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[KaiserSoze]

Wolfhound
Centurion/Hatchetman
Ceasar
Warhammer

[Strum Wealh]

Adridos, on 14 February 2012 - 04:50 AM, said:

Lets see:

Sunder - Kuritan omni mech -> scrap that one

Templar - Omni mech, but it is FC design at least -> scrap that one, too

Victor - Despite common misunderstandment (due to the name), it is a Capellan mech produced in St. Ives, which is part of our territory now -> expensive for you

So that means that only good Assault is made by your worst enemy and you will have to pay trillions to get him. Why don t you just use the mechs your neighbours like so much? What is so wrong about blue Atlas, Awesome, Zeus, etc.?

There are a few "good" (and period-appropriate) assault-class FedSuns 'Mechs and generally-available IS 'Mechs:
BattleMaster
Cyclops
Devastator
Longbow
Marauder II
Thug

A majority of FedSuns 'Mechs, however, seem to be concentrated in the medium, heavier-light, and lighter-heavy categories - assaults are simply not as flexible, role-wise, and mobility is as important - if not more so - than sheer firepower.

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Also, considering the fact that we are in the era of the Federated Commonwealth, perhaps FedSunners should/would get some discount on Lyran 'Mechs (relative to Capellans, Leaguers, Dragons, and Republicans/Vikings) with Lyrans likewise receiving a discount on FedSuns 'Mechs...?

In a similar vein, would/should the Concord of Kapteyn (between the Capellans, Leaguers, and Dragons) be honored and provide its participants with similar benefits?
And where does that leave the Republic and its trade relations?

Would/should any of those situations have an effect on relative 'Mech/component prices in MWO?

[Der Basilisk]

A scout would be nice. Fast and jump-capable. A Javelin or a Firestarter maybe. Firestarters got a BAP in 3050.

[Captain Quirk]

id like to see the warhammer or marauder both are great heavy mech's.

[Jaegerwolf]

As I think I'm going to be looking to focus on a command role, I'd like that Cyclops, especially the 11-A or C model if we've got C3 available

[nightsniper]

I am noticing a trend here we are either stuck in the MPBT 3025 line up of mechs or we are running up to the 3055 era of omni mechs from the clan invasion. 3049-3050 is the time period that the Devs have put on the game and I for one would like to see some of the mechs we have not played with in this reboot. If you are a fan of the board game or just a collector of the books or mini's their are a number of mechs not seen in any of the games. How about some fresh blood in this game and a little less of reliving the past we already have 6 of the old standards and it looks like the commando is number 7 how about a new mech from the 2400-2800 starleague era Starslayer, or Battle Axe just as an example. Or is this just going to be a MPBT3025 remake?

This has so much potential but it still could be a bust if they do not freshen up the strategic aspect of the game and bring in something we have no experience playing in the field.

[SMDMadCow]

I beleive it's a little early to be thinking that way. There's a lot of mechs the devs could choose to put in for this timeline, and continually add to. Just have to wait and see.

[MechRunner]

I like the Raven for speed and scouting, and the MKII for is jumping.

[SMDMadCow]

MechRunner, on 22 February 2012 - 07:39 PM, said:

I like the Raven for speed and scouting, and the MKII for is jumping.

MKII of what? Are you talking about the Mad Cat MKII?

[Death Alley Driver]

Valkyrie, because it is an iconic Davion mech.

[Crue]

Per HeavyMetal RUS system, which is based on data from the battletech books.These mechs aren't listed in order of percenatage chance, but these would be the top contenders pre-3050 era.

Light: FS9-H Firestarter, JVN-10F Javelin, LCT-1V Locust, or WSP-1A Wasp.

Medium: ENF-4R Enforcer or PXH-1D Phoenix Hawk.

Heavy: JM6-A JagerMech, JM6-S JagerMech, MAD-3D Marauder, or RFL-3N Rifleman.

Assault: AS7-D Atlas or VTR-9B Victor.

