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[InnerSphereNews]

Countdown to the Champion

Release Date Oct 16th

Purchase the Champion here

CHAMPION PREVIEW STREAM

Check out the Champion Preview Archive with Phil form NGNGtv

CHAMPION QUIRKS

CHAMPION SCALE

CHAMPION DESKTOPS

CHAMPION TITLES AND BADGES

STANDARD TITLE:

The Undisputed

BADGE:

COLLECTORS TITLE:

The King

COLLECTORS BADGE:

*Collectors edition comes with both titles and badges

Purchase the Champion here

[Buenaventura]

Everybody should know this by now, but just in case:

If you bought the collector or ultimate pack, don't sell your "standard" CHP-1N! You won't be able to complete the standard challenge and miss out on iirc 2 or 3 million if you do.

[GTKA]

Yay the countdown finally started \o/. Can't wait to see the HP's on this beauty.

[dr3dnought]

Looks like shielding any component at all will be almost impossibe. oof

[Monkey Lover]

[Mechwarrior8985372]

y u make 2 identical post threads again?

[Humpday]

Those hitboxes are very defined for those missile points, thats going to be trouble.
Ah well, I'm still buying it.

[D V Devnull]

Monkey Lover, on 11 October 2018 - 02:04 PM, said:

LOL!!! That's about what it boils down to!

Now, where's the "Saucer Section" separation?

~D. V. "because that funny joke had to be asked" Devnull

[BrunoSSace]

Looked at it. Knew it would probably turn out like a Nightstar. Might pick one up for c-bills.

[Uncle Totty]

Cry "Patch Day" and let slip the Champions of preorder!

[Mad Dog Morgan]

Wideboi is too wide.

[Stink Bug]

Looks like it came down with a bad case of Nightstar Syndrome. Glad I learned my lesson from that abomination and didn't preorder its little brother here.

[P o l a r i s]

Monkey Lover, on 11 October 2018 - 02:04 PM, said:

more like this which is cool because i love the A-10

I loved them in MW3 so i had to get them. Hoping they will be able to wiggle-twist out dmg like marauders and bushwackers.

Edited by P o l a r i s, 11 October 2018 - 06:46 PM.

[-Ramrod-]

Lol did anybody buy this mech? Or the Vulcan?

[Buenaventura]

-Ramrod-, on 11 October 2018 - 08:41 PM, said:

Lol did anybody buy this mech? Or the Vulcan?

Champion: Probably.
Vulcan: Yes, at least I saw some in QP. Not as much as other new releases though.

[Arkhangel]

Stink Bug, on 11 October 2018 - 05:27 PM, said:

Looks like it came down with a bad case of Nightstar Syndrome. Glad I learned my lesson from that abomination and didn't preorder its little brother here.

You mean the same Nightstar i regularly eat every other assault mech in the game with?

Maybe it's not the mech that sucks...

[Ruccus]

-Ramrod-, on 11 October 2018 - 08:41 PM, said:

Lol did anybody buy this mech? Or the Vulcan?

I bought Collector Pack for both. I don't know how I'll feel about the Champion but I don't regret buying the Vulcan. For the Vulcan I was humming and hawing about buying it and on May 31st (last day of the early adopter bonuses) I bought the standard pack only because it's a medium mech and I'm most comfortable in medium mechs.

I didn't have high expectations of it but when it was released I played it and it felt really good. It's agile while being light enough to be quick and has just enough weight and hardpoints for a decently powerful loadout. It's also surprisingly durable for a 40 ton mech. I ended up upgrading to the Collector's Pack a week after it was released. It doesn't 'change the meta' or anything, but it's a surprisingly good mech.

For the Champion it has a quirky look to it just like the Vulcan, but I ordered it because doing some theory-crafting I found that many of my Marauder builds can fit in it with little alterations so long as I strip the armour off the arms and use the extra tonnage for weaponry. On the CHP-1N(S) can go with 2xLB10X with 4xML, or Heavy Gauss with 4 ML, or AC20 with 2xSNPPCs (though the last build will be hot so it might be better to go with a more standard AC20+4 MLs). And that's completely ignoring the two missile hardpoints in the left torso.

I upgraded to the Collector's Pack after the Charger/Hatamoto Chi was announced mainly because I felt the CHP-1N was a worthy S variant and it qualified me for the 'Top Tier' Warhammer.

[Nightbird]

Impossible to shield CT and STs, low mounts, mixed hardpoints... will live or die on quirks.

[FLG 01]

Oh, I am not worried about the hardpoints or the loadouts; they will be fine. Hardpoint position is fine, too, as most are almost on cockpit level, and in line. (Only CT HP are significantly below cockpit level).

Geometry is what I am worried about. It needs substantial defensive quirks. But with some armour quirks on the STs and good acceleration, it should be a capable Mech.

... and I like the unique design of the Champion. I want to buy it. However, if the quirks are too bad, I won't buy it.

Edited by FLG 01, 12 October 2018 - 11:39 AM.

[PiratexCore]

I always loved to look of the Champion, especially loving the design here in MWO. Got the standard pack with hero addon, can't wait to take 'em out for a spin.