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[Scout Derek]

We all make mistakes, especially in the mechlab sometimes.

For me, it was when I decided to take streaks. I thought I took the right ammo, but sure enough, I didn't take a peak at the ! Triangle and poof! No ammo for the Streaks, which was all I had

What about you? What Mistakes have YOU made in the mechlab!?

[Joseph Mallan]

Forgot ammo.

Even worse... I forgot my coconut Monkey!

[Weaselball]

Back in the early early days of CB the mech lab (meatball? really autocorrect?) used to allow you to take mechs out without engines. I figured what the hell and loaded an Atlas up with as many guns and single heat sinks as I could fit (no doubles at this time). Match loaded up and sure enough I could only move at like 10kph max... which wouldn't be an issue if not for the fact that the mechs torso twist rate suffered just as much.

I was a stationary turret that could only follow the slowest of the slow mechs that wandered into my field of view. Never took an engineless mech out again :-P

Edited by Weaselball, 24 March 2015 - 10:57 AM.

[terrycloth]

I once accidentally launched in a heavy mech with one small laser, because I left to go get a drink in the middle of putting weapons on and forgot that I wasn't done by the time I got back.

[Piney II]

I've forgotten ammo before.

[LordMelvin]

Purchased Endo-Steel and DHS for my Vindi after the PPC quirks went in. Slapped on two ERPPCs, and XL engine and hit save. In my eagerness I hit play and instantly got a match. I set my fire groups, formed up with the team and started looking for a target.

Unfortunately I'd forgotten to actually add heat sinks back in after buying DHS. So my first alpha overheated me for a good minute. And then the enemy team crested a hill opposite me. And I still was shutdown.


So either that or putting the wrong ammo in (AC ammo for UACs for example)

[Cyborne Elemental]

Unlocking permanent Woodland Camo for my Victors for 750MC, thinking it would unlock that pattern for all mechs.

[luxebo]

Accidentally launched a match with an Adder with that CT flamer before saving the config.

Edited by luxebo, 24 March 2015 - 11:20 AM.

[blood4blood]

1) When changing camo, I accidentally bought a premium color for MC. I already had 2-3 variations of the same color...
2) I once bought a regular mech variant for MC when I meant to use c-bills for the mech and spend the MC on more bays.
3) Somehow lost two 6M cbill modules one night & never found them again.

[Lightfoot]

Fixed Jump-Jets, Internal Structure type, and Armor type on Clan mechs.... oh wait I didn't make that mistake.

Several times I took a Gauss Rifle.

[RavensScar]

For quite an embarrassing amount of time I was running a PPC Blackjack with 1 ton of AC5 ammo hidden in the head.

It was only when I found I was 1 ton short on weight compared to my Smurfy builds that I realised I had an issue.

Edited by RavensScar, 24 March 2015 - 11:31 AM.

[Votanin FleshRender]

I took off the SRMs off of a Wolverine and added 3 large laser, so I ignored the warning sign, figuring it was warning me about ghost heat.

Turns out I still had 3 tons of SRM ammo it was trying to warn me about as well. Not terribly bad, but funny. I elited it out before I realized.

[Firelizard]

UAC5 Dakkawolf: Check
Ten tonnes of AC5 ammo: Check
Nothing happened when I pulled the trigger: Check

Edited by Firelizard, 24 March 2015 - 11:35 AM.

[0bsidion]

I've done pretty much everything from load the wrong ammo type to forgetting it altogether. At least I know I'm not the only one.

[luxebo]

Oh yeah and this guy said that he didn't realize it but he had a "Hollandjack". He said that he thought he put in one Gauss. Then it for whatever reason was actually two Gausses. Pretty funny watching him walk slower than my Atlas.

[Christof Romulus]

No armor drop on a Jagermech.

I was wondering why my build was working out so easily with a standard engine...

[Piney II]

Firelizard, on 24 March 2015 - 11:34 AM, said:

UAC5 Dakkawolf: Check
Ten tonnes of AC5 ammo: Check
Nothing happened when I pulled the trigger: Check

LOL! I've also done the UAC / AC ammo cross myself. It makes for a quick match.

[Cion]

Technically not mechlab but pilot lab...

Unlocking Speed Tweak with GXP instead of Mech XP.

....

More than once.*facepalm

[Strykewolf]

Usually forget to load ammo or, load wrong ammo. I blame the beer...

[Good_Cat]

luxebo, on 24 March 2015 - 11:13 AM, said:

Accidentally launched a match with an Adder with that CT flamer before saving the config.

Did exactly this while trialing for STS with a Senior Officer, had to sheepishly own up seconds into the match. Still beat our DireWhale on damage. lol.

Raging why a mech that does well with an XL fitted has no weight for armour or weapons. That was an XL i fitted right..........pure pro on Team Speak

I now check my builds in the training grounds.

Edited by Good_Cat, 24 March 2015 - 12:55 PM.