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[CaveMan]

Two things always bugged me about the Cougar.

1) that the notoriously self-absorbed Jade Falcons would name a new frontline 'Mech after a big cat

2) why the Clans would base the name of the new 'Mech on the Adder's IS codename. I swear sometimes it's like FASA forgot that they'd given the Clan 'Mechs real names.

Otherwise, it's a little sad we won't see this one. That little b*stard carries more weapons than it knows what to do with.

[xSidewinder]

My personal mech selection will be quite limited for awhile...

Every successful MMO needs a significant expansion to retain the current player base and attract new players. I personally believe they will skip a few years per expansion in favor of story progression.

In the mean time, I'll most likely pilot a Wolfhound and Catapult to soothe my pain

[Karn Evil]

They're unlikely to time-skip anytime soon, considering that the next few years, starting at 3050, will see some of the fiercest fighting the Inner Sphere has seen in a long time.

[bikerbass77]

I do have to say the Couger is one of my favorate light mech because the design is so flexible. Given the right loadout it can fight its own corner, even against a medium mech, and it can be used for front line, support or scouting. A great all round mech. Shame we will have to wait for the clans to invade first. Still, it gives you something to look forward to in a couple of years game time when the clans invade. At least it will make us look at some of the IS designs that we would usually overlook in favour of clan tech.

[Original ArchAngel]

i love the cougar.. will it not be in MWO???

[BeforeLife]

Darnit Im not that good with the years that the mechs were built in but when was the Mad Cat MkII built? I sure hope its fairly soon as I love that mech

[Dymlos2003]

Original ArchAngel, on 01 January 2012 - 11:43 AM, said:

i love the cougar.. will it not be in MWO???

Not for a couple of years

[SilentWolff]

As long as they give us a Panther instead, I'll be happy.

[Karn Evil]

BeforeLife, on 01 January 2012 - 11:50 AM, said:

Darnit Im not that good with the years that the mechs were built in but when was the Mad Cat MkII built? I sure hope its fairly soon as I love that mech

You've got about ten years.

[feor]

CaveMan, on 01 January 2012 - 02:43 AM, said:

Two things always bugged me about the Cougar.

1) that the notoriously self-absorbed Jade Falcons would name a new frontline 'Mech after a big cat

2) why the Clans would base the name of the new 'Mech on the Adder's IS codename. I swear sometimes it's like FASA forgot that they'd given the Clan 'Mechs real names.

Otherwise, it's a little sad we won't see this one. That little b*stard carries more weapons than it knows what to do with.

I've seen theories about this. The only thing the Falcons like more than preening their own feathers is riling up the other Clans. Many clans found the Inner Sphere designations for their mechs mildly insulting. Therefore, when you take the Adder (a design originating with the Star Adders) make it "better", and then name it using the Inner Sphere designation for the Adder, they're basically saying that the Spheroids could design a better mech than the Adders. That makes the Cougar a mech specifically designed to tick off the Star Adders.

Always a worthy goal.

[Tifalia]

feor, on 01 January 2012 - 06:50 PM, said:

I've seen theories about this. The only thing the Falcons like more than preening their own feathers is riling up the other Clans. Many clans found the Inner Sphere designations for their mechs mildly insulting. Therefore, when you take the Adder (a design originating with the Star Adders) make it "better", and then name it using the Inner Sphere designation for the Adder, they're basically saying that the Spheroids could design a better mech than the Adders. That makes the Cougar a mech specifically designed to tick off the Star Adders.

Always a worthy goal.

I have to admit that it has always bugged me to no end how the Inner Sphere renamed all of the Clan 'mechs based on their first tactical readings and encounters of them in combat and that the tradition spread throughout the Inner Sphere to this day, even after learning their Clan name's. Granted it is easier for most to remember, but the Inner Sphere name's for Clan 'mechs are really crap and take away any of the ferocity that usually comes with a name.
Take for example the Clan Hellbringer. There is a little sense of fear and uncertainty whenever I heard the name, but when hearing the Inner Sphere variant, "Loki" makes me think of the 'mech more like a child's toy than the Norse god that it was named after in mythology.
The same is for the Dire Wolf - much more menacing than "Daichi" and Timber Wolf - "Mad Cat."
And I will jot even go into the Inner Sohere variant for the Mad Dog. "Vulture"... seriously, it might not be important, but those Inner Sphere name's suck!
No wonder the Clans always think/thought of the Inner Sphere as childish barbarians, when they attribute childish name's to fierce machines like that!

Edited by Tifalia, 01 January 2012 - 07:31 PM.

[UncleKulikov]

Hunchback hears ya, Hunchback don't care

[xSidewinder]

IF I MUST PLAY FOR A DECADE SHEPARD, I WILL.

[Thorn Hallis]

Stormwolf, on 31 December 2011 - 09:13 PM, said:

You'll have to capture those things if you want to use them.

And no one knows if this will even be possible.

[Envoy1028]

how do you get to the game

[Pave Low]

I like the look of the Cougar. Big ol' broad shoulders remind me of NFL
players taking to the battlefield!!

[tony katdander]

hey,i like deimos which is 10 years off also...you know..2 light gauss rifles,4 medium lasers,2 lrm 15....

Edited by tony katdander, 02 January 2012 - 06:28 AM.

[Adridos]

Envoy1028, on 02 January 2012 - 02:15 AM, said:

how do you get to the game

You wait till August, when it is released or make it into the beta, which hasn't started yet.

Edited by Adridos, 02 January 2012 - 07:00 AM.

[Stormwolf]

tony katdander, on 02 January 2012 - 06:27 AM, said:

hey,i like deimos which is 10 years off also...you know..2 light gauss rifles,4 medium lasers,2 lrm 15....

36 years, you'll be able to get a prototype in 35 years if you're with the Snow Ravens.

[EDMW CSN]

The Cougar in CBT was slow but could throw a hefty punch above it's weight.
Plenty of IS mediums can match it's speed or even outrun it.

But as a little beatstick, nothing comes closer.