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[Bishop Steiner]

Yes, in sure the OCD Guardians of all things Linguistics, will object, as will many Church of Skill/Mt Tryhard types who only allow for CopyPasta MetaMechs.

But what I'm curious about is what builds and chassis are your personal go-to, top performing/ most fun/ slump breakers?

If it is Laservomit, fine, do you run copypasta or dies your rainbow have it's own flavor? Or do you thumb your nose at "Meta" altogether? Or call somewhere in between?

For me, I find my best performance tends to be mechs that combine IS Ballistics with decent mobility. Meta or no, I just don't click with Laservomit. It's not just that I find it kind of boring (one or two vomitbots is fine, but why would I want 100 robots doing the same thing?), but that I literally score and play better when I don't laserboat.

So for me? My AC20/MLaser x3 HBK-4G and my CN9-D with a 300xl, AC10, 2x MLasers and 2x SRM4 are my hands down, go-to Meta-Breakers. When I need to play my best, these are how I represent.

You?

[Kumakichi]

When first came back to MWO I thought for sure it would be a Clan mech. After fighting them in drops really only 1 of them seems formidable and I haven't had a chance to buy one and try it. Speaking about the Hellbringer. Mad Dogs and Timbies just haven't seemed all that even though in the Mechlab they seem a lot better than the Catapult I've been driving.

[Roughneck45]

Used to be the 4mlas gauss SRM Dragon. Man I loved that build back in beta.

These days I have the most fun in Griffins. Particularly the 1N. 3 mlas, 3 ASRM6's, max jump jets and an XL engine.

The JJ's are the main reason I have so much fun with it. No one is ever expecting you to get enough height to leap frog their mech, or to get from bottom platform to top on crimson through the murder holes, or really any other large jump.

[Armorine]

for me its two mechs. blr-1S/3S with xl's, mpulse lasers and lrms. pound them at long range and then close in to finish them with pulse lasers. the 1s packs a 350 xl so it is stupid fast. love surprising people with the speed. gotta be very aware with the xl's though. torso twist like a tornado.

[Eider]

Timberwolf. Good for a chuckle to remind me how easy clans are. Usually end up avg 800 a game with it.

[Zoid]

Atlas D-DC with some mix of autocannons, ERLL, LRMs and SRMs, depending on how I feel at the time. Right now I'm really enjoying one with 2 ERLL, 2 UAC 5, 2 SRM 6 and an LRM 10 (just to piss people off).

[El Bandito]

My signature mech is on my signature.

Yep.

[Cyborne Elemental]

4 ac5 + 4 SRM2 Mauler.

4 LPL Warhammer

2 AC20 Blackwidow

Uac10 + 3medlas Adder

I used to really like 2 LL +4medlas Quickdraw-5k before it got multi-nerfed.

and anything I can put MG's on.

Edited by Mister D, 21 February 2016 - 01:13 PM.

[Bud Crue]

Anything other than a 3lpl Quickdraw. Right now, as close to meta as I get is a 4G with a 2LPL and 2 SRM4s. Has 3 jump jets and a standard 280. The improved missile (ed) cool down just gives this thing so much flavor that you just have to run some missiles and it rocks. Just tough. Also really loving the 4G with an XL 325, 4 jets, 4 MPL, a streak srm-6 and a streak srm-4, plus AMS.

On a different note, my Marauder 3R with 4ML and 2 LBX is my most winning-est mech. Ever. Yeah, yeah. I know LBX are crap and all that, but this thing is just wonderful. Almost as much fun as my Hobo IV-4 (just 2 lbx).

Edited by Bud Crue, 21 February 2016 - 12:56 PM.

[Malachy Karrde]

My go to mech is a Dire Wolf Prime with the following loadout:
4x UAC5
6x Er Small Laser
2x LRM 10
10 tons of UAC ammo
4 Tons of LRM ammo

Er small laser range 5 module
UAC 5 cool down 5 module
Radar Deprivation Module
Advance hill climb module.

This loadout is guaranteed to do 500 plus damage if I half a** it... I average around 800 damage and 4 kmdd and at least 2 to 4 kills. My best match was 1465 damage, 7 kmdd, and 6 kills so far.

[Aresye]

Jester with 3 LPL + 2 ML.

[Blue Boutique]

Summoner with a CUAC-10 and ERPPC mixed with a TC3. A effective flanker/scouting mech which popshot heavy mechs while effective enough to fight light/medium flankers.

[Eider]

El Bandito, on 21 February 2016 - 12:50 PM, said:

My signature mech is on my signature.

