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[Bront]

Quad AC2?

Yeah, probably not enough tonnage.

[Reverendk]

Loyal readers of the High Elo Low Drag monthly Mailer and Coupon Book know that I am an unabashed Enforcer fiend so I'm willing to overlook a made up variant if it means the mech gets put into the game. What I'm not willing to overlook, and this should be familiar to all High Elo apostles, is petty forum based arguing. No amount of angry comments will get the Falklands back and that's just the way it is. I suspect that I'm not going to stray too far form stock builds, though the version with extra energy hardpoints seems like it's primed for some kind of gauss rifle, small pulse/small laser build given how well the 1X Vindicator does with a G-rifle, medium pulse, and medium laser.

I'm tempted to try an AC5/AC2 build with one gun in each arm. Could be fun.



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[Deathlike]

I don't think much good can come from it.

The best I can come up with is dual AC5s, dual MGs, and energy of your choice (probably med laser).

There's no way you'll get the kind of tonnage required to make this a solid build.

Edited by Deathlike, 23 October 2014 - 12:22 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Deathlike, on 23 October 2014 - 11:50 AM, said:

I don't much good can come from it.

The best I can come up with is dual AC5s, dual MGs, and energy of your choice (probably med laser).

There's no way you'll get the kind of tonnage required to make this a solid build.

Yeah. People tell me Vindis can't work either. I prove em wrong, daily. SO I'm sure I can do so here. Though TBH, I'm not that worried....since the 5D is the "Prime" model anyhow. And the 5D is probably my preferred model. Though I got some fun ideas for the 4R, too.

[LORD ORION]

XL325
2x AC2s
2x MGs
Max Armor
Endo
FF

That leaves 5 tons for options (ammo, JJ and what to do with energy hard point)

Range flank like a mofo

Edited by LORD ORION, 23 October 2014 - 12:23 PM.

[Deathlike]

Bishop Steiner, on 23 October 2014 - 12:00 PM, said:

Yeah. People tell me Vindis can't work either. I prove em wrong, daily. SO I'm sure I can do so here. Though TBH, I'm not that worried....since the 5D is the "Prime" model anyhow. And the 5D is probably my preferred model. Though I got some fun ideas for the 4R, too.

Well, most people make the kinds of comments applicable to the masses... not the special cases.

When a mech is heralded by the masses, they are also technically "newbie friendly". When a mech is scorned by design, they require "lots more effort to use".

While we have plenty of meta mechs and builds that most newbies aren't able to handle the "most common build", they are also by design easy to learn with. It's an interesting double-edged sword.

When the design of a mech gets all the negative attention.. it's not because people genuinely "hate them" (well, the Spider-5V might be an exception), it's that they wished it wasn't a "handicap" (for a lack of a better term), especially if another mech can do it better. That's the problem with new mech designs... invalidating the previous ones for indirect "planned obsolescence" is how we try to compare things as much as possible until we see the thing in action. There's always something that changes the opinion that isn't obvious from the start.

Enough rambling by me though.

Edited by Deathlike, 23 October 2014 - 12:31 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Deathlike, on 23 October 2014 - 12:30 PM, said:

Well, most people make the kinds of comments applicable to the masses... not the special cases.

you sayin' I ride the short bus?

[Deathlike]

Bishop Steiner, on 24 October 2014 - 06:47 PM, said:

you sayin' I ride the short bus?

No. I'm talking about people who are "special", but not "special ed".

I'm referring to "out of the box" type of thinkers. Sometimes there is insight we don't consider important or useful... another dimension of thinking really.

General consensus is what it is though. There will always be people that prefer the underdog or opposing view. There's nothing inherently wrong with that.

Edited by Deathlike, 24 October 2014 - 10:20 PM.

[Lykaon]

I'm thinking I may try...

Endo steel chassis
320 armor (maxed except -8 per leg and 2 shaved off something else)
250XL engine
10 DHS

2 AC5s,2 MGs,1 Med. Laser,5 tons AC5 ammo,1 ton MG ammo,2 Jumpjets.

Head: 1 ton MG ammo
CT: 2 jump jets
RT:
LT: Medium laser
RA: AC5,MG,1/2 ton AC5 ammo
LA: AC5,MG,1/2 ton AC5 ammo
RL: 2 ton AC5 ammo
LL: 2 ton AC5 ammo

7.64 sustained DPS
83% cooling efficency (you will run out of ammo before you over heat)
89.1kph (speed tweaked) top speed.

Edited by Lykaon, 25 October 2014 - 12:39 AM.