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[DjPush]

I have been trying to level up mechs that I bought yet never played.

Myst Lynx
Shadow Cat
Ice Ferret
Enforcer

In 4 hours of game play I have managed to unlock quick ignition on my Shadow Cat (that is with premium time, which I will no longer pay for because it gets you nothing). WTF happened to the grind? It seems to be 1000x worse and literally unbearable.

[Wintersdark]

It's no different. May be a little tougher with the Scat though, as it's not really a damage dealing monster*.

Think the Shadowcat is hard? Wait till you tuck into the Mist Lynx.


* Yeah, dear reader who's about to post a scoreboard showing lots of damage/XP gain with a Shadowcat: Don't be a putz. You can do really well in anything with the right circumstances, but the Shadowcat is not an easy mech for the average player to master, as compared to so many other Clan mechs.

[Amsro]

Leveling mechs vs players of equal skill to you makes the grind tougher to be sure. Guess that is one downside to better matchmaking.

Perhaps it is finally working.

[DjPush]

So what builds should I be putting on the Shadow Cat?

[Troutmonkey]

DjPush, on 05 October 2015 - 08:53 PM, said:

So what builds should I be putting on the Shadow Cat?

good ones hurr hurr

[Mystere]

DjPush, on 05 October 2015 - 08:53 PM, said:

So what builds should I be putting on the Shadow Cat?

Fit Gauss + 2xERML, find a nice high perch if at all possible, and play it like a coward. If you're confident about your location not being discovered, drop the ERMLs for more gauss ammo.

[Revis Volek]

DjPush, on 05 October 2015 - 08:53 PM, said:

So what builds should I be putting on the Shadow Cat?

2 LPL, MG's if you want but i dont really suggest it.

3 ER Meds and some SRM6's with Art or Med Pulses and 4's.

2 Er Large and a ER Med

2 Er PPC's

That's all the builds i know of...other then mixed loadout builds like 1 Er ppc, Missiles and Er Lasers.

Edited by DarthRevis, 05 October 2015 - 09:00 PM.

[bad arcade kitty]

funnily, but i seriously think to buy mlx (to buy 1, to basic her, to sell, to buy second, to basic her, to sell, to buy third to master her and to keep, i'm tight on mechbays)

she is the only possible filler if you want to pick 2 timbers and 1 ebon
surely you can pick a trial one, but your own would be better, quiaff

[Y E O N N E]

Wintersdark, on 05 October 2015 - 08:51 PM, said:

It's no different. May be a little tougher with the Scat though, as it's not really a damage dealing monster*.

Think the Shadowcat is hard? Wait till you tuck into the Mist Lynx.


* Yeah, dear reader who's about to post a scoreboard showing lots of damage/XP gain with a Shadowcat: Don't be a putz. You can do really well in anything with the right circumstances, but the Shadowcat is not an easy mech for the average player to master, as compared to so many other Clan mechs.

The Shadow Cat is just as easy to deal damage in as a BJ-1X, so long as you have the P-variant for its ballistic left torso. You can hang out at 450 meters and plug targets for 40 damage all day, with the same sustain, same hard-point placement, and ease of re-positioning that its Inner Sphere counterpart enjoys. Plus jump-jets. Just because it can't cough out 50 damage in pure energy doesn't mean it's under-gunned.

DjPush, this build is extremely reliable at...ahem...pushing damage.

You can also try 1x C-LPL and 2x C-MPL if you want it to really mimic a BJ-1X. It'll reliably get the numbers done, without cooking yourself and with better range than the Blackjack. Don't get suckered in by the seemingly decent heat efficiency numbers with 2xC-LPL...the dissipation on those builds is trash and dissipation is life for 45 tonners.

Edited by Yeonne Greene, 05 October 2015 - 09:09 PM.

[Mcgral18]

Wintersdark, on 05 October 2015 - 08:51 PM, said:

It's no different. May be a little tougher with the Scat though, as it's not really a damage dealing monster*.

Think the Shadowcat is hard? Wait till you tuck into the Mist Lynx.


* Yeah, dear reader who's about to post a scoreboard showing lots of damage/XP gain with a Shadowcat: Don't be a putz. You can do really well in anything with the right circumstances, but the Shadowcat is not an easy mech for the average player to master, as compared to so many other Clan mechs.

Honestly...I preferred the Lynx. It can mount 4 ERMLs, with heat quirks.

DjPush, on 05 October 2015 - 08:53 PM, said:

So what builds should I be putting on the Shadow Cat?

Without Efficiencies...ERMLs, LPL, ~15 heatsinks? Jesus Box, naturally.

Maybe a UAC10 build. That was adequate. Avoid MGs and SRMs. Streaks, meh. They'll get your damage, which you need to level, but not kill (which gets better EXP).

It's a SadCat. You won't carry very well in it.

[Duke Nedo]

I found ecm+2x clpl to be most reliable. Also ecm+2x ppc was fine for popping, better than the nova. Most fun for me was unexpectedly ecm+3x mpl+2x ssrm6.