The Return of BFRs??? - Page 2

TheRagingGerbil · 2013-04-09, 05:07 PM

Man I loved hotdropping on BFRs with some jammies and hot-swapping decis back in the day. Loved the tears from the down pilots...

Gawd I hating those fucking robots.

EVILPIG · 2013-04-09, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by Ghodere

The paranoia regarding BFRs is irrational. SOE has the ability to cause the same devastation as that caused by BFRs whenever they implement or tweak any unit. Functionally, BFRs were nothing more than Lightnings, or MBTs, with flavor. There was nothing inherent in the BFR that was the root of their woes; the trouble was the numbers SOE attached to them, and in that regard, SOE can, and very possibly might, make any unit a BFR at any time, mech or no mech.

BFR lover identified and labelled.

EVILPIG · 2013-04-09, 05:14 PM

Originally Posted by TheRagingGerbil

Man I loved hotdropping on BFRs with some jammies and hot-swapping decis back in the day. Loved the tears from the down pilots...

Gawd I hating those fucking robots.

That's the slow way to kill them.

AThreatToYou · 2013-04-09, 05:26 PM

Judging from the posting from the non-PS1 vets, 'Mechs are an extremely popular idea and would probably boost the popularity of the game rather than kill it if they could be successfully implemented.

Judging from how gimped & wonky the MAX suits are, however, the SOE dev team is extremely paranoid of making any armor on two legs powerful.

Ghoest9 · 2013-04-09, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by AThreatToYou

Judging from the posting from the non-PS1 vets, 'Mechs are an extremely popular idea and would probably boost the popularity of the game rather than kill it if they could be successfully implemented.

Many "popular" suggested additions have ruined or crippled various MMOs.

Sledgecrushr · 2013-04-09, 05:41 PM

Let me pitch my alternate bfr idea. It woukd be a three crew vehicle. Armed with 2 single shot lightning heat cannons stock. It really wouldnt look like a bfr since it would have eight legs. The bonus to having this vehicle would be that it can strafe, albeit slower than the mag. And it would be aboe to follow infanty up most of the rocky paths infantry only can go. I think this concept the spiderbot is sci fi enough for this game and generally more powerful than a lightning and less powerful than a mbt.

AThreatToYou · 2013-04-09, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by Ghoest9

Many "popular" suggested additions have ruined or crippled various MMOs.

I would prod you to give examples of what you are talking about, but really when it comes down to PS2 losing about 6k active players per day, I am sure that SOE would do anything they think they can do to bring more folks in.

ShadoViper · 2013-04-09, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by AThreatToYou

I would prod you to give examples of what you are talking about, but really when it comes down to PS2 losing about 6k active players per day, I am sure that SOE would do anything they think they can do to bring more folks in.

Too bad they couldn't think about why they were actually losing the subs in the first place.

Timealude · 2013-04-09, 06:13 PM

before people get all qq about this, i think you need to read the thread the guy posted, it sounds pretty balanced compared to the old ones of PS1. But the only thing Im wondering is why pull these over tanks as they sound a bit weak.

CrimsonTemplar · 2013-04-09, 06:14 PM

Well so far, it just appears to be a well done piece of art. Therefore we need to keep a rational frame of mind, sit down and plot on how we're going to track this artist down and burn him at the stake for polluting the minds of the devs, with this outrageous heresy!

I admit I am uneasy with the idea of BFR or BFR-esque war machines in the game. Didn't enjoy it much back in PS1. Well...guess we'll see what happens but I doubt anything will come of this and even if it did, these mechs don't seem as OP as their predecessors *He said hopefully*.

The VS mech does remind me of the Wraithlord and Wraithguard from 40K.

Whiteagle · 2013-04-09, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by AThreatToYou

Judging from the posting from the non-PS1 vets, 'Mechs are an extremely popular idea and would probably boost the popularity of the game rather than kill it if they could be successfully implemented.

Judging from how gimped & wonky the MAX suits are, however, the SOE dev team is extremely paranoid of making any armor on two legs powerful.

Well we've been discussing Walkers over here...

Most agreed upon idea so far:

Scout Walkers like the AT-RT.