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[kapusta11]

3x cLPL 6 cERML Marauder IIC
Less heat, shorter duration (below 1s), 78 hitscan alpha. Firing 3 cLPLs generates only 32 heat

2x Light gauss + either 2x Heavy PPC or 3x regular PPCs for shorter cooldown
50 PPFLD alpha.
Corsair has a variant with high mounts.
Nightstar can do 2x Light gauss + 3x ERPPC for better velocity sync.
Mauler has a variant with 30% PPC velocity quirk.

UAC2 Rifleman

Gauss vomit Deathstrike
cERMLs, HLLs, cERLLs, cGauss all got buffed.

[Three Cats In A Trench Coat]

https://thecauldron....ff90b4e_WHM-6RS good old Gauss+PPC. partly because a 40 alpha at 600m is pretty good, but mostly because of the nostalgia. can be built with ERPPCs on the BW to fight at long range.

[Bamboozle Gold]

BKL-A

Black Stabber?

[IK4MS]

I was gonna post 2xERPPC 2xLGauss WHM but got beat to it so what about this https://thecauldron....3a980083_NSR-9J forgotten assault who's build idea I shamelessly "borrowed" from a lad.

50 PPFLD at 800 meters with a ~4s cooldown would make for a fun, if not all that effective FP mech. Unfortunately the velocities don't sync up quite as nicely as the WHM.

[Audacious Aubergine]

At risk of being unoriginal, I present the Punchback.
3 snubs, an ERML for good measure. Because why build to specific variant quirks when you can build to a game-wide change instead?

[Meep Meep]

Bamboozle Gold, on 20 April 2021 - 12:50 AM, said:

BKL-A

Black Stabber?

Hrmm, I like that one. Zippy, decent armor and ecm. Changed it around a bit though.(not a submission)

Dropped the laser ams since you already have ecm so once you get the two ecm nodes unlocked and at least 60% radar dep you will be pretty safe from missiles. Used the saved weight to add in another heavy medium and changed the light mg out for mg since they are getting a nice range buff and you want all the crits you can get.

BKL-A ReDux

[mzob]

Thunderbolt 10SE fast ECM skirmisher/backstabber, can also act as a brawler:

TDR-10SE

Edited by mzob, 20 April 2021 - 02:47 AM.

[mzob]

Grand Dragon finisher/frontline marksman:

DRG-1G

Edited by mzob, 20 April 2021 - 02:46 AM.

[Kurvi]

Let's abuse the ability to use 4xLL at once (and the improved heat/cooldown is a bonus).

I've been itching to try out Sparky with this patch. Decent range and movement, so you just fire and move. Great at harassing the enemy line.

SPARKY

Edited by Kurvi, 20 April 2021 - 05:01 AM.

[ScrapIron Prime]

Come on everybody, more light mechs! We need to crank up the enthusiasm for the seldom-seen weight class. Plus the more data we have when it comes to re-spec and re-scale, the better they'll do!

[Bud Crue]

ScrapIron Prime, on 20 April 2021 - 06:56 AM, said:

Come on everybody, more light mechs! We need to crank up the enthusiasm for the seldom-seen weight class. Plus the more data we have when it comes to re-spec and re-scale, the better they'll do!

Lights, plus I was also hoping to see some improved mixed builds for those crappier variants that have little other choice (a new and improved Annansi for example).

[CFC Conky]

Low mounts and doesn't use the ballistic quirk, but this Partisan might be fun.

6xLL with a LFE300.

PARTISAN

Edited by CFC Conky, 20 April 2021 - 09:49 AM.

[Sadato]

Assault Brawler

Banshee 3E - 3x Snub, 1x AC 20

BNC-3E

Alpha, twist, alpha, twist

Edited by Sadato, 20 April 2021 - 09:53 AM.

[CFC Conky]

Since you wanted light mech builds Bud Crue...

A bit spicy, but maybe after the rescaling it will be better?

It runs a little cooler on the FS9-S due to one less erml.

FS9-A

Edited by CFC Conky, 20 April 2021 - 10:02 AM.

[PBRchugger420]

STREET CLEANER

Kind of a goofy build that I threw together for the Urbanmech Street Cleaner I had laying around a while back. It runs 3 Light PPCs for long ranged fire and has 2 heavy machine guns for close range. It's super mobile too, but it doesn't have max armor so you need to be careful.

[James Hawker]

https://thecauldron....e01c95_KGC-000B

Twin Light Gauss w/ 3 PPC on a KCG-000b for 50 pinpoint at ~500m distance. Right-side loaded for peeking, with a Light 310 to keep a modest 50KPH. Still slow and sluggish, but since the guass/PPC combo is back, thought I'd take a crack at it with this. PPCs would need to fire first and Gauss soon after, but with 5 tons of ammo it's got some staying power, plus arm-mounted weapons for light swatting in a pinch.

Edit: You could replace the PPCs with ERPPCs to make them sync better with the Light Gauss, but it runs hotter. Being a mad lad, however, I would do this once I get the mech quirked. There is something to be said for firing 3 PPCs at once instead of a 2/1 volley, however.

Edited by James Hawker, 20 April 2021 - 01:06 PM.

[DrRockets]

I present the "volly" Master 3000

https://thecauldron....f0c8f02d_BLR-3M

[VeeOt Dragon]

well i think my new RAC/5 Corsair might fit the build (modified to take advantage of the latest patch of course). not only does it give that nice Iron Dome to aggravate the missile boats but few people will stay out of cover when those RACs start up.

oops it wouldn't let me post a screen shot lets try something else.

https://thecauldron....80ff9cf4_COR-7A

Edited by VeeOt Dragon, 20 April 2021 - 06:21 PM.

[Felbombling]

Embrace the horror... er... META

I submit a Corsair Broadside Hero, as most everyone owns one and might be able to use this if they like what they see.

BROADSIDE

AC/20, 3x Snub-Nose PPC, 2x MRM 10, Targeting Comp I.

Top speed of 55km/h with a 325 Light Engine and a 1.35/2 HEAT MGMT

I suggest three weapon groups... left mouse for Torso mounts, right mouse for the two Right Arm Snub-Nose PPCs and middle mouse for the torso mounts minus the Snub-Nose PPC.

You are fine for two alphas, then lay off the two PPC in the Right Arm for a salvo and you're good for another alpha.

Here is your combat flowchart for ease of use...

1. Select your target and fire everything.
2. Is your target still alive? If NO, select another target and go to step 1. If YES, go to step 3.
3. Look at the target paper-doll in top right corner of your UI. Is the Center Torso cherry red? If YES, aim again and click either your Middle or Right Mouse button. If NO, go to step 4.
4. Aim at the center mass of your target and fire everything again.
5. Go to step 2.

Enjoy!

Edited by Felbombling, 20 April 2021 - 10:21 PM.

[Meep Meep]

ScrapIron Prime, on 20 April 2021 - 06:56 AM, said:

Come on everybody, more light mechs! We need to crank up the enthusiasm for the seldom-seen weight class. Plus the more data we have when it comes to re-spec and re-scale, the better they'll do!

I'll probably give this a go after the patch.

ADR-B PewPew

Superb heat management so you can fire as much as you want on any map after cool run and heat nodes are unlocked.

A bit squishy but thats the life of a clam light.