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I'm trying to build a half decent drop deck for CW out of my current mechs. Here's what I've got to work with. Lights: Panther (10k, 8Z, 9R); Raven (3L) Mediums: Cicada (2A, 3F Non-elite); Centurian (AH Non-elite); Hunchback (4G, 4J, Grid Iron, 4P, SP); Crab (20, 27B, 27SL); Griffon (2N non-elite) Heavies: Rifleman (3N, 3C, 5D); Cataphract (0XP, 3D(c), Ilya Muromets) Assaults: Stalker (3F(c), 4N, Misery); Atlas (S, D-DC, Boar's Head) My current thought is that I should go with the Panther 10K (2 ERPPC's), Crab 27B (3 Er Larges), Rifleman 5D (2 PPC's, 6 Medium lasers) and Atlas Boar's Head (3 LPL's, AC/20). Range for the first three (and yes, the Rifleman does a lot of work for me), and the Boar's head if they've broken through and we need a brawler. Any suggestions?
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Apr 25, 2016 14:01
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Talmonis posted:I'm trying to build a half decent drop deck for CW out of my current mechs. Here's what I've got to work with. -4N with 6LL has always done hella work in CW. it might be worth trying to fit it in there
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Apr 25, 2016 14:24
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The 4N will murder people in CW. It is a good robot to have. I'd pick either a 4N or a Ghost Dad depending on the map.
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Apr 25, 2016 14:28
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If your Boar's Head has an XL, don't bring it. The DDC with AC/20 and SRM 6's will do far more work for you. The DDC is a better choice usually even if your BH isn't using an XL. You can hide around corners or ECM shield other assualts. For IS, you typically want to be a bit more on the brawly side, rather than peak and pokey.
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Apr 25, 2016 15:51
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Bog, canyon, etc also actually give some value to having jump jets. They aren't flat required on those maps, but it's a nice standard of living improvement as well as giving you a lot more options on how to get from point A to B. Compare that with some of the flatter maps like Polar or even Grim Plexus. JJs on those are just wasted tonnage. I'm not saying every map needs to be that way, but having a few in the mix that are JJ friendly is a good thing. Also, yeah, bog has improved a lot. I haven't rage quit because an assault got stuck in terrain in almost a year.
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Apr 25, 2016 15:52
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Agree with what The Repo Man said on the Atlas. You could potentially use the the S variant as well. You'll gain an extra slot for an SRM 6 and move the Medium lasers to CT. Works as a very effective brawler. ~81 alpha is not to be underestimated. A Stalker 4N with 6 large lasers is also a great mech on CW maps. Engagement ranges tend to be higher in CW, so having something with some reach is a good call. Might be worth picking up a firestarter on the cheap. Solid mech.
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Apr 25, 2016 16:17
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I have a story from last night A guy on our team was raging in chat after dying about another player cheating we asked him what the dude did to cheat he said "He cored me CT while I was running 137 kph" the raging guy was in PL least shocking thing ever
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Apr 25, 2016 16:26
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Just did my first pub scouting mission. It lasted about one minute. Highlight was four clanners (Streakcrow x3 + a Jenner II) swarming us and a teammate's Hunchback-4SP literally running around not firing as if it were a chicken with its head cut off. New rule: only doing CW with goons.
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Apr 25, 2016 17:09
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Finally stopped waffling and sold my Timberwolf Prime and turned the money into a Locust-1V LPL gun. Just had a Tourmaline Desert Capture match where I cored a mauler's butt solo (with the rest of the team attacking from the front) shot the butt off of a commando, and finished the match by shooting a lone mist lynx in the butt twice before he could turn around (with tons of other butt shots but those are my actual kill claims for that match.) Locusts are fun.
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Apr 25, 2016 18:26
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Why would you sell a TBR for a LCT? The locust is so cheap to put together, it seems like a real bad trade off. Are you hurting for Mechbays? Ive got 13 million I'm squatting on. Don't know if I wanna basic a second SHC. Or buy something dumb like the Summoner. I'm leaning towards the summoner and trying stupid builds on it.
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Apr 25, 2016 18:56
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So I'm guessing the ban wave for cheaters hasn't been done yet? I can't find any articles or releases about it having been done.
