8 replies to this topic

[Anjian]

Pretty satisfied with the Novacat Prime that I think I plan to use it as a workhorse to finally replace my tired old Hellbringer. I was considering plucking $15 for the hero, but is it worth it? What's your opinions about it? I only have the standard Novacat Prime but I was also wondering about getting the collectible version.

Or save the money for the Thanatos?

[Lupis Volk]

I like it, *though i'm partial to all NovaCats* It's got missile and laser so.....mix SRM/pulse builds?

[Anjian]

I was thinking of large pulse+heavy laser build, something that I can grind credits and XP with, one that makes those better than a regular edition.

[Jackal Noble]

I'm kinda meh on it, but haven't spent a whole lot of time trying to iron out builds for it. Tbh I don't think it offers a whole lot more options that you can do outside of the standard Nct-B. You'd probably find more enjoyment out of the ballistic options found in the reinforcement pack. Cool paint job tho.

[Pariah Devalis]

Meh on the hero. I feel like if the arms were 2M1B instead of 2M1E, it would have been a more interesting mech to play with. Or alternatively having B ST instead of E. In either case, it can't do much the other variants cannot do better. It just adds a little more energy to the B configuration at the expense of missiles.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 10 November 2017 - 06:43 AM.

[Nema Nabojiv]

Having missiles in easy to shoot off arms is questionable advantage. Convergence is bad too.
And without missile arms its just like the rest novacats.

[davoodoo]

You already have 3m arms from one of the variants, do you want 2 extra e hardpoints for your missile build?

You can do that i guess
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...137869e5c89c4da
instead of
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...aa8b1fc7a7f345a

Edited by davoodoo, 10 November 2017 - 07:05 AM.

[Stinger554]

I like the hero mech I run ATMs with MPL on it. I prefer it run my atms on that instead of the B cause I get more energy hard points for tag+ backup weapons.


http://mwo.smurfy-ne...ee255c32dc12bbe - Not entirely sure if this is the exact build but it's close enough.

davoodoo, on 10 November 2017 - 07:00 AM, said:

You already have 3m arms from one of the variants, do you want 2 extra e hardpoints for your missile build?

You can do that i guess
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...137869e5c89c4da
instead of
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...aa8b1fc7a7f345a

Try this http://mwo.smurfy-ne...ee255c32dc12bbe

[Dogstar]

I've got the hero, i run 2LPL in the side torsos (different omnipod I think) but I use 2xMPL and 4xSRM6 in the hero arms which I really like. Obviously it runs a bit hot but you have nice high mount lasers for poking and then a pretty brutal punch at close range.

I have different setups on each of the Nova Cats (2xLPL+5xMPL, 4xERLL, 2xLPL+6xSRM6) so I don't have to have 'the best' on the hero.

Definitely should be on the 'buy' list.

Edited by Dogstar, 10 November 2017 - 10:50 AM.