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[-Ramrod-]

Functionality over beauty. And there is no function this mech can do that other mechs in its weight class cant. Redundant mech that only appeals to a small portion of people. The hero could have at least had a ballistic hardpoint. Bad choice PGI sorry.

Edited by -Ramrod-, 04 April 2019 - 10:06 PM.

[Felbombling]

Two thoughts on this Mech Pack announcement...

1. It's about [expletive deleted] time! One of my favourite Mechs.

2. Too bad you guys stopped producing new maps, I cannot justify making the purchase.

[Tranderas]

> Open MWO
> "Oh hey new mech open for preorder"
> Missile-focused 55t
> Lots of LRMs in stock configs
> This the same week as another round of LRM buff announced (the one time they've been 'nerfed' in two years they had off-setting buffs unlike SPLs which saw a 33% nerf with no compensation)
> Close MWO

Get a grip, PGI.

[Detergent II]

AncientRaig, on 06 March 2019 - 02:58 PM, said:

Dervish! YES! God, this little thing was one of my favorite fire support mechs back in the tabletop. So happy to see it get some love.

Also, for everyone complaining that this mech fills a role already filled by other mechs, let me ask you this. Why does that matter? With the number of mechs in MWO right now, it's impossible for them to add new mechs that don't fill a similar role to other mechs in the game. So, if they decided to agree with you, we wouldn't get any new mechs. Ever. And there's still dozens of iconic mechs that haven't been added yet. We only just recently won the fight to use the Unseen, which means there's a number of popular mechs that can be added in now. Mechpacks don't take development time away from new maps. The guys who build and animate the mechs aren't the same guys who work on new maps, or new game modes, or balance. So why do you keep complaining? I'm genuinely curious.

Because it's boring and takes devtime away from other mechs I'd actually want, like the Hollander. BUT you bet your sweet *** I wouldn't buy that either because we all know PGI being PGI, would mess it up and not do the poor thing justice with the appropriate quirks it would need. And probably buff LRM velocity again.

#HollanderOrRiot



40-50% ballistic/gauss CD, +armor on huge gun ST, might even require a new ammo rack quirk, but I want to see Alex do it justice

Edited by Detergent II, 06 March 2019 - 04:31 PM.

[Killjoy786]

Tranderas, on 06 March 2019 - 04:20 PM, said:

> Open MWO
> "Oh hey new mech open for preorder"
> Missile-focused 55t
> Lots of LRMs in stock configs
> This the same week as another round of LRM buff announced (the one time they've been 'nerfed' in two years they had off-setting buffs unlike SPLs which saw a 33% nerf with no compensation)
> Close MWO

Get a grip, PGI.

Dude...the LRM's are not getting a straight up buff, or have you not read the notes and just listened to all the other kids crying in the school yard of the big bad LRM bully beating them up again? It's a full change overall of the FULL LRM system, decreasing in areas and increasing in areas, making Non-Line of sight (Even more spread on your LRM's) and Line of sight (Better spread on your LRM's) matter for LRMer's now in a fight, making Hybrid builds that have 1 or 2 lrm racks with a bunch of brawlly weapons even better, AMS is getting a boost, individual missile health depending on size of missile rack is getting changed, etc etc, so NO... there is no LRM buff, its a LRM overhaul to make it even better, making LRM's hiding from distance and LRMing less effective and enticing LRMer's to get up to the second line, get that line of sight and put pain on their enemy

Soooo yeahhh no buff lol, its a overhaul my friend

Also P.S.
Before I get something called saying I must be complaining because I'm a LRMer, nah I have like 3ish LRM boats (With side arms), some mixed atm/lrm builds with (With side arms) and a hand full over Hybrid brawling buildings on different mechs either involving atm's or LRM's and the hybrids are beautiful as always, and then just a bunch of "random" different mechs that fill different rolls, too many to count lol, and this update just makes the brawling Hybrids even better, so keep it going PGI

Edited by Killjoy786, 06 March 2019 - 04:35 PM.

[Tranderas]

Killjoy786, on 06 March 2019 - 04:30 PM, said:

Soooo yeahhh no buff lol, its a overhaul my friend

Velocity buff + direct fire mode which is a buff + ghost heat buffs on 5s + ATM buffs. None of the heat crap anywhere near makes up for those things. The AMS "buff" doesn't help offset it and doesn't help mechs that don't carry AMS. It's a straight up buff to these weapon systems.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Cool, saving money on another IS 'mech.

Keep it up

[eggyh4ck99BarrelsAndRumAint1Yar]

nice looking mech! Innersphere mediums and heavies are my favorite... okay assaults too just love IS mechs
dont give me that clan garbage

whats with all the salty comments about PGI adding new mechs to MWO??
seriously

[Will9761]

I wanted this mech way before the events of the Project Phoenix mechs, but now I don't know.

