22 replies to this topic

[alexivy]

So I'm looking to purchase a JagerMech, but I'm not all that excited about setting up a standard AC40 DD build. Has anyone found success with a non-troll Jager build?

[XSive Death]

Jagerphant.

4 LL, 2 in each ST.
Arms serves as big heatsink ears.
275 engine.
Double heatsinks.

Works very well, can clock up 500+ dmg a match playing correctly.

[CygnusX7]

http://mwomercs.com/...96-battlemechs/

[Alistair Winter]

One guy I play with, DarthPayne, usually has tremendous success with 3 x UAC5.

I've personally had a lot of success with this

[SirLANsalot]

JM6-DD

Have fun critting people after stripping there armor out with you AC20 PPC's.

Oh and the dakka

[Mason Grimm]

Builds for all Jagers

http://www.mechspecs...hp?28-Jagermech

[Mackman]

2 AC 5's, 4 medium lasers, XL Engine (I run 300) for lots of ammo and heatsinks. Fast, great poke, good short-range punch. A lot of fun to play, and pretty effective (at least at my Elo bracket).

[Ngamok]

JaegerMech-A

2x UAC5s
2x ML
2x SSRM2

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...b939caf7a4e0f37

Little light on AC ammo, but whatever, hehe. Take out the AMS if you want a skim the armor a bit for more ammo.

[armyof1]

With an 260XL (that I already had, otherwise an 265XL is even better) I run 2 builds I like. The first is of course the BoomJager (which works best on JM6-A, because of the big arm shields), 2xAC20, 2xML. The other is the Chop-Chop
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...099762392a403cd

With the XL300 I also run the Zen
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...3206378cc244441

Edited by armyof1, 12 April 2013 - 01:19 PM.

[King Arthur IV]

jager S

two uac5
one large lasers
three medium lasers

6-7ammo
2-3DHS
endo steel
XL 280-290

i rak up 600-800 damage more often then not.

[Willie Sauerland]

SirLANsalot, on 12 April 2013 - 12:04 PM, said:

JM6-DD

Have fun critting people after stripping there armor out with you AC20 PPC's.

Oh and the dakka

I drop 2 MG

for 2 AC2

6 tons AC/2

1 ton MG

[Balgar]

2xAC5, 2xLL, 2XML, Engine XL275

or

2xAC5, 2xLL, 4xSRM2, Engine XL275

Both are pretty heat efficient, 1.25 range and very effective at all ranges.

Edited by Balgar, 12 April 2013 - 01:30 PM.

[Profiteer]

alexivy, on 12 April 2013 - 11:51 AM, said:

So I'm looking to purchase a JagerMech, but I'm not all that excited about setting up a standard AC40 DD build. Has anyone found success with a non-troll Jager build?

Having mastered the DD I would suggest you don't bother.

The Jager has to be one of the most fragile mechs you can pilot; it's like a giant catcher's mitt for incoming fire.

There are other mechs out there that will carry most of the load-outs you can put on a Jager, and do it better.

[Willie Sauerland]

Profiteer, on 12 April 2013 - 01:41 PM, said:

Having mastered the DD I would suggest you don't bother.

The Jager has to be one of the most fragile mechs you can pilot; it's like a giant catcher's mitt for incoming fire.

There are other mechs out there that will carry most of the load-outs you can put on a Jager, and do it better.

I disagree.

First, the arms sit high and can clear a lot of obstacles which other mechs can't without exposing themselves more.

Second, the arms can pivot up and down further than torso mounted ballistics.

Third, the Jager is the only mech to be able to mount 2 AC/20s in the arms.

[jeffsw6]

I kind of like the quad AC/2. I got XL 275, 14 DHS, and 2 ML to fill it out. Pretty sure my ELO in Heavies is noobsauce, though.

[Profiteer]

Willie Sauerland, on 12 April 2013 - 02:58 PM, said:

I disagree.

First, the arms sit high and can clear a lot of obstacles which other mechs can't without exposing themselves more.

Second, the arms can pivot up and down further than torso mounted ballistics.

Third, the Jager is the only mech to be able to mount 2 AC/20s in the arms.

If you read the OPs post properly he says he doesn't like the dual ac20 build; thus there are other mechs (cataphract, catapult) that will serve him better.

P. S. having high mounted arms that pivot well is pointless when a few shots can blow up your side torso.

Edited by Profiteer, 12 April 2013 - 03:22 PM.

[Royalewithcheese]

Don't knock the AC40 until you've tried it

Other than that, 3xUAC5 gets rave reviews, there's a ridiculous JM6-S 4 LL build (as XSive said, although you can also put in a bigger engine, Endo+FF, and remove the ears entirely) that is at least as good as serious 4LL builds people run on the K2, and you can't go wrong with dualguass.

[Willie Sauerland]

Profiteer, on 12 April 2013 - 03:21 PM, said:

If you read the OPs post properly he says he doesn't really like dual ac20's; thus there are other mechs (cataphract, catapult) that will serve him better.

P. S. having high mounted arms that pivot well is pointless when a few shots can blow up your side torso.

I read the original post.

I disagreed with yours.

And I still do.

And it takes more

than a few shots

to blow up a side torso.

But then again,

if you keep getting hit

in the side torso,

perhaps you should move...

[Royalewithcheese]

Profiteer, on 12 April 2013 - 03:21 PM, said:

when a few shots can blow up your side torso.

Welcome to life as a non-Catapult heavy (Seriously, though, the Jagermech does not have side torsos that are meaningfully more fragile than the ones on a Cataphract.)

Edited by Royalewithcheese, 12 April 2013 - 03:24 PM.

[RetroActive]

My favorite:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...01081930e7586f5

2 UAC 5, 4 SRM 4, 2 ML, XL 280