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[TheStrider]

Hey all, I just hit elite on my Cataphrats, and would like to change up my Pop Tart. Quite frankly, either I'm not that good and pop sniping, or it's just not my style.

So I'm looking for alternate builds that don't involve sniping. I have a dual Gauss 4x, so not doing that either...

PS - I like Jump Jets.

Edited by TheStrider, 23 March 2013 - 07:40 PM.

[TwentyOne]

2 UAC5. 4 MED LASER.
ENDO
GIANT XL ENGINE OF YOUR CHOOSING
6/7 tons ammo
and remember on the phract when its jumping most mechs can only hit your legs.
SO FULL LEG ARMOR!

[Chromedbustop]

Switch out the gauss for some AC/10's; put in a big xl engine, and you've got yourself a pretty decent hit and run heavy hitter. Use the jump jets to maneuver and to help get you in and out.

[CheeseThief]

4 medium lasers and an AC20 served me very well for a while, but since the laser netcode fix a 4 large laser build is what I'm currently running.

[LegoPirate]

3 ERLL single uac5 with 2 tons of ammo. xl340 with endo and as many dhs as you can fit.

[WildeKarde]

2 LPulse, 2MPulse and LB10X. Just skirmishing really and use jump jets to suprise mechs.

[Indoorsman]

4LL and 4JJ with max engine! Skip to 2:31 when you get tired of the 3rd person lol

[Drollzy]

My Build is similar to yours Indoorsman... However i have dropped the JJ's for more heatsinks and armor and switched the LL's to ER LL's. Its my favorite mech to run at the moment as it hits 84k with speed tweak so I can change angles quite easily... I also run in from the edge fire 3 aplha's and have the speed to bail cool down and change my angle. been having great success with it. I have opted for the ER's to ensure i am inflicting pain at all ranges I find it more accurate when Long Range Sniping as well.

I have my weapons grouping as:
Grp1 - 2 ERLL (both on left side)
Grp2 - 2 ERLL (Both on RIght side)
Grp3 - Alpha.

I switch mouse 1 between grp1 and 3 obviously when micro managing my heat.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...51be32a8aa49d19

[Zordicron]

I went 2 erppc(each torso) and an lbx in the arm, and 1 med laser in each arm.

ERPPC for long range punch, or to shoot over a hill as they are high mount. LBX in the arm makes it really really easy to aim it to splat people in the face. 2 med laser in the arms is perfect to track lights, and enough dmg to usually iscourage them from circle of deathing. the rest, engine, heatsink. i think I only put one ton ammo for the LBX.

No jets on this though. but it does a lot of dmg at many ranges, doesnt overheat unless you abuse the erppc and med lasers in close range, and LBX does good crits, and knock. Enough knock to jam an Atlas. My fav phract build so far.

[Indoorsman]

cdrolly, on 25 March 2013 - 06:58 PM, said:

My Build is similar to yours Indoorsman... However i have dropped the JJ's for more heatsinks and armor and switched the LL's to ER LL's. Its my favorite mech to run at the moment as it hits 84k with speed tweak so I can change angles quite easily... I also run in from the edge fire 3 aplha's and have the speed to bail cool down and change my angle. been having great success with it. I have opted for the ER's to ensure i am inflicting pain at all ranges I find it more accurate when Long Range Sniping as well.

I have my weapons grouping as:
Grp1 - 2 ERLL (both on left side)
Grp2 - 2 ERLL (Both on RIght side)
Grp3 - Alpha.

I switch mouse 1 between grp1 and 3 obviously when micro managing my heat.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...51be32a8aa49d19

Well that sounds good but I prefer having left arm, right arm, torso and alpha weapons groups. Can manage heat better that way and also fire those high up torso lasers when your arm lasers would hit the wall in front of you.

[Indoorsman]

Cryll Ankiseth, on 27 March 2013 - 12:46 AM, said:

I swapped out the AC5s for AC10s, used ferros armor instead of endo steel. The amount of abuse I can take while dishing it out at good clip is pretty awesome. XL 300 engine going 69.4 clicks (no skill upgrade). 4 tons of ammo instead, but 14 DHS gives it (1.28) good cooling so you can keep on firing.

I took ferror armor over endo steel so I can have more armor per ton AND better armor protection. The difference between ferro/no-endo and no-ferro/endo is 2.13 tons. The ability to take abuse in an assault mech is better suited than the few extra clicks you gain by a bigger engine, or whatever else you want to do with the weight.

Ferro does not let you have more armor. Ferro makes the same MAX amount of armor weigh less. Endo-steel is better weight savings than ferro, so it's only good if you already have endo.

[Budor]

Indoorsman, on 25 March 2013 - 12:33 PM, said:

4LL and 4JJ with max engine! Skip to 2:31 when you get tired of the 3rd person lol

This is what i use, works pretty well.

Cryll Ankiseth, on 27 March 2013 - 02:15 AM, said:

Has ferros been tested to provide better protection against energy weapons like in the descriptionÉ(question mark.. i hate blue keys)

FF does not offer ANY additional protection. It just saves weight like Endo. You take Endo first and if you can fit it and still need weight Ferro.

Edited by Budor, 27 March 2013 - 03:11 AM.

[Gigastrike]

I've been running this on my 3D: CTF-3D

It's a little poptarty, but mostly a well-rounded brawler. So fun to use this thing in River City and some parts of Frozen City.

[Noob Weapons]

Budor, on 27 March 2013 - 03:10 AM, said:

This is what i use, works pretty well.




FF does not offer ANY additional protection. It just saves weight like Endo. You take Endo first and if you can fit it and still need weight Ferro.

You're very wrong.

FF offers 14% more protection per armor point than regular armor, and also weighs less. Usually people just take endo and put more armor on with the extra tonnage, but if you're max armor, and have the build you need already, then ferro offers your mech a way of being more tanky.

[Budor]

Noob Weapons, on 27 March 2013 - 01:18 PM, said:

You're very wrong.

FF offers 14% more protection per armor point than regular armor, and also weighs less. Usually people just take endo and put more armor on with the extra tonnage, but if you're max armor, and have the build you need already, then ferro offers your mech a way of being more tanky.

No it doesnt, please dont spread false rumors.

You get 12% more armor per ton but it does not have a higher level off protection it just weighs less. At max armor the protection is identical FF just saves some weight and endo does this much better.

Edited by Budor, 27 March 2013 - 01:30 PM.

[Indoorsman]

Noob Weapons, on 27 March 2013 - 01:18 PM, said:

You're very wrong.

FF offers 14% more protection per armor point than regular armor, and also weighs less. Usually people just take endo and put more armor on with the extra tonnage, but if you're max armor, and have the build you need already, then ferro offers your mech a way of being more tanky.

There is an armor cap, you cannot go over the cap just because you get FF. All FF does is let you reach the cap with less weight. No additional protection, only weight savings. Endo is better weight savings. Endo is better.

[Loc Nar]

Indoorsman beat me to it, but the 4LLas/4JJ/340xl is really a lot of fun...

CTF-3D, X-Wing [LLas x4, 340XL, JJ x4, Endo, DHS x18]

[Rajun]

TwentyOne, on 23 March 2013 - 08:28 PM, said:

2 UAC5. 4 MED LASER.
ENDO
GIANT XL ENGINE OF YOUR CHOOSING
6/7 tons ammo
and remember on the phract when its jumping most mechs can only hit your legs.
SO FULL LEG ARMOR!

I run this, but with the 300 std Engine. 3 Tons of ammo. Make you shots count, and they need to take your CT to down ya.

[Tetraspec]

Look my Pack-a-Rack build up: http://mwomercs.com/...95#entry2343595