Which Cicada Should I Get?
#1
Posted 26 February 2022 - 07:43 AM
To continue with the meme, ima use this sale to buy and better equip a Cicada.
Which should I get though? I already got the 3C
The 3M seems the most immediately interesting. With the 3C, poke + reposition repeatedly with a Heavy PPC until I can get in close and finish someone off with 4 hmgs.
With the 3M, I think I could get a similar result with Heavy PPC + 3 sml pulse + hmg while ALSO having ECM, and still have -15% cooldown to go with it.
The 2a and 2b are similar in terms of wanting to be various forms of laser vomit, but the 2A is build more for 6 mlas XL while I feel the other is 5 mpulse light engine
the 3F will be similar to the 3M, its just a question of weather the JJs are more useful for the poking + twist of the knife playstyle than ECM.
(Don't have the mc for the X5)
#2
Posted 26 February 2022 - 08:14 AM
#3
Posted 26 February 2022 - 09:12 AM
Andrewlik, on 26 February 2022 - 07:43 AM, said:
cda-3f ?
From my XP Cicada isn't really durable knife fighter, too... large so takes dmg and dies fast.
#4
Posted 26 February 2022 - 11:05 PM
Strap ECM and some long range weapons and poke, poke, poke.
#5
Posted 26 February 2022 - 11:28 PM
This is what I am running now and it works great as a skirmisher. A bit too slow to easily flank and not get run down but you should be sticking with the group more or less in it.
Cicadakkapewpew
I wish it got an ammo amount quirk as that would help a bunch on fittings and allow you to use the uac5 and some lppc.
Edited by Meep Meep, 26 February 2022 - 11:42 PM.
#6
Posted 27 February 2022 - 01:23 AM
Meep Meep, on 26 February 2022 - 11:28 PM, said:
This is what I am running now and it works great as a skirmisher. A bit too slow to easily flank and not get run down but you should be sticking with the group more or less in it.
Cicadakkapewpew
I wish it got an ammo amount quirk as that would help a bunch on fittings and allow you to use the uac5 and some lppc.
cda-3m 1 Less DHS, stripped some semiuseless armor (Cicadas "arms" are so small that they don't tank well) and added +24kph?
I tried mechlabbing this Yesterday and didn't find nice way to put that UAC5 and LPPCs in it and scrapped the build.
cda-3m No ECM cause... well no tons or slots... and slow.
cda-3m with ECM, but stupid slow.
Edited by Curccu, 27 February 2022 - 01:27 AM.
#7
Posted 27 February 2022 - 04:50 AM
Its also a pretty decent at close range poker 6 medium pulse but It suffers on cooling.
Edited by Hobbles v, 27 February 2022 - 04:52 AM.
#8
Posted 27 February 2022 - 06:04 AM
I ran the 3m for a long time with 4 ML's+UAC5, but these days i think there are other mechs that do that better. the 3M or the one with JJ's, ERPPC's are the better build IMO.
that said i have seen a few very talented people run a single light gauss and do amazing with it. Stealth and racking up 600+ damage, but i think unless your awesome with a LG, then you will do terrible in it. I think i'd have trouble getting 100 damage in that build, but if it works for ya why not?
#9
Posted 27 February 2022 - 08:52 AM
Curccu, on 27 February 2022 - 01:23 AM, said:
Its fast enough to keep ahead of the circle jerk and I prefer the extra cooling. I could have shaved off some arm armor but even with tiny arm they still soak up some splash damage as you twist. As to the lppc fit thats why I was wanting some ammo quirks to save some tons and slots so you could wedge in some lppc. I really wish they would cut a slot off lppc as it would make fitting them so much easier on lights and mediums.
#10
Posted 03 March 2022 - 12:30 AM
#11
Posted 03 March 2022 - 06:42 AM
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Go for max mobility and JJ trees, everything else is optional.
Edited by KaptinOrk, 03 March 2022 - 06:45 AM.
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