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[Elizander]

Mechs I'm leveling and why:

• Timberwolves - Never got around to them. 2 of them have full basic. Working on the S with a Gauss/2xLPL/1xMPL highmount shoulder config. Not really my favorite but I'm running out of other mechs to level.
  
• Stormcrows - Same as timberwolves.
  
• Orions - Got my M to elite, might get the V up a little too.
  
• Panthers - Well not really, but I'd like to level them up someday. I've been slacking off really bad on my light mechs. The only one I have on elite is my Adder prime, but it doesn't really feel like a light mech so I enjoy it more than the others.

[Marauder3D]

Kiiyor, on 05 August 2015 - 06:16 AM, said:

I'm rolling in my Awesome, the PAINBOW.

Filled with WUB, guts, determination, highly unstable XL Nitroglycerin, and painted as loudly as possible.

Getting killed by my beloved PAINBOW is the equivalent of being beaten to death with a barn door wielded by a drunk giant, and I love that.

I never had the guts to level the awesomes or even buy any of them, and I started back in closed beta. Things were just too big. Kudos to you for having guts and style points.

[MoonUnitBeta]

Arctic Cheetah I guess.
I want to wrap up my Grasshoppers so I can strip them, paint them red, and be done with them. I thought they would be so cool, but they've fallen over like a limp wet noodle. There's only one variant that I is somewhat fun to play.

[Euphoric1RW]

Eliting thunder bolt 5S and 9S , wolverine 6r and 6k, Highlander 332b. I like all of them, they each have their own personality!

[Marauder3D]

Elizander, on 05 August 2015 - 07:22 AM, said:

Mechs I'm leveling and why:

• Timberwolves - Never got around to them. 2 of them have full basic. Working on the S with a Gauss/2xLPL/1xMPL highmount shoulder config. Not really my favorite but I'm running out of other mechs to level.
  
• Stormcrows - Same as timberwolves.
  
• Orions - Got my M to elite, might get the V up a little too.
  
• Panthers - Well not really, but I'd like to level them up someday. I've been slacking off really bad on my light mechs. The only one I have on elite is my Adder prime, but it doesn't really feel like a light mech so I enjoy it more than the others.

Panthers are a mixed bag. I've got 3 mastered, and they have nice hitboxes and are just fast enough to be shifty. I enjoyed the 2LPL version the most. Never really dug the ERPPC/SRM combo, so I worked around it.

[Marauder3D]

Merroc Sandybanks of Frogmorton, on 05 August 2015 - 07:30 AM, said:

Eliting thunder bolt 5S and 9S , wolverine 6r and 6k, Highlander 332b. I like all of them, they each have their own personality!

That Wolverine looks sick with Cobra pattern. Reminds me of scale mail armor from D&D. Good find!

[Dawnstealer]

I'm doing two things: grinding c-bills for the impending Resistance 2 mechs, and also trying to get the last couple mechs I have that aren't elited.

At the moment? Panthers. Other than that? I think all of my mechs are at least Elited out and the vast majority are Mastered. I'm working my way up through the weight classes, trying to find individual mechs I might have missed. I think I have something like 70 mechs, but there aren't a lot left to grind.

[TercieI]

Marauder3D, on 05 August 2015 - 07:43 AM, said:

That Wolverine looks sick with Cobra pattern. Reminds me of scale mail armor from D&D. Good find!

Hear, hear. I only put cobra on my absolute faves, but...dang. Sorry I didn't do that on the second 6K.

Dawnstealer, on 05 August 2015 - 07:46 AM, said:

I'm doing two things: grinding c-bills for the impending Resistance 2 mechs, and also trying to get the last couple mechs I have that aren't elited.

At the moment? Panthers. Other than that? I think all of my mechs are at least Elited out and the vast majority are Mastered. I'm working my way up through the weight classes, trying to find individual mechs I might have missed. I think I have something like 70 mechs, but there aren't a lot left to grind.

You have doubts? I have a spreadsheet.

[Percimes]

Since the heavy population is not at crazy levels anymore I'm on the master level for the Grasshoppers from the Resistance pack. So tall I still don't jump high enough when trying to get on a higher level. Still in the basic for the 4th one.

Also at mastering my Vindicators. The medium % being rather high I take my time. Not sure why people consider them so bad. Doing ok with them most of the time.

Finally bought 2 other King Crab. Still in basic with them. Men these things are slow. One has 2 LB-10X, 4 ML and 4 SRM4 and the other 4 AC5, 3 ML and a LRM10 to feel useful while trying to get to the front. The firepower of these mech is something.

[Marauder3D]

MoonUnitBeta, on 05 August 2015 - 07:27 AM, said:

Arctic Cheetah I guess.
I want to wrap up my Grasshoppers so I can strip them, paint them red, and be done with them. I thought they would be so cool, but they've fallen over like a limp wet noodle. There's only one variant that I is somewhat fun to play.

