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Washout posted:I think the 8 small pulse laser firestarter is on sale too, so maybe buy that as well. I just don't feel like I am doing any damage with small lasers.
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ZombyDog posted:I only run two SRM4s and the XL255 but I also fully armour the shield arm - With an XL engine, the left arm is certainly not a dump stat. The shield arm already gets 16 armor for free, and the extra SRM4 really does help. A big part of the build is having the sheer alpha to bully weaker mechs off or break components on weakened heavier mechs, along with using cover and terrain to pop out, shoot, and get back in. I only use the shield arm when I get caught out of position, all other times I just stay out of sight and attack things that are either distracted with someone else or who I can alpha down. EDIT: demonR6 posted:I just don't feel like I am doing any damage with small lasers. Hitboxes are wonky if you have moderate ping. Sometimes you actually need to aim in the space in front of enemies to hit them. 8 small pulse lasers is great though, I've two-shot mechs from behind simply because they've ignored me.
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Pattonesque posted:WoL tends to get at least one 12-man going for CW each night. I'd be interested in joining up I'm not to shabby and have some decent robots.
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Fil5000 posted:What You can fit 5 quirked mpl on a 2b, its pretty fun.
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rotocheese posted:I'd be interested in joining up I'm not to shabby and have some decent robots. what's your in-game name? someone should be able to shoot you an invite
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Pattonesque posted:what's your in-game name? someone should be able to shoot you an invite It's rotocheese I'm already in a unit so I'd probably have to break my contract and say my goodbyes. But that sounds great. rotocheese fucked around with this message at 01:49 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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sebmojo posted:You can fit 5 quirked mpl on a 2b, its pretty fun. Hot as gently caress though. I never could make it do work as well as a 3M despite the quirks.
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So with this sale, is there like a priority of mechs to buy? I've got not a lot of space dollars, so I can't buy 10 mechs 
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Looks like the unit I'm in is going Liao for our next contract. That means I can help murder davions with fellow goons thanks to CW groups being extended to anyone on your faction w/ the Jan 20th patch. Bookmarked the Goonrathi mumble for when that happens. Also pretty excited about counter-attacks being skirmish/TDM mode, it makes more sense that way.
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MadWOPR posted:So with this sale, is there like a priority of mechs to buy? I've got not a lot of space dollars, so I can't buy 10 mechs Get the PPC quirked Thunderbolt, I think it's the 9SS? It punches stupidly above its weight.
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For Offense I'm running Timberwolf / Timberwolf / Stormcrow / Garbage pinchhitter puma For Defense I'm running Garbage pinchhitter puma / Timberwolf / Garbage LRM kitfox / Cagayan Oro Direwolf Defense is the most interesting combo. The pinchhitter puma can prod at poo poo for as long as the doors are closed, then run straight through the doors and die trying to get everyone to follow him back away from the objective. The garbage LRM kitfox can sit around and puke out LRM's in that weird twilight period where waves are coming in and brawling and there's not a lot of cover. The direwolf sits on objectives and murders lights and heavies alike when they charge in to try to take out generators or the main gun. My offense probably sucks but I love timberwolves.
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Neo Helbeast posted:Get the PPC quirked Thunderbolt, I think it's the 9SS? It punches stupidly above its weight. Two Thunderbolts are CW-essential: the -9S and the -5SS For the -9S, you want two ERPPCs in the right torso and one in the left. They're both high mounts, but the right torso ones are basically at cockpit height and are your main pokers. Fill the rest with engine/heatsinks/armor and you're good. For the -5SS, you want seven medium pulse lasers, a big STD engine, and a bunch of heatsinks. You get a 42-point ammo-less alpha that you can fire once every 2-ish seconds. It is a very, very scary robot up-close and is good for defending objectives or falling in behind a push and coring out backs.
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Yeh IS cw is All Thunderbolts Power Hour, featuring PPC's out the wazoo. The quirks are somewhat negating of clan defensive power when the primetime fights get going, so I would not be surprised if clan worlds start whittling down into the single digits.
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The TDR-9S seems to be pretty close to the HBR with 3 ERPPCs, though? And the HBR carries ECM. TDR-9S vs HBR-PRIME I mean YEAH, the TDR is super good. Probably the best IS 'mech right now (that or the firestarter). But it's not THAT much better than a quicky HBR build, even given that the HBR spreads some damage to side components.
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So I guess I'll be getting some thunderbolts then. Also, as a fun thought exercise, if WoL switched to Davion for a week, would the mwo forums universe collapse in on itself?
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OB_Juan posted:The TDR-9S seems to be pretty close to the HBR with 3 ERPPCs, though? And the HBR carries ECM. What are the mounts like on the HBR? The -9S is a bomb-rear end 'mech because of the two RT eye-level mounts and the 50% overall heat reduction, 25% cooldown, and 15% velocity bonuses on ERPPCs. You can utterly ruin other robots without exposing much of your own to damage.
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I'm really tempted to UPGRADE NOW to Hellbringers, but $55.  They seem like cool mechs.
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Pattonesque posted:What are the mounts like on the HBR? The -9S is a bomb-rear end 'mech because of the two RT eye-level mounts and the 50% overall heat reduction, 25% cooldown, and 15% velocity bonuses on ERPPCs. You can utterly ruin other robots without exposing much of your own to damage. HBR has a high head mount, the rest are lower on the left side.
