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[Clanner Scum]

Just thinking out loud here...

I really like the 27 variant because of the obvious ECM so it'll probably be my go to variant. The hero variant is all over the place in terms of hard points, with just a little bit of everything so I'm not really impressed with it.

The 21 looks good for pure splat. So I'll use that one as my main splat variant. The 26 has UAC jam chance and ballistic cooldown so I'll end up using some sort of UAC build on that. ASN-101 will probably be my laser boat variant.

For the 27 these are the builds I have in mind currently:

2large lasers, one or two LRM5, ECM and maybe one or two jump jets.
2PPC, ECM, jump jets.
2LRM10+A with ECM and jump jets if i can fit them on there

The 21:

Probably 4SRM4+A and jump jets. Maybe 2 small lasers or flamers for back up.
Might run 3LRM5+A and some back up lasers

The 26:

I'll probably go with 2UAC2 and some back up lasers with jump jets.
I might also go with one UAC5 and maybe two medium lasers with jump jets

The 101:

I'll probably go standard medium range energy boat here. Maybe 2 large pulse and 2 mediums with jump jets and lots of DHS.

I mostly favor medium range builds so I won't use SRMs much but I will have an SRM variant built and ready to launch for when I got an itch to do some brawling.

Edited by Clanner Scum, 20 March 2017 - 06:01 PM.

[Xetelian]

Wow. I just looked at the Assassin and wow does it need more. More armor, more hardpoints, more everything.

21: 3 LRM5 and two small or medium lasers lasers and 3-5 tons of ammo maybe a jump jet but probably not. I'd put an engine in it so I can run at the very least 85KPH. This is lighter than a Blackjack so yikes.
Or
3 SRM4 and two medium lasers. I don't honestly want to brawl with something this fragile though.


23: Same as the 21.

101:

This is the one i think looks the most doable. 2 SRM4-6 and 4 Medium lasers.

26: 4 MPL, I refuse to put a ballistic weapon on something that weighs less than 45 tons.

27: same as the 101

I wouldn't be buying the DD but if I did it'd be 2 MPL and 2 SRM 4s.






This thing will be fast like a Cicada and hopefully smaller and shorter. My Cicadas run pretty fast but I don't touch ballistics on them.

[stealthraccoon]

I'm feeling more of an ASN-101 dive-bomber with room for a pair of ASRM6

[smurfy]http://mwo.smurfy-ne...18cfa2d12a15753[/smurfy]

[Clanner Scum]

Xetelian, on 20 March 2017 - 06:54 PM, said:

Wow. I just looked at the Assassin and wow does it need more. More armor, more hardpoints, more everything.

21: 3 LRM5 and two small or medium lasers lasers and 3-5 tons of ammo maybe a jump jet but probably not. I'd put an engine in it so I can run at the very least 85KPH. This is lighter than a Blackjack so yikes.
Or
3 SRM4 and two medium lasers. I don't honestly want to brawl with something this fragile though.


23: Same as the 21.

101:

This is the one i think looks the most doable. 2 SRM4-6 and 4 Medium lasers.

26: 4 MPL, I refuse to put a ballistic weapon on something that weighs less than 45 tons.

27: same as the 101

I wouldn't be buying the DD but if I did it'd be 2 MPL and 2 SRM 4s.






This thing will be fast like a Cicada and hopefully smaller and shorter. My Cicadas run pretty fast but I don't touch ballistics on them.

No you can fit a UAC5 and some medium lasers on the 26 and make it work. Maybe small lasers instead of mediums, but it's doable.

Honestly I think the best build is gonna be the splat ASN-21 and the 2PPC+ECM ASN-27. Those are gonna be the most meta I think.

[Bluttrunken]

Clanner Scum, on 20 March 2017 - 09:47 PM, said:

No you can fit a UAC5 and some medium lasers on the 26 and make it work. Maybe small lasers instead of mediums, but it's doable.

