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[Logic is dumb]

hi, i have a bit 4,500 mc and idk what hero mech to get (not ilya or pretty). I was thinking of getting Yen-lo-wang but i was also thinking about the dragons flame and fang. i need your suggestions and builds.


-i like long range battles
-over 60kph is the way i roll
-lasers can be a yes or a no
-ballistics please
-no lrms please
-does it look cool?

Thanks for reading and thanks for any feed back!

[Fred013]

Everyone says the YLW sucks. I would go with a fang or flame myself, and I beleive flame is better. It is also the only dragon that can carry and AC/20. But you could put on a gauss/PPC mix for long range. It's fast too.

Edited by Fred013, 01 March 2013 - 02:16 PM.

[Padic]

Uh. You described Ilya.

[Budor]

Flame

Endo
DHS
300xl
gauss with 3t of ammo
srm6 with 1t of ammo
4x mlas

Got all ranges covered and a nice alpha. Arm mounted lasers are great. Its a Dragon and they suck so you can feel special when doing good in it.


Wang

Endo
DHS
300xl
2x mlas
ac20 with 5t of ammo

(The FF, Endo, 250standard, 4t of ammo version sucks to)

It sucks even more than Dragons and mediums have no place in this game not even for having fun. You can feel even more special when doing good in it.

Those are the best two mechs (loadouts may vary) in the game for me.

Edited by Budor, 01 March 2013 - 02:24 PM.

[nungunz]

Going off your description, definitely the Ilya

[Grizley]

You describe Ilya and then say no Ilya. Why?

Is it that you're a little short of MC? I say if you're dropping the money for a hero, get the hero you actually want. I've seen some pretty good Flame and Fang builds but of the hero mechs Ilya is far and away the most effective.

3xUAC5, 2 Medium lasers, MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY tons of AC5 ammo, a big Xl engine and you're zipping around tearing things up like you wouldn't believe.

[Oni Ralas]

Wang and Flame are both speed centric mechs. It sounds like you want an Illya, might need to save some coin. I run both flame/ylw, love them to death.

[Roughneck45]

Budor, on 01 March 2013 - 02:22 PM, said:

Flame

Endo
DHS
300xl
gauss with 3t of ammo
srm6 with 1t of ammo
4x mlas

Got all ranges covered and a nice alpha. Arm mounted lasers are great. Its a Dragon and they suck so you can feel special when doing good in it.

This x1000

Run this build = profit. Everyone underestimates dragons(rightfully so, Flame and 1C only ones worth taking), but this build f*cks sh*t up! Its what ive been running in at least 85% of my matches since upgrades were implemented.

Edited by Roughneck45, 01 March 2013 - 02:30 PM.

[Nostram]

Yen-Lo-Wang does not suck, it is a very fun and challenging mech to use. I love it.

[Roughneck45]

Nostram, on 01 March 2013 - 02:28 PM, said:

Yen-Lo-Wang does not suck, it is a very fun and challenging mech to use. I love it.

Any mech is only as good as its pilot, but YLW certainly has the least amount of flexablilty.

Basically, if you don't like to rely on an AC20, a gauss, 2 UAC5's, or 2 AC2's, then you will not enjoy this mech.

I love running it as an AC20 brawler.

Edited by Roughneck45, 01 March 2013 - 02:37 PM.

[Norris J Packard]

Nostram, on 01 March 2013 - 02:28 PM, said:

Yen-Lo-Wang does not suck, it is a very fun and challenging mech to use. I love it.

It's a terrible Mech.

[M4NTiC0R3X]

I'm waiting to see if the Jenner Cicada fusion shake worked properly... but that doesn't fit your bill

A bit of advice on the hero choices is that they do plan on having numerous heros for mechs meaning in the future there will be a hero for much, probably not all but much of the mechs.

If I were you, I'd get a Pretty Baby for versatility... but I haven't gotten one, I settled for the 9M and yes, I bought it twice

Edited by M4NTiC0R3X, 01 March 2013 - 02:39 PM.

[Rakashan]

What is described is exactly what I drive as my Ilya. I'd really encourage you to rethink knocking it off your list given that it sounds like exactly what you want in the mech you've described.

Barring that, I would look into the Flame build that people are posting. I don't like the Flame as much but ymmv.

[Logic is dumb]

thanks for the feed back, i made my choice on getting the flame. hope to see ya'll in the battlefield!

[Grizley]

Worlds biggest case of buyers remorse the first time he runs across Ilya...

[Nostram]

Oh great, now the "I need a hero" song started going through my head after seeing the thread title again.

[Padic]

Budor, on 01 March 2013 - 02:22 PM, said:

Flame

Endo
DHS
300xl
gauss with 3t of ammo
srm6 with 1t of ammo
4x mlas

A gauss in your torso with an XL engine? Does that kill you often? It seems like a risky proposition to me.

[Tickdoff Tank]

Nostram, on 01 March 2013 - 03:25 PM, said:

Oh great, now the "I need a hero" song started going through my head after seeing the thread title again.

[Budor]

Padic, on 01 March 2013 - 03:27 PM, said:

A gauss in your torso with an XL engine? Does that kill you often? It seems like a risky proposition to me.

Not really, because dragons are a center torso with legs attached to it. Its really hard to hit anything but the ct.
I lose the srm6 (ct) pretty often so i dont think its only perception.

Edited by Budor, 01 March 2013 - 04:23 PM.

[Padic]

Budor, on 01 March 2013 - 04:17 PM, said:

Not really, because dragons are a center torso with legs attached to it. Its really hard to hit anything but the ct.
I lose the srm6 (ct) pretty often so i dont think its only perception.

Huh, cool.