Talk:List of BattleMechs

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[edit] Need more mechs!

I started the Mech List with some from the Mercenaries game. This is by no means complete and I didn't even add all of the mechs listed in the game with the MP3 mod. Other possible info on the chassis may also be added if its needed. I'm also a little worried that if it does prove to be definitive enough to cover everything, it will be too long. For now I'm just going to merge the mech articles with this one and put a link to it on some other relative pages. - JEV3 22:27, 1 December 2007 (UTC)

what's the reference for the mechs explained here? MW PC games only? What about the "orginal" BT mechs? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 87.79.205.239 (talk) 21:55, 6 December 2007 (UTC)

This is supposed to be a comprehensive list of BattleMechs in the Battletech universe. So the MW pc games are not the only ones. However ones that are only in the pc games and are therefore non-canon should be noted in their section, and special 'Mechs like economic 'Mechs, quads and so on should be in their own sub-heading. Chances are, this article is going to end up pretty big, but until someone comes here saying that it is too big, its just going to be a comprehensive list. The form for each completed 'Mech so far is:

  • NAME
  • STATS-Tonnage,Speed,Tech,(more?)
  • DESCRIPTION-Default configuration, short description and history, technical customization
  • --
  • REMAKES
  • STATS-yada-yada
  • SHORT DESCRIPTION-How it differs from the original

Some stuff like Torso twist could be added to the stats if it is necessary, but you may not get some of the statistical stuff from the books. The history should also not steal the topic the way it did on some of the older 'Mech articles. If it gets to be too long or we can't maintain a sort of consistency, we could possible split it between MW games and BT-only 'Mechs but we'll see what happens. As for me I'm just working on the Mektek 'Mechs for now since that is pretty much the limit of my knowledge... - JEV3 (talk) 18:25, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

Following that format, a comprehensive list of 'Mechs in the BattleTech universe would be more than 2,000 lines long... and anyhow, this material isn't really notable. It might be better (and you might get more help) if you moved this list to a dedicated wiki, like http://www.sarna.net/ or http://battletech.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Skiltao (talk) 15:29, 6 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Added More

Contributed a lot of stuff, but we still need more. Plus, we need other articles to link to here. If anyone else reads this, do what you can to help, please. I will add more stuff each day, however even I don't know everything about the BattleTech/MechWarrior series. - TimberWolf 21:35, 1 December 2007

[edit] Mother of All Sources

Here, guys. And those are direct transcriptions of the FASA and FanPro 'Mech sourcebooks. MW4 is notoriously inaccurate - don't get me started on the VTR and BL-*-KNT inaccuracies, among others - though some of its designs made their way over to TRO:3067.--125.60.243.6 (talk) 16:00, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Serious Reorganization Required

This list belongs more on GameFAQs than it does here. How can it be a list of Battlemechs when it doesn't even mention the technical readouts? It's questionable whether there needs to be a list at all, when there's no pages for any individual battlemechs (not even the Mad Cat, arguably the most well-known?). It's close to deletable, but since there's quite a few pages that link to it (and it really is a notable subject, and there probably should be articles on some of the more well-known battlemechs), I'd suggest it needs a massive overhaul. It's debateable how detailed the list should be, but it could at least be broken down by class, tech level, and 'year' (for which TRo, if any). I don't particularly want to delete and replace everything here, but there needs to be some serious changes. I don't have the numbers on hand, but I know there's far more than 100 canon 'chassis', and I think the number is closer to 300 or so, not including the canon variants (which shouldn't be listed, the list would be more huger than necessary). Maybe something like, Name, Tech Level, TRo Introduction, Appearances (as far as video games, maybe?) or some such. Comments? PolarisSLBM (talk) 01:53, 17 February 2008 (UTC)