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[Kargarok]

Hrrrm, my 4 favorite mechs this is kinda tough.

JR7-F, my first mech, my first love. Laser Jenner, wee!
AS7-D-DC, not for the ecm, for it's brawling capability, plus this will be my command mech, when we get more command options
CN9-D, fast centurion = fun brawler!

I only get to pick four? I guess the last would be my:

RVN-3L, no I don't run a no-talent streak *****. I run it with ECM, tag, LRM10 and ER LL. Designed to cover and support ranged mechs. It's fun and challenging to play.

[StalaggtIKE]

Lynette Steffeld, on 17 January 2013 - 09:56 AM, said:

And you wonder why there are almost no votes on that option, lol.

I don't necessarily feel that camping is bad. It's called superior positioning. An especially useful tactic in conquest-like modes. However, CoD came around and all of sudden, campers were bad.

[xRatas]

Btw, other games you missed on poll are Mechassault 1&2.

Edited by xRatas, 17 January 2013 - 10:13 AM.

[Thirdstar]

xRatas, on 17 January 2013 - 10:12 AM, said:

Btw, other games you missed on poll are Mechassault 1&2.

Oh dear, you mentioned Mechassault.

[Kenach]

My favorite mechs are :
Stalker 3F
Stalker 5M
Atlas RS
Atlas D

As you can see i'm a pure assault pilot

[xRatas]

Thirdstar, on 17 January 2013 - 10:16 AM, said:

Oh dear, you mentioned Mechassault.

I've never seen those, as I do not play console games. I expect they suck, like console games usually do...

[FrostBear]

Mechs: Cataphract 1x close/med brawler
Catapult c1 LRM Supporter
Awsome 8Q 3 PPC long/mid supporter
Yenlo close brawler

I play with up to 3 friends, so we drop in 2-4 man style

Modes: Conquest/Assault

so what game catched me to bt? All of them, played all. From tt, over cresent, mw 1-4, rpg (pan&paper), mechcommander, megamek, and so on...everything. And still love bt and hope if they reach a strong playerbase, and the game financ itself, we get a core mode for us hardcore bt player, so we can go merc out there, take contracts and fight in 10sec reload rounds for big guns and with singlearmor as in the novels over the inner sphere...damn i would love it. Thats what noone did till now...sigh...

Tai-i FrostBear hails Kurita!

Edited by FrostBear, 17 January 2013 - 10:34 AM.

[Culler]

Cataphract 1X, Cicada 2A, Ilya Muromets, Catapult C1

Assault 4-man

[Cerlin]

I started MW/BT with mechwarrior 2. It is still the bar I measure MW games against, even the pvp. I did do the TT some and played every other MW game (even mech assault 1.)

As for this game, my favorite mechs are Catapults, cataphracs, hunchbacks, and centurions. I tend to prefer assault and almost only play with 4 man groups.

[Xiao Youngblood]

Favorite Mechs to date

Stalker 5S
Stalker 5M
Catapult C4

(does it show i'm getting proficient with lrm boats >.< )

and for the sheer fun i had piloting it so far even if i have not tried out the other varients

Spider 5D

[XR17]

I only use COM, all but the 1D so:

COM 1B
COM 2D
COM 3A
(Waiting for the COM hero)

Conquest (I like CBills for more than pew pew, and the resources bonus are nice)
PUG - Don't like playing with people using voice chat, they annoy me.

[ivr56]

- Cataphract-3D
- Cataphract-1X
- Jenner (4 Energy, 1 Missle I forget variant name)
- Centurion CN9-A

4 Man Conquest

[Lykaon]

My favorite 4 mechs?

In no particular order.

Raven 3L: Recon/support platform,excellent spotter for LRMs or configured as a scout hunter with streaks.
280XL
Endosteel
Ferro fibrous
10 DHS
2 med laser
2 SRM 4 (or 2 SSRM2)
TAG
BAP
ECM
AMS
1 ton SRM ammo (or 2 tons SSRM ammo)
1 ton AMS ammo

Catapult K2: Excellent mid range sniper/brawler support,great counter for SRM cat A1s.
300XL
20 DHS
4 Large Lasers

Dragon 1C: Cavalry mech or shoot and scoot sniper
350XL
Endo Steel
14 DHS
ER PPC
LRM 10
3 Med Lasers
2 tons LRM ammo

Atlas AS7D-DC: My command mech of choice when I am drop command.Decent speed,mixed range capability and decent at killing light mechs due to ECM and streaks.
350 std engine
Endosteel
14 DHS
2 large lasers
AC 20
3 SSRM2
ECM
3 tons ac ammo
3 tons streak ammo

My preferance for match type is based on my current playing choice.If I am pugging I will not do a conquest.I found the slight variable of needing to capture multiple points is to difficult for most pug groups.They just death match anyhow so why not just play assault.

