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[AbyssalTyrant]

6R 2x ppc, 4x mpl


7s 3x SRM 6+A , 6 mlas

Both work for me.

[SilentWolff]

6R 2 PPC 2 AC/5
BW 3 ERLL 1 Guass

My favs atm

[Nauht]

Playing the BW exclusively.

2xPPCs, 2xLL, 4xMGs, 1xSRM6.

Super fun for me. Tried the meta builds for the tourney and hated every minute of it. Went back to the PPC config and found the game inmensely fun again.

[Bishop Steiner]

Arctourus, on 25 January 2016 - 06:47 PM, said:

I freaking love these things. Lots of fun, but kind of hard to really customize a lot at their weight level.

My 6r has a ppc in each arm, four mplas in the torso and a pair of machine guns. Wanted to run missiles, but I like to have the left arm ppc and the right arm ppc each on their own group, so I was running out of mouse buttons.

6d runs a ppc in each arm, a lplas in the right torso and three mlas in the left torso

7s is running a bit different....an erllas in each arm, four mlas in the torsos and three lrm 5s. Makes for a little variety.


great, great mech.

I usually group the MGs with my SRMs. On my widow maker I tie the MPl, SRMs and MGs all in one. Ranges are close enough.

MechWarrior5152251, on 25 January 2016 - 07:42 PM, said:

I saw one Warhammer get 6 kills. 2LPL and 6 SPL. 8 Energy hard points is pretty deadly....

seen plenty of Black KNights do even better. If I wanna vomit, that or the Hopper do it better, IMO.

Stefka Kerensky, on 25 January 2016 - 08:10 PM, said:

I must say that I'm really loving my whammies. Still grinding, and I like to change builds, but once a mech is elited I can stay with the more sexy built (for my tastes).

After trying a little of BT TT taste, I screw it, because (as we know) MWO has nothing to do with.
So I ended with these:

Black Widow 2uac5/2ac5 (because 4ac5 was to predictible)

R6: 2LPL/2UAC5 super cool in every map

6D: I would like 3LPL/4ml.... but max engine and 2LPL/5mpl is just too lol I cannot stop pilot it, even though it's hot.

7S: still unbasiced, but I'm tempted by 3srm4+6ml......let's see once mastered my beloved Natasha WHM....

o/

*unfriended*

Tarogato, on 25 January 2016 - 08:26 PM, said:

With your -6D, use Small Lasers instead of TAG. With the tonnage saved you can add an extra DHS and run cooler overall.

small lasers add heat, don't have the same range as tags, and don't help friendly lrm carriers. And 1 DHS ain't enough difference to get excited about.

Narcissistic Martyr, on 25 January 2016 - 08:34 PM, said:

Fundamentally I've designed mine for bracket fire. Meaning I use the PPCs at range and the secondary weapons in close.

6D has XL340, 2PPC, AMS, and 7ML. had 3 tons and one slot left so I threw a command console in it too. I'd rather have more engine but PGI says no... 5/8 heavy mechs belong to the clans only.

7S has 3ASRM6+3 tons and 2PPC and of course AMS.

While I could shove 4ML on instead of artemis and an extra heat sink, I'd rather my SRMs actually hit what I'm aiming at and within the minimum range the ASRM6s hit for nearly 40 damage albeit spread out so it works well enough.

My 6R is running either a STD 280, 2PPC+4MPL and AMS or dual AC20 and a STD270 as an occaisional but quite decent joke build. To be honest, I'd rather be running an XL280, 2PPC, and a pair of UAC5s. Unfortunately buying clan xL engines for MY IICs left me space poor.

Widowmaker. I don't have it yet. Too many clients backed out of their upgrade contracts due to the recent stock market crisis and my business went under. So, I'm back to being IRL poor. Doesn't matter though, I'm not staying down for long and the widowmaker will be a sweet thing to look forward to for when I'm back on top.



Except they don't work as 0 heat aiming sights to make sure his PPCs don't hit the ground.

try it with 4x aSRM4 and 4xSLasers. You'll get way better ammo consumption and your damage will be lower from the missiles, but way more focused. Just a thought, though.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 26 January 2016 - 04:39 PM.

