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[Nightbird]

Share your new builds in the new patch! I've a few below with build/skill codes and a brief note why it works.

Quickdraw 2xHPPC
QKD-4G
Build: AB1:2:<1|Ug|i^|NGpd0|H@|H@|NG|NGqd0rQ0sS0|i^|i^th0uh0vB0w404040
Skill: aff5fdfdf76dd7c560b0000000000000000000000e86f735e3bc3a0a2211b

Patch change: 30 alpha -> 34 alpha
20% energy cooldown makes you ask, what cooldown nerf?
Speed, right-sided poke, and JJs makes this mech perfect for leading the NASCAR on the outside right flank


Blackjack 6xLPPC
BJ-3
Build: A@182:f0|?dpZ0|i^|G@|OG|OGqZ0|i^|G@|OGrL0|i^|G@|G@sL0|i^|G@|G@tX0uX0v80w202020
Skill: aff5fdfdf76dd7c560b0000000000000000000000e86f735e3bc3a0a2211b

Patch change: 30 staggered alpha -> 42 staggered alpha
Capable of shooting the equivalent of 2 AC20s at double the velocity and 3x the range, what could possibly go wrong? Bind keys to shoot left or right weapons, and pop-tart, top poke, or side poke with this OP mech.


Grasshopper 3xHPPC
GHR-5H(S)
Build: AX7820E1|Nd|i^|i^pi0|H@|H@|NGqi0|[?|H@|i^|NGrP0|i^sX0|i^|i^tc0uc0vB0w303030
Skill: aff1fdfdc344c4446ba0c83c33c00000000000000e86f733e21c3a0a2211b

Patch change: 45 -> 51 alpha
Yes you can alpha for 90% heat, though most of the time you want to shoot 2 top HPPC + 1 to sustain better DPS. JJ and speed allows this mech to position quickly, pop-tart with the 2 top PPCs, and a big CT makes this mech XL safe with twisting recommended to use ST and arm armor.


Quickdraw: 4 SNPPC
w/LFE QKD-5K or w/XL: QKD-5K
Skill: aff1fdfdc344c4446ba0c83c33c00000000000000e86f733e21c3a0a2211b

Patch change: 40 -> 48 staggered alpha
Pretend you have 2 heavy gauss (that you can't alpha) on a nimble 60 tonner, and you have a lightning bruiser on your hands. You can do this build on many 60-70 ton mechs, I picked this chassis for its agility, small size, and JJ.

Annihilator: 4xUAC5 3xLPPC
ANH-2A

Patch change: 55 -> 61 alpha double lap
Has a bigger alpha punch now plus no less than 4xUAC5's for sustained face melting

Victor: 2xUAC10 3xLPPC
VTR-9A1(L)

Patch change: 55 -> 61 alpha double tap
This nimble assault can be built for a bigger alpha punch. (Other common builds are 2xUAC10 1xUAC5 and 2xHGauss)

Corsair: 2xAC10 3xLPPC 4xAMS
COR-7A

Patch change: 35 -> 41 alpha
Still under-weaponed for its tonnage but may be worth considering a one-click build that is better able to keep up with Nascar and can shoot with buffed velocity AC10 and LPPC out to 550m for full damage.


Fafnir: 2xGauss 2xHPPC
FNR-5B
Build: A]:82:j1|Sd|i^|i^|i^|^<2pA1|m?|HO|HOqA1|m?|HO|HOrP0|i^sh0|H@|H@t11u11vB0w203030
Skill: affcf1fdf56ee7811b11d8fcf7f0000000000000000000070a5668ca2211b

Patch change: 60 -> 68 staggered alpha
More of a fun build. Find a vantage point outside the Nascar loop, and proceed to demolish mechs that go past. Success depends on positioning, following the Nascar is not recommended.

Warhammer 2xHPPC 2xAC5
WHM-6R(S)
Build: Am5820F1|Gdpj0|H@|k?|FOqj0|H@|k?|FOrC0sI0|i^|i^|i^ta0ua0vB0|FOw202020
Skill: aff5fdfdd34ce3c47ba0d87c33c00000000000000e86f630e000080a2211f

Patch change: 40 -> 44 alpha
A middle of the pack warhammer, point and click at the enemy to deal 44 damage at around 1800m/s to 600 meters optimal and keep moving. Easy to use. Can also replace build with SNPPC and LBX10s if a more close range mech is desired.

