Wounded Heavy Metal - 2015
#1
Posted 22 August 2015 - 09:56 PM
Ages ago it worked well thanks to JJ and poptarting, but yesterday (first time after the JJ nerfing patch lol ) I suffered really really too much piloting it.
I want HM to work well, and not taking dust anymore.
I think it doesn't need JJ anymore, because JJ are useless. (or am I wrong?)
I'm here to ask help for a good, or at least good enough, HM built.
I seached the forum, but all HM build topic are pretty old ones.
I used 1gauss+3LL+5JJ.
Is there a way to use those 10 tons in a more usefull way?
I tried 2ac5+3LPL....but I'm not happy, because if I want to brawl the 732B is far better, because it has far more armor thanks to quirks.
Every tip will be appreciated!
#2
Posted 23 August 2015 - 02:34 AM
mainly because the gauss projectile is faster,no need lead that much when the enemy is closer,really an advantage when trying to pop lights.
HEAVY METAL
its a damage over time build,badly suited for facetanking or brawling.
#3
Posted 23 August 2015 - 03:55 AM
#4
Posted 23 August 2015 - 04:51 AM
#5
Posted 23 August 2015 - 07:08 AM
SmoothCriminal, on 23 August 2015 - 03:55 AM, said:
Yep, the 732B is very satisfying.
But I want to ride the HM! C-bills bonus
Also, I spent real money for it, and it is there, taking dust...
#6
Posted 23 August 2015 - 07:53 AM
Heavy Metal - aka Standard Engine Victor
On a side note the arms have +30 armor quirk, but they are difficult to shield with your over sized CT, so you if you are short for tonnage you can safely shave of some armor there.
Edit: Gauss + 3LPL is ok, but with just a generic 10% ballistic cool down and velocity quirks are not large enough for Gauss in my opinion.
With 3-4 Class 1 JJ you actual have enough lift to jump up from the Canyon floor.
Also the prevalence of ECM these days it may be advisable to downgrade SRM6s to SRM4s and fit a BAP.
Edited by Neput Z34, 23 August 2015 - 08:06 AM.
#7
Posted 31 August 2015 - 08:45 PM
Mastered, of course. 90 tonns of fun. I also have all highlanders, except ppc version.
Edited by Vetal, 31 August 2015 - 11:53 PM.
#8
Posted 02 September 2015 - 12:06 PM
I've tried gauss/3xLL and various other builds but I always seem to come back to this one. Even with only 12 double heat sinks I can pretty much continuously fire the AC/5's on tourmaline without overheating, sometimes sticking a shot of the lasers or srm's into the mix. It's still a pretty good mech IMO and one of my favorites to dust off from time to time.
Also, though the 732B can carry the exact same load outs and has more armor, the trade off IMO is that all your major firepower is on one side of the mech. Granted this isn't a problem for vets that can torso twist all the damage around, but I prefer my mechs to have enough firepower or range on both sides of the mech so if I lose a side torso, I can still be somewhat effective.
Edited by Alekzander Smirnoff, 02 September 2015 - 12:15 PM.
#9
Posted 02 September 2015 - 12:35 PM
Neput Z34, on 23 August 2015 - 07:53 AM, said:
Highlanders were on the skids long before the Dire Wolf came around. The jump jet nerfs that were aimed at restricting the poptart meta hit them really hard. They're back to being usable after several rounds of quirks and jump jet re-buffs, but they're still rather "meh."
As for the Heavy Metal, the HM's offensive quirks are still superior to the 732B, with better ballistic cooldown and a 5% speed boost. The HM also has structure quirks that partially make up the armor gap from the 732B's quirk suite, so it's not like there's a clear winner here - particularly since the Heavy Metal enjoys a whopping 30 point armor boost to its arms to offset their fragility (formerly a significant weakness, since so many of the HM's important hardpoints are in the arms.) Essenitally, you're choosing between better ballistic cooldown/velocity with a 5% speed boost versus a small torso durability advantage and slightly better acceleration/deceleration.
Given the Heavy Metal's superior speed and c-bill bonus, if both 'mechs support the loadout you want, you'd be a fool to leave the Heavy Metal in the hangar.
#10
Posted 03 September 2015 - 06:23 PM
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