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[PANZERBUNNY]

There is plenty of lore to back up a feature where a mech with jumpjets, with the corresponding skill may "lock on" to a friendly lance mate and "drop" near them in support.

Only from re spawn. No effect at the start of the map.

Perhaps the higher you raise the skill means how many times you can drop back in that way.

Just a thought.

[Threat Doc]

Well, it was mentioned that there might be the possibility of a limited respawn game, from the videos around GDC earlier this year. I'm not certain how they're going to handle that, but other than the limited respawn, you get one 'Mech, and once you're down, you're down, out of the game, back to the lobby, so long, fair well, goodbye.

[PANZERBUNNY]

Kay Wolf, on 10 May 2012 - 02:52 PM, said:

Well, it was mentioned that there might be the possibility of a limited respawn game, from the videos around GDC earlier this year. I'm not certain how they're going to handle that, but other than the limited respawn, you get one 'Mech, and once you're down, you're down, out of the game, back to the lobby, so long, fair well, goodbye.

Well having scenarios with limited respawn OR having access to othe rmechs in your stable that you have assigned to the mission. That means people have a chance to play some of their different mechs in the same mission as the casualties roll in.

[JakeNzC]

it would be nice to see a dropship hovering with jump capable mechs jumping out, while the poor heavy mechs have to wait for there ride to land.

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PANZERBUNNY, on 11 May 2012 - 12:26 AM, said:

Well having scenarios with limited respawn OR having access to othe rmechs in your stable that you have assigned to the mission. That means people have a chance to play some of their different mechs in the same mission as the casualties roll in.

Having access to other 'Mechs in your stable, if I read the devs right, will not make any difference, only the limited respawn mode. I would love it if there could be something of an LZ that would allow a MechWarrior to get their next available 'Mech and run into the fray, but right now that doesn't exist. Limited respawn, and it was said that it was only in the experimental stage, for now.

JakeNzC, on 11 May 2012 - 12:57 AM, said:

it would be nice to see a dropship hovering with jump capable mechs jumping out, while the poor heavy mechs have to wait for there ride to land.

I would refer you to the first concept video for MWO, the one with the Atlas dropping from altitude, and it's wearing a drop pack... why do the Heavies have to wait, hehe.

[JakeNzC]

jump jets on a 100 ton just seem a little odd

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JakeNzC, on 11 May 2012 - 12:57 AM, said:

it would be nice to see a dropship hovering with jump capable mechs jumping out, while the poor heavy mechs have to wait for there ride to land.

[JakeNzC]

tho an Atlas would have to ride this drop pack all the way down, land then eject it i assume, would it even have any control on the way down, would firing be possible, where as a lighter mech can jump down combat ready all the way

[Threat Doc]

My assumption is the jump pack is semi-directional, at least in MWO. If you'll notice in the video, the Atlas drops and begins to disappear behind the DropShip's line of travel, but as it's doing so, the jump pack fires and the Atlas begins to turn. As for the pack getting in the way of being combat ready, I presume it detaches and falls off once its fuel is expended, the 'Mech is safely on the ground, and/or when the pilot jettison's it. So, it's not going to get in the way. Light 'Mechs would need jump packs as much as any other because their jump jets are not designed for the purpose of slowing them on the way back to the planet's surface like the jump pack is. Besides, whether it's thirty tons or one-hundred tons, you're talking a LOT of mass, and that's what the jump pack is designed to arrest on the way down.