I feel so... dirty! Marauders! I see Marauders!

I know I said I would not support PGI until they released something more concrete than the same game each and every patch with a different shade of lipstick but... Marauders!

@Bolththrower hooked me up as I'm in the middle of a move and essentially starting from scratch! Do you have any idea how expensive it is to pimp out a new house for yourself and a 9 year old? Be warned, it ain't cheap!

So due to the time constraints of Sept 30th Bolt gave me a loan at 9000% interest!

I now have the Marauder! Which, for those of you who know me, is my main ride with the Grimm Reaper Company consisting of 3 of them (2 Marauder and a Marauder II).

I feel dirty and ashamed. LOL

 

I think i buy the standard pack + hero, i'm just ... (a tiny bit disappointed by the mwo design compared to some great older concept arts)










(ok, maybe not this one... But definitely the following one!!!)

 

Congrats on the new place and the new ride!

I'm debating the Marauder, but then again I just dug out my go-to TT lance that runs Marauder 5L and Marauder 9S.... man I love these things!

 

.. just bought the Standard Pack + Hero.. Damn, can't wait to pilot this iconic mech finally in this game. How many yrs did we wait for this moment??

btw which of the four design variants do you like most?

 

I like B best.

 

C or D.

D is closer to the original unseen, C is more modern.

 

Barely see a difference between A and B, but those look nicest. I'd love an A with the B antenna

 

B, A has very different, more modern sleek arms. Does anyone worry that the arms wont provide any protection? I mean it's not an XL friendly mech right now, the ST is right there and exposed.

 

Depends on how PGI makes the boxes. They could make that entire shoulder connection section + inlet part of the "arm" in which case your sides would be VERY well protected..

 

ahhhh screw you guys.. guess i'll see you on the field with my BH and standard Marauders after all...

 

They do make a convincing argument, or is it just peer pressure?

 

C or D with A arm.

 

D, would feel safer in that cockpit

 

Thing is, as far as gameplay is concerned they would have the same head hitbox. The D design was reasonable cause of the GIANT pilot inside the mech pod in the Macross lore. Since that is not meaningful in Battletech universe then a slightly bigger cockpit like C would look better when we are inside. Better viewing angle also.

 

i'm just going to leave this here.

 

So. Awesome. Yes. However the one thing that makes mechs more awesome is the articulation and movement. When I picture mechs in my mind they move with the fluid grace only a trained mechwarrior can bring. MWO doesn't have thaylt; no game does. It just isnt possible at current tech levels. Still this is 50% more awesome than before!!!

 

Tougher than with the upcoming Crab?? I'm just wondering how the hitboxes will be for that Long Nose

 

I don't understand. Why is the Marauder so iconic? I've only played MWO, not Battletech or any previous MW's. I thought the Atlas was considered more iconic. But the hype for this is insane. (BTW I got the standard pack!)