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[MeiSooHaityu]

Tabrias07, on 07 January 2014 - 12:44 PM, said:

The two UAC5's appear to have the same model, with the top one simply clipping inside of the shoulder.

Still seems wrong to me. If you have this HUGE hump on a mech, the ballistics should be fully contained inside it. If you want to make it look like this above, make the hump small like a Shadowhawk at that point .

[Joseph Mallan]

Whatzituyah, on 07 January 2014 - 04:09 PM, said:

The Sun

That's not a Thunderbolt its a Lightning bolt!

[ReXspec]

These are some of the greatest cheese builds for the hunchy that I've ever seen. lol

[Mudhutwarrior]

Seen two already both on my team. Just ridiculous.

[Roland]

None of these mechs really matter, because none of them are viable.

They're all running with less than 10 tons free, with no engine.

The system doesn't really need to support looking cool with mechs that can't even be fielded.

[kapusta11]

PGI can't even balance simple stuff, if mech is easy to hit (slow, have enormous hitboxes) it should have high armor to compensate. But that's not the case with Awesome, well not entirely, it's energy weapons being obsolete is the core of the problem. You can fire balistics on cooldown but you can't do so with lasers. Ghost heat must be removed, heat cap reduced, heat dissipation increased, there you go, no high alphas and no dps penalty, which current heat system is now, for energy weapons.

[ReXspec]

Mudhutwarrior, on 08 January 2014 - 06:02 AM, said:

Seen two already both on my team. Just ridiculous.

Roland, on 08 January 2014 - 06:37 AM, said:

None of these mechs really matter, because none of them are viable.

They're all running with less than 10 tons free, with no engine.

The system doesn't really need to support looking cool with mechs that can't even be fielded.

Mudhutwarrior just proved you wrong, Roland. lol

[wanderer]

Roland, on 08 January 2014 - 06:37 AM, said:

None of these mechs really matter, because none of them are viable.

They're all running with less than 10 tons free, with no engine.

The system doesn't really need to support looking cool with mechs that can't even be fielded.

Well, except we've already gone over the 4-PPC thing being actually done. For ages. Or the whole thing with the multiple (and viable) AC's that looked fugly. Point being that it's looking a little awkward here with the Hunchback.

[Blue Hymn]

Awesomes are obsolete?
The hunchbacks are replacing the Awesomes?

Is this PGI's version of saying they want to ditch the Awesome?
Tune in next time to see what happens!

Dammit, PGI.

[Voivode]

Dirus Nigh, on 07 January 2014 - 12:23 PM, said:

PGI could have at least centered the PPCs in the box.

Look close, there are three medium lasers mounted next to the PPCs, have to have room for ALL the weapons in the box

Voivode, on 08 January 2014 - 08:31 AM, said:

Look close, there are three medium lasers mounted next to the PPCs, have to have room for ALL the weapons in the box

Also, I think the Awesome with that build would have one thing going for it the Hunchie doesn't....an engine lol

[Rushin Roulette]

Praetor Shepard, on 07 January 2014 - 02:24 PM, said:

Making the impossible possible, can you believe this car and cycle?



Starting in 3 mins, you can see it in action!

Who needs a bike with 2 Engines... when a bike with only one BIG engine would do

[DaZur]

ReXspec, on 08 January 2014 - 08:20 AM, said:

Mudhutwarrior just proved you wrong, Roland. lol

I've seen a pink elephant too....

There's a big difference between "seeing them fielded" and being "viable"...

Someone's clearly doing so as a lark...

[RetroActive]

I guess I'm the only one who thinks these hunchbacks all look really cool? Especially the PPC ones. We'll never see them in real games, but at least we can make cool looking fantasy robots in the mech lab!

[wanderer]

DaZur, on 08 January 2014 - 08:44 AM, said:

I've seen a pink elephant too....

There's a big difference between "seeing them fielded" and being "viable"...

Someone's clearly doing so as a lark...

Quad-PPC H-backs are actually pretty scary snipers, for a 50-tonner. (Heck, even a triple-tapper is). You just have a verrry slow fire rate if you push all the fire buttons at once, but it's enough to frag a light 'Mech at long range and give anything bigger a nice big hole to worry about. It's an example of taking frontloading your DPS to the extremes, but Prosperity Park can tell you about the plentiful smoking ruins he's left with one.

[Felicitatem Parco]

wanderer, on 08 January 2014 - 08:54 AM, said:

Quad-PPC H-backs are actually pretty scary snipers, for a 50-tonner. (Heck, even a triple-tapper is). You just have a verrry slow fire rate if you push all the fire buttons at once, but it's enough to frag a light 'Mech at long range and give anything bigger a nice big hole to worry about. It's an example of taking frontloading your DPS to the extremes, but Prosperity Park can tell you about the plentiful smoking ruins he's left with one.

People used to complain about "Assault Mechs 1-shotting people" when I would smear them with a quad PPC Swayback... good times.

[DaZur]

wanderer, on 08 January 2014 - 08:54 AM, said:

Quad-PPC H-backs are actually pretty scary snipers, for a 50-tonner. (Heck, even a triple-tapper is). You just have a verrry slow fire rate if you push all the fire buttons at once, but it's enough to frag a light 'Mech at long range and give anything bigger a nice big hole to worry about. It's an example of taking frontloading your DPS to the extremes, but Prosperity Park can tell you about the plentiful smoking ruins he's left with one.

I have no doubt they're imposing...

Point being though, even though they "exist" and under the right circumstances might be an imposing force, under normal conditions it's suicidal for any sane person to run them... Not even considering a competitive environment.

These are "lutz builds" plain and simple...

[LastPaladin]

wanderer, on 07 January 2014 - 12:23 PM, said:

What's funnier is that screenshot shows the 'Mech at 42.2 tons.

Pull out the medium lasers. You could fit four ER PPCs in it. I want to see what bloated nightmare that produces.

Nah, there's no engine in that thing, and maybe no armor either. Gotta fix those before you can fit anything in there.

[Varent]

I like my awesome.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...23b9d36709d664e

[Butane9000]

I like my Awesomes. I am really excited when they get the new weapon geometry onto the Awesomes.

[Selfish]

Prosperity Park, on 08 January 2014 - 08:57 AM, said:

People used to complain about "Assault Mechs 1-shotting people" when I would smear them with a quad PPC Swayback... good times.

Why not feed the flames and go with a Deathstar? One shot, one kill, guaranteed. And sometimes you'll kill the other guy too!