I PuG when I want a quick couple of matches or if I feel I need to get some PuG perspective.I have a genuine intrest in MWo being successful and as a beta player I feel I am better off playing in all aspects be it solo 4 man or 8 v 8.
Always playing PuG or always playing premades insulates you from the larger picture so I recomend avoiding it.

That being said I would say 4 man groups are my more common play style with around 30% solo 60% 4 man 10% 8 v 8 give or take 5% to or from any depending on the day.

[StalaggtIKE]

Lykaon, on 17 January 2013 - 11:43 AM, said:

Dragon 1C: Cavalry mech or shoot and scoot sniper
350XL
Endo Steel
14 DHS
ER PPC
LRM 10
3 Med Lasers
2 tons LRM ammo

I may consider giving this build a try.

[Psychobunny]

might be late but ..

1. Catapult
2. Raven
3. Atlas
4. Cataphract

MW3 got me rly into this this stuff, played alot of it online.

Edited by Psychobunny, 25 February 2013 - 01:33 PM.

[Psychobunny]

Lykaon, on 17 January 2013 - 11:43 AM, said:

Atlas AS7D-DC: My command mech of choice when I am drop command.Decent speed,mixed range capability and decent at killing light mechs due to ECM and streaks.
350 std engine
Endosteel
14 DHS
2 large lasers
AC 20
3 SSRM2
ECM
3 tons ac ammo
3 tons streak ammo

i run something like that as well, but 2x ultra AC, and no lasers... might change that now though

[DocBach]

Favorite Mechs:

all have endo steel, double heat sinks, stock engine, and near max armor.

Centurion CN9-A
AC/10
2x medium laser
2x SRM-6

Cataphract CTF-2X
AC/20
2x medium laser
2x SRM-6

Atlas AS7-D
Gauss Rifle
2x ER large laser
2x medium laser
2x SRM-6

AS7-RS
Gauss Rifle
ER large laser
2x medium pulse laser
2x LRM-15

I don't really care for either game mode assault or conquest,

Edited by DocBach, 25 February 2013 - 01:37 PM.

[Matta]

1. Jenner D (max engine, 4 ML, 1 SRM4, 4/5 JJs)
2. Jenner F (max engine, 6 ML)
3. Cicada 2A (max engine, 6 ML)
4. Spider (any chasis really).

edit:

Game mode - Assault for now and PUG (lack of 1 big chunk of free time needed to go 4/8 for few hours)

Edited by Matta, 25 February 2013 - 02:04 PM.

[Khanahar]

I commend this effort, largely because I am a stats junkie myself. But be under no illusions: this is a poll of the experiences of folks who read "General" while signed in, and who vote in polls. Way more of the actual player base was first influenced by MW4 and MA1/2.

I regularly get majorly nostalgic for MechCommander, my first experience. It was such a wonderful game. I recently got it running on my PC and play it when I can; it holds up great, despite faux 3D. Had brilliant mission design; my personal hope for MWO is that one day we get complex industrialized scenarios with multiple objectives and constraints. Balance was awful, but as we all know, that applied pretty well to more or less every other MechWarrior game too (for all the complaints, MWO is the best of the bunch in this area.) And the sense of the game interface itself as a part of the game made it the most immersive strategy game I've ever played.

Oh, and:
CN9-A
CN9-D
CN9-YLW
TBT-7M

Game mode: Conquest. But I wish there were small emplaced defenses that you could disable by direct weapons fire (and kill it) or by hitting a power supply (of which there are 3, all hardened, so it would defend the point once captured.)

Edited by Khanahar, 25 February 2013 - 01:49 PM.

[TheRuntMan]

Hmm, I got started with MW3 (never played Pirates Moon) and later moved on to all the MW4's. I only pug due to the fact that I don't have enough friends who play regularly to do 4-man premades. I gotta say that Assualt is my preferred game mode. My favorite chassis variants as of now are as follows:

Cataphract 3D

Cataphract 4X

Spider 5D

Atlas AS7-D(F)

I would definately call myself a brawler, but I still enjoy scouting and using hit-and-run tactics in my Spider. I certainly do the best in my Atlas with my AC-20, dual PPCs for longer range and SRM's for those pesky lights. I call myself a heavy pilot, even though I uasually do better in an Assualt. My 4X I've loaded dual AC-10s (I'm better with powerful, slower recharge weapons. The lengthier recycle time urges me to make each shot count) plus a medium laser and SRM4 to fill the gaps. My 3D is more of a mid-range fighter, currently sporting 2 ERLL, machine gun and 2 ML.

Edited by TheRuntMan, 25 February 2013 - 02:35 PM.