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[Hodor72]

My under standing is that the KDK-1S is the same as a KDK-1 except the paint job and the c-bill boost. Is this correct? I do not see any reason to have both if that is the only difference.

[Lorcryst NySell]

Correct, those are the only differences : paint job and C-Bill bonus. That bonus might be Worth it alone though, since it stacks with the +10% from Tournament Patron and the +50% from Premium time ... +90% CBills can be HUGE !

[TercieI]

Lorcryst NySell, on 05 July 2016 - 11:34 AM, said:

Correct, those are the only differences : paint job and C-Bill bonus. That bonus might be Worth it alone though, since it stacks with the +10% from Tournament Patron and the +50% from Premium time ... +90% CBills can be HUGE !

Except it's one of the worst KDKs. 60% on a 3 likely pays more consistently than 90% on a 1.

[Raso]

TercieI, on 05 July 2016 - 11:36 AM, said:

Except it's one of the worst KDKs. 60% on a 3 likely pays more consistently than 90% on a 1.

The KDK-1 is my second favorite of the first 3. UAC20, 8 SPLs, 1 LPL and a big XL400 is a beast of a mech in close quarters (and surprisingly easy to manage the heat). It's the KDK-2 I can figure out.

[TercieI]

Raso, on 05 July 2016 - 11:43 AM, said:

The KDK-1 is my second favorite of the first 3. UAC20, 8 SPLs, 1 LPL and a big XL400 is a beast of a mech in close quarters (and surprisingly easy to manage the heat). It's the KDK-2 I can figure out.

I didn't love the 2, but I hated the 1. The missing agility vs the others drove me nuts. On the 2 I ended up with a Wubshee-esqe build with 2LPL&4ML. Not great but better than other stuff I tried, at least for me.

[Raso]

TercieI, on 05 July 2016 - 11:51 AM, said:

I didn't love the 2, but I hated the 1. The missing agility vs the others drove me nuts. On the 2 I ended up with a Wubshee-esqe build with 2LPL&4ML. Not great but better than other stuff I tried, at least for me.

I am not a fan of my laser vomit KDK-2. It fells wrong and I don't know why. Lack of agility aside I feel like the KDK-1 is a vastly superior brawler than the KDK-2. Maybe it's just more suited to my play style or the mindset I have when I'm in control of the big old bear...

[TercieI]

Raso, on 05 July 2016 - 12:16 PM, said:

I am not a fan of my laser vomit KDK-2. It fells wrong and I don't know why. Lack of agility aside I feel like the KDK-1 is a vastly superior brawler than the KDK-2. Maybe it's just more suited to my play style or the mindset I have when I'm in control of the big old bear...

That's why I threw so much subjectivity into my post. Could be GMan is right and gauss vomit is better, but didn't click at all for me (I simply don't like gauss vomit since the massive range nerf to the C-ERML).

Edited by TercieI, 06 July 2016 - 06:12 AM.

[Hodor72]

Thanks for the conformation.

[Hodor72]

TercieI, on 05 July 2016 - 11:36 AM, said:

Except it's one of the worst KDKs. 60% on a 3 likely pays more consistently than 90% on a 1.

Looking at my stats my 1 has the worst K/D ratio of my KDKs and the 3 has the best.

[Dee Eight]

The 1 and the 5 allow the KodiakStar builds though...ya know...for the times you want to one shot kill two mechs and then explode.

Edited by Dee Eight, 22 July 2016 - 06:17 PM.

[Lhunara]

I guess I'm a wierdo...
My Kdk1 did the best.
My Kdk3 has the worst record

[Omniseed]

Lhunara, on 28 July 2016 - 12:40 AM, said:

I guess I'm a wierdo...
My Kdk1 did the best.
My Kdk3 has the worst record

Did you try loading it with Ultra-2 A/Cs and SPLs?