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[Penance]

probably the nova cat, madcat, vulture, uller

[Ashnod]

Stormwolf, on 06 February 2013 - 05:49 AM, said:

I would hope so, luckily many Clan mechs share legs and certain arm designs. With a Timber Wolf you already have half a Mad Dog, the lower arms of a Hellbringer and a lower right arm of a Summoner.

So, we could already have partial models for future mechs. It is usually the torso + some arms that are truely unique.

Also depends on the config, nova arms show up a lot in the 6 ER medium configs on clan mechs as well

[Ashnod]

Penance, on 06 February 2013 - 08:38 AM, said:

probably the nova cat, madcat, vulture, uller

... So 3 heavies and a light? If they want to follow the popular mech trend it will be one of each weight class, probably ending up with either

Light: Adder or Kit fox
Medium: Stormcrow or Nova
Heavy: Timber wolf, Summoner, Hellbringer, or Mad dog
Assault: Dire wolf, Warhawk, Execuitoner, or Gargoyle

With the first of each besides in the light category being more likely

Edited by Ashnod, 06 February 2013 - 09:41 AM.

[Gammanoob]

I just want to have the Arctic Wolf so I can break the game.

6x SRM-6s
2x SRM-4s
1x Narc Missile Beacon

Coring out even the heaviest mechs in two volleys at most whilst still going 119 Kph.

Edited by Gammanoob, 06 February 2013 - 10:01 AM.

[IceSerpent]

Gammanoob, on 06 February 2013 - 10:01 AM, said:

I just want to have the Arctic Wolf so I can break the game.

6x SRM-6s
2x SRM-4s
1x Narc Missile Beacon

Coring out even the heaviest mechs in two volleys at most whilst still going 119 Kph.

1. It's a year 3059 design.
2. Try to build one and check the heat efficiency with MWO heatscale - it will be about as useful as 6 erppc Stalker.

[NightSurgeon]

I'd be quite surprised if the Shadow Cat wasn't the first Clan medium 'mech released, given that it's probably the most iconic.

[Stormwolf]

NightSurgeon, on 06 February 2013 - 12:07 PM, said:

I'd be quite surprised if the Shadow Cat wasn't the first Clan medium 'mech released, given that it's probably the most iconic.

I think that the Stormcrow and Nova are probably more iconic of the medium weight class. The Shadow Cat wasn't properly introduced till TRO3058 hit the stores.

[ICUBurn]

Me im thinking the
Adder(puma)-light
Stormcrow(ryoken) or shadowcat-medium
Vulcher or madcat-heavy
Warhawk(masikari) or direwolf(diashi)-assault

[Jaroth Corbett]

TimberWolf, Summoner, Hellbringer & Adder

[CoffiNail]

Penance, on 06 February 2013 - 08:38 AM, said:

probably the nova cat, madcat, vulture, uller

NovaCat is a later model, 3060s iirc, maybe 3058ish. About to put kids to bed so no time to look it up.

[3Xtr3m3]

Considering the Clans use a Star, not a Lance configuration, we should be discussing which first FIVE mechs.
One at 25 tons, then near 45 tons, near 65 tons, near 85 tons, and 100 tons.

Viper
Nova
Timberwolf
Dire Wolf
Vulture

Though not necessarily in that order.


This topic should be pinned.
(hint,hint)

[Stormwolf]

3Xtr3m3, on 07 February 2013 - 05:55 AM, said:

Considering the Clans use a Star, not a Lance configuration, we should be discussing which first FIVE mechs.
One at 25 tons, then near 45 tons, near 65 tons, near 85 tons, and 100 tons.

The four I asked for are for every weight class, not spots in a lance.

[3Xtr3m3]

Stormwolf, on 07 February 2013 - 06:02 AM, said:

The four I asked for are for every weight class, not spots in a lance.

Understood but disagree.

I think five is a better discussion.
Scout
Scout Hunter
Medium
Missile boat
Assault

[CoffiNail]

I do not see a viper as a light. It is too specialized and primarily Ghost Bear in use... as we use it as our light mech. Nova I also cannot see due to the 12 energy hard points it has. People QQ about the 4P, man will they QQ about the Nova Prime.

Edited by CoffiNail, 07 February 2013 - 06:25 AM.

[SixstringSamurai]

Atlas Night? (Sorry bad Joke)

The Timber Wolf...I'm guessing....otherwise PGI might be in physical danger.

Edited by SixStringSamurai, 07 February 2013 - 06:41 AM.

[Vyviel]

Pew pew!

[Pariah Devalis]

When it comes to lights, while the Fire Moth seems like a good pick, we might just see the Kit Fox instead, as MASC is central to the Fire Moth, and is still being worked on. Plus, can you imagine moving that fast and hitting a bump in the terrain with the way MWO currently handles fall or collision damage? Fire Moths would be self destructing left and right!

Light: Kit Fox

Medium mechs are even harder to call. Both the Nova and the Storm Crow are solid mechs. I would only lean towards the Storm Crow because it can actually use all its weapons. That, and given the Nova has almost/no torso twist, if the Clans only have four mechs, they need to be flexible enough to make up for the disparity of choices.

Medium: Storm Crow

Heavy mechs.... Yeah, probably the Timber Wolf. I would sooner see the Hellbringer, as it is an ECM equipped mech hunter, but in all likelyhood, yeah.

Heavy: Timber Wolf

Assault mech wise, while I would be overjoyed to see my one and only favorite assault mech, the Warhawk, be released right out of the gates, it is going to be a tremendous balancing challenge just due to the nature of its primary weapon loadout. We are talking sanctioned 60 damage alpha strikes with the primary guns, backed up by a token LRM and a god damned targeting computer. While I can only guess how a TC will work (probably a lead reticule to correct for movement relative to your slowest projectile style cannon set to center mass), it makes for two separate issues of balance. Most likely, the Dire Wolf will be seen first, since it is pretty straight forward: tons of guns, tons of armor, slow. Shove it in the general direction of the enemy and get the hell out of the way.

Assault: Dire Wolf

TL;DR?

Kit Fox
Storm Crow
Timber Wolf
Dire Wolf

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 07 February 2013 - 07:03 AM.

[Monsoon]

HellHat, on 05 February 2013 - 06:12 AM, said:

I have also heard tale of an Atlas II stomping around during the battle of Tarkyaid that would make for a GREAT hero mech.

Stormwolf, on 05 February 2013 - 06:13 AM, said:

The Atlas II something of a rarity that won't really be seen again till the Jih@d.

Atlas II is hilarious to me, since it's exactly the same weight as an Atlas. All you need to do is take the AS7-D and spec it out the exact same way. Viola!

Granted the Hardpoints are different, so it would make for an Interesting Hero Mech possibility (especially if they gave it its own distinct graphic; the same with the Grand Dragon). Personally, I'd rather have the Danielle Custom Atlas, but no reason not to have both eventually.

To be honest though, the Atlas II (or Grand Dragon) are probably never going to be intended as Hero mechs because the aren't custom builds, they're official Redesigns (or variants) of the original, so I'd expect them to come out as regular mechs, if and when they ever do get released.

Edited by Monsoon, 07 February 2013 - 11:23 AM.

[Skadi]

OP had the same idea as me...

[UnseenFury]

Dude,

Nova is
12
ER
Med Lasers.

With how stupid game modes and small maps we have now plus the mentality of the players (close range fights) adding this mech is a suicide.