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[Ph30nix]

for me with the 1v i pulled 400 a few times. Sadly no screen shots im not 100% sure how to take one in MWO. third party Screen grabbing software always screws with my fps.

but it was with this build
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...9a3e3aa191d8de8

just typical 4 mg 1 ml build. (i know i posted before id try leveling these things stock only but my god it was horrific with the crappy heat system and my luck of always getting one of the high heat maps i couldnt even reliably use the ML at all.)

ive found that if im mostly ignored during a brawl the locust can deal a decent ammount of hurt. which is true of any light but it really seems the locust is either completely ignored or hunted for an easy kill.

Edited by Ph30nix, 17 October 2013 - 08:31 AM.

[DONTOR]

Saw a guy get 400 damage on the nose, with 3 kills in the laser variant. They arent terrible if they are mastered/elited out.

[Shadey99]

Well you didn't specify, but here is my current highest of all my Locust variants games:


We lost that match, but it wasn't for lack of effort on my part (I nearly cored that surviving BM before his friends tried to surround me and I had to flee). I've seen 699 damage from another 3M though, so not quite the highest I've seen. My LCT-1V has maxed around 400 damage so far, but a good number of kills.

Btw I don't have all my basics yet either (8/8 for my 3S, 6/8 for my 3M, 5/8 1V), so I still have room for higher...

Edited by Shadey99, 17 October 2013 - 09:22 AM.

[Satan n stuff]

Currently a little over 250, I'm sure I'll beat that sooner or later though.
Update, now 446, and I killed T0rmented in his Battlemaster.

Edited by Satan n stuff, 17 October 2013 - 11:19 AM.

[Shadey99]

Finally broke 400 damage in my LCT-1V... Almost got to 500...

That Dragon kept stepping on me, but he stuck by my side and hit high while I hit low... Though we never talked, it's just that random PUG magic

Btw I have no idea why, but I also have some magic 8.0 k/d ratio in my LCT-1V... I've died once in it so far and always do at least 200 damage...

Edited by Shadey99, 17 October 2013 - 02:57 PM.

[Hans Von Lohman]

Ph30nix, on 17 October 2013 - 08:29 AM, said:

Sadly no screen shots im not 100% sure how to take one in MWO.

Printscreen is how you take the in-game screenshots. They wind up in your MWO game folder, in the USER sub-folder.

[CheeseThief]

I think my best run was 5 kills for 100 damage thanks to the wonder this is the machine gun.

However my 3M can get 400 damage with some regularity, so long as people ignore it because it just plinks away with 5 medium lasers while everyone else takes the hits.

[MonkeyCheese]

Somewhere in the 2-300s with a kill or 2 I think, will be better for everyone when we all finally gind to speedtweak, but even compared to a commando you have to really stay on your toes and play extra careful for the entire mach.

It is fun but I must say for me at least it is hard for a long time raven/jenner pilot to convert to these super careful tactics, well as a pugger anyway. It is so much easier when you have a decent light swarm on your team.

[LORD TSARKON]

Haven't unlocked speedtweek yet...

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[Jack P00ts]

So farI've found that the easiest way to get high damage count is to use the locust-35, with a tag and 3 streaks. But I've had above 400 dmg rounds with laser and machinegun locusts as well.

Seems that a lot of times youare too small to notice. I've also found that a viable tactic against the largest mechs is to run right up next to them and just unload.

[MechFang2106]

Guys how are you getting above 100? All I can get is usually 50-100 but with 2-3 kills or hitting at least half of their army and still only getting 50-100. I have the exact same build as Ph30nix. Also which one should I buy next?

[Shadey99]

MechFang2106, on 20 October 2013 - 04:48 AM, said:

Guys how are you getting above 100? All I can get is usually 50-100 but with 2-3 kills or hitting at least half of their army and still only getting 50-100. I have the exact same build as Ph30nix. Also which one should I buy next?

Rather than to quote myself here... I'll refer you to the ULG and you can ask more questions here or there, though it should give you some solid ideas.

[wikkedj]

I can't remember the exact number but low 300s was my highest damage. I can usually pull low 200s reliably IF I play smart. I'm new to lights, so it's been a learning experience so far. It's a blast when you find a couple other lights to wolf pack with.

[Bishop Steiner]

worst: 25 damage and squashed like the bug I am.
best: 180 and 3 kills.

A Light Mech jock I am not, lol. But it's a fun little thing in small doses.

[Cuddlytron]

I got over 560 in my very first match out in the 3M (XL 190, 4 MLs), and can get consistently in the 300-500 range as long as the rest of my team doesn't get completely steamrolled.

My best so far in the 1V (XL 190, 4 MG, 1 ML) was around 400 or so. Much harder to rack up damage in that one, although kills and component destruction are pretty reliable with those MGs blazing away.

But again - only if it's a balanced fight where your teammates can competently draw attention away from you - the little ankle biter.

[Bront]

234 I think in a 1V. I got legged before I got my first kill in that game.

[Carrioncrows]

Mmmmboy

And 7 kills

Just a ER PPC

[Lord Perversor]

Nom nom nom nom the plague is coming (4x med las and tag)(2500x1080 res hence why i link it)

1V and 3M are the variants who can pull the bigger numbers easily the 3S it's tricky due missile loadout

P.S: i also had a 500ish one with a 1V but forgot to take pic of that. most of Locust should be doing around 150-200 for normal and 400 in good matches (on the theory you can last till the end)

Edited by Lord Perversor, 20 October 2013 - 04:36 PM.

[Farpenoodle]

Sure why not. Standard 4ML build.

Link

[Spheroid]

I just had a match where I got seven kills and 538 damage...and we still lost! My C-bill payout was only 80k. They really need to tweak the reward system.