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[Zh0u]

3rd Wave of Sales is in!

Any must-gets?

Mech - EBON JAGUAR EBJ-PRIME
Mech - EBON JAGUAR EBJ-A
Mech - EBON JAGUAR EBJ-B
Mech - EBON JAGUAR EBJ-C

Mech - EXECUTIONER EXE-PRIME
Mech - EXECUTIONER EXE-A
Mech - EXECUTIONER EXE-B
Mech - EXECUTIONER EXE-D

Mech - ARCTIC CHEETAH ACH-PRIME
Mech - ARCTIC CHEETAH ACH-A
Mech - ARCTIC CHEETAH ACH-B
Mech - ARCTIC CHEETAH ACH-C

Mech - SHADOW CAT SHC-PRIME
Mech - SHADOW CAT SHC-A
Mech - SHADOW CAT SHC-B
Mech - SHADOW CAT SHC-P

Mech - BLACK KNIGHT BL-6-KNT
Mech - BLACK KNIGHT BL-6B-KNT
Mech - BLACK KNIGHT BL-7-KNT
Mech - BLACK KNIGHT BL-7-KNT-L

Mech - MAULER MAL-1R
Mech - MAULER MAL-MX90
Mech - MAULER MAL-1P
Mech - MAULER MAL-2P

Mech - CRAB CRB-27
Mech - CRAB CRB-20
Mech - CRAB CRB-27B
Mech - CRAB CRB-27SL

Mech - WOLFHOUND WLF-2
Mech - WOLFHOUND WLF-1
Mech - WOLFHOUND WLF-1A
Mech - WOLFHOUND WLF-1B

Mech - EXECUTIONER EXE-C
Mech - ARCTIC CHEETAH ACH-E
Mech - SHADOW CAT SHC-H
Mech - EBON JAGUAR EBJ-D
Mech - EXECUTIONER EXE-E

Hero - WOLFHOUND GRINNER
Hero - CRAB FLORENTINE
Hero - BLACK KNIGHT PARTISAN
Hero - MAULER KNOCKOUT

Suggestions? I am kinda interested in EBJ, MAL, CRB, and possibly the WLF.

[Stf Sgt Marblez]

Oh?? EBJ on sale? You dont say...

[Storming Angel]

Hmm several mechs on sale that i want.

Sod knows how im going to pick which one i want.

[Spheroid]

Really can't go wrong with Jags and Cheetahs.

[Jay Leon Hart]

In order of personal preference;
Wolfhound - Grinner, WLF-2, WLF-1A
Mauler - MAL-MX90, Knockout, MAL-1P, MAL-2P
Arctic Cheetah - ACH-E, ACH-C
Ebon Jaguar - EBJ-A, EBJ-B
Shadow Cat - SHC-P, SHC-Prime, SHC-B
Crab - CRB-27SL, CRB-27B
Black Knight - BL-7-KNT-L, BL-6B-KNT, Partisan
Executioner - EXE-A, EXE-D

Obviously, it doesn't really matter with the Clan 'mechs which one you get, but I think the ones listed have a few of the more commonly used hardpoints.

I own all those Hero 'mechs. I love my Grinner, especially with a PPC arm. I like my Knockout for running Gauss builds, because it's a little safer. I haven't field tested my Partisan, but I have a few builds in mind that look promising. I'm stumped for what to do with my Florentine, currently leaning towards using RLs.

[Zh0u]

Jay Leon Hart, on 30 December 2017 - 01:44 PM, said:

In order of personal preference;
Wolfhound - Grinner, WLF-2, WLF-1A
Mauler - MAL-MX90, Knockout, MAL-1P, MAL-2P
Arctic Cheetah - ACH-E, ACH-C
Ebon Jaguar - EBJ-A, EBJ-B
Shadow Cat - SHC-P, SHC-Prime, SHC-B
Crab - CRB-27SL, CRB-27B
Black Knight - BL-7-KNT-L, BL-6B-KNT, Partisan
Executioner - EXE-A, EXE-D

Obviously, it doesn't really matter with the Clan 'mechs which one you get, but I think the ones listed have a few of the more commonly used hardpoints.

I own all those Hero 'mechs. I love my Grinner, especially with a PPC arm. I like my Knockout for running Gauss builds, because it's a little safer. I haven't field tested my Partisan, but I have a few builds in mind that look promising. I'm stumped for what to do with my Florentine, currently leaning towards using RLs.

Tempted to try out my first Light mech with the WLF. Other than the hero, which the most commonly used variant? Run pulse lasers?

I might grab the Crab & EBJ too.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Zh0u, on 30 December 2017 - 01:57 PM, said:

Tempted to try out my first Light mech with the WLF. Other than the hero, which the most commonly used variant? Run pulse lasers?

I might grab the Crab & EBJ too.

People seem to really like the WLF-2 with 5-6 MPLs, though I prefer 2 ERLLS in the arm and run MPLs on the WLF-1A instead, because it has 5/6 hardpoints in the torsos. I'll mention though, that the WLF-1A has the least armour quirks, though only by 3-4 points per location, however it's also the only one with arm quirks.

[Snazzy Dragon]

Wolfhound 2 is pretty good, for a light. Of course there's the cheetah

[Gristle Missile]

Normally stick with IS mechs

CRB-27
The double AMS here is really nice. And when combined with the crab's natural durability, it can keep you in the fight for a long time. You can get pretty fast with LFE and 5 Med pulse as well

If you don't care about AMS, CRB-27B good too because it has one more energy HP
CRB-27SL is good due to being the only one with Jump Jets, if you are into that.

