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[Deathlike]

101011, on 06 January 2015 - 05:30 PM, said:

A Mist Lynx runs into a Jenner. Which 'Mech wins?

The one that doesn't lose its arms first.

[LORD TSARKON]

This could be a 24 Month sale and it still would not be good.....

[F R A N C I S]

I love my myst lynx!

Seriously, with ECM and a single ER PPC, it rocks!
It took me a while to work it out, but it's strengths are that it's arms stick to the side and relatively high, it's extremely mobile, and very small.

Always be on the move and keep that ERPPC firing as much as possible. Target specific components and understand your enemy readouts. E.g. Dragon 1N with 2AC5's running XL, Jager with 3UAC5's also running XL.. Maddogs running Ballistics are generally right side heavy or have no arm weapons, whereas laser heavy Maddogs are left side heavy... go for weak spots like open rear torso's or cockpits on shutdown mechs.

See a streak boating Stormcrow? stay out of 500m range... SSRM6's have a range of 360m, plus Targeting Computer bonuses, and those things are fast, and they will chase down a light pretty quickly... and are left side heavy, but still run a SSRM6 in RA & RT and cockpit shots are hard to get at ground level, best when you are higher then them.

This mech will make you a better pilot! Get it now!

Edited by iUDEX nCr, 06 January 2015 - 07:00 PM.

[M A S E]

Nicolai Kabrinsky, on 06 January 2015 - 12:24 PM, said:

Hands down, worst mech in the game.

Really? This is easily my favorite light in the game!! ECM and C-ERPPC is all you need to outplay almost anything.. except for Jenners, Firestarters and a solid Raven pilot.
https://scontent-a-s...673751457_o.jpg

Edited by M A S 3, 06 January 2015 - 10:51 PM.

[MonkeyCheese]

As a scout/sniper it is fantastic
ERPPC, ECM, Zoom module, ERPPC range mod, ERPPC cooldown module and all those jumpjets to get to a nice crows nest to shoot from. Perfect scout to relay movements in CW, I do 700s in the damage department with mine and I am a terrible ppc shot.

Hit and fade builds work but you gotta have really good situational awareness aka dont get shot.

[Mordin Ashe]

MonkeyCheese, on 06 January 2015 - 11:25 PM, said:

As a scout/sniper it is fantastic
ERPPC, ECM, Zoom module, ERPPC range mod, ERPPC cooldown module and all those jumpjets to get to a nice crows nest to shoot from. Perfect scout to relay movements in CW, I do 700s in the damage department with mine and I am a terrible ppc shot.

Hit and fade builds work but you gotta have really good situational awareness aka dont get shot.

Kit Fox does that better, you can have ECM and several backup weapons as well.

On a more constructive note, I would not discourage people from investing MCs info hero Mechs. Far from it! But buy IS light heroes, all are more or less viable and there are even some very shiny jewells. Hugin comes to mind, and so does Ember. They are all very much worth it. But no, not a single Clan Mech is worth MCs right now, and their lights are very bad investment to begin with, no matter the currency. If they get heavily quirked they may be worth it, but since PGI doesn't plan serious quirks on Clan Mechs in general and Clan lights need exactly that, one shouldn't count on that.

Edited by Mordin Ashe, 07 January 2015 - 12:25 AM.

[F R A N C I S]

M A S 3, on 06 January 2015 - 10:49 PM, said:

Really? This is easily my favorite light in the game!! ECM and C-ERPPC is all you need to outplay almost anything.. except for Jenners, Firestarters and a solid Raven pilot.
https://scontent-a-s...673751457_o.jpg

Actually it was watching M A S 3 play one that inspired me to give this mech a second go... and he's right. This thing is a monster. I only have one screenshot and it's not the best game I've had in it... but games have been won in this thing!

https://www.flickr.c...ex/16031639630/

Edited by iUDEX nCr, 07 January 2015 - 12:38 AM.

[Yosharian]

Literally the worst sale in the history of the world

[Odanan]

It is a hard mech to play with, and it can never go toe a toe against an IS light mech, but it is fun and effective as a guerrilla fighter.

[ThatGuy539]

Put a Flea (FLE-14) into production, then we'll see some complaining.

15 tons
1 ton or armor
1 md laser

That being said, I'd still like a Flea...but one of the better variants.


For a lot of the reasons already mentioned I like the MistLynx, but I only spend MC on Hero mechs...and sometimes camo.
I get good results with med pulse las, and close range support. Works better in team play when everyone stays together. In PUGs it's 50/50 whether I do long or short rang attacks. Just gotta watch for that friendly fire when doing short range.

PS: PGI...could you remove the invisible walls on HPG? I like getting up high, but the dish array in the middle doesn't let you get higher than that fist level. Oh, and on Forest colony there's an area above the cave that shows as inside the boundary, but it's not accessible due to an invisible wall.

[starwolf1991]

Bought the 'B' Variant, converted it to an Alt. Config. 'D' variant through available information on Sarna and Technical Readout 3050. Takes a bit to get used to at first, but its definitely one of the most fun light mechs I've played. Now to give those Ultra A/C-2 rounds good homes

[Desintegrator]

Oh man ! The worst Mech ever...

Can take no damage and not as fast as other Lights ( only about 125 kph) that you cannot run away !

Additionally not enough double heat sinks due to the small engine and therefore a lot of heat problems.

But you can try it, if you need a real challenge against the Firestarters out there !

Edited by Desintegrator, 07 January 2015 - 08:49 AM.

[1453 R]

The best trait of the Mist Lynx is that it shows Clansman light pilots how lucky they were to start with the Kit Fox and the Adder.

They're fun to run, no doubt about that, but in order for a Mist Lynx to do well, it needs to be completely ignored by its enemies. And in a situation where the enemy is completely ignoring you, you could be piloting an UrbanMech and still do well. It really doesn't matter how good or bad your given ride is if the enemy isn't bothering to shoot you. Which is one of the reasons I try and make it a point to actively pursue Clan lights when I see them - they're quick and easy to kill when pursued, and you can thusly quickly reduce the enemy's firepower by shaving them off.

Mist Lynxes make for especially crunchy snacks.

[Hornviech]

Wait a minute, the Myst Lynx is a Clan Mech and I learned Clan Mechs are OP!

So everyone buy it, its Overpowered!

[Odanan]

ThatGuy539, on 07 January 2015 - 06:41 AM, said:

Put a Flea (FLE-14) into production, then we'll see some complaining.

15 tons
1 ton or armor
1 md laser

That being said, I'd still like a Flea...but one of the better variants.

The Flea has 20 tons and it is basically an MWO Locust.

EDIT: true, the FLE-14 is 15 tons, but I doubt PGI would ever release that one.

Edited by Odanan, 07 January 2015 - 10:12 AM.

[ApolloKaras]

Guys don't worry about posting screen shots of that one game you had with over 80000 damage. I could probably equip a Spider 5V with 2 smalls and have a game with incredible damage. That doesn't make it viable. Clanners still don't have a Scout that will stand up to a Jenner, Firestarter, dare I say spider.

[Navid A1]

Saxie, on 07 January 2015 - 10:42 AM, said:

Guys don't worry about posting screen shots of that one game you had with over 80000 damage. I could probably equip a Spider 5V with 2 smalls and have a game with incredible damage. That doesn't make it viable. Clanners still don't have a Scout that will stand up to a Jenner, Firestarter, dare I say spider.

It was mostly a joke. But a 4xERML lynx can actually be effective... if you spent most of the match on high places.

who said it can stand up to jenners and FS9s??!