What impresses me the most is that it is a crystal mech. Completely out of character for Chef, but it looks like he finally threw those of us who choose not to spend the same amount of cash monthly on this game as we do on our car payments (lol).
Ok...ok....I'll back off the smart ass comments. Seriously, if you haven't taken a hard look at this new mech, you need to; Right now! It is going to be a main stay mech for many serious players in the upcoming months. In combination with the Balrog and Corsair model crystal mech's, it gives the low budget player a very flexible field to work with now, in the higher tonnage ranges.
These three dual purpose mechs are an essential tool for the upper brackets, in my personal opinion. By dual purpose I mean that the Slate is an Ice/Missile mech, the Corsair is primarily a Projectile mech, but it has a lot of features that make it a desirable Fork/Wide Fork specialized mech with a small back up in Ice weapon features, and finally, the Balrog, with it's heavy Fire and Laser capabilities, nicely wraps the ensemble up.
They certainly make up for the Humbaba and Notos disappointments (or as I prefer to call them, and their inclusion into the game; The Great "No-Go" and The "Hump-yo-mama" Incident). LOL !!!
Cheers and happy hunting,
Sgt. Ron Frye#879655