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[Felicitatem Parco]

I think this might be a hint, but I cannot say anything like that for sure. It certainly does look like the JagerMech was drawn while a picture of the JagerMech and a picture of the Rifleman sat side-by-side on FD's desktop... and the MW:O Flea made me think "OMG LOCU-Oh wait, it's a FLEA! Still, really cool!"

Now all I need is a couple Machineguns and some moxy, and I can go make a name for myself.

Anyways... seeing that the MW:O version of these Mechs have so much Unseen in them, do you think we're going to have bona fide Unseen Mechs in MW:O, or just hybrid replicas like the [awesomely redesigned] JagerMech and Flea?

[Adridos]

Jagermech looks exactly like I would picture an FD style Jagermech would look like.

As for teh Fleas, well, every flea looked differently and I also have problems seeing any resemblance to the Locust.

[Atlai]

While the Jager and Flea look pretty great, i would still love to see the Warhammer and the Marauder.

As to whether or not we will see them, i have no idea

[Blinder]

JagerMech's always looked like a cross between a Rifleman and an UrbanMech... and the Flea seems to be the popular "we can't use a Locust so we'll use a Flea" choice, and both have been in a number of the computer games (though in arguably similar roles you'd have expected Riflemen and Locusts to fill). So, I don't know that too much should be read into them... if anything, I'd like to read some subtext into some of the interviews around the path from MW5 to MWO and hope that during those "no acrimony here" times there may have been some "hey since we're not being all acrimonious, think we can work out a deal on updating the designs and maybe sticking some attributions and links to some of your stuff around so we can *blow peoples' minds* when they magically appear at launch?"

(that's the nice thing about wild imaginings... they don't have to have any real chance of working out )

[Aym]

Prosperity Park, on 26 September 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

I think this might be a hint, but I cannot say anything like that for sure. It certainly does look like the JagerMech was drawn while a picture of the JagerMech and a picture of the Rifleman sat side-by-side on FD's desktop... and the MW:O Flea made me think "OMG LOCU-Oh wait, it's a FLEA! Still, really cool!"

Now all I need is a couple Machineguns and some moxy, and I can go make a name for myself.

Anyways... seeing that the MW:O version of these Mechs have so much Unseen in them, do you think we're going to have bona fide Unseen Mechs in MW:O, or just hybrid replicas like the [awesomely redesigned] JagerMech and Flea?

[Sean Lang]

I just thought it looked like a Flea...

[Omigir]

Looks closer the Mechwarrior 4 Flea:

Edited by Omigir, 26 September 2012 - 11:26 AM.

[Alex Wolfe]

I think it's just wishful thinking.

TRO Jager was "heavily inspired" by Rifleman (like Thunderbolt -> Thor or Warhammer -> Devastator/Loki), so some similarities are a given. People were posting a lot of "OMG that's Rifleman nice job", but didn't look like one to me at all. They both have the "radar dish", sure enough, but the cockpit, chunky chest (with trademark Jagermech "fins") and the arms were totally different.

Flea has a similar weapon mounts pattern and is a chicken walker like Locust, but Flea is "short and stout" while Locust is lanky with very long legs and gigantic feet. Flea is fairly upright, Locust is hunched over. Not to mention that the Locust is one of those "outlandish" unseen, with clearly different "style" from later mechs. They're nothing alike besides hardpoint location (two arms + ventral).

The redesigns simply look like modernized Jagermech/Flea to me, recognizable as such at first glance.

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 26 September 2012 - 11:35 AM.

[zer0imh]

no

[Jass]

Nope sorry, they look like a Flea and a Jager to me.

[pursang]

Considering that the TRO artwork for the Flea looked like a metal box with legs, this is a huge upgrade.

[Solis Obscuri]

Yeah, it's clearly a Flea to me - Alex just updated it to not look like a walking breadbox with guns.

[Nacon]

I know what's he talking about. I do see small hint of unseen meches.

...and it's brilliant! Don't you stop, Alex.

[Scytale]

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Prosperity Park, on 26 September 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

Now all I need is a couple Machineguns and some moxy, and I can go make a name for myself.

Edited by Scytale, 26 September 2012 - 02:57 PM.

[Sir Roland MXIII]

I can see a few vaguely related details in both cases but truth be told, the Flea is mostly a Flea from non TRO sources. The MWO Jager on the other hand does seem to take a few nods from the Rifleman, moreso than the TRO version does. Which I don't mind, I always loved the look of the original Rifleman, and even if it lives on only vaguely in spirit, that works for me.

So, overall, I'd have to say I mostly disagree, but I can see why the question was asked and I partially agree - 4/5 "no", 1/5 "yes" to be exact.
~Sir Roland

[Akaryu]

the flea looks like the flea normally dose except someone decided it needed an extra set of laser cannons

[Kodiak Jorgensson]

Prosperity Park, on 26 September 2012 - 10:22 AM, said:

I think this might be a hint, but I cannot say anything like that for sure. It certainly does look like the JagerMech was drawn while a picture of the JagerMech and a picture of the Rifleman sat side-by-side on FD's desktop... and the MW:O Flea made me think "OMG LOCU-Oh wait, it's a FLEA! Still, really cool!"

Now all I need is a couple Machineguns and some moxy, and I can go make a name for myself.

Anyways... seeing that the MW:O version of these Mechs have so much Unseen in them, do you think we're going to have bona fide Unseen Mechs in MW:O, or just hybrid replicas like the [awesomely redesigned] JagerMech and Flea?

i dunno about a "hint", but the jagermech was designed to replace the rifleman its logical that the jagermech inherited some characteristics from the rifleman imo. as for the flea and locust i dont know much of thre background

[Stormcrow IV]

I can see where you are coming from, but I'm not completely sold on the idea.

[Alex Wolfe]

Akaryu, on 26 September 2012 - 03:56 PM, said:

the flea looks like the flea normally dose except someone decided it needed an extra set of laser cannons

It also has its antennae back compared to MW4 version, although they're facing forward rather than backward, for an extra touch of buggy adorable-ness .

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 26 September 2012 - 04:28 PM.

[Akaryu]

Alex Wolfe, on 26 September 2012 - 04:28 PM, said:

It also has its antennae back compared to MW4 version, although they're facing forward rather than backward, for an extra touch of buggy adorable-ness .

lol i suspect assault pilots wont think its as cute.