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[Vector Wolf]

I saved up some CB and bought Catapult K2, and from here, I got some vision of greatness, but I don't think I was totaly sane with it. I'm fairly new to this, and I would use some help with (fixing?) my build and tactics for it.

My build:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...0bc49756e8d6cfd

[Hex Pallett]

HERE.

Sanity regained.

[Mercworks]

I would question your use of ER PPCs. Standard PPCs have a good range, and the extra heat just isn't worth the modest increase in range. Most mech engagements seem to happen under 500m anyway. I would save the extra 10 points of heat a volley. (also, in response to the initial poster, standard sinks on that design is just a walking toaster. Doubles are required).

Edited by Mercworks, 22 January 2013 - 09:11 AM.

[Vector Wolf]

Thanks for help.

PS. Got some advices/tactics for encouters between buildings? I get my *** served there.

[jshill78]

Stay away from the PPC altogether. There is nothing that the PPC can do for you that other weapons or combination of weapons can't do better.

[Ryvucz]

jshill78, on 22 January 2013 - 10:40 AM, said:

Stay away from the PPC altogether. There is nothing that the PPC can do for you that other weapons or combination of weapons can't do better.

I agree, I stay away from the PPC, and only use the ER PPC instead. ;D

[jshill78]

K2 Ballistics Heavy

K2 Rapid Fire

K2 Sustained Killer

[Loc Nar]

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I would question your use of ER PPCs. Standard PPCs have a good range

I would question the use of it cause it yields terrible dps, but the ER PPC at least has no minimum range whereas regular PPC has 90m min range...

[Buckminster]

DHS are a must, and Endo Steel will get you more weight savings than Ferro Fibrous armor.

I've used both ERPPCs and PPCs on my K2, paired with 2 medium lasers. I prefer the ERPPCs, because then I'm not stuck with just a pair of medium lasers at short range. The heat sucks, but with a full load of DHS, it's manageable.

And a hint - a larger engine can help with DHS. I ended up going from the standard 260 to a 275, just for that internal heat sink.

[NRP]

You could also mount 2 AC/20s and 2 MLs. Very dangerous. Of course, you can only use a STD200 engine so you're slower than a friggin Atlas. But you will wreck stuff. Even if you're swarmed, you will usually take one of them with you.

Once, I got the 4 fps glitch on River City, so I just backed into a corner. I had what seemed like a match-long battle with an a-hole spider. During that time, I was able to kill a Centurion and a Catapult who came to get me. Finally the little a-hole got me by jump jetting up on a tank where I couldn't shoot and peeing on me for an hour.

As much as I love AC/20s, I'm thinking of switching back to an ERPPC build so I can get more speed. Hard to give up those 20s though.

[Pan Damonium]

I would save up the money and stockpile the weapons for many configurations. Then you can change the weapons whenever you want to try something new, and not run out of useful loadout ideas for some time. 4xLarge Laser was my fav.

This mech is versatile and practical. Experiment.

Give it endo-steel, Double Heat sinks, plenty of armor...
Engine preferences (XL or Standard) differ greatly, though with an AC20 you are forced to stick with a Standard engine.

[Buckminster]

Ironbar Sinister, on 22 January 2013 - 11:53 AM, said:

Vector Wolf:

Never ever ever use Ferro-Fibrous without first having switched your structure to EndoSteel.

Ever.

Truth. On the OP's original loadout, using ES instead of FF gains over 1.5 tons.

The only thing you have to watch out for with ES or FF is that all of those crits required will interfere with the number of DHS you can have.

Edited by Buckminster, 22 January 2013 - 12:03 PM.

[Ursh]

This weekend I messed around with a 4xPPC K2 build, and had a blast with it. It's completely inefficient, but that's part of the allure. The most important thing is that you make batman noises from the 1960s version of the show every time you shoot someone. KACHOW! KAZOOM! BADOOM!

CPLT-K2

With the 280xl you're not completely crawling along, which is nice. When someone pops a ridge and you blast them, they'll hate you, and you'll be laughing. The first time someone does it and you cockpit them, you'll be laughing hysterically enough that your neighbors may question your sanity.

Edited by Ursh, 22 January 2013 - 12:18 PM.

[DegeneratePervert]

I run the dual AC/20 Cat. It's all that and a bag of chips.

[MasterBLB]

Why no one already mentioned Gauss Cat?

[baabaa214]

MasterBLB, on 22 January 2013 - 12:31 PM, said:

Why no one already mentioned Gauss Cat?

Gauss Rifle has been Nerfed so badly that it blows up all the time and it is like the UAC 5 Jamming. It blows up more than it fires.

[BoerInBeton]

I've been having a hell of time with 4 Large Pulse Lasers.
Realise the pulse version is probably not the optimal choice, but I like popping around a corner, pasting some damage onto an engaged mech and hauling ******* of there with my XL300 and speed tweak. Good fun.

[Ursh]

MasterBLB, on 22 January 2013 - 12:31 PM, said:

Why no one already mentioned Gauss Cat?

I got annoyed by the explosions.

[DESTcmndr]

Vector Wolf, on 22 January 2013 - 08:01 AM, said:

I saved up some CB and bought Catapult K2, and from here, I got some vision of greatness, but I don't think I was totaly sane with it. I'm fairly new to this, and I would use some help with (fixing?) my build and tactics for it.

My build:
http://mwo.smurfy-ne...0bc49756e8d6cfd

CPLT-K2

[LagomorphPrime]

AC/20 or bust!

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...03a35ff3e517593