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[Valkyrie73]

Evening all. So with the current sale I was thinking about grabbing some new mechs. I have read that the thunderbolts are great mechs but I am turned off using heavies due to the high % in the queue (I pug) so am looking at the Wolverine. Should I consider them or stick with the thunderbolt. Or just wait and buy a hunchback bundle? I currently have the 16 resistance mechs mastered and last week bought 3 kgc and am mastering the last I one now. I love the king crab and like my enforcers.
any advice welcome

[Rogue Jedi]

the Wolverines have 2 variants which are widely considered to be very good, mainly due to Mech quirks, the 6R 6K gets good Large Laser quirks and the 6K 6R gets good AC5 quirks

even before the quirks there were people who thought the Wolverine was a great Mech however I personally have not been able to get on with them, I am not sure why but for Mediums I much prefer the Griffin and Hunchback.

just because I do not love the Wolverine does not mean you wont, I know some players who class the Wolverine as their best Mech.

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 13 July 2015 - 08:52 AM.

[mad kat]

It's a good mech, good blend of everything really. Bit of a jack of all trades and pretty decent brawler.

[Leone]

Wolverine seems like It'd be a good brawler or Lrm platform, based on initial observations (Yeah, I got 'em.)

And yes, so far two have earned Upgrades. I'm waffling between endosteel and XL engine for the 7k, but the performance of the three medium pulse, three srm 6's definately deserves something. The 6R however has shown lackluster performance for me, and will need to be reconfigured. At this rate it'll never get any extra cash pumped inna it.

~Leone.

Edited by Leone, 10 July 2015 - 12:11 PM.

[Spheroid]

Wolverines are great. Buy them now.

There really is no great urgency to get Hunchbacks if you are happy with Enforcers.

Edited by Spheroid, 10 July 2015 - 05:37 PM.

[Koniving]

I'm a Wolverine person. Hunchbacks I think are great first mechs, but once you learn the basics... Sign on with the Wolverines.

I can use all the 55 tonners. Of them, my favorite is the Wolverine with the Kintaro and Griffin both vying for a tight second place. Stormcrow takes third and Shadowhawks are kinda at the bottom of my barrel.

This is my Wolverine. It is the 6K and is sporting LBX + twin MGs + 2 lasers + Streaks.

Screen is of me in action (left, jumping). Shot taken by Lordred. Explosions are from my weapons fire.

My overall favorite model is the 7K, which before quirks was the best of the Wolverines. As such it got the least quirks, but nonetheless it is fantastic.

Rogue Jedi, on 10 July 2015 - 04:48 AM, said:

just because I do not love the Wolverine does not mean you wont, I know some players who class the Wolverine as their best Mech.

It's funny, in regards to this I know someone who was the opposite in the sense that he likes the Wolverine but absolutely abhorred the Griffin. I myself had great success with both in MWO before quirks.

[dragnier1]

darn...thinking of the wolverine when i still have 14 mechs (and 8 more incoming) to work on...

[juxstapo]

dragnier1, on 10 July 2015 - 11:15 PM, said:

darn...thinking of the wolverine when i still have 14 mechs (and 8 more incoming) to work on...

Meh, it isn't a job, it's a hobby. If you can swing it go out and snag whichever chassis strikes your fancy.

...because having more impulse purchasers in this community will make me feel better about myself.

[Eximar]

Koniving, on 10 July 2015 - 07:59 PM, said:

This is my Wolverine. It is the 6K and is sporting LBX + twin MGs + 2 lasers + Streaks.

Wait,...what?

[TercieI]

juxstapo, on 11 July 2015 - 08:18 AM, said:

Meh, it isn't a job, it's a hobby. If you can swing it go out and snag whichever chassis strikes your fancy.

...because having more impulse purchasers in this community will make me feel better about myself.

I impulse purchased a second BJ-1X awhile back.

[Valkyrie73]

thanks all. I ended up buying 3 thunderbolts and a wolverine 7k to try out. I have been working on the tdrs and like them except the 9s. The wolverine costs a little more than its xl engine so was worth grabbing and I will get the other 2 when I can.

[Koniving]

Eximar, on 11 July 2015 - 08:38 AM, said:

Wait,...what?

Koniving, on 10 July 2015 - 07:59 PM, said:

This is my Wolverine. It is the 6R and is sporting LBX + twin MGs + 2 lasers + Streaks.

