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[The Boneshaman]

This will be the most logical mech in the game.

I know bad joke also were some one already posted Spock.

This will be the most logical mech in the game.

I know bad joke also were some one already posted Spock.

[Appogee]

It doesn't look anything to me...?

[BEARDOOM]

Hero is good, Assassin is thinner... Not my money on this one.

[thraadash]

Black Lanner round 2.

Except worse.

[Zephrym]

Welcome to the world Mr Vulcan. You'll find it very pleasant here. We have a lovely room set aside for you and a few friends to keep you company. Say hello to Mr Thanatos, Mr Hellspawn and Mr Nightstar. Don't worry, i'm sure you'll enjoy it here and after a brief period of interest I can assure you that you'll be left alone and left in peace.

Z

[Arkhangel]

LT. HARDCASE, on 02 May 2018 - 02:55 PM, said:

The community literally has it's own popularity poll, which PGI has said they monitor, and the Vulcan isn't even in the IS Medium section. I've never seen anyone complain about the omission either.

This choice is truly out of left field and baffling.

I mean I know they did it to feed on 3025 nerds for a month, but there were better choices even for that.

What all your guys whining about the Vulcan completely forget, is PGI also has an Art asset sharing deal with HBS.

they're putting in some 3025 mechs because then HBS can use them for their game.

plus, to be honest, we needed more 40-ton options regardless. if you don't like how it looks, don't buy it, and wait for the next one. we literally just got like 3 mechs in a row previous to the Hellfire that were all popular. and yet you're bitching that they didn't put in another insanely popular mech? You should know by now PGI likes to pick up and show off some of the lesser known Mechs and get them in the game, case in point, the aforementioned Hellfire, the Cataphract, so on. the Vulcan is a welcome addition whether you think so or not. just wait until the next announcement,and quit whining.

[STEEL JUSTICE]

Vulcan look better from the Assassin but i will like it more if he had more from 6 hardpoints.

Edited by STEEL JUSTICE, 03 May 2018 - 03:45 AM.

[Arkhangel]

Zephrym, on 03 May 2018 - 03:06 AM, said:

Welcome to the world Mr Vulcan. You'll find it very pleasant here. We have a lovely room set aside for you and a few friends to keep you company. Say hello to Mr Thanatos, Mr Hellspawn and Mr Nightstar. Don't worry, i'm sure you'll enjoy it here and after a brief period of interest I can assure you that you'll be left alone and left in peace.

Z

You do realize all the mechs you listed are actually pretty effective if you bothered to actually learn how to use them effectively, right? Thanatos is meant as a Midrange skirmisher,fit accordingly (MRMs, ER meds, AC/10 variants, LL variants, PPCs). Hellspawn can be an effective MRM and SRM boat that's pretty mobile, and the Nightstar is pretty much just a larger Marauder, and easily capable of taking down any Clan Assault one on one, particularly with Arm-mounted RACs.

Vulcans will be used.... they'll just be used by people who actually adapt to the mech's playstyle, rather than trying to make the mech fit their playstyle, which is why people tend to assume they suck. case in point, the amount of people who try to brawl with Maulers.

anyone's who's tried that in Solaris? Realizes pretty fast the Mauler is NOT meant for knifefighting, especially in comparison to the actual brawlers in its Solaris division. Maulers who try to brawl get their asses handed to them by actual Brawling mechs.

Edited by Arkhangel, 03 May 2018 - 03:48 AM.

[MovinTarget]

Yup there are those that play mechs that fit their style and those that adapt to make use of the mech as optimally as possible.

[Stridercal]

Throe, on 02 May 2018 - 08:09 PM, said:

I'm ok with the facts. The facts straight up tell us the logical upgrade path is Endosteel first. And TableTop, Canon, and Lore don't change that at all, because none of them are relevant to this specific issue in MWO.

[Redacted], but the lore and in-universe explanations do cover this. Explicitly.[Redacted]

Edited by draiocht, 08 May 2018 - 10:38 AM.
unconstructive

[Stridercal]

[Redacted]

Edited by draiocht, 08 May 2018 - 09:32 AM.
unconstructive

[jper4]

the important question is: can it do a proper Vulcan salutation?

[leony]

For IS mechs, where are the Grim Reaper and the Argus?

And also I want to see the clans, Hellhound, Canis and Deimos!

Edited by leony, 03 May 2018 - 10:17 AM.

[The Boneshaman]

None of them have hand actuators!!! HOW DO EXPECT US TO DO THE VULCAN NECK PINCH OR DO THE LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!!?

[MovinTarget]

The Boneshaman, on 03 May 2018 - 05:47 PM, said:

None of them have hand actuators!!! HOW DO EXPECT US TO DO THE VULCAN NECK PINCH OR DO THE LIVE LONG AND PROSPER!!?

Simple. Rip the lower arm actuator off an enemy and use that to pinch, make the sign, or otherwise slap your opponts silly.

[Arkhangel]

@Zephrym: also, one of the main reasons we don't see Hellspawns often is they're not out for C-Bills amd just barely came out for MC. too early to write off a chassis that's not widely available.

Edited by Arkhangel, 06 May 2018 - 10:38 AM.

[MrKvola]

MovinTarget, on 04 May 2018 - 08:45 AM, said:

Simple. Rip the lower arm actuator off an enemy and use that to pinch, make the sign, or otherwise slap your opponts silly.

Except you don't have an actuator to rip it off with, and use it to do all the stuff you decribed... and if you had, there would be little value in getting a spare one

[Tincan Nightmare]

Being so thin, I wonder if the Vulcan will get the Grasshopper treatment and be super tall. It will probably stand even with S-hawks or Warhammers. Hopefully not, but... well MWO history of mech design.

[The Boneshaman]

Another thing....
I CAN'T VULCAN MINDMELD WITH OTHER MECH WITHOUT JAND ACUATERS.

ALSO WHAT ISNR THEIR MORE STAR TREK VULCAN JOAKS ON THIS FORM.

I'm thinking of getting it for all the logical lols.

[NocturnalBeast]

leony, on 03 May 2018 - 10:16 AM, said:

For IS mechs, where are the Grim Reaper and the Argus?


And also I want to see the clans, Hellhound, Canis and Deimos!

Don't forget the Guillotine and the Crusader (although we all know why the Crusader is not in the game yet), oh and the Caesar. Also, the Dervish and Charger are way overdue.

Edited by Ed Steele, 06 May 2018 - 09:57 PM.