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[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

Deathlike, on 29 October 2013 - 08:44 PM, said:

The Trollmando is back in style... what can I say?

I refuse to sell off my Commandos, regardless of how little I use them

[Bishop Steiner]

they make excellent target practice

[Deathlike]

mwhighlander, on 29 October 2013 - 08:56 PM, said:

I refuse to sell off my Commandos, regardless of how little I use them

Well, it's a great time to nibble on Lolcust legs.

[FupDup]

There is so much hatred directed at the Locust, I just don't understand why. Mechs like the Awesome and Dragon don't face this kind of discrimination; people actually stand up for those mechs. People want those mechs to be loved, to have a home. People don't ask for those mechs to stay in their current state for the purpose of padding their KDR. Maybe it's because they're not lights. Maybe it's because they conform to the rockem-sockem robots playstyle. The Locust is the most hated mech of the most hated class.

Edited by FupDup, 29 October 2013 - 09:23 PM.

[Deathlike]

FupDup, on 29 October 2013 - 09:13 PM, said:

There is so much hatred directed at the Locust, I just don't understand why. Mechs like the Awesome and Dragon don't face this kind of discrimination; people actually stand up for those mechs. People want those mechs to be loved, to have a home. People don't ask for those mechs to stay in their current state for the purpose of padding their KDR. Maybe it's because they're not lights. Maybe it's because they conform to the rockem-sockem robots playstyle. The Locust is the most hated mech of the most hated class.

Well, I speced the KTO that murdered stepped on you today. It was GG when you were the one left.

Edited by Deathlike, 29 October 2013 - 10:17 PM.

[Kaeb Odellas]

What is it good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! UH-HUUUH-HUH

While it's certainly possible to do well in a Locust, there's nothing it can do that another light mech can't do better. Maybe it'll have a place as a budget scout when tonnage limits come around, but until then it's a waste of a slot.

EDIT: What they ought to do is drop the 10 heatsink requirement. Maybe then you can do something with the Locust (and Flea when it arrives)

Edited by Kaeb Odellas, 29 October 2013 - 10:03 PM.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

Kaeb Odellas, on 29 October 2013 - 10:00 PM, said:

What is it good for? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING! UH-HUUUH-HUH

While it's certainly possible to do well in a Locust, there's nothing it can do that another light mech can't do better. Maybe it'll have a place as a budget scout when tonnage limits come around, but until then it's a waste of a slot.

EDIT: What they ought to do is drop the 10 heatsink requirement. Maybe then you can do something with the Locust (and Flea when it arrives)

I would love that. The commando desperately needs its 2 extra tons.

[FupDup]

Deathlike, on 29 October 2013 - 09:57 PM, said:

Well, I speced the KTO that murdered stepped on you today. It was GG when you were the one left.

I'm not sure if GGs even exist for the Locust.

[Bishop Steiner]

FupDup, on 30 October 2013 - 06:14 AM, said:

I'm not sure if GGs even exist for the Locust.

my locust lance would disagree. When you are durned out, and tired of meta, sick of poptarts and caprushes, you can get 3 friends together, and take out a lance of locusts. It's fun, it's trolly, and after a few matches, you can get so good at working together you end up laying out 1500 damage as a lance, with 5 kills and being the last mechs on the board.

And it's very fun to catch a straggling Heavy or Assault then swarm him. Took us almost 2 minutes to kill that TBolt, but watching his increasing desperation and panic was worth the price of admission!

[FupDup]

Bishop Steiner, on 30 October 2013 - 06:17 AM, said:

my locust lance would disagree. When you are durned out, and tired of meta, sick of poptarts and caprushes, you can get 3 friends together, and take out a lance of locusts. It's fun, it's trolly, and after a few matches, you can get so good at working together you end up laying out 1500 damage as a lance, with 5 kills and being the last mechs on the board.

And it's very fun to catch a straggling Heavy or Assault then swarm him. Took us almost 2 minutes to kill that TBolt, but watching his increasing desperation and panic was worth the price of admission!

The ironic thing is that most of my Locust matches pit me against those meta poptart Highlanders without any relent, as well as assorted forumites including Wispsy and Adiuvo--I even ran into Peefsmash twice a few weeks ago. I don't have the slightest clue as to how my light class Elo is able to stay high enough for that when all I'm using is Locust...it almost seems to be increasing.

Edited by FupDup, 30 October 2013 - 06:22 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

FupDup, on 30 October 2013 - 06:21 AM, said:

The ironic thing is that most of my Locust matches pit me against those meta poptart Highlanders without any relent, as well as assorted forumites including Wispsy and Adiuvo. I don't have the slightest clue as to how my light class Elo is able to stay high enough for that when all I'm using is Locust...it almost seems to be increasing.

well, with all due respect to Wispsy, I have usually seen him running around in a Raven, which at least when I have seen him he does rather poorly in (in contrast to Spiders and the Jenner). And I'm sure keeping company with POOFStache isn't helping any.

