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[Direwoof]

I absolutely LOVE my Direwoof hence teh name and I do tremendous damage in it but it's very much a glass cannon. I feel like I live about 2x as long in my Fafnir or Atlas. When I play teh Kodiak and Direwoof I feel like I have the armour of a grasshopper but am the size of an atlas. Are they ever going to give the clan mechs qvirks?

[Pixel Hunter]

well, you got to trade alpha with something.

[Direwoof]

Pixel Hunter, on 25 April 2022 - 03:46 PM, said:

well, you got to trade alpha with something.

I guess so my build is more sustain dmg, 2 uac 5 2 uac 10 and 6 small laserr.

[Sawk]

HMM you know i played a direwolf, i built the first AC 2 mech, but there is one other build that worked, and it had PPC on it, and jump jets, of course at that time i had freinds and got me to were i needed to be

SAWK CLANNER

[The6thMessenger]

Go big or go home.

Either stare them down with dakka that they refuse to fight, or use overwhelming pinpoint damage using 2x Gauss + fuckton of lasers.

In fact my best-performing Direwolf is actually 2x GR + 2x ERLL + 6x ERML. Hot as ****, but they won't argue with 95 pinpoint damage. Yeah it could be 2x LPL + 4x ERML, but I like synchronicity of ERLLs + ERMLs better, and ERLL lets you poke farther.

Direwoof, on 25 April 2022 - 03:50 PM, said:

I guess so my build is more sustain dmg, 2 uac 5 2 uac 10 and 6 small laserr.

Well that is your problem. Build 3x UAC5 + 2x UAC10. **** the small lasers, you have enough ammo.

Edited by The6thMessenger, 25 April 2022 - 04:05 PM.

[w0qj]

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Hey Direwoof, nice name

Dire Wolf is my favorite mech chassis, and I'm almost jumping up and down with the recent April 2022 MWO/Cauldron patch, giving DWF very sweet CT bonuses, and +25% Radar Deprivation to boot!
https://mwomercs.com...530-19april2022
https://mwomercs.com...auldron-changes

One general point: never face more than 1 mech at the same time in a fight!
Heck, even an Atlas will die quickly if focus fired upon. So DWF dies even quicker too when focus fired upon also!

Dire Wolf with LT/RT +armor +quirk bonuses, with both arms with +armor bonuses is much tougher!

In general, Dire Wolf Torso/Arm parts LT/RT/LA/RT with single weapon hardpoints have more armor bonuses!
You can bump your DWF LT/RT up to 100 armor with the right LT/RT + maximum armor Skill Nodes, as below:

Ballistic DWF:
LT of DWF-B: +10 armor, +5% velocity. 1x ballistic hardpoint.
RT of DWF-W: +15 armor. 1x ballistic hardpoint.
LA of DWF-W: +10 armor. 1x ballistic hardpoint.
RA of DWF-B: +10 armor. 1x ballistic hardpoint.
Note: Or use DWF-UV hero arms: 2x ballistic hardpoints in each arm. No armor bonuses though.
Builds ideas:
2x UAC20 + 2x UAC10 (careful of ghost heat)
UAC20 + LBX20 + 2x UAC10
2x UAC10 + 3x UAC5
UAC20 + UAC10 + 3x UAC5 (very limited ammo)
4x LBX10 + 6x erSML Laser (DWF-Prime arms)
2x LBX20 + 2x LBX10 (that's my signature LBX60 build)

Energy DWF:
LT of DWF-Prime: +18 armor, -5% Heat Gen.
RT of DWF-Prime: +18 armor, -5% Heat Gen.
Arms: probably use DWF-Prime arms. No armor bonuses though.
Build ideas: typically ERLL builds. DWF-Prime CT energy bonuses are now pretty sweat also!

General DWF:
LT of DWF-W: +18 armor, +10% Range. 1x Missile hardpoint (and you'll probably will not use missiles)
RT of DWF-A: +18 armor, -10% Cooldown(!), 1x AMS hardpoint; no weapon hardpoints.
Arms: Ballistic: probably use DWF-UV hero arms. 2x ballistic hardpoints in each arm, with no armor bonus.
Arms: Energy: probably use DWF-Prime arms. No armor bonuses though.
Build ideas:
2x Gauss + 2x LPL + 4x ERML
2x Gauss + 4x ERLL (careful of ghost heat!)
2x UAC10 + 2x ERLL + 6x ERML
4x LBX10 (all weapons are in both DWF-UV arms)

Advanced DWF:
Deadside 2x Gauss + 4x ERLL build, by DATA:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUVCjT9Zbr0
(If you watch 3 of DATA's YouTube videos, you figure out this build!)

