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[HimseIf]

3xnihilo, on 09 January 2015 - 07:50 PM, said:

I just picked up the mastery pack so I am working through basics on the x-5, 3m, and 2a right now. I am apparently a slow learner I have realized that stopping immediately when you let off the throttle is a locust trait the cicada does not share I think I am imprint though so I will keep trying.

Joystick or keyboard controls? If keyboard you can press X to stop i think (if you have not remapped it) worked for me.

[IraqiWalker]

Lordred, on 09 January 2015 - 08:33 PM, said:

Phoenix Locust Love.

Thank you for the lovely gift Lordred.

[3xnihilo]

InspectorG, on 09 January 2015 - 08:06 PM, said:

Now if you have the Locust, Spider, Cicada, does that make you the Bug Master???

Not sure about that, but I am fairly certain it means I need to buy the Grasshoppers when they come out for c-bills

HimseIf, on 09 January 2015 - 11:29 PM, said:

Joystick or keyboard controls? If keyboard you can press X to stop i think (if you have not remapped it) worked for me.

Yeah, you are right. . . but locusts are soooo responsive it spoils you (See that, locusts, I kept my post on topic). I mastered spiders, then commandos, then locusts. . . ever since then big mechs just feel strange to me, so I think I am just readjusting.

[Ovion]

InspectorG, on 09 January 2015 - 05:28 PM, said:

Well, i just dug my Cicada C out of the garage.
Ill give MG another try.

But on my quest for Meta i gotta get good with ERPPC(aim at range)

I specifically bought a 4th Cicada (the 3C) in this sale, because I love MG lights, but don't get on with Cicadas very well, hoping it'll help transition me in.

IraqiWalker, on 09 January 2015 - 06:37 PM, said:

This might help with the ERPPC training:CDA-3M

This one is for MGs
CDA-3C

CDA-3M works out a bit better.
You don't need all that armour on the arms and head, and can bump up the speed.

As for the 3C... you forgot the ammo... this works better:
CDA-3C

And is interchangable with the ERPPC CDA-3C, which I want to try out due to the silly, silly perks, even though I suck with PPCs.

[Neutron IX]

Been really busy. Not as much time to play since the holidays have ended. But, it makes me happy to see so much awesome activity in one of my favorite MWO forum threads.

You guys rule!

Here's a mass like for all the stuff I've missed...

"Rip Snorgan likes this...ALL of this."

[InspectorG]

I wish the Locust 3M was on sale. I want one for my garage.

Ovion, on 10 January 2015 - 09:14 AM, said:

I specifically bought a 4th Cicada (the 3C) in this sale, because I love MG lights, but don't get on with Cicadas very well, hoping it'll help transition me in.

I try to play mine like a Locust, a bigger slower one, but maybe im more conservative in play?

I dont scout and usually just wait(unless im in the C...which is snipe city) until the lines form or, should my Pug decide to push i escort the fat guys. You get those 'protected' bonuses and stuff.

If enemy murderball is too 'tight' ill flank around and try to backstab a slow assault - high risk high reward.
If my Pug is getting walked down(did this last night on the swamp and got 2 of my teams 4 kills) you and kinda come from behind and join thier mad push for kill steals. Killed a Highlander and a Battlemaster. The slow guys will be in the back and the fast guys will be feasting on the dying or spread out looking for you/whoever is left.
You will be surprised just how many times you can shoot an enemy standing right next to his teammate. Big lols, Such skill. Many fails. Great times.

Late match if the enemy is beat up enough i will get very aggro.

I am contemplating the X5 for the Cbill bonus. Or a Pirates Bane...yar.

Edited by InspectorG, 10 January 2015 - 11:14 AM.

[Dauphni]

InspectorG, on 10 January 2015 - 11:13 AM, said:

I wish the Locust 3M was on sale. I want one for my garage.

Just save up the c-bills, it's still only a 20 ton mech and cheap either way

[Neutron IX]

InspectorG, on 10 January 2015 - 11:13 AM, said:

I wish the Locust 3M was on sale. I want one for my garage.



I try to play mine like a Locust, a bigger slower one, but maybe im more conservative in play?

I dont scout and usually just wait(unless im in the C...which is snipe city) until the lines form or, should my Pug decide to push i escort the fat guys. You get those 'protected' bonuses and stuff.

If enemy murderball is too 'tight' ill flank around and try to backstab a slow assault - high risk high reward.
If my Pug is getting walked down(did this last night on the swamp and got 2 of my teams 4 kills) you and kinda come from behind and join thier mad push for kill steals. Killed a Highlander and a Battlemaster. The slow guys will be in the back and the fast guys will be feasting on the dying or spread out looking for you/whoever is left.
You will be surprised just how many times you can shoot an enemy standing right next to his teammate. Big lols, Such skill. Many fails. Great times.

Late match if the enemy is beat up enough i will get very aggro.

I am contemplating the X5 for the Cbill bonus. Or a Pirates Bane...yar.

Seriously, this is spot on.

I've found that if you think of a Cicada as a moderately bigger and slower Locust, that can take a hit and survive, but play it close to the same way you play your Locusts, you can do pretty well in Cicadas.

