LAST EDITED ON Sep-14-15 AT 02:06 AM (EDT)
 
So the "Hero" 'Mechs were on sale this weekend - I, uh, should probably have mentioned that at the beginning of the weekend rather than the end, sorry about that - and I bought a couple. At which point I discovered that you can name your 'Mechs in this game. The character limit is a bit miserly (only 12), but still. Named 'Mechs!

In honor of the monumental 3 XP* asskicking we inaugurated its arrival with, I've named my Griffin Sparky "Lead Magnet".

My Hunchback Grid Iron, on the other hand, is "This Machine". Because "This Machine Kills Fascists" is too long. (Points to Matt for suggesting that as a 'Mech name to begin with.)

I think if I get another 'Mech with a Gauss rifle at some point, I'll have to call it "A Certain". (Because, again, "A Certain Scientific Railgun" is too long.)

As an aside, the Gauss rifle mechanic in MWO is a bit strange. Takes some getting used to. It suffers from the Non-Immediate Freem problem, although not to the appalling extent of, say, the SPARTAN Laser; just enough to make using it a little tricky, if you're slow and crap like me. :)

--G.
*not x3 XP... 3 XP. Which is 50% more than the very first game I played! Result!
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