Dire Wolf Legs: nice attractive ones, but not in the way that you might think
DWF-B: +9 structure bonus legs
DWF-Prime: +9 armor bonus legs
~I personally use other DWF legs, for its +acceleration, +turn, +JJ_burn_time, etc.

Edited by w0qj, 25 April 2022 - 07:32 PM.

[Bassault]

No. Clan assaults are not supposed to be tanky, they're supposed to deal high damage and farm big numbers but die like wet toilet paper. If you want a real man's assault, get the Scorch (moderately tanky clan assault), an Annihilator, an Atlas, a charger, a stalker.

Edited by I LOVE ANNIHILATORS, 25 April 2022 - 10:33 PM.

[caravann]

Up on Melancholy Hill
Sits a Direwhale
Just looking out for the day

So call in the light mechs
Round the world we'll go

Does anybody know, love
we're looking out on the day
Of another direwhale?

When you close to death.

Edited by caravann, 25 April 2022 - 10:53 PM.

[Bamboozle Gold]

Direwoof, on 25 April 2022 - 03:29 PM, said:

I absolutely LOVE my Direwoof hence teh name and I do tremendous damage in it but it's very much a glass cannon.

Isn't that what balance is?

[Teenage Mutant Ninja Urbie]

you either go rock or scissors. paper for those who are into that.
you can't have 2+ - you'll surely see where that brakes the game.

[Saved By The Bell]

Daishi and Atlas are the Best Assaults.
Thats mean, Daishi is not for you.

Edited by Saved By The Bell, 26 April 2022 - 05:25 AM.

[Hobbles v]

Clan assaults aren't squishy. They are immobile.

Ever notice how easy it is to kill mechs that are standing still? Most of the truly tanky mechs have good agility. It's why people complain about lights.

[PocketYoda]

Clan mechs in general fall apart pretty easily..

[KaptinOrk]

Direwoof, on 25 April 2022 - 03:29 PM, said:

Are they ever going to give the clan mechs qvirks?

Clan 'mechs get equipment that's smaller, lighter and harder hitting than similar Inner Sphere equipment, so IS 'mechs get quirks to make up for the difference in tech.

[Bassault]

Hobbles v, on 26 April 2022 - 05:57 AM, said:

Clan assaults aren't squishy. They are immobile.

Ever notice how easy it is to kill mechs that are standing still? Most of the truly tanky mechs have good agility. It's why people complain about lights.

The annihilator would like to have a word...

[pattonesque]

I LOVE ANNIHILATORS, on 26 April 2022 - 08:42 AM, said:

The annihilator would like to have a word...

good agility OR great hitboxes combined with overwhelming firepower

[TheCaptainJZ]

Clan assaults only feel "squishy" because they're the most feared and the most likely to be focused on because they're often the biggest threats on the field. Direwhale has always been like that. The problem is more and more mechs can confront them head on and dish out high alphas compared to when they first appeared.

[An6ryMan69]

I find everything feels squishy when it gets constantly pummeled; it's not about Clan Assault, it's about mechs that feel like they are frozen in time and just can't stop getting shot. Personally my lowest performing mech class, by far, is assaults, and that's why. Not getting hit at all is better than being able to take a hit. When the competition gets at all tough, my assaults stay in the mech garage and I'm running around in mechs weighing 50 tons or less.

[pattonesque]

An6ryMan69, on 26 April 2022 - 10:03 AM, said:

I find everything feels squishy when it gets constantly pummeled; it's not about Clan Assault, it's about mechs that feel like they are frozen in time and just can't stop getting shot. Personally my lowest performing mech class, by far, is assaults, and that's why. Not getting hit at all is better than being able to take a hit. When the competition gets at all tough, my assaults stay in the mech garage and I'm running around in mechs weighing 50 tons or less.

in terms of W/L, yes, but you've got your highest AMS and second-highest KDR in assaults, this month at least.

[Uzi Foo]

Me standing here in my Atlas, with ac20 and 3 smr6, watching clan assaults crying about being under powered. Ironic.

Truth be told it would still be enough to tear through at least tho direwhales, so OP isn't wrong. Direwhales have some terrible hit boxes and geometry.

It's a choice between firepower and survivability. Clan mechs prioritize firepower.

Edited by Uzi Foo, 26 April 2022 - 11:18 AM.