I think of all the mediums, it's the one that translates the best to and from Locust piloting.

[IraqiWalker]

Ovion, on 10 January 2015 - 09:14 AM, said:

As for the 3C... you forgot the ammo... this works better:
CDA-3C

Shhhhhhh, no one saw that.

[Tim East]

InspectorG, on 10 January 2015 - 11:13 AM, said:

I am contemplating the X5 for the Cbill bonus. Or a Pirates Bane...yar.

The PB is pretty freaking sweet. If you can scrounge enough MC from tournament or little paypal bits leftover from other things, it's totally worth it.

[Ovion]

In my opinion, the Piratesbane is well worth it and the better option.

I own both, but if I had to choose it'd be the Piratesbane.
Which, while in a lot of ways is less versatile, and in others is really versatile, is far more fun.

The X-5 I really want to like, and I have done well in it, but something just feels... slightly off to me.
Maybe I'll find more of a niche for it later that clicks, but for now~
If it drops to half price, sure, but not at full value.

Edited by Ovion, 10 January 2015 - 02:01 PM.

[3xnihilo]

I will +1 the PB I have my highest damage ever in a light mech in the PB (Actually highest damage not in a LuRM boating Kintaro trial mech, why is my highest damage match ever in a trial mech? shameful).

[Neutron IX]

Ovion, on 10 January 2015 - 02:01 PM, said:

In my opinion, the Piratesbane is well worth it and the better option.

I own both, but if I had to choose it'd be the Piratesbane.
Which, while in a lot of ways is less versatile, and in others is really versatile, is far more fun.

The X-5 I really want to like, and I have done well in it, but something just feels... slightly off to me.
Maybe I'll find more of a niche for it later that clicks, but for now~
If it drops to half price, sure, but not at full value.

The X-5 is the big brother the LCT-1M never knew it had.

I have my X-5 set up with the same style and mentality as my 1M, and it does pretty well. Right now I'm using BAP/Streaks, but I've considered SRM4s as well, for a slower 1M with a bigger punch kind of thing.

[3xnihilo]

Also, funny that the best tips I have gotten so far on cicadaing were in the locusting thread you guys are awesome!

[Neutron IX]

3xnihilo, on 10 January 2015 - 02:21 PM, said:

Also, funny that the best tips I have gotten so far on cicadaing were in the locusting thread you guys are awesome!

My best match ever was in a CDA-2A, and I credit it entirely to what I learned about Locusting in this thread.

[Ovion]

See, I try running it like a Locust and... it's just too slow...
Maybe I need to finally push and unlock Speed Tweak on the thing?

Also, I think my current X5 is SRM4s...

- Yeah, 4ML, 2SRM4, XL340

Edited by Ovion, 10 January 2015 - 02:35 PM.

[Neutron IX]

Voivode, on 09 January 2015 - 10:12 AM, said:

I sold my Locusts from the Phoenix pack, but was forced to keep the 1V. I run it with 1ERLL + 2xMG, XL 190. It's....kinda fun sometimes but far from my favorite. I'm a much bigger fan of the Commando and own three of them. Was looking at the Locust quirks and put this Locust 1E together in smurfy.

I may have to give that Locust a spin. 4.6million isn't much to risk for a good time. *shrugs*

Because I've almost never lost a side torso before I die in some other fashion in my Locusts, my 1E looks like this...

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c755df7854ff259

I like the extra armor and heatsink, and the BAP is a nice ECM cancelling bonus for my team.

[Alaskan Nobody]

3xnihilo, on 10 January 2015 - 02:21 PM, said:

Also, funny that the best tips I have gotten so far on cicadaing were in the locusting thread you guys are awesome!

Well......

The Cicada was designed as a replacement for the Locust.

Spoiler

Which I would say it failed at (stock anyways) as it costs twice as much - with the same firepower and armor.

Rip Snorgan, on 10 January 2015 - 02:37 PM, said:

I like the extra armor and heatsink, and the BAP is a nice ECM cancelling bonus for my team.

I have been running a STD190 (and do lose my sides) with similar heatsinks (but semi-wasted FF)

[kosmos1214]

all this cicada talk reminds me how i thought they where a light for the longest time back when i started

[Neutron IX]

Ovion, on 10 January 2015 - 02:33 PM, said:

See, I try running it like a Locust and... it's just too slow...
Maybe I need to finally push and unlock Speed Tweak on the thing?

Also, I think my current X5 is SRM4s...

- Yeah, 4ML, 2SRM4, XL340

I've been using the Streaks + BAP since I like being able to track the SRM targeting with the arm MLs, which helps in the inevitable duels you end up with Lights in (another reason I like the BAP), and I find if I group the SSRM2s with the arm MLs I can circle and spam both like crazy for as far as my arms will reach. with all 4 MLs in a second group for when I get my torso reticle lined up for a clean shot.

I could totally see going the other route, with SRM4, and locking my arms for a nice alpha though. Kind of like a 1M/Huggin hybrid. Also, I really prefer the cooldown modules to the range modules on my X-5 and 1M. Rate of Fire > Range in this case, but at those speeds I have to be closer up to hit much of anything anyway.