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[Grimbloodz]

Greetings fellow 'mech jocks. I really need your help today. I'm loving this mech, but it can use so many weapons I need some advice.
I personally play as a sniper, or lrm boat, and I like heavy lasers.
Can anyone help me out with a good ranged build for my playstyle please? I'm terrible as a brawler, and would like some experienced players thoughts/build ideas.
Thank you in advance
Grim

[MasterBLB]

KTO-18 better survivability
KTO-18 better cooling and speed
KTO-18 LRM boat

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

Trial Kintaro is a good LRM boat,just saying

[MacReady_]

As a noob trial player I have been taking out different Mechs to find something I can work with in the Trial list. Out of all the Trial Mech's I consistently do 400+ damage in the Trial Kintaro and look forward to buying my own. However I am still confused as to which one I should buy.

[Bigbacon]

i do use 3xSRM4+atermis and 2xSRM2 +atermis, XL340 (I think) 2x MLs and 4 tons of ammo, 2DHS, endo.

I find it to be a fantastic mech, fast, lots of damage to be had. Will post the exact loadout later but I love the thing, got me buying all the kintaros.

MacReady:
the 18 is probably the best platform to me and then probably the 19.

goldenboy is another option but it can't take the big XLs like the others can.

the 20 gives you more laser options and less missile but you can still do like 4MLs, 3x SRM4+artemis and a 320XL.

18,19 or 20 with 300XL+ can scream around at almost 100k (well over 100k with speed tweak) and can fit lots of different load out mixes of missiles and energy weapons.

the 19 I use as a weird test bed of odd setups like 2x ERPPCs and 4x SRM2s

I think I would totally start with the champion 18....I wish it had existed before.


I say if you want to LRM boat, I would slap on an XL280, use 5x LRM5s (you can chain fire them in an endless stream), tag, MPL, 8 to 10 tons of ammo, AMS, and BAP even.

Edited by Bigbacon, 07 August 2014 - 10:21 AM.

[jper4]

MacReady6, on 07 August 2014 - 08:35 AM, said:

As a noob trial player I have been taking out different Mechs to find something I can work with in the Trial list. Out of all the Trial Mech's I consistently do 400+ damage in the Trial Kintaro and look forward to buying my own. However I am still confused as to which one I should buy.

the kintaro 18 is generally considered the best of them. i use 2ML and 5SSRMs and even with ghost heat i still do well in it. the kintaro 19 is almost like the 18 except it takes away 1 missile and gives you an extra energy slot. i run it similar 3ML and 4SSRMs (no ghost heat though). for some reason i do better in the 18 than the 19 though.

the KTO 20 is the more energy based one going 4 energy and only 3 missile but i actually use that as my LRM mech with 2LRM 15s (and artemis) and 4ML (or 3ML and TAG which would help with your LRMs) . it's decent in this role.

but i'd go with the 18 and either load streaks and become a light hunter, SRMs(and artemis) and be a hot running in your face destroyer or LRMs and hope nothing gets near you (since with TAG you only have 1 energy slot available unles you mix some SRMs in place of a LRM)

[Bromineberry]

MasterBLB, on 06 August 2014 - 10:05 PM, said:

KTO-18 better survivability

Optimized version with more speed.

[That Dawg]

That trial Kintaro is a dandy. One of the best I've seen in a long while. (pro tip I run the trial 18 if my 18 is sitting in battle on the rare time I die early)
Really.....got me hooked on the Kintaro's, never gave them a second look till I spoofed the trials and tried it.
I have three in mech bays now. All are excellent, probably keep the 18, and the 5 LRM5's, and....sheesh, dunno...the 18 and 19....tough choice, one has 4ML's which I find crazy effective, the other has...FOUR SRM's..which properly managed will flatten a mech- but they have to be chain fired- you'll cook and sit otherwise. Then, they all become just another crappy IS medium sitting target drone....
I do run an XL300 on all (move it back and forth) and dont have any problems getting blasted (more so than running a standard)

[Johnny Reb]

Grimbloodz, on 06 August 2014 - 05:10 PM, said:

Greetings fellow 'mech jocks. I really need your help today. I'm loving this mech, but it can use so many weapons I need some advice.
I personally play as a sniper, or lrm boat, and I like heavy lasers.
Can anyone help me out with a good ranged build for my playstyle please? I'm terrible as a brawler, and would like some experienced players thoughts/build ideas.
Thank you in advance
Grim

My fav kintaro is something like this: http://mwo.smurfy-ne...689e92020844162

used to have an erppc instead but the nerf speed killed it for me.

[Asterios]

I prefer close combat builds:
KTO-18
a little faster:
KTO-18
other:
KTO-19
KTO-20

Edited by Asterios, 02 September 2014 - 10:35 PM.

[Bigbacon]

wow, you go for some maximum missile punch.

[N a p e s]

Asterios, on 02 September 2014 - 10:21 PM, said:

I prefer close combat builds:

Yep, me too.

4 packs are my favorite so I just boat those.

KTO-18

[Grimbloodz]

I just wanted to thank all the players who helped me decide what to do here. I have 5 LRM 5's, and 2 Llas, with an XL engine. As a flanker i am playing so well i am now elite.

Please all of you continue to help others, you are fantastic in my book!

Regards, Grim