Grinner is great. The ECM option is always welcome. If you don't care about ECM, WLF-2 is good with 3 ER Large or WLF-1A with Med lasers of choice.

Not really a huge fan of the Black Knights, but BL-6B-KNT stands out as being the most versatile. I like throwing pulse lasers on it and brawling.

No opinion on Maulers - haven't used them much

Edited by Gristle Missile, 30 December 2017 - 04:53 PM.

[El Bandito]

Mercstar endorses Crabs. Have you had an appointment with your doctor recently?

[N0ni]

Must buy:

Ebon Jaguars. With an S at the end, plural.
- There are a multitude of build possibilities with these. A friendly word of advice to new Ebon Jag owners -> when twisting to spread damage, lift the nose... going to be something that you're not used to but it spreads damage better that way.

Executioner (any) - despite lack of tonnage you can still make a good laser vom/gauss vom build out of one. Plus it's fairly mobile considering its tonnage.

Arctic Cheetah (any) - worth getting one or more

Shadowcat (any) - 2 HLL and 6 LMGs are pretty good or swap out the LMGs for a cERML, jumps high and is very mobile... worth picking one up

Black Knight - 6B if you want one, only good one because of heat gen quirk... but not recommended to chase quirks

Crab - 27B for heat gen or 27SL for jumpjets

Wolfhound - WLF-2, heat gen

Heroes: Grinner

[Beaching Betty]

Ebon-Jaguar.

- Dual ppc, lbx10/AC10, sl.
- 8 MPL
- Dual ac10/uac10

and many more..

Its a great mech that can use a lot of different build IMO..

[kapusta11]

Beaching Betty, on 31 December 2017 - 01:17 AM, said:

Ebon-Jaguar.

- Dual ppc, lbx10/AC10, sl.
- 8 MPL
- Dual ac10/uac10

and many more..

Its a great mech that can use a lot of different build IMO..

Why are you using different font tho?

[Beaching Betty]

kapusta11, on 31 December 2017 - 01:19 AM, said:

Why are you using different font tho?

Just so when people see that Im using a different font, they will take their time to read what I post too and not get ignored.

[Zh0u]

N0ni, on 30 December 2017 - 10:03 PM, said:

Must buy:

Ebon Jaguars. With an S at the end, plural.
- There are a multitude of build possibilities with these. A friendly word of advice to new Ebon Jag owners -> when twisting to spread damage, lift the nose... going to be something that you're not used to but it spreads damage better that way.

Executioner (any) - despite lack of tonnage you can still make a good laser vom/gauss vom build out of one. Plus it's fairly mobile considering its tonnage.

Arctic Cheetah (any) - worth getting one or more

Shadowcat (any) - 2 HLL and 6 LMGs are pretty good or swap out the LMGs for a cERML, jumps high and is very mobile... worth picking one up

Black Knight - 6B if you want one, only good one because of heat gen quirk... but not recommended to chase quirks

Crab - 27B for heat gen or 27SL for jumpjets

Wolfhound - WLF-2, heat gen

Heroes: Grinner

If only choose 1 EBJ, which variant should I choose?

Tempted to get the Grinner as my first ever light mech though.

Beaching Betty, on 31 December 2017 - 01:21 AM, said:

Just so when people see that Im using a different font, they will take their time to read what I post too and not get ignored.

Well, it worked on me.

[Dalatecht]

Zh0u, on 31 December 2017 - 01:40 AM, said:

If only choose 1 EBJ, which variant should I choose?

Personally, I'm fond of the A because it gives you ballistic hardpoints. For that, I went with a 3 UAC5/5 SL build. Really fun and dishes out the damage. EBJ became one of my favorite 'Mechs overnight because of this build.

Edited by Dalatecht, 31 December 2017 - 01:57 AM.

[Tordin]

Snazzy Dragon, on 30 December 2017 - 02:06 PM, said:

Wolfhound 2 is pretty good, for a light. Of course there's the cheetah

i remember back in the day before and after the rescale, the Wolfhound was kinda underrated, frowned upon especially by metahards. Then they got quirks and they are like the best light the IS have.. Hunting Cheetas with them is actually possible.

[El Bandito]

Dalatecht, on 31 December 2017 - 01:57 AM, said:

Personally, I'm fond of the A because it gives you ballistic hardpoints. For that, I went with a 3 UAC5/5 SL build. Really fun and dishes out the damage. EBJ became one of my favorite 'Mechs overnight because of this build.

From my own experiments, the 9CMPL EBJ is good for most situation.

[N0ni]

Zh0u, on 31 December 2017 - 01:40 AM, said:

If only choose 1 EBJ, which variant should I choose?

None of the EBJs come with quirks and since all the CTs are the same, there's no wrong answer in which to buy. The A however sets you up with good pods right from the get go.

[Zh0u]

N0ni, on 31 December 2017 - 08:56 AM, said:

None of the EBJs come with quirks and since all the CTs are the same, there's no wrong answer in which to buy. The A however sets you up with good pods right from the get go.

Thanks, this clarifies a lot. I'll grab an EBJ then. Now just which Crab and which Wolfhound.