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[MeiSooHaityu]

Terror Teddy, on 11 March 2013 - 10:10 PM, said:

What did he do with the rest of the tonnage??? DHS/ENDO/FERRO???

Probably used the extra tonnage for an engine and maybe heat sinks, but that still sounds ridiculous. I could run a C1 with 2LLasers, 2MLasers, and 2 LRM5s and still do 80kph with a heat efficency of 1.40. Yea, I just don't think he knew what he was doing.

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 28 June 2013 - 05:44 AM.

[Nunspa]

ragingmunkyz, on 11 March 2013 - 10:16 PM, said:

Saw a splatcat full of SRM4's today...I can't even begin to imagine how he couldn't find the extra tons to upgrade them to SRM6's.

Someone did the math that showed the SRM 4 grouping was more effective then SRM 6's I don't remember the numbers, but it worked and gave him more shots per ton.. once 12 v 12 come online.. ammo will count for a LOT more.

Buso Senshi Zelazny, on 04 June 2013 - 08:47 AM, said:

Over the weekend I spectated an Atlas with 2 AC2's, 2 LRM 15 w/Artemis, and 2 Medium lasers. Maybe an okay build for a heavy, but a terrible build for an Atlas.

that was me, it was an experiment... it failed

[Nunspa]

White Bear 84, on 16 June 2013 - 04:30 PM, said:

Does ANY mech with and LBX-10 count?

Except when used right (on a armor stripped mech) they are very effective.. a good "finisher" weapon

[Angel of Annihilation]

Test Monkey 13, on 11 March 2013 - 10:03 PM, said:

I have seen A1 catapults with only lrms many times.
Worst was a DDC with 3 lrm 15s and tag only with 2 ac2s to support it.

Got you beat on the DDC.

3 LRM15s and TWO (2) TAG systems only. Not sure if he thought 2 TAGs doubled the accuracy or what but wow.....just wow.

[BadWolf81]

I ran into an Atlas that scared the pants off me in my Cicada it had 2xERPPC's, Gauss, and 3xLRM15's what made it bad was that when I got in range with my 5MPL’s I took off each torso with only a few shots it was like a paper doll I took my time and got both torso’s and legged him. I think it must have been something like this, http://mwo.smurfy-ne...4affc99b07e81dd

[Clit Beastwood]

Once on the opposing team there was an atlas with only an lrm20 and no ammo... Dude did not reply to any messages inquiring what was up. He was maneuvering his tail off though.

[The Mechromancer]

I put a gauss rifle on a spider.

That was fun...

Edited by The Mechromancer, 28 June 2013 - 08:31 AM.

[EyeOne]

I once saw an YLW with (2) Medium Pulse Lasers and that was it.

It was me. It was an accident but I still got a kill.

[Docshifty]

Stalker with nothing but two PPCs

Highlander with nothing but two ERPPCs

An A1 that apparently didn't read the entire description of the streakcat and loaded up with six SRM2s

[Steelgrave]

Pretty funny stuff.

I've been known to drop with oddball builds on occasion when I'm feeling experimental. Granted I've never done it with obviously broken builds, but some of my experiments have been a bit peculiar from time to time.

[Finn McShae]

I tend to cackle whenever someone is hitting me at range with LBX 10's, just becuase I can see 50% of the pellets hitting the groudn around me.

One of my worst was when I forgot to switch the ammo when I switched from 3 x UAC 5 to AC 5/AC 10 on my Illya... 3 med lasers isn't really that great for a heavy with an XL.

[oldradagast]

I blame you all for what I saw today on Forest Colony.

An AC40 Cicada was on our team.

Yes... somebody actually was nuts enough to put together that theoretical dual AC20 build. He had a top speed of about 40 kph (and hid near the base until the battle was nearly over) and 2 tons of ammo.

He also died after dealing 40 damage.

I think that design needs work... At least he did more damage than our disconnect at match start did.

Also saw yet another Atlas DDC with 3 LRM 15's and a Tag. That's it. Not even a medium laser for defense under LRM range. No idea why that build seems so common among terrible builds.

Edited by oldradagast, 04 July 2013 - 05:24 PM.

[Sporklift]

6-PPC Stalker with (very obviously) no back armor. I think a commando killed him in like 10-20 seconds.

[One Medic Army]

Nunspa, on 28 June 2013 - 06:05 AM, said:

that was me, it was an experiment... it failed

I had used to run my AS7-D with the following to great effect, before LRMs got super-nerfed.

2x Artemis LRM10
2x AC/2
2x LPL
TAG (CT)

Ran it back when alpine had come out fairly recently, before Tourmaline.

I haven't seen any Truly bad builds recently, just terrible pilots who couldn't hit the broad side of a planet with their weapons.

Edited by One Medic Army, 04 July 2013 - 08:05 PM.

[Pastor Priest]

A Dragon with two large lasers and a gauss. Not bad in itself, but he had a very small standard engine, and went only 65 KPH. Maybe not everyone thinks this way, but if you're going that slow in a Dragon, you're doing it wrong.

[BP Raven]

Saw a spider with an LB10X and (iirc) a med pulse laser...

[Jenkss]

3L Raven

113km/h
LRM5
LRM10

No ECM or BAP

[Ragnar Darkmane]

FERAL TIGER, on 18 June 2013 - 02:16 PM, said:

Agreed, I really don't see the point of an LRM 5

You use them on LRM boats if you either have only 5/6 tube launchers left or when you don't want to mount even more LRM 15s. With Artemis LRM 10s are simply too heavy to be considered an alternative to LRM 5s (two of them weight as much as a single LRM 10 but take up less slots in a single component and spread the weapons more evenly over the mech) or LRM 15s (why get LRM 10s when the 15s only weight 2 tons more with 50% more firepower?). LRM 5s as the only LRM launchers on your mech is utter crap though.
I use two LRM 5s in the STs of my Stalker LRM-boats together with two LRM 15s in the arms (together with TAG and Artemis). Works quite well.

Edited by Ragnar Darkmane, 06 July 2013 - 05:08 AM.

[Oogalook]

Shadowsword8, on 12 March 2013 - 02:14 AM, said:

I saw an heavy mech armed wiht only a large laser and a LBX-10.

The worst was that when I started explaining why the LBX was a terrible weapon, the others on the team supported him. Maybe they tought each pellet was doing 15 damage, or something.

It seems you are in the wrong, sir. The mech was likely a dragon, which runs a huge engine, and goes fast, and gets up close. Those guns account for probably 18 tons of weaponry and ammo on a 60 ton mech, with decent midrange firepower. This means that, while his DPS is lower than he probably could have made it, it's a loadout which he can use to fullest effect in any engagement.

Also, LBX isn't very bad- it is one slot smaller, one ton lighter, and 90 meters longer-ranged than an AC10 and with the same DPS. I'm glad the other guys checked you on that.

On a different note, I once ran my DDC with LBX-10, UAC5, 2xLRM10, and 2xMPLas. Pretty funny build, all right.

[GrandLocomon]

Firebrand - 1 Guass rifle
Dragon 1C - 1 Guass rifle
Centurion - TAG, LRM-10 and NARC
Jagermech - 4 UAC5, dropped all armour from arms and legs and rear torso
Catapult - 4x LRM 20, dropped all armour from everywhere except front center torso (found the screenshots)

Edited by GrandLocomon, 13 July 2013 - 11:37 PM.