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[Storm McIntyre]

Went with the Devastator. Annihilator is good, but the Devastator has more fear factor. Tried piloting an King Crab once, liked its little brother better. And the Imp?

Couldn't bring myself to vote for Mech that reminds me of Marvel Comics Modok....

[CeeKay Boques]

Annihilator, on 27 March 2012 - 12:29 PM, said:

Annihilator

Said Cap't Obvious.

[Anton Lysenko]

I play ComStar when I'm not playing Marik, so I have to go with the King Crab, specifically the "Clan Buster" variant (KGC-0001) created for Tukkayid:

"One of the so-called "Clanbuster" variants developed in the lead-up to the Battle of Tukayyid, ComStar's techs replaced the twin autocannons with two M-7 Gauss Rifles, trading a minor reduction in destructive capacity for greatly increased range. Also, the Large Laser was upgraded to a Tronel XIII Large Pulse Laser and two Hovertec Streak SRM-2s with a single ton of reloads were added. These changes were accomplished by using an extralight engine in place of the standard model."

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/King_Crab

As far as the Banshee, I prefer the Marik variants (BNC-3M & -3Mr):

"BNC-3M - The 3M looks to increase the raw firepower that the Banshee has. To do this, the Autocannon/5 has been removed from the 'Mech, and in its place a second PPC has been installed with two Medium Lasers. While this does increase the firepower of the 'Mech, it puts an incredible heat burden on the machine as well. . . .BNC-3Mr - This field refit replaces the standard heat sinks with double strength models. An ER PPC and ER Medium Lasers replace the standard versions, with the updated heat sinks able to dissipate the increased heat."

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Banshee

Edited by Anton Lysenko, 27 March 2012 - 12:31 PM.

[Rashala]

Garth Erlam, on 27 March 2012 - 12:16 PM, said:

There's your list, get to voting! Will it be the:

Annihilator?

Devastator?
King Crab?
Imp?

(And for the bonus - will it be the: Banshee? Banshee BNC-3E? or the BNC-3E? Vote now!)

Those last three are EXACTLY the same mech

[CeeKay Boques]

Rashala, on 27 March 2012 - 12:31 PM, said:

Those last three are EXACTLY the same mech

Et tu, Captain?

[Garth Erlam]

Rashala, on 27 March 2012 - 12:31 PM, said:

Those last three are EXACTLY the same mech

Who wants to be the one to break it to him?

[verybad]

King Crab. The Devastator is simply too good, the Imp and Annhilator are both interesting, but not well used outside of the Wolf Dragoons (and Clans)

I like the KC enough because it's powerful, but not optimized, so it's interesting. The Devastator is pretty optimized and thus really bland. Chicken Legs add to the draw on the KC.

Edited by verybad, 27 March 2012 - 12:35 PM.

[Austin H]

Twin AC20s..King Crab all the way

[Anton Lysenko]

He's makingthe point that the Banshee is the best 95-tonner.

[Tyzh]

I, for one, welcome our new BNC-3E overlords.

[Monky]

King crab would overlap the Atlas for a close range combatant with some long range ability, Imp is tempting but way too energy weapon dependent, and the Annihilator just seems kind of odd, very rare and very basic weapons loadout.

the Devastator however is a complete oposite of the Atlas in terms of firepower - long range punch using the chassis carry capacity for maximum lethality at a distance rather than up close punch and staying power. That gets my vote.

Also, I'm a fan of common name + chassis designation, so Banshee BNC-3E it is!

[Helmer]

Rashala, on 27 March 2012 - 12:31 PM, said:

Those last three are EXACTLY the same mech

You are the winner of a FREE copy of Mechwarrior:Online when it ships.

[verybad]

CapperDeluxe, on 27 March 2012 - 12:29 PM, said:

What's not to like about the BNC-3E? Its got the BNC, its got the 3E, it even picks up spilled beer. Just look at how absorbent it is!

The Lyran version of it (3s?) Is the single most powerful Assault mech available before the technology starts rising. It's an interesting mech.

I thought there was gonna be a Banshee/King Crab fight when it gought to this poll.

[barcode]

Voting King Crab for visual variety (wayyy too many humanoids in the game as it is - indicative of the original TROs but not visually intriguing), for dual AC20s now, and dual RAC5s later.

Devastated was my second choice. Looks good and we can always use more dual PPC mechs (assuming the Unseen don't make it in).

[Hannes]

Devastator and Banshee ( <3 all the variants )
THEY BOTH HAVE TO BE IN THE GAME !!!!!!!

[Kaemon]

Devastator was my favorite transformer...oh...Mechwarrior...right... we need something that can punch all the NPA's (New Player Atlai') in the mouth, it will do.

Banshee (orig) - cause I'm meh about it (and usually variants come after orig, not the other way around).

I follow a strict 'no glitter, no crabs' rule in life and in Mechwarrior (cause they are horror to scouts).

[Fresh Meat]

King grab, because its interesting to look at

[Kanil]

Where's the poll option for the BNC-3E Banshee? Seriously disappointed.

[Solis Obscuri]

Hmmm... tough call, I like the weapons spread of both the Imp and Devastator, but both are very unit/house specific 'mechs. The Devastator really appeals to me in terms of loadout, and the Imp strikes a nice blend of cheap tech, solid armor, good firepower, and maximum ugliness (which I always approve of an an Assault 'mech!)

But I think I have to go with teh Crab here. It might not be my first choice to pilot, but it's a venerable design, and a unique loadout and role focused almost purely on area denial - for all I'd like to see the Devastator in for an assault-class fire support (SO much better than the Mauler!), I like the idea of having this role-specific 'mech in the game.

In the 95-ton bracket, BNC-3S is the obvious choice, except maybe the BNC-3M, which is also pretty good. (Well, until we can get a BNC-5S, which is head-and-shoulders better!)

[Missile Kid]

i want a vulture