Warhammer 2xLGauss 2xERPPC
WHM-6R(S)

Patch change: 36 -> 46 staggered alpha
This is a Faction Play build, I don't recommend it for Quick Play. For the IS side, this build offers an alternative to the heavy-weight sniper role. It has much better sustain than the 5 ERLL snipers, allowing 4 staggered alphas on hot maps without a coolshot.


Battlemaster 4xERPPC
HELLSLINGER or BLR-1S

Patch change: 40 -> 48 staggered alpha
Another Faction Play build. The Hellslinger not being mothballed? Brings a tear to the eye doesn't it? The Hellslinger for hot maps because of the environment heat quirk and the BLR-1S for cold maps because of extra range.

Edited by Nightbird, 18 March 2021 - 11:06 AM.

[ScrapIron Prime]

Good work!

I've dusted off my old quickdraw 4G build since the patch, "HP Drifter". Instead of heavy PPCs I use standards, which allows for a few medium lasers and SRMs to fend off the fleas in your shorts. If you're running with the nascar pack, more small weapons is more useful than nothing but a big boom, but IMHO.

https://mech.nav-alp...f8f51d41_QKD-4G

What can I say, I'm a generalist build guy because I hate being completely helpless when the map or the zerg rush is wrong for my build.

[My Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ]

The HPPG Quickdraw and Grasshopper aren't new builds, they were around before the changes.

[Nightbird]

Monke-, on 18 March 2021 - 08:37 AM, said:

The HPPG Quickdraw and Grasshopper aren't new builds, they were around before the changes.

All the builds were around before the changes, your point?

[Darion Rothgarr]

Triple LPPC+3MRM10 Shadowhawk 2k.

[pbiggz]

Old builds that got buffed

Triple CERPPC Veagle (obviously)
ECM Double PPC Shadow Cat (obviously) - The black lanner is also good for double CERPPC ECM MASC if you are ok with trading jumpjets in for raw top speed
Triple Heavy PPC Awesome 8Q (is now heat neutral due to the longer cooldown)

New Builds
Double UAC10 Triple Light PPC Cataphract 3D
Triple Heavy PPC Cataphract
Hex Light PPC ECM Phoenix Hawk
Triple Light PPC Panther/Firestarter

Light PPCs are now among the most tonnage efficient damage dealers in the game. 3 Light PPCs is like an AC20 you can snipe with. 3 Heavy PPCs is a 51 point PPFLD alpha.

Theoretical max DPS is down, so if you were knife fighting with CERPPCs this was a nerf, but if you're actually using them to skirmish and snipe at medium to long range they just got a hell of a lot deadlier.

[ScrapIron Prime]

Darion Rothgarr, on 18 March 2021 - 09:09 AM, said:

Triple LPPC+3MRM10 Shadowhawk 2k.

Also not new, but a good build that got better!

[pbiggz]

ScrapIron Prime, on 18 March 2021 - 09:15 AM, said:

Also not new, but a good build that got better!

If you want new builds specifically, anything with 3 or more light PPCs is going to be new. They were straight up not worth running before this patch, now you can poptart in a 35 tonner.

[Nightbird]

Lockheed_, on 18 March 2021 - 08:55 AM, said:

you asked for NEW builds

Since there are not new weapons, there cannot be "new" builds in the way your thinking of. Don't split hairs and let the people that want to participate participate.

[Nightbird]

GweNTLeR, on 18 March 2021 - 09:22 AM, said:

WHM-6R
2AC10+3LightPPC
https://mech.nav-alp...6d52dbc8_WHM-6R
Skills: abf5fdfde36de7457bb0986c3bc1d860200000000e86f630e000080000000
41 pinpoint damage on 70T mech at 500m. Also nice DPS.

