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[Pariah Devalis]

It fits the missing 55 ton bracket. It has a few variants (though, like the stalker, with redundancy) and is a pretty well rounded stock mech. 1 energy, 1 missile hard point per arm with 1 missile hard point per side torso could make it fairly competitive for a medium mech, as well. Could see it used as a jump capable PPC sniper, or a small, fast LRM boat, or a medium brawler that could give the splatcat a good run for its money. Could outfit it take on heavier machines or light hunt.

[Zyllos]

Hell, just having a JJ capable Medium is good enough right now (but the Blackjack does cover that spot now).

But, the Blackjack is more of Energy/Ballistic while the Dervish could be Energy/Missile with JJ.

I think it is a fine choice and I would not be surprised if they decided to go with the Dervish over the Kintaro for filling out the 55 ton spot.

[Strum Wealh]

The Dervish is currently in production (by the Federated Suns), has respectable speed for a Medium (86.4 kph), is at the heaviest (and as yet unrepresented) weight-bracket for the Medium class (55 tons), is jump-capable, and does have three variants that could be available:

• DV-6M (basic variant)
  
• DV-6Md (Star League era variant that uses LosTech and upgrades the LRM-10s to LRM-15s (with 3 tons of ammo); all required LosTech - XL Engine and CASE - has been rediscovered)
  
• DV-7D (available in 3047; uses Endo Steel internal structure, Ferro Fibrous armor, CASE, and DHS; upgrades the SRM-2s to Streak SRM-2s (with one ton of ammo))

The main point against it is that all of the variants are fairly homogeneous - missile launchers in both arms and both side-torso locations, and an additional energy weapon in each arm.

Hypothetically, PGI could differentiate them by:

• DV-6M: add one additional energy hardpoint to each side-arm (for a total of two energy hardpoints in each arm, one missile hardpoint in each arm, and one missile hardpoint in each side-torso)
  
• DV-6Md: add one additional missile hardpoint to each side-torso (for a total of one energy hardpoint in each arm, one missile hardpoint in each arm, and two missile hardpoints in each side-torso)
  
• DV-7D: add one additional missile hardpoint to each arm (for a total of one energy hardpoint in each arm, two missile hardpoints in each arm, and one missile hardpoint in each side-torso)

As described, each Dervish variant would have a total of 8 hardpoints, with one (DV-6M) being more energy-heavy, one (DV-6Md) focusing on missiles mounted in the slower-tracking but better-armored torso, and one (DV-7D) focusing on missiles mounted in the faster-tracking but more-vulnerable arms.

Your thoughts?

Edited by Strum Wealh, 02 January 2013 - 07:03 PM.

[Will9761]

I would love to see the Dervish in battle it's an, excellent choice for a medium mech with 55-tons. Most 55 tonners won't come out for many years. Besides, the Devs did say that they would include a 55 ton medium in one of the Ask the Devs post:

Garth Erlam, on 08 October 2012 - 01:27 PM, said:

Q: The 55 ton mech you are planing to add will be an IS? [Odanan]
A: We will be adding a 55 ton Inner Sphere Mech at some point, yes. [Garth]

But if the Dervish does come, I hope they can make this design look cool.

Edited by Will9761, 02 January 2013 - 07:21 PM.

[Pariah Devalis]

I mean, it is a pretty good looking design as is. A slightly more modernized look can only help it. What I do not understand is why they are including the Trebuchet, as we already have a 50 tonner. Between the two mechs, this one would make more sense to include, if it was not for the PPC/AC option on the Trench Bucket.

However, one possible downside to including the Dervish is it would probably completely make the 4SP redundant. What can the 4SP do that this one cannot? Potentially that is?

[E_Crow]

For now, I am forced to make due with a modified HBK-2SP:
4x Med. Lasers
2x LRM's
2 tons LRM ammo (will change soon)
ES

I definitly want the dervish!