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[Jun Watarase]

I killed a wolverine in one match with 4x ML/4x SRM-6s and next match he implied that 4x SRM-6s were meta? When did SRMs become meta?

[GrandLocomon]

Jun Watarase, on 29 May 2014 - 05:27 AM, said:

When did SRMs become meta?

Hm....
um, maybe... No.. ah! ... wait, no.

OK, you can tell me the punchline now, I've got no guess.

[Solahma]

[DONTOR]

I WISH.

[Ngamok]

Jun Watarase, on 29 May 2014 - 05:27 AM, said:

I killed a wolverine in one match with 4x ML/4x SRM-6s and next match he implied that 4x SRM-6s were meta? When did SRMs become meta?

Maybe you should show him the video of you trying to hit the Cicada?

[EyeOne]

I got bored SSRMs and tired of waiting on the SRM fix and just put SRMs all over my Griffins anyway. It's not at all the "meta" but it works well enough most of the time. Maybe cause I have pretty low ping.

[XX Sulla XX]

Yep not meta at the moment

[zagibu]

Here are my newest numbers (third line). Meta? Yeah, if you play it from bottom to top maybe?

Fired Hit   Damage Accuracy Damage/Hit Damage/Shot
11452  5727 11633  50.0%    2.03	   1.01
17682  9141 18917  51.6%    2.06	   1.06
25240 12969 26573  51.4%    2.05	   1.05

[FupDup]

They became meta when you killed someone with them.

[TygerLily]

YEP and YEP.

FupDup, on 29 May 2014 - 09:01 AM, said:

They became meta when you killed someone with them.

DONTOR, on 29 May 2014 - 06:48 AM, said:

I WISH.

[GunnyKintaro 01]

lmbo well then i am META now !!!!

[verybad]

Jun Watarase, on 29 May 2014 - 05:27 AM, said:

I killed a wolverine in one match with 4x ML/4x SRM-6s and next match he implied that 4x SRM-6s were meta? When did SRMs become meta?

Obviously, how else could you have killed somebody with so much obvious brilliance as a mechwarrior. Why using SRMs is akin to cheating.

[zazz0000]

Some people are giving them a chance, other people are getting killed by them, and then themselves giving them a chance. They should see a rise in popularity I hope.

My ASRM Battlemaster is a beast. The Griffin is more like a vulture. The Splatcat.... still kinda sux, but at the very least amusing.

The hit registration is within bounds of "bearable" now, and the reward of high alpha is tempting. Got SRM?

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

I'd say SRMs are mostly useable now, though still not as reliable as they should be. They're good enough that I've been swapping them back in to several of my builds (my Wolverine with three ASRM6s has been especially effective).

Maybe once the mythical "buckton fix" goes live we'll be able to see how effective they can really be, but they won't be "meta" until some more fundamental changes go through.

[zagibu]

What I don't get is why people think they have changed at all. According to my stats, they haven't changed a yota. They still do 1 damage per tube on average, which is really bad for a 270m weapon that needs ammo.

[Trauglodyte]

The SRM meta is coming. I've switched almost entirely to missile based mechs recently simply because the FLD meta got boring and I've been keying in on playing Mediums more these days (when/if I even bother playing). They're working decently well but still aren't 100% there. The next patch and those following will surely help. Imo, they beat running Md Lasers on anything heavier than 40 tons or faster than 100kph. Especially for those people who might be a little shakier keeping the entire beam in one spot with/against speed and JJs.

Edited by Trauglodyte, 29 May 2014 - 10:10 AM.

[zagibu]

They don't beat MLases for me. MLases do 3 damage per trigger pull on average according to my stats, and that damage is more focused than SRM damage. Also, they need no ammo, are only 1 ton and have longer range. They are hotter, though, but the freed tonnage allows to install a few additional heatsinks.

[Mcgral18]

Trauglodyte, on 29 May 2014 - 10:09 AM, said:

The SRM meta is coming. I've switched almost entirely to missile based mechs recently simply because the FLD meta got boring and I've been keying in on playing Mediums more these days (when/if I even bother playing). They're working decently well but still aren't 100% there. The next patch and those following will surely help. Imo, they beat running Md Lasers on anything heavier than 40 tons or faster than 100kph. Especially for those people who might be a little shakier keeping the entire beam in one spot with/against speed and JJs.

Ah, but SRMs are frontloaded. They just aren't pinpoint.

I've removed them for being poor damage dealers, on top of having poor hitreg. I certainly wish they could be called meta.

Edited by Mcgral18, 29 May 2014 - 10:19 AM.

[Bulletsponge0]

AH Osprey 02, on 29 May 2014 - 09:04 AM, said:

lmbo well then i am META now !!!!

with the upcoming buff to SL range...will that make my 8x SL FS9-H meta too??

[Trauglodyte]

Mcgral18, on 29 May 2014 - 10:18 AM, said:

Ah, but SRMs are frontloaded. They just aren't pinpoint.

I've removed them for being poor damage dealers, on top of having poor hitreg. I certainly wish they could be called meta.

Dammit, McGral, you will like what I write cause you normally do! Get with the program!