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[Defalus]

What's in your opinion the best mech for brawling? Elaborate if you wish.

[mogs01gt]

That is a tough one since brawling is practically dead. I'd have to say the CRow.

Edited by mogs01gt, 09 September 2015 - 11:37 AM.

[SolarCleric]

I guess the one that has the biggest laser vomit? That's our "meta" now isnt it?

[MischiefSC]

Crow or ACH. Then FS9, ac20 crab, boom jag, srm timber. After that you've got atlases and some dakka/srm builds.

[Kira Onime]

Define what you consider "brawling" and we'll be able to answer you properly.

[627]

I'd throw in an ecm phract because ecm and armor quirks and zeus because armor quirks and good short range punch.

But in the end, under focus fire everything goes down quick.

[Blue Boutique]

The fast Zeus, all variants, can brawl very well with its massive missile arm and center energy mounts. The extra ballistic for UAC/5 doesn't hurt if you cut on on the PPCs and LPLS.

[FitzSimmons]

I love the Stormcrow, but the Thunderbolt 5SS blows it out of the water for brawling. Great burn time, decent alpha with low heat.

This statement is valid up until the upcoming rebalance.

[C E Dwyer]

brawling is dead, in pugs, if you have a balanced team you can get your brawlers into range under a fire base.

other wise you have to be lucky or on a map that seriously favours them or your shot to pieces before you get in range

[SolarCleric]

Cathy, on 09 September 2015 - 11:55 AM, said:

brawling is dead, in pugs, if you have a balanced team you can get your brawlers into range under a fire base.

other wise you have to be lucky or on a map that seriously favours them or your shot to pieces before you get in range

Its pretty much a snipers game right now.

[LordBraxton]

95 tonners. EXE due to masc agility, and BNC due to gorilla arms of justice.

Also, brawling is limited to games where teams spread out, or when two deathballs collide within 200-300m due to terrain. So maybe 2/3rds of the games I play give me a ~30 second brawl window. This is often enough to kill 3 mechs as an EXE though.

[Lugh]

Cathy, on 09 September 2015 - 11:55 AM, said:

brawling is dead, in pugs, if you have a balanced team you can get your brawlers into range under a fire base.

other wise you have to be lucky or on a map that seriously favors them or your shot to pieces before you get in range

It's not. It just takes more work.

End of last week before my computer crashed we had a great sub 300m brawl on Forest colony where the entirety of both 12 mans were swirling about like crazy people in Conquest attempting to cap Theta.

One of the most fun matches I've ever played.

SolarCleric, on 09 September 2015 - 12:04 PM, said:

Its pretty much a snipers game right now.

Only if you are lazy.

Even during the pop-tart apocalypse it was possible to brawl and hence win very easily by playing smartly.

[Mazzyplz]

brawling? i guess you don't mean small pulses right?

if you want srms you could take the mad dog i guess

i certainly wouldn't run lbx on anything

[Yosharian]

Lights: FS9-A, ACH
Mediums: SCR, CN9, HBK
Heavies: TBR, TDR-5SS
Assaults: BNC-3M, STK-M

Reasoning: hitboxes, energy boating, AC-20s

You can also run 100-ton assaults like the KGC and the DWF in brawler roles but these mechs are far better suited to longer range combat IMO.

Edited by Yosharian, 09 September 2015 - 12:47 PM.

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

Quick, someone suggest the Atlas.

[Lugh]

Yosharian, on 09 September 2015 - 12:46 PM, said:

Lights: FS9-A, ACH
Mediums: SCR, CN9, HBK, Nova
Heavies: TBR, TDR-5SS, HellBringer
Assaults: BNC-3M, STK-M, Warhawk

Reasoning: hitboxes, energy boating, AC-20s

You can also run 100-ton assaults like the KGC and the DWF in brawler roles but these mechs are far better suited to longer range combat IMO.

Edditted to add a couple I have great success brawling in.

Edited by Lugh, 09 September 2015 - 12:55 PM.

[Nightmare1]

I like the Centurion and Hunchback for true, up-close, in-your-face brawling. They may not be the tankiest Mechs out there, but they're quick, have excellent torso twists, and can put out a lot of firepower.

On top of that, they're classics.

[KHETTI]

For Brawling i usually use my fists, elbows and knees, i'm particularly fond of elbow strikes, cut that forehead wide open, brawl usually ends there.

[Speedy Plysitkos]

Nightmare1, on 09 September 2015 - 12:55 PM, said:

I like the Centurion and Hunchback for true, up-close, in-your-face brawling. They may not be the tankiest Mechs out there, but they're quick, have excellent torso twists, and can put out a lot of firepower.

On top of that, they're classics.

uaaaa, dat clip is one of my favorites from the movie. Perfect music, Jason, and classics

[Sable]

I don't own an Zeus but i'd say a zeus would be good, they are just so dang tough.