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[Zordicron]

Dropped in my new ROFLman's tonight, well in the ROFL-5D anyway. I did this:
2 PPC
4xML
XL290
20 DHS total
dispersed the rest into tonnage

I like it. The thing isn't an XL death trap, the ppc velocity quirks give it that "energy ballistic" feel and enough DHS to run even with only a few basics just fine.

It's not a rock star, but it has been reliable decent, and fun to play. I like the model, it resembles a Jager, but is totally obvious it is not a Jager, and the design lends itself to good hitbox. I actually used an arm to shield in one match even(I attribute to the skinny ninny ST) With the XL290 so far, it is mobile enough and I was pleased to find it could climb slopes pretty well.

All in all, pretty much what I was hoping for, and I am glad I bought the basic pack.

So, great job PGI, the ROFLMAN has not been a let down.

PS, I am thinking of doing some quad AC2 in the one, anyone try this.... how did it fair... I am only a tad concerned about the tonnage of quad 2's +ammo. ROFLDAKKA intrigues me however.

[El Bandito]

Quad AC2s are entirely doable, and fun.

[Jaqir]

2x AC20 on the -5C was hilarious too. Had to try. Only problem was really having to make the shots count, as they're limited.

[Zordicron]

haha, well my score of 1556 I got over maybe a dozen games was enough to put me at spot #10 last night(thursday). I see I dropped down to 35 already Friday night here. I imagine to be pushed off the chart soon.

Still, with the loadout in OP and was working on unlocking basics, I can;t swallow the "roflman is bad" threads.

Jaqir, on 18 February 2016 - 10:13 PM, said:

2x AC20 on the -5C was hilarious too. Had to try. Only problem was really having to make the shots count, as they're limited.

Yeah I am deffinatly going to be messing with some lulz loadouts on these down the road, I mean I have to do basics on the other 2 yet haha.

[Aetes Nakatomi]

I'm also enjoying the quad AC2 LK. I put it together for a joke on my unit mates, then when I dropped in I found it fun and a bit of a long range face wreaker.

[Bishop Steiner]

Zordicron, on 18 February 2016 - 06:58 PM, said:

Dropped in my new ROFLman's tonight, well in the ROFL-5D anyway. I did this:
2 PPC
4xML
XL290
20 DHS total
dispersed the rest into tonnage

I like it. The thing isn't an XL death trap, the ppc velocity quirks give it that "energy ballistic" feel and enough DHS to run even with only a few basics just fine.

It's not a rock star, but it has been reliable decent, and fun to play. I like the model, it resembles a Jager, but is totally obvious it is not a Jager, and the design lends itself to good hitbox. I actually used an arm to shield in one match even(I attribute to the skinny ninny ST) With the XL290 so far, it is mobile enough and I was pleased to find it could climb slopes pretty well.

All in all, pretty much what I was hoping for, and I am glad I bought the basic pack.

So, great job PGI, the ROFLMAN has not been a let down.

PS, I am thinking of doing some quad AC2 in the one, anyone try this.... how did it fair... I am only a tad concerned about the tonnage of quad 2's +ammo. ROFLDAKKA intrigues me however.

ROFLman. I like it.

I like even more the wannabe tryhards crying because it ain't a TWolf.

[SQW]

Zordicron, on 19 February 2016 - 03:48 PM, said:

Still, with the loadout in OP and was working on unlocking basics, I can;t swallow the "roflman is bad" threads.

From the lack of Riflemen DOA threads (I think I've seen only 2), you can tell the vast majority are happy with it. There are no bad mechs, only bad pilots who try to make the mech do something it's not good at.

[DrRedCoat]

Zordicron, on 18 February 2016 - 06:58 PM, said:

PS, I am thinking of doing some quad AC2 in the one, anyone try this.... how did it fair... I am only a tad concerned about the tonnage of quad 2's +ammo. ROFLDAKKA intrigues me however.

Quad AC2 is the only build I run now that I have all the variants basic efficiencies. If you run it on the 3C with a Range Module, then you can shoot max damage at nearly 1 km. Once you realize this and get good at leading at targets that far out, you can do some mean things. My favorite is pegging slow assaults stuck in the open on maps like Alpine and Polar. Often time, they aren't equipped to strike back with any meaningful damage.

Edited by DrRedCoat, 19 February 2016 - 05:12 PM.

[Ted Wayz]

Almost 24 hours and eight posts in a positive Rifleman thread.

Over three "Rifleman is bad threads" still alive since Wednesday and a new one created every day.

GG Close.

And compare the leaderboards to other leaderboards after the event is over. See if it does better than the Jenner IIc in a watered down event. That should paint the picture.

My first drop in the 3C was 3 kills 7 assists and 607 damage. The next one was 1 kill 1 assist and 108 damage when at full CT I took an alpha from an Atlas and folded like a house of cards. If the armor gets breached game over.

Design leads to good hitboxes? You are the Roflman, not the mech.

[Funky Bacon]

Personally I think this is a very balanced mech with good hitboxes, good hardpoints and good quirks.
The firepower is good, the damage spreading is good, the speed is good, the loadout options are good.

