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[Arkion29]

With the sale going on I was thinking of getting my third Victor.

I already have the 9S and the DS.

I have looked at the 9K and the 9B and can't see a big difference between the two.

Which of the 2 chassis should I get?

Thank you for your help.

[knight-of-ni]

That depends on what you are looking for.

The 9B is similar to the 9S in that it can hold an ac/20 in it's arm.
The 9K cannot. Consequently, many perceive the 9K to be weaker.

So do you want a Victor that can be built very similar to the Victors you already have, or do you want a Victor that makes you do something different? It's up to you.

Personally, I'd just get them all.

[Arkion29]

I want something a little different.

I figure if I want to run the AC20 I can just run it on my 9S.

Too many choices.

[Tahribator]

You've got the good ones, what else you pick doesn't matter much. You're guaranteed to ignore them after basics. 9K is a better brawler with the possibility of AC20+3xML+2xSRM4 combo while 9K could be a ridiculous ballistics boat. I played ridiculous 9B builds like UAC5+AC5+AC2 and they were fun for a few rounds, but in the end still not a daily driver material.

[TercieI]

Tahribator, on 09 January 2015 - 12:03 PM, said:

You've got the good ones, what else you pick doesn't matter much. You're guaranteed to ignore them after basics. 9K is a better brawler with the possibility of AC20+3xML+2xSRM4 combo while 9K could be a ridiculous ballistics boat. I played ridiculous 9B builds like UAC5+AC5+AC2 and they were fun for a few rounds, but in the end still not a daily driver material.

9K cannot take an AC20. What's special about it is high JJ cap for gauss+(ER)PPC jump-sniping.

But, yeah. He's got the good ones.

[Saint Scarlett Johan]

I prefer the 9B to the 9K.

the 9S is the better AC20/SRM brawler and the DS is the better Gauss/PPC poptart.

The biggest advantage the 9K has is the 3E in the left arm (triple larges is fun) as well is the 6 JJs.

I roll one of my 9Bs with a UC5, AC5, and AC2.

[_____]

9B gives you more options with ballistics and 9K gives you more energy options. Most people opt for ballistic choices unless energy is heavily quirked.

[Saint Scarlett Johan]

VTR-9B
VTR-9B
VTR-9S
VTR-9S(C)
VTR-9K
VTR-9K
DRAGON SLAYER

That's what I have sitting my hanger right now. I love my Victors

[Sewman]

I have the Dragon Slayer and the VTR-9S. Back in the day when the poptart PPC was the meta, these were the 2 best mechs in my stable. 9S with the AC20 + 2 PPC, or AC20 + Some combo of SRMs and 2 Mlas in the left arm.
DS had 2 PPC and 2 AC5, or maybe 1AC5 and 1UAC5 in the right arm.

I also owned the VTR-9K but sold it to make room for new mechs. Looking back, it was definitely the weakest of all the VTRs in terms of hardpoints but I'd still recommend it over the 9B because you'd end up having a very similar build to your 9S anyways. Don't get me wrong, I think the 9B is more competitive than a 9K because you can put an AC20 in it but you'd end up with 2 mechs built out to be incredibly similarly.

The 9K would just serve a different purpose with its 6 Jump Jets, a 'fun mech. Put a fast XL engine in it, full JJ's and play it like a medium. I'm thinking of rebuying my old 9K back, as it would be fully mastered anyways. The extra module and the quirks haven't made it viable, but it'd still be neat to kick around in the 'mini Heavy Metal' (same hardpoints for the most part).

[Alistair Winter]

9B is better, but since you have the 9S, you may as well get the 9K, unless you have some way to make use of 3 ballistic hardpoints. AC2s aren't good enough to make the 3xAC2 build worthwhile any longer, and MGs have also been nerfed, so the Victor is all about the AC20, UAC5 and AC10, in my eyes.

Maybe go for the 9K with AC10, 3xMPL, some SRMs and lots of heat sinks.

Some people use the 9K as a laser sniper, but I don't think it's very effective in that role. As for PPC+Gauss poptarting, it was never my thing and you may as well use the DS for that.

Edited by Alistair Winter, 24 January 2015 - 09:16 PM.

[xe N on]

I have 3 Victors fully mastered. DS, 9B and 9K.

My advice: buy no Victor at all. Currently investing any Cbill into a Victor is wasted Cbill.

If you read the forum, Clanners complain about Gargoyle and Warhawk beeing weak and useless. However, both 80 ton clan mechs are still much better then any Victor in the current state.

Running Victors with XL engine in a time with laser alphas with 40 to 60 damage are quite normal is ... lets say quite brave.

I switched all my Victors to STD engines. But because of the low amount of energy hard points combined with insignificant quirks, Victors currently cannot compete, even with formerly bad mechs, as my newest addition to my hanger, the Thunderbolts.

If you want a good sub 100 ton assault mech, take a Stalker or a Banshee.

Edited by xe N on, 24 January 2015 - 11:14 PM.

[Amsro]

9K is basically a Heavy Metal victor variant.

Great mech with 3 large lasers in the arm.

[TheLuc]

The Victor is an excellent mech, I do well with the following build

VTR-9B, http://mwo.smurfy-ne...75a9e4c4ce1d58c

[Sewman]

I'd echo what xe N on says above. Pretty much bang on. When the poptarting PPC meta was around, my Victors were the only mechs I could pilot to keep up with all the try hards. The game (at least in solo pugging) has gotten back to more brawly builds.

In fact, I think I'm going to retool my Victors and try some STD engines. Getting back to the K variant though, if you are going to get that one, I guess you should just know that you're getting a disadvantaged/non-competitive mech at the moment. I for one actually miss my K after selling it. It could never do as much damage as other variants but it was fun in that you'd have to work a little harder and think a little more strategically to get those big damage numbers.