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[Discojaddi]

(For the purposes of this argument, the "meta ignore" bit is not just stapling 6 LL's to a std engine

I've got a stalker 3F from back when it was first launched that for the longest time I was using as an LRM boat, I went as far as to get a one-use camo pattern for it, which has caused me to come to an impasse. I have since made better LRM boats, and stopped playing my old stalker, but don't want to put that measly amount of MC to waste by selling it.

The quirks of the 3F appear to support a well-balanced build, and to that end, I've been tooling around with a build which looks a little something like this-
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...f6644d72296d5a2
(tldr; 4mpl, 2erll, 2lrm5, 2lrm10, yes I know the torso armor balance is off, I'm lazy)

It's a fun mech to pilot, well balanced for a wide variety of situations, and I've played about 10 pretty successful games with it. However, I'm sure experienced stalker pilots get a little twitchy when they notice something in that build, namely the XL engine. From my experience shooting at stalkers, I've noticed that losing a side torso is just the coming herald of your doom in a few seconds anyway, so is the downgrade to STD really worth it? I would need to buy a new engine (scavenged the current xl for testing purposes, don't have a STD 300 lying around) and would need to upgrade to endosteel, which is even more CBills if I don't end up liking it.

This would be the replacement build-
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...f8b1b38e06bdd1e
(tldr; mpl's downgraded to ml's, +16 pts of armor, cut 2 DHS, replace XL with STD, add endosteel)

[Johny Rocket]

XL in a Stalker is a meta build, meant to cram in more alpha.

My Stalkers have earned most of the cbills that funded my well stocked mechlab. I have fought matches where I survived to the end with an early st loss. Pulled a lot of kills down a torso.

Edited by Tractor Joe, 27 July 2015 - 03:09 PM.

[Discojaddi]

Tractor Joe, on 27 July 2015 - 03:06 PM, said:

XL in a Stalker is a meta build, meant to cram in more alpha.

Really? the usual stalker I see is 6LL's and a std engine. Like, 9 outta 10 stalkers I see are that

[Tesunie]

Well, your Stalker looks similar to my own Stalker. I find that a Std engine is just too valuable in most assault mechs, and particularly the Stalker. Not basing anyone who uses an XL engine in Stalkers, I'm just saying I wouldn't.

Sometimes, it's nice to remind people that Stalkers are good for more than just ERLL spam.

[Discojaddi]

I've just been the guy who puts an XL in damn near every mech I build, I just recently warmed up to the idea of STD engine on an atlas, even then I feel like I die just as fast, cause if I'm taking too much damage, my fat ass wandered into a bad situation

[Dawnstealer]

STK-3F

That's my baby.

[Sniffone]

I like the 3F because of the wide possible torso twist. Currently i'm playing it as brawler with STD300, Endo, DHS, 2xLPL and 4xSRM6+Artemis. Instead of 2xLPL you can also use 4xML and a greater engine or more heat sinks.