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[FupDup]

Greenjulius, on 17 February 2015 - 01:06 PM, said:

I tried it and agree. I don't have it basiced or elited yet, but it jumps about 45% when you fire both at the same time. Once mastered it will be under 40% per shot, but that still means you can only doublefire around 3 times (slower than max cooldown) before overheating.

The problem is that it won't do damage fast enough to make sense. It needs some kind of cooler backup weapon in case it gets caught by... anything at close range. Firestarters will be eating these poor things up in the next week, no question.

Everything will be eating them up. It's another one of those mechs that feels like you're doing okay right up until people start noticing you and shooting in your direction.

[627]

Brody319, on 17 February 2015 - 12:53 PM, said:

You could do 1 Gauss and 1 ERPPC for the 5P

that... could work. Drop 1 ton ammo and up the engine to XL280 and add a jumpjet... will try this, maybe with LPL instead of the PPC...

[Brody319]

627, on 17 February 2015 - 01:24 PM, said:

that... could work. Drop 1 ton ammo and up the engine to XL280 and add a jumpjet... will try this, maybe with LPL instead of the PPC...

let me know how that goes.

[Revis Volek]

Brody319, on 17 February 2015 - 12:36 PM, said:

Since I won't be buying the Enforcer till C-bill release. I am curious to see if anyone would be willing to try this 5P build for me.
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...4b10ff0569a34e0

I will certainly be trying that build out Brody, let ya know how it goes!

[NextGame]

So, played a few games now. Enforcer is better than expected, except that idiotic one with the 4 ballistic/1 energy slot

Panther rides that line between outright terrible and middlingly bad

[TWIAFU]

Funny how all mechs released to date are DOA at the moment they are being patched in....

... and yet they never are once they are actually being piloted.

[Greenjulius]

NextGame, on 17 February 2015 - 02:01 PM, said:

So, played a few games now. Enforcer is better than expected, except that idiotic one with the 4 ballistic/1 energy slot

Panther rides that line between outright terrible and middlingly bad

I think that will be the consensus. The 4R would be a great mech if it weren't for that 260 engine cap. I had a 3xERLL build ready that could rival the SHD-2K, but then I realized that it had that silly limit.

Please lift the 4R's engine cap to at least 300!

[Brody319]

Greenjulius, on 17 February 2015 - 02:11 PM, said:

I think that will be the consensus. The 4R would be a great mech if it weren't for that 260 engine cap. I had a 3xERLL build ready that could rival the SHD-2K, but then I realized that it had that silly limit.

Please lift the 4R's engine cap to at least 300!

could try this http://mwo.smurfy-ne...91489331e1b0aa5

[CocoaJin]

Panther-10K is a fun Assault escort and anti-missile screen. It's a nimble little mech right out the box.

[Pektar]

I'm liking the Panther so far. Is it the best mech ever? Nope but I'm having fun with it.

[CocoaJin]

Pektar, on 17 February 2015 - 02:20 PM, said:

I'm liking the Panther so far. Is it the best mech ever? Nope but I'm having fun with it.

I laugh when I see the "inbound missile" alert. I've yet to see a missile impact in my vicinity

[Agent 0 Fortune]

They really kicked the primary Panther PNT-9R right in the jimmy.

First it doesn't get the 30% C-bill boost it is supposed to have, from being the primary variant.
Second, its quirks are really subpar compared to the other two,
For some reason being the "one that carries old fashioned PPCs" means it gets 10% lower buffs across the board, and a random beam duration thrown in.

I guess it is either a 10K with 2xERPPC, or a 8Z with 3xLL

[Brody319]

Agent 0 Fortune, on 17 February 2015 - 02:41 PM, said:

They really kicked the primary Panther PNT-9R right in the jimmy.

First it doesn't get the 30% C-bill boost it is supposed to have, from being the primary variant.
Second, its quirks are really subpar compared to the other two,
For some reason being the "one that carries old fashioned PPCs" means it gets 10% lower buffs across the board, and a random beam duration thrown in.

I guess it is either a 10K with 2xERPPC, or a 8Z with 3xLL

Give this 4R a try.
Its will benefit from the generic ballistic buffs, and the lasers it uses are pretty cold.

[LordKnightFandragon]

If anyone is unhappy with the Panther and Enforcer its only cuz it cant layzer vawmet like a SCR...

[STEF_]

Very very happy with the Enforcer!
Only a couple of matches, but 500 and 532 dmg, and it seems to tank even with xl.

Anyone noticed that great high mounted energy hardpoint? Perfect for a ppc, imo.

It has maneuverability, poptart enough.

I like.

Sadly..... I must go to bed

[InRev]

Agent 0 Fortune, on 17 February 2015 - 02:41 PM, said:

They really kicked the primary Panther PNT-9R right in the jimmy.

First it doesn't get the 30% C-bill boost it is supposed to have, from being the primary variant.
Second, its quirks are really subpar compared to the other two,
For some reason being the "one that carries old fashioned PPCs" means it gets 10% lower buffs across the board, and a random beam duration thrown in.

I guess it is either a 10K with 2xERPPC, or a 8Z with 3xLL

The beam duration quirk is maddening. Should have gone to better heat efficiency for the PPCs

[CrushLibs]

Welcome to clan country. Clan's have even worse lights (slower) and mostly just crap mechs except the SC and TW.

Sucks don't it.

[Bishop Steiner]

CrushLibs, on 17 February 2015 - 02:52 PM, said:

Welcome to clan country. Clan's have even worse lights (slower) and mostly just crap mechs except the SC and TW.

Sucks don't it.

Hm...except the speed really isn't an issue. The really limited hardpoints, on the other hand, and no light weight clan weapons to slap in them... yup, my heart bleeds for the Clans.

Agent 0 Fortune, on 17 February 2015 - 02:41 PM, said:

They really kicked the primary Panther PNT-9R right in the jimmy.

First it doesn't get the 30% C-bill boost it is supposed to have, from being the primary variant.
Second, its quirks are really subpar compared to the other two,
For some reason being the "one that carries old fashioned PPCs" means it gets 10% lower buffs across the board, and a random beam duration thrown in.

I guess it is either a 10K with 2xERPPC, or a 8Z with 3xLL

those are both horribad builds that overheat really fast.

[Metus regem]

-shrug- My Timber Wolves like the Panther's, makes them think I've given them leftover chinese food...

[Agent 0 Fortune]

Bishop Steiner, on 17 February 2015 - 03:05 PM, said:

those are both horribad builds that overheat really fast.

I can believe that about the ERPPC even with heat quirks, but the 3xLL? I used to run that on my Cicada, and with the ghost heat for LL increased to 3 and a built-in 25% reduction I would have thought 3xLL would be cool runnings.