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Which Mech Do You Fear The Least?


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#121 CECILOFS

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 02:48 AM

Spider with MGs. I once had one try to kill my LRM Stalker while I melted 3 of its heavies. I think it almost ate through some of my armour by the time my team showed up to get it off me.

#122 Stargoat

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 02:57 AM

Spiders are the only lights I pilot, and apart from the 5D, they're pretty horrible (guess why). You can still use the usual light tactics of backstabbing and running real fast, but you won't have the damage output of a laserboat jenner, or the missiles of a raven. Can stay alive for most of the match, but damage won't be that hot. They're fun 'mechs, but not particularly powerful, and the hard-points extremely limiting.

The one thing I wouldn't do is underestimate any opponent based on the 'mech they're using. A good pilot with a well though-out build can squeeze something out of any of the current 'mechs.

That being said, it depends on what I'm running, as to what 'mechs are most difficult to engage...

If it's a spider or cicada, ravens and commandos can be difficult to engage without a buddy, as if you lose the edge in combat, it can be quite difficult to retreat. Difficult to engage anything with more than two SSRM2s in non-ECM variants.

In my hunchbacks/dragons, good cataphract and splatcat pilots are probably the most scary because of their high damage output.

My cataphract 4x fears lights, but my 2x does not.

Edited by Stargoat, 13 February 2013 - 03:01 AM.


#123 Terran123rd

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:01 AM

I fear and respect all 'mechs equally.

#124 Monkey Bone

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:05 AM

Awesomes, dragons, cicadas, spiders..

#125 Mack1

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:11 AM

View PostOni Ralas, on 11 February 2013 - 02:58 PM, said:

Mine. No one takes me seriously. Might be the pink paint.


lol

#126 Der BruzZzler von Wiesndoof

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 03:48 AM

View PostKerrisis, on 13 February 2013 - 02:33 AM, said:

Really? You might be in for a shock if I meet you on the battlefield when I'm riding my quad AC5 CTF-4X then. =D


Sweet! Man... i'm scared! :)

#127 Escef

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 04:19 AM

View PostTerran123rd, on 13 February 2013 - 03:01 AM, said:

I fear and respect all 'mechs equally.

The pilots, on the other hand...

#128 StonedVet

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 05:20 AM

Dont fear anything in my 5m 3LL 5 SRm 6

In my 4p/sp I fear the centurion/dragon the least

in my Commando I dont fear any other light.

#129 Stormwolf

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 05:24 AM

View PostEscef, on 13 February 2013 - 04:19 AM, said:

The pilots, on the other hand...


Yeah, a mech is only as good as its pilot.

#130 Escef

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 05:32 AM

View PostStormwolf, on 13 February 2013 - 05:24 AM, said:


Yeah, a mech is only as good as its pilot.

And that's why I don't fear unmodded machines. It's usually a sign of a new player. Especially when it's an unmodded mech that's currently a trial mech. ... Though I suppose that would be a good way to trick people into underestimating you.

#131 MustrumRidcully

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 06:28 AM

Spiders.

Which is a stark contrast to real life. Maybe if they had given it 8 legs and more eyes...

Warning: Scary
Spoiler


Not Scary:
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Edited by MustrumRidcully, 13 February 2013 - 06:29 AM.


#132 Terran123rd

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 08:51 AM

That real-life spider is actually oddly......cute.

#133 Karenai

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:00 AM

Hunchback
They can do heavy damage if left alone, but tend to disintigrate parts faster then some spiders are running.

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Posted 13 February 2013 - 09:34 AM

1. Awesomes. Whenever i see one while piloting my atlas, i hear the Butchers voice in my head: aahhh fresh meat.
Most awesomes i see die within a few seconds if they are engaged one on one. It takes a really skilled awesome pilot to make up for the chassis shortcomings if it is matched against a 20 tons heavier mech. (And those pilots are pretty rare)

2. Hunchbacks. Thin armor, huge frame, relatively slow, impossible to miss, basically a free kill if you have a high alpha. Not even butchervoiceworthy.





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