quite a bit, actually. But that pesky Unseen legal battle with Harmony Gold kinda minimizes the chance of any recognizable version actually being in the game.

#16 Lucas Dagger

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:03 PM

witch is the best mech

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:05 PM

do want

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:09 PM

Annihilator, end of story. Four LBX-10ACs equal pwn.

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 08:29 PM

UrbanMech, end of story.

Because... face it, if someone's driving an UrbanMech... at least 1 person on the battlefield is going to die.

But Devestator is pretty cool... massive, expensive, and powerful. I'm sure it will drive many MechWarriors gleefully broke :-p

Edited by Prosperity Park, 24 July 2012 - 08:30 PM.


#20 Guyus

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Posted 24 July 2012 - 09:10 PM

Well sarna seems to have some info, they have a list of confirmed mechs in their MWO page.

http://www.sarna.net...hWarrior_Online

Not sure of the accuracy of it obviously but it may be true.

The problem is balance, introducing some mechs could massively throw it and in a F2P game balance can be hard enough to maintain.





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