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I ran the Dragon Slayer for 100 matches and you can find the stats below.
Tier played - most games were in tier 3 (I elited the Slayer in tier 4, so ~30 matches there).
First, my overall quickplay stats:
KDR: 1.32
WLR: 1.02
Avg. XP Per Match: 1,299
Now, the stats over 100 matches played in the Slayer:
KDR: 1.21
WLR: 1.17
80 kills, 66 deaths.
avg. damage: 341
avg. XP: 1202
A bunchload of c-bills won, judging by the XP and the hero c-bill boost.
I've used 3 builds over the course of these 100 matches:
2AC5+2LPL on the stock 330 XL engine, 3 JJ
3LPL+2SRM6 on the stock 330 XL engine, 3 JJ
3LL + 2SRM4 on a 390XL engine, 4 JJ
The bad:
- hardpoints spread around awkwardly, hard to use all 3 energy hardpoints efficiently. Best bet is to fill either right side (2 ballistic+2 energy) or torsos (2 energy + 2 missile)
- low no. of hardpoints, forces you to play with big guns.
- pretty much forces you to use XL, it feels decently suited for it, but it also definetly feels squishy. You need to do a lot of damage control, switch sides that you use for shielding, torso twist a lot. Best bet is to avoid getting into a direct confrontation with a fresh heavy or assault, as you'll get chewed fast.
The good:
- with an XL 380+ mounted - holy ****, the speed. You can run around with the clan heavies and keep up with them. You can reposition yourself quickly on the battlefield, get to a better position, push a flank or swoop in to hit an enemy that is out of position.
- 4 JJs offer decent mobility and saved me a few times. You can also use them to get to places where an assault shouldn't get to (they help a lot on the mining colony or the bog).
- stay in the deathball or at least team up with a tankier assault and you can rake in the damage easily. It doesn't have impressive alpha values but you can put rapid-firing weapons in it that tear unexpecting mechs apart.
- most builds end up to be very cool, due to the low amount of hardpoints.
It's a mech that definetly needs getting used to, but I've had a lot of fun running around in it and had some very good matches (about 3 or 4 matches with 600-800 damage and 3-4 kills, quite a few losses where my PSR rating idn't go down, etc.). I'm not going to lie, it's not the best mech I've got right now and I wouldn't take it to CW, but it's a solid choice for solo quick play due to the speed and firepower it can bring to the table. Just don't try to facetank in it
