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Published: 2013-10-03 00:08:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 80492; Favourites: 1458; Downloads: 1115
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Here's the final piece I painted for the 3145 line of Battletech books, the print TRO cover.A continuation of the scene on the Field Manual cover, the Republic's defense of the starport continues into the night as forces withdraw. A Clan Wolf Warwolf foolishly closes with an Ares tripod only to receive a punch that tears out it's side. Simian Battle Armor swarm the Warwolf to ensure it stays down. A Night Stalker medium mech rushes in to aid in holding the defensive line.
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OMG! How cool! It's the Shogun Execution.... No, wait it's just an Ares...
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Cool how that Warwolf is lifted off it's feet.
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Normally I hate the Ares, but you've rendered it cool. Conglaturations good sir, conglaturations.
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I make it look cool because that's my job
I'm not even a fan of it myself.
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An Ares isn't that powerful.
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While there has been a great deal of hype surrounding each version of theAresΒ 'Mechs, they have roughly the same amount of weapons as can be loaded onto a 100 ton chassis and are outgunned by some Assault 'Mechs dating from the 3060s.Β
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Yet they haveΒ way more durability and gain perks through their tripod and multi cockpit features that give them certain advantages. No where does anyone say these mechs are the ultimate machine, but I don't see a reason to trash on them either. They're a 130ton mech, you're gonna crap your pants fighting one
I've seenΒ people intriguedΒ around the tripod concept as far as their special abilities, but I've yet to see anything I'd call hype. Unless this is a phenomena you're seeing on the official forums, then I'll just say I try to avoid that place
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That was taken from the Wiki, I should mention, meaning I think it's canon hype.
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Haha, in that case it's a matter of literature vs tabletop abstraction. In fiction yes, they really should be that great, but a game must be balanced. The two forms shouldn't really be compared in that way.
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I know, but they don't all seem that powerful. I mean, the armaments are numerous, but light.
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I donΒ΄t really like the Ares, 130 tons, but not more weapons than a 100ton can offer. ItΒ΄s main pro is that it has 360 degree defense with the weapons in the legs and the free rotatable torso.
But the three-man-cockpit might make it a good command mech.
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Yeah the cockpit setup gives it quite an edge, bonuses to a lot of it's dice rolls. 50% (or so) more durability over a 100tonner is also nice.
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Definitely is, but itΒ΄s slow as hell. 32km/h i think, same as the Annihilator in itΒ΄s low-tech version.
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The same way something with 2 legs walks, by shifting it's weight to it's planted feet while lifting another.
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What's the advantage to this very awkward gait over a quad mech? Youtube videos of three legged robots show a very unstable walking experience.
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Youtube doesn't have footage of mechs 1132 years in the future
Big mechs in general are a bad idea, but this is scifi, where we don't worry about the little things.
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You really got the Tripod looking terrifying in this one, the whole scene just screams 'total warfare'Β
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I would have had it more intimidating but I had a more dynamic pose rejected
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Love to see the rough draft!
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really wish these were available in my region...T_T eh well, at least I get to see such great works right here. ^_^
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Yeah it's a bit weird for them to hold back a PDF release when they can't ship the book to everyone.
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Sweet Freaking FASA nostalgia! (*Sigh*) Good Times.Β
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FASA may be long dead, but at least the game is still being developed.
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Indeed. Though so much of the lore has changed from what it was back in the day. Game mechanics might be close to the same, and I'm glad it's still moving forward with the TableTop and MechWarrior Online, but it just doesn't feel like *my* Inner Sphere anymore
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Beautiful.
That Ares mech is beautiful.
Can't wait to see the Stats for the Ares and all of those juicy Battle Armor suits. >;3
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Hopefully they get a PDF edition out soon, not everyone can afford or even find the print book.
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Yeah. The issue for me has always been finding the print book. >.<
Affording it is a whole other issue, thankfully PDF's are a lot cheaper. >.<
But yeah.
It looks great. I love all of the little bits of graffiti you put on your Mechs. 
The Quasimodo had, "Pew-Pew-Pew." if I remember.
But 'Stone-Wall' seems really apt for a mech like this. :3
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That mech is sort of growing on me. Besides the bubble on the top anyway and it only being 130ish tons... ah well. Great render my good sir.
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Yeah I dislike the cockpit layout quite a bit. I tried to fix it but that was turned down. Then it's TRO lineart comes out and they let that guy fix it :\
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Strange, depends who you talk to maybe? The first couple don't bother me though I thought the third seat was an engineer or something. They don't need a view!
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You didn't recognize my work? I am disappoint
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no no don't get me wrong I do see from mile \away you rock !!!
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