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[Sifright]

Ashnod, on 04 February 2013 - 06:45 PM, said:

How can the A1 be broken, it can't even fit a ppc er large or large pulse??? It just dies b4 it gets into range

????????????????

Are you the same type of person that runs an atlas through the middle of wide open areas and wonders why his mech gets shredded by lrms?

[Kaspirikay]

Sifright, on 04 February 2013 - 07:07 PM, said:

???????????????? Are you the same type of person that runs an atlas through the middle of wide open areas and wonders why his mech gets shredded by lrms?

everyone knows ERLL, LL PPC ERPPC is the op weapons and A1 cant even fit any of it

[ConnorSinclair]

Kaspirikay, on 04 February 2013 - 07:11 PM, said:

everyone knows ERLL, LL PPC ERPPC is the op weapons and A1 cant even fit any of it

Not to mention it can't field the MightyMachineGun.

Seriously, when are they going to address the raven 4x or Gun spider?

The other day I was playing in my Gigga Atlas and I was CT'd by a Cicada with MG's instantly after 2 shots.

[ConnorSinclair]

I'm bumping this

[Thorqemada]

The Game has gotten Brutal - the Burst DPS and One-Shot-Potential skyrockets - its insane...

[Zolaz]

Go wet yourself in the corner and stop posting your hate on the forums.

[ConnorSinclair]

Zolaz, on 04 February 2013 - 09:52 PM, said:

Go wet yourself in the corner and stop posting your hate on the forums.

RUH ROH, HATE CRIMES.

[WhiteCatInsurgency]

The only reason the catapult it broken is that its cockpit isn't a super easy target. It's a support mech with a clear view for the purpose of ... WAIT FOR IT... Long range fire support. Do you know what kept it as that? An easily blasted cockpit.

It's not called the "Battering Ram" .. it needs to be very susceptible to any close range engagement from a mech that has weaponry above its torso. Removing this vulnerability has turned it into something else, in this case a freak of a mech where its most popular variant is as far from its original design purpose as could be.

The A1 in specific is borderline useless due to ECM being such a dominant force in the game. The k2 is insanely popular but even then its being used as a close range destroyer, completely abandoning its design role of a fire support mech. Due to the nature of MIN-MAX in online gaming the two in between variants have very little function compared to selecting the A1 pre ecm or the K2 post ecm.

Bleh.. this game frustrates me.

[Tw1stedMonkey]

What I find the most annoying about this mech is it's small profile. The only mech (aside from raven 3Ls somewhat) I have trouble with 1 on 1 in my 4 srm6 2 MPL 1 ML Awesome 8R is the 6 srm6 (actually the dual AC/20 k-2 can be a problem as well sometimes but is easier to dodge fire from) A1 Cata. I bring down atlases MUCH quicker than the A1 unless the pilot is dumb and stays still for me to blow out one of it's torsos and/or arms at point blank. if they are lucky and can time their shot right the can ******* in half in one alpha and halve my damage, and despite being 15 tons heavier I feel like i do half of the damage i do to atlases because the face of the catapault is smaller and many of my missiles just miss the mech entirely if I am more than 100m away even with artemis.
Really it is a problem with missile hardpoints in general, because I feel they are the strongest hardpoint.( Don't believe me? try a 5 LRM 15+artemis stalker with Tag or the A1 srmapault.) I think they need to kick lrm damage to 1.5 and srm back to 2. Then they could work on making ECM more balanced without turning back into LRM online. This would also help deal with the SSRM problem as an SSRM2 launcher would lose a full point of damage.

Edited by Tw1stedMonkey, 04 February 2013 - 10:25 PM.

[ConnorSinclair]

Tw1stedMonkey, on 04 February 2013 - 10:21 PM, said:

What I find the most annoying about this mech is it's small profile. The only mech (aside from raven 3Ls somewhat) I have trouble with 1 on 1 in my 4 srm6 2 MPL 1 ML Awesome 8R is the 6 srm6 (actually the dual AC/20 k-2 can be a problem as well sometimes but is easier to dodge fire from) A1 Cata. I bring down atlases MUCH quicker than the A1 unless the pilot is dumb and stays still for me to blow out one of it's torsos and/or arms at point blank. if they are lucky and can time their shot right the can ******* in half in one alpha and halve my damage, and despite being 15 tons heavier I feel like i do half of the damage i do to atlases because the face of the catapault is smaller and many of my missiles just miss the mech entirely if I am more than 100m away even with artemis.

