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[Dee Eight]

which i saw in a couple matches so far.. AS7-K, twin AMS with SIXTEEN THOUSAND rounds of ammo, 2 MPL, 1 RAC/5 with about 5 tons of ammo, and an MRM10 with a couple tons. This is currently troling the T1/T2 queues. Its not even up engined from what I could tell. Stock 300 standard.

[Bombast]

I think someone on a Discord I'm in spotted and reported this last night. Fantastic.

EDIT: Anyone know the math on AMS ammo expenditure, by the way? What is the max theoretical amount an AMS can throw up in a 15 minute match?

Edited by Bombast, 30 March 2018 - 01:52 PM.

[Grus]

kinda funny, maybe he got trolled by a ATM boat in a match and said F this and went full AMS crazy and just enough offensive weps just to kill said ATM/LRM mech.

[C E Dwyer]

I see these threads and just want to almost log in, just to try these builds ,, but 16 thousand rounds ....

[Novakaine]

He or she has running about for about a week or so maybe more.
I killed several mechs around him/her.
Never target mechs in the bubble

[Suko]

Dee Eight, on 30 March 2018 - 01:49 PM, said:

which i saw in a couple matches so far.. AS7-K, twin AMS with SIXTEEN THOUSAND rounds of ammo, 2 MPL, 1 RAC/5 with about 5 tons of ammo, and an MRM10 with a couple tons. This is currently troling the T1/T2 queues. Its not even up engined from what I could tell. Stock 300 standard.

I saw an Atlas with 2 AC5's. Regular AC5's. Nothing else. I have NO IDEA what he was doing with all of that extra weight.

[Battlemaster56]

Suko, on 30 March 2018 - 03:07 PM, said:

I saw an Atlas with 2 AC5's. Regular AC5's. Nothing else. I have NO IDEA what he was doing with all of that extra weight.

Maybe it something beyond our feeble human minds to even try to comprehend.

That or guy have no idea how to build an atlas.

[Kaeb Odellas]

Way back in closed beta I put a STD 400 on an Atlas out of morbid curiosity. This was before they added upgrades or engine size limits so I think I was only able to fit a few lasers and SRM launchers on it with max armor. It was basically a giant Hunchback 4SP.

[Glaive-]

Why do people always put these builds on specifically Atlases? lol

[Tordin]

That build... clearly, for science!!!
Or indeed as a revenge build against atm/ lrm boats...

[Eisenhorne]

I once dropped in a faction play match with a warhammer that had 2 medium lasers, and nothing else.

... I forgot I pulled the MRM 40's off for a different mech. Bad move.

I'd have thought maybe he did something similar, but it sounds like it was on purpose, so I don't know what to say.

[Champion of Khorne Lord of Blood]

armyunit, on 30 March 2018 - 04:27 PM, said:

Why do people always put these builds on specifically Atlases? lol

To pull down the average stats of the chassis to get it buffed?

[Nightbird]

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Edited by Nightbird, 30 March 2018 - 04:50 PM.

[justcallme A S H]

Dee Eight, on 30 March 2018 - 01:49 PM, said:

which i saw in a couple matches so far.. AS7-K, twin AMS with SIXTEEN THOUSAND rounds of ammo, 2 MPL, 1 RAC/5 with about 5 tons of ammo, and an MRM10 with a couple tons. This is currently troling the T1/T2 queues. Its not even up engined from what I could tell. Stock 300 standard.

Not even the dumbest...

A single LBX2 Anni is getting around. That, is the winner.

[PocketYoda]

PSR is broken the low players are sliding up to you guys hue hue

[FireStoat]

The past week I see this one player off and on using a MAD IIC with its 9 energy hardpoints filled with small pulse lasers, moving at a speed requiring a 400 XL. My "WAT?" woke up the cat in the other room.

[razenWing]

You guys make SIXTEEN THOUSAND sound like bigger deal than it is (by using Caps, no less). 16,000 rounds is like 8 tons of ammo. Combine with the dual AMS system, it's 9% of his weight.

Yes, it's not the most brilliant build. But on the other hand, he could've easily invest 30% of his weight in AMS. So, I say, he's doing quite well compare to THAT guy.

(PS, I ran 1 ml + 7 or 8 tag banshee in queue before. I say that dual AMS atlas is a lot more useful than i was.)

Edited by razenWing, 30 March 2018 - 06:45 PM.

[oldradagast]

To be fair, some of these builds may happen - once - if the player accidentally launches with mech that is legal, but which may be missing most of its weapons. That doesn't explain the insanity like a billion AMS rounds.

Worst one I've seen that sticks in recent memory was a King Crab with 3 ERPPC's and nothing else. A build that could be done better on an Awesome, and he kept firing all 3 at once. Oh, but he did add a laser AMS to make sure he overheated. Ugh...

[Alexandra Hekmatyar]

As long they keep that shizzles in quick play.

Edited by Alexandra Hekmatyar, 30 March 2018 - 07:24 PM.

[Magnus Santini]

Bombast, on 30 March 2018 - 01:50 PM, said:

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EDIT: Anyone know the math on AMS ammo expenditure, by the way? What is the max theoretical amount an AMS can throw up in a 15 minute match?

They don't publish rate of fire for this. But I think it can shoot 100 rounds in a few seconds. I have run out of 2 tons of AMS ammo in probably two minutes of LRM attack. So I think it is possible to use 8 but things would have to play out right, like consecutive attackers who don't all run out of ammo fast. In a fast mech, you can run to cover the shifting targets, but an Atlas can't run fast enough.