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[adamts01]

I know, I know, I'm not posting a MM hate thread.

I was in that tiny bugger for a solid 5 hours (played a cheetah for 2 matches) and didn't lose an arm or ST all night. I got legged once but managed to jump to safety while my teammate finished off the last guy. Another match should have gone worse but I had a lucky streak of 3rd world lag at just the right time. I actually feel sorry for that cheetah in river city. That's the only time I'll ever feel sorry for a cheetah.

I know it has some structure and armor buffs but I've still had problems before. Maybe they changed the arm hit boxes?.....

It's still leagues behind the cheetah in about every category, but it seems to be much more survivable now. Anyway, me likes!

[Gas Guzzler]

I actually have a lot of fun in a quad ER ML Mist Lynx, just hopping around poking people and being elusive. It's not really as bad as people say its just not a brawling light (IMO).

Edited by Gas Guzzler, 25 November 2015 - 08:54 AM.

[Tordin]

Nice. So are Mist Lynx recommandable? I want a 25 tonner, either ML or Commando. I kinda like how the ML looks, one of the smallest mechs and nice jumper. Quick advice? Not to hijack your thread adam

[Gas Guzzler]

Tordin, on 25 November 2015 - 09:04 AM, said:

Nice. So are Mist Lynx recommandable? I want a 25 tonner, either ML or Commando. I kinda like how the ML looks, one of the smallest mechs and nice jumper. Quick advice? Not to hijack your thread adam

Mist Lynx. If you are going to be made out of paper might as well have some range and be able to jump.

[adamts01]

Tordin, on 25 November 2015 - 09:04 AM, said:

Nice. So are Mist Lynx recommandable? I want a 25 tonner, either ML or Commando. I kinda like how the ML looks, one of the smallest mechs and nice jumper. Quick advice? Not to hijack your thread adam

It really depends. It's much better than it was. It used to loose an arm every other match. It's structure/armor or whatever buffs have incredibly helped that. But... It's not competitive and it never will be. I wouldn't say it's the worst mech in the game but it's incredibly hard to do well in. If you're not a good light pilot who likes to play sneaky, stay away from it. The cheetah is better, by far, in every category except jumping.

[Cyborne Elemental]

Every single time I took a ML out, the very first, and last damages I would take was majority to the legs.

I've never lost a Torso in one until the legs go.

But yeah, if you play it as a skirmisher with ERML and maybe smalls for backup, it does quite well.

[adamts01]

Gas Guzzler, on 25 November 2015 - 08:54 AM, said:

I actually have a lot of fun in a quad ER ML Mist Lynx, just hopping around poking people and being elusive. It's not really as bad as people say its just not a brawling light (IMO).

That's the other build I run. It's good and fits my playstyle but it just runs so freakin hot. This 2mpl build runs very cool plus I have some extra heat sinks for crit padding. It's not great in a brawl at all but I can put up a decent fight against another light. Still 360m range with shorter face time. Only 16 point alpha though but somehow I average over 300 damage a game in it. But oh how I have to work it to get that damage.

[adamts01]

Mister D, on 25 November 2015 - 09:18 AM, said:

Every single time I took a ML out, the very first, and last damages I would take was majority to the legs.

I've never lost a Torso in one until the legs go.
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One of the variants has significant leg structure quirks and another ST structure quirks. I left the game for 10 months and have been focusing on cheetahs since I got back. I just recently started putting time in with this guy and noticed all that stuff.

[0bsidion]

When did it get this alleged love? I seem to remember giving my Lynx a dusting off last week and the experience wasn't much improved. Of course I tried to play it like a light with short ranged skirmishing weapons, so the fault could be mine admittedly.

[adamts01]

0bsidion, on 25 November 2015 - 09:27 AM, said:

When did it get this alleged love? I seem to remember giving my Lynx a dusting off last week and the experience wasn't much improved. Of course I tried to play it like a light with short ranged skirmishing weapons, so the fault could be mine admittedly.

probably a while ago. I've been out of the loop this past year. I've seen some guys do alright with 4spl but I've never done well with any "in your face" builds on it. It doesn't have the internal heat sinks to run much firepower so I keep ECM and sneak around as much as I can.

[FupDup]

0bsidion, on 25 November 2015 - 09:27 AM, said:

When did it get this alleged love? I seem to remember giving my Lynx a dusting off last week and the experience wasn't much improved. Of course I tried to play it like a light with short ranged skirmishing weapons, so the fault could be mine admittedly.

The mech hasn't been changed for months...it's still the glorified protomech that it has always been.

[Lucian Nostra]

The ML has been ok since they quirked it. It can't fight other lights in a brawl but it can have strong backstabbing and harassing games. I'm a fan of quad ermls or three er smalls and 2 srm 4s. It wasn't till the cheetah that there was a mech I really feared in it. Could always outjump firestarters to shake them but anyway. Ok mech just not amaze but not bad

The ML has been ok since they quirked it. It can't fight other lights in a brawl but it can have strong backstabbing and harassing games. I'm a fan of quad ermls or three er smalls and 2 srm 4s. It wasn't till the cheetah that there was a mech I really feared in it. Could always outjump firestarters to shake them but anyway. Ok mech just not amaze but not bad

[adamts01]

Lucian Nostra, on 25 November 2015 - 09:58 AM, said:

I'm a fan of quad ermls or three er smalls and 2 srm 4s.

I can't handle SRMs without artemis. And for the tonnage of the launchers plus ammo, I don't see any reason to take them over lasers. 2xsrm4 and 2 tons of ammo is 5 tons right? That's a lot of clan lasers and heat sinks.

[Lucian Nostra]

adamts01, on 25 November 2015 - 10:04 AM, said:

I can't handle SRMs without artemis. And for the tonnage of the launchers plus ammo, I don't see any reason to take them over lasers. 2xsrm4 and 2 tons of ammo is 5 tons right? That's a lot of clan lasers and heat sinks.

srm 4s without artemis are pretty good. It gives the ML some close up punch that it normally lacks and is one of my best scoring variants. Not sure if 2 tons ammo or not though

[Revis Volek]

Quad ER ML is a nice build actually, i do pretty well in it.

ECM and single ERPPC is my fav, i have had some insane game with that mech shooting from secluded spots and pop tarting like a boss the size of a tic tac!

I have very little luck with anything close range, either SRM's or Sm Lasers. The MLX just doesnt have the armor to do those kinda of close up hit and run attacks. Gets beat up to much and has too little armor....maybe if it was Commando speed it would fair better in the scuffle.



SRM' 4's dont need Artemis, SRM6's do....But on the MLX you dont have the weight for it to be viable anyway IMO.

Edited by DarthRevis, 25 November 2015 - 11:18 AM.

[Mcgral18]

It could use 20% less ERML heat, to make up for the PoorDubs.

5% ER and 5% energy per arm? Or straight up 10% per arm (thinks like cERPPC builds are buffed)

[Revis Volek]

Mcgral18, on 25 November 2015 - 11:20 AM, said:

It could use 20% less ERML heat, to make up for the PoorDubs.

5% ER and 5% energy per arm? Or straight up 10% per arm (thinks like cERPPC builds are buffed)

I agree, it needs something to help solely because of lacking Tru Dubs...


Would really get rid of that ceiling (as far as damage is concerned) that mech like this have (Poor Dub owners) due to cooling inefficiency.