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[cabusha2]

With the 2xXP of the weekend, I'm up to 30k XP banked on the -RS. About 5mil more and I'll be able to buy a second Atlas. Definitely will have plenty of XP banked by then.

Contemplating if I was to go -S or -D for the second Atlas. Saving the -DC for last since I wanted to relearn how to drive an Atlas without ECM crutch.

RE: the bonus challenge, the only issue will potentially be limited mechbays. I'm not fond of selling of machines after I've spent 10-15hours grinding c-bills for them.

[xxEdSteelexx]

PaleRider42, on 27 November 2015 - 02:39 PM, said:

New account will be AtlasAbe
See you on the other side fellas o7

Welcome bud, I will invite you to the unit next time I am on MWO.

cabusha2, on 27 November 2015 - 02:51 PM, said:

With the 2xXP of the weekend, I'm up to 30k XP banked on the -RS. About 5mil more and I'll be able to buy a second Atlas. Definitely will have plenty of XP banked by then.

Contemplating if I was to go -S or -D for the second Atlas. Saving the -DC for last since I wanted to relearn how to drive an Atlas without ECM crutch.

RE: the bonus challenge, the only issue will potentially be limited mechbays. I'm not fond of selling of machines after I've spent 10-15hours grinding c-bills for them.

Yeah, we will have to earn our mechbays during MWO events like the upcoming Christmas event.

Remember to paint your Challenge mechs however you want using any colors that you: earn in events, buy with Cbills, or buy with MC that was earned during an event. Also, proudly use any cockpit items and display any tites that you earn in events. Fee free to post screenshots of your paintjobs and / or cockpits on the thread too!

[3xnihilo]

xxEdSteelexx, on 27 November 2015 - 02:16 PM, said:

Challengers, check out the new BONUS CHALLENGE on the OP! I will create a new rank in the (WM) unit for Bonus Challengers.

Also, don't forget to occasionally spend some money on your main accounts (if you are able to) to keep the servers up and running.

Sounds good. Would you consider taking short contracts with different houses so we can drop trial mechs to get the rank 2 mechbays?

[3xnihilo]

Bwahahaha, I took the test again and got Centurion again. . . must really be my mech


Edit: Took three tries. . . my bonus mech will be: The Victor, oh boy this is going to be painful!!!

Edited by 3xnihilo, 27 November 2015 - 03:48 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

3xnihilo, on 27 November 2015 - 03:44 PM, said:

Bwahahaha, I took the test again and got Centurion again. . . must really be my mech

lucky you.... I'd rather pilot almost anything else.... except probably a Light.

Victors just jump so bad now, it's hard to use em. I do OK, as a Tier 4.... but once i move up to Tier 3? Good pilots will steal my lunch every match in it. Just does not fit my style.


Ah well. Too late now.

[xxEdSteelexx]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 November 2015 - 03:48 PM, said:

lucky you.... I'd rather pilot almost anything else.... except probably a Light.

Victors just jump so bad now, it's hard to use em. I do OK, as a Tier 4.... but once i move up to Tier 3? Good pilots will steal my lunch every match in it. Just does not fit my style.


Ah well. Too late now.

Remember in tier 3 you can be grouped with either Tier 1 -2s or 3-4s just depends on the matchmaker. I will be buying my 3rd Commando today, so I will probably have at least one mastered in a week or so.

3xnihilo, on 27 November 2015 - 03:31 PM, said:

Sounds good. Would you consider taking short contracts with different houses so we can drop trial mechs to get the rank 2 mechbays?

Yeah, I have no intention of being permanently aligned to one faction. It is going to be a while before we have enough Challengers ready for CW though.

[Xythius]

xxEdSteelexx, on 27 November 2015 - 12:53 PM, said:

The Grasshopper is OP once you master it and get a good build, on my main account I have over 1.5KDR on each of my Grasshoppers. I would have loved to get a Grasshopper as my mech!

