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[Hikyuu]

if the common Highlanders are rare isn't it likely that the handmedown duct taped versions would be most likely to be in the posession of lone wolves?

[SideSt3p]

Alex Iglesias, on 17 October 2012 - 12:17 PM, said:

LOL!

Also, any confirmation of hardpoints/locations?

[Jason1138]

in 1500 years scottish people will talk exactly the same and have exactly the same songs as they do now


also, only commando's will be allowed to pilot commando's, only normans will be allowed to drive catapults, only greeks will be allowed to drive atlases, and only scots will be allowed to pilot highlanders


APPARENTLY

[Cochise]

Yay!

[Aristotelis]

Great Mech...at right hands it's the ultimate weapon!!

[Coralld]

Ironbar Sinister, on 17 October 2012 - 12:32 PM, said:

Git in ma belly!

Great, now every time I look at the Highlander I think of Fat Bas...

Edited by Coralld, 17 October 2012 - 12:37 PM.

[QuantumButler]

MajorTom, on 17 October 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

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.

Who gives a crap that they should be rare? More mechs is good and if you're seriously arguing against including this mech then you're a ******* ****.

[Isingdeath]

MajorTom, on 17 October 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

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.

May the bagpipes of a thousand flee infested Scottish highlanders play outside your house at 2:00 AM.

But in all seriousness Major according to source material the Highlander was in continual production throughout all eras. While the tech to produce them was lost there were quite a few chassis out there which meant that they could produce a few every year from reconstituted parts. By the mid 3030 there was also a limited production of new Highlanders. However Comstar, due to a clerical error, dumped tons of the highlanders on the market after 3039 and they then became fairly common place.

Edited by Isingdeath, 17 October 2012 - 12:39 PM.

[Lightfoot]

Aye, the more they overtink the plumbin, the easier tis ta stop up ye drains.

[SMDMadCow]

QuantumButler, on 17 October 2012 - 12:38 PM, said:

Who gives a crap that they should be rare? More mechs is good and if you're seriously arguing against including this mech then you're a ******* ****.

Call names all you want, if they wanted a jumpy assault they should have put in a Victor. The Highanlder is not only rare but out of production in this time frame, with only 2 variants. The Victor has at least 4 that could be used, more mechs right there.

[INAPPROPRIATE NAME 0001]

MajorTom, on 17 October 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

tl;dr

Quick, while you're on a roll, complain about how all 500 of the Inner Sphere's catapults are in this game!

Or how there might even be more than 500! Find of the millenia!

[Vesnuh]

Yes Rhonas Snords pink highlander perfect for breast cancer awareness month.

[ElAtaque]

Aye! Time for a "Highlander burial"

[New Breed]

Nice...except yes, unless something changes (they hire more people) we are looking at 12 months before we see this mech.

[Solis Obscuri]

MajorTom, on 17 October 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

2) Downgraded models held together with bailing wire, duct tape, and a prayer.

Yeah, and that totally has no place in CBT...

[Viktus]

It's too bad you can't wield the giant axe the Highlander had in the table top. That would be quite entertaining.

[Bryan Kerensky]

Adrienne Vorton, on 17 October 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

taking bets?^^

Would I need to? We remember the fiasco with the Atlas head hitbox.

[Daekar]

That was an awesome update! Thanks guys, I love these little vingettes, the one for the Flea was great too. :-)

[MasterofBlasters]

SMDMadCow, on 17 October 2012 - 12:43 PM, said:

Call names all you want, if they wanted a jumpy assault they should have put in a Victor. The Highanlder is not only rare but out of production in this time frame, with only 2 variants. The Victor has at least 4 that could be used, more mechs right there.

Well the Highlander has three variants if you count the royal version.

[Kcire]

Wooooo Hooooooo

As a Bagpiper the I've been waiting for this ride.
Oh now we need the Black Watch.