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[Davegt27]

Hi all

What’s your best Scout Mech so far?

for me its the Griffin 3M after that was the Griffin 2N (ECM) but it does 107 KPH

[Afuldan McKronik]

2 LPL 3 ERML Stormcrow. Keeps those pesky splatt griffins away, fights back against LL Blackjacks.

[Davegt27]

One of my Blackjacks has an AC5 and an AC2 and MLs

But it is too soft to use and goes down quick

So far I need a 90KPH or higher 55 ton Mech to last more the 15 sec in a brawl with
Doom crows

[Bishop Steiner]

I love my CN9-D with 300xl, AC10, 2xML and 2xSRM4. Good blend of speed and firepower and tanky enough to laugh off Streakcrows while feeding them their own livers with fava beans and a nice chianti!

[JaidenHaze]

Jenner IIC. It has the speed and the power. There is a reason why I could play it to rank 2 on the leaderbord. Well, now it's probably not, since I'll go sleep now ☺

[Danjo San]

Gather Intel: Spider 5V
Protect Intel: Oxide

[-Vompo-]

I've enjoyed locust 1e. Fast as hell and really tight turn radius. 6 spl can deal decent damage but you really need to be on your toes so that you don't get hit in return.

[White Bear 84]

Really enjoying my raven-h. Apologies for vid quality, it was my first youtube vid... ..the first of many

Individual mechs work great, but teamplay is 100% the real winner here

Edited by White Bear 84, 20 April 2016 - 03:58 PM.

[jss78]

Heat-efficient medium brawlers seem to work well. Decent speed to move around, and can manage against pretty much any mech. Been having good luck with a superstock WVR-6R with an XL280, an AC/5, 3xSRM6 and an ML.

Heavy-hitting fast movers seem another possible approach. Better at capturing intel but can still deal with most opposition. I've also had good luck with an XL320, 4xML, 2xSRM4 Cicada X-5, although it's of course a Poor Man's Oxide (which I don't own).

An interesting thing I observe is that with the play style being so much more mobile, hardpoint location doesn't seem as critical as in 12-vs-12 game modes with peek-and-poke gameplay.

[Wraith 1]

CN9-AH with XL255, 3xSRM4, AC/20.

It's slow, especially for something packing an XL engine. However, not many streakspammers are expecting to be 2HKO'd by a mini-atlas.

It honestly really disappoints me that this is my best performing mech. I was hoping this gamemode would be a good place for my flamer brawlers and sub-35T lights, but big firepower and heat efficiency still wins.

[Kanil]

CN9-AH here too, but with a 275XL and one less SRM-4.

I've only got two mediums at the moment, so my choices are pretty limited. Still, it works well enough against the primary targets of Stormcrows and Arctic Cheetahs.

[Afuldan McKronik]

Wraith 1, on 20 April 2016 - 04:00 PM, said:

CN9-AH with XL255, 3xSRM4, AC/20.

It's slow, especially for something packing an XL engine. However, not many streakspammers are expecting to be 2HKO'd by a mini-atlas.

It honestly really disappoints me that this is my best performing mech. I was hoping this gamemode would be a good place for my flamer brawlers and sub-35T lights, but big firepower and heat efficiency still wins.

These things made me drop my SPL builds. I hate you now. In a way only friends can hate each other.







J/k. But they are super stronk.

[Davegt27]

White Bear 84, on 20 April 2016 - 03:58 PM, said:

Really enjoying my raven-h. Apologies for vid quality, it was my first youtube vid... ..the first of many

Individual mechs work great, but teamplay is 100% the real winner here

after I got taken out by a spider I put my H on the shelf

he just stayed out of range of my weapons and took me down

[White Bear 84]

Davegt27, on 20 April 2016 - 04:55 PM, said:

after I got taken out by a spider I put my H on the shelf

he just stayed out of range of my weapons and took me down

Yeah, spiders can be a pain.. ..had one on Polar that gave us the run for the full match length, it was brutally painful

It certainly is a map specific thing as well, you really want faster mechs on the bigger maps, but more firepower helps on the smaller maps..

[Wraith 1]

Afuldan McKronik, on 20 April 2016 - 04:31 PM, said:

These things made me drop my SPL builds. I hate you now. In a way only friends can hate each other.

J/k. But they are super stronk.

I know, right? The thing was my favorite ride in CB before they removed it, but I never expected it to be really viable again.

Speaking of SPLs, you've just reminded me that I need to try scouting in a 9xSPL HBK-4P...

[Pelanistra]

SPL Cheetah
MPL Stormcrow
SSRM Stormcrow

VompoVompatti, on 20 April 2016 - 03:54 PM, said:

I've enjoyed locust 1e. Fast as hell and really tight turn radius. 6 spl can deal decent damage but you really need to be on your toes so that you don't get hit in return.

Well said! The bane of all lights!

[AztecD]

Centurion AH - Miniatlas
Wolfhoud 2 - Run and splat MPL

[Zolaz]

GRF-2N or Wang.

If you are a scrub or you have a lot of derp on your team ECM smooths over a lot of problems. It keeps you from being targeted. ECM makes Streakcrows cry, especially with Radar Derp. ECM, meeting the tonnage limit with your mech with some skill at moving and firing will carry you.

AC20s steal kills in Lights and Mediums. Throw some SPLs on the CT and then protect your right arm when you fight. Surats hate being rocked around while they are trying to do things like move and shoot. Smack a Cheetah with an AC20 and watch something pop off. Streakcrow loves it when you feed him a shell down the CT like a baby bird.

[Danghen Woolf]

As much as I hate to admit using Kurita 'mechs I seem to be having the best luck in my JR7-D Jenner. It has four medium lasers and an SRM-4. With the Magna 245 it can get a pretty good top speed and still have some damage output.

[Count Zero 74]

For gathering intel a Pirates Bane.

Loadout doesn't matter you just run around collecting them thingies.

For protecting intel a Crab-20, XL-350, 5 med pulse