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Sard posted:Welp, I've tasted the power of six AC/2 with a 25% velocity and range buff and nine tons of ammo, it's all downhill from here. Have you tried something good like 3xUAC/5 (or more)?
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A.o.D. posted:Why would you ever get rid of a stormcrow? There are more than 3 good configurations. I'll probably regret it if/when PGI ever makes changes to Stormcrow CTs, but I sold 2 of my spares and kept my other one and just swap out pods to taste. I don't do CW so I don't need multiples, and if I do need dupes of a chassis I have Hellbringers and Timberwolves.
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starkebn posted:Have you tried something good like 3xUAC/5 (or more)? I have tried 4xUAC/5 and that also rocked but there is something magical about this. I'll switch back to the UAC/5s eventually but for now it's full-on  time.
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ZenVulgarity posted:The DC is a better hybrid laser boat if you don't want to use AC/2s since it is flat ballistics quirks The DC also has an extra mech module slot.
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This Streakcrow from the front page is a weird little beast. It wrecks shop on lights as advertised, but when I get into a fight with a heavy or an assault, it gets messy. I was running around a dire wolf that got stuck in River City and holy poo poo I think I ripped four fifths of its armor off before killing it. I'm getting kills like normal but getting big numbers. I'm glad I got it.
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I've been playing this game again for a few days now and I'm surprised that they've managed to turn things around at least a little and make it fun again. I just wish I knew why I keep getting put on the Oceanic and Euro servers when I'm east coast US. Are there any decent Zeus builds? I don't remember getting any Zeuses before I quit but I've got like 4 of the drat things laying around so I might as well use them.
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Click the down arrow next to quick play and uncheck oceanic. Euro too if wanted.
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 I've been having fun doing rolling around in this kind of Urbanmech which is also fully elite.
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teepo posted:what i'm surprised about the most is how i haven't grown tired of the game yet
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So eh, I have killed people by coring their rear CT without them turning back at all in an artic cheetah with 6 spl. That is unexpected, since whenever I take any rear damage I turn to look, but still hilariously fun.
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We need a good  post for how CW works and to throw it into the OP.
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Weissritter posted:So eh, I have killed people by coring their rear CT without them turning back at all in an artic cheetah with 6 spl. That is unexpected, since whenever I take any rear damage I turn to look, but still hilariously fun. People are retarded, especially assault mechs which seem to attract the worst of pubbie scum. lovely light and medium pilots usually just give up or think they dont have enough guns and armor and start playing heavies and assaults. Jack2142 fucked around with this message at 08:22 on Jan 18, 2016 |
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Lurming done right. I'm just kidding, there is no good way to Lurm but this is a better way than most.
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Vorenus posted:Lurming done right. the picture really means nothing when we don't know which one is you. Or your build. Stop posting scoreboards
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starkebn posted:the picture really means nothing when we don't know which one is you. Or your build. 4xLRM15/3ERSML/TAG Timber Wolf AlphariusII. Also after all of the incessant whining of the last ten pages I'll post whatever I drat well want.
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Tujague posted:This Streakcrow from the front page is a weird little beast. It wrecks shop on lights as advertised, but when I get into a fight with a heavy or an assault, it gets messy. I was running around a dire wolf that got stuck in River City and holy poo poo I think I ripped four fifths of its armor off before killing it. I'm getting kills like normal but getting big numbers. I'm glad I got it. I try not to one on one heavies and assaults in my Streakcrow. Murder any light you cross, maim mediums and try not to stop moving. Engage heavier mechs when they're distracted and pound them in the rear end
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PoptartsNinja posted:It's Stackpole and he loves his dogs, so that would make sense. It also wouldn't be the first time FASA horribly misspelled something in Japanese ( Da Si becoming Daishi is probably a good example) After Handbook: House Kurita was released, a guy claiming to be a professional Japanese translator posted on the official forums in an Ask the Devs section and pointed out that pretty much every instance of Japanese in the book was either wrong at best or total nonsense at worst. The response was a slightly more polite way of saying "shut up, we're game writers not linguists" so that's the kind of attitude at work.
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Tujague posted:This Streakcrow from the front page is a weird little beast. It wrecks shop on lights as advertised, but when I get into a fight with a heavy or an assault, it gets messy. I was running around a dire wolf that got stuck in River City and holy poo poo I think I ripped four fifths of its armor off before killing it. I'm getting kills like normal but getting big numbers. I'm glad I got it. Yeah, the streakcrow is first and foremost a light hunter. It is absolutely not a brawler, and against any competent medium mech set up for a brawl (or heavier) you should lose every time. That is, until late in the round when everyone's got exposed internals. Then all of a sudden, the streakcrow becomes a lethal crit-seeker that can threaten any mech. The trick to maximizing your matches is to stay out of harm's way early on, keep enemy lights from shooting friendly assault butts, and always have a more attractive target than yourself nearby when the shooting starts, and swoop in for murder like a vulture at the end.
