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[ReD3y3]

Can we get a hunchback Variant that has the ability to install a larger engine.

Thanks!

[Viper69]

I would like a hunchback that can sport an ECM so I can sneak up on someones arse and blast them with an AC20.

[Redshift2k5]

If there was, it would have to be a original character Hero Mech.

[GODzillaGSPB]

I like a Hunchback version with jumjets and rear-view-mirrors. And a candy-stick instead of a joystick.

[River Walker]

Viper69, on 07 December 2012 - 12:20 PM, said:

I would like a hunchback that can sport an ECM so I can sneak up on someones arse and blast them with an AC20.

Thats all ready happening But with out the AC20 HB. Will it mite be happening with a Atlas you never know throw boys are sneaky buggers and know how to tip-toe .

Edited by River Walker, 07 December 2012 - 12:26 PM.

[Viper69]

GODzillaGSPB, on 07 December 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

I like a Hunchback version with jumjets and rear-view-mirrors. And a candy-stick instead of a joystick.

You drive one of those little hondas with a giant exhaust pipe dont you.

[River Walker]

GODzillaGSPB, on 07 December 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

I like a Hunchback version with jumjets and rear-view-mirrors. And a candy-stick instead of a joystick.

Sounds like a good Hero Mech to me and wroth 15$ to 20$ in MC

[superteds]

i don't really think just over 90kph is slow for the damage any variant of the hunchback can bring really. the big AC orientated variants are noticeably slower though ):

[GODzillaGSPB]

Viper69, on 07 December 2012 - 12:26 PM, said:

You drive one of those little hondas with a giant exhaust pipe dont you.

Damnithowdidyou...ehrm...I mean yes. But minus the giant exhaust pipe. No customization whatsoever. It's just a little Honda.

Well, my post had a hidden meaning. (No kidding, eh? ) There have to be rules and limitations, at least until we get Omnimechs. PGI set the rules and I like 'em. If you want a fast medium, you can always get a Cicada. Yes it has less firepower, but what do people expect? A super-mech, fast, robust, with huge firepower? The keyword is: Balance!

[Viper69]

GODzillaGSPB, on 07 December 2012 - 12:42 PM, said:

Damnithowdidyou...ehrm...I mean yes. But minus the giant exhaust pipe. No customization whatsoever. It's just a little Honda.

Well, my post had a hidden meaning. (No kidding, eh? ) There have to be rules and limitations, at least until we get Omnimechs. PGI set the rules and I like 'em. If you want a fast medium, you can always get a Cicada. Yes it has less firepower, but what do people expect? A super-mech, fast, robust, with huge firepower? The keyword is: Balance!

OOOoooh I used my parabolic walleye vision to see into the ether of space and time.

Speaking of fast devastating mechs. I watched a DDC with ECM running what seemed twice the speed of my founder atlas last night.

[GODzillaGSPB]

Viper69, on 07 December 2012 - 12:47 PM, said:

OOOoooh I used my parabolic walleye vision to see into the ether of space and time.

Speaking of fast devastating mechs. I watched a DDC with ECM running what seemed twice the speed of my founder atlas last night.

According to the Excel Mechlab, the fastest possible speed an Atlas 7D-DC can ever reach is 62kph, with a standard or xl 360 engine and the "speed tweak" pilot ability unlocked via elite skilltree...

Of course it is still possible that what you said is true, it just means that your giant walking target is moving with 31kph... *duck & cover*

Edited by GODzillaGSPB, 07 December 2012 - 12:51 PM.

[Viper69]

Nah at 48kph everything looks fast

[GODzillaGSPB]

And as an addition to my former statement:

Getting to know your own mech and it's specifics is key to the game and part of the fun imho. Yes, 48kph is slow, but an Atlas does not get so much benefits from walking faster. But it has firepower.

As a medium-mech player using mostly Hunchbacks that are rather slow (standard 200 in my 4G, standard 250 in my 4SP and standard 225 in my 4H) I know my role as support for the heavies and assaults.

Fast flanking maneuvers, scouting, harassing, that's not my job. There is no perfect mech. Which is good because it makes the game more interesting. Imho.

[GatorG]

Viper69, on 07 December 2012 - 12:47 PM, said:

OOOoooh I used my parabolic walleye vision to see into the ether of space and time.

Speaking of fast devastating mechs. I watched a DDC with ECM running what seemed twice the speed of my founder atlas last night.

My group runs an assault lance with up to 4 Atlas, usually 2 of them are D-DCs all with 350s. With speed tweak they go 61kph and still have good firepower. So it could have been us.

[Kobold]

Hunchback HBK-5SG has ECM to power its stealth armor, but that version doesn't come along for years. To my knowledge there are no canon fast hunchbacks.

[Feetwet]

i'm left handed and would like a hunchback to reflect this. So, put the hunch on the other side.

[GODzillaGSPB]

Feetwet, on 07 December 2012 - 01:54 PM, said:

i'm left handed and would like a hunchback to reflect this. So, put the hunch on the other side.

I'm trained as a medieval knight, to fight with both hands equally good. So, put the hunch on BOTH sides!

(Yeah I know, the Hunchback IIC. *g*)

[Acrius]

ReD3y3, on 07 December 2012 - 12:09 PM, said:

Can we get a hunchback Variant that has the ability to install a larger engine.

Thanks!

It is supposed to be slow. Use a Cicada, or the Centurion CN9-D.

[Joseph Mallan]

I went and looked...
...
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There aren't any!

[BlackSquirrel]

Redshift2k5, on 07 December 2012 - 12:22 PM, said:

If there was, it would have to be a original character Hero Mech.

Actually a pretty good idea. I think a hero hunchback would be really popular.