[TercieI]

Eximar, on 11 July 2015 - 08:38 AM, said:

Wait,...what?

Koniving: Doing it wrong since Closed Beta.

(And being a super nice dude and helping countless newbies, too)

[InspectorG]

Valkyrie73, on 10 July 2015 - 02:59 AM, said:

Evening all. So with the current sale I was thinking about grabbing some new mechs. I have read that the thunderbolts are great mechs but I am turned off using heavies due to the high % in the queue (I pug) so am looking at the Wolverine. Should I consider them or stick with the thunderbolt. Or just wait and buy a hunchback bundle? I currently have the 16 resistance mechs mastered and last week bought 3 kgc and am mastering the last I one now. I love the king crab and like my enforcers.
any advice welcome

RIP WUBVERINE...WEAPON X, WUB FIST OF GOD

Flew too close to the sun and PGI removed its Adamantium Wubs.

Good chassis, One great mech (Large Lazor Fist), one decent SRM brawler, one...eh, 'fun' AC5 mech.

IMO i like how they look and lazor-fisting is good.

[Timicon]

I just picked up a couple Wolverines myself and despite initial sceptisicm, I have found them to be rather pleasant and enjoyable to pilot. Of course, they are nowhere near as good as the Hunchback (personal opinion) but they are working out to be really hardcore 'Mechs if you know how to utilise them effectively.

ed: grammar

Edited by Leif Tanner, 11 July 2015 - 02:31 PM.

[dragnier1]

juxstapo, on 11 July 2015 - 08:18 AM, said:

Meh, it isn't a job, it's a hobby. If you can swing it go out and snag whichever chassis strikes your fancy.

...because having more impulse purchasers in this community will make me feel better about myself.

I need to leave space for resistance 2 and IIC mechs...decisions, decisions

[Eximar]

Koniving, on 11 July 2015 - 01:41 PM, said:

Ah, a 6R, okay,...wait,...what?

[Koniving]

Eximar, on 11 July 2015 - 08:40 PM, said:

Ah, a 6R, okay,...wait,...what?

Ah, your "wait....what" isn't on having the wrong designation, it was the weapons. I see what you did there.

Seen that screenshot didn't you? It performs pretty phenomenal. Eternally cold even on hot maps (will never overheat, ever. Thus I can keep up constant fire. Have lots of ammo. Twisting doesn't really work on me -- my damage isn't pinpoint anyway. A lot of the 'advanced' or 'high skill' brawling tactics cannot work on me, as they aren't developed to fight my style of combat (I mean who else is crazy enough to build around DPS rather than high alpha?).

A number of my mechs and builds are sort of "What the..." 'Mechs. From my Heavy Metal Commander to my Flamer Stalker, you're bound to laugh when you see them, and need new pants when you face them.

(Wrong form of 'your'. Huh. Know you're tired when...)

Edited by Koniving, 12 July 2015 - 09:10 AM.

[Eximar]

Over all these years I find that I enjoy DPS builds better as well. I love being able to pretty much hold the trigger down on most of my favorites.

[Bloodweaver]

Leif Tanner, on 11 July 2015 - 02:30 PM, said:

I just picked up a couple Wolverines myself and despite initial sceptisicm, I have found them to be rather pleasant and enjoyable to pilot. Of course, they are nowhere near as good as the Hunchback (personal opinion) but they are working out to be really hardcore 'Mechs if you know how to utilise them effectively....

Pretty much mirrors my own experience. I initally had no attraction to Wolverines whatsoever. Their hardpoints didn't seem to offer anything that couldn't be found on other 'Mechs of the same weight, and their in-game model was nowhere near as cool as that of the Griffin, which was released at the same time.

That being said, I did eventually succumb to the forum posts of multiple other users. Once I did so(i.e., bought some Wolvies), I was very satisfied with the results. Each variant offers unique build options, although they all have the same basic DPS (as opposed to burst-damage) mentality. Surprisingly agile, considering how fat the in-game model looks.

Ignore Koniving's stated build, he's silly The -6R can only carry two ballistics and one laser. I imagine he actually uses 1xLBX, 1xMG, 1xMPL, and 3xSSRM-2.

Edited by Bloodweaver, 12 July 2015 - 09:19 PM.