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[NocturnalBeast]

Make sure to get your free Centurion (with Mech bay): http://mwomercs.com/...s-piranha-games

Edited by Ed Steele, 10 November 2016 - 05:29 PM.

[Caesar Octavius]

A free Centurion! Hey my WMC mech is the Centurion! Thanks PGI!

[Amaranth Panther]

Centy Pilots, got some f2p goodness for you:

Free c-bill bonus mech available with a code.

Details here: http://mwomercs.com/...s-piranha-games

Enjoy!

Edit: err, y'all beat me to it.

Sadly, I can't run it (it's not in my challenge), and can't sell it to empty the mechbay (it's a special variant, so it's welded to the 'bay), so I wont' be redeeming it on this account.

Edited by Amaranth Panther, 10 November 2016 - 08:35 PM.

[Mike McSullivan]

Thanks for the reminder of the free mech

[Virlutris]

Thinking out loud:

It occurs to me that if the Centy was in the 3025 challenge, this would be a golden opportunity for those who haven't declared yet to snag a perfectly nice mech to do it in.

Granted, not being able to optimize this variant in particular would drive me coo coo (muh SRM stack!), but the stock CN9-A might not be a bad ride.

It's actually better armed than the DRG-1N I picked for my (edit: Amaranth's) stock selection

The ammo count buff for AC/LB/UAC 10s allows for even more damage output, too. The only drawbacks would be that stock speed at 50 tons. I might have considered it pretty strongly had it been an option.

Edited by Virlutris, 11 November 2016 - 08:07 AM.

[NocturnalBeast]

Virlutris, on 11 November 2016 - 08:06 AM, said:

Thinking out loud:

It occurs to me that if the Centy was in the 3025 challenge, this would be a golden opportunity for those who haven't declared yet to snag a perfectly nice mech to do it in.

Granted, not being able to optimize this variant in particular would drive me coo coo (muh SRM stack!), but the stock CN9-A might not be a bad ride.

It's actually better armed than the DRG-1N I picked for my (edit: Amaranth's) stock selection

The ammo count buff for AC/LB/UAC 10s allows for even more damage output, too. The only drawbacks would be that stock speed at 50 tons. I might have considered it pretty strongly had it been an option.

I thought of it, but the NCIX variant is not a stock variant that was available in 3025 anyway. If your original, or bonus #1 Challenge Mech is the Centrion though, you can use it as one of your variants (plus the cBill bonus would be great for the Challenge).

Edited by Ed Steele, 11 November 2016 - 04:08 PM.

[Amaranth Panther]

The CN9-A wasn't a 3025 mech?

Seems like it was, am I missing something that the Sarna entry isn't saying?

http://www.sarna.net...ion_(BattleMech)

[Amaranth Panther]

3025 Stock Report:

I figure I'll do these every so often, like every 5-10 if I'm thinking about it.

DRG-1N: 5 matches, 0 wins, 5 losses, 3 kills, 4 deaths.

I'm pretty satisfied here, because this was an awful run of matches which experience tells me will even out over a 100-match data set. A meta build would have fared little better, my teams' play was so poor.

I'm only barely worried about the w/l, to be honest. It's the kdr that's going to need careful management. If it gets too far away from me, I won't be able to get it back. I'm only one down here, so I'm upbeat.

The following needs formatting, will edit later.

-Mech-ID -Matches -Ws -Ls -Ratio -Ks -Ds -KDR -Dmg -XP -Time -XP Avg. -K Avg. -D Avg. -Dmg. Avg.
*DRG-1N *5 *0 *5 *0.00 *3 *4 *0.75 *839 *1,390 *00:42:30 *278 *0.60 *0.80 *167

Edited by Amaranth Panther, 13 November 2016 - 09:29 PM.

