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[Viper69]

I think if hero mechs came with a free mech bay they would sell more of them.

[Bishop Steiner]

have you seen the piercings, clothing and tattoos on half the sub 30 female population of america in the last decade?
doesn't seem like much of a stretch to me.

[Broceratops]

Carnivoris, on 29 January 2013 - 11:37 AM, said:

The hero mechs released thus far are hardly unbalanced or unfair. They gotta make money. I'm fine with them selling mechs at the prices they're selling them. Don't want to buy them? Don't... but don't be the douchebag that cries about it.

yeah pretty much. originally i was going to buy every hero mech, but they have been a very mixed bag so far and i'm not planning on buying any more unless they're actually good. i already have 3 variants of every class mastered, so it really would be extraneous to buy a hero mech at this point.

what i'd rather buy is the camo and apply it to my favorite variant.

[Fate 6]

Butane9000, on 29 January 2013 - 09:56 AM, said:

Prosperity Park closed the other thread so I guess I'll repost it here:

"We all called it. It was pretty clear they are starting with what the community considers the weakest mechs in each weight class first.

Now looking at the picture I'm going to guess it's armament:

Head - Small Laser/Small Pulse Laser
Right Arm - PPC/ER PPC
Right Torso - LRM15 (maybe w/ Artemis)
Left Torso - Small Laser/Small Pulse Laser
Left Arm - ??? Can't see from the picture.

It might be given a second AMS to make make it different from the other Awesomes but it looks like it's chalking up to be a Hero version of the current trial Awesome AWS-8V. I do like the steer skull and chain camo."

Left arm looks like an SRM4.

Looks like a pretty mediocre loadout. I was hoping for something interesting like maybe a ballistics hardpoint where the PPC usually is, or an insane amount of either energy or missile hardpoints. I guess they'll give it DHS, Artemis, and either a normal XL or a larger-than-normal XL.

[Trauglodyte]

Broceratops, on 29 January 2013 - 11:42 AM, said:

yeah pretty much. originally i was going to buy every hero mech, but they have been a very mixed bag so far and i'm not planning on buying any more unless they're actually good. i already have 3 variants of every class mastered, so it really would be extraneous to buy a hero mech at this point.

what i'd rather buy is the camo and apply it to my favorite variant.

Its too bad that you can't overwrite the Hero mech paint jobs.

[DrBlue62]

I think I'll just stick to my 9M.....

[Broceratops]

Fate 6, on 29 January 2013 - 11:45 AM, said:

Left arm looks like an SRM4.

Looks like a pretty mediocre loadout. I was hoping for something interesting like maybe a ballistics hardpoint where the PPC usually is, or an insane amount of either energy or missile hardpoints. I guess they'll give it DHS, Artemis, and either a normal XL or a larger-than-normal XL.

yeah that's what i think too. it's faster than the stock 9m, so i think it should be capable of having a 400 engine (xl of course)

basically i can see thsi thing being pretty good with

2LL (arm/torso)
2srm6 (torso)
srm4 (arm)

and then just running around like a hunchback SP. but it still suffers the same problem as the 9m, which is that you're trying to pretend you're a hunchback, but you're an assault and the other team gets an assault.

[CDLord HHGD]

Alex Wolfe, on 29 January 2013 - 09:55 AM, said:

T-think it'll be at least as useful as the previous hero mech, g-guys?

Because that was a valuable addition to our balanced mech lineup for sure.

I lol'd so hard..... Awesome....

[Apnu]

Kinilan, on 29 January 2013 - 10:29 AM, said:

Normally I'd agree but in this case It isn't really an issue. Of all the assaults the AWS is the worst brawler.
...
[bunch of points backing this idea up]

True! The Awesome was never a good brawler even on the TT. That's not its role. It's role is exactly as you described Kinilan. I take the trial Awesome out for a spin every once in a while and I fill a role of fire support for the brawling Atlases and Stalkers.

Now I have seen pilots make it into a brawler. Mostly a SL/ML beast with a maxed out XL engine, the bigger brother to the face melter (AKA Forum User Killer by Paul) HBK-4P I see from time to time. But brawling in the Awesome comes down to pilot skill and audacity. And it needs a healthy dose of both to work.

[Merky Merc]

That thing looks kind of awesome ... lol

I like the ridiculous paint scheme If it wasn't going to be so expensive I'd get one for the lols.

