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[Fulgar]

So over the weekend, I helped my 9 year old son grab the Adder-Prime. He loves the ER-PPC but he as you can imagine having a challenge managing the heat build up. So, I suggested we make a few changes, give me your thoughts on this....

Instead of the 2xER-PPC I swapped for 2xCLPLs. If I was reading correctly,5 less hat per weapon an 3 more damage for reduced range. Correct me if I am wrong here please. I as swapped out the C-Flamer for an CER-Small.

Should I drop the MK III TC and add 3 more heatsinks? His second match with it he survived the we time and provided ample support for his team mates.

Also, the community has been wonderful knowing there is a youngster on their team. Thank for that!

Thank you,
Fulga

[Rayden Wolf]

Downgrade the TCIII to a TCI and add two DHS. One small Laser dosn't seems to make sense so i would drop it and get more armor. Or drop it and reduce some armor for an extra DHS.
And yeah, i like the LrgPls much more than PPC's, not only because they run cooler.

[Kira Onime]

Fulgar, on 26 October 2015 - 11:04 AM, said:

Should I drop the MK III TC and add 3 more heatsinks?

Yes.

I only really put a TC in my mechs when I don't have the crit slots to put a heatsink in there.

[DarthHias]

I really like my Adders. The twin PPC´s are a tad more difficult to use then the other builds but it´s a really good hill humper. I run mine like that:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...61c2f61d6c94c45

You get the high side torso mounts and the quirks from the arm Omnipods. Together with the TC you get quite accurate.

My best achieving build is that one:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...e7dafc86b9e7d10

I poke with the Torso mounted guns, the arm mounted ones are for dogfighting, UAVs and to alpha. That 40 point alpha can cripple most mechs. I like the CAP + TC + Target Info Gathering for instant Target Data to place my shots wisely.

Generally speaking it is a matter of taste if you want TC and CAP on your mechs. The only one I use a bigger TC than TC1 though is a Warhawk. The CAP can be handy to disrupt ECM and i find in Pugs it makes you more selfreliant and allows you to better assist your team.

[Fulgar]

DarthHias,

Obviously, we are running lights, how does the lack of any back armor affect your Adder?

As for the advice on the TC, I am thinking of dropping it ad the er-small for more heat sinks and armor

Thank,
Fulgar

[DarthHias]

Ah sorry, of course my armor is distributed but I don´t do it in Smurfy

Yes the TC is really a matter of taste. Some prefer the cooling and some the range / zoom / crit chance etc. In my opinion the bigger the mech the easier it is to find one ton to ad one.

[Tarogato]

Try something like this: http://mwo.smurfy-ne...454ca3625c21f1b

And just tell him to torso twist to protect his right arm, because it keeps him cool. Shoot, turn, shoot, turn. It's a nice introduction to shielding without it being a total loss if you screw up and lose the good arm. =]

Works fine if you swap in the ERPPCs instead too, of course.

You could also try giving him an SRM build - Splat-Adders are pretty easy to play, all you need is a little bit of patience and understanding that you can't shoot things that are far away.

[DarthHias]

Another thing the Adder does well is big gun + lazors. It has decent quirks for Ultra AC´s (Jam reduction) and LBX (spread reduction) You can do something like that:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c8754dcf869c865

Ultra 10 gives some nice DPS and the Medlasers are good for hill humping.

Bigger gun:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...71078b6ac4287ad

More of a fun build but hits like a truck ^^

Gauss:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...d17caabf29e922b

Be patient and take accurate shots with the gauss.

LBX for the lulz:

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...4dba3863401d5f7


I always mount my ballistic on the left arm cause I´m lefthanded