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[Trilik]

I need 1 mech for each weight class and faction for brawling any suggestions?

[N0ni]

Lights:

Javelin/Urbanmech / Wolfhound
Piranha (best for mid to late game) / Adder (basically a smaller medium, LB20-X comes in clutch though)

Mediums:

Centurion/Enforcer / Shadowhawk / Griffin
Hunchback IIC / Huntsman/Nova

Heavies:

Quickdraw (IV-4) / Thunderbolt / Warhammer / Marauder / Orion (if you disregard its geometry, comes with decent quirks) / Roughneck
Mad Dog / Ebon Jaguar / Hellbringer / Linebacker / Orion IIC

Assault:

Hatamoto / Victor / Cyclops / Mauler / Banshee / Annihilator / Atlas / Fafnir / King Crab
Gargoyle / Marauder IIC / Mad Cat MKII / Kodiak

Edited by N0ni, 05 January 2019 - 12:12 AM.

[El Bandito]

Lights: Clan--Piranha, Mist Lynx. IS--Wolfhound, maybe Firestarter.

Mediums: Clan--Huntsman, Stormcrow, Nova, Vapor Eagle. IS--Assassin 21/23, Kintaro-18, Bushwacker.

Heavies: Clan--Orion-IIC-A/C, Mad Dog, Linebacker, Ebon Jaguar. IS--Quickdraw IV-FOUR, Thunderbolt Top Dog, Marauder, Roughneck.

Assaults: Clan--Mad Cat MKII, Marauder-IIC, Gargoyle, Highlander-IIC Keeper. IS--Atlas, Cyclops, Victor, Annihilator, Fafnir.

Edited by El Bandito, 05 January 2019 - 02:50 AM.

[Knuckles OTool]

Urbie, Bushwacker, Roughneck, Cyclops

Cheetah, Huntsman, Orion IIC, Highlander IIC

edit to add the mad cat IIC-B. 2uac10 and 2lbx10. one of the most fun and badass mechs in the game as the weapons are all arm mounted with actuators and by using lbx10's instead of uac5's the heat management is much better. Not technically a brawler but who cares.

Edited by Knuckles OTool, 05 January 2019 - 05:14 AM.

[Kubernetes]

You guys brawl with Ebon Jags? What loadout?

[El Bandito]

Kubernetes, on 05 January 2019 - 03:50 AM, said:

You guys brawl with Ebon Jags? What loadout?

8-9 MPL in my case.

[Battlemaster56]

Eh seems like the old srm6+artemis, with whatever backup is dead then, also the Spirit Bear is a nice brawler assault.

[C H E E K I E Z]

if ur brawling with ebons warhammers and mad dogs your doing it wrong..

[Jay Leon Hart]

IS
Light - Urbanmech (MPLs, AC + lasers, PPC + MGs, MRMs)
Honorable mentions - Wolfhound, Firestarter, Javelin, Commando
Medium - Bushwacker (ACs, SRMs)
Honorable mentions - Assassin, Centurion, Crab, Hunchback, Griffin, Wolverine
Heavy - Roughneck (ACs, SRMs, MRMs)
Honorable mentions - Marauder, Black Knight, Warhammer, Thunderbolt
Assault - Cyclops (ACs, SRMs, MRMs, HGauss)
Honorable mentions - Charger, Hatamoto-Chi, Victor, Banshee, Annihilator, Atlas, Fafnir

Clan
Light - Adder (SRMs)
Honorable mentions - Arctic Cheetah, Incubus
Medium - Huntsman (SRMs, SRMs + lasers, ACs)
Honorable mentions - Arctic Wolf, Hunchback IIC, Nova, Stormcrow, Vapor Eagle
Heavy - Orion IIC (AC + SRMs)
Honorable mentions - Mad Dog, Linebacker, Timber Wolf
Assault - Highlander IIC (ACs + SRMs)
Honorable mentions - Marauder IIC, Supernova, Kodiak

Edited by Jay Leon Hart, 05 January 2019 - 10:03 AM.

[Kubernetes]

El Bandito, on 05 January 2019 - 04:15 AM, said:

8-9 MPL in my case.

Oh, I run that, but I don't really consider it a brawler build.

[El Bandito]

Kubernetes, on 08 January 2019 - 12:22 PM, said:

Oh, I run that, but I don't really consider it a brawler build.

It is. One just have to be careful on selecting his opponents. For example, using it against a Roughneck is a no-no. I personally use the CMPL EBJ on waves when the IS side brings fast Mediums/Lights. It mows through them like slicing butter.

[Daurock]

After looking through my stable, here's the brawlers i actually found enjoyable. I have others, but these are by a fair margin my favorites.

Lights - Piranha (MGs), Urbie (Anything Short Ranged), Wolfhound (MPL)

Mediums - Shadow Hawk, (SRM+AC20), Hunchback-2c (Twin LBX20)

Heavies - Roughneck (SRM+AC20, OR MRM80), Thanatos (2xLBX20 - This one surprised me), Linebacker (4xSRM6a), Timberwolf (7xMPL, using warrant torsos), Orion 2C(LB20+SRMs)

Assaults - Cyclops (MRM100), Scorch /MC2C (LBX40+SRM24a), Annihilator (IS 2xhGauss a brawling build?)

[Athom83]

Light: Urbanmech with a large STD/LFE with MPLs and MGs.

Medium: Hunchie IIC.

Heavy: Orion, both IS and IIC.

Assault: Cyclops.

[OrmsbyGore]

Just a quick note: I've seen a few people recommend the Atlas for brawling, but ever since the engine de-sync the atlas has been a mere shell of its former self. It is too big and slow to mix it up in cqb like it used to. the cyclops is a much better choice for an IS assault, especially the -Q and -ADC variants. The Kodiak suffers from a similar loss of brawl ability, especially the Spirit Bear (which was apparently punished for being MASC capable)

On a personal note, the shadowhawk 2d2 is one of my favorite IS brawlers of any weight class (from back a few years, before it was completely outclassed by some newer mechs), and the arctic wolf and huntsman are both capable of fielding some devastating srm brawling builds (both mediums)

[eminus]

PULSE-VOMIT Banshee!