Community-Designed Hero Mech
#1
Posted 28 November 2012 - 03:59 PM
Why not have the community design (by popular vote) some of the key aspects of the next Hero Mech. Which chassis? Which paint job?
Hardpoints is clearly a more difficult issue, but some user input would be nice (such as voting for one of a small selection of dev-designed hardpoint layouts)
#2
Posted 28 November 2012 - 04:10 PM
Of course, something so slapdash would probably result in a mech coming out that tries to simulate a Charger, Urbanmech, or Mad Cat.
But either way, I like the concept where the highest voted mech idea would win.
#3
Posted 28 November 2012 - 05:32 PM
Probably go weight class - chassis - role - primary weapon - paintjob
#4
Posted 29 November 2012 - 07:53 PM
#5
Posted 30 November 2012 - 01:50 AM
Edited by Hatchnet, 30 November 2012 - 01:51 AM.
#6
Posted 30 November 2012 - 01:58 AM
After all, the only head slot missing is the ballistic.
Edited by Deadoon, 30 November 2012 - 01:58 AM.
#7
Posted 30 November 2012 - 02:22 AM
Commando:
None - No clan tech, small cockpits, or SSRM4's yet.
Jenner:
Grace - 2 Med Lasers, 1 Narc
Samuli - 4 Med Lasers, 1 LRM15
Raven:
None - No canon custom variants
Awesome:
AWS-9Ma - 3 ER PPCs, Sm Laser, 2 SSRM2, ECM, Command Console
Atlas:
Samsonov - 2 PPC, AC/20
Danielle - AC/20, LRM20, 6 Med Lasers
Looking at the slot designations the way MWO hardpoints work, the Jenners are nothing different from what we already have or are worse, the Awesome has ECM over all the others, The Atlas Samsonov is just lacking hardpoints with Danielle having a plethora of energy slots. Logically this would leave either the AWS-9Ma or the Atlas Danielle as the next choice for a canon hero mech and my money would be on Danielle because the forums would be in an uproar having an 84kph assault mech with ECM.
* Edit: corrected "different"
* Edit 2: Removed rear firing lasers from the Danielle.
Edited by Legionn, 06 December 2012 - 05:17 PM.
#8
Posted 03 December 2012 - 05:54 PM
They could do the story Mad Libs style, and we could vote on the best improvised responses to include
#10
Posted 03 December 2012 - 06:39 PM
Legionn, on 30 November 2012 - 02:22 AM, said:
Commando:
None - No clan tech, small cockpits, or SSRM4's yet.
Jenner:
Grace - 2 Med Lasers, 1 Narc
Samuli - 4 Med Lasers, 1 LRM15
Raven:
None - No canon custom variants
Awesome:
AWS-9Ma - 3 ER PPCs, Sm Laser, 2 SSRM2, ECM, Command Console
Atlas:
Samsonov - 2 PPC, AC/20
Danielle - AC/20, LRM20, 8 Med Lasers
Looking at the slot designations the way MWO hardpoints work, the Jenners are nothing different from what we already have or are worse, the Awesome has ECM over all the others, The Atlas Samsonov is just lacking hardpoints with Danielle having a plethora of energy slots. Logically this would leave either the AWS-9Ma or the Atlas Danielle as the next choice for a canon hero mech and my money would be on Danielle because the forums would be in an uproar having an 84kph assault mech with ECM.
* Edit: corrected "different"
The Samuli actually has it's LRM on one of the arms I believe, which could add an interesting take on Jenner builds.
#11
Posted 03 December 2012 - 06:51 PM
We have the Dragon... add the Grand Dragon as a Hero Mech design.
We are getting the Spider... add the Venom as its Hero mech upgrade. (the one thing about the venom is) its upgrade makes it 35 tons instead of the base 30 tons of the Spider and it could be a stand alone mech by itself as well.
#13
Posted 03 December 2012 - 11:56 PM
Players would submit a Entry that would include the mech's proposed loadout, a short write-up on it's background, and maybe some artwork.
Devs screen entries and/or nominate finalists which are then voted on by the community at large. Winner gets thier mech and it's backstory included in the game.
#14
Posted 04 December 2012 - 12:08 AM
HlynkaCG, on 03 December 2012 - 11:56 PM, said:
Devs screen entries and/or nominate finalists which are then voted on by the community at large. Winner gets thier mech and it's backstory included in the game.
like it
on the other hand the next hero mech is the Stalker of Lt. Col. Jamison - equiped with clan weapons
#15
Posted 04 December 2012 - 09:51 AM
#16
Posted 04 December 2012 - 11:12 AM
#17
Posted 04 December 2012 - 11:54 AM
A Grand Dragon or Caesar would be really cool, however we just got the Ilya Muromet, so a Caesar seems less likely.
As for a Community made mech, I'd love to see a Cicada Hero Mech, preferably with a couple of Missile slots.
#18
Posted 04 December 2012 - 12:46 PM
I love to see a submission for stories about the 'mech too. There's lots of places for comminuty input if you want it. You could also have people vote on the mech and drop teaser stories about the candidates. Even minor characters exist out there that can be used too just check the TROs for inspiration.
#19
Posted 04 December 2012 - 12:53 PM
or imagine an atlas with gauss, 2 srm 6 and 8 medium lasers, 270 meter death machine indeed... 40 damage alpha from the med lasers, 30 from from the srm2, and 15 from the gauss. 85 point alpha on an atlas, which can actually mount enough heatsinks to use such an arsenal. that is for all intents and purposes the same firepower as a hunchback 4g with a gauss instead of ac/20 and its head laser removed, plus a 4sp hunchback with its head small laser upgraded to a medium.
Edited by dal10, 04 December 2012 - 12:56 PM.
#20
Posted 05 December 2012 - 11:14 PM
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