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[Zolomek]

Awesome 8R

This beast took me through fire and blood to fifth place in the Chassis contest and has taken me through many 1k+ damage matches since without a single change. Despite the ammunition locations it is a dependable machine capable of soaking a serious beating when the need arises which if you are aware of your surroundings and move appropriately should not happen too often.

Two LRM-15's for long range support with 13 Tons of Ammunition to back them up gives 78 salvos. Enough ammo to bombard the enemy for more than 6 minutes.

Tag for more accurate LRM fire on anything that comes into direct line of sight and to punch through enemy ECM at range.

BAP (Beagle Active Probe) for faster locks, longer sensor range, quicker damage information, and cancellation of close range contact with ECM fields.

The two Large Pulse are for finishing off short to mid range targets quickly when directly engaged and for punishing the enemy light that comes after the usually poorly defended LRM mech all alone behind the main line.

Heat management is quite easy unless you lean into the LRMs and the Large Pulse at the same time even then you can get three salvos out of both systems before you hit the top of the heat scale.

Weapon groupings
1) 2x LRM-15
2) 2x Large Pulse
3) Tag

[Staticizer]

AWS-8Q
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...5c78484fc5fbfa1

Edited by Staticizer, 27 January 2016 - 05:33 AM.

[Jay Z]

2LPL, 3ML, STD325, 22DHS

Cool, tanky, decent speed, can zombie.

[Flocus]

Hi,
I'm a fan of the classic (ER)PPC builds:

AWS-8Q w/ 300STD, 19 x DHS, 4 x PPC (why waste tonnage for a single M/S-Laser? - great long range punch - good to learn heat scale )

AWS-9M w/ 360XL, 22 x DHS, 3 x ERPPC (flexible sniper)

AWS-9M w/ 340XL, 21 x DHS, BAP, Command Console, 3 x ERPPC (if you like more extras)

[Scharfschiesser]

AWS-8Q
STD300, 4 PPCs, 18 DHs
=> plays very intuitive (left mouse for left torso PPCs / right mouse for right torso PPCs) and simple and has the signature weapons of the AWS
Other weapons (MLas) would be pointless, because you want to stay at mid-range all the time and the moment coordianted lights or brawlers jump at you, you are a goner anyway


AWS-8R
XL300, 4 LRM15A with 9t ammo, TAG, BAP
=> one of the best missile boats available imho, easily getting 1000+ damage on open maps
XL engine because you will stay behind anyway and need to keep up. The 2 MLas some guys put on this build are wasted because they wont safe you from anything while taking away 360 missles from your ammo/damage potential

Edited by Scharfschiesser, 27 January 2016 - 07:05 AM.

[Enileph]

Here~
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...1a6661782de2434
AWS-8V (3x LRM15, 2x LPL, TAG, BAP, XL300)

Not meta, all things are useful and common equipment.

[LORD ORION]

Large Pulse is the current meta, and the 8T does it nice.

19 DPS and 450 Range on the 4x LPulse when moduled.

AWS-8T

This mech is also extremely easy to play.

Left arm on one weapon group
Right arm on one weapon group
Medium laser on the third weapon group

Fire 2 large pulse and possibly the medium laser, wait 1/2 a second and fire the other large pulse.

Torso twist, lose an arm 1st, them lose the torso on the same side 2nd. You are still a dangerous mech, Lose the 2nd arm and 2nd torso next, you are still an armored roadblock with a medum laser.

Edited by LORD ORION, 27 January 2016 - 07:33 AM.

[Barantor]

AWS-8Q Codename:Titan

I've been using this build for at least a year and a half, if not longer. It has a long distance poke with the PPCs, and a short range punch with the LPLs. When an enemy gets in that mid range sweet spot it opens up a 42 point alpha that can both surprise and decimate the enemy.

It is the only Awesome I've been able to break 800 damage consistently. Heat is manageable and it covers most ranges even if you have to show most of the mech to do it.

[Leone]

Levi Porphyrogenitus, on 26 January 2016 - 05:38 PM, said:

AWS-8Q

5x MLs, 2x PPCs, AMS, BAP, nearly full armor, max engine rating.

This is a variant of my personal favorite build for the 8Q, tweaked to improve heat efficiency, give new players free counter-ECM credit, and help the team out with AMS in this time of newfound LRM spam (I've seen them a ton with the advent of Polar Highlands).

This is the first viable Awesome with AMS posted. Think of the Newbs people, think of the Newbs.

Edited by Leone, 27 January 2016 - 12:26 PM.

