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[InnerSphereNews]

Greetings MechWarrior,

This post details the Loadout information for the four new Champion 'Mechs releasing in the November 17th patch.

Pictured variant: KGC-000b [C] with Phranken Pattern

King Crab
KGC-000b [C]
Inner Sphere (Assault)

Price: 5,135 MC

• Tonnage: 100

• Engine: 310 Standard

• Top Speed: 50.2 kph

• Max Engine Rating: 360

• Torso Movement:

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100 degrees to each side.

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25 degrees up and down.

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Arm Movement:

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0 degrees to each side.

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30 degrees up and down.

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Armor: 592 (Standard)

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nternal Structure: Endo-Steel

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Weapons & Equipment:

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Head: Ultra AC/5 Ammo

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Left Arm: Ultra AC/5 x2

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Center Torso: Engine

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Right Torso: Medium Laser x3, Ultra AC/5 Ammo x3, Double Heat Sink x2

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Right Arm: Ultra AC/5 x2

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Left Leg: Ultra AC/5 Ammo x2

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Right Leg: Ultra AC/5 Ammo x2

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Hardpoints:

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Left Arm: 2 Ballistic

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Left Torso: 3 Missile

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Center Torso: 1 AMS

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Right Torso: 3 Energy

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Right Arm: 2 Ballistic

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Heat Sinks: 12 Double

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Jump Jets: 0 (0 Max)

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ECM Capable?: No

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MASC Capable?: No

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Module Slots:

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Mech: 1

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Consumable: 2

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Weapon: 2

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Movement Archetype: Large

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Climbs hills with the properties of the Huge archetype

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Quirks:

+17 Additional Armor (LA & RA)

+25% Torso Turn Rate (Yaw)

+10% Ballistic Velocity

+10% Energy Cooldown

+10% Missile Cooldown

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30% XP bonus

Arctic Cheetah
ACH-Prime [C]
Clan (Light)

Price: 3,870 MC

• Torso Movement:

• 110 degrees to each side.

• 30 degrees up and down.

• Arm Movement:

• 30 degrees to each side with 2 Lower Arm Actuators.

• 10 degrees to each side with 1 Lower Arm Actuator.

• 0 degrees to each side with 0 Lower Arm Actuators.

• 30 degrees up and down.

• Armor: 210

• Weapons & Equipment:

• Left Arm: ER Small Laser x2, Double Heat Sink

• Left Torso: ER Small Laser, ECM Suite, Targeting Computer Mk I, Double Heat Sink

• Right Torso: ER Small Laser, Double Heat Sink

• Right Arm: ER Small Laser x2

• OmniPod Hardpoints:

• Head: (ACH-Prime OmniPod Equipped)

• Left Arm (ACH-B OmniPod Equipped): 2 Energy

• Lower Arm Actuator: Allowed

• Hand Actuator: Allowed

• Left Torso (ACH-Prime OmniPod Equipped): 1 Energy, 1 ECM

• Right Torso (ACH-Prime OmniPod Equipped): 1 Energy

• Right Arm (ACH-C OmniPod Equipped): 2 Energy

• Lower Arm Actuator: Allowed

• Hand Actuator: Allowed

• Left Leg (ACH-Prime OmniPod Equipped)

• Right Leg (ACH-Prime OmniPod Equipped)

• Heat Sinks: +3 Double

• Jump Jets: +0 (6 Max)

• ECM Capable?: Yes

• MASC Capable?: No

• Module Slots:

• Mech: 1

• Consumable: 2

• Weapon: 2

• OmniPod Quirks (not reflected in above values):

Set Bonus (If all ACH-Prime OmniPods are equipped)

+2.5% XP Bonus

+2.5% Turn Rate (All Speeds)

• Center Torso (ACH-Prime)

+10% Acceleration Rate (All Speeds)

+10% Deceleration Rate (All Speeds)

+5% Turn Rate (All Speeds)

• Right Torso (ACH-Prime)

+2.5% Turn Rate (All Speeds)

• Left Leg (ACH-Prime)

+10 Additional Structure (LL)

+2.5% Turn Rate (All Speeds)

• Right Leg (ACH-Prime)

+10 Additional Structure (RL)

+2.5% Turn Rate (All Speeds)

• 30% XP Bonus

Stormcrow
SCR-Prime [C]
Clan (Medium)

Price: 5,565 MC

• Torso Movement:

• 130 degrees to each side.

