161 replies to this topic

[Gammanoob]

"Liberating" Clan Technology is going to be a glorious past time.

Edited by Gammanoob, 15 February 2013 - 07:39 AM.

[C4RNAGE]

But were is VULTURE and when and why so late and why so expensive?

[CTGrafitti]

I'm curious to see what the plan to do with Omnimechs, will there be different model numbers like they do with the currents or will they just give a couple of blank chasis with weapon slots of different number and size in different positions?

Another thought, what about the different itterations of some mechs, such as the MW2 Mad Dog vs the MW4 Vulture. One had solid weapons on the arms and the other had two cannons on each arms. the MW4 Vulture also had that chin mount.

Also, what are everyone's top choices for mech (one per weight class). Gotta go with the Kit Fox for Light, Nova for sure for the Medium. I'd also love to get my hands on a Timberwolf (I know I know, me and ever other player in the game). Beyond that by Assault choice would have to be the Warhawk.

[CTGrafitti]

Gremlich Johns, on 19 May 2012 - 06:47 AM, said:

Should not this thread be in the IS section? After all, Clan-oriented players know what "their" mechs are called.

I love this quote.

[Wales Grey]

Gremlich Johns, on 19 May 2012 - 06:47 AM, said:

Should not this thread be in the IS section? After all, Clan-oriented players know what "their" mechs are called.

This makes no sense. The IS calling names are perfectly fine to use as names, no reason to get all elitist nerd up in this.

[CoffiNail]

Wales Grey, on 20 March 2013 - 03:18 PM, said:

This makes no sense. The IS calling names are perfectly fine to use as names, no reason to get all elitist nerd up in this.

Actually there is. I grew up with MechWarrior 2. The Clan names are the proper names to me. I have no problems if they ISN and 'CW IS mission briefings' use the IS designations, but if I get a mission from my 'NPC Clan Unit Commander mission briefing' and a Mad Dog is called a Vulture, or a DireWolf is called a Daishi, I will be rather pissed.

Most of the Clan fans grew up with MW2, and to them it is very serious.

[drkstarcion]

OhGilPin, on 20 March 2012 - 09:20 AM, said:

I was about to go and look into this myself, thanks for doing the leg work. Nice to see the Vulture and Daishi two of my favourite mechs on this list.

absolutely- sit me in a daishi and i'll be a very very happy boy. none of this tall " please please please shoot me in the head"
ugly butt, only carry a coupla weapons, stupidness IS Atlas... ... mech.

in short i look forward to daishi. and all the other light mechs you can really play around with the weapons for. role on omni-tech1! xD

[drkstarcion]

CTGrafitti, on 02 March 2013 - 06:03 PM, said:

I'm curious to see what the plan to do with Omnimechs, will there be different model numbers like they do with the currents or will they just give a couple of blank chasis with weapon slots of different number and size in different positions?

Another thought, what about the different itterations of some mechs, such as the MW2 Mad Dog vs the MW4 Vulture. One had solid weapons on the arms and the other had two cannons on each arms. the MW4 Vulture also had that chin mount.

Also, what are everyone's top choices for mech (one per weight class). Gotta go with the Kit Fox for Light, Nova for sure for the Medium. I'd also love to get my hands on a Timberwolf (I know I know, me and ever other player in the game). Beyond that by Assault choice would have to be the Warhawk.

i would have thought that those are exactly the sorts of differences that they have lined up for the dif 'chase models' they have on the IS mechs.
they want to be smart they could name the 'chases' not by model number but by the clan which originaly built the mech- all the jade falcon built mechs favour lots of lasers and extra slots, blood hounds have largest engin capacity etc.

[Firekraker]

Not clan but looking hopefully for a Thanatos. My favorite sniping mech. Although I don't believe it appears until late in the clan wars.

