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[Tarbh]

What mech do you use or you think would be good for long range support? ty

[scJazz]

There can be only one

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...8f2da2e67c49433

SmartCat! Go Missiles or Go Home!

Someone will be along shortly to advocate for an Awesome, Stalker, or one of the other Catapults

[Itsalrightwithme]

Tarbh, on 21 August 2013 - 07:52 AM, said:

What mech do you use or you think would be good for long range support? ty

Direct fire, indirect fire, or both?

[Royalewithcheese]

If you can afford one, the Cataphract 3D with 1 Gauss and 2 PPC is pretty much the gold standard. Highlanders and Victors are also really good right now IMO.

[Vincian]

That depends what you look for:

A good variant is the 6LRM5Artemis Catapult A1. My teammates do a lot of damage with them.

I use a rather unusual choice: 2xLRM15Artemis, TAG, LL, BAP and around 1500ammo in a Quickdraw.

Should you prefer sniping, a Highlander with 2xERPPC, 1x Gauss and some SRMs might be your Mech.

Edited by Vincian, 21 August 2013 - 08:21 AM.

[Koniving]

There's a number designed for the purpose.

Heavies:
Catapults in general are intended for ranged support. The K2 for direct fire, the others for indirect fire.
I don't have many videos of this, sadly.

Cataphracts can fulfill the role but are designed for urban environments.

Spoiler

Cataphract 4x. Slow, but very effective fire support.


This one is from a strategic 8 man. It is time skipped to 5:28 to where the exchanges finally get violent.

This is not a support rig, but worth noting that the Cataphracts can be super fast with standard engines and still kick butt. This is a runner's build.

Jagermechs are designed as anti-air mechs. Here they work very well as fire support, particularly a rig with 3 or so AC/2s or 2 AC/2s + 2 AC/5s on a macro.

Spoiler

2x UAC/5s + 2x AC/2.


2 AC/2 + 2 AC/5. Features Barney the Cataphract.


2 vids of Koniving's original build: 1 AC/10 OR 1 LB-10 + 2 MGs + 3 AC/2s. This is awesome Dakka but was hard to control at the time.



Stock LRM Jager JM6-A.

A Dragon can also fulfill this role as can a Quickdraw, but this is not recommended until you are vastly experienced as these are the "Challenging" mechs to use for those wanting tougher matches.

Assault:
Stalker. 2 8-man premades featured.

Spoiler

Zhizhu Merc Corp Versus supposed bandit group Headhunters.


Zhizhu Merc Corp versus Skye Rangers 10th Regiment.


PPC version of fire support. Note, they do not shoot this fast anymore.

There is the Awesome which works best as support only. Make use of those huge arm shields to soak up damage. This is a "make my game challenging" mech. Be warned.

Spoiler

This one has music. A minor support Awesome goes out shooting and suicides in the process. Starts out kinda grainy but that poofs after a few seconds. Good conversations too.


Support Awesome caught in a brawl.


Stalker and Awesome providing support. Protects themselves.


Pretty Baby. These guys I'm playing with are funny but have the foulest mouths I ever heard.


A few Awesomes providing support on a small map. Works fairly well until we're forced to engage.


Basic Awesome 8Q. Hotter than sin.

Victor is actually not meant to be support but it handles the role very well. Direct fire works well. I chose LRM support for this.

Spoiler

Building up and using the Victor for LRM support.
Troll build! Great kills.


Brawler rig.

Highlander. If the Victor is the big brother to the Centurion, the Highlander is the big brother to the Victor.

Spoiler

LRM support


LRM support 2.


Direct fire cheese.

There's also the Atlas.

Mediums:

The Kintaro is a recent one, but wait until next week.
Centurion is more of a striker but it can provide fire support.

Spoiler

as can the 4J Hunchback.

Spoiler

And if you stuck with the videos so far, here's a reward. A raven perched on the shoulder of an Atlas with an AC/20. SQUAWK! (And I'm not even with Word of Lowtax, damn squawkers).
Note: I was warned about doing this as it causes hit detection issues. Don't do it. Instead, laugh.

Spoiler

[Koniving]

The Kintaro has some issues that makes it particularly easy to kill, hence why I'm stating to wait until next week. Specifically wait until September 3rd.

[Rascula]

And if that epic post by Koniving doesn't answer your question, then nothing ever will!

Edited by Rascula, 21 August 2013 - 10:49 AM.

[Dawnstealer]

Stalker or Highlander.

All

day


LONG

[Bront]

Just about every catapult is a long range fire support mech. The A1/C4 are all about the missiles, the C1 can provide missiles and long range direct support, and the K2 is a direct fire support mech. The mech is flexible enough to have multiple uses, but is not built to brawl really well (though even an SRM Splat cat build can be effective in the right hands).

THe Catapult is probably a good mix of flexable yet singular of purpose (support) and fits in a nice price spot, and can use XL or standard engines.