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[stjobe]

Only 'mech that ever gave me 6 kills in a match is my CN9-A:
STD 200, ES, DHS, AC/10, 2xML, 3xSSRM-2.

I've gotten 5 kills in a match with all of these:
CN9-AL, CN9-D, COM-1B, COM-1D, COM-2D.

Neither of my Founder 'mechs have netted me more than 4 kills in a match.

[PiemasterXL]

My very first mech & baby:


My second mech, less loved than the first:


And my 3rd, currently working on its elite XP unlocks:

[TruePoindexter]

mwhighlander, on 26 December 2012 - 07:41 AM, said:

Every two-three weeks I end up completely changing my "go to" mech simply because of how much this game is changing.

I remember back in august it was a 2xsrm6 4sML Cat with JJ's, then a trollmando, then an AC20 cat, then a Gauss/PPC dragon, then a streak cat (before people raged over them /hipster), then a jenner, then a commando again, then back to an ac20 cat, then a triple ssrm ac10 centurion, then a cataphract sniper... then a different cataphract... and a different cataphract...

...so yeah lets see where the first January Patch takes me.

FOTM mechs will always exist. The masses sometimes overestimate what is effective too.

[AllOuttaBubbleGum]

Founders atlas. Ac20, 2xsrm6 Artemis, 4 medium lasers. This slightly bests my RS And DDC builds.
Verdict is still out on my recently acquired three dragons and stalkers.

[Zylo]

I would share which mechs work best for me but I would rather keep the enemy guessing.

[impaledface]

Hunchback 4-sp 5 medium lasers, 2 srm 6, 3tons of srm ammo, endo, dbl heatsinks. Love this thing have gotten over 800 dmg and have 75k xp after masters.

Also love my altas-d 2 medium lasers(in torso), 2 large lasers(in arms), ac20, 3 tons ammo, 2 srm 6, 3 tons ammo dbl heatsinks.

Honestly I love all my mechs besides my raven. Mostly because I suck with light mechs

[Budor]

Yen-Lo-Wang: 250 std, 2x mlas, ac20 - 4t ammo

Flame: 300xl, 4x mlas, gauss - 3t ammo, srm6 - 1t ammo

Ilya: 300xl, 3x mlas, 3x uac5 - 8t ammo

Awesome-9M: 380xl, 1x llas, 3x mlas, 3x srm4 - 3t ammo

Edited by Budor, 26 December 2012 - 01:43 PM.

[Demoned]

my fav mechs atm are

Hunch 4SP
4 med lasers, 2 srm 6s endo and DHS.

and

hero Fang with
2 medium plus lasers. 1 med laser, and one SRM6.
with a gauss in its arm.


but these 2 mechs run very simular to each other, the Fang just having more armor,
but the same type of speed.

[Yokaiko]

PiemasterXL, on 26 December 2012 - 01:27 PM, said:

My very first mech & baby:


My second mech, less loved than the first:


And my 3rd, currently working on its elite XP unlocks:

This guy ....he likes his stripes.

[PiemasterXL]

Yokaiko, on 26 December 2012 - 01:46 PM, said:

This guy ....he likes his stripes.

BLACK 'N YELLOW BLACK 'N YELLOW BLACK 'N YELLOW BLACK 'N YELLOW.

Bumble bee!

[KingNobody]

So far, I've had the most fun playing my Jenner-D with 2 SL, 2 MPL, and 2 SSRM2. I loaded it out to emulate the Eyrie (A Jade Falcon totem 'mech that we won't see for 15 yrs or so I think) I even named it "Eyrie". The SSRMS are in place of the ATM3s that it should have, which don't exist yet.

EDIT: I know that it doesn't follow the current metagame, but I'd rather run a 'mech that's fun than a 'mech that's popular (Although, the Jenner-D was FOTM a while ago)

Edited by KingNobody, 26 December 2012 - 01:50 PM.

[Merky Merc]

I really like my fastaphract 1x and 2x.

