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[Crazy Eight]

Its such a fun little mech!


Me when they are TRYING TO HIT ME



And...th...then a SRM6 cat comes along.... and it does this V

Edited by Dakkath, 29 January 2013 - 07:40 AM.
Edited for CoC Violation.

[Polojilarious]

I may have been that cat.

Didja get clocked trying to run through the dropship on frozen city a few minutes ago, and was the cat grey and red?

[Crazy Eight]

No. Im not stupid with my Commando. but that doesn't mean Cats can't catch me off guard. Seriously I drive a 6 cat too... its so much fun to pop lights in a cat.

[Polojilarious]

Yeah, popping lights is pretty great fun.

The commando I refer to wasn't really being stupid though, everyone was already properly engaged in a brawl around the dropship. He just picked the wrong moment to weave through the ship.

It was a Death's Knell, too. I felt a little bad for the guy.

[Crazy Eight]

But iv been enjoying messing with assaults so much

Edited by Crazy Eight, 29 January 2013 - 01:14 AM.

[Solis Obscuri]

There are few things more liberating than going Commando.

[Jam the Bam]

Just started playing this game, I'm curios, how do you get light missiles on a catapult? Is it a preset mech or do you have to reconfigure it?

[KumoriMyou]

good luck shooting me in your cat with my ECM and my 6 Streak
cant shoot me if i'm behind you

[Crazy Eight]

Jammerben87, on 29 January 2013 - 01:17 AM, said:

Just started playing this game, I'm curios, how do you get light missiles on a catapult? Is it a preset mech or do you have to reconfigure it?

You got to buy your own mech. they are called "Streak SRM 2" And what your talking about it a steak cat. not a good idea considering ECM can stop your lock on.

Edited by Crazy Eight, 29 January 2013 - 01:30 AM.

[Jam the Bam]

Crazy Eight, on 29 January 2013 - 01:30 AM, said:

You got to buy your own mech. they are called "Streak SRM 2" And what your talking about it a steak cat. not a good idea considering ECM can stop your lock on.

I have the Cat set up with 2 LRM15's and 4 Med Lasers, I was just wondering how easy it would be to refit for a shorter range fit If I wanted to, I don't really understand how the fitting in this game works but I want to experiment with fits. Even a mass of SRM's would be fun at close range with lots of missile slots.

[One Medic Army]

Jammerben87, on 29 January 2013 - 01:53 AM, said:

I have the Cat set up with 2 LRM15's and 4 Med Lasers, I was just wondering how easy it would be to refit for a shorter range fit If I wanted to, I don't really understand how the fitting in this game works but I want to experiment with fits. Even a mass of SRM's would be fun at close range with lots of missile slots.

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/
Web mechlab interface to play around in.

There are 4 types of hardpoints:
Energy: mounts Lasers, PPCs, and TAG
Ballistic: mounts Autocannons (AC), Machine guns, and Gauss rifles
Missile: mounts Long Range Missiles (LRM), Short Range Missiles (SRM), and Streak Short Range Missiles (SSRM)
AMS: Mounts anti-missile systems

All non-energy weapons are ammo fed.

LRMs and SSRMs require lock-ons to be used on enemy mechs.
SRM and SSRM have a hard maximum range of 270m.
LRM have a minimum range of 180m and a maximum of 1000m.
Lasers have an effective range listed, and a maximum range of double that with a linear reduction in damage.
Ballistics have ranges like lasers, except they have a maximum range of 3x the effective.
PPCs have a minimum range of 90m.

[Tarman]

Jammerben87, on 29 January 2013 - 01:53 AM, said:

I have the Cat set up with 2 LRM15's and 4 Med Lasers, I was just wondering how easy it would be to refit for a shorter range fit If I wanted to, I don't really understand how the fitting in this game works but I want to experiment with fits. Even a mass of SRM's would be fun at close range with lots of missile slots.

For a shorter-range kittie you could drop the LRMs for a couple stacks of SRM6. Keep the medium lazors, they're one of the most reliable weapons in the entire game and will keep you viable at a range beyond SRM. SRMs only go out to 270m max.

Pulse lazors put a bit more damage on your target faster, but for more heat at less range with more weapon weight. Medium pulse are the most viable of the flavours, if you need your mech to deliver damage to a target area quickly, but if you don't need the speed then ML are your go-to lazor.

[Jam the Bam]

Thanks guys, been digging in the newbie section all day, there's a lot to learn in this game. Just graduated from WoT which feels like child's-play compared to this.

I played mech commander for years so love playing with big mechs, really hope they bring out the MadCat at some point though.

[Crazy Eight]

Steak advantage = Easy hits with homing missiles.


Streak Disadvantage = ECM can counter them. rendering them useless.

Its good to have back up weapons if you use Streaks or LRMs

[Crazy Eight]

Jammerben87, on 29 January 2013 - 02:11 AM, said:

Thanks guys, been digging in the newbie section all day, there's a lot to learn in this game. Just graduated from WoT which feels like child's-play compared to this.

I played mech commander for years so love playing with big mechs, really hope they bring out the MadCat at some point though.

One thing about ECM. If a mech has it its like a 180 degree bubble around that mech. if a friendly mech has it and your in it, you are invisible to the enemy sensors and they cant lock on you with missiles. HOWEVER the same goes for you if you get in ENEMY ECM. You cant target or lock on...


ECM also fights Enemy ECM. making the 2 cancel each other out.

[Tarriss Halcyon]

Jammerben87, on 29 January 2013 - 02:11 AM, said:

Thanks guys, been digging in the newbie section all day, there's a lot to learn in this game. Just graduated from WoT which feels like child's-play compared to this.

I played mech commander for years so love playing with big mechs, really hope they bring out the MadCat at some point though.

Timber Wolf shall be coming out in the next few months with the Clan Invasion. I've been playing this for months, and I'm just waiting for the Atlas with Jump Jets.

[Crazy Eight]

And if your using LRMs remember they can't hurt an opponent UNDER 200 meters from you. Only does damage if they are MORE than 200 meters away.

[Cybermech]

close range c1 should have 4xMP and 2x streak or 2x srm6.
cause you need all the critical slots armor and structure upgrades are not worth it with this mech.
I use the srm6's with 2 tonnes of ammo, when you use the srm's during times when you know they will hit.
2 tonnes is plenty, most of your damage comes from the Mp's and don't forget your 4 JJ's

[Tarman]

Crazy Eight, on 29 January 2013 - 02:25 AM, said:

And if your using LRMs remember they can't hurt an opponent UNDER 200 meters from you. Only does damage if they are MORE than 200 meters away.

180m. That extra 20m can make a difference.

[Jam the Bam]

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...636b2cebc49faca

Sorry to hijack this thread again, but how does this look?

P.S I was reading the thread because I want to build a commando too