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[Halconnen]

Does anyone know which build would give me the highest possible Alpha Strike?

[Cervantes88]

6 Machinegun 2 Flamers Jagermech-DD

[Halconnen]

Gonna try that, ty.

[Cervantes88]

[Kamelkaze]

9 medium laser Hunchi with 45 damage!

[Jay Z]

Highest possible? This might.STK-3F at 108.5. It meets all launch requirements.

[loliza]

Jay Z, on 21 April 2013 - 02:25 AM, said:

Highest possible? This might.STK-3F at 108.5. It meets all launch requirements.

well imo lrms dont count towards alpha dmg they are too situational with that in mind old splatcat with 90 dmg alpha is prolly highest real alpha

[Son of Horus]

Jay Z, on 21 April 2013 - 02:25 AM, said:

Highest possible? This might.STK-3F at 108.5. It meets all launch requirements.

Lulz! One Alpha then total shutdown!

[Halconnen]

You can always override for a second Alpha

[Jay Z]

loliza, on 21 April 2013 - 05:05 AM, said:

well imo lrms dont count towards alpha dmg they are too situational with that in mind old splatcat with 90 dmg alpha is prolly highest real alpha

Very well. Without LRMs you can still get up to a 96 damage alpha. STK-3F

Practically speaking you could get an alpha of 66 with good speed and heat management. STK-3F

For reference here are my two main builds. They are devastating but sacrifice a little alpha for more survivability and sustained damage output. STK-3F STK-5M

For the OP, highest possible alpha is not all there is to an effective mechs. Sure, 6 PPCs will deliver 60 damage at once and can get some kills but have huge drawbacks in terms of weight and heat. It all depends on your play style. A high alpha is pretty useless without good speed. Sustained DPS will get you through a firefight when you can't withdraw.

Finally, here's a summary build. 60 Alpha, great DPS and heat management and speed (for an assault). STK-5S

[Sh4dow78]

IMO best possible alpha strike is 6x PPC its 60 dmg tothe ONE point of enemy mech. Using missiles to count as ALPHA its weird bcoz they dont hit same place soe its not "real" alpha to me ohh and u can shot 2 alphas before u shoot down and its 120dmg

[ChaosGrinder]

what did i read Ö-ô

[Koniving]

Cervantes88, on 21 April 2013 - 02:09 AM, said:

6 Machinegun 2 Flamers Jagermech-DD

A much more practical one.

Spoiler

2 MG, 4 flamer, 2 AC/10. Blind and confuse AC/20 jagers, then take them apart while they can't see or aim.

Edited by Koniving, 21 April 2013 - 06:12 AM.

[Krzysztof z Bagien]

Behold! More scary than 6MG Spider...

TAG Boat!

[Sh4dow78]

Krzysztof z Bagien, on 21 April 2013 - 07:34 AM, said:

Behold! More scary than 6MG Spider...

TAG Boat!

man u forgot put TAG into head ur build is broken :/

[Krzysztof z Bagien]

But... Command Console...

On a slightly more serious note:
Dzida Laserowa (The Laser Spear)
You can actually play that thing, it meets launch requirements.

Edited by Krzysztof z Bagien, 21 April 2013 - 07:49 AM.

[Regrets]

Krzysztof z Bagien, on 21 April 2013 - 07:48 AM, said:

But... Command Console...

On a slightly more serious note:
Dzida Laserowa (The Laser Spear)
You can actually play that thing, it meets launch requirements.

I don't think this will finish the alpha

[GetinmyBellah]

Regrets, on 21 April 2013 - 08:56 AM, said:

I don't think this will finish the alpha

I agree and it's an immediate death by machine gun build haha

[Cyke]

The DZIDA LASEROWA.. oh god.. that is incredible..

[Halconnen]

You could throw that small laser out and put some armor on it.

...like 1 point in each component.