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ehh, so I reinstalled after playing some of the new Battletech game and getting the itch to pilot stompy death robits again. I saw they added Solaris. Is it any good? Wait... it's PGI so there's probably no way it's good. Have there been any other major changes since the mechlab overhaul?
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  hoo boy, the Triple nipple 9a1 is actually a really good mech right now. Pop those CTs left right and centre.
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Rape Stink posted:ehh, so I reinstalled after playing some of the new Battletech game and getting the itch to pilot stompy death robits again. I saw they added Solaris. Is it any good? Wait... it's PGI so there's probably no way it's good. Solaris is incredibly frustrating unless you have a mech you're very good with AND it happens to be the meta mech in that division. Usually people will play 2-3 games of Solaris and come to .. rather obvious conclusions. One of those conclusions being that the matchmaker will set you up for defeat if you happen to win too many games in a row.
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May 10, 2018 14:56
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Drone_Fragger posted:
I'm tempted to do the triple nipple, but I'm a pretty big fan of my quad nipple annihilator.
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May 10, 2018 15:27
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:Would some generous individual explain ATMs to me? Starting with what it stands for... google is giving me some conflicting ideas about what they are and are good for. Okay, so ATMs (Advanced Tactical Missiles) are clan's answer to MRMs. They're meant to be used at a shorter range than lrms, but not point blank like srms. Range brackets are as follows (can be extended with skill tree) 0-150m: 0 dmg. 150-270m: 3 dmg per missile. 270-550m: 2 dmg per missile. 550-1100m: 1 dmg per missile. Upsides, ATMs have a low firing arc that allows you to arc them under cover, such as hpg basement or the parking garage on crimson strait. If you can stay in your optimal damage range they absolutely poo poo damage. Per ton they are incomparable. They track sharply too so they are much more useful for hitting faster mechs than lrms (especially since you're closer to begin with). Downsides, they're still missiles. Proper cover use or just charging you makes them worthless. They have half the ammo-per-ton of lrms and only barely more than srms. If you ever fire them outside 500m you might as well just punch yourself in the dick at the same time. Did I mention theyre still missiles? AMS is a thing. Also damage spreading. Overall, ATMs have a very hard niche and should never ever be carried without backup weapons. The MDD carries them pretty well. There are a few mediums that carry them well at the cost of longevity (not much ammo space). There are a couple of assaults that carry them decently due to their ability to have shitloads plus backup weapons. (Pray you never get caught at 200m by an atm48 heavy laser supernova). If you're still a relatively new player, ATMs are a hard avoid. If you genuinely feel you're good enough AND you have a decent amount of missile experience already, they're interesting and worth trying out. Hope this wall of text helps.
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One way to get your feet wet with ATMs (and my preferred mech for them at the moment) is with the cougar. It can carry 2 ATM9s, a decent number of backup lasers, ecm, JJs, and an active probe; you have some flexibility if you want bigger backup weapons by sacrificing the JJs or probe, or you can swap in a light tag. Standard cougar advice applies - stay with the pack, share your ecm, gather locks, and don't fire the atms until you're punching 54 damage a volley (or at least 36). Marathanes fucked around with this message at 17:48 on May 10, 2018 |
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May 10, 2018 17:46
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Cool, thanks for the advice.
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On the note of ATMs, one of the mechs I've had fun using them on is the SCR-D. This mech used to do great as an SRM bomber, or a light-killer with streaks. Not so much anymore, since it's hit-boxes always kinda sucked, and it's a bit of a glass cannon. Where the speed and agility of the SCR still work is a skirmishing instead of brawling playstyle. Being able to reposition quickly with ATMs is great, and the Godhand of 6 c-ersl really does the trick, both for adding some pinpoint finishing damage at your missile optimal, and for legging lights that manage to underrun you. Max firepower, cool run, and the rest to taste. I'm currently on max armour tree, with NARC nodes and no mobility, but speed tweak can be a good move too. RE: my previous post. Beefy, I wasn't trying to say anything bad about the act of purging, or those who did (do) it. I was pointing out how the whole 'invite cost scales on unit size' idea is bad. I think it's a heavy-handed response (probably) to allay goon-fear in the early days.
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May 10, 2018 18:45
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That Stormcrow looks wacky. I may have to give it a try!
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May 10, 2018 19:34
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Help I’m addicted to MRM40
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THE BLACK NINJA posted:That Stormcrow looks wacky. I may have to give it a try! It's ok, but the nice thing about the stormcrow is that it's an omni-mech, so you can mix and match omnipods for different builds easily. The downside is that it's not a mech that can take much damage. Ironically, it's a champ at twisting, but it's almost impossible to hide your giant nose in a brawl. So, it's niche is really in the peek-and-poke phase (NOT long-range with ATMs plz) where you use your agility to get favourable trades. Once it comes down to the brawl though, I'm usually limping around on one leg with no armour left in short order. Oh, and the high missile hardpoints on the shoulders allowing you to fire over hills a little better is the only reason I put ATM on it in the first place. Herb Dington fucked around with this message at 20:32 on May 10, 2018 |
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May 10, 2018 20:13
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lol i just legged someone with collision damage with both my side torsos gone
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May 10, 2018 20:26
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guess melee attacks are ingame after all
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WhiskeyJuvenile posted:Help I’m addicted to MRM40 Wonder what MRMs plus UAC20s would be like on a kcrab or something Btw is the nightstar any good does anyone know?
