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[miscreant]

Been away for a while... I left the game months ago after the price announcement for the clan mechs...

So, is anyone "not" using clan mechs and still playing? It seemed to me that the clan mechs would take over the game and anyone not in one would have a tough time....

Anyway, I'm installing it again. I cannot spend $50+ on ONE mech, and can't afford a bundle, so I'm not sure how long I will last...

Your responses are appreciate...thanks.

[Mcgral18]

Here I am...wondering why my HGN can't get 2 meters off the ground.


Yes, there are people using IS mechs.

[Carrie Harder]

I enjoy my Shadow Hawks and Griffins (especially dat new Sparkles) a lot more than most Clam mechs (especially now that Clams run hoooooot now), and usually get at least roughly equal or sometimes better results.

[Kaox Veed]

I don't own any Clan mechs. Tired of facing Timber Wolves all the time though

[Bishop Steiner]

ME.

I admit I might break that rule for a Summoner (was always a TT and MW fave of mine) but all in all, driving IS MEdiums is my Bread and Butter.

Love Hunchbacks, Centurions, Griffins, Blackjacks, Vindicators and if I need bigger guns, I go for Jagermechs and Orions.

Mcgral18, on 12 September 2014 - 08:49 PM, said:

Here I am...wondering why my HGN can't get 2 meters off the ground.


Yes, there are people using IS mechs.

too many donuts?

[Nothing Whatsoever]

I am not running Clan yet, and have kept having fun.

Also, the recent Lance Challenge challenged me to reach out, and gave me the opportunity to drop with others, where I had fun regardless of match outcomes!

So I'm happy to hear that you are coming back, and welcome you to add me to see if we can drop together in the future.

I have tried Skype and TeamSpeak, and I am willing to to drop with you.

Also, I can help with builds here. Along with mechspecs.com being another fine resource to check builds out, plus Li Song's MechLab and (smurfy's).

[Pika]

miscreant, on 12 September 2014 - 08:47 PM, said:

Been away for a while... I left the game months ago after the price announcement for the clan mechs...

So, is anyone "not" using clan mechs and still playing? It seemed to me that the clan mechs would take over the game and anyone not in one would have a tough time....

Anyway, I'm installing it again. I cannot spend $50+ on ONE mech, and can't afford a bundle, so I'm not sure how long I will last...

Your responses are appreciate...thanks.

To be honest the ratio is starting to tend toward 50\50. I think the shiny-ness has worn off. You see a disproportionate amount of Timber Wolves and Dire Wolves, but that's because they're probably the top of that weight category. You see more than enough IS mechs. Hell the Spider still seems to be the go to light mech.

Also I just need to be picky and say it's not $50 on one mech, it's $50 for three mechs. I guess I'm just splitting hairs there. It's still cheaper to buy em from the website A la carte than with MCs atm.

You get all the chassis types, so you can master em all or whatever.

Edited by Pika, 12 September 2014 - 08:58 PM.

[Tezcatli]

I've been running my Orion out of sheer spite for the superiority of the Timberwolves. I've downed 5 Timberwolves in my Oni-1K :3

[Impyrium]

Bah, Clan 'Mechs. Real MechWarriors drive IS 'Mechs.

[El Bandito]

Once DW is available for C-Bills, I'm gonna drive that beast for a long time. Assault queue will probably break 45%.

Edited by El Bandito, 12 September 2014 - 09:08 PM.

[Joseph Mallan]

miscreant, on 12 September 2014 - 08:47 PM, said:

Been away for a while... I left the game months ago after the price announcement for the clan mechs...

So, is anyone "not" using clan mechs and still playing? It seemed to me that the clan mechs would take over the game and anyone not in one would have a tough time....

Anyway, I'm installing it again. I cannot spend $50+ on ONE mech, and can't afford a bundle, so I'm not sure how long I will last...

Your responses are appreciate...thanks.

2 Atlas
1 Cataphract
1 Hunchback
1 Jenner

0 Clan

[Asmudius Heng]

I will not use a clan mech until

A) There is some salvage system that allows me to get them.
If this never happens i need to headshot enough mechs of a chassis type to make me feel justified that i have enough pretend 'salvage' i can spend money on getting them

So far 2 Daishi and a Madcat

[DAYLEET]

The few groups who scrim could tell you which 4 mech are the only option to play. The rest of the world play in the mech they want and as a general rule they can have fun and succeed in any mech they want to. Most of my time is spent in my IS mech.

Edited by DAYLEET, 12 September 2014 - 09:15 PM.

[Lokust Davion]

im still using my trusty CN-9A Centurion.

[miscreant]

Praetor Knight, on 12 September 2014 - 08:56 PM, said:

I am not running Clan yet, and have kept having fun.

Also, the recent Lance Challenge challenged me to reach out, and gave me the opportunity to drop with others, where I had fun regardless of match outcomes!

So I'm happy to hear that you are coming back, and welcome you to add me to see if we can drop together in the future.

I have tried Skype and TeamSpeak, and I am willing to to drop with you.

Also, I can help with builds here. Along with mechspecs.com being another fine resource to check builds out, plus Li Song's MechLab and (smurfy's).

Thanks!

[Bill Lumbar]

I have pretty much parked my Kitfox prime, and Nova since the news about CW. I have had to grind for my clan mechs, and they are maxed out. Since parking my clans, I have went on to more IS mechs. I alread have maxed out, Jenners, BJs, Jegars, Firestarters, and now finishing up the Locust and the working on the Victor so I have a fully maxed out Drop for CW as IS.

When All classes of Clans are released for Cbills, I might go ahead and grind out for a Timber, and a Assault class so I have the option of Clans in CW too.

I thought the Grind was bad maxing out the Locust.... but the Victors, OMG! Things changed when I dropped a XL 350 instead of buying my second Victor so I can finish getting them mastered. Victor is still very slow, too slow with the nerfs IMO, but It does help with the new engine.

Good luck and welcome back. IS is still able to rock the Clans, if Me and my Locust can hang, so can you!

[Kaspirikay]

There are many people still using IS mechs. Some Is mechs are still better than clan mechs if it suits your playstyle.

[Bishop Steiner]

Lokust Davion, on 12 September 2014 - 09:18 PM, said:

im still using my trusty CN-9A Centurion.

Heck, just glad to see you post. Had thought you long gone.

Viva la Centy (even if PGI is determined to never restore the AH to us)

[Mavairo]

Yeah, I still use my Thunderbolts, Dragons, Jester, and my Battlemasters.

I have a set of timberwolfs. And while I love the mech, the IS mechs are still a lot of fun to play.

[Bishop Steiner]

This lance challenge made me do something I have not done since Beta.


I dusted off my Founder's Jenner.

And had a blast. I suck at Lights. Am a Medium jock, through and through. Never even got the other Jenners, so it's still locked.
But I slapped a NARC on it, and 4 Mlasers, and the biggest engine. And went to town earning close to 50 pts a match except for when the team just utterly failed.

Great fun in my IS mechs