[Sully McLiwenn]

For me, the stockchallenge is allready "done". But in a negative way.
47games played, 0.68 WL, 0.47 KD

[Amaranth Panther]

Sully McLiwenn, on 14 November 2016 - 01:04 AM, said:

For me, the stockchallenge is allready "done". But in a negative way.
47games played, 0.68 WL, 0.47 KD

I can't "like" that without feeling weird, but I read you.

[Ih8tevictors]

Well her "Celestial Wisdom" Chancellor Romano Liao has seen fit to up the ante by 10% so we are once again in the employ of House Liao

Private conversation over heard in the back office of the (WM) mercenary unit

That crazy B***** threatened what?!?!
All right, all right! But the checks better cash or we'll be gone like yesterday's wind.
Why did I not take up a nice safe career like live ordinance disposal....

Edited by Ih8tevictors, 16 November 2016 - 08:39 AM.

[Ollys Ghost]

Darker Tidings's adders just got done. Bonus #2 down.

That means Stock Mech time for me too - and I chose the Dragon as well, as it looked "usable" (after a fashion) and not totally devoid of ammo. The grind begins!

(I don't feel champion pressure as I don't have over-unity KDR and win-loss on anything (except the RVN-4X, and since that's now a Boom Chicken, maybe not for long.))

[Amaranth Panther]

I'm finding that late night Pacific time has a better ratio of casuals to tryhards.

It makes it significantly easier to poach a kill and/or survive even a bad match that has capping objectives available to end it.

Edit: spelling

Edited by Amaranth Panther, 16 November 2016 - 05:34 PM.

[Virlutris]

Hunchie pilots, go to the upcoming event page here:

https://mwomercs.com...y#kerensky-bowl

Make sure your looking at the reward tables for the Kerensky Bowl and associated challenges.

"Free" Grid Iron and mechbay if you're willing to put in the work.

[3xnihilo]

Virlutris, on 17 November 2016 - 05:01 PM, said:

Hunchie pilots, go to the upcoming event page here:

https://mwomercs.com...y#kerensky-bowl

Make sure your looking at the reward tables for the Kerensky Bowl and associated challenges.

"Free" Grid Iron and mechbay if you're willing to put in the work.

Lots of MC and other goodies available too

[Ih8tevictors]

Will fight for MC, looks like the RVNs are coming out. need about 10mil for a 3rd EXE. Must play hard. sorry family but The What Mech Challenge needs me....

[Amaranth Panther]

Basics done on the DRG-1N, it makes a noticeable difference.

Took 20 or 21 22 matches. That means It should take about 50 55 total to get the elites, unless I play a bunch during double XP weekend.

Also: 23 matches, 11 wins, 12 losses, 11 kills, 11 deaths.

Once the elite skills are done (come on speed tweak), I should be able to build a bit of a buffer.

I'm glad I'm not out of Tier 3 yet. This would be much harder without access to matches with Tier 4 and 5 pilots to offset the matches chock-full of Tier 1 and 2 pilots.

Edited by Amaranth Panther, 17 November 2016 - 10:16 PM.

[NocturnalBeast]

Ih8tevictors, on 17 November 2016 - 05:45 PM, said:

Will fight for MC, looks like the RVNs are coming out. need about 10mil for a 3rd EXE. Must play hard. sorry family but The What Mech Challenge needs me....

Wow, hardcore, LOL

[Amaranth Panther]

*MEGASIGH*

I had a super nasty losing streak.

After 40 matches: 15 wins, 25 loss, 19 kills, 25 deaths

That's gonna be a rough hole to climb out of. At least I got speed tweak after match #39 ...

Edited by Amaranth Panther, 20 November 2016 - 09:19 AM.

[Ollys Ghost]

One quarter done with Darker's Stock Mech.

DRAGON DRG-1N
25 matches played; Win/Loss: 12 & 13 (0.92); K/D: 9 & 17 (0.53)

There just isn't a lot of damage in it but the ability to plink/suppress with LRMs and AC5 saves it a little.

Saw one comment in chat before a match: "A Dragon! Do they still make those?"; if only they knew...