• 20 degrees up and down.

• Arm Movement:

• 35 degrees to each side with 2 Lower Arm Actuators.

• 10 degrees to each side with 1 Lower Arm Actuator.

• 0 degrees to each side with 0 Lower Arm Actuators.

• 30 degrees up and down.

• Armor: 364

• Weapons & Equipment:

• Head: Medium Pulse Laser

• Left Arm: Medium Pulse Laser x2, Double Heat Sink x4

• Left Torso: Medium Pulse Laser, Targeting Computer Mk I, Double Heat Sink x2

• Right Torso: Medium Pulse Laser, Double Heat Sink x3

• Right Arm: Double Heat Sink x4

• OmniPod Hardpoints:

• Head: (SCR-Prime OmniPod Equipped): 1 Energy

• Left Arm (SCR-Prime OmniPod Equipped): 2 Energy

• Lower Arm Actuator: Allowed

• Hand Actuator: Allowed

• Left Torso (SCR-C OmniPod Equipped): 1 Energy

• Right Torso (SCR-C OmniPod Equipped): 1 Energy

• Right Arm (SCR-A OmniPod Equipped): 1 Missile

• Lower Arm Actuator: Allowed

• Hand Actuator: Allowed

• Left Leg (SCR-Prime OmniPod Equipped)

• Right Leg (SCR-Prime OmniPod Equipped)

• Heat Sinks: +12 Double

• Jump Jets: +0 (0 Max)

• ECM Capable?: No

• MASC Capable?: No

• Module Slots:

• Mech: 1

• Consumable: 2

• Weapon: 1

• OmniPod Quirks (not reflected in above values):

Set Bonus (If all SCR-Prime OmniPods are equipped)

+2.5% XP Bonus

Left Arm (SCR-Prime)

-4% Energy Cooldown

+4% Laser Duration

Left Torso (SCR-C)

+5% Torso Turn Rate (Yaw)

Center Torso (SCR-Prime)

+15% Torso Turn Rate (Yaw)

Right Arm (SCR-A)

+7.5% Arm Movement Rate (Pitch)

+7.5% Arm Movement Rate (Yaw)

• 30% XP Bonus

Dire Wolf
DWF-W [C]
Clan (Assault)

Price: 8,770 MC

• Torso Movement:

• 60 degrees to each side.

• 20 degrees up and down.

• Arm Movement:

• 10 degrees to each side with 1 Lower Arm Actuator.

• 0 degrees to each side with 0 Lower Arm Actuators.

• 30 degrees up and down.

• Armor: 592

• Weapons & Equipment:

• Head: ER Medium Laser

• Left Arm: Gauss Rifle, Large Pulse Laser x2

• Left Torso: Gauss Ammo 1/2 ton x2, Double Heat Sink x3

• Center Torso: ER Medium Laser x2

• Right Torso: Gauss Ammo 1/2 ton x2, Double Heat Sink x3

• Right Arm: Gauss Rifle, Gauss Ammo 1/2 ton x2, Double Heat Sink

• Right Leg: Gauss Ammo x2

• OmniPod Hardpoints:

• Head: (DWF-W OmniPod Equipped): 1 Energy

• Left Arm (DWF-Prime OmniPod Equipped): 4 Energy, 1 Ballistic

• Lower Arm Actuator: Not Allowed

• Hand Actuator: Not Allowed

• Left Torso (DWF-W OmniPod Equipped): 1 Missile

• Center Torso (DWF-W OmniPod Equipped): 2 Energy

• Right Arm (DWF-B OmniPod Equipped): 1 Ballistic

• Lower Arm Actuator: Not Allowed

• Hand Actuator: Not Allowed

• Left Leg (DWF-W OmniPod Equipped)

• Right Leg (DWF-W OmniPod Equipped)

• Heat Sinks: +7 Double

• Jump Jets: +0 (0 Max)

• ECM Capable?: No

• MASC Capable?: No

• Module Slots:

• Mech: 1

• Consumable: 2

• Weapon: 2

• OmniPod Quirks (not reflected in above values):

Set Bonus (If all DWF-W OmniPods are equipped)

+2.5% XP Bonus

Left Arm (DWF-Prime)

-7.5% Energy Cooldown

Right Torso (DWF-Prime)

+10% Turn Rate (All Speeds)

• 30% XP Bonus

[Navid A1]

Those builds are actually quite impressive and effective!

