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[Menin]

Well I am playing just for a week now, couldnt resist getting HM. I quite a newbie, so i dont rly know if I am doing right, but this loadout seem optimal to me for Heavy Metal

My current loadout is
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...f67764a1af56e67

so

ULTRA AC/5
LRM 15
AMS
2xPPC
LRG PULSE LASER

59.4kph

1 jumpjet (seem enought to get into higher position or escape)

The only problem on this loadout is the armor and xl engine (but actually idk, 9/10 is usually the destruction of center torso, I dont really understand why so many people complain about XL on Heavy Metal.)

The Idea behind this build is, to have a good sniper and being able to brawl if needed - with AC/5 and LRG it seem to be possible.

Your thoughts?

[Phoebe]

Learn to optimize your mech.. just putting the heat sinks in the engine and putting endo steel I have 4.5 tons extra to use on your build: http://mwo.smurfy-ne...208d5a5892ac83f

Other observations:
- armor in head always at max
- 2 ammo for uac5 is too few, have at least 3...
- I would use xl325 instead of xl330.. almost same speed, 0.5 tons less and same number of heatsinks
- 1 jj is too few, at least 2 better 3..
- Too many different weapons... how do you group them?? Focus on a role and use most useful weapons for it, with only few tons for a backup/support weapon not fitted for the choosen role... for example here you can keep lrm as support weapon and focus on medium range (using some combination of uac5 or ac10, large lasers.. ) or long (gauss+ppc) or short (large pulse and ssrm.. can't mount ac20, not really suited for short range this assault, and won't use xl engine for brawl anyway..)
- As a personal preference, if I have a build with uac5 (which i really like), I use always at least 2 of them... but that's me..

Hope this helps!

[Mokou]

You try take all in your HM.
First: 50 ammo for U-AC/5. It is 250 dmg if all bullets hit target. Its too damn low.
Second: 180 ammo for support LRM-15, ~190 dmg if all missiles hit target. 50% of them will miss, 8 tonn for ~100 dmg?!
And last: okay, even if u U-AC/5 and LRM will make 350 dmg, what u have without ammo?
2xPPC + LPL with damn 13 DHS? 20 sec to overheat. You have little armor on u head and if u will overheat (and u will do it) some little skilled mechwarrior will off u head.
Also. 330XL for what, u have no enough weapons/ammo for this XL.

PS: I know what i say

Edited by Mokou, 19 June 2013 - 08:40 AM.

[Alekzander Smirnoff]

Being new, your build is understandably not optimized which is fine and your asking how to fix it or make it better. First off, my HM build is a bit off the deep end of what is accepted as a "Good" build. Most laugh at it but: HGN-HM but I had my best of all time match with it: Here. After toying with it for this many matches, I've settled on this build and let me tell you I have my 100 damage killed in one minute matches with it too.