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[Red Shrike]

[Charronn]

Black Widow 2 uac5 1 ac5,4 med lasers xl280.....absolute wrecking machine.
6r 1 ac10 1 lbx 10 4 med lasers std 250....good at finishing damaged mechs.Solo'd an Executioner in it last night which surprised me.
7s 3 lrm15 artemis 4 med laser xl280....im not much of an lrm guy but this thing gets the job done especially on big open maps.
Overall my favourite is the Widow because I like ballistics.The others are ok,nothing special but not bad either.Ct on them could do with a buff.

[Depressing-Fire]

TAG SIGHTS?! BRILLIANT!

[Sigmar Sich]

About TAG sights - reminds me time when game had bug with disappearing UI (completely. no crosshair, no chat, only 3d render). I had it on Alpines mostly, and was playing HGN-732. Was shooting medium lasers in chain to aim my gauss at enemy. Funny experience it was.. As for TAG under PPC, using it on my Griffin, very handy to make clear shot.

As for Warhammers. Didn't play them much to figure final loadouts, but yes, i keep PPC, and in arms. Will try to keep at least one of them so.

PS Anybody noticed cute NARC model on WHM ?

[Haike]

Blackwidow 4AC5 2ML 7tons ammo. XL280 engine.Beastly dakka machine.
6R with 1gauss 3LPL, XL300 3tons ammo. Meta as it gets.
6D 2LPL 5MPL, STD300. Hot as hell, but effective as hell.
7s....not built anything witht it. probably run as LRM mech.

[lshtaria]

I'm disappointed that I'm one of the blasphemers that run it without PPCs. I really did try but it's a mixture of a weapons system that doesn't really suit me and them just being a bit rubbish in general. I didn't go full on meta though, I replaced them mainly with ERLL (I don't play CW so ERLL in the solo PUG queue is considered non-meta I guess). The rest is a bit of general balanced loadouts which I'll edit into this post later.

Overall I'm finding this robot very enjoyable but not quite as "good" as the Marauder. Looking forward to what the Rifleman and Archer will bring and hope they're made with the same care and attention as our first 2 classics.

[xWiredx]

The 6R(S) is the only one I've really played with so far. Been in the middle of the top 50 (between 29th and 42nd) all weekend on the leaderboard with a 2x UAC5 and 4x MPL build. Seems pretty effective for brawling, considering the only thing that doesn't ever want to back out of my line of fire is a 3x UAC5 Jager. I've even seen TBRs back into cover like "NOPE". I've got enough XP to go all the way through to mastering it once I unlock two of the others to the elite tier.

I did build my 6D, but I haven't really used it yet (tested it in one match, which it did well in, but no extensive use). It's got 2x LPL, 3x MPL, and 4x SPL, and without anything unlocked on it I ended up with 650ish dmg and 2 kills.

My BW is nearly stock, just removed something miniscule to give it a little chance to breathe better. Played 2 matches in it the night I got it, can't remember how well I did (middle of the road matches, like 300ish dmg and a kill or two each match).

[CygnusX7]

I'm a baaaad MW.
As many LPL and ML as I can fit.

Sorry.

...and XL 340.

[KinLuu]

I really like the 6D with a STD300, 3x LPLas and 3x MLas. Decent durability and decent mid-ranged damage. Only downside is the slow speed, which could be fixed by swapping the engine with a larger XL engine. But well, then you have an XL engine.

The quad AC/5 widowmaker is also a great build, but at that point, I guess everyone already is aware of that.

[Escef]

Been running my 7S with a 325XL, 2xLPL, 4xML, 3xSRM4; hot as hell, but hits like a truck.

My Widow is 325XL, 4xLPL, 4xMG; it's a giant, non-jumping Ember.

The 6R[S] Ive got the stock 280 standard engine, 2xLPL, 4xML, 1xLRM10. I haven't tried the build I put on my non-[S] 6R yet (300XL, 2xPPC, 2xAC5).

The 6D I'm running with a 300 standard, 3xLL, 4xSPL, and 2xSL.

[SkaerKrow]

For the record, I do own a kill in a 6D with 9 Flamers. Guy never knew what hit him...

[Malcolm Vordermark]

I've been running this. Haven't settled on a build for the other two yet.

[Escef]

SkaerKrow, on 26 January 2016 - 07:00 AM, said:

For the record, I do own a kill in a 6D with 9 Flamers. Guy never knew what hit him...

