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#1 Wildstreak

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Posted 12 May 2021 - 05:34 AM

Posting because someone asked and noticed a bit of changes on IS. Up until now has been with examples, not complete lists:

Clan Lights

Knife-Fighter - Pirhanas, Cheaters Cheetahs, Mist Lynx
Anything running lots of Small and / or Micro Lasers and / or MGs.

Sniper - Adder, Mist Lynx
cERPPCs and cERLLs.

Tanky - Adder, Kit Fox, Cougar
High tonnage 30-35 with a bunch of weapons for high damage (for Lights) alphas.

Escort - Mist Lynx, Kit Fox, Cougar
Max ECM and AMS with weapons for team protection.

IS Lights

Knife-Fighter - FLeas, Locusts, Commandos
Anythign running Medium and / or Small Lasers and / or MGs.

Sniper - Spider, Locust, Raven, Panther
ERLLs, PPCs, ERPPCs

Tanky - Wolfhound, Panther, Firestarter
High tonnage 30-35 with a bunch of weapons for high damage (for Lights) alphas.

Escort - unsure
Possible but never really see IS ECM or multi-AMS doing this.

2 New IS Types

Mid-range Splat - HUGINN, others
Equip MRM10s and 20s then sit safely at range picking your spots for damage.

Rapid Fire Snipers - Raven, Locust, Spider, Panther, etc.
Put as many Light PPCs as you can fit on one preferably with a decent cooldown quirk. No more 90 meter minimum range no damage Standard, no high heat for ERs. Light PPCs are where it is now especially if you have a cooldown quirk.
I took this RVN-4X, kept rapid firing LPPCs into people then ducking, they kept turning looking for me exposing backs to allies and eventually sent a Catapult just to make me stop. There has to be something to it when I see a dead Red text chat, "Who the **** was shooting all those PPCs into me?" and I was one of the few if not only one with PPCs that match.
This LCT-1V should be fun.

Not sure about Clan Lights using ATMs yet.

Edited by Wildstreak, 12 May 2021 - 05:35 AM.


#2 Daniel08

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Posted 25 May 2021 - 04:05 AM

I think the commando with two srm 2 and 2 medium laser is a great puker.
and btw how would you rate the locust between 1 and 10?





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