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[Orthodontist]

Let us welcome our new Spider Overlords with open arms and zealous joy!



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Ghost Bear, on 13 January 2013 - 10:40 PM, said:

I can't justify spending the 300mc to get a mechbay for it

Zoughtbaj, on 13 January 2013 - 08:09 PM, said:

Gauss spider.

Five oh Five Squat, on 14 January 2013 - 08:06 PM, said:

Queue the waterfalls of tears of people getting stuck on buildings and geometry that PGI had no intention of anyone ever jumping to.

Tank, on 14 January 2013 - 08:57 AM, said:

Spider! Why? JUMP JETS FLY!!!

Terran123rd, on 13 January 2013 - 10:08 PM, said:

Another "sneak, dakka dakka, run away" 'mech, and it mounts ballistics and jump jets to boot. Definitely has a spot in my stable.

verybad, on 13 January 2013 - 09:38 PM, said:

IF you're not in a Spider this Tuesday, you will be subject to abject cruelty and derision! You had BETTER be in a Spider this Tuesday after the patch!

No but really. Aside from Sarna, how many of you guys are going to rock a spider day one? I mean, the thing has wings, speed and not much else.

How on earth, looking at sarna, are these things going to viable without Lagshield?

I want to know your thoughts, hopes, dreams on the Spider invasion.

-Orthodontist!


• Update:

Just read up on Paul's new notes (See the bottom of the weapon balancing thread.)

http://mwomercs.com/...apon-balancing/

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For example, the current Machine Gun does 0.04 damage per bullet. IF the Machine Gun crits, it has the potential of doing 0.04, 0.08 or 0.12 damage to an internal item. Obviously that's not a lot of damage. Hence the new system implemented allows me to add a multiplier to this damage model...

What does that mean to you? After I've completed my first pass at multiplier numbers and after it goes through testing, you will notice that the Machine Gun will become a formidable weapon when used against a component that has no armor. Basically it will start to shred items that are mounted on the targeted component...

Our prayers have been answered! Spiders and other MG builds might be VIABLE!

Edited by Orthodontist, 14 January 2013 - 10:07 PM.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

I was going to till I realized that I was thinking of the Turantulla, Quad legged, Spider is a fugly thing...thus I voted
Atlas. Why? BECAUSE ATLAS!

Edited by Cuthbert Allgood, 13 January 2013 - 07:00 PM.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

why? unless it has ecm it will be irrelevant

[Orthodontist]

Almost forgot:

http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Spider

For your reading pleasure.

[Riffleman]

There will be boatloads of people looking to up their kill death rate with 2 or 3 or more ssrm launchers, and less ravens around to protect you from them.

I might get one for jumping around like an *****, but it has nothing another light mech dosent do better. AKA waste of who knows how many manhours over at pgi. With the list of mechs on the backburner, this should have been one of the very last released, and indefinatley postponed if it interfered with anything important.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

as an aside
With all the netcode issues theyre having with normal mechs Im genuinely curious what theyre gonna do with MASC?
Unless they make the max speed as it is now what you get with MASC installed and lower the max speed

Yes I know the spider doesnt have it but it would give it a purpose other than jumping around lol

although, this could be why we're seeing this mech and not say, the flea

Edited by Mechwarrior Buddah, 13 January 2013 - 07:12 PM.

[Orthodontist]

Mechwarrior Buddah, on 13 January 2013 - 07:11 PM, said:

as an aside
With all the netcode issues theyre having with normal mechs Im genuinely curious what theyre gonna do with MASC?
Unless they make the max speed as it is now what you get with MASC installed and lower the max speed

Yes I know the spider doesnt have it but it would give it a purpose other than jumping around lol

although, this could be why we're seeing this mech and not say, the flea

I'm personally just looking forward to jumping around like a flaming *****. I love jump jetting into perches, jumping from roof top to roof top. And if I can go 150kph whilest doing it, all the better.

Spideronline: Racing Simulator

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Orthodontist, on 13 January 2013 - 07:15 PM, said:

I'm personally just looking forward to jumping around like a flaming *****. I love jump jetting into perches, jumping from roof top to roof top. And if I can go 150kph whilest doing it, all the better.

Spideronline: Racing Simulator

so which is faster, raven or spider?
IE which will "suffer" more from netcode lag shield

[Mahws]

Spider, 5 tonnes lighter and can equip a larger engine. The eight jump jets will be interesting, should jump almost twice as far/high as any other mech.

[Team Leader]

Mahws, on 13 January 2013 - 07:24 PM, said:

Spider, 5 tonnes lighter and can equip a larger engine. The eight jump jets will be interesting, should jump almost twice as far/high as any other mech.

2 times 0 is still 0....


Jumpjets better be fixed haha

[Pr8Dator]

This game is in no need for another light mech. They might as well have released the Orion or Rifleman this week.

[CrashieJ]

the Spider is one of those "spot, report, harass" types of mechs with a small loadout. it's not made to fight, but we'll have players trying to make it a brawler.

put tag on that thing for LRM boats and the enemy will be grieving for nerfs .

[Team Leader]

Also I will add I've been looking forward to the Spider for a while. Hopefully they put some extra hardpoints on that puppy though... The CT lasers nerf it pretty badly

Edited by Team Leader, 13 January 2013 - 07:32 PM.

[RiceyFighter]

Spider doesn't bring anything to the table. Raven has ECM and better loadouts than spiders.

[KitLightning]

Does it come in light blue with pink dots, I desperately need such sausage camo for no reason at all

[Felix]

Urbanmech would have been a better choice than the spider.

Just PGI wasting more of their time and proving how horrible they are at game development.

[Mechwarrior Buddah]

Pr8Dator, on 13 January 2013 - 07:32 PM, said:

This game is in no need for another light mech. They might as well have released the Orion or Rifleman this week.

they announced Rifleman?

[Mahws]

I think he meant the BlackJack?

[Eddrick]

I'm sticking with my favorites (Curently, Catapult-K2, C1 and Stalker). They are also the ones that suit me best.

[M4rtyr]

lol, funny the spider got plenty of support in its accouncement threads and has always been a popular mech. I'll likely get one.

For all those talking about what mechs have a better loadout and the CT mounts nerfing it. Yeah well the raven doesn't do anything if it loses its arms. Spider loses its arms and side torsos and it does everything as if you never touched it. Ok, doesn't jump as far, big deal.

The Spider soaks damage like you wouldn't beleive if run right. I always used one for a light in TT. Like the one poster said, slap Tag on the thing and the LRM boats will love you.