Couldn't see you through the fire? I've run into people trying to pull that trick. In such cases, I just target and aim for the center of the box. The flamers are more of an annoyance than a threat.

[SkaerKrow]

Escef, on 26 January 2016 - 07:04 AM, said:

Couldn't see you through the fire? I've run into people trying to pull that trick. In such cases, I just target and aim for the center of the box. The flamers are more of an annoyance than a threat.

Oh, it's an awful build, that I played on Polar, Frozen City Night, and Polar. I slapped a pretty big XL engine onto it for maximum speed, and then (tried) using it to flank people who were already laser-brawling other members of my team. It's mostly helpless in a one-on-one. It even worked out! ...once. I figure that I should get this kind of thing out of my system while I'm still in the casual tier.

[Escef]

SkaerKrow, on 26 January 2016 - 07:09 AM, said:

Oh, it's an awful build, that I played on Polar, Frozen City Night, and Polar. I slapped a pretty big XL engine onto it for maximum speed, and then (tried) using it to flank people who were already laser-brawling other members of my team. It's mostly helpless in a one-on-one. It even worked out! ...once. I figure that I should get this kind of thing out of my system while I'm still in the casual tier.

Honestly, I could see 1 or 2 flamers as an in-your-face distraction. Firing them unexpectedly would definitely buy you a second or two of confusion. Doubt it will work much once you hit tier 3.

[Malleus011]

My BW is super-stock, with the SRM removed and the engine upgraded to a STD300. Thus far, it has the most kills, due to late game MG murdering of damaged foes while the ERPPCs cool off. I thought Natasha would approve.

The 6R(S) is my favorite; also running 300STD with twin PPC (in the arms, dammit), quad ML and twin MG. I really do want to get the SRM6 back on the shoulder, and may grit my teeth and mount a 325XL to do that. I wanted to keep the small lasers, but ran out of triggers and found I needed more close-up firepower to stop lights from pushing inside the PPC minimum range. Quad mediums did the trick, but I had to lose the SRM for them.

The 6D is my deadliest; 280STD, twin PPC, and quad MPL. Simple to use, tough, and with my highest kill count so far.

The 7S is the variant I've struggled with the most; after fiddling with several builds I have it set up just like the 6D for the time being. Once I get it Elited I'm considering loading up a big XL engine and ERPPCs for long-range fighting. Right now it cannot handle the heat load.

After seeing Bishop's PPC mount-bumping trick, I'm seriously considering stealing it as well.

Edited by Malleus011, 26 January 2016 - 08:16 AM.

[DjPush]

Place holder till I get home. I wonder if I can make Bishop cry.

My work here is done....

Edited by DjPush, 26 January 2016 - 11:17 AM.

[Murphy7]

My WHM-6R has been Endosteel, DHS upgrades, 280 XL engine, 2xGauss, 4x MLas, all on the torsos, max armor minus some shaved from the vestigial arms. 6.5 tons of Gauss ammo.

Ended up #44 on the leaderboard, first time I've ever been close to competitive on those things. Must not have been many people in that particular pool this weekend.

I agree with Bishop Steiner, I find it aesthetically appalling that I do not have PPCs or ER PPCs in the arms - but they are not there because I find that I have a terrible time with PPC registration. I specifically tend to lose any HSR battle because my ping is very low to the N American servers, so whatever I think is going on will likely be adjusted for someone else's ping.

I want PPC class weapons, clan and IS, to be much stronger and terrifying. I am doing so much better with the dual gauss even with ST & XL, rather than taking the PPCs it is absurd and I really think the problem is with the PPC, not the Warhammer.

[Sandpit]

The BW alternates between 3-4 AC2s and medium pulse lasers

The 6R I typically run 2 LPL and 4MPL along with BAP and sometimes AMS

The 6D, I haven't found my "sweet spot" yet

The 7S, I'm having success with a few different LRM designs. I've run everything from 3 LRM20s to 3 LRM10s along with assorted back up weaponry.

Those builds generally do very well for me. The AC2 BW is just fun to play. It's like giving the big middle finger to lurm boats on maps like Polar lol

Sit back at 1200 meters and just plink them and watch them run away in panic (also fun for CW as well, nothing like sitting at the back of your firing lines and forcing lurm support and snipers off ridge lines so your brawlers can advance relatively unharmed)

[Applecrow]

My 7s had been my favorite:

2x LRM 15's 2x ERPPC 4x SL