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[Brody319]

I shall master the Shadowhawks while rolling completely stock.
I think for this challenge I will go with the 2K, 2D2 and 2H, but I am open to suggestions.

No changes to anything. stock armor, ammo, and engine. only thing allowed to change is the skills.

Tips, suggestions, feel free to leave them. I will start tomorrow.

Edited by Brody319, 13 February 2015 - 09:55 PM.

[Christof Romulus]

Wait, so do you mean that you won't change their loadout at all (single heatsinks and all), and you won't spend experience, or just no changing the gear?

Because if you're not going to even spend exp, that's one hell of a challenge.

[Alex Morgaine]

Good luck man, those don't carry much a.c. ammo.

[Brody319]

Christof Romulus, on 13 February 2015 - 06:38 PM, said:

Wait, so do you mean that you won't change their loadout at all (single heatsinks and all), and you won't spend experience, or just no changing the gear?

Because if you're not going to even spend exp, that's one hell of a challenge.

I will Not change the loadout, will skill it them up though.

I'm feeling masochistic

Edited by Brody319, 13 February 2015 - 07:30 PM.

[Scout Derek]

Jump up and get down!
Woo, good luck with thou test. (Makem' eat lead and lasers and missiles mechwarrior!)

[Burktross]

If I could run a stock locust 1E, you can do this too.

[Metus regem]

Brody319, on 13 February 2015 - 07:28 PM, said:

I will Not change the loadout, will skill it them up though.

I'm feeling masochistic

Good luck, but do Locusts next

[Brody319]

Metus regem, on 13 February 2015 - 08:03 PM, said:

Good luck, but do Locusts next

I already mastered the locusts or I would have, save myself the cash.

I'll be honest, the only reason I'm doing this is because I don't wanna spend all the c-bills to fix them up, and have no plans to buy the mastery bundle.

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

You know, I always advocate slight modifications.

My current favorite mech, is my AS7-S that's running 3025 era tech as a slightly modified AS7-D.

4mlash 1ac10 1lrm10, 1srm6, ammo and single heatsinks to taste.

I average 500-800 damage a match with 3 kills. It's great watching Direwolves die to a 3025 tech mech. And the challenge of making 3025 tech work in the given timeframe. I even have a 3025 era drop deck for CW that doesn't do half bad.

It makes you very judicious with your shots, and makes you pick your fights with a bit more care on hotter maps. It teaches firing control and makes you spread as much damage as you can.

It's really quite a bit of fun. And still allows for customization while keeping the mech within it's intended role.

[Brody319]

I'm curious to know if anyone else would be willing to join in the challenge. master a chassis without changing the loadout, using it completely stock. skilling is fine.

[Sorbic]

Brody319, on 13 February 2015 - 07:28 PM, said:

I will Not change the loadout, will skill it them up though.

I'm feeling masochistic

Brody319, on 13 February 2015 - 07:28 PM, said:

I will Not change the loadout, will skill it them up though.

I'm feeling masochistic

I've done that with "3rd variant" mechs I didn't intend to keep, most recently VND 1X, but never for 3 variants. SHS are so bad that I forget how bad they are between uses. I just figure I must have been imagining them being that useless until I run them again...

Are you going to let yourself reallocate armor away from the silly amounts they have it set at?

[Brody319]

Sorbic, on 13 February 2015 - 09:46 PM, said:

I've done that with "3rd variant" mechs I didn't intend to keep, most recently VND 1X, but never for 3 variants. SHS are so bad that I forget how bad they are between uses. I just figure I must have been imagining them being that useless until I run them again...

Are you going to let yourself reallocate armor away from the silly amounts they have it set at?

nope. I'm going to buy it, click it, and drop it, till its mastered!

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

Sorbic, on 13 February 2015 - 09:46 PM, said:

I've done that with "3rd variant" mechs I didn't intend to keep, most recently VND 1X, but never for 3 variants. SHS are so bad that I forget how bad they are between uses. I just figure I must have been imagining them being that useless until I run them again...

Are you going to let yourself reallocate armor away from the silly amounts they have it set at?

Yeah In this case personally I'd re-allocate the armor myself. and at least keep the weaponry the same and all. But I gotta respect Brody's dedication to doing everything bone stock... talk about hard mode.

[FupDup]

A true mannly mann would use a stock Locust 1M.

[MauttyKoray]

Brody319, on 13 February 2015 - 07:28 PM, said:

I will Not change the loadout, will skill it them up though.

I'm feeling masochistic

I do this with every Clan mech, might do it with the IS mechs after finishing the current Clan Mech's available even. Stock Clan omnis are actually pretty crazy/fun/amusing to play and I see the IS stocks as a sort of 'hard mode' as the clan mechs run DHS stock anyways, so the heat especially isn't as hard of a hit.

[Brody319]

FupDup, on 13 February 2015 - 09:57 PM, said:

A true mannly mann would use a stock Locust 1M.

sometimes you gotta bite the bullet and just Dew it*!



*I am not sponsored by Mountain Dew.

[Brody319]

Flash Frame, on 13 February 2015 - 09:55 PM, said:

Yeah In this case personally I'd re-allocate the armor myself. and at least keep the weaponry the same and all. But I gotta respect Brody's dedication to doing everything bone stock... talk about hard mode.

I'll be honest with you people. up till around...December, I left armor stock (like 20 armor on the back of several mechs), and wouldn't buy engines. So rolling near stock isn't entirely new to me.

[Bishop Steiner]

Brody319, on 13 February 2015 - 09:49 PM, said:

nope. I'm going to buy it, click it, and drop it, till its mastered!

can I kill your stock SHD with my stock SMN?

[Brody319]

Bishop Steiner, on 13 February 2015 - 10:26 PM, said:

can I kill your stock SHD with my stock SMN?

Just try, and kill me!

I don't think we are in the same elo though so.

[PurpleNinja]

Where's the f****** stock mech mode?