Koniving arrived, disregard all advice and listen to him
just kidding
Nice setup for brawling in a k2, however, if he is just starting, it might be wise for stargeezer to stay back and try his hand at fire support. A K2 is not an ideal platform for brawling, since it needs an XL to be speedy and agile enough.
Try switching the XL300 from the sarah to the k2, it frees up a lot of tonnage and lets you equip more and heavier weapons, not mentioning the ammo/DHS needed to keep 'em firing.
Something like this would be my go-to starter build for a K2:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...85f2580ec879426
Little expensive since it needs DHS and endo-steel (for a combined 2.5 mil cbills) but fairly effective and ammo independent.
Stay with your group, in the back and focus fire at anything your group is firing at. Can snipe (But don't duel any snipers) and switch roles to an effective direct fire support mech. not recommended for brawling but can defend itself pretty well in a pinch.
Switch the LLas to Ac/5 if you want some dakka:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...85f2580ec879426
Ammo is a bit on the low side, and bit lower arm and leg armor (arms are rarely blown off on k2s, you need to protect your legs because of the ammo stored there and enterprising lights, looking for a quick kill)
All that from my long experience running CPLTs, especially the k2. But our playstyles might be different, so what worked for me might not work for you. Not saying that i'm really good with it, it's just that i suffered so long through the chassis that some things stuck with me.
Koniving, on 16 August 2013 - 02:43 PM, said:
There is
this which I just put together; it runs off of a classic concept. The machine gun is there more for fun than much else, but if he fires it when he's hot he's still doing something. Plus it looks cool. Lots of heatsinks, but he will still need to exercise trigger control and the engine's not cheap, even if it is a standard engine.
Isn't that catapracht a little...undergunned? I mean, i can see a hunchback 4p fullfilling its role, using less tonnage and being more agile. Yes, its better armored, and lot more heat efficient so it can keep up firing its lasers all day, but it wont mean much in the face of overwhelming firepower a CTF is supposed to face in its role.
Just my opinion there, not meant to start a discussion (a bad one, at least)
Edited by Kurkotain, 16 August 2013 - 03:51 PM.