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[Evgeny Bear]

I say: Orion or Grasshopper and for Assault; Zeus or Mauler

[neodym]

Creed Buhallin, on 09 May 2012 - 10:50 PM, said:

And this is exactly why I'm NOT expecting to see them, even the legally "Reseen" ones.

According to Sarna, the rights to the Reseen are still held by the original owners, and licensed to Catalyst. That may or may not have translated to PGI to use in MWO. But even if it did, IMHO it'd be risky for them to use them. Why? Licenses to use someone else's IP are almost always for a set duration. World of Tanks has been a HUUUGE hit, and MWO is going to be in the same vein, with a very solid IP behind it. If it does even half as well, that's some serious cash. What do you suppose would happen when it was time to renegotiate the license? Game's doing great, making good money, and the owner wants a bucket of cash to renew the license... and they've got PGI over a barrel, because we all know that gamers are the most calm, reasoned people about having in-game stuff taken away from them, right?

That's largely speculation, but it's at least informed speculation. As sad as it is to say, I don't think it's a risk I would take if I were in charge of the project.

good post,I rather not have any risky mechs ( ones not 100% owned by piranha ),it means we get other ones but nobody will take them away

[Sven Svenson]

I would love an orion as next heavy but I keep thinking about that poll the Raven surprisingly won. If people had been asked who do you think is going to win this poll before the votes were in I suspect everyone including the developers would have thought the Black Knight would win easily. I voted for the Raven but did not think it would actualy win.This is why I think the black Knight is already in they just substituted raven when it won poll.

[LordDeathStrike]

i demand a devastator. 2 ppcs, 2 gauss rifles, o yeah /drool

[Gabriel Bekker]

For heavy mechs, I like the Orion, Black Knight, and Flashman, although I hope we would get the original version of the Flashman as opposed to the downgraded version.

For assault mechs, I want the Pillager. However, I also like the Highlander, the Thug, and the Devastator. Zeus and Victor would also be acceptable.

[The Paleo King]

The original Flashman? Isn't that supposed to be out of production and the blueprints completely lost by this point in the timeline?

For heavy, I'd want to see Jagermech, Guillotine, or Thunderbolt.

For assault mechs, Stalker, Mauler, and Longbow

[Easy 8]

Well the Cataphract and the Pillager would be nice...or a Caeser in place of the Cataphract.

[Tincan Nightmare]

Well since the Black Knight was a Star League unit and probably almost non-existent outside of Comstar in this time period (like the Flashman, Executioner, Thug, and Guillotine) then if the designers are staying true to canon then it will probably be the Orion. I actually liked the reseen T-bolt so I'd do a couple of cartwheels if we got one of those, though good reasons have been stated in above posts why that may not come to pass. Jagermech would be great, but it is true that we need a 70 or 75 tonner to round out the class (though the Cataphract fought in the Fourth Succession War just without the 3050 tech so it could be a contender.)

For assaults, I would like to see the Victor as a counterpoint to the Awesome and Atlas' brute force approach, though since its an 80 tonner like the Awesome we will probably see an 85, 90, or 95 ton unit. So then either Stalker, Cyclops, or the Banshee. I would love the Banshee just to create the 3S version, which has the speed of an Atlas (yah slow) but mounts an AC/10, 2 PPC's, an SRM 6 pack, 4 medium lasers, and 2 small lasers. Then it only gets better with recovered tech in 3050. The King Crab and Highlander would be Comstar rides, So its definetely one of the four classic assault Mech designs (though a Battlemaster popping up would be great.)

Heck if were brining in Pillagers and Devastators, then give me my Enforcer and Jagermech III's . Its designs like these that make me hope that occasionally time will 'skip' a little so that we don't have to wait a couple years to see them.

[Karl Streiger]

BNC-3S for a real assault mech,
BNC-3E for the knights out there and for the glorious last charge

[Nakir]

Any mechs would make me happy!

[Blechritter]

i say quickdraw or grasshopper for heavy and zeus or victor for assault

[Snotling]

It will be an 70, 75, 85, 90, oder 95 tonns Mech, and we will likely get the heavy first.

That leaves us with: Grasshopper, Black Knight, Orion, Flashman, Cataphract or Guillotine iirc.

I could go with any of those. but Orion would really make me happy

[Tarskin]

I would hope/pray/beg for either the Warhammer or the Marauder, it's just a shame that they are both unseen

Realistically speaking, for an assault slot I would expect the Victor as it is quite a 'famous' mech in the 3049 time period with Victor Steiner-Davion piloting one during the clan invasion (1 year down the road, can't wait). A rifleman/jagermech does sound like a good contendor for a heavy slot next to the assault slot.

Edited by Tarskin, 10 May 2012 - 03:04 AM.

[barcode]

Cementblade, on 09 May 2012 - 09:34 AM, said:

We have the following so far

Lights: 3
Mediums: 3
Heavies: 2
Assaults: 2

We have FOUR Lights with concept art: Cicada, Raven, Jenner, Commando.
We have ONE Medium with concept art: Centurion.
We have TWO Heavies with concept art: Catapult and Dragon.
We have TWO Assaults with concept art: Awesome and Atlas.

I know I'm missing something, which is: where are you guys getting these numbers? Where are the devs getting these numbers? And which are the 'Mechs that are announced that I'm missing, and which Light previously mentioned isn't going to be in the game?

[pursang]

Snotling, on 10 May 2012 - 02:50 AM, said:

It will be an 70, 75, 85, 90, oder 95 tonns Mech, and we will likely get the heavy first.

That leaves us with: Grasshopper, Black Knight, Orion, Flashman, Cataphract or Guillotine iirc.

I could go with any of those. but Orion would really make me happy

Makes sense.

barcode, on 10 May 2012 - 03:08 AM, said:

We have FOUR Lights with concept art: Cicada, Raven, Jenner, Commando.
We have ONE Medium with concept art: Centurion.
We have TWO Heavies with concept art: Catapult and Dragon.
We have TWO Assaults with concept art: Awesome and Atlas.

I know I'm missing something, which is: where are you guys getting these numbers? Where are the devs getting these numbers? And which are the 'Mechs that are announced that I'm missing, and which Light previously mentioned isn't going to be in the game?

The Cicada is 40 tons, making it a medium 'Mech - not a light 'Mech. We also have the Hunchback, which is a 50 ton brawler. So there you go.

Edited by pursang, 10 May 2012 - 03:12 AM.

[Larren]

I, personally, want to see Guillotine and Banshee - classic designs.

[Jakebob]

they don't have to balance the four classes exactly... lights and mediums are way more common than heavies / assaults in canon anyway.

I'd like to see one or more of the "55 Triplets" as we used to call them... they could all be redesigned easily and come out looking nice.

ShadowHawk
Griffin
Wolverine

If they go Heavy, there's another unseen that would be easily re-designable... the Thunderbolt.

[Mechteric]

I think the Orion would be great, but what would really wow us is to release a reseen Warhammer

[Terbius]

I want another medium, and I want it to be the Uziel

[Dyson Ring]

I think the Orion will be the next 'Mech shown.

(I also know the modifications that I'd do in the 'MechLab straight off as a bonus)