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[Hit the Deck]

• Because of the LT Prime pod, most build is left side dominant and therefore it leads to the ECM having a higher chance of getting knocked off since people (I) present that side more often. At least that's my experience.
  
• The vertical distance between the head and the arms is pretty big.
  
• There's no Right Arm Pod with 2x energy harpoints.
  
• It can't mount 3x SRMx without sacrificing the oh very valuable LT Prime pod (ECM and 3x E).

At first I didn't know why my performance with HBR is pretty lackluster but I think the above reasons pretty much explain it now. The arms are pretty disappointing with their location and hardpoints. At least I wish that there's a variant in TT whose RA can mount missiles and so they can bring it here. Is there any?

Overall, I think the mech is most suitable when equipped for long range engangements particularly because of the advantageous head and side torsi hardpoints and because the ECM has less chance of getting blown off. CW seems to be their natural habitat!

What do you think? How's your experience with HBRs?

BTW I might try equipping mine with a bunch of cERSL and cSRM6/LB20-X then take it to brawling!

[Scout Derek]

Hit the Deck, on 07 May 2015 - 08:20 AM, said:

BTW I might try equipping mine with a bunch of cERSL and cSRM6/LB20-X then take it to brawling!

I've done it with pulses, kills off Jaggers and Highlanders real easily.

My opinion of the HBR? Well, ECM is a necesity, not much tonnage to work with, mostly a big gun and then lasers build, or full on laser vomit with 2 large 5 mediums and the rest DHS.

[Kain Demos]

You can't have everything.

ECM + High Mounted hardpoints is good enough for me. When the Hellbringer came out it was so strange to finally pilot a heavy that wasn't a knuckle dragger and could actually return fire at the hill-humpers.

[martian]

Hit the Deck, on 07 May 2015 - 08:20 AM, said:

At least I wish that there's a variant in TT whose RA can mount missiles and so they can bring it here. Is there any?

Alternate Configuration C with ATM-6 in the right arm from 3054.

But there are two problems:
a) we are in 3051
b ) ATMs are not in the game

Hit the Deck, on 07 May 2015 - 08:20 AM, said:

How's your experience with HBRs?

Easy and fragile targets usually.

Edited by martian, 07 May 2015 - 08:37 AM.