[KMCA]

BBN63, on 06 September 2012 - 11:38 PM, said:

the catapualt and mad-cat are nearly identical whether you use clan or inner sphere tech the big diff is heat and crits and weight and ammo thanks

I'll take my K2, that way I won't have the massive bunny ears for left and right torso's

[qki]

KMCA, on 06 April 2013 - 06:09 PM, said:

I'll take my K2, that way I won't have the massive bunny ears for left and right torso's

The Bounty hunter would like a word about those "bunny ears"

[Iron Savior]

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[quote name='[url="http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Aleksandr_Kerensky"]Aleksandr Kerensky[/url]]A 'Mech as powerful as possible' date=' as impenetrable as possible, and as ugly and foreboding as conceivable, so that fear itself will be our ally.[/quote']

It's SUPPOSED to be ugly. It's the largest, meanest, strongest assault mech the IS would field for years. That skull plate over the head isn't for show; it's incredibly intimidating. Atlas cockpits are also routinely difficult to target as it's always the eyes, not the head. So it's also superior in that department.

Edited by miSs, 30 May 2013 - 01:16 PM.
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[Rambo Ragan]

Why do you not have Mad Cat, Thor, Thantos or Blood Asp Mechs online yet??

[Rambo Ragan]

Catapult and Madcat are different. For instance the Madcat Mech has a (Clan) EER Cannon on each arm!! The Catapult does not.

Edited by Rambo Ragan, 20 June 2013 - 06:09 PM.

[CyclonerM]

And the Catapult is a long-range support mech, while the Timberwolf is a versatile death machine able to engage the enemy within any range his pilot wants.

[GrayscaleMelody]

I have a crush on Madcat...

Wasn't there something about Madcat being named so because someone thought it looked like a combination of Mad Dog and Catapult? Hm.

Edited by GrayscaleMelody, 16 July 2013 - 08:18 PM.

[CyclonerM]

GrayscaleMelody, on 16 July 2013 - 08:17 PM, said:

I have a crush on Madcat...

Wasn't there something about Madcat being named so because someone thought it looked like a combination of Mad Dog and Catapult? Hm.

Phelan Kell, on The Rock, in the first Inner Sphere engagement with the Clans, saw this strange 'mech never seen before and his targeting computer was not able to label it,switching from "Mad" (Marauder,not Mad Dog,the Clan name for the Vulture) and "Cat" (Catapult) , so ComStar Precentior Martial Anastasius Focht named that unknown mech "Mad Cat".

Edited by CyclonerM, 05 August 2013 - 11:55 AM.

[BillHones]

wtf?!?

why does every mech on that list have the look i like? aka non humanoid anime robot... hate those.

they all look like mean mechanized gun platforms!

i hate how many of the new mechs look so similar. i hate the humanoid look becasue there is no functionality for them in the game. why waste tonnage for fingers and arm actuators? more armour, bigger motor, and or bigger guns!

[CyclonerM]

The Clan 'Mechs have those design far less humanoid than the Inner Sphere 'mechs. But hey, the Inner Sphere 'mechs are old Star League 'mechs...

Edited by CyclonerM, 05 August 2013 - 11:57 AM.

[Will9761]

When you look at each mech's loadouts and equipment, you can see how they can be classified into Offensive, Defensive, and Support roles.

This is how I label them:
Light
Fire Moth (Dasher) -Offense
Mist Lynx (Koshi) -Defense
Kit Fox (Uller) -Offense
Adder (Puma) -Support

Medium
Viper (Dragonfly) -Defense
Ice Ferret (Fenris) -Defense
Nova (Black Hawk) -Offense
Stormcrow (Ryoken) - Support

Heavy
Mad Dog (Vulture) - Support
Hellbringer (Loki) -Defense
Summoner (Thor)- Support
Timber Wolf (Mad Cat) -Offense

Assault
Gargoyle (Man O' War) - Defense
Warhawk (Masakari) - Support
Executioner (Gladiator) - Offense
Dire Wolf (Daishi) -Offense

Edited by Will9761, 12 August 2013 - 07:09 AM.