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[Gaussfather]

Hi, I want to get the IS top tier award because Victors have always been one of my favorite mechs in the game (before Clan mechs showed up) and now its relevant again with the LE... and this is the first new Vic, in like, forever! And it has 3 ballistic hardpoints! Yay!

So I currently have the Kaiju, Ghilli, and K-9 Resistance Mechs.... was thinking of 2 options to buy my last Hero mech...

Spend as little as possible and get a light: Katana Kat vs. Grinner...

or splurge a bit and get the Heavy: Partisan vs. Mjolnir

If good looks were the main criteria I'd buy the Black Knight Partisan hands down... but what can it do that my 75-ton Marauder Bounty Hunter can't (besides go a bit faster with an XL)?

Also, I do not own any Grasshoppers or Wolfhounds... maybe having one in my deck is a good idea.

So, if you could only buy one of those which would it be and why? Thanks for the help!

[Snazzy Dragon]

The Grinner or Ghillie. While ECM isn't a huge asset, it's enough to confuse brown sea players in solo queue, and makes them the perfect c bill farming mechs given their c bill bonuses, speed, and ability to spoop brown sea players, as mentioned.

Dyslexia, sorry.

Edited by Snazzy Dragon, 29 September 2017 - 08:01 AM.

[Jay Leon Hart]

First off, just to make sure, you need a combination of 6 Resistance Hero 'mechs, Hero Add-Ons and/or Reinforcement Add-Ons, not 4.

That said, if I could pick one of your 4 I would pick the Grinner. The Wolfhound is a solid chassis and ECM makes it the favourite of my Wolfhounds, especially with a PPC arm.

If I had to choose a second, it would be the Mjolnir. A Ballistic arm with 1 high Energy mount per torso and JJs, but better hitboxes and arm height than a Cataphract.

As an additional option, the Knockout is easily the safest Mauler on which to run Gauss. I have had relative success with 2x Gauss 4x ERML.

Edited by Jay Leon Hart, 29 September 2017 - 08:06 AM.

[TheArisen]

The Knockout (Mauler) is pretty good for me. I run it with X2 gauss, X2 ERLlas & 2 ermlas

[Gaussfather]

Thanks for the feedback guys! I love Maulers but my "Gausszilla" Mauler-2P feels hard to beat... if the Knockout could mount AC20s I'd be more apt to buy it but basically my "Gausslobster" King Crab-0000 can mount the same or more weapons...

So I decided to either get a Light for $10 or try for a something unusual like the Partisan or Mjolnir... anyone else have any thoughts?

[Snazzy Dragon]

Honestly, if the ballistics on the partisan or mjolnir were on their right instead of left, I might recommend them, but they're on the left and extremely low slung compared to the other weapons.

[Gaussfather]

Snazzy Dragon, on 29 September 2017 - 01:06 PM, said:

Honestly, if the ballistics on the partisan or mjolnir were on their right instead of left, I might recommend them, but they're on the left and extremely low slung compared to the other weapons.

Yeah that was my original concern too... especially being low slung... do you own them?

[Aleski]

Snazzy Dragon, on 29 September 2017 - 01:06 PM, said:

Honestly, if the ballistics on the partisan or mjolnir were on their right instead of left, I might recommend them, but they're on the left and extremely low slung compared to the other weapons.

Why is it a problem for them to be on the left side of the mech ???

[process]

Aleski, on 29 September 2017 - 01:26 PM, said:

Why is it a problem for them to be on the left side of the mech ???

Most fighting tends to go counterclockwise, so having your weapons on the right helps to clear terrain as you circle.

That said, I still think the Partisan is one of the more interesting heroes.

Edited by process, 29 September 2017 - 01:30 PM.

[BrunoSSace]

The Grasshopper hero the Mjolnir is great, 6 er medium lasers and a Gauss Rifle and jumpjets is fun. Glade i end up buying it, its a good mech or you can do laser vomit on it.

[CheeseThief]

I have never ever seen a Skokomish.


Therefore you should get one of them to drive around being a unique snowflake.

[FLG 01]

CheeseThief, on 29 September 2017 - 03:38 PM, said:

I have never ever seen a Skokomish.

I had some 90 matches with the Skokomish, and it is a fun Mech. There is something about a 80 tonner with 100 kph top speed. However, it is definitely not the most effective Zeus. And since the Zeus itself is not exactly a stellar performer... It is a tough ride but it can be rewarding.

And it is actually green in the lore, so you should repaint it. Just saying...

[N0ni]

Skokomish on paper can be ok, i'd run it something like this: SKOKOMISH

Run the same thing on my 6T with deadly success minus one ASRM6. Hot, but extremely effective and fun.

Grinner would be the more practical choice out of the options.

[LT. HARDCASE]

Seems smartest to just buy the cheapest mech you can, if this is just to achieve the goal of unlocking a mech you actually want to play.

[Gaussfather]

LT. HARDCASE, on 29 September 2017 - 05:27 PM, said:

Seems smartest to just buy the cheapest mech you can, if this is just to achieve the goal of unlocking a mech you actually want to play.

Yes I'm leaning toward that option but wanted to know if I was really missing out on something with the Partisan... I'm not a great light mech pilot... but it would be good once Faction Warfare gets interesting again to have something besides my Firestarters and Commandos.

[TheArisen]

Gaussfather, on 29 September 2017 - 08:06 PM, said:

Yes I'm leaning toward that option but wanted to know if I was really missing out on something with the Partisan... I'm not a great light mech pilot... but it would be good once Faction Warfare gets interesting again to have something besides my Firestarters and Commandos.

The Partisan fave me the idea for the "Narc Knight" 1 narc, 1 uac10, 6 Mlas. More serious build has a uac or regular ac20.

The KO is better for gauss simply because they're safer in rhe srms.