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[JC Daxion]

Why aren't the 3 ML's in the middle... and the 2 Large luse on the right side arm?

[Col Jaime Wolf]

i usually run 2 lpl 5 erml on my TW C. works very well with cooldown.

my ebon laser vomit build has 2 lpl and 6 erml with range modules works nicely for humping.

[1Grimbane]

yeah in my timbers i use 4 ermed in arms and 2 lpl in torso, a ride-side heavy build though would work very well with left arm as a shield, example: most tdr's are right side favored builds and they are a CW workhorse. that's why early on most people always went right side gate since the left arm and torso shielded you as you charged the gens

Edited by 1Grimbane, 16 December 2015 - 11:47 PM.

[Vellron2005]

JC Daxion, on 16 December 2015 - 10:11 PM, said:

Why aren't the 3 ML's in the middle... and the 2 Large luse on the right side arm?

Cose' its easier to loose an arm, so you're protecting your heavy-hitting weapons by putting them in the torso.. That's probably the logic behind it..

Personally, I don't like asymmetric builds.. I would use both arms, so you always have somewhere to shoot from.. you can shield with both sides, and protect your torsos, and if you lose one whole side, you still have some firepower..

But that's just me..

[norus]

It's all personal preference and there are people on both sides who use arguements of "shield side!" or "keep half weapons when you lose a side!". Advantages and disadvantages to both ways, just depends on your own personal style.

Edited by norus, 17 December 2015 - 01:53 AM.

[Lily from animove]

JC Daxion, on 16 December 2015 - 10:11 PM, said:

Why aren't the 3 ML's in the middle... and the 2 Large luse on the right side arm?

because the LPL's in the torso alow you to retain higher dmg should your amrs blow off and have a better height for making hillpopping.

Also, it makes weapon groups easier due to not mix the locations ino further weapon groups.:
I use the following:

1: left arm volly
2 right arm volley
3 left LPL
4 right LPL

alpha.

if you would mix up CERML and LPL into the same arm it would be a more complicated to properly seperate the 2 arm wapons and the torsowepaons. Especially when you cornerpoke you may want to fire "one side"

And assymetric builds, well they are side biased which means in situatiosn where you aren't able to choose the side, like defending. you may end up with the wrong side towards the action.

But of yourse its a matter of preference.

Edited by Lily from animove, 17 December 2015 - 02:17 AM.

[Macster16]

TBR-C with 2 LPLs (in STs) and 3 ERMLs (1 CT/ 1 in each arm) is my top TBR build. It's not as alpha-tastic as most vomit builds, but it runs relatively cool for a clan spew-machine and has no energy penalties.

[Cyborne Elemental]

If I'm gonna vomit, I like to use this.

Its not amazing on power, but if you get rushed and have to brawl you can without sacrificing too much, Its a good front line mech.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...ee0247e86bcab09

[JC Daxion]

thanks guys.... Just was currious... i can see the logic in both.. Perhaps cause i am so used to playing IS... and so many mechs you use the left are as a shield. its become second nature to twist right . I almost always loose my left torso first,.. when i don't i yell ^&^*%%^&%&^%

[Ultimax]

JC Daxion, on 16 December 2015 - 10:11 PM, said:

Why aren't the 3 ML's in the middle... and the 2 Large luse on the right side arm?

Because the Torso mounts are higher.

[Random Carnage]

norus, on 17 December 2015 - 01:53 AM, said:

It's all personal preference and there are people on both sides who use arguements of "shield side!" or "keep half weapons when you lose a side!". Advantages and disadvantages to both ways, just depends on your own personal style.

And which side you lose...

[Aresye]

Ultimatum X, on 01 January 2016 - 09:58 PM, said:

Because the Torso mounts are higher.

^This

Was about to lose my mind going through all these replies, because until your post nobody was even mentioning the differences in hardpoint locations.

[Deathlike]

Some people have been trying to build around the negaquirks from having more than 1 Energy hardpoint in a section.

You could technically just take one smaller hit (the 3E LT) instead of two bigger hits (2E arms) and it wouldn't be so punishing.

1E in every side torso (including some CT variants) is pretty common and popular.

[Scar Glamour]

It is all about the high ST mounts. A Timber has exactly zero chance to lose an arm before the torso blows. Unless your arm is the only thing exposed to the enemy firing line or some other unlikely scenario plays out.

[Davegt27]

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It is all about the high ST mounts. A Timber has exactly zero chance to lose an arm before the torso blows. Unless your arm is the only thing exposed to the enemy firing line or some other unlikely scenario plays out.

if you play high tier players they like to show off by shooting the arms of your TW

[Ultimax]

Davegt27, on 02 January 2016 - 03:20 AM, said:

if you play high tier players they like to show off by shooting the arms of your TW

Listen man, I'm not T1 like some other players who are clearly superior to me are T1 but I promise you that unless they are just goofing around real "high tier players" don't aim for the arms of a TBR because it is a waste of time with little payoff (few weapons housed there, ST is easier to remove which impacts the TBR much, much more and also removes the arm with it).

[Alistair Winter]

I use LRMs on my Timber Wolves.

And MGs.