Then I started looking at the other Hunchie variants. Yuck. That hunch really hampers the chassis. So I'm wondering if it would be worth grinding the SP4 up to elite, or if I should just concentrate on a new chassis. I really enjoy my laserboat scout/harasser Jenner and the brawler SP4, but I've found I don't really like LRM configurations after testing out the the trial Trebuchet. I also think the 4P would be kind of boring due to the simplistic loadout and role inflexibility. Plus 4SP just seems all-around better. That makes me inclined to try out a new class to make the elite grind on first.
However, I've been thinking about one other configuration of the 4P I may want to try. I just don't know if it's viable. That being, to make up for the "eggs in a basket" problem most Hunchbacks have, load it with 3 ER PPCs, one per arm plus one in the right torso. Add in DHS, endo, and probably an AMS. standard engine, plus possibly a few MLas in case I get flushed out. I think the sniper role would be more fun than the "stand behind cover and never see your enemy" style of LRM boats that I dislike so much.
Question is: is that an OK build? If not, should I just turn to another chassis? I tend to like flexible support builds in my multiplayer games (always played a hybrid Druid in WoW, back when that was possible), so 'Mechs like the Centurion, Cataphract, and Dragon (yeah I know Dragon is a mech for pros), or possibly an ECM-equipped Atlas would seem like good fits. I also tend to avoid cheese, since that just doesn't seem like much fun, so I'd probably avoid Catapult builds out of principle and Craven out of guilt.
Thanks in advance, and I'll see you on re battlefield! Probably just before you blow off the oversized tumor on my R Torso.
Edited by Lyoncet, 06 March 2013 - 10:45 AM.