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[jjm1]

I just bought one, and the very first thing I did was measure it up for an AC20 poptart and haven't felt the need to look at any sensible builds yet.

It worked in this match. 3 kills, 2 solos, 572 dmg

[Angel of Annihilation]

I ended up getting the 5T variant and so far l guess I like it well enough. The mobility is alot of fun especially the 79.1 meter distance with it fully maxed on the JJs. Cost wasn't too bad at only like 6.5 million since I had a extra engine floating around. I also didn't realize one had MASC so might give that one a shot at some point.

Thanks for your input all.

[RickySpanish]

Jyrox, on 06 February 2019 - 03:11 PM, said:

I found this battle fun.

That was spectacular

[Mister Maf]

Mister Maf, on 06 February 2019 - 02:40 PM, said:

I decided to take it on as a challenge and immediately zeroed in on that 20% UAC jam chance reduction on the VL-5S. I must say I'm actually having a lot of fun with it using 2 UAC2s on the fire control macro and 2 medium lasers. It's a decent little second line DPS mech that can float from angle to angle at 100 KPH, spitting out rapid AC2 fire at whatever the nearest assault mech is engaging. It's by no means the best mech in my stable, but I had a 925 dmg/500+ match score game with it earlier today, so it's certainly not the worst, either (that award goes to the Jagermech — ironically I have a lot more success in this mech doing what the Jagermech is specifically designed to do).

Alright, now that I've gotten on the game I can post the exact build, if anyone wants to try it. This is the MASC variant of the chassis but I don't use it as the UAC2s are far too heavy for such extra tonnage.

VT-5S

AI;920[0|Ed|6PpS0|M@|M@qS0|Y?|Y?r30s30tW0|5PuW0|5Pv30|5Pw505050

Skills

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With all of these cooldown skills, set the fire interval for the UAC2s to 170ms in the Fire Control macro and stand behind the nearest mech that's bigger than you. It's quite a lot of fun.

PhilTKaswahl, on 06 February 2019 - 03:30 PM, said:

Ah, **** it, I can always grind for the Warhammer later:

This is magnificent.

Edited by Mister Maf, 06 February 2019 - 08:16 PM.

[BrunoSSace]

Played only a few games in mine. But they are super mobile, they are fun. I have had team mates stop and look at me driving it. "Dame man thats fugly."

[Pain G0D]

I will probably take an Assassin over the Vulcan .

[Kaeb Odellas]

I like the Vulcan.

[FLG 01]

As others have said, they are extremely mobile and fun.

It is shame that only the -5T qualifies as 'good' while the others are at best mediocre. But they can be fun once in a while if you like flamer troll builds. The problem are the hardpoints, really.

Anyway, if you like mobility and gravitate towards lighter Mechs, the Vulcan is worth a try.

[Mycroft Sandoval-Davion]

I like my Vulcans a lot. They were known as great city fighters in the fluff and they really shine on the urban maps. I run at least a 300XL and hunt for lights or stragglers. Nobody really runs Vulcans so people underestimate it a lot. That's always fun. By the time they realize they have bitten off too much it's too late.

It's not hard with any variant to build a fast one with a respectable punch that can play the hit and run game really well. It does require a certain play style though. If you like the chassis you should spring for the BL. That thing is a beast.

[LordNothing]

going to buy at least one for chassis representation, but buying others depends on how well that one does.

[Jonathan8883]

The 5 medium pulse laser vulcan is actually really good. It's more maneuverable than a wolfhound, has jumpjets, and can fit more heatsinks somehow.

[Dogstar]

PhilTKaswahl, on 06 February 2019 - 03:30 PM, said:

Ah, **** it, I can always grind for the Warhammer later:

Oh dear, I haven't really looked at the Vulcan before, it's got terrible bingo wings...urgh.

[Racerxintegra2k]

Jonathan8883, on 07 February 2019 - 06:57 PM, said:

The 5 medium pulse laser vulcan is actually really good. It's more maneuverable than a wolfhound, has jumpjets, and can fit more heatsinks somehow.

Wolfhound in my experience way better, faster, better hit boxes and tankier it seems. The numbers dont lie as well, with wolfhound i can pull 500 dmg and couple kills if i'm sober ... the Vulcan i was having a hard time trying to achieve that.

[Xeno Phalcon]

Racerxintegra2k, on 08 February 2019 - 03:57 AM, said:

Wolfhound in my experience way better, faster, better hit boxes and tankier it seems. The numbers dont lie as well, with wolfhound i can pull 500 dmg and couple kills if i'm sober ... the Vulcan i was having a hard time trying to achieve that.

Wolfy has better hitbox geometry thats for sure (and the assassin has its magical torso hitboxes) while the vulcan's arms are its only real defense (those puppies attract damage like magnets, I think the shoulders count as arms on this one). Its still a pretty well rounded mech, pretty much the definition of a medium mech - put a small engine in it and you turn it into a light weight hunchback (hunchback clone is a very good hill humper/edge peeker) put a big engine in it and you turn it into a oversized light thats a reasonable alternative to the wolfhound thanks to the option of jump jets.

I can say its 'very' skill node dependent this isnt a mech you can buy jump into and reliably do well - strongly recommend working down into mobility for the speed tweaks even on slower builds, the twist/turn/pitch nodes you pick up on the way make a ton of difference especially the pitch.

[Oberst Wilhelm Klink]

Angel of Annihilation, on 05 February 2019 - 07:22 PM, said:

Any Reason To Actually By The Vulcan With C-Bills?

Nope

[Alkabides]

It’s got masc... fun variant. Really wanted the nice uac5 jam chance redux plus that regular uac redux to be meaningful but you don’t rip out enough damage with a uac5. Uac10, x2erml, jj and masc... pretty maneuverable, very fast but a punch and run mech no doubt.

[Jonathan8883]

Vulcan 5T
5 medium pulse lasers, XL, 105kph, fewer than 15 skill points in it so far
14 games
10 kills/11 deaths
4863 damage... average damage per game = 347.35

My one Wolfhound has 1905 damage and only 3 kills over 11 games.

For me, the Vulcan is a drastically superior mech.

[Alex Morgaine]

Why would you get a vulcan? Stock camo suspenders.

[PhilTKaswahl]

Jonathan8883, on 08 February 2019 - 11:19 AM, said:

Vulcan 5T
5 medium pulse lasers, XL, 105kph, fewer than 15 skill points in it so far
14 games
10 kills/11 deaths
4863 damage... average damage per game = 347.35

My one Wolfhound has 1905 damage and only 3 kills over 11 games.

For me, the Vulcan is a drastically superior mech.

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.

[ocular tb]

5T with 1LPL and 4ML is my favorite Vulcan build and probably my favorite medium overall. A good combination of damage, range, maneuverability, JJs, durability, convergence, and speed.

The Bloodlust is okay and is probably the only other variant that is worth getting. The other variants are pretty meh imo.