Boogie138, on 12 June 2018 - 03:26 PM, said:
First of all, in practice you have one of every weapon type (kitchen sink build), which in general is a very bad idea.
They all behave and act differently, which makes the build relatively complex to use. Worse yet, you have a build that has no strong suit or defined purpose.
Now That I've figured it out a bit I should try and justify the build a bit. The idea here is to work at mid range and lower while being built around the gauss rifle, also noting that the powerhouse has a little bit of everything when it comes to hardpoints. gauss and mrms have similar cooldowns, target lead, and face time at 400 to 550 meters in the same way that AC20s and srm 6s have at closer ranges. The lasers can be used at similar ranges but shine more once you get a little closer, and around 300 meters and lower lmgs are great to throw on anything. the weigh next to nothing, cause no heat, and on my MMO mouse set up I can comfortably use 4 weapon groups off my mouse at the same time without sacrificing anything. so it's essentially mid-range harassment that can brawl reasonably well.
the point of the mid to close range is that the lack of mobility and jump jets means you don't always get to pick your distance. hpg manafold, frozen city, and the canyon are perfect examples of this. those can stay at midrange, turn into a brawl, or dance between them, but you don't get to dictate that. it's better to have something that can mid range and brawl than to have something that strictly does one or the other.
your right about the complexity though. the gauss rifle charge up makes the lasers and mrms harder to snap fire, while the lmgs give me the terrible habit of not torso twisting when being focused. it's been a lot to learn my way around. the upside is the no heat from lmgs and guass make heat management during brawls idiot proof, so it's all learning how to juggle the guass in with the rest of the weapons. I also find now that i've been surviving longer ammo is a bit of an issue, so I may have to drop lasers to smalls and/or shave a half ton of armor for more ammo, or just picking up a lot of the firepower tree.
Edited by Pippykins, 13 June 2018 - 03:21 AM.