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[Scraper]

It's slightly more pointy, but I think it looks good?

[Darzok]

I think the arms and torso need to be made longer as they seem a little to short but over all i do like it still.

[Funkin Disher]

The Stalker was never an overly 'pretty' or 'badass' looking mech. I think they've done well. If they fixed up the centre torso's roundness like they did for the catapult I think it'd be even better tho.

Like a bigger, more solid pault without the ears? That would be cool.

[Cache]

LordBraxton, on 12 December 2012 - 02:55 PM, said:

Im really disappointing about how big the arms are, people compare it to the catapult a lot, but It REALLY just looks like a big catapult...

I think if they'd have kept the knees bending the same way as the original artwork that would be less of an issue. Overall I like it. Just wish the knees bent the other way.

[Gaeb]

Am torn between amazement at the whining about the model... and the fact that I sort of agree. Part of the Stalker's theme was the oversized upper half, looks like its much more balanced here.

It might be the devs/artists took basic forces like gravity into account before designing the model. But still, my naive imagination...

[Tennex]

in the home screen. the one in the far left is distorted by field of view to look longer. The stalker more to the middle of the screen (the right most stalker) is a more accurate depiction

[Flyby215]

I think she looks great! Still gunna paint mine blue, call'er "Bluenose".

I saved up 27 mil so far for this mech. The Stalker was always my favourite in Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries, and I'm looking forward to adding it to my arsenal.

[TheMadTypist]

Hmm. Well, we have several images to go by. I'm putting all three I've taken (the background from the homepage, the background from the Assault page, and the face-on profile of the -3F from the chassis page) into spoilers below:

Spoiler

I've actually layered them into three to make it easier to see only one at a time

the trio in a line on river city

Spoiler

a good side view of the torso on forest colony snow

Spoiler

"Hello, My name is Stalker. Will you be my friend?"

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it would seem, as already pointed out, they have indeed shortened the nose, and lifted the arms to become ears instead. Looks less assault-y and more catapult-esqe to me this way, I was expecting more bulk in the torso and less in the arm-ears. The hooves look a bit odd in game, too, but I could learn to love them I suppose.

That said, I still find this an attractive design, and intend to pick up at least one. I'll either name her "Pain Bus" or "Battleship", depending, although she looks less bus or ship-like now.

Edit: Ooh, or "Reaver", after the class of titan of the same name from WH40k. Smaller than a Warlord, with Missile pods and energy weapons! Or would a Warlord be a closer fit? hmm. Off to research!

Edited by TheMadTypist, 12 December 2012 - 05:39 PM.

[Dagger6T6]

cache, on 12 December 2012 - 03:36 PM, said:

I think if they'd have kept the knees bending the same way as the original artwork that would be less of an issue. Overall I like it. Just wish the knees bent the other way.

holy crap, i didn't even really notice, but yeah the Stalker is not supposed to be a bird legged mech... i feel so derp for not noticing

[Norris J Packard]

That isn't done yet.

Note the missile bays are open (the flaps are down) but there's no pods.

Also note that in the Stalker in the foreground that there's a very obvious hold in the more rectangular portion where the zeppelin like nose cone meets. I am pretty sure they are still trying to figure out the proportions.

[Tennex]

The Raven model's Arms are also mounted higher than they were shown in the concept art. And were also oversized compared to concept. What is with this tendency to give our mechs ears?

Edited by Tennex, 12 December 2012 - 06:09 PM.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

The Stalker has always looked like a Catapults big brother....?

[Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof]

The in game model isn't bulky enough. The concept was much better, but who cares? The Stalker was ugly, is ugly and will always be ugly.

[General Taskeen]

Original Stalker shows 'knees' bending in both directions.

Edited by General Taskeen, 12 December 2012 - 06:36 PM.

[Ozric]

I'm very happy with the bird legs. Huge improvement right there, the humanoid legs always put me off this mech but now it looks great. It is true however that the concept art looks a lot meaner, I think because the body is too small and perhaps a bit too pointy. Hopefully I'll get used to it, and we haven't seen the view from inside the cockpit yet.

Or maybe it could get a quick once over before next week? They totally managed it when we pointed out that the Cent chassis was too fat.

[Zaptruder]

@General Taskeen

No it doesn't... it's shown as a front walker, and that image is just at the limits of flexion.

I'm not too fussed though; Just reduce the size of the arm pods, or even just lower them, and the design will be fine.

I suspect that they're pushed up on the mech due to articulation though; the flaps would bump up against the top of the legs/hips if they were lower than that.

To which I would suggest... who cares! Just keep the concept art silhouette and use a hinge on the flap that retracts them into the body of the pod. That way the issue of bumping flaps with hips is averted.

[SilentSooYun]

Personally, I love it. Giving it "chicken legs" pretty much matches my personal preference for long-bodied Mechs: just a shame they did not apply them to the Jenner I especially love how they made the enigmatic "arm scoops" into missile bay doors.

If I have one gripe about the model, it's that the feet are WAY too small. A Stalker should have huge, stompy hooves, not those tiny little geisha feet. They're so small it looks like the Stalker is walking on it's ankles.

[Cattra Kell]

This Picture?

[Ozric]

Jesus look at those ears!

[Valaska]

LordBraxton, on 12 December 2012 - 02:55 PM, said:

So the Stalker is on the homepage now and It looks ok...

Im really disappointing about how big the arms are, people compare it to the catapult a lot, but It REALLY just looks like a big catapult...

That would be because the Stalker is a big catapult.