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[ShiverMeRivets]

PhilTKaswahl, on 09 February 2019 - 02:01 AM, said:

Originally tried a 1 LL and 4 ML with LFE270 hit and run build on the 5T since I'd grown tired of 5 MPL with the CRB-27. However, it didn't quite gel with me.

So I bowed to the call of the pulse and went 5 MPL and XL280, and I've been enjoying myself. The 5 MPL doesn't feel stale since it is very mobile and agile with 2 JJs, unlike the ground-bound and more methodical pace of the CRB.

If you want to fit 5 MPL on a crustacean that CAN jump - this is what the CRB-27SL is for.

[Kubernetes]

I've been skilling up a 5T and it is really really good. 5MPLs, but I'll prob try the LPL/ERML loadout once I've got more heat gen nodes. 8 games, 19/2 KDR. It moves really well and can take a hit.

[TripleEhBeef]

I bought 3 variants, the 2T, 5T, and 6M.

2T: XL255, 3MPL, 3HMG, 5JJs.
5T: XL255, 5ML, 1 LBX-5 (1.5 tons), 3JJs.
6M: XL255, 2MPL, 4HMGs, 6JJs.

My favourite so far is the 2T. That weapon combo is a nice component eater at close range, and overall the mech does a good job as an anti-light bodyguard for heavier mechs. Dat 20% machine gun ROF quirk...

[RickySpanish]

TripleEhBeef, on 09 February 2019 - 01:50 PM, said:

I bought 3 variants, the 2T, 5T, and 6M.

2T: XL255, 3MPL, 3HMG, 5JJs.
5T: XL255, 5ML, 1 LBX-5 (1.5 tons), 3JJs.
6M: XL255, 2MPL, 4HMGs, 6JJs.

My favourite so far is the 2T. That weapon combo is a nice component eater at close range, and overall the mech does a good job as an anti-light bodyguard for heavier mechs. Dat 20% machine gun ROF quirk...

6/5 * 3 = 3.6. So that machine gun quirk gives you a little over half an extra machine gun. I dunno if that's particularly stellar - certainly a nice thing to have though if the alternative were nothing. I think though that you might need more ballistic hardpoints to really make the machine guns shine. But as we all know, only the clams get that