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[Mole]

Hey everyone. So I just picked up a Kintaro because I was looking for something unusual to master. I have to say, this thing is pretty killer. I'm averaging about 400 damage per match in the thing with 2-3 solo kills. I've stared down a King Crab and won. I've charged a fresh Timber Wolf and torn him to shreds without losing much armor. I've walked over hills into enemy fire and brought down a Hellbringer and a Battlemaster before the enemy could bring me down. This mech is great. I love it. Why does nobody play this little monster? I've been wrecking face with it. It's quite possibly my new favorite Medium mech. If it's not THE favorite, it's certainly one of my favorites. Anyone here care to discuss their experiences in the Kintaro? I'm running mine with 2 medium lasers, 3 SRM6, 2 SSRM2, and an XL 300 Engine.

Edited by Mole, 26 February 2016 - 11:49 AM.

[FupDup]

Kintaros are one of those mechs that most people don't even remember exists, because it might as well not...

[sycocys]

Nobody is playing it because SRM hit reg it terrible for at least 2 weeks out of the month.

[TexAce]

I love my gorillas. Always had fun with them. But to really shine they need a SSRM damage buff.

[Mole]

I do great with SRMs. I remember back a long time ago SRM hitreg used to suck, but they wreck face now.

[Kodyn]

The first mech I ever spent a lot of time in was the KTO-18. It was a trial mech when I started, so since I had a bunch of XP on it and some good matches, i bought one after my cadet bonus. I used to run it near stock(stock for the trial build at least), something like 5x LRM 5, 2 ML, XL, BAP.

It was a fun mech for me at the time, being new to the game, but once I discovered direct fire mechs, I never looked back.

[KHETTI]

Hey Mole, i'm rather fond of the Kintaro too, and i think you won't be too disappointed in the Golden Boy.

[Mole]

KHETTI, on 26 February 2016 - 12:01 PM, said:

Hey Mole, i'm rather fond of the Kintaro too, and i think you won't be too disappointed in the Golden Boy.

I might like the Golden Boy, but I refuse to buy hero mechs. I'll stick with my standard variants, thanks.

[Quicksilver Aberration]

sycocys, on 26 February 2016 - 11:53 AM, said:

Nobody is playing it because SRM hit reg it terrible for at least 2 weeks out of the month.

Tell the Griffin that, which has seen consistent use in comp since the rebalance.

That said, the Kintaro isn't as good as the Griffin at SRM boating, it is like an IS Stormcrow without all the awesome things the Stormcrow benefits from (like Clan XL, lighter SRMs, etc).

[Felicitatem Parco]

Griffen with XL300, Quad SRM6 and ECM.... Might be better than a Kintaro.

[Lostdragon]

Mole, on 26 February 2016 - 11:49 AM, said:

Hey everyone. So I just picked up a Kintaro because I was looking for something unusual to master. I have to say, this thing is pretty killer. I'm averaging about 400 damage per match in the thing with 2-3 solo kills. I've stared down a King Crab and won. I've charged a fresh Timber Wolf and torn him to shreds without losing much armor. I've walked over hills into enemy fire and brought down a Hellbringer and a Battlemaster before the enemy could bring me down. This mech is great. I love it. Why does nobody play this little monster? I've been wrecking face with it. It's quite possibly my new favorite Medium mech. If it's not THE favorite, it's certainly one of my favorites. Anyone here care to discuss their experiences in the Kintaro? I'm running mine with 2 medium lasers, 3 SRM6, 2 SSRM2, and an XL 300 Engine.

Honestly, if you are staring down KGCs and TBRs in a Kintaro and winning then the people you are playing against just aren't very good.

[Monkey Lover]

Without JJ the kto is killed way to easy. Maybe after the rescale.

[Mole]

Lostdragon, on 26 February 2016 - 01:12 PM, said:

Honestly, if you are staring down KGCs and TBRs in a Kintaro and winning then the people you are playing against just aren't very good.

Well I'm turning people into my own personal punching bags with the thing quite consistently in Tier 2 matches, so if I understand the way PSR works I could be playing against T4 players sometimes, right?