I'm doing a bit better in the 5P, now that I have my XL325 & 2 more mpls. Build now is 2x lpls & 6x mpls. Might downgrade the some or all of the mpls to standard meds so I can get some JJ's back on it. Not sure that I'll ever see it as anything close to OP, but it's serviceable. Saving up for the next variant now, between the ongoing event & the cadet bonuses I'm still racking up, I'll probably be able to get it tonight.

*Edit - went ahead & took the test again - looks like I'll be picking up some Banshee's next. Should be interesting, the only IS assault's I've ever piloted are the King Crab & Zeus. Kinda looking fwd to it.

Edited by Xythius, 27 November 2015 - 04:56 PM.

[3xnihilo]

I finished the challenge on my main account, now I can spend the rest of the weekend working on my Cents. I am hoping at least for the 500 mc so I can grab mechbays next mechbay sale.

[xxEdSteelexx]

Remember guys, master all three of your Challenge mechs before starting the Bonus Challenge.

3xnihilo, on 27 November 2015 - 04:45 PM, said:

I finished the challenge on my main account, now I can spend the rest of the weekend working on my Cents. I am hoping at least for the 500 mc so I can grab mechbays next mechbay sale.

Good idea.

[Bishop Steiner]

xxEdSteelexx, on 27 November 2015 - 07:21 PM, said:

Remember guys, master all three of your Challenge mechs before starting the Bonus Challenge.



Good idea.

Just finished the Quickplay Challenge on my Anders Acct. Almost halfway to affording my final Victor, the 9S. Which, happily, has 42,000 XP waiting for it from the time it was a Trial Mech. Sitting on 55,000 for my VTR-9K atm... but only 12,500 GXP.... can't use that Radar Derp Module I just got from the challenge, yet.

Is it bad that I just did this:


In a basic'd VTR-9K (ac10, 3x ML, 2xSRM4, 320std engine) and still don't like the mech?

Am pretty happy to have landed 4 solo kills and only doing 1 pt of team damage while doling out over 1000 pts of buttwhuppin' to the opfor.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 27 November 2015 - 10:20 PM.

[xxEdSteelexx]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 November 2015 - 10:19 PM, said:

Just finished the Quickplay Challenge on my Anders Acct. Almost halfway to affording my final Victor, the 9S. Which, happily, has 42,000 XP waiting for it from the time it was a Trial Mech. Sitting on 55,000 for my VTR-9K atm... but only 12,500 GXP.... can't use that Radar Derp Module I just got from the challenge, yet.

Is it bad that I just did this:


In a basic'd VTR-9K (ac10, 3x ML, 2xSRM4, 320std engine) and still don't like the mech?

Am pretty happy to have landed 4 solo kills and only doing 1 pt of team damage while doling out over 1000 pts of buttwhuppin' to the opfor.

You are going to have trouble convincing Russ that the Victor is nerfed with games like that!

[Xythius]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 November 2015 - 10:19 PM, said:

Just finished the Quickplay Challenge on my Anders Acct. Almost halfway to affording my final Victor, the 9S. Which, happily, has 42,000 XP waiting for it from the time it was a Trial Mech. Sitting on 55,000 for my VTR-9K atm... but only 12,500 GXP.... can't use that Radar Derp Module I just got from the challenge, yet.

Is it bad that I just did this:


In a basic'd VTR-9K (ac10, 3x ML, 2xSRM4, 320std engine) and still don't like the mech?

Am pretty happy to have landed 4 solo kills and only doing 1 pt of team damage while doling out over 1000 pts of buttwhuppin' to the opfor.

And here I am struggling to break 400 dmg & get 1-2 kills in my basic'd GHR-5P.

SMH

Edited by Xythius, 28 November 2015 - 12:25 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Xythius, on 28 November 2015 - 12:25 AM, said:

And here I am struggling to break 400 dmg & get 1-2 kills in my basic'd GHR-5P.

