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[S 0 L E N Y A]

Kinda neat cuz you can jump arround and slang ACs pretty quickly, but as stated the mech is all but completely obsolete.

For just a little more weight (and no JJs) you can go Cat K2 or Whammy6R, either of which would kick the crap out of an AC IV4, with or without quirks.

[Chados]

Quickdraws may not be top tier...heck, they never were...but they're viable in willing hands. My IV-4 compares favorably with my other IS heavies, stat-wise. I tend to do better with non-traditional mechs. I like it very much and hope that the fact that the meta players hate it means that PGI will ignore it and leave it as it is: Fun.

I'm obstinately insisting on Quickdraw Mastery. Tonight I discovered that a 4G(C) can pack seven jump jets and still run two SRM4 and 4ML, plus near-max armor and enough motor to run 81 kph. Pretty fun stuff there. It's like a Wolverine with a little more staying power.

[Jingseng]

Get something because you want to get it, not because it is the current 'meta' or gives you +2 vs. goblins or whatever else. Get something because doing so will make you happier.

If all you care about is that 3% performance differential, then read the reviews. If you still want something even after reading bad reviews, then ignore the reviews. Pretty simple imho.

[Mel White]

It's kind of strange. I absolutely love Quickdraws and so bought the IV-4 during one of the half price sales. Took a bit to get used to but now it's one of my deadlier heavies. The loadout I use is simple: 2 medium lasers, 2 ultra ac5s, 2 jump jets and max armor. I use about 6 tons of ammo and as big of an XL as it can carry (can't remember the exact size). With the UAC cooldown module this thing slings lead like nobodies business. I've scrapped the edge of 1,000 damage more than once (and I consider myself an average to above average pilot at best) and in a FW match I'm particularly proud of I cleared 2 clan heavies off of a ridge in Hellbore in about a minute.

Jams can be a problem, but if you stagger the fire it's manageable and a complete blast to play.

[SlightlyMobileTurret]

I generally rate the IV-FOUR as a greater threat than the other quickdraws in pub queue, because in many ways, it's the DRG-1N with AC10s instead of AC5s.

What crazy DPS.

The chassis as a whole is very fun, from what I hear. So even if the IV-FOUR gets nerfed hard, the 5K will still be good and the 4G and 4H decent.

Edited by Keshav Murali, 05 October 2016 - 06:02 PM.

[Chados]

I've actually led multiple pushes with the stock IV-4 loadout. What I like is carrying two of each kind of weapon. And jets. It's like the missing Rifleman-we don't have any RFLs with jets or missiles.

A 4G with seven jets jumps like a Phoenix Hawk. It's off the chain!

[Alienized]

for quite a long time my IV-4 runs with the following:
XL280
2 ac5 + 5 tons of ammo
2 mlas
2 srm4+ artemis + 2 tons of ammo
no JJ's

definetly in need of a cooloing shot 9

it might not get 1k+ damage matches frequently but it can stay at range and get into the brawl quite easily and is succesfull in that.
900dmg on polar highlands as it first appeared.
last battle i just had on alpine facing 2 kodiaks head on with my team, taking most part of the damage of both still killing them. it is a nice bugger and the downsizing helped it. 731 damage,2 kmdd and 4 kills in the end.
the thing with this loadout is that you gotta know where to move and where not, as with most mechs that arent hardpoint favoured. and you definetly need to man up, it mainly works only the traditional way: soften up at range, going in close to max damage.

i just wish the ac placement would be better. half time one ac is constantly hitting walls >_>

[Chados]

I put one AC5 on my left mouse, one AC5 on my right mouse, and my SRMs and lasers on other buttons. Similar to how I set up a Rifleman. It's the only way to be able to corner peek effectively.

The arms are so low slung, my early experience with the IV-4 was shooting the ground a lot. But you get used to it. You can't hill-top with one like you can a Rifleman. You need to corner-peek or push like a mini-Mauler. I always link up with the assaults and support them. The IV-4 is well set up as an assault supporter.

[Dar1ng One]

I personally don't think so. There are better mechs with better "IV's". (ahem pokemon go joke)

Mmmmmmm..... yes

Mech-Cellent!

[Chados]

Well, it remains one of my favorite mechs. However, I grant that your mileage may vary; I'm something of a Battlemech contrarian. I love the mechs everyone says are bad, bad, bad, and I hate the supposed "good" mechs. Example: the Ebon Jaguar and Arctic Cheetah-I do not like them at all. them. In fact, I pretty much loathe all current Clan mechs except the Summoner, which is universally reviled as the worst of the Clan mechs. I did get the Marauder IIC as I love Marauders and hope I'll like them better.

For me, the IV-4's virtues are the very things others think of as vices, viz. its B2/M2/E2 hardpoint mix. Right now I'm running 2xAC/5, 2xSRM4, and 2xMPL over an XL 245, nearly max armor, two extra heat sinks, two jets, 2 tons for the SRMs and 4 tons for the autocannon. Just came out of a brawl on Crimson Strait in the afternoon, a Domination match. I facetanked down one Warhammer, duoed a Warhawk, soloed a Crab-27B, and duoed a Bounty Hunter. Three kills, three assists, one KMDD, one solo kill, no team damage, 485 total damage and I was one of four survivors on the winning team-along with a Kodiak 3, one of two in my lance to make it til the end. I think it is by far the best Quickdraw, and my next favorite is the 4H-I can take an LRM5 for general harassment, along with the same loadout as my 4GC, but for two jets (the 4H can only take five). The 5K is by far my weakest QKD, weird but there you have it.

Edited by Chados, 13 October 2016 - 05:34 PM.

[LT. HARDCASE]

It's not bad, if you wait for a 50% off sale. Paying full price is madness.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

Yesterday i dusted out my Inter Venous 4 and noticed that it has the same armor due to the quirks as a 80 tonner

2 srm6:s and ac10,cooldown modules,max jump jets and xl280,so much fun.Very effective and tanky brawler.The resize truly does it wonders.It could use a 350 or higher engine cap because lol 100 kph "80 ton" srm-bomber.

[LightningStorm]

With ac/10 cooldown module and elite cooldown skill, you got 47% cooldown reduction for ac/10, which kinda makes it like having 4 ac/10s, all builds other than this are better on another mech. If you also got good shooting skills, then it could be really great mech because of IS ac precision