[Nighthound]

Ok lets categorize this a bit .... 1st most likely to be in the game, 2nd most wanted, 3rd rather ridiculous wish.

Light : Commando 2D ,Valkyrie QA, Wolfhound 1
Medium : Centurion A, P-Hawk 1-D (just one underscore realy?), Centurion AH
Heavy : Catapult C1, Crusader 3D, Warhammer 6D or Marauder 3D
Assault : Awesome 8Q (is there any other?), Zeus 6T, Battlemaster 1D

OK.OK. 2nd can be ridiculous as well but I would realy love those.

[GrandKlaive]

Light - Commando
Medium - Trebuchet
Heavy - Catapult
Assault - Victor

[Meneiupptus]

Banshee 3-S

[Polymorphyne]

Im not even sure there is going to be "starting" mechs as opposed to non starting mechs- It may be a case of just all mechs being available from the get go (but obviously you gotta unlock the variants of said mechs.

Here are my preferences to pilot in each weight class-

Light- Wolfhound all the way. Not so much a scout as an anti-scout. Being a light means it is maneuverable enough to catch those pesky capellan ravens and kuritan jenners/panthers, and laser them to death with the WLF-1s (the only variant available until the clan invasions) large laser and 4 medium lasers. The fact that Flying Debris seems to be moving rear firing weapons to the front means the Wolfhound will be fairly potent now with all of its lasers facing forwards.

Medium- The Centurion, particularly the AH (AC/20 + LRM) despite its vulnerability to simply running out of weapons/ammo, or the CN9-D which is essentially an all round better version of the stock Centurion, complete with Artemis for its LRMs and LBX capability for its AC-10. Essentially a fantastic line mech, and lovely to look at once FD got at it.

Heavy- The Axman- Love its overall look, and it has all of the things I love in a solid line mech- AC/20? Check. A bunch of med lasers? Check. Symbolic Fedcom/Davion Mech? Check. To round it all out, it has a nice big hatchet, and is great for close up urban warfare. The jump jets are then an added bonus. Death from Above.... WITH AN AXE!

Assault- While I do like the Awesome and Stalker, the one that takes the prize for me is the Cyclops. Once again, it has an AC/20, one of my favourite weapons, but it rounds it out with med lasers, aswell as both an srm and lrm. It is to me the ultimate command mech, it is versatile and it can fight at any range. The stock Cyclops is nice, but the 11-A and 11-B are also pretty nice, fielding rediscovered star league gauss rifles.


As for what I think is likely to be in the game-
Light- Urbanmech
Medium- Centurion
Heavy- Warhammer,
Assault- Awesome

[KBone]

Kyle Kerns, on 28 December 2011 - 05:00 PM, said:

Try a little old school:

Light: Valkyrie
Medium: Enforcer - 4R
Heavy: Warhammer - 6D
Assault: Battlemaster - 1D

AMEN!

[Naughtyboy]

right now?


Any mech!!! Cant stand the wait for this to kick off!! gimme whatever as long it got two legs and atleast a MG ..oh and some armor and an engine too..

even an Agro mech would do...pleeeaaassseee

Edited by Naughtyboy, 15 March 2012 - 08:40 AM.

[Josh Davion]

Light: Puma
Medium: Hellhound
Heavy: Catapult
Assault: Awesome

[Kusiami]

Kyle Kerns, on 28 December 2011 - 05:00 PM, said:

Try a little old school:

Light: Valkyrie
Medium: Enforcer - 4R
Heavy: Warhammer - 6D
Assault: Battlemaster - 1D

My favourite selection so far!

[SirDenOfYork]

Naughtyboy, on 15 March 2012 - 08:39 AM, said:

right now?


Any mech!!! Cant stand the wait for this to kick off!! gimme whatever as long it got two legs and atleast a MG ..oh and some armor and an engine too..

even an Agro mech would do...pleeeaaassseee

Im with you anything, LETS GET IT ON!!!!