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[BlueDevilspawn]

Gruyter, on 28 January 2025 - 10:22 AM, said:

Nice looking 'Mechs. I'm particularly happy to see we've got Jamie's Archer now, to go with Morgan's Archer that I already have.
One tiny grumble: why no Annihilator? The Annihilator was considered Wolf's Dragoons signature 'Mech for a long time. Yes, I know we already have a Clan Annihilator, but it would be cool to have one optimized for AC rather than GR.

In choosing the mechs for this pack, some of the criteria were "must be associated with the Dragoons" and "ideally have a named pilot". I also wanted to make sure we didn't get all assaults because most of the recent mech packs and Legends had been assault mechs. Hence the choice of Archer (no brainer due to Wolf) and the Flea. The Stalker was also iconic and a popular chassis. The 4th mech was chosen as the Nighstar because we had a plethora of 100-tonners added (95 tonners only recently gained more options). The Anni was an option as well as the MAD II (for MacKenzie). Again, adding utility to different tonnage slots.

[w0qj]

This Wolf Dragoons Booster pack is one of the most exciting mech packs for me (right behind that fabulous Warden Booster Pack)!

Thank you MWO!

[w0qj]

You can buy more than one Wolf Dragoons Booster Pack!
~Buy 1x from STEAM
~Buy multiples from MWO Store

https://store.steamp...goons_Mech_Pack
https://store.steamp..._Online_Legends
https://mwomercs.com...s/wolf-dragoons
https://mwomercs.com/store/packages

Edited by w0qj, 30 January 2025 - 05:34 AM.

[FRAGTAST1C]

Bought the pack. Thanks.

[HammerMaster]

Cockpit items are WEAK.
Image doesn't look like Dragoon emblem.

Warhorn is WEAK COPY PASTE.
Shiny. Ok.
0/10

[w0qj]

Maybe if MWO had made the artwork Black on Red (i.e., colors reversed) it might have looked closer.
(The other problem: Wolf Dragoons head looked sideways, might not fit into MWO Badge).



Colors reversed is sort of like this Cougar one below:


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Other Wolf Badges already in MWO:




Source:
https://mwomercs.com...ad/page__st__40
https://mwomercs.com...d/page__st__100

[An6ryMan69]

Bought the mech pack.

Flea - Surprisingly vanilla compared to other fleas. You can do a few things with it, but its not amazing at any of them. Meh.

Archer- Great overall! Maybe my new favorite missile boat; totally lives up to expectations.

Stalker- Great overall! Great big brother to the Archer; totally lives up to expectations.

Nightstar- Just awful. Big, slow bullet magnet with poor peeking profile built around Gauss with its idiotic charge mechanic and incredibly situational effectiveness. Swap out Gauss for UAC's or HAGs if you like overheating...LBX's are okayish at best for sandpapering bad guys; but can't really save the Nightstar chassis from just being so bad...

Other bad news is they are all Clan mechs so MWO seriously under-perks them all...in case you needed to hear it again.

It's not a bad mech pack, I don't regret buying it, but you're buying a great Archer and Stalker and that's that.

[Will9761]

Someone, help me out here. Due to the Wolf's Dragoon Mechs, it's easy to tell who their pilots are based on. But I don't know who the Clan Flea is based on.

Clan Archer - Jaime Wolf
Clan Nightstar - Shelly Brubaker
Clan Stalker - J .Elliot Jamison (I think?)
Does the Clan Flea have a pilot based on it or is it just made up?

Edited by Will9761, 07 February 2025 - 09:36 PM.

[BlueDevilspawn]

Will9761, on 07 February 2025 - 07:20 PM, said:

Someone, help me out here. Do to the Wolf's Dragoon Mechs, it's easy to tell who their pilots are based on. But I don't know who the Clan Flea is based on.

Clan Archer - Jaime Wolf
Clan Nightstar - Shelly Brubaker
Clan Stalker - J .Elliot Jamison (I think?)
Does the Clan Flea have a pilot based on it or is it just made up?

