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[Quxudica]

I've been playing a Firestarter and a DDC since I got back but I really miss the feel my old Phract build gave me. CTF 1x with 5 LL and an XL, it had the speed punch and versatility to really adapt well to any situation (important since I pug exclusively). I'm pretty sure that build is no longer viable thanks to ghost heat, and the phracts low survivability even with a std is probably an issue with clan mech alphas, but has anyone got a mech/build that might be comparable? (and isn't an overpriced clan mech..)

Many many new mechs have been added since I stopped playing and I really haven't gotten remotely caught up on which ones are worth while. I've played pretty much every weight class in the game at some point or another, but at least at the time that build seemed to fit me well.

[Hobgoblin I]

I still run a 5 LL stalker with great success. I just use chain fire and two groups of two.

[Sandslice]

Sticking to IS: consider the Banshee, either 3M or (especially) 3S.

1. Both can zombie with a Head hardpoint; the 3S also has one in CT.
2. Neither has Arm hardpoints, which gives you TWO shield-arms.
3. They each pack so many energy hardpoints (7 for 3S; 8 for 3M) that the Awesome has yet another reason to beg for buffs.

The 3S's only real drawback is that its RT is overloaded with hardpoints; so it's a juicy target. The 3M distributes hardpoints better between the side torsos.

[MonkeyCheese]

Try my 51 damage alpha blackjack 1x, but to make it really shine you need to speed tweak it for 116.8kph

[Tim East]

Locust 3M, 190XL + 5 SPLs. Do it. You know you want to.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

Trebuchet 5J with 2LL 3meds 325 xl,endo+ferro 2JJ

Quickdraw 5K with 2 LL 4 meds,340 xl,endo 2JJ

both are 100+ koh when speedtweaked and nice overall packages

Jester is also good,but Quickie does everything jester does faster and better.

[Tiamat of the Sea]

Cookiemonter669, on 28 July 2014 - 05:49 AM, said:

Jester is also good,but Quickie does everything jester does faster and better.

Except for AMSes.

Edited by Quickdraw Crobat, 28 July 2014 - 05:56 AM.

[PACoFist]

Hunchback 4P with 9 energy hardpoints. Hard to handle all that heat but fun.

Trebuchet 5J is awesome. A fast jumping energy boat.

Jester just sucks.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

PACoFist, on 29 July 2014 - 02:29 PM, said:

Jester just sucks.

Jester is good for hillhumping with large lasers

[Kitane]

Awesome became awesome at energy boating in the last patch, his new quirks are just silly.

Many Clan mechs make great energy boats.

[MisterPlanetarian]

Kitane, on 31 July 2014 - 05:09 AM, said:

Awesome became awesome at energy boating in the last patch, his new quirks are just silly.

Many Clan mechs make great energy boats.

Seconded. AWS 8Q or 9M make great energy boats now, mainly due to this:

• All Awesomes:
  • -12.5% heat generated by energy weapons
    
  • +10% faster heat loss
    
  • +17% Center Torso (front) armor

[Tiamat of the Sea]

Everything is

[Xerxes Erebus]

Nova

[dragnier1]

Cookiemonter669, on 29 July 2014 - 07:52 PM, said:

Jester is good for hillhumping with large lasers

I feel the jester is better off with ppcs

[Escef]

Light Show (Version 1.1, after they added the right arm's hand actuator to the critical table I had to cut heat sink #22, replaced it with the AMS.) Really fun to use mech, just play it like a super-heavy skirmisher, stay at mid-range if you can.

Light Show II (Haven't tried this myself yet.) EDIT: After trying it for a few drops, I downgraded the pulses to normal MLs, and swapped the ERLLs out for PPCs. And it works pretty nicely.

Edited by Escef, 04 August 2014 - 06:42 PM.

[Bigbacon]

Tim East, on 21 July 2014 - 04:22 PM, said:

Locust 3M, 190XL + 5 SPLs. Do it. You know you want to.

better off with 5 ML or 3MPL + 2SL


if you get clan, Nova is the laser boat of laser boats. get brawly with 12 SLs.

Edited by Bigbacon, 04 August 2014 - 06:45 AM.

[Tim East]

Bigbacon, on 04 August 2014 - 06:44 AM, said:

better off with 5 ML or 3MPL + 2SL

Better? Maybe. More fun? Not a chance.

Edited by Tim East, 04 August 2014 - 06:37 PM.