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A.o.D. posted:That is, until late in the round when everyone's got exposed internals. Then all of a sudden, the streakcrow becomes a lethal crit-seeker that can threaten any mech. The trick to maximizing your matches is to stay out of harm's way early on, keep enemy lights from shooting friendly assault butts, and always have a more attractive target than yourself nearby when the shooting starts, and swoop in for murder like a vulture at the end. This. Also, bear in mind that you can take on the slower assaults if you play like a light and circle them while staying out of their field of fire, since you don't actually need to aim you guns, it's just a dicey proposition early on in the game and requires a lot of space, some cover, and a lot of patience.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:This. Don't try this with King Crabs.
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A.o.D. posted:Don't try this with King Crabs. This, and definitely don't do it against an Executioner with a god hand. When they engage MASC they'll turn on a dime and precision alpha you.
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DancingShade posted:This, and definitely don't do it against an Executioner with a god hand. When they engage MASC they'll turn on a dime and precision alpha you. SHINING FINGAH
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I have like 10m cbills and I'm wondering if I should save them or make a terrible decision like buying an executioner just for the god hand build Or do I buy three quickdraws and fart along
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I'm noticing I really enjoy lights and mediums a bit more because I have more freedom of movement I'm glad I bought the timberwolves on sale though, they're really versitile and fun to play, same with some of the others But I have most of my time spent on my Oxide I think!
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Vorenus posted:Lurming done right. I made like 900 dmg one of those games in the LRM5 Pult. People literally just stand there and take it half the time...
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A.o.D. posted:Yeah, the streakcrow is first and foremost a light hunter. It is absolutely not a brawler, and against any competent medium mech set up for a brawl (or heavier) you should lose every time. What's also nice (and crazy) about Clan Streaks is that they have a 396m range after the range module. You can reach out and snag enemies from just outside of traditional brawling range, so abuse that to its fullest. I would never recommend trying to 1v1 a fresh assault, but if they're distracted or heavily damaged, definitely consider tossing a salvo or two at them.
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ZenVulgarity posted:I have like 10m cbills and I'm wondering if I should save them or make a terrible decision like buying an executioner just for the god hand build There is a mech balance pass coming this tuesday. If you can hold of until that drops, you will be able to make a more informed choice.
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EoRaptor posted:There is a mech balance pass coming this tuesday. If you can hold of until that drops, you will be able to make a more informed choice. But the sale! 
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in general buying 'mechs that are only good because of quirks is a bit of a risk The Dragon-1N used to have absolutely bonkers AC/5 cooldown quirks -- 50 percent plus the additional 12.5 percent you'd get from a module. Everyone bought one and it was crazy -- folks would bring four of them to CW matches and end up with like 5,000 damage. Then they reduced it to 30 percent, and because the Dragon is a an oversized 60-ton CT with all the firepower in one knuckle-dragging arm, people stopped bringing them. I haven't seen one in months.
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Pattonesque posted:in general buying 'mechs that are only good because of quirks is a bit of a risk I thought quirks made most mechs
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EoRaptor posted:There is a mech balance pass coming this tuesday. If you can hold of until that drops, you will be able to make a more informed choice. imo whatever changes they will make aren't going to be drastic enough to matter to someone who isn't already themselves very intimate with this game. the way i see it: play cool looking robots, find one you really like, and gently caress around with all sorts of build orders on it to find something that works for you.
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ZenVulgarity posted:I thought quirks made most mechs They do but certain 'mechs are always gonna be good unless they receive massive negative quirks. The clan power quartet (Timber Wolves, Stormcrows, Cheetahs, Dire Wolves, and Hellbringers and Ebon Jaguars to an extent) come to mind, as do certain IS robots to a lesser extent (Stalkers have inherent advantages beyond big quirks, the Raven-3L is probably always going to have a place somewhere). In the case of Dragons, the quirks were all they had going for them. I kind of suspect Quickdraws are in the same space (although not to the extent the Dragons are).
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The AC2 blackjack is really fun It's essentially a long range machine gun robot
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ZenVulgarity posted:The AC2 blackjack is really fun One day we might get magshots, then this can really be true.
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Stringbean posted:Ugh I'm stuck in the hospital for the update tomorrow 😩 Did you overheat like you did in my match you scrublord
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ZenVulgarity posted:Did you overheat like you did in my match you scrublord We'll go with that (I just forgot to turn off my Override dammit!) Had my Gall Bladder removed 
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