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[aniviron]

Hate to say it, but there's no real reason to run the HBK-4P unless you want to run 7 or more lasers (which triggers ghost heat and is a bad idea). If you want 6 lasers, run a HBK-4J which has the same number of lasers but no hunch at all. It's pretty much the same build as yours, but without the huge SHOOT HERE spot, and an option for SRMs if you want them.

Also, just saw you in a game, was a pleasure shooting you. o7

[Ragnahawk]

http://i.imgur.com/vcYQdFj.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/lQur5Vw.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/hlF95Al.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jZ6E1N9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KlxCOAx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/dEPUdPO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/13ur409.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/mLmYRmf.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/U5FmWQ4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/KeKG5zK.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/fy992RN.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/bEmUvZo.jpg

These were recent games

[aniviron]

I believe it was this one:

[Ragnahawk]

Heh, can't win em all

[aniviron]

Regardless, if you want to stick to six lasers, I highly recommend the HBK-4J. Not having a hunch is pretty incredible, and you get the same firepower, speed, and armor you have in the 4P.

[Ragnahawk]

There I made up for it.

Oh I'm using 8 now

Edited by TechWalrus, 19 October 2014 - 09:06 PM.

[Soulscour]

aniviron, on 19 October 2014 - 08:44 PM, said:

Regardless, if you want to stick to six lasers, I highly recommend the HBK-4J. Not having a hunch is pretty incredible, and you get the same firepower, speed, and armor you have in the 4P.

I remember the 4J having a hunch.

[Ragnahawk]

You can empty out the hunch

[aniviron]

Soulscour, on 19 October 2014 - 09:07 PM, said:

I remember the 4J having a hunch.

When they put dynamic hardpoints on the HBKs, they made the 4J lose its hunch if you don't have any missiles equipped. It just mirrors the LT and slopes away from the head (which looks very odd, leaving it sticking up oddly).

[Haydin]

I run something similar that's about half and half with pulse and MLs. I use the pulse in the head and arms for better pinpoint and more effectiveness if I lose my hunch, and use 5 MLs in the hunch for my big punch. It's pretty heat efficient without sacrificing too much damage:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...4a6188f32f21328

And it works out pretty well.

[Ragnahawk]

I haven't been saving the screenshots lately but I can say that were pretty even haydin. I just pack more firepower with a longer cooldown.

[mogs01gt]

TechWalrus, on 20 October 2014 - 05:33 AM, said:

I haven't been saving the screenshots lately but I can say that were pretty even haydin. I just pack more firepower with a longer cooldown.

Sorry about beating you down that one match .

[Ragnahawk]

It's cool

[Ragnahawk]

I got it. Holy ****. I Got the ace of spades
WE were losing and I hit almost every single enemy in the back

[UrsusMorologus]

lol good job

[Soulscour]

I thought I'd go back to playing with the 4P some after a long break. It gets some very impressive damage and kills sometimes. I've been playing the build knightsljx posted with the 9 medium lasers HBK-4P(C). It still works. I prefer the range over the pulse bursts. Before it was discouraging during the PPC AC meta but with clans introduced and the weapon mods reworked its pretty viable within 400m. You can fire 5 times nonstop with the 6 hunch lasers before overheating. The arms and head are the other weapon group.

[Asterios]

i've got my Ace of Spades on 4p hunchie too. But now i'm using 6mpl+2(3)ml on it.

[JC Daxion]

Personally, i would drop to an STD260, and add a ER large in the left arm.. then add a few more heat sinks.. 4MPL's for up close, and you have your ER for early in the match.. to me that runs much better..

For my 4P, i run Small pulses, and Dual ER large... works great

[Red Line Pilot]

If you only take 6 lasers you can take the 4J as well. It doesn't come with a hunch

[RazorbeastFXK3]

Since the majority of the time my legs get hit instead of my arms/torso I modified your build and included a large pulse laser. http://mwo.smurfy-ne...45956d695e7d917