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Apr 25, 2016 19:03
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HexDog posted:So I'm guessing the ban wave for cheaters hasn't been done yet? I can't find any articles or releases about it having been done. After claiming they had huge lists of cheaters, Russ backed down and now claims nobody is cheating. Nobody has been banned.
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Apr 25, 2016 19:25
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Russ just didn't want to halve their userbase by banning the 100 people on his cheater list. I'm still pissed that Russ basically admitted the reason we can't get hot pink in the game is homophobia.
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Apr 25, 2016 19:29
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PoptartsNinja posted:I'm still pissed that Russ basically admitted the reason we can't get hot pink in the game is homophobia. Agreed. This is also why a good half of my mechs are painted Marik Purple. Which is Fuschia as far as I can tell.
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Apr 25, 2016 19:31
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ZenVulgarity posted:We should probably cull the people who don't play ever Why? We'd still be over the threshold. Don't worry about poo poo that doesn't directly concern you.
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Apr 25, 2016 19:33
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So what can i do with mercenary reputation or loyalist points? Took a few months break, now trying to decided what to do in current faction war... I like clan robots, but dont want to be exclusively tied to them cause i also like the spherebots.
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Apr 25, 2016 19:46
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Yolomon Wayne posted:So what can i do with mercenary reputation or loyalist points? they get you rewards at different levels -- things like c-bills or cockpit items, but also MC or 'Mech bays. merc rank 1 is a free mech bay which is p. nice
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Apr 25, 2016 19:49
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Ah, but mercs must be in a unit and this puts you in the premade queue i guess?
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Apr 25, 2016 19:51
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PoptartsNinja posted:I'm still pissed that Russ basically admitted the reason we can't get hot pink in the game is homophobia. Wait, like recently? JFC
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Apr 25, 2016 19:58
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Beet Wagon posted:Wait, like recently? JFC In the last town hall, he said something about how MWO is a super serious game, and pink isn't serious.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:02
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taqueso posted:In the last town hall, he said something about how MWO is a super serious game, and pink isn't serious. Guess Rhonda Snord isn't serious.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:02
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it's a super-weird rationale because there are several colors in the game that are basically pink already, and as mentioned above the Heavy Metal is a) pink and b) plays Elvis songs when you kill someone
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Apr 25, 2016 20:05
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UrbanMech bobbleheads and Christmas cockpit decorations are super serious indeed.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:09
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All the different war horns tell me this is a serious game for serious people.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:19
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Skoll posted:Guess Rhonda Snord isn't serious. tbf, none of the canon lore should be considered "serious". On top of that, no e-game should be considered "serious" unless you will physically die/get injured if you lose. And if that does happen, I will laugh my rear end off at the series of poor life choices that got that person there. It will be a very "not serious" laugh.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:34
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The scout mode has really increased my enjoyment of the game on the whole. It seems to have brought a bunch of IS mediums out of storage and into game play which is great. Running around with Hunchbacks and Centurions makes a small nostalgia tear well up and run down my cheek. If you're lurking in the thread and haven't played in a while I would encourage you to give it a go.The matches are fast and generally pretty brutal and as always pubbies are pubbies. I'm not sure how much value it adds to the invasion mode, the Long Tom from some videos looks hilariously broken but it appears to require a lot of steam rolling and a lot of games to get it. That isn't going to stop me from enjoying it. On a game of defense on Caldera we had killed all of the enemy but one with 30 seconds left on the clock before the Dropship leaves. We're camped around and in the square. We're trying to tank the Dropship and stay up while looking for the last mech that we never saw. With ~15 seconds left this Panther comes hauling rear end out of cover for the square. Everyone swarmss him and I'm in the drop zone with my BlackJack trying to LL him in the legs, we manage to drop him meters from hitting the edge of the dz and escaping. Same thing happened with a Spider but he was able to get into the square at the last second and we lost. Running three mediums and a light like an Oxide seemed to work pretty well, if you're attacking swapping a medium for a Firestarter gave us enough speed to grab without sacrificing firepower.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:42
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armchairyoda posted:tbf, none of the canon lore should be considered "serious". It's not a frivolous e-game, it's an e-sport. 
