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[RalphVargr]

Or, alternatively, if they *really* want me to play a certain way...

I stripped the mech down.

Maxed the armor.

Installed a standard 275 engine I had laying around, bringing speed up to 89 kph. Surprise!

Installed a Beagle Probe I had lying around. Spotting.

Installed an AMS that I had lying around. Half ammo. CYA, plus future bonuses.

Installed 3 MG's in the right arm, with full ammo for all. Fill the target triangle from behind.

Put an LRM 5 in the first torso slot. Full ammo. Potshots.

Put a NARC in the second one. 1.5 tons of ammo, or 18 NARC shots. Yes, kids, multiple NARCS on targets.

Became lead scout for my lance. Find the furball. "R", then NARC from behind if possible.

I used all 50 tons.

Annoy everybody.

Thank you, Russ and PGI!

[Lefty Lucy]

Eh, it's a decent skirmisher with an xl260, ac20 and 3 srm4. No need to run it as a gimmick mech.

[FrupertApricot]

I put a narc on most things. Hell the NARC on my MISERY gets tons of use and I can practically hear the **** pucker on an enemy assault when they enter what they thought was a duel to receive ac20 3LL 2 MPL and a NARC pod to top it off.

[Johnny Reb]

Wow super scary mech! I fear thee.

[Karl Marlow]

Lefty Lucy, on 22 October 2014 - 10:15 PM, said:

Eh, it's a decent skirmisher with an xl260, ac20 and 3 srm4. No need to run it as a gimmick mech.

Unless you already own 4 Centurions before getting this one. It doesn't really add anything spectacular we couldnt already do.

Don't get me wrong. I like it, It looks kinda cool, and hey free stuff. I just haven't been chomping at the bit to go play it.

[Lefty Lucy]

ThomasMarik, on 22 October 2014 - 10:20 PM, said:

Unless you already own 4 Centurions before getting this one. It doesn't really add anything spectacular we couldnt already do.

Don't get me wrong. I like it, It looks kinda cool, and hey free stuff. I just haven't been chomping at the bit to go play it.

It has an AC20 that moves 90+ kph with more durability than a BJ. That's pretty decent.

[Johnny Reb]

ThomasMarik, on 22 October 2014 - 10:20 PM, said:

Unless you already own 4 Centurions before getting this one. It doesn't really add anything spectacular we couldnt already do.

Don't get me wrong. I like it, It looks kinda cool, and hey free stuff. I just haven't been chomping at the bit to go play it.

Same, I played it closed beta and to me it was meh. Like the extra missle harpoint thou.

edit: also now I do own 4 cents. D is still my fav but worthless now.

Edited by Johnny Reb, 22 October 2014 - 10:27 PM.

[Hades Trooper]

A true Ghetto mech

[Karl Marlow]

Lefty Lucy, on 22 October 2014 - 10:26 PM, said:

It has an AC20 that moves 90+ kph with more durability than a BJ. That's pretty decent.

Like I said. that is nothing new. My Yen lo Wang has been doing that for over a year now.

[Lefty Lucy]

ThomasMarik, on 22 October 2014 - 10:28 PM, said:

Like I said. that is nothing new. My Yen lo Wang has been doing that for over a year now.

Not all of us had the cash to lay out for over-priced hero mechs.

[oneproduct]

ThomasMarik, on 22 October 2014 - 10:28 PM, said:

Like I said. that is nothing new. My Yen lo Wang has been doing that for over a year now.

The missile slots are far more effective than the YLW's MLs. 3 SRM4s adding 24 damage instead of 10 from the MLs and without the need to look at the target for a second, enabling you to twist more.

The AH is the best centurion.

[STEF_]

Lefty Lucy, on 22 October 2014 - 10:15 PM, said:

Eh, it's a decent skirmisher with an xl260, ac20 and 3 srm4. No need to run it as a gimmick mech.

It's my build since the beginning.
It's fun!

[RalphVargr]

I'm also resurrecting my Laser Hunchie. I will leave it as an exercise for the student as to what will go in the energy slots.

I also have a spare Stalker...

[RalphVargr]

Lefty Lucy, on 22 October 2014 - 10:15 PM, said:

Eh, it's a decent skirmisher with an xl260, ac20 and 3 srm4. No need to run it as a gimmick mech.

Oh, yes there is.

One of the best pieces of advice I got when I became an NCO (from the seniors), was to enforce the hell out of bad regs on bad people. Either the bad apple would break, or the reg would be stealth-rescinded for everybody.

[RalphVargr]

I will applaud the day when ghost-heat is applied to NARC's and tag lasers...

[RalphVargr]

Johnny Reb, on 22 October 2014 - 10:18 PM, said:

Wow super scary mech! I fear thee.

Just wait until everyone min-maxes their builds for the new rewards system.

As for the Centurion gift mech itself, consider this as a re-gift to PGI, since I can't sell it to free up the mechbay...

[Sirius Drake]

"Buhuhu i got a free mech and now i am ranting and trolling about it!"
What the hell is wrong with the Kids these days?

[ForceUser]

That's actually not a bad build if you have a missile boat or two in the match. Narc now helps TONS, esp if you narc their ecm boat. a mech like that could very well win a match if piloted right. Also MGs means its like having 3 light lasers but you wont ever overheat and die like a scrub.

So actually if it was an attempt at trolling it failed since that is a very good build for the role he said he was using it.

Proof that the new role reward system is working and rewarding people using mechs for a specific role and helping their team mates to win matches!

Edited by ForceUser, 22 October 2014 - 11:02 PM.

[RalphVargr]

Sirius Drake, on 22 October 2014 - 10:58 PM, said:

"Buhuhu i got a free mech and now i am ranting and trolling about it!"
What the hell is wrong with the Kids these days?

I think he's Sirius.

[RalphVargr]

ForceUser, on 22 October 2014 - 11:02 PM, said:

That's actually not a bad build if you have a missile boat or two in the match. Narc now helps TONS, esp if you narc their ecm boat. a mech like that could very well win a match if piloted right. Also MGs means its like having 3 light lasers but you wont ever overheat and die like a scrub.

So actually if it was an attempt at trolling it failed since that is a very good build for the role he said he was using it.

Proof that the new role reward system is working and rewarding people using mechs for a specific role and helping their team mates to win matches!

Thank you. (No sarcasm) You got the basic tactical idea. It will last longer than a light, and has enough speed to get to cap points, flank, etc. If they give us a reward system, we need to adapt to it. I just chose to do it with a mech that I had not much enthusiasm for, and re-imagined it.