It's just a good mech. Nothing really negative to say about it when taking into consideration that it is a 60 ton mech and that is probably the negative thing about it.

Edited by Funky Bacon, 19 February 2016 - 05:32 PM.

[Spr1ggan]

Bishop Steiner, on 19 February 2016 - 04:25 PM, said:

ROFLman. I like it.

I like even more the wannabe tryhards crying because it ain't a TWolf.

Tbh it's been a while since i found the TWolf to be great. I have it in the same category these days as any other mech, if it's being piloted by someone i know is good then it's a threat. If not then just deal with it and move on to the next target. I've been playing Ice Ferrets the past couple of days and only encountered 1 TBR that i couldn't out trade and kill easily.

Edited by Spr1ggan, 19 February 2016 - 06:40 PM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Spr1ggan, on 19 February 2016 - 06:39 PM, said:

Tbh it's been a while since i found the TWolf to be great. I have it in the same category these days as any other mech, if it's being piloted by someone i know is good then it's a threat. If not then just deal with it and move on to the next target. I've been playing Ice Ferrets the past couple of days and only encountered 1 TBR that i couldn't out trade and kill easily.

Idk. I don't play (regularly) in there same tier as you, and very seldom on CW. But I'm hard pressed to think of a heavy that is all around better. It might not specialize as well as 1-2 IS heavies, but there isn't much it doesn't do well. Especially with the needs removed.

But again, my results and average adversaries might differ a lot from yours.

[cazidin]

I get that the Rifleman may be whelming but... I don't think anybody is surprised by that. No need to insult this beautiful chassis by calling it a Roflman.

[Zordicron]

cazidin, on 19 February 2016 - 08:34 PM, said:

I get that the Rifleman may be whelming but... I don't think anybody is surprised by that. No need to insult this beautiful chassis by calling it a Roflman.

Insult? Never. I name it such as it pertains to my enjoyment of it's rofl-ness in combat.

For every match I get CT cored, (and they usually are accompanied by orange or red ST armor) I have 2-3 my armor is stripped and I lose an XL ST. It spreads dmg, with the max engine it actually twists nicely and the accel/decel is pretty hawt. Poking a pair of PPC around a corner at some one is pretty easy, sometimes as I fire them while in reverse the shots fly down range as I am already in the cover and not able to see them land the hit lol.

I find the ones trying to make them laserbarf mid/close range puke spammers the ones getting wrecked. Thing excels at poking from 600M. And by poking, I don;t mean facetanking some one while trying to deliver ERLL fire. ballistic and PPC so you can fire and forget it work, facetanking point and click laser barf gets you nuked in the rofl. It's one of those mechs that can do consistantly well if you don't load it for meta.

Only thing is I wish they had given one of them some hawt UAC jam quirks just to add even more to the variety of lulz loadouts.

[AC]

Is there any reason to drive one over a Jager? No.... Case closed.

Instant shelf mech, once the new wears off

[Ted Wayz]

Spr1ggan, on 19 February 2016 - 06:39 PM, said:

Tbh it's been a while since i found the TWolf to be great. I have it in the same category these days as any other mech, if it's being piloted by someone i know is good then it's a threat. If not then just deal with it and move on to the next target. I've been playing Ice Ferrets the past couple of days and only encountered 1 TBR that i couldn't out trade and kill easily.

Take a look at the holiday leaderboard event. Which Steam mechs did all around the best? The Timberwolf and the Thunderbolt Steam variants. Big surprise that those two mechs did well in the hand of novices, right? Now which one just got nerfed?

AC, on 19 February 2016 - 10:05 PM, said:

Is there any reason to drive one over a Jager? No.... Case closed.

Instant shelf mech, once the new wears off

I am sure I will see it in CW just as much as Vindicators.

[Spr1ggan]

AC, on 19 February 2016 - 10:05 PM, said:

Is there any reason to drive one over a Jager? No.... Case closed.

Instant shelf mech, once the new wears off

Erm there is one that can boat a **** load of lasers, something the Jager can't do.

[Stitchedup]

terrible terrible mechs they dont seam to spread damage at all

[Funky Bacon]

AC, on 19 February 2016 - 10:05 PM, said:

Is there any reason to drive one over a Jager? No.... Case closed.

Instant shelf mech, once the new wears off

> Jager got more limited cockpit view, can't always aim up properly to spot and pop UAV's if you're too close.
> Only Firebrand got lasers in the arms, the rest is low mounted HP's.
> No Jager can mount 3 above-cockpit level ER-LL for hill humping and long range poking.
> 20-25% Ballistic cool down reduction! Jager got like what, 10-15% at best?
> Jager, while having more armor can't shield very well it its arms so no Centurion style builds for those.

Yeah these are hardly game breaking reasons but they are reason enough for me. 'sides, I'm only using Jager for 6 AC/2's these days anyways (which is a great fun build to use).

[roflman12345]

cazidin, on 19 February 2016 - 08:34 PM, said:

I get that the Rifleman may be whelming but... I don't think anybody is surprised by that. No need to insult this beautiful chassis by calling it a Roflman.

Hey, don't talk about me like that