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May 10, 2018 20:34
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BSW-P2 with 4 pulse mediums and a mrm40
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Surprise Giraffe posted:Wonder what MRMs plus UAC20s would be like on a kcrab or something It's pretty ok on the Atlas. So I couldn't imagine it would be bad on the KGC.
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May 10, 2018 20:47
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Battletech has made me want a Highlander. Can anything decent be done with them or are they just irredeemable?
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May 10, 2018 22:21
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Axetrain posted:Battletech has made me want a Highlander. Can anything decent be done with them or are they just irredeemable? HGN-733 HGN-733P HGN-733P
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May 10, 2018 22:49
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Highlanders are trash
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All this poo poo is 40% off: (this is just the regular C-Bill mechs, there are a bunch of heroes on sale too)quote:Mech - BUSHWACKER BSW-X1 Crazyeyes24 fucked around with this message at 03:32 on May 11, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018 03:29
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 Urbie K-9 is on sale! 
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May 11, 2018 03:43
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The ACW sells for more than it's worth AGAIN, get in on it while you can, the ACW-1 in particular I think.
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Yardbomb posted:The ACW sells for more than it's worth AGAIN, get in on it while you can, the ACW-1 in particular I think. so what just keep buying and selling it for free c-bills?
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Yardbomb posted:The ACW sells for more than it's worth AGAIN, get in on it while you can, the ACW-1 in particular I think. ROFLMAO!!!! The ACW-1 costs 4,297,855 CB and sells for 5,685,481 CB for a PROFIT of +1,387,626 The ACW-2 costs 4,155,685 CB and sells for 5,580,481 CB for a PROFIT of +1,424,796 ACW-P doesn't work. (didnt bother testing the others) so basically you can rake in 2.81 mill per transaction. I just tested this and made a cool +10mil LOLOLOLO Slayerjerman fucked around with this message at 06:58 on May 11, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018 06:49
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Oh cool infinity space bucks. E: Sweet went from about 20 mil to 120 in like 25 minutes. 
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sebmojo fucked around with this message at 08:31 on May 11, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018 08:15
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Yeah its deceptive at first because it looks like it sells for 2.5 or something but thats before you can sell the equipment which doubles that.
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May 11, 2018 08:20
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I'm exploiting the christ out of this, it's worth risking a ban hahaha.
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Thanks thread, made a quick 50 mil space bux before work this morn.
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this is hilarious and awesome, worst case scenario would be them taking back the money right?
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They'll probably take the money back. That's what they usually do. They might also ban you, but that's an outside chance.
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May 11, 2018 13:29
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That’s bullshit I’m arms smuggling in faction play
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May 11, 2018 14:10
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PGI seem pretty content to put the blame on themselves every time a c-bill exploit gets out, worst they've done the past like 6 times was bust your money, BUT they won't take back things you bought so. 
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May 11, 2018 15:08
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Send some of your ill-gotten gains to the WoL coffers please.
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This match score event is making people play like idiots (worse than usual), I swear. Teamwork goes out the window everytime there's a KMDD or match score event.
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May 11, 2018 17:27
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holy poo poo i'm bad at clan mechs
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May 11, 2018 17:44
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So instead of setting up a shadow cat for machine gun and laser fun I did up an arctic cheetah instead cause I think lights are my favorite thing to play. 6 Machine guns, three heavy medium lasers, and 140 kph is fun. As usual the builds in the OP are quality, so thanks for that. Too bad my skills are still so awful. Close to moving up to Tier 4 though haha.
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So it looks like they removed the ACW-2 from the sale. However, the ACW-1 is still on sale and still turns about a 1,000,000 C-Bill profit. Have fun. Edit: Not 3 minutes later they removed the ACW-1 from the sale. Welp. Corn Burst fucked around with this message at 19:32 on May 11, 2018 |
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May 11, 2018 19:27
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Actually I better get spending this booty, I pretty sure they will do a C-Bill reset. I did drop 20 mil in the unit coffers though and it looks like someone else donated even more so WoL should have plenty of walking around money for now at least. E: whats the best Nightstar? I already have most of the good mechs so now im just gonna blow 100mil on stupid poo poo. Axetrain fucked around with this message at 19:36 on May 11, 2018 |
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Nightstar-9P is aight, I use 3x AC-10s + 1 light PPC to great pinpoint effect.
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