SMH

well...I have 55 matches.... and 55 kills in my 9K. With a whopping 361 avg dmg and a 1.57 KDr. Not exactly gonna get an invite to the 228 or such like that. Especially since I have several 4-5 Kill, 600+ dmg matches.... which means I have even more sub 200 and 0 kill matches.

9S with a smaller sample size is a little better (27 kills, 21 matches, 1.69 KDr, 358 dmg) because the the AC20/2xLPL Trial build is a more efficient killer.

And I don't even wanna get into the stats on my 9B. (.27 KDr)

[xxEdSteelexx]

Well, I got the basics done on my COM-1D today and managed to buy a 1B for my third variant. I played about three games with my stock 1B and I already have all buy three of my basics unlocked. I am also grinding Cbills so I can optimize the 1B. I am pretty happy with the builds that I have on my 1D and 2D and I probably won't change those much.

Oh, I got my Pyrrhic Victory today too!

Edited by xxEdSteelexx, 28 November 2015 - 01:39 AM.

[Mike McSullivan]

Challenge Round1 completed
Here are my final stats for the 3 mastered Panthers:

Base stats:
PSR 3 (with 3mm XP bar )
K/D 1,17 (including a few Trial matches)
115/98 Kills
82/89 Win/loss

Panther 10K "The Mack"
(ERPPC+2SSRM+BAP, XL250)
41/25 Kills->1,64 K/D
27/23 W/L (50 matches)
12,801 dmg -> ~256 dmg/match

Panther 10P "The Sully"
(AC2+MG+2SSRM+BAP, XL175)
38/41 Kills->0,93 K/D
26/37 W/L (heavy impact on the K/D i guess)
64 Matches (incl 1 tie)
14.862 dmg-> ~232 dmg/match
Special: I call it my Monkeyhunter, i can remember more ACH kills in it then everything else

Panther 9R "The Mikey"
(LPLaser, MedLaser, TAG, SRM4 (or LRM5))
26/29 Kills-> 0,9 K/D
24/27 W/L
51 Matches
10.050 dmg -> 197dmg/match

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Result for RND2

Edited by Mike McSullivan, 28 November 2015 - 03:24 AM.

[STEF_]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm done.
Three Centurions mastered!

General stats:


Mech Stats:


Fun matches:

[Mike McSullivan]

Congrats


Edit: Thunderbolt 5SS basic´ed, hehe
Had 9,5 mio cblls and could instantly afford it. Do i buy a mechbay with the 500 event-MC? or wait until theres a mechbay-sale...

Edited by Mike McSullivan, 28 November 2015 - 05:12 AM.

[Gladius Vittoris]

Stefka Kerensky, on 28 November 2015 - 05:05 AM, said:

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm done.
Three Centurions mastered!

Other stats:

Win/Lose ratio= 1.58

CN9-AH ac20/2srm2/srm4
w/l=2.36
k/d=2.68
dmg per match= 328.64

CN9-AL 2lpl/2mpl
w/l= 2.07
k/d=1.09
dmg per match= 352.83

CN9-A (various loadout, never liked. I hate it)
w/l=1.29
k/d=1.26
dmg per match= 295.65

Best mech....not a Cent but a Thunder
TDR TRIAL 3LPL
w/l= 5.00
k/d= 2.60
dmg per match= 367.08


o7

[3xnihilo]

Mike McSullivan, on 28 November 2015 - 05:09 AM, said:

Congrats


Edit: Thunderbolt 5SS basic´ed, hehe
Had 9,5 mio cblls and could instantly afford it. Do i buy a mechbay with the 500 event-MC? or wait until theres a mechbay-sale...

Wouldn't surprise me if there is a mechbay sale around Christmas. I would hold out til then.

[Caesar Octavius]

So I am slow but finally finished cadet bonuses and I am starting on the cn9-AH. Std275, ac2, 3xsrm4. Odd build unit I can buy the xl275. It is actually working better than I thought. 2.0 KDR and avg. 300 damage per match