[Vassago Rain]

FupDup, on 29 October 2013 - 09:13 PM, said:

There is so much hatred directed at the Locust, I just don't understand why. Mechs like the Awesome and Dragon don't face this kind of discrimination; people actually stand up for those mechs. People want those mechs to be loved, to have a home. People don't ask for those mechs to stay in their current state for the purpose of padding their KDR. Maybe it's because they're not lights. Maybe it's because they conform to the rockem-sockem robots playstyle. The Locust is the most hated mech of the most hated class.

[Fuggles]

I have a lot of fun in my locusts, well the M and the V, the S is rubbish and I sold that for 50 cents and a half eaten cheeseburger.

I've killed everything in my 1v and 3m, solo killed a atlas ddc in my 3m, killed an entire lance of lights (yes 4) in my 1v (with help from 2 other lights) killed many a happless stalker pilot from behind, killed a tbolt and locust while legged, chased down jenners with 5 flamers in my 3m and killed them. Had multiple 4 kill games in both, and had a 4 kill 550 damage game just the other night in the 3m.

If your not having fun, your taking this mech way too serious.

Go to loadouts are:
Flamer + 4machine guns 3t ammo in 1v
4 mlas + 2ams in 3m

[Deathlike]

FupDup, on 30 October 2013 - 06:14 AM, said:

I'm not sure if GGs even exist for the Locust.

I guess there would if you're all about surviving. It's like playing a medium, except you don't have any sort of damage cushion. Even a light can be aggressive over a Lolcust... it doesn't seem possible especially with a classic light build would put the Lolcust in a world of hurt (and its pain threshold is like nothing).

[ICEFANG13]

I'm pretty sure that literally, any build you put on it could be better done in another mech. I just can't make one and say, gee this is perfect.

There are 2 I can think of, the 3M needs to use both of its AMS to be unique. That's a winning mech. Another is the 3S which would need to use all 4 missile hardpoints (otherwise you should take a Commando). You can get 4 SSRM-2 on, but only 3 tons of ammo, same as a Jenner, which is faster, more armor, back-up weapons... It could use 4 SRM-2s, but its not worth it over 2 SRM-4s on the Jenner-D. The 1V is completely worthless. Why use that over a Spider? (I've said that for a while now).

So we are left with one, which is only really unique with 2 AMS. Maybe it could fight SSRM mechs?... with its 5 Small Lasers.

Oh why is this mech so large?

Edited by ICEFANG13, 30 October 2013 - 09:50 AM.

[Sharp Spikes]

What locust is good for? Well, if no one will notice a locust, it can crawl up Atlas' a$$ and bite it from the inside. In that case you can do something like this.
However, usually they DO notice a locust, and they have fly swatters with them... It doesn't end well.

P.S. When I wrote that, "shuffle playlist" function in my player picked up song "The Dreaming - End In Tears". Indeed, that's how it ends for a locust pilot in most cases.

[Tesunie]

It is matches like this that make the Locust so cool and fun to run.



Tis also sad when the 20 ton mech, which I had no expectations of doing anything when I jumped into the match, out does 5 people on your team in damage (and many on the other team too). With this mech, you just can't leave a match feeling disappointed. Even if you did 20 points of damage, you still feel good about yourself somehow...

It's a 20 ton mech. It isn't going to be the best of the best. It's going to be worth 20 tons of speed, dodge and try to damage something. I have fun with it, and that is all that matters.

[Byrdkiller]

170kph with 4mls and 2 ams. fun fun, hit and run!.. Whats a missile? Streaks? Pfft! 3M FTW!

[Johnny Reb]

I don't hate the locust, it is what it is, low tonnage, low armor, low engine/speed (in MWO) The most disapointing mech to me in the PP is the Thunderbolt! Really no reason to play it! Can pick any medium that can run its variants better!

[MaD hAtTeR nInJa]

I love how people slam the locust more then any other mech. But the only mechs that scare me when I am driving my locust are ones with streaks, once I see those, I bug out. Otherwise your my lunch, I will shred your back armor before you know I am there and then continue to destroy your rear torso.

As for the comment about other lights doing it better, the only light that gives me a problem is ones armed with streaks. And most lights don't have the speed of the locust. Only the commando is faster and of them all only the 2D is a problem.

What is even funnier is watching an ENTIRE team turn around for ONE locust. Say what you want, but when your entire team is chasing this one mech because I shot your lrm boat in the back, you can't say its a bad mech anymore. Yeah yeah I know, its a free kill, but you just left your entire rear flank open for the rest of my team because of me. So yes, the locust does have a place, its behind your enemies riding their ***.

Yes there are matches when I get totally obliterated, but that happens in almost any mech I drive, mostly because I do crazy stuff or happen to run into your entire team while my team is off in BFE playing with themselves (I don't play capwarrior unless my team is short or I am one of the last ones, I avoid the base entirely).

Now these are just my ravings and thoughts, I could be wrong. But I am so tired of people blasting the locust all the time saying it is the worst mech ever. Too each their own. I am biased on the mechs I play, as is everyone. Each mech has specific loadouts and there are some mechs I won't drive, most mediums and two assaults.

But flat out saying the locust is worthless or can't do anything, is pretty sad when most times it takes more then 1 mech to destroy it.

Edited by madhatternynja, 30 October 2013 - 10:15 PM.