Greetings Mechwarriors,
As a free gift for members who purchased any tier of the upcoming Resistance Pack for MWO, PGI has given away a free King Crab, KGC-000(L)
assault Mech! Luckily, I had pre-ordered the Resistance Pack mere hours before they
released it! Considering the other variants of the Crab will cost you around $15, this made a great gift for all the qualifying members. I must admit, I had mixed feelings about the Crab as the release
inched closer. The first couple of
days after the release might as well have been the invasion of the Crab People!
Now, the defamation.
First of all, I don’t really like the look of it, but
thankfully it looks better than it does in the vast majority of Battletech
literature. Truly hideous! The looks aren’t helped by the way the default, and unchangeable,
camo pattern looks. The pattern doesn’t have clearly defined borders for the
primary/secondary colors and both are given a light purple gleam. Purple? No, thank you. There are also decals on the “hands”, legs, and torso that are only
half changed by selecting a tertiary color. Not to mention the red of the
decal on top that you can’t even get a good look at in the Mechlab! Geez. The
cockpit also looks undersized compared to the outward appearance.
Second, boy, is this thing slow. At 100 tons, the Crab is
certainly a deadly foe. It was designed to be able to bring down enemy Mechs in
a single alpha strike and PGI didn’t skimp on this one. The Crab comes with two
AC/20’s that will make you a feared opponent, but it will also make you a prime
target. This is where the lack of speed really kills the Crab. Although this is
lore-friendly, that doesn’t mean it’s good for gameplay. For people who are
used to piloting walking walls this might not be a problem, but I just couldn’t
take the lack of maneuverability.
For what it’s worth, I do appreciate the free gift from PGI,
but this won’t be a Mech that I drop with. I was able to model my build after
the KGC-005, which was at least a little fun. I mean, dual LB-10Xs?
Boom, boom, motha trucka.
Good luck and good hunting, pilots.
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