[LTG Renner]

9M great sniper and SSRMs with BAP are helpful to deal with lights.

[smurfy]http://mwo.smurfy-ne...36b2472ec0049f0[/smurfy]

Edited by LTG Renner, 27 January 2016 - 01:50 PM.

[Wedge Red Leader]

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...f279ee3eb53d65c

A brawler build for the masses

The build philosophes:

1) Maximum quirk usage
2) Synergy of effective range between the two weapon types
3) High durability by using a standard engine, AMS and near max armor

For your consideration and enjoyment.

[Von der Tann]

AWS-8T
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...16db661b1870647

[oldradagast]

Macksheen, on 26 January 2016 - 11:23 AM, said:

Classic, with DHS and upgraded engine ... the 8Q is the quintessential Awesome, and this is a very traditional load-out, just optimized a bit.

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...49cca6469066d58

It would be more traditional if they dropped the minimum range on the PPC's - Please, Russ or whoever makes this decision, remove the PPC minimum range. Revert it back to scaling damage, or change it to splash damage like the Clan ERPPC, but please fix this. The minimum range is killing PPC's and wrecking classic mechs like PPC Awesomes. Thanks.

Classic Champion 8Q variant: 3 PPC's, 1 medium laser in the head, and AMS + 1/2 ton of ammo. AMS is great for new players in particular. Traded out 1 heatsink and some armor off the shielding left arm from other similar proposals.

Awesome 8Q Champion proposal: Classic 3 PPC variant

New player friendly Champion 8Q: 3 Medium Pulse Lasers, 2 PPC's. A bit undergunned, I admit, but no ghost heat and still capable of defending itself under 90m. It also runs very cold for an Awesome, which will help new players avoid simply overheating and dying while trying to level their mechs.

Awesome 8Q Champion proposal 2: PPC's and Medium Pulse Lasers

Brawler Awesome 8V: 3 SRM 6 + Artemis, Standard 300, 2 Large Pulse Lasers, AMS. Brawling is not the Awesome's strength (but maybe after it gets redesigned...) but this is simple to use - 2 weapons groups - and packs a nasty punch up close. Both weapon types are also easy for new players to use.

Awesome 8V Champion proposal: Midrange support or brawler

Just some ideas

Edited by oldradagast, 28 January 2016 - 04:27 AM.

[Knockando]

My Awesome 8V Sniper http://mwo.smurfy-ne...07c2e5f0b1ab913

Edited by Knockando, 28 January 2016 - 04:31 AM.

[-Spectre]

The AWS-9Q has always been my favorite Awesome variant, but MWO doesn't have it. The hardpoints available don't let you create the actual variant, so these three options are as close as I could come. None of these possibilities take advantage of any weapon-specific quirks in the original variants (9M is the only one with ERPPC quirks and it doesn't have four energy hardpoints big enough for ERPPCs). I am posting the three options in different comments for voting purposes:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...90ef70e25432f05 2ERPPCs in each arm--8T base



Now, since this is a developer forum, I suppose it is as good a place as any to make a request: Please create an Awesome variant with 1 energy hardpoint in each arm and side torso and 1 ecm hardpoint in the center torso. That will enable the creation of the AWS-9Q. You could also just create the AWS-9Q.

Edited by Sp3kt0r, 28 January 2016 - 10:49 AM.

[-Spectre]

[color="#0f72da"]http://mwo.smurfy-ne...73fe74b668cb089[/color] 2EPPCs in left torso, one in right torso, and one in right arm--8Q base

This one is my personal favorite, because the ERPPC in the right arm lets you shoot around corners better and it's the closest to the original 9Q.

Edited by Sp3kt0r, 28 January 2016 - 10:46 AM.

[-Spectre]

[color="#0f72da"]http://mwo.smurfy-ne...739629560d34cab[/color] 2ERPPCs in each torso--8Q base

[Vlad Striker]

Shield left arm, AMS(1000) and 20 pts of unlocked right hand's damage
AWS-8Q
Tested on hot and cold maps. Be careful with MPL.

[ZeroHazard]

How about a nasty brawler with something to shoot back with on those open maps?
AWS-8R

Edited by ZeroHazard, 28 January 2016 - 08:59 PM.

[Merit Lef]

AWS-8R v1
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...b376c0de05840bb
A true LRM support for the Heavier Assaults. Plenty of Rain.

AWS-8R v2
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...c1af1c47b752580
Incase you run out of LRMs and want to stay in the fight.