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The Bringer wrote:My favorite mech of all time is the Daishi <3

Favorite assault:
Madcat
Fafnir
Favorite heavy:
Thanatos
Catapult (4 LRM 20s xD)
Favorite medium:
Hellspawn
Favorite light:
Osiris?

But really though, in good hands, the Daishi is unstoppable... and def the best (and sexiest) mech in the game.

I submit a well piloted jenner would kill a Daishi.

Seriously, you have NO IDEA how deadly a freaking light mech is to an assault mech... its always behind you, and you can't turn fast enough to bring your guns to bear! unless he makes a mistake, your dead!

Doesn't the Atlas specifically have a Light Laser aiming behind it for just that reason?

Anvildude wrote:Doesn't the Atlas specifically have a Light Laser aiming behind it for just that reason?

I don't think so... and even if it does, how the heck you gonna fire it?

And even then, a single small laser in the back would NOT kill a jenner before it eats your rear armor.

I believe at least one version of the Atlas has a laser in his back, for this was a hotly discussed topic on the MWO forums. The devs chose to omit it, however, simply because it's "impractical" for the pilot to control it. Sure, I suppose they could program some sort of rear cam, but who in their right mind would waste his attention at trying to aim a single weapon at a very fast moving light mech, instead of doing what he/she can to turn his own Atlas around in order to blast him with the impressive forward armaments?

The most efficient tactic for an Atlas trying to deal with a Light is probably to back against a house or mountain wall, thus limiting the size of the blind spot. Even better would be to have a Medium render assistance, of course.

Lynata wrote:I believe at least one version of the Atlas has a laser in his back, for this was a hotly discussed topic on the MWO forums. The devs chose to omit it, however, simply because it's "impractical" for the pilot to control it. Sure, I suppose they could program some sort of rear cam, but who in their right mind would waste his attention at trying to aim a single weapon at a very fast moving light mech, instead of doing what he/she can to turn his own Atlas around in order to blast him with the impressive forward armaments?

The most efficient tactic for an Atlas trying to deal with a Light is probably to back against a house or mountain wall, thus limiting the size of the blind spot. Even better would be to have a Medium render assistance, of course.

This is one of the reasons I don't like the atlas :(

I like my Awesome, however, because when given a large enough engine, it has the speed required to actually kill the lights

Of course, it surrenders significant weaponry to heavy mechs of similar weight because of the oversized engine, but the added speed makes it ideal for rushing missile mechs and taking down scouts and mediums

Horst wrote:Of course, it surrenders significant weaponry to heavy mechs of similar weight because of the oversized engine, but the added speed makes it ideal for rushing missile mechs and taking down scouts and mediums

We'll just let our team's Atlases deal with you, then.

(that's one of the things I like so much about MWO - for just about anything one could come up with, there's a counter )

I have had little problems with the light baby mechs. They die same as the rest....only faster.

Better than armour, better than speed, is to kill your enemy with extreme prejudice before they even know you're in the area.

Anvildude wrote:Better than armour, better than speed, is to kill your enemy with extreme prejudice before they even know you're in the area.

agreed

speed helps you do this though.

Heak, one step better would be to beat them before you even deploy. Sun Tzu, you legend.

Still waiting for my beta key.

sadly, nobody gets keys unless your a founder now. So you wont get one unless you are a founder.

That means nothing for me until open beta, if that even happens.

Still waiting for my beta key.

Maybe you shouldn't have told them they were doing it wrong

Loving the lights so far. Jenner especially.

Man, I can't wait until the Open Beta goes live...

As for the mechs, I'm glad they put the Jenner in, it was one of my favorites from back in the original Mercs days.

Gonna run a heavy I think. Maybe a Catapult or other missile-centric mech. We'll see how those Jenner's hold up when I've got them locked up for the entire fight. LRMs away!

So, Founder invites have apparently all been sent out now. See you on the battlefield.

Frankenberry: I sooo badly wanted a Raven at first, but after having tested the Jenner (and after having seen the weird redesign of the RVN) I totally changed my mind. It's a more Kuritan mech, anyways.

We going to get some group gaming going?

I hope we are... everyone who is in the beta please add me to your frinds list as "mullet steve"

Anyone who's down to play, add THEButters to your friends list.

Lynata wrote:I believe at least one version of the Atlas has a laser in his back, for this was a hotly discussed topic on the MWO forums. The devs chose to omit it, however, simply because it's "impractical" for the pilot to control it. Sure, I suppose they could program some sort of rear cam, but who in their right mind would waste his attention at trying to aim a single weapon at a very fast moving light mech, instead of doing what he/she can to turn his own Atlas around in order to blast him with the impressive forward armaments?

The most efficient tactic for an Atlas trying to deal with a Light is probably to back against a house or mountain wall, thus limiting the size of the blind spot. Even better would be to have a Medium render assistance, of course.

Pah.

An even better idea is for an Omni Mech with a few Battlesuits toting ECMs/designators to ride herd on your Heavy Mechs.

"Oh look. They're trying to attack us from behind. How adorable!"

Just got my Founders Membership - so are wae still talking about DakkaKorps? - if so, please write me in as Ashrag.

Updated

Hey Shrike, put me down for the DakkaKorps. Pilot name is THEButters.

Just got my awesome chassis to elite

I need to upgrade my graphics card.. I don't think this one is up to snuff... thinking of trying to find a 560GTX on ebay...

Ever figure out your pilot name Melissa?

Should be Melissia, as I said.

Anyway, my desktop got a virus, which I cleaned out, but now I need to figure out how to fix its internet access.

Am I the only one who can't access the site? I try to go there to download the new client I need, and I keep getting DC's from the server.

I'll join the Corps.

Pilot Name - Catalyst

Whats you guys' kill/death ratio in beta?

I'm at 1.94 so far, 379/195.

Thats with every mech, which brings it down. I don't normally get many kills in my missile catapult or scout mechs, though in my K2 its rare I don't get at least 3.