I was thinking hard about this one, getting 3LPPC to work on a Warhammer but I couldn't get it to fit well. What about this? WHM-6R

[ScrapIron Prime]

GweNTLeR, on 18 March 2021 - 09:22 AM, said:

MAH BANSHEES 2*HPPC+2AC5+2ERML
Patch change: 50 alpha -> 54 alpha
https://mech.nav-alp...2d456fa0_BNC-3E
Skills: abf5fdfda36d97457bb0804c3846270e018730000e86f630e000080000000
Has nice DPS thanks to 2*AC5 (They are buffed too!) and nice pinpoint alphastrike due to nice AC5+HPPC covergence. ERML to slightly boost alphastrike.
Mediocre speed,all weapons in torsos.
https://mech.nav-alp...1153d1f5_BNC-SR
Skills: abf5fdfda36d97456bb0904c3841d8603c64c0000e86f630e000080000000
Basically the same, but left-sided with better quirks and better speed.
ALSO ZEUS
https://mech.nav-alp...3d7b2371_ZEU-6S
Skills: abf5fdfda36d97456bb0904c3841d8603c64c0000e86f630e000080000000
80T banshee edition. Slighly better ballistic quirks for better DPS. Left-sided.
HTM-27W
4xERPPC
https://mech.nav-alp...ecd0923_HTM-27W
Skills: aff1fdfdd744c4446ba0d87c33c00000000000000e86f775f3bc3a0000000
Very fast mech, better aim due to weapons in hands, good quirks (3k ERPPC velocity)

Ahh! IS assault mechs with XL engines! Run! Run away!

Edited by ScrapIron Prime, 18 March 2021 - 09:34 AM.

[Gas Guzzler]

3 LPPC 2 AC10 CTF-3D

2 ER PPC 1 AC10 TBR

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie]

Battlemaster 4xERPPC

-was a thing that was used in FP on certain maps like alpine (you know.. those matches where 24ppl agree to not move at all );
-I imagine it just got better at it.

[Gas Guzzler]

ScrapIron Prime, on 18 March 2021 - 09:34 AM, said:

Ahh! IS assault mechs with XL engines! Run! Run away!

Those are mobile enough that its not a big deal.

[Nightbird]

Gas Guzzler, on 18 March 2021 - 09:44 AM, said:

3 LPPC 2 AC10 CTF-3D

No Wai!

CTF-3D

OMG

[Heavy Money]

I'm finding my Sunspider-ML with 3xERPPC much more effective now. It generally isn't as popular as poptarts, but its got great heat efficiency and nice accel/decel. Can pretty much fire forever. In the past i played it as a peeker, but had trouble getting enough damage in due to time it takes to peek and reposition. But the damage buff helped and the CD increase doesn't really matter for peeking.

[LordNothing]

ZEU-6T

i made a build something like this on the 5s, only difference is i had a uac5 instead of a 4th lppc. but when i went to rebuild it to post i saw this one had better quirks. also leverages the mrm10 buffs. suggest grouping the ppcs as a 1-2 punch to manage heat, the mrms can be fired all together and are not really that hot.

op got my bj-3 build i was screwing around with yesterday. thats not only meta, but fun as hell.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 March 2021 - 10:27 AM.

[LordNothing]

GweNTLeR, on 18 March 2021 - 09:22 AM, said:

MAH BANSHEES 2*HPPC+2AC5+2ERML
Patch change: 50 alpha -> 54 alpha
https://mech.nav-alp...2d456fa0_BNC-3E
Skills: abf5fdfda36d97457bb0804c3846270e018730000e86f630e000080000000
Has nice DPS thanks to 2*AC5 (They are buffed too!) and nice pinpoint alphastrike due to nice AC5+HPPC covergence. ERML to slightly boost alphastrike.
Mediocre speed,all weapons in torsos.
https://mech.nav-alp...1153d1f5_BNC-SR
Skills: abf5fdfda36d97456bb0904c3841d8603c64c0000e86f630e000080000000
Basically the same, but left-sided with better quirks and better speed.

im gonna need to revisit the snubshee. i tried it before and it didnt work out too well. with the new damage, perhaps. if nothing else it has a great name.

BNC-3M

and while i was in there:

BNC-3E

Edited by LordNothing, 18 March 2021 - 10:56 AM.

[LordNothing]

ScrapIron Prime, on 18 March 2021 - 09:34 AM, said:

Ahh! IS assault mechs with XL engines! Run! Run away!

not so bad for a sniper. mobility is life. reposition frequently. sometimes doing an std/lfe -> xl allows for additional engine heat sink slots. figure worst case scenario most of the enemy team is out of range so your sts will fair better. also denizens of the lower tiers probably couldn't hit a specific section at range with any repeatability. im actually re-converging on t2 testing some of these builds out.

Edited by LordNothing, 18 March 2021 - 10:39 AM.

[Gas Guzzler]

2 AC10 2 ER PPC Night Gyr

JADE KITE