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[Tim East]

I've been seeing a slew of Locust S's. I never quite got the hang of that one though.

[Saiphas Cain]

Ovion, on 04 December 2014 - 12:34 PM, said:

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.

Ah yes, "Life in the big city". I remember that story. Details about a Locust pilot skidding through an infantry unit and slamming into a building, then ejecting ( back through ) the same infantry unit yelling "whupwhupwhup!" Zoidberg style. The moral of the story? Locust pilots are the weirdest.

[kosmos1214]

ok thanks though im not fully sure haw some of the references to jenners help me as the only light iv ever used was my kitfox

[jper4]

kosmos1214, on 04 December 2014 - 05:17 PM, said:

ok thanks though im not fully sure haw some of the references to jenners help me as the only light iv ever used was my kitfox

dunno about the others but i figured you were coming to a Locust after using other IS lights already. most don;t start out on Locusts (kudos for wanting to start at the deep end of the pool ) when getting into IS lights. jenner being one of the more popular/common/first light around, i figured that was probably something you owned already so was trying to compare it to something you'd be familiar with in that case

[Ovion]

I cut my teeth in MWO on a Catapult C4 and Locust 3S.
I may have the crazy.

[InspectorG]

Pulled a few matches last night with the E equipped with 3MPL.

Not bad. Had a 1 kill 364 damage game, about 3 others with sub 200 damage and about 1 kill each. Seems viable for that deep Wubbing feeling.

[Khaze]

The amount of adrenaline you get while piloting a Locust is crazy. First match of the night, or, well, probably the whole week now that I think about it... slightly tipsy and tired and soooo determined to not be a burden to my team. Result?

[Tarogato]

If only this darned thing were viable in meta/comp...

(or is it... )

[InspectorG]

Tarogato, on 06 December 2014 - 02:16 PM, said:

If only this darned thing were viable in meta/comp...

(or is it... )

Well, In CW it may be used to min/max tonnage limits. Incentive to get good with The Most Thrilling mech in MWO !!!!

Khaze, on 06 December 2014 - 02:10 PM, said:

The amount of adrenaline you get while piloting a Locust is crazy. First match of the night, or, well, probably the whole week now that I think about it... slightly tipsy and tired and soooo determined to not be a burden to my team. Result?

Take a lunch break. After all that carrying, you earned it

[Tarogato]

I just want to bring this conversation to light... (haha, get it... light?)



12v12 Locusts, private matches, anyone?

[kosmos1214]

Tarogato, on 07 December 2014 - 11:41 PM, said:

I just want to bring this conversation to light... (haha, get it... light?)



12v12 Locusts, private matches, anyone?

lOLoolLOloolLOloLOOLLOololOLlloLOloolLOlololoLOloOLolloOolLOloOLOLolLololLLooLOLlol

[InspectorG]

Tarogato, on 07 December 2014 - 11:41 PM, said:

I just want to bring this conversation to light... (haha, get it... light?)



12v12 Locusts, private matches, anyone?

BROKEN LEGS EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bigbacon]

i got bitched out again for using the PB without ecm.....

[3xnihilo]

Bigbacon, on 08 December 2014 - 05:03 PM, said:

i got bitched out again for using the PB without ecm.....

My mech. My loadout.

I have actually been thinking about taking the ECM off my com 2d for more srms...luckily I have thick skin.

Edited by 3xnihilo, 08 December 2014 - 05:52 PM.

[Soul Tribunal]

I just had 3 EPIC matches in my Locust. It took 2 DW's to finally bring me down....I...I....ran out of SRM's

-ST

[Alaskan Nobody]

Soul Tribunal, on 08 December 2014 - 06:09 PM, said:

....I...I....ran out of SRM's

In a Locust that is bragging rights right there.

[InspectorG]

Bigbacon, on 08 December 2014 - 05:03 PM, said:

i got bitched out again for using the PB without ecm.....

Reply to them: 'Whats an ECM'?

Or better yet:

'ECM is a waste. I take the ECM out of my Atlas to fit more LRM ammo, ECM sux'

[Alaskan Nobody]

InspectorG, on 08 December 2014 - 06:26 PM, said:

'ECM is a waste. I take the ECM out of my Atlas to fit more LRM ammo, ECM sux'

/shudders in utter horror

[Dagada Moor]

Big Bacon and 3X, you can run what you want. But not taken an ECM on Locust and Commando when you can is a disadvantage to your team. You would be better off in 3M or a 1E or one or the Commandos with more missiles. With ECM you can cover or run pack or flank and scout. I would not ***** at either of you.I would run in a pack with you and hunt fatties...... Each to his own.

[Tarogato]

Dagada Moor, on 08 December 2014 - 06:39 PM, said:

Big Bacon and 3X, you can run what you want. But not taken an ECM on Locust and Commando when you can is a disadvantage to your team. You would be better off in 3M or a 1E or one or the Commandos with more missiles. With ECM you can cover or run pack or flank and scout. I would not ***** at either of you.I would run in a pack with you and hunt fatties...... Each to his own.

It's not like you're only allowed a given number of ECM variants per team. If you bring a 3M, is your team at a disadvantage because you didn't bring a Pirates Bane? You would have brought the 3M if we didn't have the PB anyways, so you wouldn't have had an ECM in the first place. If you bring a Huginn, are you hurting your team because you didn't bring a 3L? Are you hurting your team because you brought a Griffin instead of a Spider 5D? A King Crab instead of a DDC?

I don't think it's that big of a deal.

Edited by Tarogato, 08 December 2014 - 06:55 PM.