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[shameless]

i just hope they don't drop the pre-order on Friday

[JC Daxion]

fantastic! I really like the look, sorta reminds me of a fat phoenix hawk.

BTW, are any of the variants coming with any custom bolt ons? the Stalker and thunderbolt booster packs have awesome bolt ons, Perhaps one of them can have something unique.

RacerX, on 28 March 2022 - 06:53 AM, said:

What exactly is the "mech dad" crowd?

It's basically a derogatory term used for older people that have played BT since the 80's and are not top players. they play for fun for the most part but are often crapped on by the so called good players and told to piss off or don't listen to them or what ever other crap they feel like hurling on a daily basis.

basically its' ok boomer for battletech.

Edited by JC Daxion, 29 March 2022 - 03:54 PM.

[Lionheart2012]

Nightbird, on 28 March 2022 - 05:46 AM, said:

I hope the mech dads come through in buying this mech, because it's not gonna be a performer and not gonna sell well to the try hards.

Depends on he criticals and the quirks.

All Your Bases, on 28 March 2022 - 05:36 AM, said:

Hoping this will quite the naggers a bit. Been getting tired of the "MWO is dead" whiny crowd.

Ditto

[Alex Morgaine]

C337Skymaster, on 28 March 2022 - 05:34 AM, said:

Which one is that? I don't see it on Sarna or in any of my record sheets...

That one just about pushes 65 tons to the max.
6e in each arm. 1e each side torso. 325xl stock means Iirc *1.2 mod so potential 400 or whatever pgi picks for max engine. Can't really get to 400 without scraping off everything anyway but it's be a reason to get it XD


Edit: Oh hey it's be an IS counter to the line backer

Edited by Alex Morgaine, 29 March 2022 - 04:04 PM.

[Clay Endfield]

While I would love to see the Phoenix Hawk-IIC and Stone Rhino added to MWO... If mech packs in MWM5 become a thing... Devestator, Thunderhawk, and Rifleman-II.

If Nightstars during the 4th succession war are a thing in MWM5, why not the Thunderhawk? It was just as scarce during the Amaris Civil War. And in MWO, just give it a quirk that allows it to fire 3x Gauss Rifles at once. It's not like 3x Heavy PPCs haven't been a thing since like forever ago. And there was a low-tech Devestator variant built in 3035; armed with 2x AC-10s and 2x LLs. Beyond that, the classic Amaris Civil War era Devestator packed 2x Gauss and 2x PPCs. Not like we already have 2 mechs that can run that set in MWO already; the Devestator would just pack more energy hardpoints.

And can anyone really fault me for wanting a Rifleman-II?

[C337Skymaster]

Alex Morgaine, on 29 March 2022 - 04:02 PM, said:

That one just about pushes 65 tons to the max.
6e in each arm. 1e each side torso. 325xl stock means Iirc *1.2 mod so potential 400 or whatever pgi picks for max engine. Can't really get to 400 without scraping off everything anyway but it's be a reason to get it XD


Edit: Oh hey it's be an IS counter to the line backer

https://mwo.nav-alph...3e34cfdf_CUSTOM You hoping for that? That's what matches the Linebacker, but hooiiii!! That's hot!

[C337Skymaster]

Does anyone know if the CRD-6T has Jump Jets? Sarna doesn't say anything about it, but when I build it as a custom 'mech in MechDB, it comes up 5 tons short, which is exactly right for a 5/8/5 movement profile.

Something like this: https://mwo.nav-alph...ef7bea0a_CUSTOM

Edited by C337Skymaster, 29 March 2022 - 06:00 PM.

[ScrapIron Prime]

C337Skymaster, on 29 March 2022 - 05:59 PM, said:

Does anyone know if the CRD-6T has Jump Jets? Sarna doesn't say anything about it, but when I build it as a custom 'mech in MechDB, it comes up 5 tons short, which is exactly right for a 5/8/5 movement profile.

Something like this: https://mwo.nav-alph...ef7bea0a_CUSTOM

Correct. 5 Jump Jets.

https://www.mordel.n...a=vtbm&id=11227

[w0qj]

+10000000
The (S) variant for Collector Pack must have sweet quirks for me to buy it also!

