Celebrating Arrival Of Spiders With Purchase Of New Cataphract 1X
#1
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:01 AM
#2
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:02 AM
#3
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:05 AM
#4
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:06 AM
Maybe because it's always shooting all its lasers at me. Always.
Idk maybe I'm being biased, but I mastered my phracts with Ilya > 4X > 2X. I consider the 3D to be a novelty... some people seem to like it though.
I wonder if you'll be able to pop a celebratory spider campaign after patch...
#5
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:10 AM
Lynette Steffeld, on 15 January 2013 - 07:06 AM, said:
Maybe because it's always shooting all its lasers at me. Always.
Idk maybe I'm being biased, but I mastered my phracts with Ilya > 4X > 2X. I consider the 3D to be a novelty... some people seem to like it though.
I wonder if you'll be able to pop a celebratory spider campaign after patch...
I have love the Ily, and the -4X, I used a -3D to master, but I'm reserving judgement until jump jets are fixed. Right now its kind of meh.
I went off and mastered all of the mediums so I haven't revisited the rest of the phracts yet.
#6
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:12 AM
My MWO life is basically:
UAC5 + Posing Fabulously + Harping on Skype into the ears of my unfortunate teammates.
Worked for me so far, although I can sometimes be seen in my SRM-ing DDC.
ILYA UAC5 OTP FOREVER
... Until RAC5 that is
#7
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:15 AM
#8
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:20 AM
It would actually have been scary if it was not so beaten up and if I hadn't shot its legs off in mid-air but that's another thing...
Although, I think the guy actually did respectable damage in the end.
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Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:26 AM
#10
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:28 AM
#11
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:28 AM
The only problem I have with the line of phracts right now is...
NONE OF THEM HAVE FOUR UAC5 MOUNTABLE HARDPOINTS! qq etc.
ARRGGHWARBL
Still waiting for that Jagermech...
#12
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:31 AM
Spinning Burr, on 15 January 2013 - 07:05 AM, said:
It's like most things, the paper and the dirtside don't always line up. Theories only get you so far, then they need field testing for good or ill. Glad you found a new favourite ride, pilot.
#14
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:42 AM
Apoc1138, on 15 January 2013 - 07:28 AM, said:
I love mounting up the 4X with AC5/UAC5 in each arm completely filling up all the critical slots with 2 cannons. Then put a large laser in center torso, you know just as a courtesy to help you aim your gattling gun. You can spew almost 30 points in one wad and then still continue to machine gun with your dual UAC5's while the other stuff recharges. AC5 x 4 is very clean and gives you a very wholesome and moral machine gun in chain fire. The only problem is if you succumb to your vice and blow all 4 cannons at once, you're left sitting there with nothing to fire for what seems like an awful long time, leaving you holding a perfectly good machine gun that you're not firing. Awkward.
#15
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:44 AM
Yokaiko, on 15 January 2013 - 07:34 AM, said:
Here's what will happen:
UAC5 X 4: 36T
UAC5 Ammo x 8: 8TT
AMS/AMSA: 1.5T
Basic Frame: 6.5T
TOTAL SO FAR: 52T
Remaining: 17T
Stick in XL 255: 12.5T, pretend to be a 4X with 4AC5s
2 MLAS because it's funny, 3.5 T left.
3.5T Armour, FINAL DESTINATION
I foresee large explosions in my future.
#16
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:48 AM
#17
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:51 AM
On topic: Got all phracts but the 1X i boat lasers on a F, 2A, 4P and a 9M.
#18
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:52 AM
Spinning Burr, on 15 January 2013 - 07:42 AM, said:
I love mounting up the 4X with AC5/UAC5 in each arm completely filling up all the critical slots with 2 cannons. Then put a large laser in center torso, you know just as a courtesy to help you aim your gattling gun. You can spew almost 30 points in one wad and then still continue to machine gun with your dual UAC5's while the other stuff recharges. AC5 x 4 is very clean and gives you a very wholesome and moral machine gun in chain fire. The only problem is if you succumb to your vice and blow all 4 cannons at once, you're left sitting there with nothing to fire for what seems like an awful long time, leaving you holding a perfectly good machine gun that you're not firing. Awkward.
I see it differently - I see 4 AC5's as an AC/20 but with less than half the reload time (11.8 DPS instead of the 5 DPS you get out of an AC/20)
I find it easier to consistently hit with a single shot on CT than I do 4x those shots, so I tend to run them in alpha mode
I'd hate to be your girlfriend if you think 1.7 seconds is "an awfully long time"
#19
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:54 AM
I however run my 3D with Ac 20, 3 Mlas, 1 LLAS and STD 280 + ENDO, which is basically the same build, just somewhat slower but more armored.
Edited by John MatriX82, 15 January 2013 - 07:55 AM.
#20
Posted 15 January 2013 - 07:58 AM
My 4X runs with 4AC5. Ballistic phracts sometimes encounter crazy-silly arm convergence (missing at point blank due to insta-vergence), so I don't view em as brawlers.
There's always that eternal argument between the AC5 and UAC5 camps, as well as the "WE WANT SMALL
I've been in my Ilya for most of my MWO life, and sometimes I can get 3 jams in a row and survive, while other times I get no jams and somehow get instacored because I didn't notice the two gaussgons on the hill.
TBH I think things are fine as-is, I shell people at 270ping! If I could ask for anything it'd be giving us RAC5.
Because you know... It's like a UAC5... but more angry.
That's good.
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