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[Obiwayne]

Is it worth a buy?
What do our early birds/mc buyers say?

[Valyknir]

I love my Fafnir's and whole-heartedly recommend at least the ECM variants. I've been told that I'm wrong, though.

[thievingmagpi]

YES I live for quad lb10

[Bombast]

It's a fairly solid QP mech. ECM makes for good potato armor and the average player can't focus its quite frankly disgustingly huge CT. Quad LB-10X is amazing, both effective and fun.

Effectiveness can drop quite sharply if you encounter someone who can shoot straight. But there's, what, 4 of those people left?

Edited by Bombast, 27 September 2018 - 06:15 PM.

[El Bandito]

Gonna have great fun playing as IS in FP, once Fatnir is out.

[Y E O N N E]

It's worth it.

[Humpday]

Yes, particularly the ECM variants. Just stay away from the 6U, that thing is like a bigger, nightstar.
I had 2 of them in the 3k/d area but as my interest in the game strarted dropping, so did in game performance.
I have another ace of spades in it, so its a solid mech, top 3 assaults in QP IMO. I don't tale 100tonners into FP so i wouldn't know that bit.

Edited by Humpday, 27 September 2018 - 07:06 PM.

[Y E O N N E]

6U can at least field a 50-point, mostly PPFLD (2x HPPC and 2x LPL) alpha with 22 DHS. Nightstar can't even do that, all of its reasonably sized alphas are scalding.

[Christophe Ivanov]

FNR-5 is my choice. Mastered on Skill with 2X Heavy Gauss, 3XMed ER Lasers. I do vary well with this combo. Is not the best, but it works for me.

[Y E O N N E]

Christophe Ivanov, on 27 September 2018 - 07:56 PM, said:

FNR-5 is my choice. Mastered on Skill with 2X Heavy Gauss, 3XMed ER Lasers. I do vary well with this combo. Is not the best, but it works for me.

Imagine what you could accomplish with two more ERML! FNR-5B is your friend.

[Vxheous]

I love my Fafnirs, either LBX-40, 2xUAC5/2xUAC10, or 2xheavy Gauss +5 ERML

[Nightbird]

Nerf already confirmed for next patch, so enjoy em while you still can

[kapusta11]

Firepower wise it's one of the best Inner Sphere assauts but It has the worst hitboxes in the game.

[Tier5 Kerensky]

Might be my first mech I seriously try to do the dual heavy gauss.

[Obiwayne]

Im gonna give it a try ^^
Thx you all!

[Eisenhorne]

I've been having a lot of fun with the FNR-5B in Faction Play lately, you give it 3 LL, 2 ERML, and 2 Gauss (regular, not heavy). It plays like a slower, more heavily armored MCII-1 with ECM. Similar ranges, 67 damage pinpoint alpha strike, and you can fire it like 3-4 times before needing to cool down. A lot better than I thought it would be, especially since it's probably the only IS mech that can do 2 gauss + laservomit decently well.

[Tatula]

Looks like a walking box, but will probably buy one to fill the free mech bay I got from the last event.

[LordNothing]

i buy at least one of everything. more if i like it.

[Y E O N N E]

Eisenhorne, on 28 September 2018 - 10:06 AM, said:

I've been having a lot of fun with the FNR-5B in Faction Play lately, you give it 3 LL, 2 ERML, and 2 Gauss (regular, not heavy). It plays like a slower, more heavily armored MCII-1 with ECM. Similar ranges, 67 damage pinpoint alpha strike, and you can fire it like 3-4 times before needing to cool down. A lot better than I thought it would be, especially since it's probably the only IS mech that can do 2 gauss + laservomit decently well.

'Eeeeey, I'm not the only one who builds it this way!

Though for the record, the MAL-2P is no slouch at 2Gauss + vomit; a little tight on ammo with only 36 shots, but pretty solid.

Edited by Yeonne Greene, 28 September 2018 - 04:45 PM.

[Kubernetes]

Eisenhorne, on 28 September 2018 - 10:06 AM, said:

I've been having a lot of fun with the FNR-5B in Faction Play lately, you give it 3 LL, 2 ERML, and 2 Gauss (regular, not heavy). It plays like a slower, more heavily armored MCII-1 with ECM. Similar ranges, 67 damage pinpoint alpha strike, and you can fire it like 3-4 times before needing to cool down. A lot better than I thought it would be, especially since it's probably the only IS mech that can do 2 gauss + laservomit decently well.

I tried this build but went back to HGauss. It did okay, but it didn't feel right as a long range poke mech.

I do love the Fafnir, but the ECM is the only thing that distinguishes it as a dual HGR platform. It's not as tanky as the Anni, not as tanky or mobile as the Sleipnir. It's probably better than the Mauler and about equal to the Victor 9a1.