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[ShadowThunder77]

if i like to hit hard from a distance what should my loadout be when i get a Jenner??

[Taryys]

Eeek....

PPC Jenner, Gauss Jenner, AC2 jenner, LRM 5/10 Jenner.

Pick a long range weapon and run with it, although you may have to make some sacrifices to make that happen.

[Stormwolf]

ShadowThunder77, on 15 November 2012 - 08:11 AM, said:

if i like to hit hard from a distance what should my loadout be when i get a Jenner??

Install TAG and a get a friend with a dedicated LRM boat.

[Mu]

Taryys, on 15 November 2012 - 08:17 AM, said:

Eeek....

PPC Jenner, Gauss Jenner, AC2 jenner, LRM 5/10 Jenner.

Pick a long range weapon and run with it, although you may have to make some sacrifices to make that happen.

two of those are impossible and the other two are dumb.

try LLs maybe.

[ShadowThunder77]

so a jenner wont match the "hit em hard" playstyle??

[Ghosth]

Shadow Lights are good, but they work best as a fast hit and run, scout, type style.

I wouldn't get a Jenner for that style. Work your way up to a Catapult, K2 with Ballistics, C1 with large lasers and LRM, there are lots of choices.

Heavy mechs do well at the long range fire support role. Catapult in particular has some very good long range options. From the Dual Gauss rifle K2 doing super long range sniping to a dedicated LRM boat, and everything in the middle.

K2 is energy weapons/Ballistic C1 is Energy Weapons/Missile A is pure missile (streak cat)

Personally I favor large lasers for "hitting hard" and doing it from a distance. Also much easier to get lights to go pick on someone else if you can smack them with a large laser a couple of times. Trying to hit a light with a Gauss rifle or PPC can be pretty tough.

Edited by Ghosth, 15 November 2012 - 08:29 AM.

[FrupertApricot]

Commando with ER ppc and accel/decel efficiencies = youc an pop out, fire a shot, then get back to cover before anyone can say **** about it

[Aquilus]

I used LRM10s on my JR7-K for a while. Even when LRMs were wildly OP it wasn't too great, but it was fairly amusing to circle people at 200m and rain down missiles. I exclusively play Jenners at the moment, and I wouldn't say it's a mech suited to long-range combat. You could try a PPC or two, but it'll likely be terrible compared to a mix of SRM/SSRMs and medium/small lasers.

[Taryys]

Long distance is hard.
more reasonable and hot builds are MPL ML types.



I do not play Jenners so much, so thanks for the correction.

Mu, on 15 November 2012 - 08:20 AM, said:

two of those are impossible and the other two are dumb.

try LLs maybe.

[ShadowThunder77]

so save up for something a bit beefier than a jenner???

[MntRunner]

I've been playing a Jenner a lot, and most of my combat is within 300m. With those distances I haven't had a need for anything other than small/medium lasers, and SRM's. Although I could see a situation where someone might want to use a TAG and stand off a little farther than 300m. In that case I'd probably use a large laser. Move to a good location, spot for the LRM's, when the enemy starts to notice you take a couple of shots with the large laser and relocate to another position to spot again.

[Penance]

Endo steel

[Timelordwho]

If you want a long range support light go with a raven. you can mount a Gauss, LRM20 or 2x ERPPCs.

Jenners are much better in a rapid response/scout role.

[Joseph Mallan]

ShadowThunder77, on 15 November 2012 - 08:21 AM, said:

so a jenner wont match the "hit em hard" playstyle??

Lights in general don't no. You could make a panther out of your Jenner (PPC SRM4) But you have to lose a lot of speed to do it right. Switch to double sinks to handle the heat and add Endo for some extra tonnage for whatever else you need/want.

[Zynk]

IMO it depends on what you want to do with the jenner when all the modules are added.

I have the founders Jenner -D I have 2 sSRM's and 4 SL's so will keep it (because of the 25% bonus), the one I enjoyed the most was the -F w/6 SL's but the -K when mastered has 4 module slots (-F 2 & -D 3) I used the -K with a Narc Beacon & TAG when my guild mates running missile boats before the fix/nerf.

IMO the -K will be the best scout mech because of the 4 module slots and you can even mount a LRM10 with TAG but not Artemis IV.

NOTE I used SL's because I could fire them all more often without over heating and a Jenner that overheats and shuts down is dead.

I only use 300XL's.

Edited by Zynk, 15 November 2012 - 09:13 AM.

[Leetskeet]

2 LL's with DHS or something.

You get 20 effective heatsinks just for buying it in a Jenner.

[Mu]

ShadowThunder77, on 15 November 2012 - 08:29 AM, said:

so save up for something a bit beefier than a jenner???

If you want to play long range - definitely. Jenners excel at close combat, might as well bring small close range efficient weapons.

Hunchbacks are pretty cheap and can be set up as all kinds of long range fire support. I always recommend them to people who want to buy their first mech because most Hunchback variants are great out of the box without spending more c-bills (Jenners need bigger engines to be truly good).

For a dedicated long range mech Catapults and Awesomes were intended for that role, although they can easily be configured otherwise.

[Revorn]

Raven slowd down to 64 and add 2 AC/2, Pretty funny.

[KhanCipher]

Joseph Mallan, on 15 November 2012 - 08:48 AM, said:

Lights in general don't no. You could make a panther out of your Jenner (PPC SRM4) But you have to lose a lot of speed to do it right. Switch to double sinks to handle the heat and add Endo for some extra tonnage for whatever else you need/want.

XL 245, DHS, Endo, 7JJ, full armor, PPC and LRM5 is very possible in TT on a 35t mech... now in MWO untill PGI fixes the JJs you can drop 6 of the JJs and throw in a 280 XL and put in Artemis IV.