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Apr 25, 2016 20:44
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Super 3 posted:The scout mode has really increased my enjoyment of the game on the whole. It seems to have brought a bunch of IS mediums out of storage and into game play which is great. Running around with Hunchbacks and Centurions makes a small nostalgia tear well up and run down my cheek. QFT with only four mechs maximum firing at you, and considering that the brawls are fast and hectic, you can make all kinds of poo poo work SRM4/AC10 Shadow Hawks, Shotgun Hobo Centurions, brawler Hunchbacks, those old-school godhand Wolverines, the dakka Enforcer seriously it's good poo poo
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Apr 25, 2016 20:54
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Pattonesque posted:QFT Agreed. The Hunchback 4G can make you feel like a wolf among lambs....until that timer starts and you're in the middle of the map with a half broken leg. Suddenly your victory dance is less impressive as you stumble at 76kph towards an objective you'll never reach in time.
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Apr 25, 2016 20:59
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I guess I'll have to join the Goon unit to try out the fancy Scouting mode then. You don't get any matches at all as a Freelancer. You can only answer urgent requests for aid, and I have seen literally zero since the patch. Is the Goon unit a merc unit or are we loyal to something? I assume we're still IS. If I didn't hate having to spend billions of C-Bills on engines, I'd play IS all the time. I love me some autocannons.
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Apr 25, 2016 21:01
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WOL and GIRL are both Merc units attached to Liao.
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Apr 25, 2016 21:04
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Pattonesque posted:QFT I am using a VND-1X in scout mode and murdering the poo poo out of people with it. Apparently putting an LBX on the thing turned it into a light-hunter. The -1R is even pretty decent with 2 LL and 3 MLs, I can usually hit 400+ dmg and some kills in pub drops. I did about 1200 with 1AA with a PPC of all things defending on sulpherous rift. I think everyone just kind of ignores me because lol vindicator.
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Apr 25, 2016 21:06
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I'd like to bring my 3 man team on some CW drops if people are organizing something this week. Would it be OK to give them the mumble info? Some of ya'll have dropped with DwarfInDrag and Thunderchild with me I'm sure.
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Apr 25, 2016 21:08
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Talmonis posted:I'd like to bring my 3 man team on some CW drops if people are organizing something this week. Would it be OK to give them the mumble info? Some of ya'll have dropped with DwarfInDrag and Thunderchild with me I'm sure. nobody cares about mumble OPSEC. we were just asked not to put it in the OP. go ahead.
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Apr 25, 2016 21:33
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I will say that the gold standard right now is definitely two BJ-1Xs and two GRF-2N the BJ-3 and GRF-3M are probably better in the public queue, but you won't get to use the BJ-3's range as much and the -3M's skill at killing heavies and assaults doesn't apply
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Apr 25, 2016 21:38
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taqueso posted:In the last town hall, he said something about how MWO is a super serious game, and pink isn't serious. Wow I totally missed that. Guess I better tell my giant purple Atlas to get serious.
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Apr 25, 2016 22:40
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Which clan heavy should I buy. I have all the good ones, which leaves me looking at... Summoner Mad Dog Orion IIC Which can make a better gimmick build to putz around in?
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Apr 25, 2016 22:49
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Pattonesque posted:I will say that the gold standard right now is definitely two BJ-1Xs and two GRF-2N I still feel like throwing in an Oxide or two is win in just about any situation. Having two tanky mediums to face hug the enemy then the Oxidies harvest butt meat all day. Playing against clans is interesting as they're still for the most part dumb and load up with Streak Crows. You can generally leg them before they kill anyone since the streaks are all going to be hitting your CT. I feel like the only viable clan options are Stormcrows and Arctic cheaters at this point. Everything else gets stomped on hard by IS quirks.
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Apr 25, 2016 22:56
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Beet Wagon posted:Wow I totally missed that. Guess I better tell my giant purple Atlas to get serious. Marik Violet is in the game, and it is as pink as you get.
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Super 3 posted:I still feel like throwing in an Oxide or two is win in just about any situation. Having two tanky mediums to face hug the enemy then the Oxidies harvest butt meat all day. What about the Jenner IICs? Presumably they'd be alright if the IS Jenners are.
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