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[sneeking]

The std60 is actually negative weight.

-2.5t

[stjobe]

This build lets me take an AC/10 and a SL to the party, which makes me happy because it's what an Urbie should have.

After just 6 matches, I'm at a 1.0 KDR (4 kills, 4 deaths), and 1.0 WLR (3 wins, 3 losses). It's the perfect MM 'mech!

And yes, there's probably more efficient (and better) builds out there, but dangit, an Urbie should have an AC/10 and a SL!

[STEF_]

stjobe, on 08 April 2015 - 02:12 AM, said:

This build lets me take an AC/10 and a SL to the party, which makes me happy because it's what an Urbie should have.

After just 6 matches, I'm at a 1.0 KDR (4 kills, 4 deaths), and 1.0 WLR (3 wins, 3 losses). It's the perfect MM 'mech!

And yes, there's probably more efficient (and better) builds out there, but dangit, an Urbie should have an AC/10 and a SL!

Yep, I like this too.
I feel it like a TRO Urbie with turbo speed.

[PR1VATEER]

Well trying to drive a stock Urbie is insane as they are just way to slow and under gunned to make a difference. So swapping the pitiful 60 standard engine for at least a 120 is step one. Dumping the small lasers is number 2 then finally dropping the ludacris A/C20 (or 10 or even 5) and adding MG's, and adding pulse medium/large lasers.

As long as you don't get attacked (the armor is like tin foil), you can actually do some good! Last night I managed 3 kills!

[Piney II]

Good: 360 torso twist
Gets ignored a lot
Fun to drive
Cool factor off the charts

Bad: Acceleration is SLOW, even with an up-rated engine
Ammo critical - choose your shots carefully

No ugly to mention now. My first kill was a War Hawk that ignored me. I'll bet he won't ignore Urbies again.

It will be interesting to see how these mechs do once they're skilled up.

[StraferX]

WAIT this is a new mech???

I thought my special geometry fell off my Zeus or my AMS fell off.

My experience with the urbie so far has been that when kicked they bounce off the wall pretty well and when picked up by an Atlas they can be thrown for at least 60 yards into the heat of the battle. The enemy thinks you sent them a lunch basket.

[C E Dwyer]

Bishop Steiner, on 07 April 2015 - 07:53 PM, said:

Been doing pretty good with the UAC, but I do have to be more careful with my shots.

I had a go with the uac5 and three mediums only seems to have room for 1 ton ammo, well all I can squeeze in, finding a standard ac5 better, or reducing all, or two ML to SL's and the saved weight being use for ammo.

Good

Its a fun sized Easter egg
It annoys people, on both teams.
I top match score or top damage in it (yeah we lose) but you can feel the hate, as I announce the fact over open channels
weapons mostly look good (standard ac look a bit weenie)
oh I had a two kill game, love the cockpit items.... shame on the stalker pilot that used his urby can warhorn on your lrms boat, that sweet sound should only be heard when a tincan killer bring down the enemy for maximum embarrassement


Bad

It ain't practical to stick an ac20 boom stick in it, though I got a spider in mine ( shame on you all for crying about hit boxes)

The Ugly

People use me as a step to look over ridges

Edited by Cathy, 08 April 2015 - 03:19 AM.

[Kinski Orlawisch]

The King Crab always shakes me off....I just wanted a free ride..MOMMY:::

[C E Dwyer]

stjobe, on 08 April 2015 - 02:12 AM, said:

This build lets me take an AC/10 and a SL to the party, which makes me happy because it's what an Urbie should have.

After just 6 matches, I'm at a 1.0 KDR (4 kills, 4 deaths), and 1.0 WLR (3 wins, 3 losses). It's the perfect MM 'mech!

And yes, there's probably more efficient (and better) builds out there, but dangit, an Urbie should have an AC/10 and a SL!

yes your right, those of us who haven't build this should feel ashamed and not true Urbyists

[Joseph Mallan]

UM-R666

[Ovion]

Joseph Mallan, on 08 April 2015 - 03:22 AM, said:

UM-R666

Fixed that for you: UM-R60

[Metus regem]

I feel your pain about getting Alpine... I've been lucky, I had 3 matches in the R60L (stock) that put me on River City... So I got to use her, like she was ment to be used.

[SgtMagor]

haven't tried it out yet, but my new load out for my 63s seems like it would do ok, maybe some one can test it out.
3-med laser
AC2-2tons ammo
180XL-97kph
3-DHS
FF armor  4-Jump jets

Edited by SgtMagor, 08 April 2015 - 04:19 AM.

[Rhaythe]

They mount King Crabs especially well. And the tactic works pretty well until the Crab decides to hill-peek, forgetting you're riding him as a warhorse.

Of course, the fact that I didn't TELL the friendly crab I was using him as a warhorse may have contributed.

In any case, my non-stock builds I'm liking are:

3 ML, AC5

3 MPL, AC2

GOOD:

• Really high mount points; hill-popping is a breeze, especially when coupled with the broken hit-boxes on HPG.
  
• So damn fun. Just keep spinning! Just keep spinning!
  
• Beautiful cockpits and extras; the "No Signal" upper left terminal had me laughing.
  
• Surprisingly effective with energy builds; getting about 250-300 damage per game and a couple kills, though it does seem stuck in the "finisher" role and can't tank very well on its own.

(NOT SO) BAD

• It really is Urbie season when even the Locusts come after you.

[Tahribator]

It's supposed to be bad and it's kind of bad. I'm happy.

[SgtMagor]

Urbies were made to hop on buildings and tall objects, and shoot at the cockpits of the attacking team would say DFA too, but without collision yet the mech could be a good hit N run mech, DFA and alpha strike the cockpit and jump away to safety.

[Joseph Mallan]

Ovion, on 08 April 2015 - 03:51 AM, said:

Fixed that for you: UM-R60

I'm sorry? I am not a fan of WUB. I will stand by the 666.

[VirtualSmitty]

I am quite pleased with the Urbanmech. Was a little surprised just how unresponsive it was with the stock engine (dat torso twist) but found amusingly that upgrading to a std 100 engine helped significantly. Otherwise been playing around with mixed laser/mg builds with larger standard engines. When I bank a few extra cbills i'll have to invest in a small XL engine.

Good:
-The cockpit is fantastic. I laughed looking around and catching the note in the upper left corner.
-Excellent high mounted hard points.
-360 torso twist is actually incredibly useful when you've got an engine big enough to twist quickly
-It's small profile and good hit boxes

Bad:
-Armor isn't great, i've been melted in single alphas more in this mech in one day than I ever have been.
-STD 60 engine isn't really usable, too slow and unresponsive. Torso twist feels like slow mo.

Edited by Precentor Martial Jarcaddy, 08 April 2015 - 05:09 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Joseph Mallan, on 08 April 2015 - 05:01 AM, said:

I'm sorry? I am not a fan of WUB. I will stand by the 666.

UM-R667 "the Neighbor of the Beast"
doesn't need the xtra JJs, MGs suck, so don't like wasting too much ammo on them, and you'll never notice the 6 kph difference, IMO.

Stefka Kerensky, on 08 April 2015 - 02:17 AM, said:

Yep, I like this too.
I feel it like a TRO Urbie with turbo speed.

which due to scaling and nature of maps, kinda has to happen anyhow.

[stjobe]

Joseph Mallan, on 08 April 2015 - 05:01 AM, said:

I'm sorry? I am not a fan of WUB. I will stand by the 666.

...with its 124% heat efficiency...

Your Construction-Fu is lacking, old man