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GRAY DEATH "Flying20"



STD255
AC20
2 MLS
10 DHS
3 JJS
5 Tons of AC20 ammo.

One of the few builds I really enjoy playing a lot, has considerable punch, jumpjets and backup weapons. While 5 tons of ammo is plenty I sometimes run out of ammo late-match if I have survived for that long. I put the medium lasers on the opposite side because, ya know, getting one side torso taken out means I'm now reduced to 0 damage potential, plus those wide arms and fast torso-twisting helps absorb damage much easier.

The few major faults this build has; are the range and ammo dependency. Both of them can be tuned into minor problems with some pilot skill.

[SnagaDance]

Great that you're having fun with it but aren't you ignoring one of the strong points of the GD, those 4 arm mounted energy points? You could run this build on a 2D, especially with you only using 3 JJ.

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SnagaDance, on 04 February 2015 - 04:44 AM, said:

Great that you're having fun with it but aren't you ignoring one of the strong points of the GD, those 4 arm mounted energy points? You could run this build on a 2D, especially with you only using 3 JJ.

Its working magic in terms of me surviving in pug groups all the time. You could take out a ton or two of ammo or downgrade the engine for more pew pew but that's not what my build is about.

I just fire and run, don't bother brawling in this build.

[Bigbacon]

I am running guass + 4ML with good results.

[Tordin]

I gotta say, the GD is great! Had quite few kills with it lately, almost stock but I went to improvise around the quirks. Cant remember just exactly what my build was.
Still keeping the AC 10, adding some lrm 5/ 10 and some m-lasers.
And yeah, remove a few JJ and add, AMS, a STD engine like 225? or so.
It will be slower and less JJ but more tanky due to some increase in armor AM. Can run it like this until getting more traits and modules.
Decent lrm harasser/ support and somewhat dangerous in a brawl. Just be close to assist your teammates and reap the rewards.