[Gamgee]

Kain, on 29 January 2013 - 10:42 AM, said:

I like a Awesome Hero Mech, but wat an ugly paint/skin...
the style is really not Mechwarrior-ish

it looks more like a Warhammer 40K Chaos Dreadnought:

LOOKS MORE LIKE ORKSSS!!!! RED ONES GO FASSTAAAAA RRRRRRRR!!!!! NEEDS MORE DAKKAA!!!

[John Clavell]

SI The Joker, on 29 January 2013 - 11:19 AM, said:

[ElLocoMarko]

Ugly... yeah.
But the ugly stick was really worn down to a nub by mechwarrior tactics. Their captain america colorings trigger a gag reflex.

[Alex Wolfe]

Kain, on 29 January 2013 - 10:42 AM, said:

I like a Awesome Hero Mech, but wat an ugly paint/skin...
the style is really not Mechwarrior-ish

There's no such thing as a "Mechwarrior-ish style". Clans keep their mechs uniform and clean. IS pilots is "anything goes", from sheer military pragmatism to dress colors to extreme gaudiness (especially for mercs, solaris jocks, pirates and similar "free spirits"), up to and including nude ladies painted on the fuselage.

One very famous mech, Rhonda Snord's Highlander is known to be painted shocking pink, and playing Elvis. Just look at it.



Bottom line... yes, this one does look like a mech NASCAR ride from PGI stable (note the cow head). But it's all well within the game universe's specifications. You don't like it - okay. But it's still acceptable "lorewise".

Edited by Alex Wolfe, 29 January 2013 - 12:11 PM.

[Mazzyplz]

i think some didn't read the backstory Fenix posted:

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"Peterson has a petite build and physical beauty that is atypical of mechwarriors and seemingly at odds with her Awesome's appearance."

her beauty at odds with her awesome,
that means the awesome is as ugly as she is beautiful... (and the name is also meant to be ironic)

how ugly? well this is danielle:


[it gets pretty hot in that cockpit with so few heatsinks !!]

Edited by Mazzyplz, 29 January 2013 - 12:30 PM.

[Peiper]

I was hoping for an Awesome 9Q. Either that, or a 'normal' awesome with a bigger engine. Awesomes should be laser boats, not missle boats. It goes against the 'feel' of what an Awesome SHOULD BE. Currently, none of he Awesomes are very awesome, but maybe with the upcoming changes the Awesome will become useful again. Then again, change the stats on these weapons, and the Stalker and Atlas RS will still outclass the 8Q and 9M every time. Sad day for Awesomes pilots.



Concerning the Large Laser, ER Large Laser, Large Pulse Laser, PPC and ERPPCs:

The Large Laser was pretty much on point where we wanted it in terms of heat generation. A proper scaling has been done to the rest of the mentioned weapons (i.e. they have all been reduced in terms of heat generated).

You will see these changes in the next patch on Feb 5th and the exact numbers will be in the patch notes.

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

Edited by Peiper, 29 January 2013 - 12:12 PM.

[Broceratops]

Mazzyplz, on 29 January 2013 - 12:10 PM, said:

i think some didn't read the backstory Fenix posted:


her beauty at odds with her awesome,
that means the awesome is as ugly as she is beautiful... (and the name is also meant to be ironic)

how ugly? well this is danielle:


[it gets pretty hot in that cockpit with so few heatsinks !!]

i'd pay mc to have her in my cockpit


edit:

HUEHUEHUE

Edited by Broceratops, 29 January 2013 - 12:15 PM.

[Joseph Mallan]

M A L I C E, on 29 January 2013 - 11:49 AM, said:

Uh,

They already said they aren't following the Timeline 100% and we're in the year of the clans so it really doesn't matter, we're in the same general timeframe by just a few months.

They went even further back Than Adam MALACE.

i have just one bone to pick.

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The Raiders' 'Mechs and vehicles lack a cohesive paint scheme, but all bear the Chisholm's Raiders insignia.

Unless they are going to add the insignia ninja style later, it won't be Pretty Baby!

[Cleverbird]

That is one fugly *** Awesome

I was expecting better

[DaZur]

Lonestar1771, on 29 January 2013 - 11:32 AM, said:

the paint schemes you mention actually look like real paint jobs where "pretty baby" looks like this

LOL! In fairness... personal taste aside, the fact remains it's a cartoony cosmetic like the aforementioned schemes...

BTW... For the folks that despise me... I look just like Sloth.

Edited by DaZur, 29 January 2013 - 12:59 PM.