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[Lege]

I like the 8R and 9M the best, but I haven't driven the PB. I tend to go with SRM-6 and laser loadouts with as many double heat sinks as I can fit.
I didn't like the 4 energy/3 missile variant as much as the 7 energy.
When I played them the most is when they could all run fast earlier in beta.
So on c-bills I'd get the 9M, 8R and 8Q.
If I was going to buy the PB, it would be PB, 9M and 8R.
But like others have said stalkers are just plain better and D-DCs are better yet.
So I'm not recommending Awesomes at all while the drop rules are what they are.
If they ever go to a straight tonnage vs tonnage on drop, I'd like to play them again.
But getting 80 tons and the opposing team getting a D-DC is too much advantage to give up.

[The Slippery Gypsy]

Ive played em all except the 9m, and my favourite by far is the pretty baby. Although I did play them early on while I was learning MWO, and then got the PB when it came out and I was more experienced.

The PB is incredibly fun and very capable. Load it up with a big (xl360-380) and then as much pulse laser, SRM, DHS and endo as you can. Run thru, or better yet behind the pack and cause havoc. Use the torso twist to spread the damage to your arms (turn side on) then high tail it outer there when they realise your there. Hero bonus is a bonus. This style of play is very fun and also quite challenging to master.

[Tremendous Upside]

Tahribator, on 03 March 2013 - 11:02 PM, said:

Stay away from PB, 9M is superior to it in every way. Some will argue 5 extra kph is worth it isn't. The hardoints are just unworkable. It's the worst 30 $ you can waste.

Guess you've never tried to run PB with 3 SRM6's before...

[Finnigan]

Personally, I run my 8Q like this:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...9132b3f57d8e132

40 point long range alpha is great for cockpitting opponents, ER's have a nice close range punch, the regular PPC's only generate about 10% heat each fire so when you're under pressure you can still keep up a steady stream of thunder.

My 9M looks like this:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c3cc0481b6d2abc

It's great fun and a real game-changer when played right.

I have an 8R for giggles, it's not all that great, but I either have it with SRMs as mentioned earlier in this thread or like this:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...31fabfe7a72cda2

It waddles about quite slowly but packs a big punch.

[Phoenix Gray]

Damocles, on 03 March 2013 - 07:58 PM, said:

8T
2 ERPPC
2 SRM6
THUG LYFE

C'mon, man I can fit that loadout into a Trenchbucket. http://tinyurl.com/b348kgt

If you're not melting the Alpine map, you're not trying.

[Sh4dow78]

AWS-8R med-close dist power

AWS-8V - also not bad

AWS-9M - long range PUNCH

just some to test for U all i played all are nice

[EvangelionUnit]

Scarface1978, on 04 March 2013 - 07:14 AM, said:

AWS-8R med-close dist power

AWS-8V - also not bad

AWS-9M - long range PUNCH

just some to test for U all i played all are nice

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...2ab2f57b6d9f552
after a bit fixing ... well as long as no1 gets your side torsos
AWS-8Q
5 min more to see what i can get out of my ride ... to bad that PPC's don't work this great in CC again fast targets

oh never minde, thats not the greatest deal again your 9M , just one heatsink and 0.5 leg armor for BAP

Edited by EvangelionUnit, 04 March 2013 - 02:19 PM.

[Warrax the Chaos Warrior]

EvangelionUnit, on 04 March 2013 - 02:08 PM, said:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...2ab2f57b6d9f552
after a bit fixing ... well as long as no1 gets your side torsos
AWS-8Q
5 min more to see what i can get out of my ride ... to bad that PPC's don't work this great in CC again fast targets

oh never minde, thats not the greatest deal again your 9M , just one heatsink and 0.5 leg armor for BAP

Curious why you would put BAP an a PPC boat?

Also, I find running 3xERPPCs with 22 DHS to be a bit of a stretch, I wouldn't want to try with only 20. Drop the BAP and another half-ton of leg armor (45 each is plenty imo) and you can fit 22.

[Mazzyplz]

if you're looking for a non LRM 8T this is the best one if you like lasers:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...aacd4e00cdeb64d
kicks ***, just pop one arm out of cover to shoot far, then the other to shoot near.
you have a couple of missiles too

[Damocles]

Phoenix Gray, on 04 March 2013 - 06:56 AM, said:

C'mon, man I can fit that loadout into a Trenchbucket. http://tinyurl.com/b348kgt

If you're not melting the Alpine map, you're not trying.

and your trenchbucket has no arms in how many hits?

