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[Lulz Kev]

Can't take a hit without loosing arm. Pretty much feel useless.

What are you guys running?

Thinking of switching back to regular 235 engine and ac20

or maybe throw a uac5 on

[Ryvucz]

I switch it between a Gauss and an AC/20.

Depending on how horrible my last match went with it.

Just a very situational gun, the Gauss is. Need a decent (and distant) line of sight for it to not blow up on you.

The Gauss is a sniper rifle, shouldn't run into close range combat with it.

[Lulz Kev]

Yeah I know, just sucks when other meds / lights get up in my face.

Gone in seconds.

[Ryvucz]

Personally I stay away from a single UAC/5, I jam it from being trigger happy.

AC/20 is good for close ups, but not long range.

AC/10 is decent of both worlds, so is the AC/5. Dependent on your heat situation and preferred damage output in a single shot versus reload time and tonnage.

[themoob]

I use dual AC2s in my Wang arm. Surprisingly effective.

[Wrenchfarm]

Guass is just a big "kill me" flag on the YLW now. I've had better results with the AC20.

[Hex Pallett]

Heh, you say your Wang hurts?

I don't even know what to do with my HBK-4H now.

[Lulz Kev]

yeah i've sinced bumped to stock form with slightly larger engine and more ammo

[epikt]

I always wondered what's the point of using a gauss or any "small" ballistic on a YLW.
(except for the c-bill bonus)

The only strength of the YLW is it's ability to mount for 10 slots of ballistic on its arm (instead of 9 on other variants), if you don't use it you're doing it wrong.
If you want anything else than an AC20 or twins UAC5s on a centurion go for a CN9-A or a CN9-D, the lower arm activator gives much more lateral mobility and the overall hardpoints are better than on the Wang.

Edited by epikt, 17 December 2012 - 04:07 PM.

[Budor]

ENDO, DHS, FF, 250 Standard, ac20 with 4t of ammo, 2 mlas.

- has torso twist equivalent to the other cents max arm movement which makes you the best zombie centurion
- can elevate the ac20 like no other mech in the game
- ac20 gets buffed tomorrow
- ff gets buffed tomorrow as there are no more repairs

Edited by Budor, 17 December 2012 - 06:06 PM.

[Wrenchfarm]

Budor, on 17 December 2012 - 05:18 PM, said:

ENDO, DHS, FF, 250 Standard, AC20 with 4t of ammo, 2 mlas.

- has torso twist equivalent to the other cents max arm movement which makes you the best zombie centurion
- can elevate the ac20 like no other mech in the game
- ac20 gets buffed tomorrow
- ff gets buffen tomorrow as theris no more repairs

Great idea! Although you do have to shave the armor a little bit though. Just tried this build and I had to take both legs down to 40 and a little off the shield arm. Other than that, fantastic build. Gives you the fire power and the speed you need.

Edited by Wrenchfarm, 17 December 2012 - 05:40 PM.

[Silence Jin Mang]

Alright, so I`ve been using the Wang since it came out, and i average at least 3 kills a good match and one on a bad. It runs bit expensive, but its definetly worth it.

Max Armor- FF
AC20
2 Medium Lasers
220 XL Engine - Top speed 71 or 75 with elite skills.
AMS

I keep 6 tons of AC20 ammo, and 1 ton of AMS in my right shoulder. Makes protecting from ammo crit shots easier. It`s a bit tricky with the XL as a brawler, but the aditional armor, elite skills which are worth getting, and a little tactical thinking, allows me to take on even SRM Cat brawlers. It`s a fantastic fit and i havent changed it since i made it when the Wang first came out. If your goin with guass, just replace the AC20 with it along with the ammo. I play that as more a support and stick back with it. And if you do use gauss, remember its a Centurian whose arms are blown off easily, so protect that arm, use your shield arm to deflect shots too. It can take a dual guass shot and stay on, so its worth it. Just remember protect protect protect that arm.

Edited by Silence Jin Mang, 18 December 2012 - 02:52 AM.

[Wrenchfarm]

Silence Jin Mang, on 18 December 2012 - 02:52 AM, said:

Alright, so I`ve been using the Wang since it came out, and i average at least 3 kills a good match and one on a bad. It runs bit expensive, but its definetly worth it.

Max Armor- FF
AC20
2 Medium Lasers
220 XL Engine - Top speed 71 or 75 with elite skills.
AMS

Ehhhh, I don't know about sticking an XL in the Wang. Especially one that only offers marginal speed. If all you are gaining is AMS and 2 more tons of ammo, I think it would be better to stick with the 250 STD and keep the speed/side cores. But hey, if it works for you, it works for you.

[Budor]

If you REALLY need to xl it than get advantage of its speed. Never use FF before you use Endo.

- DHS, Endo
- 280xl
- 2mplas
- ac20 with 4t of ammo
- fill up with heatsinks

Does 97.x km/h which makes it the 2nd fastest medium after the CN9-D (Cicadas are big lights imho).

Edited by Budor, 18 December 2012 - 05:09 AM.

[Alphascrub]

Budor, on 18 December 2012 - 04:45 AM, said:

(Cicadas are big lights imho).

Cicadas are just fat wanabe jenners to me. They only bring two things now over the Jenner, ballistics and ecm. I was really hoping their armor would be increased. Its kinda sad, most of their models have less armor than the Jenner light mech.

[Palutena]

You could try the Zech's Zombie Wang build.
http://mwomercs.com/...he-yen-lo-wang/
2 med pulses in your center torso and then a really big engine so you go 90 kmph + max armor. Who cares if your arm gets blown off.

[Texonater]

the YLW is a top notch brawler, no reason to use it as a sub par sniper. Your left arm and torso are Ablative armour Shoot, turn, shoot, turn, shoot, turn, always face your left side to your enemy unless your taking a shot.

[Aidan Malchor]

Actually I've been noticing that AC20's seem to be just a fragile now. Though from what I've seen brawling gaussapults and guassafracts seem to be doing fine.