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[MeiSooHaityu]

Although I haven't quite figured out my Urbie yet, I am glad it was added and that I have one. It is just a fun and quirky machine.

Thanks to PGI for listening to the community.

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 22 April 2015 - 03:36 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

I have the same feeling in my Jenner-S. Something about driving that Mech makes me giggle. Spirit of the original pilot maybe.

[CDLord HHGD]

I haven't been able to play in my Urbie yet...

Soon™.....

[Foxfire kadrpg]

Never heard of an Urbanmech until April 1st of last year. Bought the collectors edition to strengthen PGI's involvement with their clients.

I think they delivered a LOT more than I even expected, and I can't tell you how much I enjoy 360 Torso twist.

Cheers, PGI.

[Burktross]

I'm too poor to buy the Urban Trashcan.

[The Mechromancer]

Now we need the imp, it's like an urbie, but king sized!

[Alistair Winter]

Unfortunately, I think I've only seen one or two Urbies that actually equip ballistics bigger than MGs. Almost all of them are boating lasers and MGs. I mean, people have been running AC20 Ravens as a joke since 2012, and when PGI finally gives us a light mech that is actually designed to carry an AC20, nobody's interested?

It's sad. Very sad.

[FupDup]

Alistair Winter, on 22 April 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

Unfortunately, I think I've only seen one or two Urbies that actually equip ballistics bigger than MGs. Almost all of them are boating lasers and MGs. I mean, people have been running AC20 Ravens as a joke since 2012, and when PGI finally gives us a light mech that is actually designed to carry an AC20, nobody's interested?

It's sad. Very sad.

The construction system strikes again. Weapons with a high minimum tonnage requirement aren't a great choice for mechs that have very little loadout tonange to spend. It's even worse for Urbs because he's 30 tons instead of 35 tons.

WTB effective light ballistics. :\

[Xetelian]

LordBraxton, on 21 April 2015 - 07:34 PM, said:

One too many urbie threads bishop

Agreed. The ultimate mech thread is more then enough.

[Alistair Winter]

FupDup, on 22 April 2015 - 04:30 PM, said:

The construction system strikes again. Weapons with a high minimum tonnage requirement aren't a great choice for mechs that have very little loadout tonange to spend. It's even worse for Urbs because he's 30 tons instead of 35 tons.

WTB effective light ballistics. :\

I agree 100%. But I saw a lot of people who claimed, before the Urbie was released, that they would love to just waddle behind a Dire Wolf or King Crab at 60 kph, peek out behind their big brother and take shots at people with their AC20. It's a bit sad that so few people actually did this.

I don't really blame them. I mean, I bought a Pirate's Bane because I had a fantasy that it would be really fun to just play a tiny light mech with ER LL, ECM and BAP and extended sensor module, TAG and UAV as a pure scout and pretend we actually had role warfare. But after getting hunted down and swiftly smashed a dozen times by Firestarters, I realized my fantasy wasn't as fun in real life as I had hoped. Turns out it was more fun just killing people.

[OznerpaG]

got 60 games in with my urbies so far - a little fragile, but with the heavy queue at 50% all the time i got nothing better to pilot anyways

regardless they truly are a lot of fun to motor around in


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[stealthraccoon]

I've been rolling my UM-R63 with a stock std60 and a gauss - so much fun!

Also UM-R60L keeps it's AC20, and I giggle like mad when I pop a torso open from a hidden position

[Bishop Steiner]

Alistair Winter, on 22 April 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

Unfortunately, I think I've only seen one or two Urbies that actually equip ballistics bigger than MGs. Almost all of them are boating lasers and MGs. I mean, people have been running AC20 Ravens as a joke since 2012, and when PGI finally gives us a light mech that is actually designed to carry an AC20, nobody's interested?

It's sad. Very sad.

AC5-10 are realistically doable. The AC20, because of being 5 tons lighter, really doesn't work well. You just are too slow, with too little ammo. Might be fun for SMM but that's about it

Xetelian, on 22 April 2015 - 04:30 PM, said:

Agreed. The ultimate mech thread is more then enough.

e tu, brute?

