Expansion to Mechy

[ELH~Lancer]

I found this on the MW4 Online site. Looks interesting but still Marauders :sad:

"Microsoft has announced the second official expansion pack to its sci-fi-themed simulation MechWarrior 4: Vengeance. Designed by Cyberlore Studios, the company responsible for last year's MechWarrior 4: Black Knight expansion pack, the Inner Sphere 'Mech Pak is designed to broaden the core gameplay of MechWarrior 4. It will introduce of a number of new mechs, a couple of new gadgets to equip them with, and a new "coliseum" multiplayer mode that pits two mech pilots against each other at a time while others look on.

The Inner Sphere 'Mech Pak was designed by committee--its four new mechs were actually selected based on a survey of fans Microsoft conducted earlier this year. The four new Inner Sphere mechs that will be featured in the expansion are popular standbys from FASA's BattleTech pen-and-paper game, the source material for MechWarrior 4. These include the Hunchback, a medium-weight powerhouse; the Dragon, a swift but powerful strike mech; the Highlander, a gigantic assault mech equipped with jump jets; and the Zeus, an imposing ranged-attack mech.


MechWarrior 4 Inner Sphere Mech Pak is scheduled for release in May for an estimated retail price of $9.95 USD."

[Slamhammer]

The CO of ELH will trade his Clan Loki for the Zues.... any time

[brutius llyod]

My question is why the Hunchback?

[Firemane]

Good question, Brutius. In BattleTech, a lot of folks liked using the Hunchback due to its heavy autocannon on medium frame. But depending on how they assign it critical spaces in MW4, it may or may not be a good choice. If they go by what the FASA mech looks like, I would assume they will give it a big torso ballistic space and then some energy spaces.