Ulzanna Whitehead, formerly of the Black Widow Company. The theme was Clan-tech upgrade Dragoons mechs, and that's what the other mechs are. Whitehead piloted a FLE-16 which in lore has 3E and no MASC and would need giga cooldown to be worth anything in MWO. She also retired in 3039 so never made it to the Clan tech era.
Instead, we used that as inspiration and homebrewed a bit to give it 4E and 3M which also gave Clans in MWO their first 20 tonner with the E and M hardpoint combo.

[BlueDevilspawn]

An6ryMan69, on 07 February 2025 - 12:19 PM, said:

Bought the mech pack.

Flea - Surprisingly vanilla compared to other fleas. You can do a few things with it, but its not amazing at any of them. Meh.

Archer- Great overall! Maybe my new favorite missile boat; totally lives up to expectations.

Stalker- Great overall! Great big brother to the Archer; totally lives up to expectations.

Nightstar- Just awful. Big, slow bullet magnet with poor peeking profile built around Gauss with its idiotic charge mechanic and incredibly situational effectiveness. Swap out Gauss for UAC's or HAGs if you like overheating...LBX's are okayish at best for sandpapering bad guys; but can't really save the Nightstar chassis from just being so bad...

Other bad news is they are all Clan mechs so MWO seriously under-perks them all...in case you needed to hear it again.

It's not a bad mech pack, I don't regret buying it, but you're buying a great Archer and Stalker and that's that.

The best current loadouts on the FLE are 4 heavy smalls and 3 SRM4 for a 50 alpha or 4 MPL (which jsut received a heat buff). Keep in mind that the Feb patch will buff the FLE with -20% spread on the missiles and +10% dissipation. The 4 MPL build requires shaving the head and arms completely with an XL180 (max engine). I've been just fine with this, but if it's not your preference, run an XL170 (put in another heatsink) and max out the armor.

The NSR is best run with 2 Gauss and 3 LPL or better yet since LPL are midrange, use 2 HAG30. Stay at mid range.

[Will9761]

BlueDevilspawn, on 07 February 2025 - 09:17 PM, said:

Ulzanna Whitehead, formerly of the Black Widow Company. The theme was Clan-tech upgrade Dragoons mechs, and that's what the other mechs are. Whitehead piloted a FLE-16 which in lore has 3E and no MASC and would need giga cooldown to be worth anything in MWO. She also retired in 3039 so never made it to the Clan tech era.
Instead, we used that as inspiration and homebrewed a bit to give it 4E and 3M which also gave Clans in MWO their first 20 tonner with the E and M hardpoint combo.

Thanks for the answer. I heard of those three pilots and their mechs, but the Flea was new to me.

[w0qj]

The NSR-9J-C(S) is a mid-range monster; I'm more than satisfied with it

BlueDevilspawn, on 07 February 2025 - 09:20 PM, said:

...The NSR is best run with 2 Gauss and 3 LPL or better yet since LPL are midrange, use 2 HAG30. Stay at mid range.

[Will9761]

Not to harp on the pack, but like I said before, the pack itself is good for Wolf's Dragoons fans, but logo itself could pass for a modernized Kell Hounds look. If you take the wolf head from the WD pack and put it on a Kell Hound Triangle, boom:

Edited by Will9761, 14 February 2025 - 06:58 AM.

[HammerMaster]

Will9761, on 12 February 2025 - 10:56 PM, said:

Not to harp on the pack, but like I said before, the pack itself is good for Wolf's Dragoons fans, but logo itself could pass for a modernized Kell Hounds look. If you take the wolf head of from the WD pack and put it on a Kell Hound Triangle, boom:

See what I mean.
and for what I said as an addendum, the mechs themselves are great. Well. The Flea is ok. The Archer and Stalker are great. The Nightstar has it's moments but just doesn't produce for me like the Stalker and Archer. The cockpit items need to be adjusted. The symbol is just not right and the Warhorn is as I have said. Weak Copy Paste.