Wasn't our Kong A1 run with you guys?

[Tw1stedMonkey]

ConnorSinclair, on 04 February 2013 - 10:22 PM, said:

Wasn't our Kong A1 run with you guys?

Possibly? You name does look familiar. I am currently planning my next mech purchase to be the A1 just to see how it is behind the wheel of one. then probably a K-2.

[ConnorSinclair]

Tw1stedMonkey, on 04 February 2013 - 10:31 PM, said:

Possibly? You name does look familiar. I am currently planning my next mech purchase to be the A1 just to see how it is behind the wheel of one. then probably a K-2.

Want my super A1 build?

[Tw1stedMonkey]

ConnorSinclair, on 04 February 2013 - 10:35 PM, said:

Want my super A1 build?

Lol I don't think it will be that hard to make a good build for the A1 considering i have been dishing it out well with only 4 srm 6s

[ConnorSinclair]

Tw1stedMonkey, on 04 February 2013 - 10:47 PM, said:

Lol I don't think it will be that hard to make a good build for the A1 considering i have been dishing it out well with only 4 srm 6s

peanuts,

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a9d6425682fec18

check it bro.

[Indoorsman]

[ConnorSinclair]

Indoorsman, on 04 February 2013 - 11:12 PM, said:

Good, good,


I see Kong has finally raided the 4mans to where it is openly ran now.

Operation Steak Sauce was a Success, video will be posted shortly.

[Lindonius]

ConnorSinclair, on 04 February 2013 - 10:52 PM, said:

peanuts,

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...a9d6425682fec18

check it bro.

Bad build.

You don't need a 315, a 300 will do just fine and save you enough weight for more ammo, an extra heatsink or more armour. You put ammo in your left torso while you still have 2 free slots in the CT therefore increasing your chance of dying from ammo explosions into your xl engine. You stuffed your legs full of ammo and then stripped them so you will probably die if someone hits the ammo in your legs. The usefulness of the AMS is debatable if you know how to use cover and have ecm buddies.


Here is a much better build......

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...8612d7b0e000651

You have 2 tons more ammo, 3 tons in the left arm as ammo is used up from left to right and these will be used first, leaving your side torsos free of ammo explosions. Leg armour is higher so you have less chance of being killed that way, it has an extra heat sink which is extremely important as the SplatCat runs HOT.

Connor's build is another example of a common mistake in building a splatcat and one which you can exploit, namely that pilots often stuff their legs full of ammo and then strip the armour off them. So you just leg them and then laugh as the ammo explosion rips through their centre torso.

Edited by Lindonius, 04 February 2013 - 11:41 PM.

[ConnorSinclair]

Lindonius, on 04 February 2013 - 11:29 PM, said:

Bad build.

You don't need a 315, a 300 will do just fine and save you enough weight for more ammo, an extra heatsink or more armour. You put ammo in your left torso while you still have 2 free slots in the CT therefore increaseing your chance of dying from ammo explosions into your xl engine. You stuffed your legs full of ammo and then stripped them so you will probably die if someone hits the ammo in your legs. The usefulness of the AMS is debatable if you know how to use cover and have ecm buddies.


Here is a much better build......

http://mwo.smurfy-ne...8612d7b0e000651

You have 2 tons more ammo, 3 tons in the left arm as ammo is used up from left to right and these will be used first, leaving your center and side torsos free of ammo explosions. Leg armour is higher so you have less chance of being killed that way, it has an extra heat sink which is extremely important as the SplatCat runs HOT.

Connor's build is another example of a common mistake in building a splatcat and one which you can exploit, namely that pilots often stuff their legs full of ammo and then strip the armour off them. So you just leg them and then laugh as the ammo explosion rips through their centre torso.

too much ammo, better to run 90

[Indoorsman]

ConnorSinclair, on 04 February 2013 - 11:27 PM, said:

Indoorsman, on 04 February 2013 - 11:12 PM, said:

I see Kong has finally raided the 4mans to where it is openly ran now.

What?

Edited by Indoorsman, 04 February 2013 - 11:41 PM.

[ConnorSinclair]

Indoorsman, on 04 February 2013 - 11:40 PM, said:

What?

Kong has been raiding the pub matches with 4man A1's to get the pubs to notice

Operation Steak Sauce