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[CDLord HHGD]

cdlord, on 08 September 2015 - 11:05 AM, said:

Patiently waiting for Smurphys to update since I am at work.

YAY! It's updated!!!

[Yellonet]

Well... with 60% running assaults I've only tried it once, and it was pretty short match for me because the team abandoned the assault lance and left us to the enemy.

[zagibu]

☑ Does it stomp?
☑ Does it shoot?

Yep, should be a fine mech for me. In a few months...

[Blue Boutique]

With the UAC/5s in the torso, its a stomping machine even with the STD engine. King crab can boat more weapons with the XL engine but the Mauler can keep going with one torso blown off.

[Lord Perversor]

Sorry but had too...

Fafnir mauler Close range

And a more Gausswolf aproach

Edited by Lord Perversor, 08 September 2015 - 11:49 AM.

[chewie]

slow, but i managed to trump a 2 er lrg 2 gauss build in my 4 ac2 2 medium pulse 2 asrm4 build

it was HOT HOT HOT!!!

Edited by chewie, 08 September 2015 - 12:00 PM.

[KHETTI]

Niiiiiiiiiccccceee! i get to kill new shinies in my Sexicutioner tonight.

[JustEvil]

Welp, after few games I could play... Both torsos are gone few secs after they are spotted, effectively removing all of my firepower. Gotta wait few days so ppl will cool off with breaking only newly seen toys.

[Decadre]

This is what I plan on trying for starters

MAL-2P
UAC/5 Laser Vomit

MAL-1R
4xSRM6A / 2LL

MAL-1P
Sorta Warhammer

MAL-MX90
Dual AC/20

Edited by Decadre, 08 September 2015 - 12:09 PM.

[Armando]

Hard points for the ballistic weapons are horrible, and the low slung arms are even worse. This is not an assault mech that will compete with Clans.

[LordKnightFandragon]

Hows the Mauler? well, idk, as the R2 website seems to think I bought the BK package, when I distinctly remember buying the Mauler alacarte and even checking back on the site to confirm. Yet, today, it seems to think I bought the Black Knight....

Odd, I have 0 interest in that mech...so no way I woulda bought it. yes, I did send in a ticket...

Armando, on 08 September 2015 - 12:23 PM, said:

Hard points for the ballistic weapons are horrible, and the low slung arms are even worse. This is not an assault mech that will compete with Clans MWO, hill humping meta

FTFY

[Kubernetes]

I don't own any (yet), but I played against/with a bunch today.

1. Runs funny. Legs move too fast for distance traveled.

2. Seems to take CT hits a lot, which suggests it might be XL friendly. I saw a few get STs blown out first, but it seemed to require a lot of torso-twisting.

3. AC2 builds are garbage. I killed one with my Enforcer 4P in about 20 seconds poking around a corner. AC20 > 4x AC2

[0bsidion]

JustEvil, on 08 September 2015 - 12:07 PM, said:

Welp, after few games I could play... Both torsos are gone few secs after they are spotted, effectively removing all of my firepower. Gotta wait few days so ppl will cool off with breaking only newly seen toys.

That's not entirely unexpected, as the Mauler has gianormous STs. Much like the Ebon and it's over-sized legs, but worse. I do think it could have used some armor or structure quirks for them, not sure why they didn't get it.

[Thunder Child]

Well, according to Smurfy, Quad LB10s can work.... is anyone crazy enough to try it?

[Appogee]

Match 1: the refreshing feel of dakka after months of laser. 350 damage, 1 dead Locust.
Match 2: discovered Mauler should not facetank 6 enemy Mechs. 450 damage, 1 dead Cicada.
Match 3: discovered a Mauler with 4UAC5s is better than a Mauler with 2AC2+2AC5. 400 damage, 1 dead Timbie.

So: nothing spectacular from me so far, but I am enjoying piloting it. It seems to move and turn faster than you would expect, when you stick a max engine in it.

[Gas Guzzler]

I am doing terrible with it. Not the mech though its me. I'm too excited to try my loadouts, and way too sluggish to not get too much return fire.

Edited by Gas Guzzler, 08 September 2015 - 01:05 PM.

[zagibu]

From fighting them, hitboxes don't seem terrible for the size.

[Mazzyplz]

are the ac2 cooldown modules in game yet?

[FupDup]

Mazzyplz, on 08 September 2015 - 01:15 PM, said:

are the ac2 cooldown modules in game yet?

Nope.

[Mazzyplz]

FupDup, on 08 September 2015 - 01:16 PM, said:

Nope.

no wonder the ac2 builds are garbage, lets tell pgi how we feel about this