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[stjobe]

The Centurion is harder to play well than the Hunchback, that's probably why.

Personally I prefer the CN9 over the HBK, because it's an excellent all-rounder. By just swapping out some weapons I can go from Sniper to Brawler to Support to Light Hunter, all in the same 'mech.

Edit: Oh, 1000 posts. Don't know whether to cry or celebrate

Edited by stjobe, 19 November 2012 - 06:44 AM.

[Suki]

stjobe, on 19 November 2012 - 06:43 AM, said:

The Centurion is harder to play well than the Hunchback, that's probably why.

Personally I prefer the CN9 over the HBK, because it's an excellent all-rounder. By just swapping out some weapons I can go from Sniper to Brawler to Support to Light Hunter, all in the same 'mech.

Edit: Oh, 1000 posts. Don't know whether to cry or celebrate

Lets divide this, you - cry, we - celebrate?

Edited by Suki, 19 November 2012 - 06:50 AM.

[Ragor]

I for myself am since OB start a dedicated Centurion pilot (but don't own a Yen-Lo), never even thought about getting a Hunchie again.

IMO the Hunchie is easier to get into.
Took me quite some time and effort to get used to the arm mounted ballistic on the Centurion.
But since I made it won't miss it no more.

-> The majority of the playerbase shall enjoy their Hunchies, me (and the majority of my unit) sticks with the Centurion and its versatility, raw firepower and speed.

[Undead Bane]

Unlike a hunchie, whose hitboxes are tightly packed, so he gets damage everywhere, cents are zombie mechs. And I see a lot of em around lately. If piloted properly, it is a pain in ***.

[Wizard Steve]

Three of my Centurions have unlocked Master and the last one is 4/4 Elite so yes, I see a lot of Centurions, albeit from the inside.

I played Hunchbacks a lot when I first started playing but now I've converted to Centurions, I can't see why anyone would choose the 'back over the Cent.

[Vassago Rain]

stjobe, on 19 November 2012 - 06:43 AM, said:

The Centurion is harder to play well than the Hunchback, that's probably why.

Personally I prefer the CN9 over the HBK, because it's an excellent all-rounder. By just swapping out some weapons I can go from Sniper to Brawler to Support to Light Hunter, all in the same 'mech.

Edit: Oh, 1000 posts. Don't know whether to cry or celebrate

AKA, it's an inferior, bad mech, and since people are paying money for their stuff now, no one wants to be in a gimped cent.

[F lan Ker]

S!

I tested the CN-9D briefly, felt too flimsy even it was fast and packed a punch. Saw one Centurion that cracked me up laughing so bad, pilot name was something like Gingerbreadman or ssimilar. But his Centurion made the Jenners look like snails and he ran fast circles around everyone...Could nothing but laugh at it when even Jenners stopped to look at that feat

Edited by F lan Ker, 19 November 2012 - 07:02 AM.

[Termius]

I was running a centurion CN9-A for a while, but eventually decided to move on. It's a great mech but with the current convergence issues hitting anything with that arm mounted cannon was a challenge.

Haven't tried the hunchback yet, but I'm always wary of them on the battlefield. Same goes for centurions, but I have found that 1v1ing a centurion is easier then 1v1ing most hunchbacks.

[ZonbiBadger]

I love my centurions. I tend to use a bunch of srm-6s with medium lasers. Works well as a brawler. But yeah, it is definitely not as easy to use as the hunchback. I only use it because I love how it looks and I have figured out how to work the hard points.

[Oriius]

Ragor, on 19 November 2012 - 06:55 AM, said:

-> The majority of the playerbase shall enjoy their Hunchies, me (and the majority of my unit) sticks with the Centurion and its versatility, raw firepower and speed.

Must supress urge to make "we are legion" joke. ;p

I've noticed (been told by them) a few people moving from the hunchie over to the cent recently too, it's numbers are indeed on the rise. I get the feeling too that the cataphract will eat into the numbers of hunchies we see around also.

[Luisdot]

Prior to the engine restrictions, I ran high speed cents, particular the AH with 5 tons of ac20 ammo, all day every day for quite some time, fastbacks be damned! Although everyone claimed it was the inferior mech, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was doing quite well in it while solo PUG-ing and on ts.

After the restrictions, I kinda let it fall by the wayside. And after they removed the AH? I decided to go hunchie, and I don't regret it one bit. For the speeds the two 50 tonners are limited to, I definitely take the hunchie over the cent. Which saddens me because I really do still like that overly fat medium =[

[Gregore]

Because there is nothing the centurion does that the Dragon doesn't do better.

[Vassago Rain]

Gregore, on 19 November 2012 - 07:32 AM, said:

Because there is nothing the centurion does that the Dragon doesn't do better.

And there's nothing the dragon does that catapults don't do infinitely better.

