58 replies to this topic

[Mazzyplz]

missile nerf -> obsolete trebuchet.

not even the people complaining about JJ have a lot to say about the trebuchet.
it's a shame that such a bad decision by PGI made them obsolete.

i don't have one or ever bought one but i remember when they first came out and it was refreshing to see an LRM jumper. it was quite the tactical mech!
too bad i haven't seen them since the missile nerf

[matux]

All weekend..... never stopped seeing them, people are still using LRMS.... Its ok, the world isn't falling apart...

[BoydofZINJ]

Trebs are not assaults... so... GBoGH

[GumbyC2C]

saw one last match. Killed him as he was trying to escape with his jump jets.

[Sky Ferrix]

Seen plenty of em. Not many of em were using LRMs, but they were out there.

[One Medic Army]

I saw one a few days back, but they're certainly quite rare.
Even before Ballistic HSR and snipe-fest they weren't apparent much.

Very glad I finished eliting all of mine, the way the game is now my Jenner has equivalent firepower, faster speed, and a smaller profile.

[TOGSolid]

Mazzyplz, on 21 April 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

missile nerf -> obsolete trebuchet.

not even the people complaining about JJ have a lot to say about the trebuchet.
it's a shame that such a bad decision by PGI made them obsolete.

i don't have one or ever bought one but i remember when they first came out and it was refreshing to see an LRM jumper. it was quite the tactical mech!
too bad i haven't seen them since the missile nerf

Bad news: The Trebuchet was never good.

[kracked49]

Today and it was not me. He was in an 8 man drop working with his team. He actually did quite well as he stayed in his ECM bubble and was not using missiles.

[Johnny Reb]

Tonight, when he tryed to out lrm me!

[MonkeyCheese]

I kind of have to agree with the srm nerf reason, srms and mls with jj and 100kph+ was fun, so are the lrm treb builds, but its a little harder now days. and of course the one I settled on to master the 7m has 3 energe 3 missile =|

[TOGSolid]

MonkeyCheese, on 21 April 2013 - 01:17 AM, said:

I kind of have to agree with the srm nerf reason, srms and mls with jj and 100kph+ was fun, so are the lrm treb builds, but its a little harder now days. and of course the one I settled on to master the 7m has 3 energe 3 missile =|

Eh, the SRM nerf just exposed a bad mech for what it was. The only thing the Treb ever had going for it was the two variants with jumps jets and only then because you could do some funny stuff with SRM brawling if you could run the jets well.

[Son of Horus]

Foxx, on 21 April 2013 - 12:56 AM, said:

Seen plenty of em. Not many of em were using LRMs, but they were out there.

This

[MonkeyCheese]

TOGSolid, on 21 April 2013 - 01:20 AM, said:

Eh, the SRM nerf just exposed a bad mech for what it was. The only thing the Treb ever had going for it was the two variants with jumps jets and only then because you could do some funny stuff with SRM brawling if you could run the jets well.

Yeah, im back to 2ml 2ssrm 1tag 1lrm15 to try to master mine when the srms get fixed ill prob put them back on.

[Jabilo]

I bought a 3C recently and I really loved it.

Running it with a fast XL was such a different vibe to my Hunchie that I was having a lot of fun.

The problem is, that with SRMs less effective it's not a great mech anymore (in a competitive sense that is - it's still a lot of fun).

I have delayed buying another 2 variants until I see what happens next month with missiles.

I actually think that the damage reduction on missiles has been a good thing, They should not go up to pre fix levels, but I feel their damage is just a touch low at the moment.

As one medic army says, you can out DPS the Trebs with a Jenner. My JR7-F is faster, harder to hit and packs a mighty punch with 6 ml.

In addition, ballistic state rewind means that 120 kph is no defence against twin AC/20 Jaggers anymore. Not in something as big as a medium.

Edited by Jabilo, 21 April 2013 - 01:43 AM.

[TruePoindexter]

Mazzyplz, on 21 April 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

missile nerf -> obsolete trebuchet.

not even the people complaining about JJ have a lot to say about the trebuchet.
it's a shame that such a bad decision by PGI made them obsolete.

i don't have one or ever bought one but i remember when they first came out and it was refreshing to see an LRM jumper. it was quite the tactical mech!
too bad i haven't seen them since the missile nerf

Saw several today and I still sometimes run one for fun. LRMs aren't great right now but SRMS/SSRMs are viable and the Trebuchet's agility makes for a nasty flanker.

[MonkeyCheese]

Jabilo, on 21 April 2013 - 01:37 AM, said:

Not in something as big as a medium.

Yeah and the Treb is kind of on the massive side =(

[F lan Ker]

S!

Seen them around, have not disappeared from the game. Just different tactics and setups on some, not the usual.

[Alymbic]

Totally wasn't part of a 3 man running trebuchets earlier. And we totally didn't tear a lot of Atlases/Highlanders/Stalkers apart. Handy tip, if your relying on missiles to do your damage in a treb, your probably doing it wrong. Think lasers with jumpjets and missile support.

[Oderint dum Metuant]

Bad mech is bad

[Jabilo]

Cryll Ankiseth, on 21 April 2013 - 02:06 AM, said:

I brought my trenchbucket outta semi-retirement, lol.

The 5J is where its at. I never saw the treb as a LRM'y mech. Like a laserboating light.

So I srapped on some ERPPCS, couple JJs with an XL320 engine and am having fun zooming around the map PPCing heavies and assaults!

Sounds like fun. Think I might buy a 5J and try this tonight!

How many jets do you think the treb needs, do you max out on 5 jets or take less?