[Bishop Steiner]

Alistair Winter, on 22 April 2015 - 04:39 PM, said:

I agree 100%. But I saw a lot of people who claimed, before the Urbie was released, that they would love to just waddle behind a Dire Wolf or King Crab at 60 kph, peek out behind their big brother and take shots at people with their AC20. It's a bit sad that so few people actually did this.

I don't really blame them. I mean, I bought a Pirate's Bane because I had a fantasy that it would be really fun to just play a tiny light mech with ER LL, ECM and BAP and extended sensor module, TAG and UAV as a pure scout and pretend we actually had role warfare. But after getting hunted down and swiftly smashed a dozen times by Firestarters, I realized my fantasy wasn't as fun in real life as I had hoped. Turns out it was more fun just killing people.

You'll note I was never one of them...in fact people touting the Urbie with and AC20 I always thought as a little more .... special than the rest of us Urbie pilots.

Sadly, in the game, and meta, about the biggest truly useful ballistic is the UAC5. I would love the LB-X, or AC10, but reality is, just like every other mech in the game, if you want to be anything but a detriment to your team, you can't really run joke builds.

I would LOVE to be able to run the ac10 on mine. And I might stil modify one to do that, regardless the consequences. But then again, my love is the Deputy Dawg.... and it was always a little faster, and armed with lasers and MG.

[FupDup]

Bishop Steiner, on 22 April 2015 - 06:03 PM, said:

You'll note I was never one of them...in fact people touting the Urbie with and AC20 I always thought as a little more .... special than the rest of us Urbie pilots.

Sadly, in the game, and meta, about the biggest truly useful ballistic is the UAC5. I would love the LB-X, or AC10, but reality is, just like every other mech in the game, if you want to be anything but a detriment to your team, you can't really run joke builds.

I would LOVE to be able to run the ac10 on mine. And I might stil modify one to do that, regardless the consequences. But then again, my love is the Deputy Dawg.... and it was always a little faster, and armed with lasers and MG.

Using SSW, I was able to min-max an Urbie with AC/10, 2 tons of ammo, 3 SL, 2 JJs, and 6/9 MP but I had to use XXL engine, XL gyro, small cockpit, and Endo. :\

Edited by FupDup, 22 April 2015 - 06:06 PM.

[Xetelian]

Bishop Steiner, on 22 April 2015 - 06:00 PM, said:

e tu, brute?

Hey, I came here not knowing it was an urbie thread, I felt dirty.

[Bishop Steiner]

FupDup, on 22 April 2015 - 06:06 PM, said:

Using SSW, I was able to min-max an Urbie with AC/10, 2 tons of ammo, 3 SL, 2 JJs, and 6/9 MP but I had to use XXL engine, XL gyro, small cockpit, and Endo. :\

thinking all that advance tech kinda defeats the whole point of an Urbie?

Xetelian, on 22 April 2015 - 06:06 PM, said:

Hey, I came here not knowing it was an urbie thread, I felt dirty.

Says Urbie in the title.

Also, it's actually a "thanks PGI" thread. That should make you feel dirtier.

[FupDup]

Bishop Steiner, on 22 April 2015 - 06:11 PM, said:

thinking all that advance tech kinda defeats the whole point of an Urbie?

Who says trashcans can't be high-tech?

Edited by FupDup, 22 April 2015 - 06:13 PM.

[Nathan Foxbane]

Bishop Steiner, on 22 April 2015 - 06:03 PM, said:

You'll note I was never one of them...in fact people touting the Urbie with and AC20 I always thought as a little more .... special than the rest of us Urbie pilots.

Yay, I'm special? I like my little R60L with AC/20 and two tons of fun. Bonus points when I only kill people with the Small Laser after I am out of ammo.

Edited by Nathan Foxbane, 22 April 2015 - 06:25 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Nathan Foxbane, on 22 April 2015 - 06:24 PM, said:

Yay, I'm special? I like my little R60L with AC/20 and two tons of fun. Bonus points when I only kill people with the Small Laser after I am out of ammo.

Just remember to paint it yellow....with a little flip out stop sign.