[STEF_]

Bishop Steiner, on 26 January 2016 - 04:38 PM, said:

I usually group the MGs with my SRMs. On my widow maker I tie the MPl, SRMs and MGs all in one. Ranges are close enough.


seen plenty of Black KNights do even better. If I wanna vomit, that or the Hopper do it better, IMO.


*unfriended*

lol

you know that I really would like mwo to be much more BT-ish....
In fact, it has quite nothing to do with our beloved TT

I admire you for your efforts about that!

Anyway, just mastered Nat WHM, and choosing an extreme built (2ac5/2uac5) made me feel like Natasha, an extreme pilot.
It's kinda effective too, in 26 matches, w/l ratio= 3.33 k/d ratio=2.54 (50% solo dropping)

[Bishop Steiner]

Escef, on 26 January 2016 - 06:53 AM, said:

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.

*also unfriended....*

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

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.

i forget the exact build, but I had a flamer on one of my Cicadas for that exact reason...can't tell you the number of times that a flamer to the other guys cockpit got me outta a jam.

DjPush, on 26 January 2016 - 08:18 AM, said:

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

My work here is done....

not sure what's more eye searing...your builds or your paintjobs.......
*twitches, convulses.... runs off to look for anti seizure meds*

[Bishop Steiner]

Willhelm Vargen, on 26 January 2016 - 01:19 AM, said:

TAG SIGHTS?! BRILLIANT!

dunno if I'd go that far, but they help an average shot like me!

[Bishop Steiner]

Stefka Kerensky, on 26 January 2016 - 04:45 PM, said:

lol

you know that I really would like mwo to be much more BT-ish....
In fact, it has quite nothing to do with our beloved TT

I admire you for your efforts about that!

Anyway, just mastered Nat WHM, and choosing an extreme built (2ac5/2uac5) made me feel like Natasha, an extreme pilot.
It's kinda effective too, in 26 matches, w/l ratio= 3.33 k/d ratio=2.54 (50% solo dropping)

nahnahnhanah can't hear you

[Soul Tribunal]

I wouldn't say I am settled in yet, but I have opted for my roots so to speak, in building what I feel comfortable with.

6D - 300 STD, AMS, 2 PPC's, 4 ML's. Nothing special, but it gets the job done. And besides I needed to honor the old war beast with its true arms. Even though I never knew it growing up, it still feels right.

6R - XL300, because I die fast enough anyways, being the player that I am, so I might as well have fun doing it. 2 UAC5's, 6ML's, AMS, SRM6

6R(S) - STD300 (I know you'll hate me for this, sorry Bishop) AC20, 4ML's, SRM6, AMS

7S - XL340 (had one kicking around) 3 x LRM5, 2 LL, 4 ML, AMS, BAP , something to reign a little trouble on but enough speed to keep me at distance until I absolutely need to close the gap

BW - XL300 - 2 x PPC's, 4MG's, SRM6 and heatsinks taking up every other slot

So far, thats what I have settled on, not sure if I'll keep it for the long haul, I do like to play Lego Mechs and change stuff out occasionally to see how it works.

-ST

[STEF_]

Bishop Steiner, on 26 January 2016 - 05:11 PM, said:

nahnahnhanah can't hear you

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand also the 6R is gone!
the 2uac5+2LPL built gave me w/l ratio=3.80 and k/d ratio=3.36 in 24 matches.
One of the fastest mech to master.

Bish, sorry if I provoke you, but it's not my fault. It's simply PGI fault for their crazy, anti-TT, (anti-clan?) weapon/efficiency balance.

[shaterbane]

Only one I've really modified yet, 6D, 2 ERLL in place of the PPCs, and 6 MPLs, 1 in each arm, 2 in each side torso. Endo steel structure and then crammed the rest of the weight with as many DHS as possible.

Yeah, I know that makes me a bit of a TT heretic despite my playing since 1986.

Edited by shaterbane, 26 January 2016 - 08:24 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

shaterbane, on 26 January 2016 - 08:20 PM, said:

Only one I've really modified yet, 6D, 2 ERLL in place of the PPCs, and 6 MPLs, 1 in each arm, 2 in each side torso. Endo steel structure and then crammed the rest of the weight with as many DHS as possible.

