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[Merkle]

Wooo

[That Dawg]

Ovion, on 10 May 2015 - 02:01 PM, said:

You're over armoured, undercooled, and splitting ammo for some reason.

Try this LCT-3V

undercooled? 76% ? More than 7 minutes to overheat?? And thats smurf, doesn't factor in quirks
overarmored? I dont shave armor off the tiny arms on locusts if there are weapons in them, and 1 point on the head, no matter how tiny it is, too little.
Your build 1 ton ammo, shaved armor on arms and head 1 point-82% HE:
my build 2 tons MG ammo, max armor all over less 8 on its tiny head -76% Heat efficiency
An extra ton of ammo vs. an extra heat sink is much better usage.

[Blanston]

I'll enter your contest with a badly written Haiku...

Thrashing legs flash by
Tiny cutting death stalks you
The end may be near

Thanks for being so generous.

Also, my first post, I think!

Nope Number two.

Edited by Blanston, 10 May 2015 - 03:06 PM.

[Apnu]

Scout Derek, on 04 May 2015 - 11:55 AM, said:

The

LOLcust Giveaway

(Insert Woo Sound File here)

I will be gifting 25 (and maybe more) Locust-3V, which is a mech that is exclusive as of now in the Gift Store. I will be buying these little insects, and giving them to you, for free. So get over here, put down a post to enter and wait for about 3 weeks to see results. (This is not a troll, this is real, so be happy for a free mechbay and some c-bills, I know some of you need it )

Start: May 9th, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST
End: May 30th 26th, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST
Winners: To Be Announced
How to enter if you haven't read the intro:
Just Post! This ain't complicated, so don't be distracted that you might not win, there's going to be a lot of those things coming soon.

To be Honest, when I was thinking about this idea, it was not the best idea, but you know what? Everyone loves free mechbays, I know there's people who love the Locust, why not make a giveaway?

Donations:
10 11 LoLcusts from MoonUnitBeta. Awesome!!!
Another 10 From Peter2K. More Awesome!!!
Vandul With 10 more to the giveaway. Epic!!!
Total Amount of LoLcusts to give away: 56

So yes, Time to enter has been cut down, 4 days at most so that we don't have to wait very long. Also Some of you are asking why I did this so early. At the time I did not think that I would have the time now to start the giveaway today, but now that I am, I've shaved off time from the end, so that in 2 weeks from now people can get their lolcust. Thank you for understanding, and good luck!


LoLcust breakdown:

Spoiler

Idea Inspired by Moonunitbeta,

This thread is beautiful. So awesome of the OP and the donors.

[IraqiWalker]

That Dawg, on 10 May 2015 - 01:14 PM, said:

its a gift...and a curse, raw like iraq

That's pretty cool.

Spoiler

[Gorgo7]

Thank you Scout for the opportunity to participate!

I do not own a 3V and look forward to trying it out.

Cheers!

G7


*edit for spelling

Edited by Gorgo7, 10 May 2015 - 03:54 PM.

[Ovion]

That Dawg, on 10 May 2015 - 02:34 PM, said:

undercooled? 76% ? More than 7 minutes to overheat?? And thats smurf, doesn't factor in quirks
overarmored? I dont shave armor off the tiny arms on locusts if there are weapons in them, and 1 point on the head, no matter how tiny it is, too little.
Your build 1 ton ammo, shaved armor on arms and head 1 point-82% HE:
my build 2 tons MG ammo, max armor all over less 8 on its tiny head -76% Heat efficiency
An extra ton of ammo vs. an extra heat sink is much better usage.

Check again poochy, you've got 2x 1/2Ton.

The Cockpit Hitbox of the Locust is absurdly small.
I've ran 1pt of Armour there for over a year now. I don't think I've been headshot once in that time

The arms of the Locust are also crazy tiny, AND have armour quirks. (Most get +3 at 5pts of armour, the 3V gets +4)
I can count on one hand the number of times I recall losing an arm before either the match ends or I just die.

You're so small, so light and so fast, certain hitboxes are effectively impossible to touch, and weight is at a premium.

Running the Locust from a base of: LCT-3V (works for all locusts, slightly modified for PB), you get 7 Tons of space.
Yes, you can replace 1 DHS for +1Ton of ammo if you prefer though.

