{"id":831,"date":"2012-10-18T18:53:58","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T00:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=831"},"modified":"2012-10-18T18:53:58","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T00:53:58","slug":"mwo-mech-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?p=831","title":{"rendered":"MWO &#8216;Mech 17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MechWarrior Online team was busy yesterday!<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the screenshot, they revealed BattleMech 17..granted..it wasn&#8217;t a huge surprise, as some of the artwork for it, was included in the PCGamer article..but.. we now have much better artwork for&#8230; The Highlander!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-832\" style=\"width: 204px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"832\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/?attachment_id=832\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"782,1150\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MWO_Highlander\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;There can be only&#8230;. err.. wait.. wrong franchise..&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander-204x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander-696x1024.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-832\" title=\"MWO_Highlander\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander-204x300.jpg 204w, http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander-696x1024.jpg 696w, http:\/\/www.bigdamnheroes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/MWO_Highlander.jpg 782w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">There can be only&#8230;. err.. wait.. wrong franchise..<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Highlander is a rarity.. it&#8217;s an Assault &#8216;Mech, with Jump Jets (The Victor is the only other Jump capable Assault I can think of).. and has an attack named after it.. the &#8216;Highlander Burial&#8221;, which, as you&#8217;d imagine.. is a 90 ton Death From Above&#8230; which would hurt&#8230; lots (but, probably only for a very short time). \u00c2\u00a0Make sure you read the introductory text over on the MWO Site (<a href=\"http:\/\/mwomercs.com\/news\/2012\/10\/479-battlemech-17-highlander\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Default loadout:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weight: 90 Tons<\/li>\n<li>Cruising Speed: 32.4 kph (3 Hexes)<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Speed: 54 kph (5 Hexes)<\/li>\n<li>Jump Capacity: 90 Meters (3 Hexes)<\/li>\n<li>Gauss Rifle<\/li>\n<li>SRM-6<\/li>\n<li>LRM-20<\/li>\n<li>2 Medium Lasers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This &#8216;Mech is deadly, much like a Stalker, it can soften you up from a distance, and if you survive, easily finish you off. \u00c2\u00a0With its ammo encased in C.A.S.E, the Highlander is less at risk for a lucky shot crippling it..but, once it does run out of ammo.. a Highlander&#8217;s Pilot&#8217;s options are limited, the 2 medium lasers aren&#8217;t very effective, and you can only do so many Highlander Burials before someone cores you in the back while you&#8217;re mid-ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>That said.. I&#8217;m really looking forward to getting my hands on this one in game. \u00c2\u00a0I&#8217;d willingly trade my Founder&#8217;s &#8216;Mech for a Founder&#8217;s version of the Highlander or Black Knight (though, that&#8217;s not announced as in-game yet, I can hope though!).. so, who do I have to talk to PGI??? \u00c2\u00a0;)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MechWarrior Online team was busy yesterday! 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