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[Lincoln Cross]

I know that it is just a Timber Wolf. But I mainly would like to see it for the looks. I think how sleak it is makes it look awesome.

[martian]

Lincoln Cross, on 21 December 2024 - 06:38 PM, said:

Any Chance Of Getting The Savage Wolf?

I know that it is just a Timber Wolf. But I mainly would like to see it for the looks. I think how sleak it is makes it look awesome.

Hardly.

1) Mad Cat Mk.IV does not fit in the timeline of MechWarrior 5: Clans. Actually, it will debut almost a hundred years after the events of MechWarrior 5: Clans. That would be a problem, since MechWarrior 5: Clans is the PGI's primary MechWarrior product, not MechWarrior Online.

2) Mad Cat Mk.IV is designed with the technology that is not in MechWarrior Online (and possibly will never be). Advanced engine, advanced armor, advanced equipment, advanced weapons, etc. You get the idea.

[Lincoln Cross]

Hmmmm. I could see it being a mech that is 100 years into the future being a show stopper. But the other factors don't really hold up to scrutiny. There are multiple instances of them adding equipment and weapons that are not within Mechwarrior 5:Clans timeline (HAG, Plasma Cannons, Partial Wing). All of those are made after 3060. And the only advanced weapon out of all of the variants is the improved heavy large laser, which was introduced in 3085.

Now. Yes the XXL engine and the ferro lamellor armor are not in the game. But they can be introduced if they wanted, as the XXL was actually created before the clan invasion and improved upon by the Federated Commonwealth in 3055. Ferro Lamellor was created in 3070. Again, well within the timeline of other weapons and equipment intorduced to the game that were created well past 3050.

And even if they have no intentions of introducing the new engine, armor or improved heavy laser, there are two non-omnimech versions that use all the equipment that is available in the game (XL engine and ferro fibrous).

But yes. I do agree that they may not introduce it due to when the mech was created in the timeline. But I don't agree it would be because of equipment as there is already precedent of weapons and equipment in the game that falls outside the timeline of Mechwarrior 5: Clans.