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[Scout Derek]

ShadowCat and SRMs.

The width of the arms makes it a bit difficult to aim, so if you're not good with leading SRMs, i suggest Streaks.

Even if you try facehugging them you'll miss.


That is all.

Edited by Scout Derek, 25 July 2015 - 07:57 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

Public Service Announcement... Nice o7

[Damien Tokala]

After all this time trying to make it viable, I think I'm just gonna turn the shadow cat into a lurm boat

[Bishop Steiner]

Scout Derek, on 25 July 2015 - 03:10 AM, said:

ShadowCat and SRMs.

The width of the arms makes it a bit difficult to aim, so if you're not good with leading SRMs, i suggest Streaks.

Even if you try facehugging them you'll miss.


That is all.

which, combined with everything else, is just one more reason the Scat is an offensive underperformer. Love it too much otherwise to give up just yet, but the firepower part is getting a tad frustrating.

[Damien Tokala]

The ppc poptart isn't terribly bad... Neither is running a single gauss with 4 tons of ammo. But this is a mech that really needs to be played like a light, covert and quick

[Scout Derek]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 July 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

which, combined with everything else, is just one more reason the Scat is an offensive underperformer. Love it too much otherwise to give up just yet, but the firepower part is getting a tad frustrating.

I'll post a link with the build here in a bit.

[Bishop Steiner]

Scout Derek, on 25 July 2015 - 03:42 AM, said:

I'll post a link with the build here in a bit.

Yes. And I do that in my VND, Urbanmech,etc. Individual success on individual match is still proof of nothing.

[Cyborne Elemental]

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...94cca1f544c59b6

???

[Damien Tokala]

http://goo.gl/SY9Kc3

[Scout Derek]

Mister D, on 25 July 2015 - 03:44 AM, said:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...94cca1f544c59b6

???

Damien Tokala, on 25 July 2015 - 03:49 AM, said:

http://goo.gl/SY9Kc3

Nope.

Bishop Steiner, on 25 July 2015 - 03:44 AM, said:

Yes. And I do that in my VND, Urbanmech,etc. Individual success on individual match is still proof of nothing.

Yeah, I know, just wanted to show you, also got a weird glitch where i hovered up on hpg manifold, going to try replicating it here in a bit.

[Scout Derek]

Another :-)

[Shaio]

Bishop Steiner, on 25 July 2015 - 03:24 AM, said:

which, combined with everything else, is just one more reason the Scat is an offensive underperformer. Love it too much otherwise to give up just yet, but the firepower part is getting a tad frustrating.

This posts sound so familiar. Bishop you already have a forum fire burning on this topic. I believe this is about hard-point placement and convergence not payload capacity.

I find it is best to avoid lights and go for bigger targets when running Splat builds anyway. Just use your jump jets and masc to avoid the enemy's firing arc and chain fire or alternate fire groups for disruption effect. This seams to work well for my summoner splat build (minus the masc)

[Alistair Winter]

Damien Tokala, on 25 July 2015 - 03:19 AM, said:

After all this time trying to make it viable, I think I'm just gonna turn the shadow cat into a lurm boat

It's definitely not a bad lurm boat, for a 45-tonner. I ran a 3xLRM10 build for about 10 matches, it was quite good. It definitely punches above its weight. But it's not really great either. The MASC and 6 jump jets aren't really optimal for a lurm boat, so it's effectively wasted a lot of the time.

I wonder if NARC+2xLRM15 would be more fun than 3xLRM10.

[Phlinger]

Yeah, the Shadowcat is most certainly the Summoner 2.0, only this time with less armor so there is less wiggle room for mistakes. PGI could have thrown a single Clan mech a bone and overinflated the weapons allotment like they do with every single Inner Sphere mech, but anyway, I'm having fun with the Shadowcat. I just realize it's a new Summoner and take it for what it is. I'm and old school Centurian, Shadow Hawk, Griffin pilot, so this mech and the Summoner fit right into my play style.