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[Karl the Plumber]

Hey fellow pilots,
I've been whacking away at unlocking my Awesome 9M with its canon loadout, and I have a pretty good time playing it in pub even though there's really nothing to recommend the Awesome in MWO. The Atlas-size target it presents, the way PPCs aren't pulling their own tonnage compared to other weapons, pretty much everything. What are some of your favorites from TT or the earlier games that just don't work in MWO, but you still like to dust off and play sometimes?

[Snowbluff]

The Shadowcat for me.
Sure, I can get a good game if my opponents are braindead (I have a much to upload where I did 700 damage and 3 kills because people were bad).

I like to put an UAC20 on it. Wish the ammo quirks would come.

[El Bandito]

I don't have such mech. Either I will make the mech work no matter the bad rep, or I sell it. Oh, and I do not quirk chase.

[Mystere]

I still love my Pretty Baby I've named Mystery Babe.

Edited by Mystere, 01 April 2016 - 07:11 AM.

[Roughneck Cobra]

LBX10+LBX20 Direwhale.

Has more Boom than a Maus on steroids.

[Nightmare1]

Summoner. It's my favorite, "never gonna be any good" Mech.

Stupid locked chassis and PGI balancing attempts...

[Juodas Varnas]

My Vindicators.

The very definition of obsolete.

Edited by Juodas Varnas, 01 April 2016 - 07:15 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Karl the Plumber, on 01 April 2016 - 06:58 AM, said:

Hey fellow pilots,
I've been whacking away at unlocking my Awesome 9M with its canon loadout, and I have a pretty good time playing it in pub even though there's really nothing to recommend the Awesome in MWO. The Atlas-size target it presents, the way PPCs aren't pulling their own tonnage compared to other weapons, pretty much everything. What are some of your favorites from TT or the earlier games that just don't work in MWO, but you still like to dust off and play sometimes?

Are we talking Mech you find "hopeless", or community opinion deems so?

If we are talking one that I refuse to sell or give up on, despite not doing well in it, that would be the Warhammer family of mechs. Mind you, I could Metahump with them, and watch my stats do a 180º. But then, what's the point of running my favorite Iconic Mech, if I have to bastardize it so badly it resembles that Mech in name only? 4xAC5 ain't a Warhammer. Warhammers have PPCs in their arms. If I don't want to try to make that work, well, I should have bought a Grasshopper or Black Knight. But again, I acknowledge it's my PoV that tanks it's overall performance vs it's potential, and I won't sell them, because as stated, Warhammers are my favorite mech in the franchise, even if they are not clicking for me well in this iteration.

If we are referring to one communally thought less than desirable, then it's my Summoner Prime.
Worse, I run it bone stock, not even optimizing components, but literally running it how it came out of the box, except for the paint job. Fortunately, much like the VND, I make it work, and as such, have no real complaints. It's not my Stat Overlord, but I feel more accomplishment maintaining a 1.7 KDr in it than I do in packing a 3.0 in my TBR which any fool can maintain a good KDr in, even driving half drunk or asleep.

Juodas Varnas, on 01 April 2016 - 07:15 AM, said:

My Vindicators.

The very definition of obsolete.

Well, they are the pride of House Liao, so why should one expect otherwise?

[Roughneck Cobra]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 April 2016 - 07:16 AM, said:

Are we talking Mech you find "hopeless", or community opinion deems so?

If we are talking one that I refuse to sell or give up on, despite not doing well in it, that would be the Warhammer family of mechs. Mind you, I could Metahump with them, and watch my stats do a 180º. But then, what's the point of running my favorite Iconic Mech, if I have to bastardize it so badly it resembles that Mech in name only? 4xAC5 ain't a Warhammer. Warhammers have PPCs in their arms. If I don't want to try to make that work, well, I should have bought a Grasshopper or Black Knight. But again, I acknowledge it's my PoV that tanks it's overall performance vs it's potential, and I won't sell them, because as stated, Warhammers are my favorite mech in the franchise, even if they are not clicking for me well in this iteration.

If we are referring to one communally thought less than desirable, then it's my Summoner Prime.
Worse, I run it bone stock, not even optimizing components, but literally running it how it came out of the box, except for the paint job. Fortunately, much like the VND, I make it work, and as such, have no real complaints. It's not my Stat Overlord, but I feel more accomplishment maintaining a 1.7 KDr in it than I do in packing a 3.0 in my TBR which any fool can maintain a good KDr in, even driving half drunk or asleep.


