Aegis
My standard build for drops with my team. ECM/AMS shield for the big guys, 3ERML and 2MG for self defense and finishing off wounded mechs. I love me some PPCs (on
any mech) but the triple lasers work better in the long run and I don't overheat. Twenty one points of damage, and you can sweep legs with it, unlike the ERPPC. The MGs simply gut any mech with open armor. If you don't see me before I get behind your mech, you'll only see me again on the deathcam.
Lots of ammo for AMS and MGs because yes, they really work, and yes, I stay with the guys who need the AMS shield. Happiness is watching an LRM 5 or 10 simply evaporate before it hits the target. Dual JJs because one isn't enough to hop up on some of the better perches in the game (and I'm expecting the upcoming JJ patch to change things for the worse). CAP for sensor range and faster TIG, and the Mk2 TC for same (plus extra range and chance to crit on lasers).
I don't put up big damage numbers like some builds, but my team wins - often - and that's why I drive a support mech. I drop this same build in PUGs, for the same reasons. I work harder to keep everyone covered by the ECM, and I type more in chat to communicate, but its good practice. As far as the ECM/AMS goes, its currently the only Clan mech that can fit ECM and a triple AMS array, so I do. If I want to boat lasers or missiles, or put up big damage, there are better mechs to do it with. Because of the omnipod technology, you can use this exact build on any of the three KF torsos, which is handy for leveling up the XP.
Edit: Because someone asked me, Aegis is pronounced 'EE-jis', and it means "the protection, backing, or support of a particular person or organization". In mythology, Aegis was the shield of Athena, carried by Perseus when he defeated Medusa. It seems an appropriate name for a mech who's purpose is to shield a group.
Edited by Pekiti, 26 June 2014 - 05:36 AM.