Additionally, thanks to your huge Torso Twist, and how little armour overall, you're best only having 2/3/2 rear armour to protect from the occasional laser tickle, as splitting it means neither front nor back can take a hit.
You should always be facing the enemy - your front armour is your all armour.

It does freak people out, (it did me when I started) it's a hard thing to do, goes against how you've learnt on almost every other mech, but it's worth it.

[That Dawg]

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...d7073936fb1bf18

are we looking at two different links?

cause I swear to ****, it looks like two one ton MG ammo slots

[Ovion]

That Dawg, on 10 May 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...d7073936fb1bf18

are we looking at two different links?

cause I swear to ****, it looks like two one ton MG ammo slots

The one you linked originally, and the one you linked there both have 2x1/2T ammo for 1T total.

You simply don't have the tonnage for it either, with only 6T free after armour and engine. (4T for 2MPL, 1T for 2MG, leaves 1T for ammo).

And look at your summary:
Ammunition<p class="mech-stats-ammunition">

• MACHINE GUN AMMO (1/2) 2000

If you want 2T, you're going to have to go with the armour spread I use, with something like this:
LCT-3V

Edited by Ovion, 10 May 2015 - 04:31 PM.

[IraqiWalker]

That Dawg, on 10 May 2015 - 04:26 PM, said:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...d7073936fb1bf18

are we looking at two different links?

cause I swear to ****, it looks like two one ton MG ammo slots

Generally speaking, for MGs, 1 ton for 2 MGs is usually good enough. Also, if you lower your head armor to 5, you get a total of 0.51 tons free.

[Burktross]

IraqiWalker, on 10 May 2015 - 04:36 PM, said:

Generally speaking, for MGs, 1 ton for 2 MGs is usually good enough. Also, if you lower your head armor to 5, you get a total of 0.51 tons free.

That's generally speaking though. When you're zooming in and out and half your guns are MGs, you'll want to make them last.

[That Dawg]

I must be loosing my mind, ja?
must be bedtime, LOL
I got locust on my brain

[Endimra]

GroxGlitch, on 10 May 2015 - 02:03 PM, said:

Repost!
Can't believe I skimmed over the "START'S ON THE 9TH" thing.
Paint a good few pages of us a bunch of illiterate loons

Indeed.

Endimra, on 07 May 2015 - 12:11 PM, said:

I was once told that to be a true light pilot I must master atleast three locusts and actually enjoy commandos. Managed the latter, atleast.

Whoops.

[cx5]

Thank you Scout Derek, MoonUnitBeta, Peter2K, Vandul, and may be more. Count me in. Wishing you all GL, GG, HF.

[Y E O N N E]

Ovion, on 10 May 2015 - 04:10 PM, said:

Check again poochy, you've got 2x 1/2Ton.

The Cockpit Hitbox of the Locust is absurdly small.
I've ran 1pt of Armour there for over a year now. I don't think I've been headshot once in that time

The arms of the Locust are also crazy tiny, AND have armour quirks. (Most get +3 at 5pts of armour, the 3V gets +4)
I can count on one hand the number of times I recall losing an arm before either the match ends or I just die.

You're so small, so light and so fast, certain hitboxes are effectively impossible to touch, and weight is at a premium.

Running the Locust from a base of: LCT-3V (works for all locusts, slightly modified for PB), you get 7 Tons of space.
Yes, you can replace 1 DHS for +1Ton of ammo if you prefer though.

Additionally, thanks to your huge Torso Twist, and how little armour overall, you're best only having 2/3/2 rear armour to protect from the occasional laser tickle, as splitting it means neither front nor back can take a hit.
You should always be facing the enemy - your front armour is your all armour.

It does freak people out, (it did me when I started) it's a hard thing to do, goes against how you've learnt on almost every other mech, but it's worth it.

The benefits of your proposed changes are even more fringe than the benefits of the way he built it. I run it the way he has it, though with one whole ton of ammo in the head. I've use those tiny arms to take hits regularly, and I'd rather have the extra armor than that irrelevant bit of extra cooling for a mere two MedPulse.

And I'm no stranger to running low-armor Locusts. Doing that is the only way to cram four MedPulse on one.

[Rakesch]

My post after Start: May 9th, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST
and before End: May 30th 26th, 2015 at 10:00 AM PST

:-)

I am in.

[LordNothing]

never hurts to be sure

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