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[Mortenson]

Is there a story behind Misery like there is for some of the other hero mechs? Couldnt find anything anywehre on the site, but maybe I missed something.

[Atma Erebus]

Fair enough on the 3H, it's so bad that I must have forgotten about it. And for my 30 dollars, I want build options. Others may not care, but I do.

[Koniving]

Mortenson, on 07 May 2013 - 12:38 PM, said:

Is there a story behind Misery like there is for some of the other hero mechs? Couldnt find anything anywehre on the site, but maybe I missed something.

Not yet, it seems.

Atma Erebus, on 07 May 2013 - 12:39 PM, said:

Fair enough on the 3H, it's so bad that I must have forgotten about it. And for my 30 dollars, I want build options. Others may not care, but I do.

That bad, eh?
Stalker 3H

It had 2 SRM-2s (not streaks, SRM-2s), and two LPL with lots of DHS and nothing else. This was when LPLs did as much heat as ER PPCs do now.

3H Flamer Stalker gets 517 damage in less than one minute. First shot fired after I start recording.

[MisterPlanetarian]

Sephlock, on 07 May 2013 - 11:24 AM, said:

So how is it? I'm a little skeptical about how things will work out in practice...

I'm pretty satisfied with it.


Running this at the moment: Misery Got both PPC's opposite to my Gauss rifle so I don't loose to much firepower if it gets blown to hell.

Edited by MisterPlanetarian, 07 May 2013 - 01:04 PM.

[JadeRaven]

I was seriously getting worried that the devs were losing touch with the player base for a minute there. It's like they knew that I had always wanted a robot just like an atlas but 15 tons lighter and with similar but slightly worse hardpoints. Thanks PGI!

[TruePoindexter]

Atma Erebus, on 07 May 2013 - 12:14 PM, said:

I'm personally very disappointed. I thought this was a buy for sure, but losing 3 missiles and a laser for one ballistic slot along with the reduced torso twist has changed my mind. Misery got screwed even worse than Pretty Baby with two less hardpoints than the previous worst variant. I can see the PPC and LL boat crowd being happy with this layout, which is fine if you don't use missiles. Sad to say I won't be buying after all. Glad I didn't purchase the MC ahead of time...

Actually the Misery has the 2nd best twist out of all the Stalkers - the STK-3F being the best.

[That Dawg]

Sephlock, on 03 May 2013 - 05:32 PM, said:

And so the Atlas becomes more and more obsolete.

is that the episode where they charge money for new stuff, but still haven't fixed any of the old stuff?
I LOVE that one!!

[Purplefluffybunny]

Koniving, on 07 May 2013 - 12:36 PM, said:

This default rig actually performed well. While I had hoped to keep the arm missiles too, that's not as disappointing as not having a second ballistic hardpoint. I was really looking forward to some twin barrel screenshots. Now there's absolutely no reason to downgrade to AC/2 or MG.

Running it stock for the first time came out great. 3 kills, 3 assists, 400 something damage.
(If vid doesn't run it's still processing.)

You are someone that has, IMO, more money than sense.

[Atma Erebus]

TruePoindexter, on 07 May 2013 - 01:23 PM, said:

Actually the Misery has the 2nd best twist out of all the Stalkers - the STK-3F being the best.

Yes, but 65 is a hell of a lot closer to 60 than it is to 85. I still don't like it and I'm not going to shell out thirty dollars even if it does have a slightly better torso twist than the variants that I also don't like. Whether it's one crit slot or two less than the previous worst variant it still has virtually no missiles, which are my personal favorite part of a Stalker. This is a slower CTF-1X with one extra missile point and barn-like side torsos and no arms and 35 degrees less torso twist.

Edited by Atma Erebus, 07 May 2013 - 01:51 PM.

