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[MysticLink]

Is La Malinche a real good banshee or are other banshees much better? Is it worth getting?

[lsp]

Other banshee's are better. http://mwo.smurfy-ne...b66668353669945

[InspectorG]

MysticLink, on 27 April 2015 - 06:16 PM, said:

Is La Malinche a real good banshee or are other banshees much better? Is it worth getting?

The E and M are considered by many to be better.

La Malinche has arm weapons, which does subtract from the banshee's tankiness.
its not terrible, just not as good as the other Banshees...might be on par with the S. I dunno.

Get it if you REALLY love the chassis.

Otherwise get a Misery or another viable Hero.

[Mcgral18]

It was supposed to be a jumping 95 tonner...but that got scrapped.


Doesn't really do anything unique, but I guess the GH limit to 3 helped it.

[El Bandito]

I prefer other Banshees due to simplicity. LM needs to have mixed loadout to suceed. The LPL quirks are nice, but the arm mounts are lower than that of torso mounts on other Banshees.

[Zordicron]

The Munchie almost requires an abnormal loadout to ustilize the hardpoints without running either REALLY slow, or REALLY hot. If you can manage 3 triggers easily:

1 ERPPC
1 AC20
3 MPL

I frontloaded armor, and ran a STD engine to make it do something in the high 50's for KPH before basics unlocked. So far, it can lay down a solid alpha, and also string it out for punishing attrition to get an enemy out of your face. no one likes the sound of alternating hits of PPC and AC20 with laser splash added in, and it makes quite a few chicken out. Damage has been good so far for a no basics mech for me(I bought it on this sale, sorry PGI you took too long for the mastery pack release) and overall it is a solid assault so far as non-meta non-laser barf assaults go. That ERPPC alone isnt that scary, but it lets you fire a long way off so you dont have to plod helpless to your team as you position early. It also is decent on heat being a lone ERPPC, enough so to use it as part of closer combat easily.

it is no 70 point laser barf pinpoint LPL alpha meta mech, but it is pretty fun. If you have the comparatively chump change(for an assault) MC laying around for this sale, I would use it to make The Munchie one of your three variants. Besides, loading all three variants with no arm weapons and all similar is boring.

[Joseph Mallan]

I'm trying it with the
AC10
2x Large Pulse
LRM15

I like it just haven't quite found the right groove in it yet. Its a medium range brawler build... Just not feeling it yet.

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 28 April 2015 - 05:56 AM.

[LordBraxton]

AC10 3Large Pulse XL380 + both cooldown modules = Pug Queue AllStar

Edited by LordBraxton, 28 April 2015 - 04:45 AM.

[Cyborne Elemental]

Something like this doesn't look completely terrible.
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...0cff9f369816559

But like the other guys said, the other banshee's are just better performers and simplicity is always better.

[Widowmaker1981]

The 3M is just vastly better than the LM, even with the better quirks on the LM, and this is why:

Edited by Widowmaker1981, 28 April 2015 - 05:16 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

LordBraxton, on 28 April 2015 - 04:45 AM, said:

AC10 3Large Pulse XL380 + both cooldown modules = Pug Queue AllStar

So give up the LRM???

[Widowmaker1981]

Joseph Mallan, on 28 April 2015 - 05:54 AM, said:

So give up the LRM???

That LRM is a massive nerf to your ST hitbox, and a single LRM is of questionable usefulness in the first place. Yeah, ditch the LRM.

[LordBraxton]

^^^^ Yeah Im with widowmaker. Play your malinche like a bully. Use your 72kph speed to get your fat 95 ton ass in places people don't expect. No fair fights. You can REALLY pick on lighter mechs with 43 points of rapid firing pinpoint dmg.

[Joseph Mallan]

Widowmaker1981, on 28 April 2015 - 06:01 AM, said:

That LRM is a massive nerf to your ST hitbox, and a single LRM is of questionable usefulness in the first place. Yeah, ditch the LRM.

I like having the Long Range ability. Not lots of Ammo, and I'm willing to accept the hit box issue. I am not of the opinion that LRMs are useless.

[CantHandletheTruth]

LordBraxton, on 28 April 2015 - 04:45 AM, said:

AC10 3Large Pulse XL380 + both cooldown modules = Pug Queue AllStar

This.

But its feast or famine.

[Bishop Steiner]

Mcgral18, on 27 April 2015 - 06:24 PM, said:

It was supposed to be a jumping 95 tonner...but that got scrapped.


Doesn't really do anything unique, but I guess the GH limit to 3 helped it.

I can tank better in it due to what appears to be superior twisting overall. But that's at the expense of firepower. Still, with a 380xl, 3 LPL and an AC10, it suits my playstyle. But I would not recommend it unless it was on sale, and you really like the chassis. But I feel that way about almost anything bigger than a Medium Hero. Only 1-2 did I feel were worth it.... and then the got Paul'd. (looking at you Dragonslayer)

[TheArisen]

Get a 3S. Its pretty much the same mech. Put an AC20 & 6 medium lasers with a standard 345. I like it better than the 3E, but the 3M is king ATM.

[Joseph Mallan]

TheArisen, on 28 April 2015 - 06:38 AM, said:

Get a 3S. Its pretty much the same mech. Put an AC20 & 6 medium lasers with a standard 345. I like it better than the 3E, but the 3M is king ATM.

Cheaper yes, but no pay bonus for it.

CantHandletheTruth, on 28 April 2015 - 06:20 AM, said:

This.

But its feast or famine.

The way it should be playing as a Mercenary.

[Bishop Steiner]

Joseph Mallan, on 28 April 2015 - 06:42 AM, said:

Cheaper yes, but no pay bonus for it.


The way it should be playing as a Mercenary.

Or Cthulu level madness inspiring paintjob

[MysticLink]

I'm really debating getting this mech before the sale ends. The reason is that I feel the quirks on the ac 10 (20% faster shooting) + 20% cool down 20% heat dissipation on the 3 large pulse lasers can make this mech really good. But I'm not sure.