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[Shuma-Gorath]

I have been playing about 2 months now and am finally on the hunt for a solid heavy mech. I currently use a mad dog with LRMs and lasers. I am interested in a heavy that is more in your face or aggressive, preferably close to mid range. A friend of mine plays a midrange EBJ and I want to be up with him but without having to run the EBJ myself. I am currently looking at a linebacker (which seems to have issues with heat) and a timberwolf which seems to be worse than a line backer I am told? Any suggestions help and something functional within the current meta would help a lot! I have 19million creds to work with.

[Bombast]

Just to clarify, you're asking for a Clan brawling heavy, yes? No IS.

[VonBruinwald]

MDD can do twin LBX20's which is pretty in your face.

Alternatively it can run 2 Heavy Large Lasers and 3 Heavy mediums with a TC8 and maximum heatsinks.

[Y E O N N E]

TC7, Clans don't have a TC8.

[VonBruinwald]

MDD can do twin LBX20's which is pretty in your face.

Alternatively it can run 2 Heavy Large Lasers and 3 Heavy mediums with a TC8 and maximum heatsinks.


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[Shuma-Gorath]

Bombast, on 08 February 2019 - 07:16 AM, said:

Just to clarify, you're asking for a Clan brawling heavy, yes? No IS.

Any options are good. Clan or IS. We only play quickplay and group play at the moment.

Y E O N N E, on 08 February 2019 - 07:22 AM, said:

TC7, Clans don't have a TC8.

I don't know what this means.

VonBruinwald, on 08 February 2019 - 07:23 AM, said:

MDD can do twin LBX20's which is pretty in your face.

Alternatively it can run 2 Heavy Large Lasers and 3 Heavy mediums with a TC8 and maximum heatsinks.


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I was told MDD were really bad in the meta because their points are terrible. Looking for something "stronger."

[El Bandito]

Orion-IIC variants with UACs+SRMs.

Pretty in your face mech.

[So You Say]

Snuggles covers this very topic.

https://youtu.be/muX-V_TfHH0

[Y E O N N E]

Shuma-Gorath, on 08 February 2019 - 07:45 AM, said:

I don't know what this means.

TC = Targeting Computer; their primary uses are increasing the range of lasers or the projectile speed of PPCs and non-LBX ballistics. They come in many sizes, with strength of bonuses going up as you get bigger and heavier.

VonBruinwald was telling you to try a laser Mad Dog with a TC8, but Clan TCs only go from 1 through 7. Only IS TCs, which start with weaker bonuses, go up to 8.

Edited by Y E O N N E, 08 February 2019 - 08:10 AM.

[Felbombling]

Hellbringers offer multiple close-range loadouts with an ECM Omnipod option. This will allow you to close into range sight unseen in many instances. I've run combinations of Lasers, LB-20X, ATMs and SRMs on them to fun effect.

[PhilTKaswahl]

Warhammer is a chassis with some versatile variants. Here are some build suggestions: https://grimmechs.is...des?c=Warhammer

Planning to grab the double LB20 6R myself.

[Bombast]

Shuma-Gorath, on 08 February 2019 - 07:45 AM, said:

I don't know what this means.

TC means Targeting Computer. IS TCs are rated between 1-8, while Clan TCs for from 1-7.

[Feezou]

I don't really know if it's meta, but the Orion IIC-A has armor quirks and can go 77 KPH with an LB-20X and 4 SRM6+A. It's one of the few clan mechs with good armor quirks, so I think it's worth checking out.

[Angel of Annihilation]

IS - The Marauder and Warhammer are good choices always. Solid mechs, with lots of great build options. They can also be build several different ways so if you get tried of the brawl you can rebuild them to do other things very easily. Also as was mentioned the Orion though I am not partial to the mech myself and I would say it only works well as a brawler.

Clan - The Linebacker is a fabulous brawler that is durable and has the speed to get in and out of the brawl as needed. It is only a brawler though. Hellbringer is also solid mech but I don't feel it is an in your face type as to get the most out of ECM, you need to stay back about 300m away from the enemy. The Orion IIC can be a great brawler but again I am not a fan of that mech in general for much the same reasons as why I don't like the IS Orion.

Edited by Angel of Annihilation, 08 February 2019 - 08:29 AM.

[thievingmagpi]

Linebacker with 6mpl is good, but not as good as it was. It used to be incredible. Still fun though.

Orion IIC lb20x 4srm6 is good if you know how to brawl.

Marauder 2lb10x + 5 ML is reliable.

Roughnecks are reliable with a variety of builds. 3A laser brawler is underrated.

[Grus]

Orion 2c. The dual ballistic and many missile launchers for max srm bombing.

[lobsterhierarchy]

Orion IIc with lbx and srm is popular but I find I do fantastic with 2 lb10x, 3 srm6, and 2 medium pulse. Good players know how to blow off the missile shoulder, but with the C variant you still have two fast firing lb10s and a medium pulse, which is plenty enough to kill another opponent or two off, and the lbxs are cool.

Ebon jag is a good short range trader and pretty good out to 500 meters. Linebacker missile bomber is fantastic.

Clan isn’t the best at brawl tbh, I’d rather spring for an IS Orion, roughneck, IV4...honestly nearly all IS heavies are perfect brawlers.

[Angel of Annihilation]

thievingmagpi, on 08 February 2019 - 08:31 AM, said:

Linebacker with 6mpl is good, but not as good as it was. It used to be incredible. Still fun though.

Orion IIC lb20x 4srm6 is good if you know how to brawl.

Marauder 2lb10x + 5 ML is reliable.

Roughnecks are reliable with a variety of builds. 3A laser brawler is underrated.

Actually forgot to mention the Roughnecks. They aren't my favorite mech but yeah they can be very good brawlers.

[Angel of Annihilation]

lobsterhierarchy, on 08 February 2019 - 08:56 AM, said:

Clan isn’t the best at brawl tbh, I’d rather spring for an IS Orion, roughneck, IV4...honestly nearly all IS heavies are perfect brawlers.

Totally agree. They get punished badly by their weapons system. SRMs have more spread than their IS counterparts. Laser weapons have much longer cooldown and beam duration. All their weapons tend to spread their damage rather than concentrate it. Also they tend to be more fragile than IS mechs. Don't get me wrong, they can brawl, but IS mechs generally brawl better.

[Curccu]

Orion IIC - A ? if you want brawly clan mech