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[The Trumpet of Gabriel]

Not sure what to do with this one. On the surface it looks like it has a lot of potential, but the lack of crit slots in the right locations are limiting what it can do. Right now I have 4 ac5's, 2 ermL, ecm, and a LFE 345. It works ok, but seems kind of meh compared to the other variants. Any suggestions?

[Methanoid]

So far im not liking it, it just cant fit any decent weaponry and its slot layouts and restrictions are terrible, compare it to the ECM Marauder-IIC-D and its a complete and utter joke by comparison, this thing can only pack 8 slots worth of projectile weaponry in its arms and has 2 projectile slots per arm making its choices amazingly limited and weak, its weapon setup ends up worse than many of my heavy mech setups.

You cant fit any x20 type weapons, you can fit an x10 type weapon in each arm if you like but that leaves you 1-2 slot(s) for a machine gun only. Its default loadout feels totally underwhelming and restricts you to a pathetic few choices of setup, trying to say this trade off is because of the ecm suite would be a huge overstatement, its totally not worth it.

If i want a decent ECM assault im afraid im sticking to the Marauder-IIC-D, it vastly outclasses the NSR-10P in every way imaginable, the NSR-10P has exactly no plus sides apart from okay weapon clearance, but as you will be mostly tickling your enemy that bonus doesnt feel like it amounts to much.

Pretty disappointed tbh.

Edited by Methanoid, 19 October 2017 - 08:30 PM.

[The Basilisk]

Try this NSR-10P

Or ignore the guy ranting above me and put two Gauss and an a HPPC in it....pretty much what sane persons use on their Marauder IIC (well the 2C uses 2 ERLLaser and 2 Gauss)
Like this.

Edited by The Basilisk, 20 October 2017 - 12:23 AM.

[Felix von Buelow]

The Basilisk, on 20 October 2017 - 12:15 AM, said:

Or ignore the guy ranting above me and put two Gauss and an a HPPC in it....
Like this.

I second this. Everything else was a disappointment. But I think I would still sell the 10P. The others are just so much better...

[Methanoid]

The Basilisk, on 20 October 2017 - 12:15 AM, said:

Try this NSR-10P

Or ignore the guy ranting above me and put two Gauss and an a HPPC in it....pretty much what sane persons use on their Marauder IIC (well the 2C uses 2 ERLLaser and 2 Gauss)
Like this.

My ECM Marauder is rocking http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a9d58d30cd3a16a

[Felix von Buelow]

Methanoid, on 20 October 2017 - 02:58 AM, said:

My ECM Marauder is rocking http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a9d58d30cd3a16a

Wish IS could mount LB20s in the arms...

[CFC Conky]

Methanoid, on 20 October 2017 - 02:58 AM, said:

My ECM Marauder is rocking http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a9d58d30cd3a16a

Nice build, will have to try it out.

Good hunting,
CFC Conky

[The Trumpet of Gabriel]

The Basilisk, on 20 October 2017 - 12:15 AM, said:

Try this NSR-10P

Or ignore the guy ranting above me and put two Gauss and an a HPPC in it....pretty much what sane persons use on their Marauder IIC (well the 2C uses 2 ERLLaser and 2 Gauss)
Like this.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.

edit: Ok, that works pretty well if only for the annoyance factor of your target getting all of that cockpit shake.

Edited by The Trumpet of Gabriel, 20 October 2017 - 07:38 PM.

[Shadey99]

I ran the 10P with a 2xUAC5, 2xUAC2, and ERML build. It did ok. I spent most of my time tanking entire lances of the enemy though because the NightStar is just so so slow and my teams loved to run away from me...

[Evantas]

GhostNemesys, on 20 October 2017 - 02:46 AM, said:

I second this. Everything else was a disappointment. But I think I would still sell the 10P. The others are just so much better...

Yup. You have to just accept it's decent at only one thing. Like the YLW.

[The Basilisk]

Methanoid, on 20 October 2017 - 02:58 AM, said:

My ECM Marauder is rocking http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a9d58d30cd3a16a

Yea well it is like with any Clan Mechs.
For every IS mech there is a Clan mech that is at least 10 tonns lighter, is more nimble or outright faster, packs the same punch and got better hitboxes.

And that would lorewise be absolute ok with me if there wasn't the fact that PGI realy botched the Geometrics of the last Clan and IS mechs.

NSR should be a large but slim and streamlined Battlemech with a flat top and barrelshaped torso and the MadCat Mk II on the other hand was always known for beeing extremely broad and bulky with large sidetorsoes....

What did we get ?

A MadCat II that has the frontal area of an Uziel and a Nightstar that, despite beeing an avianoid, has the same hight as a Banshee and almost the same frontal area.

As the situation is atm the Nightstar has absolutely nothing going for it.

Any possible possitive feature is canceled out by uncalled and contra lore artwork and design failures.

Edited by The Basilisk, 26 October 2017 - 11:58 PM.

[Methanoid]

The Basilisk, on 26 October 2017 - 11:56 PM, said:

As the situation is atm the Nightstar has absolutely nothing going for it.

Agreed, it needs at least something, its literally got not even 1 advantage, not even a useless or pointless one.