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[InspectorG]

Anyone try the E with 3MPL???

[3xnihilo]

InspectorG, on 03 December 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:

Anyone try the E with 3MPL???

Hmmm... No but I might have to now. Would you call that a wubwubwubcust?

[InspectorG]

3xnihilo, on 03 December 2014 - 04:39 PM, said:

Hmmm... No but I might have to now. Would you call that a wubwubwubcust?

"LolWub"

I think Wubcust if for the M with the SPL.

[3xnihilo]

InspectorG, on 03 December 2014 - 04:44 PM, said:

"LolWub"

I think Wubcust if for the M with the SPL.

Oh got it. I named mine grasshopper. After the cookie not the insect.

[InspectorG]

InspectorG is clearly 'thinking' too much here, warning:

So, think about it. With the way technology miniaturizes and cheapens over time, wouldnt the Locust V be the future of manned robot warfare in the BT universe????

[3xnihilo]

Maybe, but I would bet on clan elementals if we are going to be inclusive of the whole bt universe.

[Ovion]

Question, as I keep debating to myself but unable to come up with an answer:

Do I buy a second 1V or not?

I mean, it's a paltry 1.4mil C-Bills... though it is a Mech Bay (of which I have 20 going) and I have everything else I need for it (MPL, 4MGs, the XL190's are shared)... so the only extra cost would be Endo+Ferro, but is it worth it just to not need to switch from an ERLL+2MG build to the above and back regularly, and do I really need a 7th Locust?

[HimseIf]

Ovion, on 03 December 2014 - 04:58 PM, said:

Question, as I keep debating to myself but unable to come up with an answer:

Do I buy a second 1V or not?

I mean, it's a paltry 1.4mil C-Bills... though it is a Mech Bay (of which I have 20 going) and I have everything else I need for it (MPL, 4MGs, the XL190's are shared)... so the only extra cost would be Endo+Ferro, but is it worth it just to not need to switch from an ERLL+2MG build to the above and back regularly, and do I really need a 7th Locust?

Get both if you have the hanger space!

[Tim East]

So, I went and tried the ERLL 1V again. Better performance this time around, but still lackluster overall. ~250 damage, 0 kills, 9 assists. I don't feel like I actually helped the team win, is all, and I was poking pretty much non-stop from the beginning to the end of the match. The MG 1V is way swingier in that it either works or it doesn't, but at least I feel I can turn a match with the thing if the cards fall right.

[K0M3D14N]

Derped the post button. Anyway! I saw the mention of the 2x AMS, 4x SPL 3M earlier and decided to give it a try. Thus far tonight I've racked up kills on a lot of clanners- having the AMS seems to make me play more with the desire to support the team.

In this game here, for example, I stayed back to help a Direwhale cross open ground and act as a mobile AMS platform. I killed a Kitfox and chewed up a lot of other mechs when the two teams finally clashed.

So far tonight I've taken down two Timberwolves, a Direwolf, and a Kitfox. The two Timbers and the Dire were in the same game to boot!

EDIT: Just got speed tweak! >

Edited by K0M3D14N, 04 December 2014 - 12:29 AM.

[Tim East]

Hahaha, got a double kill on a pair of Timber Wolves in my good old 3M. Chewed on their faces, ran back to my heavies, chewed their faces off. Kill secured both of them by coring as they ate a hail of supporting fire from my friendlies. Very amusing. Also finally tested Air Strike today. Beat the tar out of a Stalker that was facing the wrong way, but couldn't finish it off.

Edited by Tim East, 04 December 2014 - 12:42 AM.

[Tarogato]

Saw a 3M today with only a single ER LLas.

... wut?

why?

It didn't last long.

[jper4]

InspectorG, on 03 December 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:

Anyone try the E with 3MPL???

i ran it with a LPL and SL (since i ended up with .5 tons leftover at the end) for a while- was pretty funny to mess around with.

[Saiphas Cain]

Popular 3M names revolve around "Skrillyx", "Deadmau5", "Dupsteps", and the like.

K0M3D14N, the dual AMS option is nice in groups if you're biding your time before busting out, certainly. My main concern with that build is the tonnage needed for ammunition. The last time I ran dual AMS I carried two tons of ammo and literally exhausted my entire bin in the course of two scouting runs on Tourmaline one night. Granted, this was during the age of LRM's ascendent... so... like 2 months ago? Anyway, my current build sets aside 1.5 tons for a probe, which I'd have to sacrifice for the AMS, and in addition strip a laser or additional armor. Daily meta aside, how many people favor dual AMS over ECM disruption and targeting range? I know the dual AMS ability is a precious commodity in a chassis, I'm just not sure a Locust is the best place for it.

[Bigbacon]

InspectorG, on 03 December 2014 - 04:31 PM, said:

Anyone try the E with 3MPL???

I do 3 on the 3S (3M? always confuse them) with 2 SLs

1E is better off with MLs either 4 or 6 although 6 you really need to be heat aware. OR go 4MPL

on another note, I've been seeing a lot more locusts running around lately. Hell I was in a light lance with 2 others the other day. Its quite weird to see 3 running around at one time.

[3xnihilo]

Bigbacon, on 04 December 2014 - 10:29 AM, said:

I do 3 on the 3S (3M? always confuse them) with 2 SLs

1E is better off with MLs either 4 or 6 although 6 you really need to be heat aware. OR go 4MPL

on another note, I've been seeing a lot more locusts running around lately. Hell I was in a light lance with 2 others the other day. Its quite weird to see 3 running around at one time.

I had the same experience a couple days ago all three of us were in locusts. All different variants too we won that round of course. 3 locusts are OP.

[Ovion]

I don't think I've put this here.
But people often describe Locust pilots as either crazy, or courageous for driving the happy death machine.
And then it twigged - what else is relevant to that (and a horribly outdated reference all at once:
We have Balls of Steel, and so should have a Cockpit item to match..

[jper4]

Bigbacon, on 04 December 2014 - 10:29 AM, said:

I do 3 on the 3S (3M? always confuse them) with 2 SLs

1E is better off with MLs either 4 or 6 although 6 you really need to be heat aware. OR go 4MPL

on another note, I've been seeing a lot more locusts running around lately. Hell I was in a light lance with 2 others the other day. Its quite weird to see 3 running around at one time.

yeah been seeing a lot of 3Es and 3Ms of late. a few PBs since it's the new one. others still pretty rare

[Ovion]

Also - updated:

[Cold Cash]

Oh my bad 3ml, 1sml, 2mg 150kmph, pb locust.