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[Korbos]

I haven't seen a thread for this yet and clearly we need to see some Bushwackers with nice paint jobs. Start posting and show them off!

[Lupis Volk]

Okay, But mine will be via Steam. If it even allows the links.

[CK16]

[Tristan Winter]

Actually not a bad looking mech. Looks real good with woodland camo, I wish more people would use that camo pattern.

It's sad that its quirks don't encourage people to use more mixed builds.

[Juodas Varnas]

Tristan Winter, on 29 January 2017 - 12:52 AM, said:

It's sad that its quirks don't encourage people to use more mixed builds.

Do quirks ever do that?

[RestosIII]

I really want to see people's Bushwacker setups, but I also really don't want another reason to get the urge to buy the damn thing.

[NighthawK1337]

RestosIII, on 29 January 2017 - 01:46 AM, said:

I really want to see people's Bushwacker setups, but I also really don't want another reason to get the urge to buy the damn thing.

But but but... Nostalgia....

[Sunstruck]

[Tristan Winter]

Juodas Varnas, on 29 January 2017 - 12:54 AM, said:

Do quirks ever do that?

They've sometimes given MG RoF quirks to mechs that wouldn't normally equip MGs.

Other than that... not really. Can't really think of any situations where people run mixed builds based on quirks rather than hardpoints.

[DovisKhan]

Tristan Winter, on 29 January 2017 - 12:52 AM, said:

Actually not a bad looking mech. Looks real good with woodland camo, I wish more people would use that camo pattern.

It's sad that its quirks don't encourage people to use more mixed builds.

Actually Bushie kinda HAS to run a mixed build to bring the best it can offer


Sure 2 LbX10 + ML is a consistent and great performer, however I use this to even greater effect:


2 AC5, 2 MG, 1 SL, 3 SRM2, that's a shitton of dps and runs rather cool. It is also adequate at long range

Had multiple ~1k games in it

[Lupis Volk]

Tristan Winter, on 29 January 2017 - 12:52 AM, said:

Actually not a bad looking mech. Looks real good with woodland camo, I wish more people would use that camo pattern.

It's sad that its quirks don't encourage people to use more mixed builds.

Mixed? As in 3 SRM 6's with artie, 4 mg's and a flamer?

[jjm1]

A plain yellow bandit. Just a head nod to the art comp were I won my 3 bushwackers.


More forest camo: Its almost like it was given away or something. jk, I know it was.

[Hit the Deck]

It does look like an AH-64 with legs (in a good way).

[Composite Armour]

I do love me a good woodland pattern. Need more colours and more decals though.

[Bud Crue]

Juodas Varnas, on 29 January 2017 - 12:54 AM, said:

Do quirks ever do that?

On Some mechs....but mostly bad mechs.
They seem to encourage mixed builds with quirks on mechs that are only viable with mixed builds in the first place (Zeus being the example that pops into mind). And even on bad mechs they often nerf their "OP" quirks unnecessarily, thus pushing them back toward a more traditional meta-ish single weapon boating role. (e.g. minimizing the Arrow's MG quirks, virtually guarantees folks will play it without MGs and just stick with 3LPL, etc.). That plus the community often gets vocal in regards to mechs being quirked for weapons that are deemed to be secondary at the "expense" of their primary weapons.

All around it is a lose-lose situation that pushes folks away from those "bad" mechs (mechs with a variety of different hard points) to mechs that focus more on single weapon type hardpoints (even if the later is devoid of quirks). And now all this is being exacerbated by PGI's recent emphasis on new mechs of all weights that have far more single weapons hardpoint variants than ever before (and of course driving sales). It will be made even worse still with the new squirks system which will undoubtedly have steep cost for quirking for more than one weapons system.

So yes there are mechs that have quirks to encourage mixed load-outs, but between mechs having 8 single system hardpoints, and PGI's utterly bewildering nerf passes (of late) and the game mechanics, I fear they will continue to be a rarity if not made outright unplayable/extinct.

[Korbos]

Here are all my Bushwackers!

[Spheroid]

Its unfortunate that the necessary ballistic jawls interfere with traditional shark mouth decal placement.

[Korbos]

Lets get some more screenshots of those Bushwackers!

[Mimikyu]

I don't have any Bushwackers but I love seeing the different camos people are using on them. They look great, I look forward to seeing more.

[Jettrik Ryflix]

Here's my P2 with the Liao pattern.