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[Sandslice]

Owned 'Mechs: JR7-D, GRF-1N, AWS-8Q. (Also TDR-9S bought during challenge, but that didn't work so well.)

Trial 'Mechs; BJ-1, SHD-2H, CTF-3D. The 'Phract, especially, had some interesting matches (including winning a duel with a Jager-40.)

[Shadow Magnet]

I used my Banshee 44 SHS laser boat most of the time. 2-4 kills per match.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...752256620242e98

Also tried a 3 PPC Awesome, but I could not get any good matches and switched back to the Banshee.

Edited by Shadow Magnet, 12 August 2014 - 06:10 AM.

[Heeden]

CN9-A, 3xSRM6A, 2xMLas, AC-2.

Playing as support or fast striker as needed, means sometimes I can get over 700 damage with no kills or bag 5 with less than 300 damage.

[Old Farkas]

STALKER STK-3F but i use the STALKER 3H for two matches.

[TheStrider]

I ran my Awesome 9M for a bunch of games, then switched to my Trebuchet 7M. Both were skirmishers with SRMs, but the Trebuchet seems to have a horseshoe up it's tailpipe lately. Averaging over 2 kills per match and 500 damage.

On a baby account, I tried the Victor and Shadowhawk Champs to minor success, but then started massacring with the Kintaro Troll (er Champion). That thing is just silly.

[Tsig]

My Phoenix Shadow Hawk with 2 AC/5s and a PPC...and I felt dirty when I first started using it. Regardless of the fact that I pulled in 2-4 kills a match and 450+ damage, I still felt like I was exploiting the system to do it. I slowly got used to it, but I had to take a shower afterward to feel better.

[Jody Von Jedi]

Cranial Enigma, on 12 August 2014 - 05:40 AM, said:

Thunderbolt 5SS with 4 large pulse lasers, no one ever expects the wub wub.

I purchased the 5SS this past weekend while it was on sale. I ran it a little Sunday evening after I secured my mech bay. I did a similar loadout as yours, but with more MPL. I dubbed it the "ThunderWub".

Jody

[Heffay]

Tried my Battlemasters for a bit, but I suck at Assaults. Plus, they don't even have their Basics done, so... yeah.

Ended up using a Hunchback 4SP with 2xASRM6 and 4 ML. That one worked a lot better. SRMs and fast mechs go together like... like... <insert 2 things that go together well here>!

[Superslicks]

jesus was I the only one who didn't know there was a new challenge lol, whatever the challenge was, I didn't win

[EyeOne]

I used several. The bulk of the work was done with my Awesome-9M, Firestarter-H, and Wolverine-6R.

(builds are only approximations from memory, but the weapons and engines are correct.)

[-Natural Selection-]

kto 18 lrm cheese in solos que. 4 or 5 matches and done

[DarthPeanut]

Tsig, on 12 August 2014 - 07:16 AM, said:

My Phoenix Shadow Hawk with 2 AC/5s and a PPC...and I felt dirty when I first started using it. Regardless of the fact that I pulled in 2-4 kills a match and 450+ damage, I still felt like I was exploiting the system to do it. I slowly got used to it, but I had to take a shower afterward to feel better.

Why would you feel bad for using this build.

With PPC and JJ changes it takes some skill to play it. Might not be a damage monster but with some targeting data it can kill well.

Edited by DarthPeanut, 12 August 2014 - 07:45 AM.

[Satan n stuff]

M0rpHeu5, on 12 August 2014 - 01:03 AM, said:

Awesome 8V and 9M, Banshee 3S and 3E.
All of them bought on discount for the challenge.
Also bought but not used, two Victors, a Battlemaster, a Stalker, a Thunderbolt, two Quickdraws and a Kintaro.

Edited by Satan n stuff, 12 August 2014 - 07:49 AM.

[DONTOR]

my FREE T-bolt 9S, to get my FREE mech bay, thats how you F2P.

[Dawnstealer]

My nearly-stock T-bolt 9S was the primary: I got about 6-7 of the kills with it. Brutal tank-mech:

(something like this)

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...de1037abcbb45df

[Tsig]

DarthPeanut, on 12 August 2014 - 07:40 AM, said:

Why would you feel bad for using this build.

With PPC and JJ changes it takes some skill to play it. Might not be a damage monster but with some targeting data it can kill well.

Because, for the last 7-8 months, I've done my best to avoid the PPC/AC Meta. Now that PGI is starting to bring the OP weapons in line, I'll probably start using it more. It's not a bad build, I just didn't like the idea that I was going along with the people exploiting an OP weapon combo.

[Spheroid]

Jenner-D. People say its a bad game for lights now, but I was doing great this weekend.

Edited by Spheroid, 12 August 2014 - 07:54 AM.

[DONTOR]

Dawnstealer, on 12 August 2014 - 07:49 AM, said:

My nearly-stock T-bolt 9S was the primary: I got about 6-7 of the kills with it. Brutal tank-mech:

(something like this)

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...de1037abcbb45df

Good Lord you used flamers and a single MG!?! you sir are a mad man!
I went with a highl customized 3 LLs, 3 MLs, 2 AMS, std 260, and the rest DHS 15 i think.

[WarHippy]

Did the entire challenge in a Thunderbolt 9S on Friday night. It didn't take long given I got 7 kills in one match. I got 4 kills, 1 kill, 3 kills, 2 kills, 7 kills, 2 kills , 4kills, and a couple no kill games thrown in and I was done. I enjoyed the event.

[DarthPeanut]

Tsig, on 12 August 2014 - 07:51 AM, said:

Because, for the last 7-8 months, I've done my best to avoid the PPC/AC Meta. Now that PGI is starting to bring the OP weapons in line, I'll probably start using it more. It's not a bad build, I just didn't like the idea that I was going along with the people exploiting an OP weapon combo.

Well I won't sidetrack this thread and I respect your opinion but I will say I disagree with that being an OP combination anymore. It takes some added skill to play that combination now and it cannot be effective at the range limit like before.