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[Mightyrant]

Alright. Right now, I run a centurian AL with 4 medium lasers, 2 srm 4's and an ams system with a top speed of 89.1. I also use1d to have an A kit out the same way...ish now I eventually need to buy the D so I can master the breed, but what are the bonuses to the D over the AL. should I make the full switch? or should I just get it to master it, the return to the AL. this is something ive thought about for a while and I realty don't know what to do, help?

[Arnold J Rimmer]

I always preferred the -AL to the -D, but that's just down to the fact that I prefer the flexibility that the generally-lighter energy weapons offer. The -D has a huge engine cap - up to a 390 - and can make an excellent light-hunter or flanker.

Using Streaks and leaving the LB in the -D is always a good bet for going after Lights. Just make sure you spread your damage as effectively as possible - the Centurion is still durable with an XL engine, but it's not a patch on the sheer zombie ability of a CN9 with a standard engine.

You definitely want to get your Centurions into the Elite tier, though. They go from 'good' to 'brutal'.

[Buckminster]

Like Arnold said - the Cent-Ds strength is in it's high engine cap. It generally means an XL engine (but it comes with a XL300, which is a very useful size), which goes against a lot of what people want from a Centurion.

Then again, your other option is the YLW, which doesn't have the missiles for a good zombie setup, which goes against the other thing that people generally want from a Centurion.

I personally love my YLW, but it definitely suffers from "shoot my arm please" syndrome.

[JayVrb]

CN9-A and never looked back.

Edited by Vrbas, 23 January 2014 - 03:54 PM.

[Polk738]

For me I prefer the D to the A and AL, granted I have all the variants mastered (besides the YLW) but the D is my favorite by far. The other models you can only go a max of 98 KPH but the D is lightning fast. I run a 335 XL which puts me at 119 KPH and when I find heavy and assault mechs by themselves its game over-because its laughable when they try and turn with me. It's torso twist and anchor turns are so fast that its very easy to get behind bigger mechs and stay behind them even when they try to counter turn you. People over look the D because of its hard points but its biggest weapon is its engine.

[Dirt Dart]

I started with the AL and I still like it the best (of the CN9 line). I know the benefits of the A and have run the build that Vrbas posted, but until they fix SRMs I'll stay away for a bit. I ran this build the other night and posted a monster score, 1276 DMG with 4 kills.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...5813cfaee0bbaac

http://i.imgur.com/qiZr9l3.jpg

Edited by Dirt Dart, 31 January 2014 - 06:04 PM.

[Macksheen]

I love the Cent, though the A is my least favorite. I'm a newer kinda of player - but I ran the A through master as a zombie.

The D I run with 2 ML and 2 AC2s; the AL I run with 2 ERLL, 2 ML and a smattering of SRMs (whatever fits).

[Victor Morson]

Eziekiel kadorov, on 21 January 2014 - 05:22 PM, said:

Alright. Right now, I run a centurian AL with 4 medium lasers, 2 srm 4's and an ams system with a top speed of 89.1. I also use1d to have an A kit out the same way...ish now I eventually need to buy the D so I can master the breed, but what are the bonuses to the D over the AL. should I make the full switch? or should I just get it to master it, the return to the AL. this is something ive thought about for a while and I realty don't know what to do, help?

Cent Cent 9A's advantage over the AL is another missile port, so it can run 3x SRM6 2x ML and axe the arm armor entirely. You can optionally run 4x SRM4 2x MPL, too. It's outdated by the Shadow Hawk but still a durable pugging build.

The Cent 9D's advantage is to mount huge XL engines, allowing it to keep up with Jenners. It's actually a pretty neat 'mech that sees some league niche stuff, because it's far faster than even the fastest Shadow Hawk or Griffin. The only other 50+ ton medium that rivals it for speed is the (IMO superior) Treb 3C.

Macksheen, on 31 January 2014 - 06:29 PM, said:

The D I run with 2 ML and 2 AC2s; the AL I run with 2 ERLL, 2 ML and a smattering of SRMs (whatever fits).

If you run the D without a huge engine in it you're totally negating why the Cent 9D is special. You should probably avoid ballistics entirely and stick to energy + missile on the chest so you can ferro+endo+XL.

It's a 50 ton scout 'mech, pretty much.

[Victor Morson]

Vrbas, on 23 January 2014 - 03:52 PM, said:

CN9-A and never looked back.

Way too much ammo in the legs and full armor on the arms is unnecessary for this build to really be effective.. at least, in comparison to a large engine. Thus I present:

Cent 9A Improved

Your same basic build but re-arranged for a large engine upgrade at the expense of axing the dud arms. Hope it helps. It's also CASE'd to make it even more of a zombie.

Edited by Victor Morson, 06 February 2014 - 07:13 PM.

[Flying Blind]

Behold the majesty of a mech with xl engine at 14% life. The only reason my SRM6s are not working is because they are out of ammo but not destroyed.






run an xl370 engine 2 srm6 2 medium lasers and it is my favorite mech of all time.
Yen lo wang is a real good mech too but you have to work to protect the right arm. I know some teams that use squads of Wang's in 12 man drops and win a lot with them. Wang is the most meta compliant centurion and still pretty tough even with an xl.

All that said, the CN9-A is ridiculously tough with a standard engine. I've seen a lot of single digit life levels while still getting kills.

Th AL is typically the cent liked best by people who don't like cents. Like hunchback pilots.

Edited by Flying Blind, 06 February 2014 - 08:14 PM.

[That Dawg]

Better than a Zombie

I ditched the 2ML's and haven't looked back yet.
the THREE artSRM6's do quite well.
One of the very very few mechs I never rage sold