Man, Grasshoppers REALLY didn't work for me either. I mastered them, yeah, but it was OCD that did it, not my love for SLOW, IS Laser Vomiters. Won't play them much unless I have a weird reason.

[Dawnstealer]

Terciel1976, on 05 August 2015 - 07:47 AM, said:

You have doubts? I have a spreadsheet.

Hm? I don't have a problem Panthers, I just got distracted with Urbies, then with CW, then started going back and getting the stragglers. Somehow missed Panthers in there, but I like them.

[CDLord HHGD]

Terciel1976, on 05 August 2015 - 07:47 AM, said:

You have doubts? I have a spreadsheet.

OMG I have a spreadsheet too! How many of us have spreadsheets to track our stuff I wonder....

[Joseph Mallan]

MeiSooHaityu, on 05 August 2015 - 07:14 AM, said:

Oddly enough, that grind is the reason I play MWO as much as I do. While residing in PUGville, there are no goals (only random match after random match). Leveling a mech sort of gives me a short term (and sometimes long term...looking at you Panther 10P) goal to achieve.

If I like the mech, the grind is fun. If I dislike it, I play it only long enough to win a match and get the 2x bonus, and then I move on to playing mechs I like.

Overall, when I'm not grinding a mech, I still play but i'm not nearly as motivated.

I just keep dropping in my Atlas-S and accruing Soon to be GXP.

[Greenjulius]

I have far too many mechs to level right now, and nowhere near enough time to do it in.

1. All of Wave 3 - I've elited most of the Exes and Arctic Cheetahs, but still have a lot of work to do on Jaguars and SCats. I will probably skip SCats for now because I dislike it as a platform.

2. Grasshoppers, Zeus and Enforcers - I effectively finished the Panthers and will sweep them under the table, but I need to Master the other 3 Resistance mechs.

3. Griffins - I'm sort of regretting my purchase of Griffins because they are so SRM based, and I hate SRMs. I've got them mostly elited but figure it will be forever before I actually master them.

4. Hunchbacks - I was too tempted by the Hunchie sale and finally decided to pick up a 4G, 4J and Grid Iron. I haven't ran them yet, but they look like fun.

5. King Crabs - I still need to buy a 3rd so I can eilte the other two I've played.

6. Urbies - I haven't done much with them. Lots of work to do.

So many mechs, so little time. God, we need a double XP weekend.

Edited by Greenjulius, 05 August 2015 - 08:23 AM.

[KodiakGW]

Greenjulius, on 05 August 2015 - 08:16 AM, said:

God, we need a double XP weekend.

Long overdue.

Me:
Shadow Cats - Want to get them past Elite before my active premium time runs out. Already done with the Cheeters.
Quickdraw 5K - Picked it up again to test possible MRBC build. Only had Basic done. Did well last night in test run.
Atlas S(L) - Never finished Master. Want to get that done before active premium time runs out.

But, for the most part I just take them out until I get the double XP for the day. Getting too frustrated with the solo PUG queue.

[TercieI]

Dawnstealer, on 05 August 2015 - 08:09 AM, said:

Hm? I don't have a problem Panthers, I just got distracted with Urbies, then with CW, then started going back and getting the stragglers. Somehow missed Panthers in there, but I like them.

It was the "I think..." that got me. I keep a spreadsheet with names, builds, mastery status, engine type, etc. I'm sick, though, admittedly, but I do immediately know that 194/232 mechs are mastered, with 1 elited and 23 basiced.

cdlord, on 05 August 2015 - 08:10 AM, said:

OMG I have a spreadsheet too! How many of us have spreadsheets to track our stuff I wonder....

The better question is how many will admit it.

[Marauder3D]

Greenjulius, on 05 August 2015 - 08:16 AM, said:

I have far too many mechs to level right now, and nowhere near enough time to do it in.

2. Grasshoppers, Zeus and Enforcers - I effectively finished the Panthers and will sweep them under the table, but I need to Master the other 3 Resistance mechs.

I found both Zeuses and Enforcers to be a lot of fun to level. They are both tanky and can put out good DPS.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

just right now, starting new D-atlas.

Edited by Titannium, 05 August 2015 - 08:50 AM.

[STEF_]

After finishing to master 4 cheetah, I remembered I 've bought 3 Highlander from the sale.

Guys, I'm having a lot of fun with them

[MeiSooHaityu]

Joseph Mallan, on 05 August 2015 - 08:12 AM, said:

I just keep dropping in my Atlas-S and accruing Soon to be GXP.

I have a CTF-3D(C) and a CN9-A(C) for generating glorious XP!