aniviron, on 05 May 2013 - 12:08 AM, said:
It's quite worth it for all the reasons all the people said. Also, I have found that in playing mechs I only bought to grind for elite I have made a lot of fun builds and really grown attached to them. (The RVN-4x and AWS-8T are still bad though.
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Ahaha, that Raven thinks it's a shark.
p.s. those are gorgeous. Love the colour process.
Thanks. Also I disagree about the 4x being bad. The Shark Raven is a 2X, and following it the bloodied mech is my 4X taken in the next match.
This match I brawled with several heavy mechs and two assaults in a 2X. I had some red armor, but the only component lost was the shield arm.
Default Raven 4X's run best as an escort to something larger. Since it's not a 3-L, people ignore it in favor of shooting the bigger mech, allowing it to survive while putting good firepower down. In this case, the Catapult. Between the Gaussapult and the AC/20 Raven, very little stood a chance until his gauss rifles blew up on him from LRM fire.
My personal one runs an AC/20, and can brawl solo or with support against Atlases in head to head fights at 86 kph with anywhere from 3 to 5 tons of ammo depending on if I include JJ's. The Raven 4X's best move in closed beta was the ability to knock down Atlases by drop kicking them from the air. Now, you can stand on their heads and dance, before dropping behind them to deliver a fatal blow. When fighting Atlases, a default Raven can easily keep jumping over the Atlas to quickly leave its field of view. Turn around while in mid-air to squeeze in those critical shots.
Shot by JEric131. Raven is me.
Without any weapons left, the Gaussapult baited an enemy through the cave. This is me standing wait outside to pump the pest full of AC/20.
HQ shots by Lordred.
Tip for anyone in Ravens 2x or 4x. Never get into a situation where you are trying to fight more than one target without support. This is why they excel when escorting someone -- no one will shoot you because the other guy is bigger.
Edited by Koniving, 05 May 2013 - 09:37 AM.