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[Bigbacon]

kosmos1214, on 22 January 2015 - 03:06 PM, said:

well i would not have bought it if i dident plan on keeping her so yah and by the way

i love ff8 to but i all ways liked Quiestis better but then again i all ways under stood her the best yes a 9 year old under stood the oldist permanent party member best

FF8, one of the best and most underrated FF game they ever made. Quistis was my favorite also.

Tarogato, on 25 January 2015 - 06:41 AM, said:

Fun story/ballsy strategy time!

About 2 or 3 minutes into Mining Collective, I spy a few enemy mechs heading toward friendly base, so I loop around hoping to catch them off guard. I come across an LRM Catapult without back ups, so I nibble the poor sod's legs off and meanwhile ... suddenly about 8 enemies are standing on friendly base, capping it! Dunno where they slipped by... Atlas, Orion, and everything! Base goes down to at least as low as 20% in a matter of thirty seconds or less, so I zoom straight to base since no friendlies are trying to stand on it and block the cap... I park my Locust right in the middle of the cap zone amidst the enemy team and shutdown.

Not a single enemy notices.

Friendly forces slaughter them as they finally start closing in.

---

Mind the Locust.

amazed you didn't get killed by friendly fire. I swear I take more FF than damage by enemy fire most of the time.

[Bigbacon]

also, since the quirks has any one tried the 1V with just a LPL + LPL5 range + LPL5 cooldown?

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a7d18d6c0ccd58d

[Tim East]

Tarogato, on 25 January 2015 - 06:41 AM, said:

Fun story/ballsy strategy time!

About 2 or 3 minutes into Mining Collective, I spy a few enemy mechs heading toward friendly base, so I loop around hoping to catch them off guard. I come across an LRM Catapult without back ups, so I nibble the poor sod's legs off and meanwhile ... suddenly about 8 enemies are standing on friendly base, capping it! Dunno where they slipped by... Atlas, Orion, and everything! Base goes down to at least as low as 20% in a matter of thirty seconds or less, so I zoom straight to base since no friendlies are trying to stand on it and block the cap... I park my Locust right in the middle of the cap zone amidst the enemy team and shutdown.

Not a single enemy notices.

Friendly forces slaughter them as they finally start closing in.

---

Mind the Locust.

What the? I guess nobody on the enemy team had BAP...

And people wonder why I mount it on every build I can fit it on.

I played so many matches to get my shiny new champion that I'm not likely to use much that I had several good games in my Locust 3M. It was a very good mech for the challenge, since I didn't have to worry about my team just killing everyone before I got there, and it packs enough of a wallop that you can reliably kill things. The hardest part is remembering to not try to finish everyone off that you tag with it, though if you die trying and your team wins that's just as good.

Heh. Something about this weekend really brought out the Stalkers. I lost count of how many times I stalked a Stalker and back-cored it whenever friendly LRMs hit it. Heck, this one guy in a Stalker on the swamp map didn't even get hit by LRMs while I burned him, and just flat-out ignored me anyway. Too busy missing my teammates down a level from him I guess. His loss.

I also found out that shooting mechs in the bum counts as rear torso. That the enemy can't really effectively torso twist away from me seems really unsporting.

[Tarogato]

Tim East, on 26 January 2015 - 08:39 AM, said:

... I had several good games in my Locust 3M. It was a very good mech for the challenge, since I didn't have to worry about my team just killing everyone before I got there, and it packs enough of a wallop that you can reliably kill things. ...

How is the 3M, really? I play my 1E at max engine with 6x SPL and I don't have too much trouble with heat, while the 3M can only mount five. Given the quirks, how do they compare in game?

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I also found out that shooting mechs in the bum counts as rear torso. That the enemy can't really effectively torso twist away from me seems really unsporting.

Yes, this is quite useful information, especially that some mechs have particularly large bums! I also heard recently that shooting a mech in the legs doesn't give them any indication of which direction the damage is actually coming from, but I haven't confirmed that personally. Would like to know if it's true.

[Bigbacon]

Tarogato, on 26 January 2015 - 09:58 AM, said:

How is the 3M, really? I play my 1E at max engine with 6x SPL and I don't have too much trouble with heat, while the 3M can only mount five. Given the quirks, how do they compare in game?

Yes, this is quite useful information, especially that some mechs have particularly large bums! I also heard recently that shooting a mech in the legs doesn't give them any indication of which direction the damage is actually coming from, but I haven't confirmed that personally. Would like to know if it's true.

play them without adapting them 100% to the quirks. 3M can do great with MPLs and some SL. Even the 1E can excel with MLs.

Heck, I run my PB with 4 MPL.

Edited by Bigbacon, 26 January 2015 - 10:13 AM.