Honestly I think the best build is gonna be the splat ASN-21 and the 2PPC+ECM ASN-27. Those are gonna be the most meta I think.

You can fit a UAC5 on the CDA and it kinda works out but it has a Jamchance quirk plus ballistic cooldown and velocity quirks.

PPC's and SRM spam? Yeah, that should work out ok. I hope some variants get PPC velocity increase and, maybe, heat gen reduction. The upcoming new PPC variants should be nice for a mech like the ASN as well.

[Bishop Steiner]

I can't wait... my ASN!! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Really wish Smurfy would be able to post this stuff ahead of patch.

That said, the SRM4 build I had in mind did just take a hit this patch, so I might have to go another route. This is a chassis I'm really looking forward to RAC2, SNPPC and Light PPCs to experiment with.

Current tech?

Well, only have the base pack and a Darkdeath someone gifted me, so no ECM fun for me. And the DD is one already tagged for a RAC2 this summer.

So for now, on the 21, it's going to start with 4x SRM4, but I may end up going with 2xMPL, BAP and 4x SSRM2s for Light Harassment duty.

the 23...is the least interesting to me, might end up going totally unconventional and going full sword and board, STD Engine, 3xSRM4 or 6 and 3x SPL. Really not sure.

the 101? maybe a triplet of SPLs, 2x SRM racks and a large laser if tonnage allows. I might use the DD for now as a designated spotter/harasser, with NARC in the upper torso, TAG in the head, and not sure what I'll do with the other hardpoints yet.


A little too tired right now to fully theory craft, but those are probably my starting points.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 20 March 2017 - 10:15 PM.

[DovisKhan]

This one looks so DOA, I'm surprised to see so many hype


It's as tall as a Phoenix Hawk, which is currently the worst medium mech in game, unless Assassin had some serious hitbox magic, like Arctic Cheetah, I can't see it rising to even mediocre status


But it's great that some people seem to enjoy it, power to you

[El Bandito]

DovisKhan, on 20 March 2017 - 11:00 PM, said:

This one looks so DOA, I'm surprised to see so many hype

It's as tall as a Phoenix Hawk, which is currently the worst medium mech in game, unless Assassin had some serious hitbox magic, like Arctic Cheetah, I can't see it rising to even mediocre status

Dude, it is as big as the Ice Ferret, but slimmer from the sides, which is completely fine. I think the hitboxes are just dandy. Now if only IS had ST death proof XL like the Clan one...

Edited by El Bandito, 20 March 2017 - 11:12 PM.

[Clanner Scum]

DovisKhan, on 20 March 2017 - 11:00 PM, said:

This one looks so DOA, I'm surprised to see so many hype


It's as tall as a Phoenix Hawk, which is currently the worst medium mech in game, unless Assassin had some serious hitbox magic, like Arctic Cheetah, I can't see it rising to even mediocre status


But it's great that some people seem to enjoy it, power to you

Naw I think it'll be a very potent mech.

[MeiSooHaityu]

DovisKhan, on 20 March 2017 - 11:00 PM, said:

This one looks so DOA, I'm surprised to see so many hype


It's as tall as a Phoenix Hawk, which is currently the worst medium mech in game, unless Assassin had some serious hitbox magic, like Arctic Cheetah, I can't see it rising to even mediocre status


But it's great that some people seem to enjoy it, power to you

After watching NGNG's sneak peek, I feel a little bit better about it. I still think it could be more vulnerable than the Cicada (being of a humanoid design), but at least it looks to be smaller than I thought.

Also, just noticed that the ASN-26 has a pretty decently high torso ballistic mount. If I had the Assassin, I think I would make a Hollander knock off with that chassis

Edited by MeiSooHaityu, 21 March 2017 - 02:45 AM.

[Gas Guzzler]

ASN-21 really got nerfed with the SRM4 nerf. You could run it with artemis and 4 tons of ammo and run 128ish I guess.