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[BTGbullseye]

Nightbird, on 17 May 2018 - 09:11 PM, said:

If you look at the first post, they are making good on the ST shape, it'll be exactly as advertised. Everyone will get their cool casket soon!

Actually, the shape is very off... The torsos are bloated, the shoulder mounts are too tall, and the head is an easy target.

[Thorn Hallis]

Thanks PGI, it will look great in my garage. No dirt or damage from the battlefield anymore.

[El Bandito]

All these regretful people should have gifted me the Blasp pack. I sure wouldn't have complained.

Also, I have seen those pods on the shoulders not taking any damage--shots just went through them. So the mech is still good.

Edited by El Bandito, 17 May 2018 - 09:37 PM.

[Hayek Lahiri]

Guys, don't worry, our shots will go faster with those forward cannons!

Seriously, I love the new look and I bought it.

[Thorn Hallis]

El Bandito, on 17 May 2018 - 09:32 PM, said:

Also, I have seen those pods on the shoulders not taking any damage--shots just went through them. So the mech is still good.

I guess this will lead to another round of complaints. Like "why do the missle doors on the Archer don't get the same treatment?"

[Luminis]

El Bandito, on 17 May 2018 - 09:32 PM, said:

Also, I have seen those pods on the shoulders not taking any damage--shots just went through them. So the mech is still good.

Could we test that in a way that rules out lag as a potential cause?

[Stone1116]

If I want to play the meta, I'd play the MkII.
If I want to look good, I'd play the Blood Asp.

Overall lovin the model change. Looks closer to what I payed for.

[El Bandito]

Luminis, on 17 May 2018 - 09:57 PM, said:

Could we test that in a way that rules out lag as a potential cause?

Sure, you got a Blasp? I have time for private lobby.

Thorn Hallis, on 17 May 2018 - 09:51 PM, said:

I guess this will lead to another round of complaints. Like "why do the missle doors on the Archer don't get the same treatment?"

Missile doors when raised do not take damage.

Edited by El Bandito, 17 May 2018 - 10:32 PM.

[The Amazing Atomic Spaniel]

Looks much better. Now if they can make it walk less like a drunk...

[FireStoat]

I like the new look. It's closer to what the concept art depicted, which was the main selling point for people having an interest and pre ordering. Let's face it - The Marauder IIC, Supernova, and Madcat Mark II all roll damage much better than this barn door of a cataphract-wide humanoid target. I think the Blood Asp IS a neat mech, but it was released at an odd time during the game's lifespan and meta gamers are probably going to look elsewhere for different chassis to build on. It might as well at least look the way that was intended.

Agreed on the drunken walk being too over the top. It's the only mech in the game with that kind of gait, and I wish the wobble was about half as much as it is now.

Edited by FireStoat, 17 May 2018 - 10:49 PM.

[SFC174]

Hmm, too bad really. I wasn't sure about this mech, but it seemed to be performing pretty close to the MC-II, and with the omnimech status plus ECM (I love PUG armor), it seemed like it would be a worthwhile purchase, maybe even for real money.

But.....not interested in "shoot me here" revisions. Guess I'll keep on rocking my Death Strike.

[kapusta11]

No one cares about your STs, I aim my dual HGauss at your CT and that protruding head makes my job easier.

Edited by kapusta11, 17 May 2018 - 11:22 PM.

[aardappelianen]

Thx pgi!

[Nesutizale]

Its so funny to see that PGI think the right thing of "people are complaining about giant ears, lets make them smaller so they don't complain" and then people do what? Complain about the ears beeing to small. Hillariouse.

[CK16]

I really am starting to think no matter what PGI does... some players just will always disagree to the point of flip flopping even...

[PocketYoda]

Why was there no Uziel and Hellspawn fixes.

[Joe Mallad]

I love re new look. Should have looked like this from the start. Even the Blood Asp from the old XBOX MechAssault game looked like this. However, I hope the Blood Asp gets some torso speed buffs and please get rid of the stupid sway. It feels and looks like it's got a cougar stuck up its rear end lol.

Edited by Joe Mallad, 18 May 2018 - 05:39 AM.

[Verilligo]

Absolutely hilarious. This really is one of the few communities where a permanent nerf to a mech's ability to survive is considered to be an improvement by a fair portion of its population and worth going on a campaign for. Oh sure, I'm certain the mech will remain playable, just like every other mech is technically playable. But now not only is it still a boring carbon copy of another mech in the same tonnage bracket, but it's actually even worse than it already was compared to said other mech. "But at least it looks good!" No, it doesn't. It looks bad. Just like the original TRO design.

[Nightbird]

BTGbullseye, on 17 May 2018 - 09:16 PM, said:

Actually, the shape is very off... The torsos are bloated, the shoulder mounts are too tall, and the head is an easy target.

Head shape size is exactly as advertised... the sides could use more glass but that's about it.

[RickySpanish]

Damned no matter what you do, it does look nice though.