Redshift2k5, on 08 August 2013 - 09:09 AM, said:
so to be clear, you own a 3C and a 5J? What build(s) do you run in theme, and what do you enjoy? What would you change if you could change them?
5n - Basically the same but cheap
7m - One extra missile hardpoint; NARC tube with 1 slot. Otherwise same/inferior. Expensive.
7k - The ugly ducking Trebuchet, it doesn't perform the same as any other Treb. Cheap.
It looks to me like the only real option here is the 7K, and only if you focus on it's ballistic hardpoints. A typical build for this mech is the meta-compliant Gauss rifle + ERPPC but there are other options. It does make a relatively stable sniping platform and the energy/ballistic mounts line up with each other (being in the two side torsos)
If you don't want the 7K's ballistic chest, then your best option is the el cheapo 5N with the same/similar build as your other Trebs
Yep, I own a 3c and a 5j. My builds are similar. I use all weapon hardpoints. 3c has 4mplas and 2 srm6 with artemis, 14DHS, Endo and an xl300. 16 DHS and no artemis sometimes. The 5j has 3jj, same engine, 1 srm6, 5mplas, endo, 16 or 17 DHS depending on how much ammo I want.
If the 7k could jump it would be a no-brainer i'd buy it in a heartbeat. I'm still trying to buy different mechs and find things I like. I have a Dragon 1c with a gauss rifle and I really like it. I have a BJ-1 with either 2 AC/2s or a LB-10 x and I like it also. I'm not too picky at this point about what weapons to use or what hardpoints go where, I just learn each mech and its quirks as I try them. I haven't found a mech yet I truly hate. I'm not sure what I'll do with the 7m because at 50 tons fitting 3 lrm 15s is too heavy. I have no idea when or on what I'll ever use the xl 250 it comes with that makes it so expensive. That being said if theres anything I could change about my 3c, it would be to give it jumpjets, if theres anything I could change about the 5j, it would be to trade a laser for a missile hardpoint. I tend to make brawler/flanker builds, the faster the better, jumping preferred. But the few times I've used distance ballistics, it has served me well I see why everyone uses them.
EDIT: Spheroid, I'm curious why you think the 5N is better than the 3c, they look identical to me other than that the 5n is cheaper.
Edited by Scrotacus 42, 08 August 2013 - 10:40 AM.