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#1 Bishop Steiner

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:33 PM

2 ballistic
4 energy
4 missile

or

4 ballistic
3 energy
3 missile

or

6 ballistic
2 energy
2 missile


??????

The changes in Variants seems pretty linear...... but holy heck did we ALL underestimate the hardpoints.

#2 FupDup

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:35 PM

Creep ALL the power!


I might attempt something to the effect of 2 Gauss + 4 ML + 4 missiles of some kind (maybe Streaks?). And then there's the mandatory 4 UAC/5 build and AC/40 with laser backup. I imagine some doofuses might turn their Crabs into LRM boats lol.

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:37 PM

View PostFupDup, on 06 December 2014 - 08:35 PM, said:

Creep ALL the power!


I might attempt something to the effect of 2 Gauss + 4 ML + 4 missiles of some kind (maybe Streaks?). And then there's the mandatory 4 UAC/5 build and AC/40 with laser backup. I imagine some doofuses might turn their Crabs into LRM boats lol.

well, if they get arm'd right and left, might not blame them, lol.

View PostBishop Steiner, on 06 December 2014 - 08:36 PM, said:

well, if they get arm'd right and left, might not blame them, lol.

But might have to try for 2x LB-X, 4x MPL (or ML with AC10s) and 4x aSRM4 on it.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 06 December 2014 - 08:40 PM.


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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:37 PM

Quad. Ultra. Fives.

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:39 PM

Its going to be a AC40 or Dual Gauss/PPC mech....

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:40 PM

Assuming there's either a fourth variant or a regular version of the loyalty reward..

UAC/5x4
AC/20x2
Gaussx2
AC/2x6

Not exactly what the thread is about, but I totally plan on having one King Crab for every stupid level of dakka

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:42 PM

Option 3 - more dakka! :D

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:43 PM

Oh, and also, I might do a 2 AC/10 + 2 ERPPC loadout just to be an douchenugget with pinpoint damage. Similar to the 2 ERPPC + 2 Gauss Dire Whale but better in close quarters (at the expense of a weaker alpha).

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:50 PM

quad ultra AC/5s are gonna hurt!! :wub:

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:52 PM

Hm...Hexa AC2, LPL? For hilarity, of course. XL safety is...questionable. But, hey, the XL350 came with the Victor.

AC2 Dakka-WUB Lulz

Did you know 3 LPLs and 3 LLs make 36 tons? Crit slots are off...oh well. Downgrade the LPL to MLs, get extra DHS?

Edited by Mcgral18, 06 December 2014 - 08:53 PM.


#11 Felicitatem Parco

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM

Quad AC/5 and Dual PPC... nice matching velocities... Cool + Hot... sounds Metatastic!

Although, I might also do Dual Gauss and TriPPC if available... Those high-mounted energy hardpoints will be a very, very good friend of mine :-)

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM

View PostMcgral18, on 06 December 2014 - 08:52 PM, said:

Hm...Hexa AC2, LPL? For hilarity, of course. XL safety is...questionable. But, hey, the XL350 came with the Victor.


There's a video of the NGNG guys running a 6AC/2 and LL (or was it LPL?) build. It had pretty severe heating issues, even when not firing all those AC/2s at full rate.


View PostProsperity Park, on 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM, said:

Quad AC/5 and Dual PPC... nice matching velocities... Cool + Hot... sounds Metatastic!

Although, I might also do Dual Gauss and TriPPC if available... Those high-mounted energy hardpoints will be a very, very good friend of mine :-)

That's close to what I was thinking.

Edited by One Medic Army, 06 December 2014 - 08:58 PM.


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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:58 PM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 06 December 2014 - 08:33 PM, said:

2 ballistic
4 energy
4 missile

or

4 ballistic
3 energy
3 missile

or

6 ballistic
2 energy
2 missile


??????

The changes in Variants seems pretty linear...... but holy heck did we ALL underestimate the hardpoints.

I will say, back in that hardpoint estimation thread way back? This is exactly what I guessed we'd get. Everyone thought they'd cap out at 8 max though.

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 08:58 PM

View PostOne Medic Army, on 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM, said:


There's a video of the NGNG guys running a 6AC/2 and LL (or was it LPL?) build. It had pretty severe heating issues, even when not firing all those AC/2s at full rate.

The 6 AC/2 build has only 1 real utility, and that's being able to fire 3xAC/2 from around corners... firing more than 3 at a time triggers Ghost Heat, and it scales exponentially with each more gun you shoot... 6 is brutal. I know because I have a Jager DD.

Edited by Prosperity Park, 06 December 2014 - 08:59 PM.


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Posted 06 December 2014 - 09:01 PM

View PostOne Medic Army, on 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM, said:

There's a video of the NGNG guys running a 6AC/2 and LL (or was it LPL?) build. It had pretty severe heating issues, even when not firing all those AC/2s at full rate.

Yeah, 6AC2 is totally pointless. Even without the near inevitable ghost heat issues, it's waaaaaay too hot to actually do anything useful.

And anybody bringing a stack of AC2's and chainfiring them needs to be slapped in the face. That's just dumb.

View PostProsperity Park, on 06 December 2014 - 08:58 PM, said:

The 6 AC/2 build has only 1 real utility, and that's being able to fire 3xAC/2 from around corners... firing more than 3 at a time triggers Ghost Heat, and it scales exponentially with each more gun you shoot... 6 is brutal. I know because I have a Jager DD.

May as well bring 3AC2 and 2AC5 in that case, though. You just can't fire 6 AC2's at once, in any useful way.

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 09:01 PM

Old Bay seasoning.

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 09:02 PM

View PostProsperity Park, on 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM, said:

Quad AC/5 and Dual PPC... nice matching velocities... Cool + Hot... sounds Metatastic!

Although, I might also do Dual Gauss and TriPPC if available... Those high-mounted energy hardpoints will be a very, very good friend of mine :-)

6 MG, 2 Flamers, 2 NARC and the biggest STD engine I can !!!!!

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 09:02 PM

View PostBishop Steiner, on 06 December 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

6 MG, 2 Flamers, 2 NARC and the biggest STD engine I can !!!!!

Flamers? You metawhore. Real men would use dual TAG!

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 09:05 PM

View PostOne Medic Army, on 06 December 2014 - 08:57 PM, said:


There's a video of the NGNG guys running a 6AC/2 and LL (or was it LPL?) build. It had pretty severe heating issues, even when not firing all those AC/2s at full rate.


That's because he was engaging exponential ghost heat.

6 AC2s has less ghost heat than firing 7 would give you; 0.81 extra heat.

They are hot as sin on their own, but you need to alpha them.

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Posted 06 December 2014 - 09:07 PM

View PostFupDup, on 06 December 2014 - 09:02 PM, said:

Flamers? You metawhore. Real men would use dual TAG!

HEY! I got NARC!!! I aain't gonna help them kiill stealing LRMwhores anymore than that!





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