[TruePoindexter]

Atma Erebus, on 07 May 2013 - 01:41 PM, said:

Yes, but 65 is a hell of a lot closer to 60 than it is to 85. I still don't like it and I'm not going to shell out thirty dollars even if it does have a slightly better torso twist than the variants that I also don't like. Whether it's one crit slot or two less than the previous worst variant it still has virtually no missiles, which are my personal favorite part of a Stalker. This is a slower CTF-1X with one extra missile point and barn-like side torsos and no arms and 35 degrees less torso twist.

Well if you don't like it don't buy it. You don't have to like every single hero mech. I personally don't like the Pretty Baby and the Death Knell so I didn't buy them. The Misery's unique feature is that it is a Stalker with a ballistic. If that's not compelling or you think other mechs do the same job run those that's perfectly fine.

Edited by TruePoindexter, 07 May 2013 - 01:55 PM.

[Atma Erebus]

TruePoindexter, on 07 May 2013 - 01:55 PM, said:

Well if you don't like it don't buy it.

That was my point, in fact. I originally posted to say that although I was excited to see a hero Stalker, I don't like the hardpoints or quirks, so I won't be buying it.

[TruePoindexter]

Atma Erebus, on 07 May 2013 - 01:59 PM, said:

That was my point, in fact. I originally posted to say that although I was excited to see a hero Stalker, I don't like the hardpoints or quirks, so I won't be buying it.

That's cool then - to each their own. I think I'm going to pass on this one after all. I jumped on the Highlanders and then realized that "Oh yeah - I'm not a big assault mech fan."

[Skyfaller]

MisterPlanetarian, on 07 May 2013 - 01:02 PM, said:

I'm pretty satisfied with it.


Running this at the moment: Misery Got both PPC's opposite to my Gauss rifle so I don't loose to much firepower if it gets blown to hell.

You do know the gauss ammo does not explode right? You don't need CASE in there.

[TruePoindexter]

Skyfaller, on 07 May 2013 - 02:12 PM, said:

You do know the gauss ammo does not explode right? You don't need CASE in there.

It will keep the rifle's explosion from spreading though.

[Sephlock]

I'm really on the fence about it. If it had just 1 more slot so that I could roll with 2 ultra autocannons or 2 lbx (for teh lulz) it would be okay, but...

[MisterPlanetarian]

TruePoindexter, on 07 May 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

It will keep the rifle's explosion from spreading though.

That's why it's there. I've been experimenting with some Large Laser alternatives. 4x LL/UAC5 is something I've wanted to try,

[Wintersdark]

I'll get this one.

The reduced number of hard points is pretty much party for the course with Hero mechs. Despite the ever-present cries of pay to win, Hero's almost always have fewer hard points. Turning and acceleration is pretty reasonable for perks, too. I'll miss the 3F's twist, but those aren't bad.

I'm really sad that it's only one ballistics hardpoint, as I'd been fantasizing about a 2xUAC5 build, but I'll make due with one. No Gauss for me, thanks,not in a stalker.

As to making an Atlas obsolete.... yeah, no. 15 tons, higher Max armor and speed, particularly with the benefits of putting that tonnage into the engine and saving 6 critical slots for dhs.

Still, this will serve very nicely as my second Stalker with wildly different loadouts compared to my 3F.

[LeShadow]

Oh well. I must say i'm a little underwhelmed. Didn't dare to hope it would have more than one ballsitics slot, but - seriously, only one missile hardpoint with a whopping 6 tubes? What am I supposed to do with a single SRM launcher?

Will give it a try nonetheless, i'm really in the mood for something new right now. At least it's got zombie potential, maybe more than the 5M...

[Wintersdark]

Early runs with mine have gone smashingly well. AC20 and UAC5 used so far. I'm currently running UAC5 and 4LL, one in the CT, std300 and 19dhs.

Iprefer the UAC5 build; good dps output and no heat issues,and able to continue dishing out the hurt even after suffering substantial damage.

It's a fun mech and it looks badass.

[Sephlock]

I just wish it had a least 1 more non-laser slot in a torso.

Is it at all superior to the hexa PPC stalker? Does the gauss outweigh the loss of space for heat sinks?