Yeah, I know that makes me a bit of a TT heretic despite my playing since 1986.

despite my playing since 1986



despite my playing since 1986






despite my playing since 1986!!!!!

Seriously,


that will be all.

[SkaerKrow]

Bishop Steiner, on 27 January 2016 - 05:26 AM, said:

Seriously,


that will be all.

What's worse, laser arms, or those stubby shield arm plugs that you get for mounting nothing in the arms?

[Sandpit]

shaterbane, on 26 January 2016 - 08:20 PM, said:

Only one I've really modified yet, 6D, 2 ERLL in place of the PPCs, and 6 MPLs, 1 in each arm, 2 in each side torso. Endo steel structure and then crammed the rest of the weight with as many DHS as possible.

Yeah, I know that makes me a bit of a TT heretic despite my playing since 1986.

love it

I'm not playing TT here, so I don't stick to TT builds. I go with builds that work for me in MWO. Most stock builds simply aren't going to have the damage output to keep up with modified mechs. Same reason GMs kept munch tech and builds out of their games and just about every GM out there had build rules.

We don't have that stopgap here though, so I tend to build mechs that are going to fit my style. I've used lasers for years now, both pulse and regular, they've always done me well, so I tend to build around that usually.

[Bud Crue]

Forgive me Bishop for I have sinned:

6R: std 300, 2ERL in torsos and 2LPL in arms (at least I put something in the arms!).
6D: std 325. 4ML in torsos and 4MPL in arms (see above).
7S: XL300 (I think) 3LRM10s, a bunch of MLs, TAG, BAP and AMS.

Yes I am ashamed of my PPC heresy. Yes I go back to Battledroids and original Battletech (and still have ALL of my materials) and so my shame is even deeper as I wanted the Hammer in this game AS a hammer was meant to be.
Nevertheless, these builds are really quite fun and even effective for me (I just can't seem to hit anything with PPCs)!

[WarHippy]

AbyssalTyrant, on 26 January 2016 - 01:57 PM, said:

6R 2x ppc, 4x mpl


7s 3x SRM 6+A , 6 mlas

Both work for me.

That is what I am running on my 6R and I like it. I will have to try that 7s build because I am rather partial to SRMs.

[Ken Harkin]

BW is running a 250 std with 2LPL, 2MPL, 4MG and SRM6Art. The XL is a death sentence with those MGs. With my seismic module this thing is great at ambushing and trashing mechs. It also has endo steel.

7S is 280std 6MPL, 3SRM6. Endo Steel. Again, the seismic allows you to really set great ambushes for that insane close range firepower. Also has range module for MPL and cool down for STM6.

[Ken Harkin]

6R runs the 280std, 4ML, 2PPC, SRM6 endo and all the dhs I can fit.

[LegendaryArticuno]

The Thunderbolt is a much better looking mech than the Warhammer. I find the design of the Warhammer to be a bit too basic.

In terms of the variants and loadouts, I dont like how its locked into PPCs with its quirks.

[Reno Blade]

I strugled quite a bit in the weekend event, but had some good time before in some builds.
Sadly I didn't keep the signature PPC arms as they were constantly shooting the hills and using the torso slots were just way saver.


Black Widdow:
2x Gauss (6t ammo), 4x ML, XL280,
had a lot of 4-6 kill and 700-1000dmg games before friday.
had a lot of early deaths on the weekend because of gauss explosions and XL engine...

Collectors 6R i first tried 2X (er)PPC (arms) and 4x ML, Std280-300 engine, but I swapped the PPCs to the torso while playing mostly Polar after patch with better performance, still not quite happy.
At the end of the weekend event I switched to:
2x PPC, 2x AC5, 2x ML in the torso. Some interesting games, but not very heat efficient. Far from stock, but at least the guns looked as nice as the robotec images ;P

Used the 7S with 2x LRM15A, 4x ML and Tag, std 280 engine, together with my buddies (using MadDogs) before the weekend. Didn't try on weekend.

For the 6D I tried the 6x ML 2x LP on a Std 280 engine or something.
This was OK, but still not as much fun as the ballistic/ppc builds.