Here's my suggestion:
WLF-1B Proposed Trial Mech
Why?
- Easy to use. 1 LPL, 4 ML. Two weapon groups, each with similar recharge and burn time. 31 damage alpha seems quite reasonable and is only 5 less than the hotter, shorter range 6 MPL meta build.
- Durable. Heavily armored for the weight, with a some points shaved off the non-weapon arm. IS XL engine remains a liability, but less so for a Light than other weight classes.
- Reasonably Fast. 270 XL provides 125 kph base speed. As a Trail it can't be speed tweaked (and given that mastery is changing, it's a moot point anyway).
- More options if you buy. Being all energy, the Wolfhound's suffers from being very limited in terms of what you can do with it. You want some lasers? Or do you more different lasers? Maybe a PPC you aren't quirked to use effectively? With the 1B at least offers the double AMS option should you choose to buy it.
Tina Benoit, on 13 January 2017 - 02:18 PM, said:
Keep in mind these will mostly be used by new playersl!
Thank you, Tina! Remember people, this is a Trial mech. Trial mechs should, as far as I'm concerned, be new player friendly. I don't feel the recent Champion/Trial mech selections have been good introductions because they are geared toward the play styles of more experienced players.
Also worth considering is that these will eventually be sold for MC or as part of a bundle, so they should be worth purchasing.
Finally, DO NOT get hung up on the quirks. That whole system is going to be changing very soon, so it really doesn't matter what they have right now.
Thanks for your consideration.
-paws
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Edited by paws2sky, 19 January 2017 - 12:23 PM.