[Admiral Ackbar 86]

First sneaking in LRM buffs into the PTS that no one asked for, then releasing another mechpack with little variation. It as if PGI is trying not to make money.

Edited by Admiral Ackbar 86, 06 March 2019 - 06:18 PM.

[Neutron IX]

Mercarryn, on 06 March 2019 - 10:34 AM, said:

Hmm, looks like my beloved Trebuchet is going to get some serious competetion. Not sure if the Dervish will become Meta, but missiles + jump jets will make it a nice SRM-Brawler in the 50 ton bracket.

One thing that makes me wonder is:

Why does the early adopter rewards include sherman pattern? As the Dervish is a rather Davion mech, I would have expected Davion pattern included. Just my thought.

Seconded!

And legit lore points to Mercarryn!

[eggyh4ck99BarrelsAndRumAint1Yar]

Admiral Ackbar 86, on 06 March 2019 - 06:10 PM, said:

First sneaking in LRM buffs into the PTS that no one asked for, then releasing another mechpack with little variation. It as if PGI is trying not to make money.

well LRMs are garbage they needed SOMETHING. ask any experienced player if LRMs are viable outside of polar highlands
mechpack with little variation? i love the IS humanoid mechs, would you rather it have 25ballistic hardpoints and be game breaking ?
all these nice canadians are trying to do is supply you with battletech virtual toys, and enjoy hockey. i like toys. i like nice canadians.
the dervish wont make your parents love you , but hey, its a fun toy

[BrunoSSace]

Don't care what the mass say. I need this mech in my life. I love mediums and this mechs been on the top of my want list for a long, long time. Im going to fill it with all types of missiles and then later Lurm it up.
Thx PGI, I'm going to play the absolute shizt out of this thing. Hype is real for me anyways. Told the wife and she was like "who jfk cares?". Lol

Edited by BrunoSSace, 06 March 2019 - 06:52 PM.

[Jonathan8883]

Baha-wuh? Dervish? Just what we need, another IS 55 ton LRM boat.... isn't this basically a Kintaro with slightly different hardpoint configurations? Actually, it kind of looks like a Kintaro too. I think. I don't remember the last time I shot at a Kintaro or saw one at all.

Definitely not an iconic or cared-about mech. Strange choice. Sure, it goes in HBS BT or MW5, but it's competing with the Shadow Hawk, Kintaro, and whatever that other 55 ton mech is (I can't remember right now). In HBS the 50-tonners are generally better anyway due to higher weapons payload.

[Ruccus]

Jonathan8883, on 06 March 2019 - 07:14 PM, said:

Baha-wuh? Dervish? Just what we need, another IS 55 ton LRM boat.... isn't this basically a Kintaro with slightly different hardpoint configurations? Actually, it kind of looks like a Kintaro too. I think. I don't remember the last time I shot at a Kintaro or saw one at all.

While I think it'd do fine as an LRM boat medium mech, I'm seeing good potential in the Dervish as a beefier Hunchback HBK-4SP with jump juice, using SRMs or MRMs augmented with energy weapons. MechDB has the Dervish up already and I've been able to make a few SRM boats with energy secondary, a quad MPL and SRM2 build, MRM and medium laser builds, a dual MRM30 build, and even a risky XL engined dual MRM40 build.

[TAKTCOM]

Fobhopper, on 06 March 2019 - 03:51 PM, said:

Still waiting on the Templar...

It's IS omni. So no.

[Audacious Aubergine]

Alvar Von Kenesthor, on 06 March 2019 - 10:39 AM, said:

*Wakes up*
*Opens wallet*
"Not an Urbanmech IIC?"
*Closes wallet*
*back to sleep*

Well we got the Grillman IIC last month so this month's announcement was gonna be an IS mech. Better luck next month

[Unichronic]

Hey PGI,

I like the missile door design on the Dervish. Can you revise the Archer, Hellspawn, Stalker and Catapult doors as well? They are bullet magnets and their large door profiles makes them a damage magnifier.

Thanks,

[Black Ivan]

First I thought, cool a new classic Mech, but then realized there is nothing this Mech does different than all the other IS Mediums we have beside looking different.

Sorry walet closed

[GamerPro4000]

Im excited for the mech. its 5 tons bigger than the trebuchet with amazing hit boxes. My trebuchet can run x2 MRM 30s with LF engine I would get the DV-6MR and run the same x2 MRM 30s with LF engine but this time ill add x6 ersmall lasers with it. The Frenzy hero mech looks good too because it is a good contender against the Clan Arctic Wolf. The Frenzy can run x4 srm4s and x4 srm2s boat with amazing speed and a alpha without any ghost heat I think.

Edited by GamerPro4000, 07 March 2019 - 12:06 AM.