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[Maineiacal Maineiac]

I was spectating a match and this guy had a Mauler with 5 AC5s. I really want one of those.
I looked at the MWO website and couldn't find a variant that could take more than 2.

Is that something they don't sell anymore?

[S 0 L E N Y A]

I believe that is the MX90. Yes, you can buy it for c-bills.

IIRC, there is only one Mauler variant that only holds 2 balistics.
Most hold at least 4.

Check Metamechs.com for the build details.

[Maineiacal Maineiac]

Thanks, that was very helpful.

[Stormie]

Ember,
1. The mauler isn't clan, let alone IIC
2. IIC mechs are battlemechs and don't have omnipods.

OP.
try 4UAC 5s as well very nasty. in my opinion nastier than 5x ac5 because less tonnage used on the weapons so more for tonnage and armour

[S 0 L E N Y A]

Stormie, on 10 March 2016 - 05:34 PM, said:

Ember,
1. The mauler isn't clan, let alone IIC
2. IIC mechs are battlemechs and don't have omnipods.

OP.
try 4UAC 5s as well very nasty. in my opinion nastier than 5x ac5 because less tonnage used on the weapons so more for tonnage and armour

yep, also a viable option.
Or frankly just 4 plain jane AC5s will leave you with enough tons for max engine size and a lot of ammo.

5x AC5s while devastating leaves moving very very slow in a large target that is not exactly tanky for its class.

[Koniving]

Ember Stormfield, on 10 March 2016 - 05:11 PM, said:

IIC are clan mech and thus have omnipods and thus can switch hard points around.

As mentioned by Stormie:

• IIC are Clan Battlemechs, not Omnimechs, and as such do not have Omnipods.
  
• The Mauler is not a IIC mech, and is instead an Inner Sphere Battlemech.

[Ace Selin]

runciblelate, on 10 March 2016 - 01:50 PM, said:

I was spectating a match and this guy had a Mauler with 5 AC5s. I really want one of those.
I looked at the MWO website and couldn't find a variant that could take more than 2.

Is that something they don't sell anymore?

For solo matches i prefer 6xAC5 (less ammo) but more stomp.

[aaykeem]

runciblelate, on 10 March 2016 - 01:50 PM, said:

I was spectating a match and this guy had a Mauler with 5 AC5s. I really want one of those.
I looked at the MWO website and couldn't find a variant that could take more than 2.

It's the MX90, as noted above.
I'd stick to a large engine and 4 AC5s at first, until you elite it. From my experience, when you're moving at below 60 km/h in solo quick play, you run a high risk of being left behind by your team and getting shredded by lights. It doesn't make for satisfying matches or quick eliting of mechs. After you get the speed tweak skill, you can start thinking about a smaller engine.

Have fun tweaking the build:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...536779b6605b8fe

[The Basilisk]

It is the MAL-MX90 with 5 AC5
You can try switching the 275 for an 300 and ditch 3 tonns of ammo.
In higher tier games you will get focused so much you wont use your ammo up anyways.
Try a MAL-1P instead.

[el piromaniaco]

And by the way:

IIRC, what Boogie138 wrote, means If I Recall Correctly.

Cheers,

el piro

Edited by el piromaniaco, 12 March 2016 - 12:05 AM.

[el piromaniaco]

Hwhat?!?

No more drama? I was just ready with popcorn, brezels and beer.

Well, what else could one expect from claners than dissapointment.

[Zerberus]

el piromaniaco, on 11 March 2016 - 08:05 AM, said:

Hwhat?!?

No more drama? I was just ready with popcorn, brezels and beer.

Well, what else could one expect from claners than dissapointment.

Also, wenn schon Brezeln und Bier dann bitte auch mit Weißwurst und Senf, ja ... Popcorn... pfft, Kunstbanuase

Happy now?

[el piromaniaco]

Oha,

dachte an die transatlantischen Brüder und deren seltsame Biere , "like having s*x in a canoo, f***ing close to water". Kein Gehalt und nur "Geschmack" wenns eiskalt ist. Da passt schon Popcorn.
Außerdem gibt's Weißwürste doch nur zum Frühstück, oder?

Klischees bedient, der Seelenfriede kehrt ein, Jetzt kann ich ruhig schlafen, danke sehr.

[sycocys]

1R + 1P are better with 4uAC5s and 12 tons of ammo. -15% CD + the modules for uAC5 + double tap heaven.

dakka dakka

[Miles Lord]

The MX90 is the best option in my mind for the 5 X AC5's, I have a blast with it or my 6 X AC2 MX90. I do feel bad for anybody that has to navigate this post for info (good job on diluting this post with trash talk)
-Miles

[IraqiWalker]

Far be it for me to stop two clan pilots from fake stabbing at each other over the internet, but this is getting out of hand.

Ember stated some false information. Zerberus corrected it, while roleplaying a whatever the test tube baby version of "drill sergeant" is (do bear in mind, that for roleplaying to work well, everyone involved needs to know it's role playing). Ember didn't get that (do bear in mind, that a good third of the posts in the MWO forums involve some form of roleplaying, and as such, it is to be expected), and only saw the condescension, and none of the humor/sarcasm. Fast forward a few posts later, and you both had splashed so much surat dung at one another, it's not funny, or amusing, or mature anymore.

[el piromaniaco]

Did some deleting/editing too, to not confuse others too much.

Try to reach Terra if you want, maybe you come across the FRR on your way. We always need practice targets to hone our skills.

See you on the battlefield then.

[Nick Makiaveli]

Slightly off topic but since things seem to have been asked/answered here goes. I wondered what all the fuss was so I dusted off my BoomJager (DD with 2 AC/20s) and installed 3 UAC/5s.

Who knew I was an elite player? Suddenly less than 500 dmg is a bad game, and even broke 1,000 one match. Face tanking to keep firing is painful in a brawl, but brought new life to an old favorite!

[Zerberus]

^^I ran one with 4 UAC5s as a joke when they first came out.... First map Forest colony, rushed through the tunnel and immediately found a 3UAC5 Ilya waiting .... And Man was he pissed off when I was done with him

Edited by Zerberus, 13 March 2016 - 10:47 AM.