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[Snowbluff]

Thread title. I have 3 hours and I'm still not sure.

[CFC Conky]

Depends on a lot of things Snowbluff, are you spending spacebucks or mc? It also depends on your preferred play style. Inner sphere or Clan? Light, medium, heavy or assault?

[MadRover]

Inner Sphere tends to have better ballistics so I say if you don't own one yet get the MAD-3R. Otherwise it's like what the guy above said. What are you looking for exactly?

[Snowbluff]

CFC Conky, on 27 September 2017 - 05:40 AM, said:

Depends on a lot of things Snowbluff, are you spending spacebucks or mc? It also depends on your preferred play style. Inner sphere or Clan? Light, medium, heavy or assault?

SPACE BUCKS.
POrobably IS mechs. My clan stable is rather robust right now. I have almost all of the relevant omnis other than EBJ, Huntsman, and NTG.

I would have bought the BSW-X2 but I have the Hihger roller (though the X2 is bascially better).

I think the MAD-3R is a must for me.

[Trissila]

Definitely grab the MAD-3R. It's a pretty solid heavy and, though its useful builds are limited, those builds are pretty neat.

Might also consider the MAL-MX90 if you're in the market for an assault. 5xAC/5 and 3xAC/5, 3xAC/2 are pretty fun and unique builds.

If you still need an EBJ, get one while it's on sale. Very good clan heavy to have available.

[Zigmund Freud]

I wonder why that 8 EIGHT BALLISTICK mist lynx isn't on a sale. It's as ballistic as it is even possible.

[Trissila]

Zigmund Freud, on 27 September 2017 - 07:20 AM, said:

I wonder why that 8 EIGHT BALLISTICK mist lynx isn't on a sale. It's as ballistic as it is even possible.

Because it can mount one and exactly one weapon system (okay, technically three, but two of them are garbage), which isn't helpful for the event as a whole.

Or the game as a whole, really, but people will always be salty when they get stripped by a memelynx and not, oddly, at all the crap that tore their armor to shreds in the first place.

[Bombast]

Zigmund Freud, on 27 September 2017 - 07:20 AM, said:

I wonder why that 8 EIGHT BALLISTICK mist lynx isn't on a sale. It's as ballistic as it is even possible.

Due to 'pricing issues.' Whatever that means.

[Zigmund Freud]

Shame, I didnt play for a while, and this crazy mist lynx monsted is exactly what i need to buy now.

[Snowbluff]

Alright I bought the mauler MX90 and a night gyr on top of the MAD 3R I bought earlier. Thanks guys!

[CFC Conky]

Snowbluff, on 27 September 2017 - 07:58 AM, said:

Alright I bought the mauler MX90 and a night gyr on top of the MAD 3R I bought earlier. Thanks guys!

Good choices, have fun!

CFC Conky

[El Bandito]

I personally got the Bushwacker-X1. I already have most of the good C-Bill only ballistic mechs.

Edited by El Bandito, 27 September 2017 - 08:33 AM.

[Snowbluff]

El Bandito, on 27 September 2017 - 08:28 AM, said:

I personally got the Bushwacker-X1. I already have most of the good C-Bill only ballistic mechs.

Out of curiosity, why the X1 over the X2 ? I feel like a 4th ballistic isn’t worth the other hardpoint types.

[El Bandito]

Snowbluff, on 27 September 2017 - 09:09 AM, said:

Out of curiosity, why the X1 over the X2 ? I feel like a 4th ballistic isn’t worth the other hardpoint types.

10% ballistic range quirk. Besides, you can do 3 ballistic on torso. Such as 3xAC5. I won't use energy/missile weapons on it anyway. The X2 has better agility so if you want you can certainly use that one as well. It is all about preferences.

Edited by El Bandito, 27 September 2017 - 09:39 AM.

[BrunoSSace]

I picked up the HighRoller and the Maruder 3R. Nothing else there I need or wanted to buy. Fingers crossed for another Sale, going to stock pile up space bucks for the future.

[Steve Pryde]

I bought an Executioner and Huntsman, was tempted to buy a Bushwacker too but I want a variant with at least 4 missile hardpoints. Hoping for a new sale to get a Supernova.

[Zigmund Freud]

Bought Hunchie, always kind of liked this one, but it was too expencive to buy it just for one build (ac20), and now i finally got one.
And Bushie. And Mist lynx G. It's not on sale, but 8 BALLISTICS!

[Snowbluff]

El Bandito, on 27 September 2017 - 09:21 AM, said:

10% ballistic range quirk. Besides, you can do 3 ballistic on torso. Such as 3xAC5. I won't use energy/missile weapons on it anyway. The X2 has better agility so if you want you can certainly use that one as well. It is all about preferences.

Yea, I looked at it on smurfy and I see what you mean. I usually run guns on my IS mechs, so focusing on torso ballastics is a smooth move. Personally, I am apprehensive about more than 2 guns with a medium, but the build I saw made it work. Honestly it had ample ammunition, to the point with the magazine extension skills I'd imagine it could fit a laser or 2...

Huntmans seemed nice, but I have 3 Hunchback IICs from back when I was buying mechs in 3s. I have a friend who just starters, and I advised him to get a Hellbringer and a Huntmans as early mechs to experiment with, then he went balls deep and bought a KDK 3 all with his cadet bonus. XD

[Trissila]

Snowbluff, on 27 September 2017 - 05:37 PM, said:

Yea, I looked at it on smurfy and I see what you mean. I usually run guns on my IS mechs, so focusing on torso ballastics is a smooth move. Personally, I am apprehensive about more than 2 guns with a medium, but the build I saw made it work. Honestly it had ample ammunition, to the point with the magazine extension skills I'd imagine it could fit a laser or 2...

Huntmans seemed nice, but I have 3 Hunchback IICs from back when I was buying mechs in 3s. I have a friend who just starters, and I advised him to get a Hellbringer and a Huntmans as early mechs to experiment with, then he went balls deep and bought a KDK 3 all with his cadet bonus. XD

I love the Huntsman, but I hate the Huntsman. It's a 'mech where I really feel that the hero (Pakhet) is required, just so that you own those ST pods. You can do Splatsman builds without them, but they are so much better than the arm-based builds that it's just silly.

And I really feel that what makes the Huntsman worth owning is the ability to turn your Discount Hunchback IIC into a Discount Splatdog at a moment's notice.

[arcana75]

Bought the High Roller, didn't regret it at all.