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[Formosa The God]

So what does everyone think of the Artic wolf at the moment, I quite like it, and does anyone have any good builds to share.

[Myke Pantera]

Reinforcements are awesome. 5xSRM2+4xSRM4 on the ACW-1. 3xSRM6Artemis+2xMPL on the ACW-2. Both with a 300XL. Omnis are less impressive but 4xSRM6Artemis+3xJJ+ECM also works quite well. No need for more than one Omni.

[Nema Nabojiv]

Any success in using ecm jumpy streak boat? I'm hovering my finger over that buy button for a month to get this thing, but im still uncertain it will be anything different than a Pahket.

[xVLFBERHxT]

Good mech. Stock prime is a solid performer.

[MischiefSC]

Nema Nabojiv, on 19 November 2017 - 07:29 AM, said:

Any success in using ecm jumpy streak boat? I'm hovering my finger over that buy button for a month to get this thing, but im still uncertain it will be anything different than a Pahket.

Smaller, more nimble. You almost play it like a light. Hit boxes are only so so but it's a stupid amount of firepower for the tonnage.

[Jun Watarase]

Assassin is way tankier and superior. Yea the artic wolf can mount more firepower, if it uses the super easy to shoot off arms, but the assassin is so much tankier and slimer which is really important for a SRM brawler.

My experience with shooting it with IS MPLs/AC 20s in QP is that the artic wolf either runs or dies. The torso is a huge fire magnet. I dont even need to aim for the legs.

[Nighthawk513]

Kind of like the adder and kit fox, but slightly more armor and a lot more guns. 6MPL is quite fun. 8 LRM5 is a usable small LRM mech as well.

[MischiefSC]

Think of it like a Jenner IIC but more firepower. It's squishy though.

[Nighthawk513]

MischiefSC, on 19 November 2017 - 08:51 AM, said:

Think of it like a Jenner IIC but more firepower. It's squishy though.

Like the Jenner isn't? Sure, it is faster, but massive CT.

[Formosa The God]

Nema Nabojiv, on 19 November 2017 - 07:29 AM, said:

Any success in using ecm jumpy streak boat? I'm hovering my finger over that buy button for a month to get this thing, but im still uncertain it will be anything different than a Pahket.

I am averaging around 400-700 damage a game with that build at the mo, its a lot of fun and my favourite agro mech at the mo

[Rayden Wolf]

Could need some durability quirks for its arms. Most of its weapons are in there and they get blown off really fast.

[Marquis De Lafayette]

Nema Nabojiv, on 19 November 2017 - 07:29 AM, said:

Any success in using ecm jumpy streak boat? I'm hovering my finger over that buy button for a month to get this thing, but im still uncertain it will be anything different than a Pahket.

I have broken 1k dmg a few times in a pop-tart ATM-boat ACW-prime in QP. It's spread Damage (therefore less valuable), but there are not too many 40 tonner's that can do 800-1100 as regularly as this thing can. It's not tanky, but it's small enough to avoid getting shot up and fast enough to position extremely well with. For this play-style the ACW's speed and smaller target profile makes it superior to the Pahket (which I also do like).

[Brain Cancer]

A Clan Assassin is a very good way to describe this. Like most Clanners, it's firepower over endurance, but I've seen these things ruin assaults in one backstab thanks to the sheer amount of missiles it can pump out. Quite capable of gotta-go-fast, too.

The non-Omni ones can also run along the lines of the Cougar, as a slower gunboat. The ACW-A makes a good "escort" with it's ECM capacity.

[Nema Nabojiv]

Marquis De Lafayette, on 20 November 2017 - 10:26 AM, said:

I have broken 1k dmg a few times in a pop-tart ATM-boat ACW-prime in QP.

Never thought about it as an atm boat, this could be interesting, thaks.

[Angel of Annihilation]

I quite like mine, especially the Blood Kit Hero. I don't have any other of the Battlemechs so I can't say much about them but the Omni-versions are quite decent as well. I actually consider the AW the only good mech out of the entire pack.

Novacat is ok but way too wide and loses its arms/torsos way to easily. Needs structure/armor quirks in the STs for sure in my opinion. It might be better once you can get access to the full suite of omnipods for C-bills, Osiris is junk, Nightstar is maybe average.

The AW though packs a ton of firepower, has alot of diversity in how you can build it out and is generally very fun to play. I would rate them about a 7-8 out of 10.

[Nema Nabojiv]

Well, some feedback after 20 games:

1.Streak poptart - reasonably well, as expected.
2.Pahket style 4x aSRM6 - doesnt work, not tanky enough, better to do it on assassin
3.2x ATM9 poptart - reasonably well but for me its maddog4life when it comes to atms

4.Dont know what to do with ACW-P yet, HML boat maybe