Well, they are the pride of House Liao, so why should one expect otherwise?

Just give a single mech and your short story Bishop, put your phallus away trying be a politician

[TercieI]

Juodas Varnas, on 01 April 2016 - 07:15 AM, said:

My Vindicators.

The very definition of obsolete.

Obsolete implies you were once relevant.

MLX for me. Too much fun in PUGs.

[Bishop Steiner]

Stryker Ezekiel, on 01 April 2016 - 07:17 AM, said:

Just give a single mech and your short story Bishop, put your phallus away trying be a politician

the way you after my phallus is somewhat disturbing. Also unsure of how asking for clarification has anything to do with my swinging manly cod. Or admitting that I bring down the performance of the mech (which would sort of be that anti epeen, I believe?)

TercieI, on 01 April 2016 - 07:18 AM, said:

MLX for me. Too much fun in PUGs.

speaking of "once relevant"?

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 01 April 2016 - 07:34 AM.

[Roughneck Cobra]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 April 2016 - 07:32 AM, said:

the way you after my phallus is somewhat disturbing.


speaking of "once relevant"?

Wait till I finally get in a match with you on the enemy team, then you'll wish it was just a babe

[cazidin]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 April 2016 - 07:32 AM, said:

the way you after my phallus is somewhat disturbing.


speaking of "once relevant"?

Hey, Bishop, check out the Leaked April Roadmap?

[TercieI]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 April 2016 - 07:32 AM, said:

speaking of "once relevant"?

I was answering "hopeless."

For obsolete, the JR7-F, of course, but that's not the topic.

[Bishop Steiner]

Stryker Ezekiel, on 01 April 2016 - 07:32 AM, said:

Wait till I finally get in a match with you on the enemy team, then you'll wish it was just a babe

with bated breath.

[Bud Crue]

Karl the Plumber, on 01 April 2016 - 06:58 AM, said:

What are some of your favorites from TT or the earlier games that just don't work in MWO, but you still like to dust off and play sometimes?

Though I admit it was never a favorite in TT, the Panther 10P is one that many seem to feel is hopeless in MWO but which I think is a ton of fun. BTW "Ballistic Panther" would be a great band name.

As to a mech more appropriate to the OP's question: Gotta say the Dragon or Archer. I loved both in TT but I will be damned if I can make the Dragon work in any role that doesn't start with the preface of "short lived". As to the Archer, in TT it is supposed to be the preeminent LRM mech. I have managed only 1 LRM build on any of the Archers, and even this one fails to use the iconic LRM 20s. So while it is adequate for MWO play it still feels like it just doesn't work the way it is "supposed to".

[occusoj]

Catapults for me. I like them all but they became totally marginalized, theres not one variant that can do anything another mech cant do much better.
Once upon a time they were viable to even OP, hard to imagine these days.

[Karl the Plumber]

Bishop Steiner, on 01 April 2016 - 07:16 AM, said:

Are we talking Mech you find "hopeless", or community opinion deems so?

Mainly the ones that the community deems hopeless, and that have been proven to underperform compared to their peers/TT originals. I'm hopeless with LRMs and not that great with wubwubpuke, so there are some mechs out there with legitimately top-tier metabuilds that I'm hopeless with, especially the Jager.

And oh man, yeah, the Dragon. So solid everywhere else, so quick to die here.

Edited by Karl the Plumber, 01 April 2016 - 07:41 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

Bud Crue, on 01 April 2016 - 07:36 AM, said:

As to the Archer, in TT it is supposed to be the preeminent LRM mech. I have managed only 1 LRM build on any of the Archers, and even this one fails to use the iconic LRM 20s. So while it is adequate for MWO play it still feels like it just doesn't work the way it is "supposed to".

[Crotch RockIt]

cazidin, on 01 April 2016 - 07:33 AM, said:

Hey, Bishop, check out the Leaked April Roadmap?

What? Where? Or is this an April Fools joke?

EDIT: Never mind. Found it.

Edited by Crotch RockIt, 01 April 2016 - 07:41 AM.