So...whats Happening With Your Is And Clan Dropdecks/builds Post Patch?
#1
Posted 30 November 2015 - 04:44 PM
What 'mechs are you thinking about pulling out of the mothballs or perhaps using less of / shelving?
#2
Posted 30 November 2015 - 05:53 PM
Edited by El Bandito, 30 November 2015 - 05:54 PM.
#3
Posted 30 November 2015 - 06:08 PM
Edited by pwnface, 30 November 2015 - 06:12 PM.
#4
Posted 30 November 2015 - 06:17 PM
#5
Posted 30 November 2015 - 06:19 PM
#6
Posted 30 November 2015 - 06:26 PM
All of the Shadowhawks will come back from storage
Cat K2 will see a few rounds
AS7-D, DDC, and S will get a spin, thinking the S with the new SRM's may finally be a brutal mech to face
#7
Posted 30 November 2015 - 06:31 PM
pwnface, on 30 November 2015 - 06:08 PM, said:
Been running the large whopper for a while and it's my favorite heavy. Now they're making it better. BJ's are going to be the new IS meta, and not just the 1X. Boomjacks are back.
#8
Posted 30 November 2015 - 06:53 PM
On the clan side, I think any combination of TBR, HBR, EBJ, SCR will still be the optimal way to go. If you want more than one TBR then an ACH can get thrown in.
#9
Posted 30 November 2015 - 07:03 PM
pwnface, on 30 November 2015 - 06:08 PM, said:
Yeah the BJ-1X structure buff is surprising. Perhaps the only thing preventing people from using 4 of them sometimes pre patch was that they only add up to 180t. GRH-5H seems like a good alternative to the old 5SS post patch and you can have 3 of them and any choice of light mech or even a Cicada...
Unfortunately the Black Knight is still premium content.
#10
Posted 30 November 2015 - 07:44 PM
Tarl Cabot, on 30 November 2015 - 06:17 PM, said:
I think the Gauss + Vomit combos will be less desirable but whether or not they are shelved completely im not sure
#11
Posted 30 November 2015 - 08:04 PM
#12
Posted 30 November 2015 - 09:04 PM
Kin3ticX, on 30 November 2015 - 07:44 PM, said:
I think the Gauss + Vomit combos will be less desirable but whether or not they are shelved completely im not sure
I suspect that with the new Gauss decreased DPS, builds will shift towards pure laser vomit with more heatsinks. It's not a great tonnage investment to run such a low DPS weapon.
El Bandito, on 30 November 2015 - 08:04 PM, said:
I do think ECM nerf should have went through but LRMs are going to be bad regardless of ECM changes.
#13
Posted 30 November 2015 - 09:38 PM
pwnface, on 30 November 2015 - 09:04 PM, said:
That's pretty much what I have been thinking as well, just not enough deeps to justify the tonnage. I am thinking I will move into more straight laser vomit, and if the range stuff hurts too bad, I may try some uac builds, or maybe ppc stuff, for the clan side at least. IS laser vomit is getting even stronger I think, many good contenders to choose from there.
#14
Posted 30 November 2015 - 11:04 PM
You are investing 15 tons + 3 tons for ammo for 30 rounds of 2.4 DPS.
Yes, high alpha pinpoint damage is nice but having an abysmal DPS more than offsets the benefits of running Gauss.
For 18 tons you are better off running more Large Pulse and Medium Lasers and additional heat sinks. Even a bigger engine (for IS) might be a better investment at this point.
#15
Posted 30 November 2015 - 11:22 PM
What we can probably see is more missile Mechsand since we already have arguably the best Mech for that (Stormcrow), we will probably see more of these. Fast, solid hitboxes and many missile hardpoints mean that this thing can get in, launch all it has and scoot before area gets too hot. Be it LRMs or S/SRMs, this Mech can do it all and can do it well.
IS, well... Thunderbolts are in the sweet weight gap spot around 60 so they will stay. ERLL builds with over 900m optimal range will stay as well. Stalkers and battlemasters can still hump hills like nothing else so that will stay the same. BJs are already quite popular and will be even more in the future. Frankly, thats it. Perhaps we will see more Shadowhawks or Trebuchets as dedicated missile boats but outside of that, nothing surprising should happen.
#16
Posted 30 November 2015 - 11:41 PM
I will still run either full mid-ranged laservomit builds, or gaussvomit builds.
My IS dropecks ill most likely see some changes. But I am not exactly sure, which - a lot depends on how good the Marauders will turn out to be. The only thing I am quite certain is, that I will no longer bring Wolverines.
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