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[Ashnod]

How do you make a commando better? Take away the one thing that makes it semi decent, it's missile hard points >_>

[Tank]

When I saw - Hey?! What?! No hero Raven?!

[Orkimedes]

Ashnod, on 16 January 2013 - 09:12 AM, said:

How do you make a commando better? Take away the one thing that makes it semi decent, it's missile hard points >_>

At least it's very different. the centurion hero mech didn't really bring anything to the field for me, if I'm honest. I've mastered 'all' three centurions (and have played a bit with the AH in CB) and it doesn't really appeal to me at all. A good hero mech (design-wise) has something just a little bit unique. The Snowflake/megaman has quad lasers, all of which mounted on a fully actuating arm by the looks of it. There currently is no light which has that. Sure - if you want a tiny laser-only light you could get a jenner...and probably do better, but this one has horizontally mobile arms. Good or bad, at least the feel is unique.

[stjobe]

My old 3xMPL COM-1B has given me a lot of kills throughout the months, so this one should be quite deadly in the right hands. 4xMPL is 24 damage, all converged into a single point. That'll make any 'mech out there sit up and take notice.

It's the first hero 'mech I'm tempted to purchase.

[Corvus Antaka]

One Medic Army, on 15 January 2013 - 11:14 PM, said:

Well, now I can't get that comparison out of my head.

Megaman - poll to rename the hero mech to Megaman?

haha.

awesome.

[Deathz Jester]

Does it have a netcode patch?

[fleshwoundNPG]

I wasn't planning on ever buying a "hero mech".

Then PGI releases a mech in my favorite color. And similarly colored/patterned like the ol' Blue Bomber himself.



[brushes up on scouting skills]

Edited by fleshwoundNPG, 16 January 2013 - 05:00 PM.

[Carrioncrows]

From the main page:

MechWarrior Online continues to boost content for players with meaningful, scheduled gameplay enhancements and bug fixes with the January 15 and 22nd content updates. While the Spider offers its own advantages, fans have reason to get excited about the upcoming Commando Hero Mech named, "Death's Knell" available on January 22. A new addition to the MechWarrior universe, Death's Knell is a fast, yet small Mech that packs 176 points of armour and four medium lasers – two in each arm. More details about Death's Knell is available at [/color]http://mwomercs.com/...attlemechs/hero

A commando can only have 178 armor, so 176 armor is quite a lot, more than any of my commando's.

Personally I am hoping for x8 Energy hardpoints.

Edited by Carrioncrows, 16 January 2013 - 05:05 PM.

[The Silent Protagonist]

After a Freudian slip talking about it to my friends, I shall be getting one, calling it the "Death Snail" and sticking an xl100 engine in that bad boy.

[Name140704]

I hope this means a streak nerf is in the works. Otherwise we have a five tons lighter, non-jump capable Spider with one more hard-point and unknown ECM.

[Satori Komeiji]

If it's cheap enough to be bought with the lowest MC package, I could see myself recommending it to friends who take up the game to use with the cadet bonus, if nothing else...

[orion0117]

Agree!

stjobe, on 16 January 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

My old 3xMPL COM-1B has given me a lot of kills throughout the months, so this one should be quite deadly in the right hands. 4xMPL is 24 damage, all converged into a single point. That'll make any 'mech out there sit up and take notice.

It's the first hero 'mech I'm tempted to purchase.

[IIIuminaughty]

Only thing a hero mech has is cbill bonus Im pretty sure almost every hero mech has can be created on one of the mechs

[Ptom]

Please let him be able to overcharge his lasers!

[JohnnyC]

Hmmmm... kind of underwhelmed. Might be good for a cheap hero mech though.

[Kmeljora Sintaro]

You had me at "Hero Commando"

[SilentWolff]

Too bad even with that cool paintjob, Commando's are still a PoS.

[Voidsinger]

I love Commandos. I will get it.

I shall name it "Laser Smurf", as any small creature with blue and white should be named after the absurdly cheerful creatures..

[Murphy7]

Puma practice, a dual PPC Commando?

[RainbowToh]

it doesnt look like it has missile hardpoints