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[Felicitatem Parco]

I run twin UAC/5, a single SL in the head, and 7.5 tons of ammo with a standard engine. All I do is poke, shoot until I jam up, then fade... Repeat until out of ammo. I have dealt 700-900 damage quite a few times with that load out :-)

Edited by Prosperity Park, 01 December 2014 - 02:32 PM.

[Abigail Acerose]

Walluh, on 01 December 2014 - 02:27 PM, said:

I cannot imagine why anyone would ever think an xl is a good idea on a hunchback. It's the most xl unfriendly mech in the entire game. You have a giant box on your shoulder that holds 90% of your weapons and you also die if you lose it. Why.

Actually, with the new buffs to ST armor, Hunchies run XLs quite well if they're not brawling. For instance, a GI with 2 autocannons! =)

[Torgun]

Friends don't let friends put XL in Hunchbacks, except maybe the SP that doesn't actually have that big hunch that everyone and their grandmother is targetting. It's not quite as bad as XL Atlases or Stalkers, but almost.

[Abigail Acerose]

Torgun, on 01 December 2014 - 03:16 PM, said:

Friends don't let friends put XL in Hunchbacks, except maybe the SP that doesn't actually have that big hunch that everyone and their grandmother is targetting. It's not quite as bad as XL Atlases or Stalkers, but almost.

Eh~ Say what you want. I'll let my XL Hunchy's great performance speak for itself.

[Torgun]

Abigail Acerose, on 01 December 2014 - 03:23 PM, said:

Eh~ Say what you want. I'll let my XL Hunchy's great performance speak for itself.

Maybe as you'll keep doing well, you'll suddenly die a lot faster due to blown off Hunch since more players that actually know what to aim for will be your opponents. Either way good luck

Edited by Torgun, 01 December 2014 - 03:26 PM.

[Cygone]

4G - STD250
4H - STD255
4SP - STD275
4J - XL275
4P - XL275
GI - XL275

If your running other engines you have the wrong builds. It is quite frankly that simple.

[elismallz]

Not to derail this thread too much but since we're on the topic of hunchbacks:

Does anyone know if they fixed the RT hitbox to where rear damage actually affects the rear instead of it all going to the front? Just curious if I should still only rock 1 point in the RRT.

Edited by elismallz, 01 December 2014 - 03:56 PM.

[Burktross]

Walluh, on 30 November 2014 - 09:59 PM, said:

The only problem with the Grid Iron I have is the stock load out.

A gauss, and an XL. In a hunchback.

It's literally the worst conceivable build you could ever put on a hunchback. Having no weapons in the hunch would be better than putting an XL and a Gauss in it, two things a Hunchback should never have under any circumstances.

Gausshunch wrecks on its own, but XL is suicide.

[Theodore42]

Gotta have an XL in most hbk builds. Since most of the weapons are in the hunch you're better off dead when you lose it. If that notion is strange to you, then you are not an HBK pilot.

The only time I use a standard is to fit an AC/20 or 2xUAC/5s.

The UAC/5 & AC/5 build to make room for an XL is interesting. I'm going to give it a try.

[luxebo]

QuantumButler, on 01 December 2014 - 04:50 AM, said:

I wouldn't call being a bad Trebuchet effectively using the hardpoints.

Dude you can place NO Lrms and get away with NO hunch.