[Jay Z]

Nice, all 4 builds got voted in.

[Will9761]

Seeing that King Crab with Phranken, does that mean that this mech will finally have all the retro camoes for it unlocked?

[ChewBaka]

I really can't believe that the Gauss build for the whale won.

Seriously, PGI asks for newbie friendly builds for the champion mechs, and you try-hards voted for a meta build instead.

[John1352]

A new steam player would have much more fun in a dakka whale. Gauss is not new player friendly, at all. It isn't like they'll be torso twisting between shots.

I would have gone ERMLs in the ACH side torsos, 1 less heatsink, much better long-range poking. It's a good build though.

[FlipOver]

InnerSphereNews, on 16 November 2015 - 06:33 PM, said:

Loss: Increased to 25,000 (from 20,000)

As I said previously, the goal of a match is TO WIN!
Not to get more kills, not to get more assists, not to destroy more components but TO WIN!

You should get a LOWER amount of C-Bills (if any) from a Loss!
You win, you get payed, you lose, you get nothing except all the other C-Bills.

IMO, on a loss, you should get ZERO C-Bills, but because that's a bit extreme and we can have lots of QQ on the forums, I wouldn't suggest that, but I'd suggest a 5-10k C-Bills AT MOST from a loss.

Increasing the amount of c-bills from a LOSS is just against the whole idea of the match.

[xengk]

dayum 2 flavour of 100t dakka.

[Diddi Doedel]

Nice builds and even nicer is the fact that they will be available as trial mechs.

Edited by Diddi Doedel, 17 November 2015 - 03:01 AM.

[SCHLIMMER BESTIMMER XXX]

[Desintegrator]

This new Crab looks nice !

But I still have three and dont need another one. But maybe later when they are on sale.

[Felicitatem Parco]

First time player drops in trial Direwolf...

"WHY WON'T MY GAUSS RILES FIRE? I KEEP PUSHING THE TRIGGER AND IT DOES NOT SHOOT, IT JUST MAKES A STUPID SOUND!!!"

There's no in-game mention of the charging sequence.

[Steve Pryde]

Gauss build for a champion mech? Wich idiot voted this ********?! O_o

[Dragoon20005]

Sorry i kinda lost here

so the gauss need to be charged to fire?

that sound like a Bombast laser

Edited by Dragoon20005, 18 November 2015 - 03:35 AM.

[Ironically Ironclad Irony]

I wasn't paying attention to this change when I went to do CW last night and found the trial Banshee was no longer an option...

I found the atlas is too short range and too hot for many CW maps, it will be a great brawler, don't get me wrong but it runs pretty hot.

The King Crab is great! Heat is exceptionally manageable and ammo should be sufficient for most one-wave scenarios. Just remember that you have a *very* wide stance which means you have to be careful about being behind teammates and shooting them in the back by accident or obstructions blocking your fire.

[Jaegon]

Man, I have to say I think the current set of Champion options is pretty great. For new players it'll offer a lot of variations on play style. Sure sure, the dual gauss Dire Wolf thing draws angst, but new players aren't dumb, and once they figure out they need to hold down the trigger, it's still really viable (I don't recall trying it more than once before it clicked that I needed to hold)... and they damn sure won't have any heat issues with that build. Reality is, new players in Dire Wolves are likely to run out and be bullet magnets, so a setup that encourages them to hang back a bit is probably a win in some respects.

Overall though, neat builds... I'm tempted to run around in some in trial mode.

Edited by Jaegon, 22 November 2015 - 03:30 PM.