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[Automan]

I've been playing around with my slower mechs as of recently to see how viable they are. I've been using mechs that has a speed of around 65.
To put it mildly i have been struggling alot, unless its my dakka dire i have been on the receiving end way too often then just to blame it on pure chance. The thing is that if i get into trouble with a slow mech, i cannot get out of it. I cannot shoot my way free just have to stand there and get obliterated. If i run my IFR i can get in and out of trouble quickly as the mobility allows me to run behind cover or to teammates before enemy gets to do much harm.
I'd say that the minimum speed at the moment for heavy/medium/light is 85kmh. mechs are so mobile now a'days that you are smoked unless you chose to go along with the assault lance teamates and risk getting shot in the back and blocked and to get Airstriked.

Maybe its just me going for the flank as often as i do that gets me into these situations, but i don't think so. The mobility has increased and ppl often run off when they encounter a group of enemies leaving the poor slow mechs in the dust.

I have a Jaeger Gauss sniper and its very tough to find a area where you cannot be seen, and snipe enemies.without getting singled out, and picked apart by an enemy ACH.

Feel kinda bored to always have to go for the speed-laser meta or Direwolf or bust.

[LordDante]

get xl wang or enforcer with AC/20 !
fast, hard hitting, ideal for ambush, flanking, assault support ( IMPORTAND ) and to scare the **** out a off A-cheaths or firestarters.

[Sarlic]

http://mwomercs.com/...ost__p__4733823

Edited by Sarlic, 19 October 2015 - 03:17 AM.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

My assaults must run 62+ kph. Then is the loadout.
And it was a reason why i sold DWF. 48/53 is too low for me.

[Automan]

LordDante, on 19 October 2015 - 03:15 AM, said:

get xl wang or enforcer with AC/20 !
fast, hard hitting, ideal for ambush, flanking, assault support ( IMPORTAND ) and to scare the **** out a off A-cheaths or firestarters.

Yes, i'm sure its viable if its fast, but make the wang do 64 kmh and im sure it would pose a far less threat to enemy ACH, i wish i could make slow mech atleast respond quickly on torso twist to be able to track these pesky little vermin.

Edited by Automan, 19 October 2015 - 02:05 PM.

[StraferX]

No less than 85 in any mech in public queue for me, most mediums go 116 and zeus 9s is 85. Now when I'm scrimming with my team my assaults must go at least 65 or no less than 62, team work is everything and something rarely found in pug queue. The funny thing is that the YLW in stock mode is still one of the best mechs in the game. Just my 0.02.

[Troutmonkey]

My Stalker-Misery with it's 280STD engine, AC20 and twin LPL does just fine in the public queue. You just have to be more aware of where everyone is and where everyone is moving to, and position yourself where you won't be left to face 5 mechs on your own.

Edited by Troutmonkey, 19 October 2015 - 03:41 PM.

[DarkMetalBlade]

It's topics like this one that makes me wonder why Assaults aren't the least popular class instead of the lights...

[Narcissistic Martyr]

Slow mechs require more positioning awareness than fast mechs since once you commit to an assault you can't take it back.

Fast XL IS heavies lose a lot of durability for what usually amounts to 10-15 kph more speed or 5 or 6 more tons of weapons. So you get fewer screw ups and the clan mechs that are just as fast as you get to have more firepower and be more durable so I'm of the opinion it just isn't worth the sacrifice for IS.

[Pjwned]

The slowest mech I ever run at any point is my STD engine dual gauss Jager, and I don't run it all that often because it is slow, though I've had a number of fun games with it so I don't consider it a bad mech at all either. I realize I could use a XL engine to make the Jager go faster, but I don't like running XL engines in a mech with side torsos as wide as the Jager and also the 6 extra slots prohibits Ferro Fibrous armor from being used.

Every other mech I consider using goes at least 80 KPH, which still on the slow end for me but it's acceptable, and also with the exception of my VTR-9S those slower mechs are also pretty much entirely long range builds.

That said, I don't avoid slower mechs because I think they're bad or anything, but rather because they tend to not fit my playstyle. I learned how to really play this game with my JR7-D, so I'm used to piloting fast mechs to get into good situations (or, more frequently, out of bad situations) and because of that it's tough for me to play any really big and really slow mechs even if they do have a lot of armor & firepower; my Victor is by far my heaviest mech and that's still 20% away from max tonnage and I only use it with a huge XL 370 engine.

Edited by Pjwned, 19 October 2015 - 07:09 PM.