The flip side of this:
I now want to buy the Night Gyr NTG-Prime(S) with +5% Heat Dissipation in CT
Thanks to the recent Cauldron mech quirk patch!
https://mwomercs.com...520-22march2022
https://mwomercs.com...auldron-changes

Nightbird, on 29 March 2022 - 01:27 PM, said:

Note to PGI, it's important that you can pick which variant is c-bill boosted for collectors packs. If the variant you pick is a bad or the worst variant, this hurts sales.

There's at least 5 packs I didn't buy simply because I only buy packs if I like the (S) variant. I can grab the other variants for c-bills or MC.

[Roodkapje]

It looks badass and I hope it plays like that too!

The only thing that worries me : It's a Heavy and sitting in the queue with a Heavy or Assault mech is quite challenging at the moment...

Lately I have only been playing Lights and Mediums most of the time to avoid long waiting times!

[IronWolfPack64]

Preorder drop when? Feels like I’m waiting hand on my wallet like “this town ain’t big enough for the two of us” so I can buy it the second it drops.

[martian]

Read this:

InnerSphereNews, on 27 March 2022 - 10:08 PM, said:

Preorder coming this week!

[IronWolfPack64]

martian, on 30 March 2022 - 07:07 AM, said:

Read this:

Yes but what day though? Today? Tomorrow? Friday? I just wanna see the goods already!

[martian]

IronWolfPack64, on 30 March 2022 - 07:51 AM, said:

Yes but what day though? Today? Tomorrow? Friday? I just wanna see the goods already!

My guess is that PGI waits for the end of the current sale of Hero 'Mechs. Then they will offer the MWO players something new (i.e. Crusader) to buy. So I do not expect that preorder announcement sooner than tomorrow, or maybe on Friday.

[ScrapIron Prime]

martian, on 30 March 2022 - 08:03 AM, said:

My guess is that PGI waits for the end of the current sale of Hero 'Mechs. Then they will offer the MWO players something new (i.e. Crusader) to buy. So I do not expect that preorder announcement sooner than tomorrow, or maybe on Friday.

The march patch sale ends 6 April and the Lucky sale on 1 April. it'll come before. Just keep hitting F5 and wiping the drool off your desk.

Or maybe that's just me.

Edited by ScrapIron Prime, 30 March 2022 - 08:15 AM.

[KrocodockleTheBooBoxLoader-GetIn]

Deus volt!

[Far Reach]

Never thought I'd see the day.

[martian]

ScrapIron Prime, on 30 March 2022 - 08:13 AM, said:

The march patch sale ends 6 April and the Lucky sale on 1 April. it'll come before. Just keep hitting F5 and wiping the drool off your desk.

Or maybe that's just me.

I meant the primary part of the sale that ends in about eight hours.

[Reno Blade]

I just took my Roughneck 1C out with 2x aSRM6 and 2x aLRM15 and XL275, as it's pretty much the same in the end. (without laser hardpoints, tho)

Its fun, if there is no focus on you, but any meta build will shredd you.

[martian]

Upcoming Crusader variants:

Piranha Games Inc. said:

Crusader Preorder will be up tomorrow.

Here are some letters and numbers to read while you wait!

• CDR-3R
  
• CDR-5K
  
• CDR-5M
  
• CDR-6T
  
• CDR-7L

Check the details:

• CRD-3R - the standard model with a pair of LRM-15, a pair of SRM-6s, a pair of MLs, a pair of MGs
  
• CRD-5K - modern Drac model with MRM-30s in arms, 2* MPLs in center torso, 1 ML in LT, 1 ML in RT, jump-capable
  
• CRD-5M - modern Marik jump-capable model
  
• CRD-6T - modern Davion model with 14 energy hardpoints, jump jets and high engine cap (325-rating default, so 390-rating max?)
  
• CRD-7L - Stealth Liao model (i.e. ECM-equipped); lower engine cap with jump jets

Edited by martian, 30 March 2022 - 01:05 PM.