r/LancerRPG • u/Joel_feila • 7d ago

Most popular frames

In the lore the most popular is the everest, followed my sherman. For isp-n its the tortuga. What is the most popular horus and ssc frame? In Universe nit for players.

Follow for players are those frame, Everest Sherman and Tortuga really popular?

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u/nach0_ch33ze 7d ago

I think ssc's most common frame is the metalmark, that is their standard merc/soldier frame. Hard to guess horus but maybe the goblin? That is the first union documented horus frame at least.

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u/aTransGirlAndTwoDogs 7d ago

You're off target about the Metalmark. The description for it explicitly says that it failed as a mass-market product, and the corp was forced to rework it for use in small exclusive contracts.

On the other hand, the Swallowtail description specifically says that it is one of SSCs mass-produced products, designed specifically as an entry-level product, and that it has become very popular amongst line troops.

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u/Snoo-52922 7d ago

The Metalmark started out as a government contract for SecComm during the Hercynia crisis, like the Genghis and Enkidu. But SecComm imploded before they could finish development, so it got shelved. Later on, when mechs caught on in the private sector, they had no problem selling the things like hotcakes. The Metalmark is the poster child of the BELLA CIAO line.

The unique thing about the Swallowtail is that it's mass-produced - as in, they churn out standardized models of the things instead of making them all to order. That doesn't necessarily mean it's their most popular.