[Bobdolemite]

Your not alone, I use my Kintaro's on a regular basis and always do well with them. One is an SRM boat and the other is a LRM 5 boat. I like it since it runs @ 115 kph and is great light cap support. At any rate people in this game seem to really only like a few meta mechs....... I own nearly every mech so if I dont play anything but meta WTF did I spend all that time and money on =) Play whatever makes you happy and forget the naysayers.

Kintaro in the right hands and with the right team can be a beast.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

I don't think "Underrated" is the word you are looking for here...

[Lostdragon]

Mole, on 26 February 2016 - 01:48 PM, said:

Well I'm turning people into my own personal punching bags with the thing quite consistently in Tier 2 matches, so if I understand the way PSR works I could be playing against T4 players sometimes, right?

You can play against T4, yes. Most T3+ players should have no trouble 1v1 vs a KTO in a KGC or TBR unless they have some kind of really terrible build. It is a bit of an underrated mech, but it should be no match for those two mechs 1v1.

[Novakaine]

The Kintaro 18 got me my first 1000+ point match.
I remember I ran out in the backyard and screamed.
After it was over with I told my wife about it.
She lol'd and said "That's nice baby, but you still need to do the dishes."
At my age the small things are all worthwhile.
No that's not my girl below.

[Mole]

Lostdragon, on 26 February 2016 - 02:10 PM, said:

You can play against T4, yes. Most T3+ players should have no trouble 1v1 vs a KTO in a KGC or TBR unless they have some kind of really terrible build. It is a bit of an underrated mech, but it should be no match for those two mechs 1v1.

The TBR I killed was sitting in the back way behind his team on Canyon Network LRMing things all by himself. He did have a Raven with him, but I dropped him before the Raven could do much of anything. I didn't pay attention to his build, but I did note that the weapons he attempted to bring to bear against me were clan large pulse lasers. I flanked around specifically to kill him, since that's where all the LRMs were coming from. The King Crab I killed in a brawl was a dual AC/20 build with medium lasers. The trick was to just move around in erratic patterns in between shots, and he apparently wasn't smart enough to save his attempts at shooting me for when I had to expose myself to him to take my own shot. The Timberwolf I simply dropped so quickly that he didn't really have a chance to return fire much at all. I blew off one of his side torsos in two solid alphas and then his other side torso in another two. The King Crab I CT cored and he simply couldn't hit me.

Edited by Mole, 26 February 2016 - 02:25 PM.

[Felicitatem Parco]

Mole, on 26 February 2016 - 02:24 PM, said:

The TBR I killed was sitting in the back way behind his team on Canyon Network LRMing things all by himself. He did have a Raven with him, but I dropped him before the Raven could do much of anything. I didn't pay attention to his build, but I did note that the weapons he attempted to bring to bear against me were clan large pulse lasers. I flanked around specifically to kill him, since that's where all the LRMs were coming from. The King Crab I killed in a brawl was a dual AC/20 build with medium lasers. The trick was to just move around in erratic patterns in between shots, and he apparently wasn't smart enough to save his attempts at shooting me for when I had to expose myself to him to take my own shot. The Timberwolf I simply dropped so quickly that he didn't really have a chance to return fire much at all. I blew off one of his side torsos in two solid alphas and then his other side torso in another two. The King Crab I CT cored and he simply couldn't hit me.

Seriously.. Try the ECM Griffen with XL300, quad SRM6, 2ML, and JJs. Sneaker than a Kintaro, okay-ish model profile, and the SRMs are all high-mounted for ease of clearance... It's my favorite Medium SRM Bomber at the moment. If you like Kintaro, you'll like the ECM Griffen.

[Mole]

Prosperity Park, on 26 February 2016 - 03:19 PM, said:

Seriously.. Try the ECM Griffen with XL300, quad SRM6, 2ML, and JJs. Sneaker than a Kintaro, okay-ish model profile, and the SRMs are all high-mounted for ease of clearance... It's my favorite Medium SRM Bomber at the moment. If you like Kintaro, you'll like the ECM Griffen.

I'll try that. But right now, I must master this Kintaro.