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[MrHail]

Would like to build some drop decks for CW.
Have no clue which mechs to master/buy .

I do have Stalkers, Marauders, Thunderbolts, Enforcers, Firestarters and Hunchbacks so far.
Not sure what would make a good drop deck for CW.

I looked on the metamechs site but dunno if those are the best dropdecks...

Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thank you!

[Kurbeks]

2 Stalkers + 2 FS9
4 Thunderbolts
Stalker + Marauder + TBolt + FS9

Which models you have of each mech.

[MrHail]

Kurbeks, on 20 March 2016 - 05:29 AM, said:

2 Stalkers + 2 FS9
4 Thunderbolts
Stalker + Marauder + TBolt + FS9

Which models you have of each mech.

Models I have so far:

Firestarters: FS9-S, FS9-H, FS9-E
Stalkers: STK-4N, STK-3H, STK-M
Thunderbolts: TDR-9SE, TDR-5S, TDR-5SS
Marauders: MAD-3R, MAD-5M, MAD-5D
Enforcers: ENF-5P,ENF-4R, ENF-4P

I think Hunchbacks are bad for CW so models don't matter I think.

The thing is I can buy something else as needed that's why I asked for some good CW Drop Decks in general.
Most of the ones I have are mastered.

Edited by MrHail, 20 March 2016 - 06:30 AM.

[Kurbeks]

1) Stalker 4N + 3H (maybe misery, but i guess 3H better) + FS9-S, FS9-H - 240 tonns
2) Stalker 4N or 3H + TDR-9SE + Mad-3R (i did look on metamechs for this, as i don't own Marauders and don't know their builds.)+FS9-S - 260 tonns

Also don't know about enforcers, same as with marauders.

[Nerdboard]

Apart from what you have, here's what I think could get you pretty far:

Energy - Blackjack, Grasshopper, Black Knight, Battlemaster, Banshee

Ballistics - Jagermech, Mauler, maybe still the Banshee

Missiles - generally tough in CW. If you feel comfortable with SRMs go for the Hunchback 4SP or Griffins.


The Crab might also be good, cant say really since I do not see it often.

[Kurbeks]

If you want to buy something new, Blackjack would really complement your deck. You could do 2 stalkers + 2 Bj then.

[Tarogato]

You want the best, or you want just plain "good"?

If the former, you have a few options:

Thunderbolts
Quickdraws
Grasshoppers
Black Knights
Blackjacks

You can frontload your tonnage with an assault, but you have to make the best of it or else it's not worth it (usually it forces you to bring a light mech in your deck later on, and lights are just meh in CW)
Banshee
Battlemaster(s)
Stalker(s)
Mauler

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If you want mechs that are just good enough but not widely accepted as "best",

- avoid brawlers (ON1, CN9, GRF, FS9, etc) until you really know your way around the CW maps
- avoid very slow mechs (like the KGC and AS7)
- avoid fragile mechs (like the WVR's delicate arm, or the CTF and AWS with their cripplingly huge profiles)
- avoid LRMs
- stick mostly to LPL and LL.

That leaves you with stuff like Marauder, Warhammer, Rifleman, Hunchback, Jager, Jester/K2, Crab, Enforcer, maybe Shadowhawk, plus others that slip my mind.

[MrHail]

Thanks all!
I think I'll go for blackjacks next since they seem to be good now.
Maybe Black knights after. I see them in normal games and they look so cool imo lol.

[Aleksandr Sergeyevich Kerensky]

MrHail, on 20 March 2016 - 09:04 AM, said:

Thanks all!
I think I'll go for blackjacks next since they seem to be good now.
Maybe Black knights after. I see them in normal games and they look so cool imo lol.

Start with the BJ-3

[Kurbeks]

you need Bj-3 and BJ-1x, others don't matter. Just buy get basic mastery and sell.

[Ollorin]

Currently I run Stalker 4N, 2 Thunderbolt 9SE, 1 Blackjack 1X and it works well for me. Usually I start with the Stalker to frontload. My last mech is usually a Thunderbolt, being a solid mech it works well if things aren't going quite according to plan. Usually I drop my other Thunderbolt second and my Blackjack 3rd, though that is dependent on how the battles are going.

[Rhavin]

I will tell you the black knights are extremely strong. I just bought mine 3 days ago. Way more tanky than I expected, only downside is very low mounts. However their xl friendliness allows you to get great speed out them so escaping trouble is easier. Packing alphas in the 50 60 area you can smoke most other heavy mechs and any light or medium that stops in front of you in done. I feel they are superior to the thunderbolt.

[Spheroid]

Those mechs are perfectly fine for CW.

[BoseMensch]

TL;DR version:
Black knight (3LPL 5ML or 9MPL)
blackjack (BJ-3 2PPC 4ML 2JJ; BJ-1X 6ML 2MPL)
both are amazing energy mechs

Long version:
I'm one of the steam newbies, but have been playing regularly since it dropped on steam and have been able to build up a decent dropdeck for CW. I usually average 1K-1500 damage and 3-6 kills per drop, which I believe is about average. Not that I'm a great pilot or anything by any means. At any rate, the black knight is just an amazing mech at CW. I have two setups for mine, depending on where we drop: one with 3 LPL and 5 ML, the other with 9MPL (split 4 and 5 groups to avoid ghost heat). Those things are just amazing damage dealers and fairly tanky as well. Admittedly, the 3 LPL build isn't quite as tanky, as I have to run an XL to get the tonnage, but it still performs. I also second the blackjack as a great CW mech. I run two in my dropdeck, a BJ-3 and a B-1X. The BJ3 I have set up as a sniper build, with those PPC quirks it is AMAZING (2 PPC, 4ML). I came THIS close to the one-mech challenge on a CW drop yesterday with that mech, did around 800 dmg and 5 kills. But best of all, I was able to distract the other team and get them to chase me, which meant drawing fire from my team. The speed and maneuverability of the BJ-1X is also fantastic as a med/short range skirmisher (6ML, 2MPL). Just wait for the fight to get heated up, and run around backshooting the red doritos. If it had jumpjets, it would just be ridiculously OP. My other mech in the deck is a mauler MX90 dakka. There are better assaults out there, but it came with the resistance 2 pack and it performs pretty well. Its a little slow, but thats really the biggest drawback to it. Hope that helps some!

[Vlad Striker]

For the CW is good ANY mech with high alpha (>40) or high pinpoint alpha (>33) and short cooldown and effective range>400m.

[Timicon]

MrHail, on 20 March 2016 - 04:55 AM, said:

Would like to build some drop decks for CW.
Have no clue which mechs to master/buy .

I do have Stalkers, Marauders, Thunderbolts, Enforcers, Firestarters and Hunchbacks so far.
Not sure what would make a good drop deck for CW.

I looked on the metamechs site but dunno if those are the best dropdecks...

Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thank you!

A good drop would also include the Raven 3L, (never underestimate a light!) possibly even the Quickdraw - 4G.

[ImperialKnight]

Warhammer, Black Knight, Grasshopper, Jenner, Firestarter, Wolf Hound