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[UnofficialOperator]

Because its too damn hard.



Average 160 damage wattttttttttt????

Last few games were like less than 50 damage especially when an assault sneezes on you.

o7 Flea pilots

Edited by UnofficialOperator, 05 December 2018 - 05:49 PM.

[R Valentine]

Why would I play a Flea over a Piranha?

[FupDup]

Kiran Yagami, on 05 December 2018 - 05:46 PM, said:

Why would I play a Flea over a Piranha?

Super duper ultra mega slippery. Basically much lower firepower in exchange for staying alive much longer due to crazyballs agility and a more compact body hitbox plus some armor quirks.

[UnofficialOperator]

Kiran Yagami, on 05 December 2018 - 05:46 PM, said:

Why would I play a Flea over a Piranha?

Can't really tell yet until I get the Flea maxed out. Different playstyle though.

FupDup, on 05 December 2018 - 05:48 PM, said:

Super duper ultra mega slippery. Basically much lower firepower in exchange for staying alive much longer due to crazyballs agility and a more compact body hitbox plus some armor quirks.

You are probably right. I think would work best if pilot has good ping and fps.

[CycKath]

Ah yes, fond memories of grinding all six to 91/91 back in June and July.

No, wait, what's the opposite of fond?

[El Bandito]

Kiran Yagami, on 05 December 2018 - 05:46 PM, said:

Why would I play a Flea over a Piranha?

MASC poking.

[Nightbird]

[JediPanther]

Lolcuts and fleas are twins separated at birth with one getting masc and the other gets a cooler name for its hero.

[ocular tb]

Only did the -17 and -20 so far but I think they were the easiest mechs I've ever leveled. For any other mech I'll usually just throw GXP at it and get it over with.

[justcallme A S H]

Kiran Yagami, on 05 December 2018 - 05:46 PM, said:

Why would I play a Flea over a Piranha?

Cause from all the people I talk too who run lights say it's VERY good.

Problem is you need to know how to pilot a light or you're gonna have a bad time.

[cyclist1994]

I can't play these mechs with anything else than ML. ERSL not enough range.

[UnofficialOperator]

El Bandito, on 05 December 2018 - 06:28 PM, said:

MASC poking.

Whoa really?

[El Bandito]

UnofficialOperator, on 05 December 2018 - 08:48 PM, said:

Whoa really?

Yeah really. Pugs can't hit for crap when they try to trade against the poke-Flea.

The mech is still better used in FP though.

Edited by El Bandito, 05 December 2018 - 09:28 PM.

[Lethe Wyvern]

UnofficialOperator, on 05 December 2018 - 05:44 PM, said:

Because its too damn hard.



Average 160 damage wattttttttttt????

Last few games were like less than 50 damage especially when an assault sneezes on you.

o7 Flea pilots

I recommend you also to try fle-20. It has unique gameplay abilities due ultra mobility and ECM protection. I found its extremly fun to play - if you can say that commando is diehard because of tanking damage, then flea is diehard because of dodging and hiding.

How it works in SoloQ:

Spoiler

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Edited by Lethe Wyvern, 05 December 2018 - 09:50 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

Kiran Yagami, on 05 December 2018 - 05:46 PM, said:

Why would I play a Flea over a Piranha?

Because a Flea dumps all over the MG Piranhas and is more survivable than the energy ones against everything else.

It's a more versatile all-around package, IMHO, especially in QP.

[UnofficialOperator]

El Bandito, on 05 December 2018 - 09:22 PM, said:

Yeah really. Pugs can't hit for crap when they try to trade against the poke-Flea.

The mech is still better used in FP though.

Do your FP fleas run XL or Light engines?

Lethe Wyvern, on 05 December 2018 - 09:49 PM, said:

I recommend you also to try fle-20. It has unique gameplay abilities due ultra mobility and ECM protection. I found its extremly fun to play - if you can say that commando is diehard because of tanking damage, then flea is diehard because of dodging and hiding.

How it works in SoloQ:

Spoiler

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Thanks man, will watch later.

PS: Watched. Very inspiring.

Yeonne Greene, on 05 December 2018 - 09:49 PM, said:

Because a Flea dumps all over the MG Piranhas and is more survivable than the energy ones against everything else.

It's a more versatile all-around package, IMHO, especially in QP.

So far my unskilled fleas are getting crapped on by everything. Unskilled Pir not so bad.

You run XL or Light on your fleas?

Edited by UnofficialOperator, 05 December 2018 - 11:24 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

XL 170 on every single one of my Fleas.

Strongest, IMHO, is the 17 with 2x MPL and 5x SL (don't do ERSL until skilled for heat, but you will probably find SL range more than adequate and value its lower heat and faster cooldown more than the +50 range on ERs).

The FLE with 7x SPL is also quite potent, but requires a LOT of armor stripping and relies on evasion and flat-out killing the target before he can do meaningful damage. It's a hands-down better duelist than the MPL+SL, but the MPL+SL is more reliable in a larger variety of situations, a sort of budget Wolfhound.

[Prototelis]

2mpl 5sml is spitting out like 10dps until you overheat. One legs most of the other 20 tonners with 1-2 alphas. GREAT at drivebys.

I use the 20 in FP on conquest. 1 mpl, 4sml with stealth armor for shenanigans.

[UnofficialOperator]

Yeonne Greene, on 05 December 2018 - 11:16 PM, said:

XL 170 on every single one of my Fleas.

Strongest, IMHO, is the 17 with 2x MPL and 5x SL (don't do ERSL until skilled for heat, but you will probably find SL range more than adequate and value its lower heat and faster cooldown more than the +50 range on ERs).

The FLE with 7x SPL is also quite potent, but requires a LOT of armor stripping and relies on evasion and flat-out killing the target before he can do meaningful damage. It's a hands-down better duelist than the MPL+SL, but the MPL+SL is more reliable in a larger variety of situations, a sort of budget Wolfhound.

Prototelis, on 05 December 2018 - 11:22 PM, said:

2mpl 5sml is spitting out like 10dps until you overheat. One legs most of the other 20 tonners with 1-2 alphas. GREAT at drivebys.

I use the 20 in FP on conquest. 1 mpl, 4sml with stealth armor for shenanigans.

Alright thanks guys. MPG told me the same ingame. Was just wondering how to fit it without XL...

Just seem so risky.

Did you guys do XL before completing survival tree?

Edited by UnofficialOperator, 05 December 2018 - 11:34 PM.

[Prototelis]

Always max XL engine. Speed tweak first.

You can do all sorts of nutty **** with masc. I like playing in Solaris a lot. It's a blast.