Then my hunchback 4P with it's near 90kph speed

[PiemasterXL]

KingNobody, on 26 December 2012 - 01:48 PM, said:

So far, I've had the most fun playing my Jenner-D with 2 SL, 2 MPL, and 2 SSRM2. I loaded it out to emulate the Eyrie (A Jade Falcon totem 'mech that we won't see for 15 yrs or so I think) I even named it "Eyrie". The SSRMS are in place of the ATM3s that it should have, which don't exist yet.

EDIT: I know that it doesn't follow the current metagame, but I'd rather run a 'mech that's fun than a 'mech that's popular (Although, the Jenner-D was FOTM a while ago)

Do you roll with an ECM buddy? I will be your ECM buddy.

[Ghogiel]

No particular order:

Hunchback 4SP brawler
Atlas D-DC brawler
Stalker 5M brawler
Raven 3L brawler
Gausscat (Gat)

[Msyrin]

HBK-4G
-Max Armor (FF)
-EndoSteel Internals
-10 DHS
-Standard 245 (79.3KPH)
-3 Med. Lasers
-1 A/C 20 w/3tons ammo

AS7-D-DC
-608/614 Standard armor
-Standard internals
-19 DHS
-Standard 300
-Guardian ECM
-2 Med. Pulse lasers
-3 SRM 6 w/4 tons ammo
-1 Gauss Rifle w/2 tons ammo
-1 AMS w/ 1 ton ammo

[Dragonstrike]

Mine
AS7D(F)
4 ML
Gauss Rifle
AC 5
2 x SSRM2
AMS
18 DHS
Std E 290

STK-5M
5 ML
5 SRM6
AMS
20 DHS

[Zerbob]

Right now I'm loving my Stalker 5M.

4x Med Las (2/arm), 4x SRM6 (with 5 tons of ammo...I think...client isn't open at the moment), 1 Large laser in the CT

The "chin laser" as I call it is the sole reason I got this Stalker over it's sister variant, the 5S. It hits exactly where you are aiming (and also looks cool, let's face it) and doesn't drop when you lose a side torso (which Stalkers have a tendancy to do time to time). I sometimes drop it down to a Med las and go with 5x SRM6, but right now I'm finding the Large laser works better.

Firing a cloud of SRMs to rival a LRM launcher can be nuts. This 'Mech runs pretty hot if not managed correctly but is deadly in the right hands. One of the things I like most is that it is all direct fire weapons, meaning you can engage the pesky -D-DC's.

I waited months for the Stalker and she has not disappointed me.

[skullman86]

HBK-4G, CTF-1X, and I'm seriously considering adding the CN9-A to the list...

[WardenWolf]

I run 3 designs, and love them all. All are Atlases

My most effective build prior to ECM was this:

Atlas RS
4 x Large Laser
1 x Gauss Rifle w/ CASE + 3 tons of ammo
AMS + 1 ton of ammo
Standard 285 engine

With ECM, though, I've switched almost entirely to the D-DC variant with two loadouts (I own a different physical mech for each, due to the differing internals):

Atlas D-DC
Endosteel
Standard 300 engine
3 x LRM15 w/ Artemis + 6 tons of ammo
1 x Gauss Rifle w/ CASE + 4 tons of ammo
2 x TAG
ECM

This one is *devastating* at range, especially when supported by a friendly mech to take fire and handle light mechs (against which it is defenseless).

Atlas D-DC
Standard 300 engine
2 x ERPPC
1 x Gauss Rifle w/ CASE + 3 tons of ammo
1 x AMS + 1 ton of ammo
ECM
BAP

This is actually my old standby: the same weapons loadout I have been using since the day I got into the closed beta. I love it because ANY Atlas can mount those same 3 weapons, and depending on the variant you can pick up some backup medium lasers (D and K), ECM (D-DC), extra AMS (K), etc. I have my Founders D and a K variant with the same loadout, but minus the ECM / BAP and adding the medium lasers. You can also up the engine to an XL 360 if you want to move faster, and keep the same loadout (even heatsinks).

[Ryolacap]

Well depends, fun or devastation, the ones that are two darn strong I sold and went for more challenging/fun mechs.

Edited by Ryolacap, 26 December 2012 - 02:53 PM.