[Tim East]

Tarogato, on 26 January 2015 - 09:58 AM, said:

How is the 3M, really? I play my 1E at max engine with 6x SPL and I don't have too much trouble with heat, while the 3M can only mount five. Given the quirks, how do they compare in game?

I run 5SPL, and it is an absolute monster. Max engine, no AMS, radar dep and target decay, and both modules for SPL. The range bonus makes them go like 180 base or something, so almost as far as non-quirked MPLs, and the cooldowns...THE COOLDOWNS! So much psuedo-AC20 fire...

You can overheat though if you aren't careful. I can usually kill about a mech and a half before I really have to worry about it though.

Edited by Tim East, 26 January 2015 - 02:41 PM.

[Nori Silverrage]

Bigbacon, on 25 January 2015 - 07:01 AM, said:

also, since the quirks has any one tried the 1V with just a LPL + LPL5 range + LPL5 cooldown?

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a7d18d6c0ccd58d

I never thought... I must try this. LPLs are my favorite weapons and this with the weapon modules hits a 1.88 CD time.. Crazy.

[InspectorG]

Tarogato, on 25 January 2015 - 06:41 AM, said:

Not a single enemy notices.

Friendly forces slaughter them as they finally start closing in.

---

Mind the Locust.

[InspectorG]

So is the PB worth it?
I have some MC burning a hole in my pocket.

is it good with 4 ML?

[3xnihilo]

Tim East, on 26 January 2015 - 02:40 PM, said:

I run 5SPL, and it is an absolute monster. Max engine, no AMS, radar dep and target decay, and both modules for SPL. The range bonus makes them go like 180 base or something, so almost as far as non-quirked MPLs, and the cooldowns...THE COOLDOWNS! So much psuedo-AC20 fire...

You can overheat though if you aren't careful. I can usually kill about a mech and a half before I really have to worry about it though.

Quoted for absolute truth. The 3m is the one mech I can reliably get kills in. I didn't have time to grind out his challenge even with two weekends but I got my premium time in 4 rounds (I think) with the 3m.

[3xnihilo]

InspectorG, on 26 January 2015 - 03:05 PM, said:

So is the PB worth it?
I have some MC burning a hole in my pocket.

is it good with 4 ML?

Yes on both counts. Although it runs a little hot wih 4ml. I am using 2ml 2sl but so far I have still had my best rounds with 4sl 2 mg.

[Tim East]

InspectorG, on 26 January 2015 - 03:05 PM, said:

So is the PB worth it?
I have some MC burning a hole in my pocket.

is it good with 4 ML?

Yes to the first, and probably to the second. I use a 2MPL 2SL build that works for me. I don't know how, but it's the build I've had my top damage in. Not just with the variant or the chassis. Ever.

[3xnihilo]

Tim East, on 26 January 2015 - 03:51 PM, said:

Yes to the first, and probably to the second. I use a 2MPL 2SL build that works for me. I don't know how, but it's the build I've had my top damage in. Not just with the variant or the chassis. Ever.

Xl170, or no ecm?

[Tim East]

3xnihilo, on 26 January 2015 - 04:07 PM, said:

Xl170, or no ecm?

I shaved armor. It's not like you get enough to do much anyway, and a couple points will let you dance among the lasers. Plus the arms are just for "arm"or.

Something like this iirc. PIRATES' BANE

[3xnihilo]

Tim East, on 26 January 2015 - 04:12 PM, said:

I shaved armor. It's not like you get enough to do much anyway, and a couple points will let you dance among the lasers. Plus the arms are just for "arm"or.

Something like this iirc. PIRATES' BANE

I am so doing that next time I take out the PB

[Bulletsponge0]

KuroNyra, on 19 January 2015 - 12:20 PM, said:

Gonna need a thread for the Urbanmech I think. Will some of you join the club?

got my pack on order

[Dauphni]

I run my 3M with 4 SPLs in the arms, and a TAG in the CT. Sure, you get a little less damage out that way, but the c-bills you make from all those extra bonuses is well worth it!

[loopala]

this is why almost all my locusts carry TAG



ok too much YouTube for me

[IraqiWalker]

loopala, on 26 January 2015 - 05:01 PM, said:

this is why almost all my locusts carry TAG



ok too much YouTube for me

You could say those cats were mad

[3xnihilo]

Tim East, on 26 January 2015 - 04:12 PM, said:

I shaved armor. It's not like you get enough to do much anyway, and a couple points will let you dance among the lasers. Plus the arms are just for "arm"or.

Something like this iirc. PIRATES' BANE

I looked at this smurfy link and thought "this works but how does my PB have 2 tons less of weapons than this and still make weight he certainly didn't shave 2 tons of armor...answer BAP and ecm on my pirates bane...I may have a sickness when it comes to BAP