Yep.

dat mustach looks op, careful before clanners cry nerf

[Weaselball]

Pulse lasers. Gotta have dat wub. Any mech I can put 4-6+ pulse lasers on, mediums and larges, is good for me.

[ProfessorD]

I've been slowly rotating through these Executioner builds since Wave 3 came out, trying to figure out what to do with the EXE's low tonnage and crazy energy hardpoints.

2x ER PPC, 6x SPL
2x LPL, 7x ER Small
2x ER PPC, 7x ER Small

I don't know if the bundles of Clan Small Lasers have broken through to qualify as Official Tryhard build material or not yet. They're viscous at short range. You really have to use the MASC to outmaneuver any enemies built for proper brawling that get up close, though.

[Chados]

Ultra AC5 King Crab. Works almost every time I'm having a bad day in game.

[Paigan]

Bishop Steiner, on 21 February 2016 - 12:26 PM, said:

Yes, in sure the OCD Guardians of all things Linguistics, will object, as will many Church of Skill/Mt Tryhard types who only allow for CopyPasta MetaMechs.

But what I'm curious about is what builds and chassis are your personal go-to, top performing/ most fun/ slump breakers?

If it is Laservomit, fine, do you run copypasta or dies your rainbow have it's own flavor? Or do you thumb your nose at "Meta" altogether? Or call somewhere in between?

For me, I find my best performance tends to be mechs that combine IS Ballistics with decent mobility. Meta or no, I just don't click with Laservomit. It's not just that I find it kind of boring (one or two vomitbots is fine, but why would I want 100 robots doing the same thing?), but that I literally score and play better when I don't laserboat.

So for me? My AC20/MLaser x3 HBK-4G and my CN9-D with a 300xl, AC10, 2x MLasers and 2x SRM4 are my hands down, go-to Meta-Breakers. When I need to play my best, these are how I represent.

You?

meta
*sigh*

[Wintersdark]

Mine varies, changing every few months. Currently, it's my Mad Dog. I simply can do no wrong in it. No matter how poorly things are going otherwise, I can climb into my Mad Dog and kick all the ***.

LRM35 5xERSL brawler. 20 dps at 200m. People think I'm going to be all lurming from the back, and rush in to close... teehee.

It's magical.

Paigan, on 21 February 2016 - 01:33 PM, said:

meta
*sigh*

Hark! The OCD Guardians of all things Linguistics have objected!

Edited by Wintersdark, 21 February 2016 - 01:41 PM.

[Nightmare1]

Bishop Steiner, on 21 February 2016 - 12:26 PM, said:

My AC20/MLaser x3 HBK-4G...When I need to play my best, these are how I represent. You?

As for me, I run the following:

Hunchback 4G Classic, aka "Ravager," with 3xML, 1xAC/20, and 2xMG. It's only got 21 shots, so you need to be accurate.

Case in point:




Hunchback 4G Ammo, aka "Ravager," with 3xML, 1xAC/20, and no MGs. So nice, I gave it its very own, epic commercial complete with music!




BattleMaster 1G, aka "Warlord," with 5xMLs, 2xLPL, and an XL400. So many fun times with that Mech!



I also like to take that XL400 out and stick a standard 340 in, strip off the LPLs and make the thing into a 2xAC/5, 7xML build. It's a blast to run too!


Last but not least, I also have a big appreciation for my CN9-YLW with it's XL300, 2xMPL, and AC/20. It's a real butt-kicker!



That's how I represent!

Wintersdark, on 21 February 2016 - 01:35 PM, said:

Mine varies, changing every few months. Currently, it's my Mad Dog. I simply can do no wrong in it. No matter how poorly things are going otherwise, I can climb into my Mad Dog and kick all the ***.


Hark! The OCD Guardians of all things Linguistics have objected!

ROFL!

Of course, Meta could also be construed as code for "People who don't know how to relax and enjoy the game and feel the need to make it into a second job."

[patataman]

I don't know if i have a meta. I tend to fight in close ranges and use jj capable mechs most of the time. I guess you could say i'm a brawler. A bit odd considering i do it even with lrm mechs. A few examples:

Grf-2n - std 275, 2 mpl, 4 srm4, ecm, max armor everywhere except a few points in the left arm.

Cplt-c1 - xl 300, 2 alrm15, 3 ml, tag, bap, max armor. One of my oldest mechs, in service since 2012.

Blr-1g (p) - std 300? I'm not sure about the rating, i will check it later. Std 350. This beauty has no jj's, but the 6 mpl and lpl compensate that quite well. Another veteran mech, in service since 2013.

Edited by patataman, 21 February 2016 - 10:47 PM.