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[Grey Hook]

While Steel Shanks grabs that sorely-needed Guiness, I have a question.
Would the introduction of a Legendary Mech with a hefty buff to ATM range make this a good time for some official info regarding ATMs- specifically the damage/range brackets? It has been very difficult to find any authoritative info- though there are plenty of differing opinions about them offered with varying degrees of certainty in the forums, reddit, etc. Is this a lot to ask? Just some actual numbers.
I think the new mechs are good- they have personality. They're clearly not for everyone, and there is no pleasing some folks. I guess that's why there's Guiness?

[GargoyleVine]

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[pekez]

pleeeaaaaaaase no decks in quick play. QP is only thing i have left even if it's soup at the moment.

[BumbleBee]

I'm considering refunding my Stone Rhino Ultimate pack over the drop deck thing.

If it is optional like selecting the servers then I'm OK with that, but if it is forced on everyone I may very well just refund.

[BLACKR0SE]

I've been waiting for those dropdecks for 10 years.

I can do the same things too. Good games.

[BLACKR0SE]

The machines I used this month. I am satisfied with all of them. It was something I had always been waiting for on a dark map. Thank you. I hope they don't add any lights.

[Wraith 1]

Guess I'll try this again...

[BLACKR0SE]

hmmmm

[PocketYoda]

Both look rather lackluster.. the missile one will get nerfed asap and a non omnimech Timberwolf, really! i guess lore has gone out the window finally.. Not gonna buy these two sorry.

[Bud Crue]

That Quickdraw...a 5K melded with the arms of an IV-4. If the legendary mechs were intended as a power creep cash grab, then that thing is less than impressive. If it is intended to be something that is merely "new" it is less than Meh. Hip high ballistic mounts, regardless of quirks just don't cut it. If it were otherwise you'd see a lot more Cataphract 4X's in play, but you don't, giving different, even better, quirks to an IV-4 ballistic build will not entice folks to run the thing for more than a few matches. Long term: **** is still, ****. That leaves the 4 E torso hard points. A few point less armor than a 5K but better weapons quirks, will that be enough? Maybe 5 years ago I would have bought it just for that slight variation, but theses day? Pointless. If I want 4 high E hard points there are some of heavies and even a few mediums that do it better than this Quickie.

[BLACKR0SE]

Can we acquire a propeller bolt-on for the nose part of the Crab, by any chance?

[Voice of Kerensky]

While you're investigating matchmaking without removing groups from quick play, the game in February 2023 already set an anti-record for the number of matches played. And the trend, despite some bursts, continues to be negative. Alas.
Keep investigating further.

I'm looking forward to the new map.

[simon1812]

Sooo is the CDA-3M worth it now? I mean , that UAC jam chance... giggidy!

[Rhaelcan]

trans catgirl, on 16 June 2023 - 08:22 PM, said:

>QKD with uwu already on the mech

based

its like you made it specifically for me this is fantastic

When I first saw the words on it, and the colors, I popped off, knowing full well I'll enjoy the hell out of it. I'm a furry, and it is just, great.

[D V Devnull]

the check engine light, on 16 June 2023 - 06:14 PM, said:

I'm not going to argue with you about this anymore.

Heavy Money, on 16 June 2023 - 06:16 PM, said:

You're right, it'd be better if we just didn't get a legendary TBR at all

Ralph Edwards, on 17 June 2023 - 12:52 AM, said:

I also am not wild about the Howl being a battlemech. The Timberwolf is an omnimech and should remain as such.

PocketYoda, on 17 June 2023 - 07:23 PM, said:

Both look rather lackluster.. the missile one will get nerfed asap and a non omnimech Timberwolf, really! i guess lore has gone out the window finally.. Not gonna buy these two sorry.