[Elyam]

Been using 9M with powerful results and 2 slightly different builds:

320XL
1 ERPPC in RA (extreme range, shock, and anti-ecm)
3 LLAS (primary)
1 SRM6 (finisher)
1 MPLAS (backup)
20 DHS
464 armor
OR
same but replace the CT LLAS with 2 SRM4 (also requires dropping the head MPLAS and 2 DHS).

I change the two loadouts up all the time, and it's hard to say which is better. Obviously, on long maps the 3 large hold sway while on tight maps the 14 SRMs. But both work everywhere. I've yet to find any mech with performance that so matches what I want.

This week I'll finally earn enough for an XL370, which will let me have essentially the same equipment (more DHS in the engine, thus allowing enough open space for Endo) but with a significant increase in speed and agility. As far as any XL comments, I've found that experience has taught me to be decent enough at damage avoidance throughout entire combats so as to make side torso engine damage still a threat, but a far less common one.

The 8Q works well too with a 300XL, 2 ERPPC for exteme range, and varieties of lasers for mid and close. As others have said, while boating PPCs has its moments (gods help us with the coming of the coolant flush module...), consistent dps with 1 or 2 cannons that can be fired nearly non-stop is not to be ignored.

[Wrenchfarm]

The 9M with 3xPPCs and a XL385 is fantastic.

[NRP]

Because I was bored, I fooled around with my 9M and came up with this:

STD360 (80 kph)
LL
3 MLs
3 SRM4s (2T)
17 DHS
Endo + FF

Works surprisingly well. Runs a bit hot, but it's weird running around with both torsos blown off. I was mixing it up with an AI splat Cat last night and he couldn't kill me, LOL! I think he ran out of ammo. It sure can tank more damage than before, but the big issue is heat dissipation.

I wonder how big of a STD engine I can fit in the PB?

[Beavertron]

I made this 8V a few weeks ago and haven't gotten around to trying it in game yet. In my head it seems like it should be okay, staying at range with the ALRM15 + TAG and PPC and using the LL and SRM's if someone closes to avoid the LRM's. I use XL engines in everything and after a while to get used to them I die via side torso destruction pretty rarely, and when I do my CT is normally a few shots from destruction as well.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...530215e1608b11e

Do you guys think this could work in game?

Edited by Beavertron, 08 March 2013 - 04:55 AM.

[MrDerp]

The best awesome variant is STK-3F.

See what I did thurr.

No but seriously, stalkers are superior to awesomes in pretty much every way. I would recommend getting a 3F, its my favorite assault chassis.

Honestly, for the life of me I cannot find a loadout I'm satisfied with for any of the awesomes I've owned.

[MADSix]

I have been successfully running this
AWS-8R
Only debate is whether to change to 2MPL to LL for some extended range.
I am really liking the new artemis flight path, although it does cause the LRM 60 barrage to hit in 2 waves.

Edited by MADSix, 08 March 2013 - 07:11 AM.

[NRP]

I've made sort of a "just because it's fun" build with my 8Q:

STD275
4 PPCs
20 DHS
400 armor

I've been playing the hell out of this lately, and all I can say is 4 PPCs > 3 PPCs.

[Tremendous Upside]

NRP, on 05 March 2013 - 07:36 AM, said:

Because I was bored, I fooled around with my 9M and came up with this:

STD360 (80 kph)
LL
3 MLs
3 SRM4s (2T)
17 DHS
Endo + FF

Works surprisingly well. Runs a bit hot, but it's weird running around with both torsos blown off. I was mixing it up with an AI splat Cat last night and he couldn't kill me, LOL! I think he ran out of ammo. It sure can tank more damage than before, but the big issue is heat dissipation.

I wonder how big of a STD engine I can fit in the PB?

I'm actually thinking of doing something similar with my 9M (and PB). They're both so much less durable than my 8R, that I hardly play them anymore. It looks like I can get a solid brawling build into PB with a STD 340, and almost the same loadout I currently run on my 9M with a 335... So I'm trading off around 8-10 kph for each. Not wild about that... But it's a lot more difficult to keep your shoulders attached nowadays. Too many PPC snipers around.

[NRP]

Yeah I've noticed that too. I don't get a lot of CT shots these days. It's always side torso shots. That said, a STD engine doesn't really make all that much difference in practice. It's usually the difference between a quick death and a slow death, but if it gets that bad you're not long for this world anyway. But a STD360 in the 9M is fun. I can still go 80 kph and pack nearly the same loadout as I did with XL engines. It just runs a bit hot, but I guess that's the trade off.

[Chunkylad]

I like the 8V, 3 LLAS and 3 SRM 6, rest into engine and dhs.