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[Abaddun]

Hi guys.

I was musing on a method of introducing Elementals into MWO. Peronally, I think that, whilst a cool concept, they would leave a team horribly undergunned, and in open terrain out of an urban setting they would be shot to pieces.

But I struck an idea

Would you be opposed to the concept of a Division 8 where we have Elemental VS Elemental deathmatches, possibly even stars of Elementals against one another.

Mechanically, an Elemental would pilot very similarly to current mechs but with a far greater accel/deccel and turn turn rate, and a greater amount of vertical lift from their jump jets.

Not to leave IS out, by 3051 IS had replicated Clan Battle armour as the IS Standard Battle Armour, and a few years on, the Grey Death Legion were producing models that were almost equal in performance.

What are your thoughts. Cheers

[VonBruinwald]

A Division 8 for elementals could work, but I think they should have a place in to FW. Simply put;
When you run out of 'mechs in FW you become able to drop as an Elemental.

Just bear in mind they have a top speed of 10kph and their primary armament is a small laser. They're hardly a threat.

[Tarl Cabot]

Wait, you didnt mean Elemental ON Elemental that way... oh well .. nm

Edited by Tarl Cabot, 11 August 2018 - 04:44 PM.

[VonBruinwald]

Tarl Cabot, on 11 August 2018 - 04:25 PM, said:

Spoiler

Edited by VonBruinwald, 11 August 2018 - 04:32 PM.

[Tetatae Squawkins]

[Andi Nagasia]

their was an old joke a long time ago when FP was just starting and their were long wait times,
it was suggested a simple 1v1 fights elemental vs elemental battles should happen as people wait for a match,
similar to splinter cell conviction Co-op ending, you are both in a small arena with simple weapons fighting,

as its 1v1 only 1 player would be left out if you get an odd number of players,
but other way it would just make passing the time easier for all involved,

[Novakaine]

Not until we see these.......
Wanna buy a tank pack.
Think about it PGI "whale money!"

[LordBraxton]

Elementals arent cool enough to stand on their own, simply because the power-armored-dude-shooter-arena has been done to death for over a decade and a half, while the mech genre has been neglected for the same amount of time.

Lets be honest, PGI is only making money because it is a niche genre and they have a beloved franchise to milk.

[kuma8877]

LordBraxton, on 11 August 2018 - 08:24 PM, said:

Elementals arent cool enough to stand on their own, simply because the power-armored-dude-shooter-arena has been done to death for over a decade and a half, while the mech genre has been neglected for the same amount of time.

Lets be honest, PGI is only making money because it is a niche genre and they have a beloved franchise to milk.

I don't know, an elemental vs elemental vs armor game/mode could be pretty cool...

[Khalcruth]

I have absolutely no desire for playable battle armor,

However, I would not mind seeing turrets replaced with infantry platoons / tanks, It would certainly make machine guns and flamers useful. Then again, Clans have ridiculous numbers of machine guns compared to IS, so I'm not sure how you'd balance that.

I would love to take a stock Firestarter against half a dozen infantry platoons, though. Tabletop wise, it is theoretically possible to wipe them all out in one round of shooting, and if you jumped 6 hexes into heavy cover, you might even have enough of them miss to not destroy the Firestarter with their own shots.

[Abaddun]

Ok, what about Protomechs then?

[LordNothing]

Tarl Cabot, on 11 August 2018 - 04:25 PM, said:

Wait, you didnt mean Elemental ON Elemental that way... oh well .. nm

hawt

[Tetatae Squawkins]

[Dragonporn]

Tarl Cabot, on 11 August 2018 - 04:25 PM, said:

Wait, you didnt mean Elemental ON Elemental that way... oh well .. nm

Women cannot have arms like these, what is this creature?

[LordBraxton]

Dragonporn, on 12 August 2018 - 09:01 AM, said:

Women cannot have arms like these, what is this creature?

If you pump women full of HGH and test she can have arms like that. But she would also have a beard at that point.

kuma8877, on 11 August 2018 - 09:12 PM, said:

I don't know, an elemental vs elemental vs armor game/mode could be pretty cool...

Yeah I think it could be pretty cool too, but how is PGI going to make a better arena shooter than other games in a genre where they have to compete against Halo, Tribes, UT, Doom, Quake, Destiny, etc etc etc

Not that im a huge fan of any of those games, but the power armored dude shoot-em-up is done to DEATH

Edited by LordBraxton, 12 August 2018 - 11:36 AM.

[Jackal Noble]

Who wants to see some Elemental on Elemental action? That's how this thread reads.

[Grus]

Death by snu snu...

[S4NCH0]

even if undergunned the damn things would be a b**** to hit. pgi pls give elementals riding timberwolf

[dante245]

anyone consider the idea of a new consumable? this could be such an idea. just think about it before you reply. there are ways elemental's could work as a drop consumable that maybe lays down 3-5 "turret" level elemental's that do very little damage and can be destroyed with any 20 damage?

[Vellron2005]

No more buckets.. please!