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[Glaive-]

Ran this back near the start of Open Beta:

Cicada 3C build


It's not as bad today, but it was pretty terrible before the netcode fixes.

[Name140704]

The is the worst I have ever played.

[Clydewinder]

LOL did you ever find out how long it takes to burn through 10k rounds of MG ammo with 2 guns?

[Blood Rose]

I have seen that |Atlas with 2 PPCs. Thankfully he was their guy and thus got his arse shot off by everyone else.

I have seen 6 PPC stalker builds blow themselves up.

I have once seen an 8 PPC stalker.......

I once ran a HBK 4SP with only 2 LRM 15s and an AMS. For one match. I then reverted to SRM6's-and yes this was pre buff.

The trial spider........

[ShadowbaneX]

Blood Rose, on 10 September 2013 - 09:28 AM, said:

I have once seen an 8 PPC stalker.......

wait, what?! An 8 PPC Stalker? How's that possible?

[Blood Rose]

ShadowbaneX, on 10 September 2013 - 09:56 AM, said:

wait, what?! An 8 PPC Stalker? How's that possible?

I didnt stop to ask. But he cooked VERY quickly

As for a new one: An Awsome 8T with 4 LRM 15s and nothing else. Suffice to say i have just finished punishing him for this mistake.

[CDLord HHGD]

Saw a stalker once with only 2x AMS.......

[Jzaltheral]

MeiSooHaityu, on 10 September 2013 - 08:06 AM, said:

LOL, had something similar happen. On Caustic I spotted a Cicada sneaking in the back way to our base. When I closed in and started firing, he didn't fire back. He ran to our base and shut down. I proceeded to destroy him. He messages something like..."Hope you enjoyed the free kill...no ammo" I simply responded..."I did".

It was a dual Ultra A/C5 Cicada, I'm guessing he forgot the ammo or more likely picked standard A/C5 ammo by mistake.

I remember when I first started playing the game I didn't realize there was different ammo for the UAC - I loaded up some AC 5 ammo and spent three matches trying to get the damned guns to fire.

[ShadowbaneX]

Blood Rose, on 10 September 2013 - 11:13 AM, said:

I didnt stop to ask. But he cooked VERY quickly

but Stalkers only have, at most, 6 energy hard points. The Awesome's got 7, but one of those is in the head. Was there a version in the closed beta that had more hard points? The only mechs that actually do have enough hard points to mount that are the Hunchback & the Blackjack and even then 8 PPCs weighs 56 tons...

[Lynx7725]

MeiSooHaityu, on 10 September 2013 - 08:03 AM, said:

LRM builds aren't BAD builds, but they are Inconsistent builds (at least when PUGing). You might see one really bad match where an LRM boat doesn't get a kill and is torn up by a light at short range, but you probaby weren't there last match when he survived and killed 3 mechs. Since LRMs are long range only, the builds are very specialized and therefore performance can be inconsistent. The pilot with an LRM boat might have a 2+ KDR with it, but his performance from match to match will be across the board. Again, I don't consider those builds bad, it's just a bummer when the enemy negates it's effectiveness.

I'd disagree on this one, as I find I'm most consistent running LRM boats in PUGs. Other builds sometimes have to depend on the rest of the team to at least provide some form of assistance (even if it's as simple as "a distraction"). You're right to say the kills might vary per game, but I generally find myself doing decent amounts of damage. Other builds can massively swing.

It's just that pure LRM Boats have no counter if the enemy manages to close. I've been in situations where my DaishoCat (LRM30 and Streak 8s) have ran out of LRM ammo, closed, and found a LRM40-only Cat. And ate it for lunch with the Streaks. Always have a Plan B... I'm doing LRM45 Orion now, and my Plan B is a pair of large lasers.

[Earl White]

Worst loadout ever would be a mech stuffed with ammo (no weapons) and the weakest XL engine possible - name it the Explodinator. Don't forget to shave off all your armour for extra massochism

Edited by Earl White, 10 September 2013 - 12:19 PM.

[Ngamok]

AlexEss, on 08 September 2013 - 12:24 PM, said:

Should they be actually playable or just plain bad... Because i saw a trollmando with a Narc, a Tag and a AMS once.. that was it.

Worst actually playable loadout, the flamer only hunchback.. This was before the flamer buff. It did do some good as it was a pure hell to try and see or target anything else. But on the flip side that was all it did.

When LRM Apocalypse was in effect, I saw an STK-5S with dual AMS, that's it. Was moving fast so STD 315 in it. Think he was part of a team that was just using it to shoot down LRMs.

Edited by Ngamok, 10 September 2013 - 01:28 PM.

[Ngamok]

cdlord, on 10 September 2013 - 11:16 AM, said:

Saw a stalker once with only 2x AMS.......

Yea, this.

[Angel of Annihilation]

Jzaltheral, on 10 September 2013 - 11:26 AM, said:

I remember when I first started playing the game I didn't realize there was different ammo for the UAC - I loaded up some AC 5 ammo and spent three matches trying to get the damned guns to fire.

Did this myself actually. Thought it was a bug and even reported in back in Closed beta. Talk about feeling dumb after I complained about it in game and got "corrected".

[Sir Wulfrick]

Prior to the MG being buffed I ran in to a Spider which I think was carrying one flamer and 1 MG. I was in my Atlas-D. I more or less ignored the poor Spider pilot and I think he or she got bored eventually & gave up trying to kill me in disgust. That was a pretty surreal match as it also included the 8 or 9 (I forget which it is) flamer Awesome. Very strange match.

[MeiSooHaityu]

Lynx7725, on 10 September 2013 - 12:13 PM, said:

I'd disagree on this one, as I find I'm most consistent running LRM boats in PUGs. Other builds sometimes have to depend on the rest of the team to at least provide some form of assistance (even if it's as simple as "a distraction"). You're right to say the kills might vary per game, but I generally find myself doing decent amounts of damage. Other builds can massively swing.

It's just that pure LRM Boats have no counter if the enemy manages to close. I've been in situations where my DaishoCat (LRM30 and Streak 8s) have ran out of LRM ammo, closed, and found a LRM40-only Cat. And ate it for lunch with the Streaks. Always have a Plan B... I'm doing LRM45 Orion now, and my Plan B is a pair of large lasers.

I still think it is ok to have a specialization build as a PUG, but I suppose we just disagree on this one. I will say one thing though, it looks painful when you are getting torn up with no way to respond.

Jzaltheral, on 10 September 2013 - 11:26 AM, said:

I remember when I first started playing the game I didn't realize there was different ammo for the UAC - I loaded up some AC 5 ammo and spent three matches trying to get the damned guns to fire.

Yea, it is easy enough to do. I think people (myself included once) have installed Streak launchers and loaded standard SRM ammo (or visa versa). Mistakes happen, but man does it suck when they do.

[Kensaisama]

A Jenner with 2xLRM5's and nothing else.

[Spyder228]

Kensaisama, on 12 September 2013 - 09:55 AM, said:

A Jenner with 2xLRM5's and nothing else.

Came here to post this. I can't believe we got that guy twice in one night.