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"Ah, what the hell, I'll give the trial Firestarter a go. Can't be as fun as they say it is." [Several matches later] "Oh gently caress yes" To make a long story short, I have a Firestarter now.
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Westy543 posted:I'm really tempted to UPGRADE NOW to Hellbringers, but $55. You don't get the invasion version unless you buy the $90 package either.
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demonR6 posted:I just don't feel like I am doing any damage with small lasers. Compared to the 5 MPL firestarter, the 8 SPLs have a larger alpha by 2 points, and do almost 50% extra DPS with slightly better heat efficiency and shorter laser duration to boot. The only tradeoff is range. e: Someone remind me how ghost heat works with different class lasers. I know mixing different types of large (eg ER + pulse) gives ghost heat but if I were to alpha say 2 large lasers with 4 mediums there's no ghost heat right? It won't count as 6 large or whatever? Wafflecopper fucked around with this message at 06:09 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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Washout posted:You don't get the invasion version unless you buy the $90 package either. Wow, is that a wave two thing? I know in the first wave, if you got any of them a la carte you got a 30% cbill bonus one. I guess I'll just wait until the Spring.
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So how are LBX-10s considered? I have always loved my space shotguns in the various Mechwarrior games and mods and am thinking about putting two on my Cataphract 4x instead of 2 gauss or 4 AC/5. The damage is roughly similar to both and from using them on the trial mechs, the spread isn't too bad at long range.
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Slaan posted:So how are LBX-10s considered? Generally quite poorly, with the exception of the Centurion that gets a crazy cooldown quirk (I think 25% ballistic + 25% LBX for a total 50% CD reduction.) The sheer rate of fire makes up for the base weapon being somewhat lackluster.
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Looks like some mercs are trying to stir up something on marik border. I talked to the FLWM to let them know it isnt us and they are going to let me know what unit/units it is that is attacking them. Basically, don't attack the purple planets please.
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Wafflecopper posted:Compared to the 5 MPL firestarter, the 8 SPLs have a larger alpha by 2 points, and do almost 50% extra DPS with slightly better heat efficiency and shorter laser duration to boot. The only tradeoff is range. http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/equipment#weapon_heatscale Here's all the different groups that weapons are in for heatscale purposes. EDIT: Oh missed the last bit, if two weapons are in different groups then no, but if weapons with different heat values and in the same group are fired then ghost heat is calculated from the HIGHEST heat weapon. So if you had two LRM 10's and an LRM 20 then the extra ghost heat would be calculated from the LRM 20, meaning you would have 3 extra heat rather than just 2. Or if you fired two LRM 5's and an LRM 15 you would still have ghost heat even though LRM 5's have a limit of 3 and LRM 15's a limit of 2. LordBaxter fucked around with this message at 06:27 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/185577-liao-propaganda-contest-win-prizes/ Not a Goon contest but if any of you have some artistic skills and want some free poo poo be sure to enter.
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Tips for laying down some top-shelf owns: 1. Buy Timber Wolf S 2. Fit it out with 4 ER Large Lasers 3.  4. Post screenshot of you having fun on the map everyone else hates because of people like you. e: seriously, the grind for the Timber Wolf is steep, but it is worth it. Alchenar fucked around with this message at 17:46 on Jan 11, 2015 |
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MadWOPR posted:So I guess I'll be getting some thunderbolts then. Also, as a fun thought exercise, if WoL switched to Davion for a week, would the mwo forums universe collapse in on itself? If we switch factions, do we take the planets we've conquered with us?
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Alchenar posted:Tips for laying down some top-shelf owns: Oh we're posting cherrypicked screenshots from pub matches? OK! 
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Played last night for the first time since early October or so. Do we have a wiki or something for builds yet? I ended up spending most of the night in a rhino stalker following Brofist's crab around because holy poo poo things have changed.
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Random Number posted:Oh we're posting cherrypicked screenshots from pub matches? OK! Hey Spergashi stop sulking and come play games. ps. get on my level
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Random Number posted:Oh we're posting cherrypicked screenshots from pub matches? OK! Did his post bother you? I don't get it.
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JadeRaven posted:Did his post bother you? I don't get it. He'll get super mad if you point out that screenshot's from him running a zero-skill Streak SRM Stormcrow where he just has to point in the general direction of bad guys and push button to get points.
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Random Number posted:Oh we're posting cherrypicked screenshots from pub matches? OK! If you're going to call someone out for cherry picking damage done in pubs or whatever, you should at least out-damage them. 
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You all sort of missed the point. A cherry picked pub match screen shot is not indicative of skill. See: Me out killing, out match scoring, and just barely not out-damaging Alchenar's skill intensive build in my streak crow. It's not a comment on Alchenar, it's a comment on people that post cherry-picked screenshots from pubmatches and proclaim themselves or their build good. So yeah, good job goons.
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Random Number posted:You all sort of missed the point. A cherry picked pub match screen shot is not indicative of skill. See: Me out killing, out match scoring, and just barely not out-damaging Alchenar's skill intensive build in my streak crow. You're kind of an idiot.
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Random Number posted:You all sort of missed the point. A cherry picked pub match screen shot is not indicative of skill. See: Me out killing, out match scoring, and just barely not out-damaging Alchenar's skill intensive build in my streak crow. yo son who cares
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