Hi all... While it may be that I'm in particular replying to 'Heavy Money' with this, it felt like you should all be in on the thought. What has been said by 'Ralph Edwards' catches part of my thought, but not all of it. We most definitely should be able to have a Legendary TimberWolf in the MWO environment to play with/against on the battlefields, but it needs to be done in OmniMech format in order to stick with the Lore & ideas of that Mech's creation/heart/spirit/form/design as they are meant to be. All that would be needed is taking one Missile HardPoint from each Side Torso Component space, moving them each out to the corresponding respective Arm Component space, and subsequently restoring the MASC/JJs/Endo-Steel/Ferro-Fibrous to their proper Fixed Equipment states. Fixing this as I'm describing returns sanity and restores compliance with the OmniMech Specification which is a natural part of the TimberWolf's rightful makeup. Trying to unjustly re-design the TimberWolf in a BattleMech format wrongfully tears all of that out, and wipes out the ability to design the TimberWolf Legendary in the ways which virtually everyone already expects it should be possible to do so.

~D. V. "hopes this ends confusion on the TimberWolf Legendary and where I stand on the matter" Devnull

[D V Devnull]

Some catchup because my brain got so far ahead that it fell behind...

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Chiasson Brinker, on 16 June 2023 - 04:43 PM, said:

So maybe I’m missing it entirely, but when is the actual release of the Stone Rhino?

D V Devnull, on 16 June 2023 - 05:01 PM, said:

It will happen with this June 20, 2023 Patch coming out at 10 AM PDT and knocking everyone offline. They've changed the Pre-Order Extras to be available after the introduction for a little while, which really is a good move.

Orion_, on 17 June 2023 - 10:52 AM, said:

Where do you see that they moved up the release date? The patch notes say "Next month" and the pre-order page still says July 25th.

My mistake there, '', and you have my thanks for catching & calling me on it. I was in a bit of a rush at the time over some things going on, and my mind got jumbled the wrong way. It's indeed as you identify it, and July 25th, 2023 will be when the Stone Rhino comes stomping onto MWO's various battlegrounds.

~D. V. "accidentally mentally overclocking on when the Stone Rhino is coming to MWO's battlefields" Devnull

[Rhaelcan]

I'm excited for both of the legendaries. I don't care that its a non omni, cause I never really cared that MWO was not a part of lore. It should be for fun, not for 'mUh LoRe'. Both seem to have a decent gimmick to them, light PPC with gauss, which sounds odd but I hope it works, and ATM's that can reach up to almost 500 M with 2.5 damage. Not consumable spam. I love this.

[smokefield]

For the QUICKDRAW "DESPERADA" - instead of Light PPC HSL +2 can we get an Energy HSL +1 and Light PPC HSL +1 ?

makes more sense and gives you ability to chose from very different builds...differentiating it from 5K. otherwise there is no point having it...

Edited by smokefield, 17 June 2023 - 09:33 PM.

[D V Devnull]

Ralph Edwards, on 17 June 2023 - 12:35 AM, said:

There is also an existing viper-m designation on sarna but the hero medusa is vpr-m on mwo

Huh... I didn't know about that one. Well, that means the Viper "Medusa" Hero needs its' designator fixed too! Perhaps something like "VPR-MD" would be suitable?

~D. V. "learning about yet another Mech designator collision, and having a wish to repair that too" Devnull

[Duke Falcon]

OK... Another patch with another pair of legendaries...
Nothing unusual I guess. Some nerfs some buffs some fuel the community to... Wait, no, really...
A Quickdraw PPC-boat zombie-mech? Seems decent?
But let's look around once again...

Sneakpeek from a new map? Another HPG sniper-fold-esque stuff? And that planet seems odd, the graphician need to handle it either an object closer to the camera or forfeit parallax effect. Those stars float upon the planet's dark side are, well, beginners' error, just note PGI! (not mention some other glitches, the community do it 24\7 every month)

Where were the werewolf? Wait, that's NWN not MWO, my bad...

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Hunh? Howl?! ***---*** <> Heck?


As the big gal pointed out! +80% ATM range?
PGI PROMISE IT HERE AND NOW THAT NOT YOU NOR CAULDRON WOULD EVER CHANGE THAT!
PROMISE DAMMIT THEN TAKE MAH MOOOOOONEY!!!

Yeah. If it would be an omni at the end and keep the ATM quirk I really and heavily would consider buying a Howl!
Around september to see the ATM quirks remain... If it would be nerfed, just asking: How to get refund my money?

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Okay, before I start to seriously derail I finish it instead!
Maybe I should drop some TL\DR at the beginning of this post?!