[DarklightCA]

I hate people that complain about mechs, they only complain because they couldn't get the mech to work right for them. Doesn't mean the mech is bad. I own centurians and with the right build they are extremely badass. I **** hunchbacks, I **** lights, I even **** heavy and assault classes. There is nothing I won't take on with my centurian, simply because I took the time to learn how to configure it properly and play it properly instead of ******** about it.

The centurian is a faster moving brawler mech with different weapon setups. The hunchback is really more best for using its balastic hardpoints located high in its sholder to pop out of cover and put out shots before dropping back into cover. Its a effective over the hill type shooter where as other mechs will have to expose themselves to get those kind of shots off. The centurian when configured properly can make those light harasses simply go away or do circles and harass other mechs. Its a effect support tool.

[Luisdot]

Gregore, on 19 November 2012 - 07:32 AM, said:

Because there is nothing the centurion does that the Dragon doesn't do better.

Had you tried the cent when it could equip a big engine? Handled like a dream compared to the dragon's fat self =]

[vifoxe]

Vassago Rain, on 19 November 2012 - 07:33 AM, said:

And there's nothing the dragon does that catapults don't do infinitely better.

cats can't do triple ac/2 trolling. Plus, if we had tackling back in the game ...

[Thorn Blackwell]

Having a slightly larger silhouette on the field makes the Cent a good target. The discussion on that goes back to when they were first put on the field. Both Cents and Hunchies are 50 tons, why is one bigger than the other?

[codynyc]

Oriius, on 19 November 2012 - 06:42 AM, said:

I run cent's as my main mech, the A's ability to drop 3 srm6's in somones face can be very effective, though I have done far better with the lesser seen AL, with 4 Ml's and 2 srm6's.

Ive found the Cent outmatches most similarly setup hunchies, it's far harder to disable a cent, where it can be almost laughably easy to take out a huncies main guns.

It has a much slimmer torso profile than the hunchi and once you learn to use the arms as sheilds it can take one hell of a beating. I love it!

Finally someone speaks the turth ! I just don't get the cent hate. Cents are tought as nails when someone who knows to use the shield ARM as a shield. And how about a guass round to the head of your hunchy while I'm higher up and just exposing my right side to you. Can't do that with the hunchy. You have to give me a broad Target to bring you main weapon to bear. I love the cent .got my cn9 doing 104. Long live the cent.

[AvatarofWhat]

I LOL at all the people that think that the dragon and centurion are inferior chassis. All the hunchback variants except for the SP are pretty bad if you dehunch them. The SP is a very deadly model worthy of respect but regardless I eat hunchies for breakfast with my centurions every day. The Centurion-D is clearly the winner of the pack with its capability to go insanely fast while still packing something like 45 firepower. I find it hilarious when a hunchback cant seem to keep my CN9-D out of its back arc.

The main reason more people use hunchbacks is simply because there is five variants compared to the centurions 3(not counting the POS Wang) and because the centurions have to choose more balanced weapon loadouts. For example both the A and D variants have to use balistic, missile, and laser weapons, and the AL(which is the one I most commonly see) has to choose laser and missile weapons. There is much more room for choice when you count all 5 hunchback variants but that far from makes those variants competitive. Also many people rely too heavily on the Centurions arm and ever since the wang came out many people think,"oh just take out its arm and its useless". I have two responses to that:

1.Here's my shield arm instead... go ahead blow it off.
2. Oh you just took out my AC2... let me reward you with 2-3 SRM6's with artemis to the face and follow it up with a couple of medium lasers.

As far as the dragon is concerned... well I dont personally play one but theres a guy in my group who almost exclusively plays one and has a 11-1 KD ratio. He seems to like it just fine...

[Murphy7]

If you see me, odds are you will see me in a Centurion. Currently I have not been online playing much with work walloping me, but when I do wander online I have been in a -D or my -AL variant. With the -D I am still working out the kinks on what I think a good loadout should be for the mech (running LBX, 2 MedLas, 2 SRM 4 at the moment, dumped Artemis to the curb) - but it is enitrely about figuring the quirks out for myself. My favortie by far is my -AL, but that I have a really well tuned feel for the mech.

Some people prefer the Hunchbacks, because that was what was first available and they got comfortable.

Some people prefer the Hunchbacks because of particular variants and loadouts - 4P and 4SP come to mind.

Some poeple prefer the Hunchbacks because they were told / have read that the Hunchbacks are more competitive, and either let that opinion guide them or don't want to be seen as against that opinion.

Some people are still waiting for a better option to come forward (Trebuchet? Blackjack? a 55tonner for the love of god? Vindicator for the Capellans?)

I think the Hunchback is a great mech that excels in a subset of roles, but the Centurion fits my style and personality better than most of what is available. I play better in a Centurion than I do in a Hunchback.

Honestly, I have seen a lot of Cicadas more than Hunchbacks or Centurions, though that could be a trial thing or just the thrill of the new.

Matchmaker does seem pretty random for us all, I guess.