30 replies to this topic

[Thomas Covenant]

Including all bonuses and eveything, what is the fastest mech, and what does it go at this speed?

[fspRinger]

Jenners go 149.3 KPH with max engine and speed tweak, every other fast Mech (Commando, Raven-3L, Cicada) goes 1-4 KPH slower.

[Rex Budman]

Depends on the firepower/speed tradeoff.

I'd say the Catapault can hold best ratio of DPS/speed. My Cat runs at 79kph, the old one ran at 84.4kph with tweaks but doing 550+ average damage per match.

If it is just speed alone, the Jenner in the above post would be the fastest.

Edited by Rex Budman, 30 November 2012 - 07:05 PM.

[Arumi Ornaught]

It's sad that people think that Jenners go the fastest. Especially when people think that commandos go slower.

fspRinger, on 30 November 2012 - 06:53 PM, said:

Jenners go 149.3 KPH with max engine and speed tweak, every other fast Mech (Commando, Raven-3L, Cicada) goes 1-4 KPH slower.

For reference use this

Commando base speed: 139.3
Jenner base speed: 138.9

For people who say that speed twink makes you go faster, it does. By 10%. I guess here is the thing that people don't realize, that it also works for the commando. 10% of 139.3 is higer than 10% of 138.9, so the commando will go that much faster than the Jenner.

[TungstenWall]

At this time, there is not a huge difference between the COM and Jenner.

I would Suggest the Jenner due to the increased Firepower and Armor and Jumpjet ability. COMs may be faster, but not enough to make up for their weak armor and lack of hardpoints.

[Heeden]

ACrispyChicken, on 30 November 2012 - 07:08 PM, said:

It's sad that people think that Jenners go the fastest. Especially when people think that commandos go slower.

For reference use this

Commando base speed: 139.3
Jenner base speed: 138.9

For people who say that speed twink makes you go faster, it does. By 10%. I guess here is the thing that people don't realize, that it also works for the commando. 10% of 139.3 is higer than 10% of 138.9, so the commando will go that much faster than the Jenner.

This site says the Commando has a 210 engine max, capping its tweaked speed at 146.3kph, a whole 3kph less than a Jenner.

Also, whilst the speed tweak efficiency claims to give 10% it seems to only give 7.5. A Jenner should be going somewhere in the region of 152.

Edited by Heeden, 30 November 2012 - 07:29 PM.

[aelfkins]

Commandos have more missile hard points, and more crit slots to put them in(and can place them in their arms).

[Hooover]

speed = engine rating / weight

So a commando will have the max potential speed with an xl 300 engine

When they release the flea which is I believe 5 tons lighter then the commando it will become the max potential speed mech with an xl 300

[One Medic Army]

Heeden, on 30 November 2012 - 07:29 PM, said:

This site says the Commando has a 210 engine max, capping its tweaked speed at 146.3kph, a whole 3kph less than a Jenner.

Also, whilst the speed tweak efficiency claims to give 10% it seems to only give 7.5. A Jenner should be going somewhere in the region of 152.

That site is wrong.
Max engine's a 215.

[JohnnyC]

Hooover, on 30 November 2012 - 07:50 PM, said:

speed = engine rating / weight

So a commando will have the max potential speed with an xl 300 engine

When they release the flea which is I believe 5 tons lighter then the commando it will become the max potential speed mech with an xl 300

No... you can't fit the XL300 in the Commando. You won't be able to put it in the Flea either, I'm pretty sure.

[Joseph Mallan]

Soooooo what's going to happen when the Fire Moth goes 162KpK with bursts up to 216 KpH using M.A.S.C.! Then adds speed tweak?

[SUSTINET]

Joseph Mallan, on 30 November 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

Soooooo what's going to happen when the Fire Moth goes 162KpK with bursts up to 216 KpH using M.A.S.C.! Then adds speed tweak?

Armageddon.

[One Medic Army]

JohnnyC, on 30 November 2012 - 08:07 PM, said:

No... you can't fit the XL300 in the Commando. You won't be able to put it in the Flea either, I'm pretty sure.

Remember the current global speed cap of 140kph (150 w/ speed tweak) is due to higher speeds breaking the netcode (more than is already the case). Once the netcode is fixed to allow higher speeds, then the cap will be 1.4x (I think) base speed for light mechs.

[edit]Which after looking at sarna means that Commandos have a max engine size of 210, yet I seem to recall putting 215s into one after the engine limitations were added, strange.

Edited by One Medic Army, 30 November 2012 - 08:57 PM.

[Johnny Reb]

Before the speed cap and engine restrictions a commando could go 200 k/h, hence the old trollmando!

[Joseph Mallan]

SUSTINET, on 30 November 2012 - 08:49 PM, said:

Armageddon.

Thank You!!!

[Farmer]

I think the fastest mech in canon is a Ji-Had era Locust, which we'll never see, at over 300KPH with MASC.

[verybad]

Rex Budman, on 30 November 2012 - 07:05 PM, said:

Depends on the firepower/speed tradeoff.

I'd say the Catapault can hold best ratio of DPS/speed. My Cat runs at 79kph, the old one ran at 84.4kph with tweaks but doing 550+ average damage per match.

If it is just speed alone, the Jenner in the above post would be the fastest.

SSRM Cats don't count in damagediscussions. Their damage is automatic, so why count it?

Joseph Mallan, on 30 November 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:

Soooooo what's going to happen when the Fire Moth goes 162KpK with bursts up to 216 KpH using M.A.S.C.! Then adds speed tweak?

People start emulating betty (ie b****ing) about how the Flasher is imune, etc.

Edited by verybad, 30 November 2012 - 09:55 PM.

[Pr8Dator]

The biggest engine you can squeeze into a mech! (at the expense of everything else of course... weapons, armor...)

[Wolfe Ryatt]

One Medic Army, on 30 November 2012 - 07:50 PM, said:

That site is wrong.
Max engine's a 215.

You are indeed correct. Don't know why this myth that the Jenner is faster persists when it's so easily verifiable that the Commando is the fastest.

[Voidsinger]

Wolfe Ryatt, on 30 November 2012 - 10:40 PM, said:

You are indeed correct. Don't know why this myth that the Jenner is faster persists when it's so easily verifiable that the Commando is the fastest.

Actually, you likely haven't worked on a Commando lately.

Max engine available is 210 (1.4*150), despite everything of old saying it should be a 215.

Same goes for Raven 3L, capped at 295 (1.4*210=294)

They dropped Lights from 1.6 to 1.4