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[Koreanese]

ever since last spring, how is the weapon balance like nowdays? still ppc fest goin on?

[FupDup]

PPCs are still probably the king of energy weapons, but the current meta is a mix of 2 PPCs with either:

A. An AC/20
B. An AC/10
C. A pair of AC/5
D. A pair of UAC/5


Preferably on a jumping chassis of the heavy or assault class.



EDIT: Oh, and Artillery Strikes now r@p3 face.

Edited by FupDup, 08 January 2014 - 05:34 PM.

[Koreanese]

still super alpha strike to the face game? is brawling even present right now? hows the srms and lasers?

[Varent]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:35 PM, said:

still super alpha strike to the face game? is brawling even present right now? hows the srms and lasers?

hit reg issues with the srm. Other then that brawling is alive and well, though it gets harder the higher elo you are.

[FupDup]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:35 PM, said:

still super alpha strike to the face game? is brawling even present right now? hows the srms and lasers?

SRMs are still bad due to hitreg. Lasers are the same as they've always been. Brawling happens sometimes or late in a match but most of the damage is dealt via alpha strikes at medium-long range.

Edited by FupDup, 08 January 2014 - 05:38 PM.

[xCico]

2UAC5 2PPC highlander, victor, cataphract whatever is a dominate build, so yes ppc fest is stronger than ever, also 4x lrm15 stalker, battlemaster even highlander, and by side are ac40 jagers, 2ERLL Ravens and 2PPC Cicada
Btw welcome back (to hell), hope you will enjoy )))

[Koreanese]

It cant be much worse then having 8 people run nothing but ppcs and gauss

[FupDup]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:41 PM, said:

It cant be much worse then having 8 people run nothing but ppcs and gauss

It's a little bit more varied now than it used to be, but it's still pretty skewed in favor of long-range alpha strikers.

[Koreanese]

o yea, another question. whats a popular TS channel everyone goes to these days?

[Deathlike]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:47 PM, said:

o yea, another question. whats a popular TS channel everyone goes to these days?

Comstar NA or NGNG.

Welcome back... it'll be like you never left.

[xCico]

Na comstar
na1.mech-connect.net
Pass: WordOfBlake

But there is a private also(mercs and others...)

[Mister Blastman]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:30 PM, said:

ever since last spring, how is the weapon balance like nowdays? still ppc fest goin on?

Hey hey. Welcome back. Oh, and well, balance is terrible these days. Almost as bad as before and more convoluted in other ways. You haven't missed much.

[Sandpit]

HGN-733C

I'm actually doing well with this and having quite a bit of fun with it. It's definitely what I would consider a support mech though. The XL engine makes it a little less durable but it's a fun build

Lasers are about what they always have been (depending on if you were around for implementation of ghost heat)
SRMs need hit detection love
PPCs I see em but they aren't anything special in my opinon but they're in a good spot
ACs....
well depends on your opinion I guess. They're a good brawling weapon. Yesterday's patch slowed the AC10 & 20 projectile speeds which has nerfed their long range effectiveness a bit but they're still beastly at their optimal ranges.

[Mister Blastman]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:41 PM, said:

It cant be much worse then having 8 people run nothing but ppcs and gauss

Well, they've switched from running PPCs and Gauss in our Elo to running 2x PPCs + 2x AC 5s (or UAC 5s). Until yesterday it was 2x PPCs + 1 AC 20 but that's changing back to the 5s again.

Still snipers hopping everywhere.

[Koreanese]

I remember you. blastman. tell me, do DV8 still play around these days? or are they gone

[Mister Blastman]

DV8 broke up. They split into what is known as the "Lords" of Mechwarrior with some both in Lords and others in Hells Black Aces with Kaffe and crew.

[Koreanese]

kaffe still plays? theres someone I know. I guess they all hang out around NA server?

[Deathlike]

Mister Blastman, on 08 January 2014 - 06:02 PM, said:

DV8 broke up. They split into what is known as the "Lords" of Mechwarrior with some both in Lords and others in Hells Black Aces with Kaffe and crew.

That would explain a few things.

LORD DL

gg close

[Mister Blastman]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 06:03 PM, said:

kaffe still plays? theres someone I know. I guess they all hang out around NA server?

They have a special teamspeak server they hang out on. I know the info if needed.

[Rebas Kradd]

Balance is a lot better than it used to be. You can at least get in range to brawl now and ECM, jump jets, Gauss, AC/20, and multi-PPC builds have all gotten indirect counters and mechanics to even things out a bit.

Some people complain that 20% of the weapons are underpowered, but that's no biggie. For me there's an enormous difference between the game last spring and the current one.