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[kutkip]

Really looking forward to this mech as it will be like the adder. Should be available today. What time is the c-bills release normally?

https://mwomercs.com...-war-mechs-faq/

[Dark Wooki33 IIC]

Yeah looking forward to ist as well. But i dont have high hopes, for it beeing "better" then an adder.

[Appogee]

kutkip, on 07 November 2017 - 04:44 AM, said:

What time is the c-bills release normally?

It varies depending on whether they remember to do it, how many Tweets they get reminding them they forgot, etc

Is there any one variant/loadout better than the others? I have a feeling one Cougar in my hangar will be plenty.

Edited by Appogee, 07 November 2017 - 04:52 AM.

[Dark Wooki33 IIC]

Appogee, on 07 November 2017 - 04:52 AM, said:

I have a feeling one Cougar in my hangar will be plenty.

And thats the thing.

[kutkip]

Well it has ECM, and the Adder doesn't have it. I guess the Cougar owners can optimise their mechs now as well as they can buy all omnipods, right?

[Dark Wooki33 IIC]

kutkip, on 07 November 2017 - 04:54 AM, said:

Well it has ECM, and the Adder doesn't have it.

And jumpjets.
But lower armmounts, slower, easier to hit sidetorsi and not as many quirks.

So it will be some boring laservom with ecm and jumpjets and maybe a dualerppc sniper that uses the high energyhardpoints.

[JediPanther]

I'm not much of a claner but my is panthers need some company. I like the cat named mechs in my collection of slowly growing mechs just waiting to be used. Not very good with the adr but a miniature Catapult C4 clan light sounds fun.

[kutkip]

Come on PGI! Release it

I like the Adder, you have to be careful but it has some nice build options. The Cougar as well, lot of loadouts are possible

[Angel of Annihilation]

I originally didn't think much of the Cougar but ended up buying the basic pack just because. Didn't take me long until I bought the reinforcement pack and hero as well. Love the Cougar. It is slow for a light but packs a truly amazing amount of firepower because unlike the Adder, you actually have the hard points to really pack it on. It was also surprisingly tanky, feeling more like a medium than a light mech in that regard. Because of the lack of Omnipods available for C-bills I ran most of mine without ECM as well and they did just fine but with ECM the mech truly shines.

You have to look at it like this. You have near heavy mech levels of firepower on a very low profile, very small chassis that is protected by ECM. They also aren't that common on the battlefield. What this means is that most people don't even notice you but even if they do, they don't really see you as a threat so don't often fire at you all that much if they are other targets around. This gives you carte blanch to just pour fire into the enemy in amounts they don't except to be coming from such a small mech without taking much return fire in return.

Word to the wise though, you can't play this like a light mech, in fact you can't even think of this as a light mech. You have to play up providing 2nd line support to the big boys because you have the speed of a Clan Heavy. No long flank attacks, no running bases in Conquest, no lone wolfing, 2nd line or even front line support all the way. You need to be under the feet of your team allowing them to be the distraction while you tear the enemy a new one.

In any case, it is a solid mech and alot of fun if played right. I recommend them.

[davoodoo]

Viktor Drake, on 07 November 2017 - 09:17 AM, said:

It is slow for a light

Its as fast as any combat oriented light like urbie or mentioned adder.
97.2kph.

Edited by davoodoo, 07 November 2017 - 09:53 AM.

[Cy Mitchell]

davoodoo, on 07 November 2017 - 09:46 AM, said:

Its as fast as any combat oriented light like urbie or mentioned adder.
97.2kph.

Cougar = 81 KPH

[davoodoo]

Rampage, on 07 November 2017 - 09:53 AM, said:

Cougar = 81 KPH

Oh my bad then.

[Jackal Noble]

davoodoo, on 07 November 2017 - 09:53 AM, said:

Oh my bad then.

Ya. Try applying that Clams Op mentality once the enemy sees you r in one of these. Basically a guaranteed kill. I like my Cougars, and have strings of success with them but woo-hoo are they fragile. Majorly skewed, due to the whole btech armor or speed or firepower trifecta. Can't wait for the fresh meat.

You can dish it out for 35 tons, but can't take it. Or get away. This mech is all about positioning

[Jackal Noble]

If we just could have gotten the Solitaire or the Hellion instead. They could have released an ecm pod for the badder and we'd have a similar mech without as much debilitating speed.

[Captain Polux]

It's available.

[Angel of Annihilation]

JackalBeast, on 07 November 2017 - 10:09 AM, said:

You can dish it out for 35 tons, but can't take it. Or get away. This mech is all about positioning

Which is why I said you have to play close support with it, right in the mix of combat under the feet of your team. You use ECM, your size and your limited perceived threat value to kill the enemy. You can't play it like a light, As far as it durability is feels more durable than your typical 35 tonner but yeah you can't sit there and trade with heavier mechs and hope to win.

[FLG 01]

I am really not sure about the performance of this one, but I want to try it out. The idea of a 81 kph Clan-light with lots of weapons is appealing, because it will be very different from my usual lights. And I like new experiences. It also plays a part in the FCCW-era, so that's ok too.

(However, make no mistake: it was chosen by PGI due to people putting MW:4 on a pedestal. Lore and performance were not the driving forces. There would have been better choices).

[Jackal Noble]

FLG 01, on 07 November 2017 - 12:56 PM, said:

I am really not sure about the performance of this one, but I want to try it out. The idea of a 81 kph Clan-light with lots of weapons is appealing, because it will be very different from my usual lights. And I like new experiences. It also plays a part in the FCCW-era, so that's ok too.

(However, make no mistake: it was chosen by PGI due to people putting MW:4 on a pedestal. Lore and performance were not the driving forces. There would have been better choices).

It can be good and do work, but it just can't get any attention or it folds. Even with the added ECM and JJpods it can carry about the equal tonnage of the adder. scrap the jjs and keep the ECM and it has 17.5 tons of effective space to work with.

Mixed bag of hardpoint locations. Can mount gauss or UAC20 in the arm,the hero's side torso 1B side torsos (which can mount up to LBX10/UAC10 in one or 2xUAC5) are very high. Arm mounts are knuckle draggers tho.
the E has has equally high 1E in each side torso

It fairly comfortably can run 4 ERMed/1 HLL or C-Large pulse
Ridiculously hot but can get up to a 71 point alpha (mixing pods) (2HLL, 6 ERMED). That will also probably core you out pretty close lol. Or any mix of what is the current Clan go-to weapon set I guess. Maybe 6 ER Med/1HLL (60pt) and DHS? 7 med-pulse crit seeker?

Edited by JackalBeast, 07 November 2017 - 01:53 PM.

[ANOM O MECH]

Appogee, on 07 November 2017 - 04:52 AM, said:

It varies depending on whether they remember to do it, how many Tweets they get reminding them they forgot, etc

Is there any one variant/loadout better than the others? I have a feeling one Cougar in my hangar will be plenty.

I like the five pulse or four srm six with artie and ecm....

The mech however is one that you drive for love. Really tough having such little armour and going 87kph.

[suffocater]

tker 669, on 07 November 2017 - 02:03 PM, said:

I like the five pulse or four srm six with artie and ecm....

The mech however is one that you drive for love. Really tough having such little armour and going 87kph.

You surely wanted to say 6mpl/ecm.....great little wrecking machine.