It's a way for TPTB to introduce images very similar to the MWO images, and otherwise update others.
Because its a quick and profitable way to provide a "mwo styling" redesign to older models, while having the double use of being a new design in the dark age era
Hrmm... that's funny... nether Brent, or Ray (or anyone else at CGL for that matter) ever gave me a directive to
make the Gauntlet (or any other mech) appear to have "MWO" styling. In the case of the Lu Wei-- it is nothing more
than a case of Alex doing what he does best. Naturally the artist for MWO is going to illustrate BT mechs in much the
same fashion. Sorry guys, but there is absolutely no "quick profitable" shadowy scheme at work, here. Just mech fans,
in the passionate pursuit of illustrating machines the community will resonate with. Nothing more, nothing less. Period.