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[RIFT]

I know its no jenner, and the cool stuff in it has not been activated yet, but I was wondering if someone has a build they have been successful with.

[random51]

It was a great counterscout pre-ssrm nerf.

2 mplas
2 ssrm
XL295

136.5 kph without speed tweak.

I haven't played it since recent patch, though, not sure how well SSRMs work in a counterscout role now that half of them miss the target completely.

[Event Horizon IX]

3 Medium Lasers
2 SRM-6 with 2 tonnes of ammo

245 XL Engine, 113 KPH
Endo-steel
Double Heat Sinks

You have to take a very small amount of armor off(Half ton or so, distributed evenly except rear) to fit everything, but this build absolutely wrecks.

• I consistantly get 500+ damage a match
  
• I am fast enough to respond where I'm needed and manuevre behind mechs
  
• I alpha strike for 47 damage, this heavily damages lights and takes a huge chunk out of heavies.

I have run my Founders Jenner almost exclusively and find nothing lacking in a Raven, at least this build and variant.

[RIFT]

Event Horizon IX, on 15 November 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

3 Medium Lasers
2 SRM-6 with 2 tonnes of ammo

245 XL Engine, 113 KPH
Endo-steel
Double Heat Sinks

You have to take a very small amount of armor off(Half ton or so, distributed evenly except rear) to fit everything, but this build absolutely wrecks.

• I consistantly get 500+ damage a match
  
• I am fast enough to respond where I'm needed and manuevre behind mechs
  
• I alpha strike for 47 damage, this heavily damages lights and takes a huge chunk out of heavies.

I have run my Founders Jenner almost exclusively and find nothing lacking in a Raven, at least this build and variant.

Is that taking a little off full armor, or the armor it is given at purchase?

[Event Horizon IX]

A little off of full armor

[DirtySlipper]

I'm trying to fit a 295 XL Engine but I just can't make it fit with my BAP and AMS. I really wanted full support and speed. I'm guessing that won't be possible for balance reasons.

[superteds]

DirtySlipper, on 31 December 2012 - 04:05 AM, said:

I'm trying to fit a 295 XL Engine but I just can't make it fit with my BAP and AMS. I really wanted full support and speed. I'm guessing that won't be possible for balance reasons.

Chassis Name: Raven
Model Name: RVN-3L
Variant Name: 2ML 2SSRM2 BAP TAG ECM AMS 295XL

Engine Cost: 4,720,000 C-Bills
Heat Sink Cost: 0 C-Bills
Armor Cost: 136,710 C-Bills
Weapons Cost: 220,000 C-Bills
Equipment Cost: 506,000 C-Bills
Ammo Cost: 56,000 C-Bills

Engine: 295 XL Engine
Internal Type: Endo Steel
Armor Type: Ferro Fibrous
Heat Sinks: 10 (11) Double Heat Sinks

Tonnage: 34.97
Speed: 136.5 kph
Armor Total: 232
Alpha Strike Damage: 20.00
Alpha Strike Heat: 24.00%
Firepower: 5.36 dps
Heat Efficiency: 63.64%
Effective Range of Loadout: 270m

Head: 12/18
Right Torso: 22/32
Right Rear Torso: 10/32
Center Torso: 34/44
Center Rear Torso: 10/44
Left Torso: 24/32
Left Rear Torso: 8/32
Right Arm: 24/24
Left Arm: 24/24
Right Leg: 32/32
Left Leg: 32/32

Weapons Locations
Right Arm:
(2) Medium Laser
Left Arm:
Streak SRM2
Right Torso:
Streak SRM2

Heat Sink Locations

Equipment Locations
Right Torso:
TAG

Left Torso:
AMS
BAP

Center Torso:
ECM


Ammo Locations
Right Torso:
AMS Ammo
Head:
Streak SRM Ammo

File created using MWO Mechbay

[LordBraxton]

Wait OP is trolling right? Very confused here guys...

[Oderint dum Metuant]

LordBraxton, on 31 December 2012 - 04:37 AM, said:

Wait OP is trolling right? Very confused here guys...

No

Posted 15 November 2012 - 04:47 PM

[matux]

Try a dual EMC build.. they work best.

[Shark Bait]

XL 295 Engine
Armor: 232
Medium Laser x3
SSRM x2 w/ 2 tons of ammo
Ferro-Fib Armor
Endo Steel
ECM* - of course
Dbl HS (12) = 1.27 Heat Eff.
Sometimes you will over heat like on the hot maps but just back off the lasers... if you run away always run back to your team so they will blast whatever is on your tail.

Your best bet is to always run with another fast ECM mech so that one can counter and the other can jam.

Watch the opponents ECM and if a Red X goes through it your buddy is jamming so make sure you are on disrupt.

I love this mech but that is because ECM is way OP. Before that Streak Cats were OP and before that Jenners were OP... so it's a matter of time before the ECM OP Wears Off...

But that is for another Patch Also side note.. the other Ravens are HORRIBLE to play once you have played the 3L. Unless you're a masacist, then they are a blast. If you have any MC just play the 3L and Exchange the Mech XP for GXP and fill out the other 2 lame *** Ravens Pilot trees that way.

[Cebi]

Biggest XL. Then torrent and netflix stuff. = win build

[Lee Ving]

DirtySlipper, on 31 December 2012 - 04:05 AM, said:

I'm trying to fit a 295 XL Engine but I just can't make it fit with my BAP and AMS. I really wanted full support and speed. I'm guessing that won't be possible for balance reasons.

CHECK THE DATE.

[Cebi]

Nadia Winson, on 31 December 2012 - 06:07 AM, said:

CHECK THE DATE.

Wow, I'm normally good at checking for that. Ninja necro successful.

[Liam Neeson]

RIFT, on 15 November 2012 - 08:47 AM, said:

I know its no jenner, and the cool stuff in it has not been activated yet

^^^ didnt trip any alarms lol?

[Ashnod]

xl 295 max armor besides on head (12 head) 3 medium 2 streak 2 2 ton srm 12 double heatsinks

ecm ferros endos

Edited by Ashnod, 31 December 2012 - 06:24 AM.

[o0Marduk0o]

Shark Bait, on 31 December 2012 - 06:01 AM, said:

the other Ravens are HORRIBLE to play once you have played the 3L. Unless you're a masacist, then they are a blast.

You never tried a Raven 2X with 3 ER PPC's, Standard 100 Engine for less speed than a stock Atlas, less armor than a Commando and 10 powerful SHS to cool down your mighty weapons!
This ride is pure win!

[superteds]

been riding 2x/4x for a week now. thankfully the house is pretty well stocked with booze post-xmas, so i've been self-medicating as i play.

(2x/4x are utterly terrible)

[squidvt]

I run a couple of different builds depending on what type of drop I'm doing.
In all my builds I use an XL 280, 12 DHS, 1 AMS, 2 SSRM-2, ECM and one ton of ammo for AMS and SSRM.

If I'm in a PUG, I will have 232 Armor, and 3 ML (gets hot an a sustained firefight)
If in a 4-man, I will drop armor to 212 and run 2 MPL
Running BAP, 2 ML, and 232 Armor.

The first build gets hot in a firefight, the last two.. well lets say my egg would be runny!