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[TheMadTypist]

YES. YES. HELL YES. OH GOD YES.

Even though now that repair bills are out it's not "The smaller Atlas I play to build up C-Bills to play my real Atlas", but NEVER underestimate the extra speed and smaller size as reasons to pilot it.

Now pardon me, as I have to go prepare for late summer next year when this nice little number shows up.

[Bloody]

********. That Mackie is worth more than ALL the orions put together..

[themoob]

Another real heavy mech! I WANT IT NOW

[Archon Adam Steiner]

If they don't release the Kerensky Hero 'mech, I'll be ticked - this is a great opportunity for them to release a 'legitimate' Hero 'mech. No offense to Fang/Flame, or the Ilya Muromets (which I bought and enjoy), but as a BattleTech guy, I want to have 'real' Hero 'mechs, like the Yen-lo-Wang.

This is going to be an amazing fire support BattleMech; one could fit a pair of PPC's and a Gauss, backed up by a smaller LRM or SRM, and still have full armour and move at a decent speed.

So very excited. As a Lyran (regardless of the fact that Marik is the only House to still build them), I approve the release of this heavy 'oldschool' design.

[Stone Profit]

THE COCKPIT IS IN THE WRONG PLACE! Other than that im quite pleased to pilot General Kerensky's Hero mech.

[Max Grayson]

FINALLY! A 75 ton heavy!

Edited by Max Grayson, 19 December 2012 - 02:22 PM.

[The Silent Protagonist]

This is, without a doubt, the best representation of the Orion I have ever seen...

SHUT UP AND TAKE MY C-BILLS!

[Pygar]

Oh cool, love the Orion.

[Felbombling]

Well, I was excited for about two seconds, then it hit me...

1. The Mech will be launched with cockpit hitbox issues. PGI will of course fix these issues after the boards light up with complaints.

2. The arm swing will be horrible, due to the AC barrel jutting out that far.

I'm not 100% sold on the artwork, either, which is a hard thing to say. FD has always done fantastic work, but this Orion just doesn't excite me very much.

[Panzerjotun]

Kerensky Hero version PLEASE!!!

[Pr8Dator]

OMG I CANT WAIT!!! As a dedicated Heavy mech pilot, this is a dream come true! The heaviest of the heavy mechs! PGI is such a crowd pleaser! LOL!

And yes, KERENSKY HERO VERSION PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited by Pr8Dator, 19 December 2012 - 02:38 PM.

[Zynk]

So this means that BattleMech 20 will be the Zeus.

[Dakkath]

StaggerCheck, on 19 December 2012 - 02:31 PM, said:

Well, I was excited for about two seconds, then it hit me...

1. The Mech will be launched with cockpit hitbox issues. PGI will of course fix these issues after the boards light up with complaints.

2. The arm swing will be horrible, due to the AC barrel jutting out that far.

I'm not 100% sold on the artwork, either, which is a hard thing to say. FD has always done fantastic work, but this Orion just doesn't excite me very much.

imo fixed barrels like that on mechs shouldn't have horizontal arm swing at all. Just vertical arm and regular torso movement.

[Aegis Kleais]

It kills me... Alex's trademark style comes across in spades in this design. Without the thread title, without the text on the image itself, you just KNOW it's an Orion. Classic look, great lines and depth. Can't wait to see this beast on the field!

[fieryone]

...Where is the Missle pod arm?

Unless this is a variant without that being shown then this isn't the Orion.

[Elepole]

I'm going to have fun head shotting this one

[Kraven Kor]

It's a good thing I brought emergency pants to work today...

They even corrected the launcher location!!!

WHEN, PGI? WHEN CAN I BUY???

[DowncastAcorn]

Forget the awesome art (Seriously, amazing, PGI knocked it out of the park AGAIN), forget the Kerensky legacy, forget it being piloted by almost every single significant battletech character

I want it exclusively for the "Death by Oriony," sticker on the leg.

[EitherWay]

Did anyone else notice that Marik symbol on the leg?

Edited by EitherWay, 19 December 2012 - 02:46 PM.

[Kraven Kor]

fieryone, on 19 December 2012 - 02:40 PM, said:

...Where is the Missle pod arm?

Unless this is a variant without that being shown then this isn't the Orion.

That was an error in the artwork - or, perhaps, they failed to check the art when making the build.

The actual build / record sheets had the launcher in the torso.

I do kind of like having the launcher on the arm though; perhaps one variant will feature that lovely Cylinder of Doom

EitherWay, on 19 December 2012 - 02:46 PM, said:

Did anyone else notice that Marik symbol on the leg?

Orion was the Workhorse of the FWLM Military, by far, until like the Perseus and such came out.