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[AudaciousJoe]

Hi there, Im new to the whole Mechwarrior universe and I was wondering if someone could give me a recommendation for a solid beginners mech. Please and thanks!

[One Medic Army]

Hunch-SP, you can even try out the default loadout as a trial mech.
Customized it's faster with better heat dissipation, but same weapons.

Edited by One Medic Army, 26 January 2013 - 10:00 PM.

[iminbagdad]

plus one. Great mech

[Merky Merc]

I second the 4SP, with the cadet bonus you can fully deck it out and have almost enough money left over for a 2nd mech

[Dan Baxter]

It really depends on how you like to play the game, though I can attest to the 4SP's effectiveness. If you do get the 4SP, give it endo steel and double heat sinks to help with heat issues.

[80sGlamRockSensation David Bowie]

A solid Beginners mech?

A Cent-AL is a good choice as well, same with the Hunchy-4SP. Good mix of maneuverability, armor and firepower.

If you prefer a something a little bigger, try a Catapult-C1.

Just remember what Dead-Eye taught all of us veteran mechwarrior players 17 years ago.

"You go slow, you die"

[AudaciousJoe]

Thanks for the advice! Think I will go with the hunchback seeing as how it has so much support!

[cleghorn6]

Depends on how you want to play. If you just want to stand there and shoot lots of guns, I'd suggest Stalker or Atlas.

If you're a fast and sneaky kind of guy, probably Jenner is your option to start. Commando is not bad either.

Hunch SP is a great brawler mech, so waiting 'till they get close then getting in amongst it.

Whichever way you go you're going to die a lot at first. This is normal. Try to figure out what you're doing wrong and improve. Ask, if you're really stuck.

Keep us informed of how you're getting on.

[CrushLibs]

CTF 2 guass and 3-4 med lasers

here is a build I use

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...7a0b4eb26727626

enjoy

[Tuku]

Run the trial 4sp then buy one!

[AudaciousJoe]

Have run a few matches with it, feels alright but I keep running into the problem of everyone seemingly just being able to outgun me. Could just be me being a noob but it sucks getting rocked every single match :x

[CrushLibs]

you won't get out gunned with dual guass as long as you aim well

[Merky Merc]

AudaciousJoe, on 26 January 2013 - 10:36 PM, said:

Have run a few matches with it, feels alright but I keep running into the problem of everyone seemingly just being able to outgun me. Could just be me being a noob but it sucks getting rocked every single match :x

The trial 4SP is really slow, which is a problem for medium mechs in particular. If you buy one you can throw in endosteel, double heat sinks, and a much larger engine. Then you'll be hitting as hard as some heavies but you'll be much more nimbly bimbly.