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#161 1453 R

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Posted 06 February 2014 - 05:33 AM

The term 'brawler' honestly doesn't have nearly as clear a definition as it used to. It used to mean, strictly, a STD-engine 'Mech with a ton of armor and close-range weapons, back in the day when AC/20/SRM DDCs were the ultimate harbingers of destruction. These days though, I see the term 'brawler' applied to most anything designed to fight in close combat, even if in Olden Dayes of Yore it would have been referred to as a striker or flanker, or even things like brawling support or escort 'Mechs. I kinda miss those terms really, and do my best to continue using them to this day. It's why I don't call my 385XL Victor a brawler - it's not, i hates 'brawling'. It's the most colossally overweight flanking 'Mech it's ever been my pleasure to pilot.

The BJ-1(C) is a perfect example of something that gets called a brawler a lot these days when it's really not. The Boomjack doesn't brawl; it escorts other brawlers onto the field and supplements their firepower/finishes off wounded foes. It can be used as a sorta-ghetto striker - my brother and I've had a lot of fun running around in our Team Khandy Khane BJ-1(C)s giving giving Cataphracts headaches - but at its purest it's an escort 'Mech. A really good one...but not a brawler.

None of the medium 'Mechs are brawlers, really. Several of them can thrive in the brawl, but they require a different mindset than the straight-up brawlers. You typically need to start at Thunderbolts and go up in tonnage for a brawler, and treat the close-range medium 'Mechs as one of the other, different roles listed above. This by no means invalidates them or robs them of their job - I daresay a proper DDC pilot enjoys having a good Boomjack pilot backing him up more than he would having another assault 'Mech at his back. The CN9-A Zombieturion has a rich and storied history of wrecking larger 'Mechs, and we've spent five pages now discussing the merits of the Shadow Hawk in this and many other roles.

#162 Alaskan Nobody

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Posted 06 February 2014 - 12:05 PM

View PostDecoy3, on 06 February 2014 - 03:05 AM, said:

Other people might find this thread relevant to their interests. No need to intentionally clutter it by trolling.

Get Vic there to stop trolling everyone who doesn't kiss the Meta's arse and I will stop trolling him, because lets face it, we could replace every post Victor has ever made in the new player forum with "Play the META!!! or u suxors" sign and there would be absolutely no difference.

#163 Victor Morson

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Posted 06 February 2014 - 01:21 PM

*sigh*





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