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[Xeno Phalcon]

About time! Also I hope that set of three windows dont all count as the cockpit, or highlander might be a contender for the "Easiest mech to shoot in the cockpit" award that is so coveted by the catapult.

[Corvus Antaka]

yay!

[Norris J Packard]

Xeno Phalcon, on 17 October 2012 - 11:48 AM, said:

About time! Also I hope that set of three windows dont all count as the cockpit, or highlander might be a contender for the "Easiest mech to shoot in the cockpit" award that is so coveted by the catapult.

The Highlander's is centered at the top of the Mech. The Awesome's is lower set. I am not concerned about getting headshot in a Highlander since it and the Cent have the exact same design. I rarely get headshot in my Cent as it is, and in the Highlander I can JJ up and away.

[Wolfcp]

Demoman?

[Sivade]

The dialog in this update made the English major and writer in me weep with sadness.

Yay for Highlander, sadface for stereotypes.

Yay for bagpipe music though.

[Jacob Dieffenbach]

OMFG you're releasing the Highlander? That's amazing I love you guys!

(My parents always told me to act surprised with a gift even if you knew what it was beforehand)

[Sparkymarkyp]

Suprise of the year......;0)

[OutlawNightmare]

There can only be one

[Monsoon]

Alex Iglesias, on 17 October 2012 - 11:33 AM, said:

yes yes it do

Niiiice, I'm guessing you called it the Undertaker.

Let me get out there and rent a Canon XF300 and I'll film that documentary for you.

[Tice Daurus]

Niiiiiiiiiiice.....

[SideSt3p]

OMFG FINALLY MY SIGNATURE SHALL BE TRUE!!!!

[Coralld]

Some one, quick, make a gif of the Highlander river dancing!!

[Dax Frey]

So...Davis McCall of Grey Death Legion...piloted a highlander...hero mech on the 23rd???

probably not since he didnt pilot it till after the clans invaded.

[AH Warhawk]

PRAISE GOD!!!!!

[Alex Iglesias]

[Peter Valentine]

And finally here we are! The Highlander.

[MajorTom]

I may be in the minority here, but I am fairly disappointed that PG listened to the fanboys and gave us the Highlander. The Highlander hasn't been produced in the Inner Sphere in a century, and even those were the downgraded version. The 'mech is pretty rare in 3049, with most of those remaining being in one of two dispositions:

1) Owned and operated by Comstar.
2) Downgraded models held together with bailing wire, duct tape, and a prayer.

Neither scenario makes it likely that a given individual, house or merc, would be in possession of one. The initial 'mechs should be those canonically readily available. The Victor would have been, imho, a much better choice as the jump capable assault entry as it is wide spread and, more importantly, still in production. If we're going to stick by canon, at least story wise, then we should stick by canon.

/rant

The 'mech does look fantastic though, and I'm sure when it finally makes it in-game I'll give it a whirl for S&G's.

[Hikyuu]

the Doom Riders will have to field these for giggles.

[CutterWolf]

GET THAT IN GAME NOW!!!!!!!!

[thelasttrueborn]

Yeah a Jump Jetting Assualt mech!!!

One question though, is Death From Above going to become possible through legitimate means, or do i still have to glitch ram into someone while jump jetting?