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There are folks out there who like certain playstyles. They'll have different configs too- for example, I'll probably end up with mostly long-range support equipment and weapons, or else go Assault or even Light with close-quarters things- most likely missiles of different sorts.

I can say that the Atlas is nowhere as tough as it seems, the hunchback and dragon seem almost as tough and a hell of a lot quicker.

It did take some time for me to get used to the weapon presets, as of now your presets reset every round so the first 20 secs of a macth has everyone making weapon groups.

Oh, that's a bit dumb. On both things actually.

Also, just wondering, is the shop working yet? And how expensive is it to get a new mech?

Also, next 500 invites have been issued, still nothing :(

You start with enough credits to buy 2 mechs. The shop works, but it's just weapons and heat sinks and ammo. Any kinda of specialized kit is absent.

Deathshead420 wrote:I can say that the Atlas is nowhere as tough as it seems, the hunchback and dragon seem almost as tough and a hell of a lot quicker.

It did take some time for me to get used to the weapon presets, as of now your presets reset every round so the first 20 secs of a match has everyone making weapon groups.

I have to agree with these assessments, it took me a few matches to get the procedure down correct to not waste ammo.

About the ammo- is the specialty stuff in yet? Can you buy Inferno SRMs and such, or just reloads?

No special ammo as of now.


Im not sure how some people build their mechs, I swear I have seen mechs that have 10 medium lasers or 4 or 6 large lasers. Not sure how they do that without over heating instantly.

Lots and lots of Heat Sinks.

I just noticed a new questionnaire popping up in my beta profile.

Be sure to check if there's anything new for you from time to time! I did not get any e-mail informing me I had to enter additional data, so I was a little surprised here. Maybe now I'll get an invite.

Submit button on it doesn't work for me so after filling it out once, then returning to find it blank I filled it out once more and simply have given up on it.

Deathshead420 wrote:I can say that the Atlas is nowhere as tough as it seems, the hunchback and dragon seem almost as tough and a hell of a lot quicker.

It did take some time for me to get used to the weapon presets, as of now your presets reset every round so the first 20 secs of a macth has everyone making weapon groups.

Well, since I've played a bit myself now. I can say that the Atlas is A LOT tougher then both of those. It just has 2 glaring weak spots, the head and it's back.

Dragons are probably the worst mech right now because of a really crap hitbox directing almost alli ncoming shots to your core.

As for getting lots of lasers on one thing. One of the Hunchback variants starts with 8 mediums and 1 small laser, swapping out some armor and heatsinks to use all hard points and voila laserboat.

They might need to look at helping the dragon if its suffering from an oversized mid torso

Melissia wrote:

Orlanth wrote:its Battletech, now online where the minimaxer lurks.

Ahahahah... you think people didn't minmax in btech before...

Actually by and large they didn't, not to the same extent as in 40K. of course minimaxers exist, but its the exception not the norm. For a start its too easy to minimax Battltech, just deploy heat neutral pulse laser armed mechs with max armour quota for the tonnage. Do that however and noone will accept your list.

People actually get flack for deciding to take crap weapons and units in 40K, its seen as deficient thinking. While in Battletech people love and honour 'useless' character units like the UrbanMech.

Melissia wrote:Epic faaaaail.

Evidently you don't understand the Battletech community. But wail anyway.

Orlanth wrote:Actually by and large they didn't

Yeah they did. It was done differently than 40k perhaps, but it was done nonetheless.

In fact, your hate of the Urbanmech is telling-- proving that you don't really understand much about minmaxing! Sure if your limit is based on number of 'mechs 'ol Urbie rather sucks. But once you get to large formations especially in urban fights (the name of the 'mech does in fact mean something) and other forms of CQB, the walking trashcan becomes a great way to get a lot of firepower for a relatively small amount of money, thus allowing you to have more expensive 'mechs elsewhere-- or just more 'mechs in general. When the limit is on money, it becomes actually quite useful.

That's really something all cheap 'mechs are able to do to some extent or other, but the urbie really does it best.

Melissia wrote:Yeah they did. It was done differently than 40k perhaps, but it was done nonetheless.

You could get away with one 'flashbulb' in your lance, thats not minimaxing.

Melissia wrote:
In fact, your hate of the Urbanmech is telling-- proving that you don't really understand much about minmaxing! Sure if your limit is based on number of 'mechs 'ol Urbie rather sucks. But once you get to large formations especially in urban fights (the name of the 'mech does in fact mean something) and other forms of CQB, the walking trashcan becomes a great way to get a lot of firepower for a relatively small amount of money, thus allowing you to have more expensive 'mechs elsewhere-- or just more 'mechs in general. When the limit is on money, it becomes actually quite useful.
That's really something all cheap 'mechs are able to do to some extent or other, but the urbie really does it best.

People love the Urbie for Urbie style. If you want to do what you are describing the mech to use is a Panther. Play Kurita and you have a fluff excuse to take lots of Panthers.
Otherwise Hetzers and SRM Carriers work wonders in city conditions.

srms.... that reminds me of arctic wolfs. I like that mech.

Actually one could make the poor urbie even more deadly in urban environments by essentially turning it in to a walking Hetzer.

And it's still more maneuverable than the hetzer due to it being both a walker and having jump jets, heh. Though the AC20 variant does have problems with ammo.

As an aside, anyone who posted information from beta testing in this thread is breaking their NDA and could get their beta privileges revoked.

http://mwomercs.com/forums/topic/9183-what-to-expect-for-the-rest-of-you-non-beta-players/

"Those invited into the Beta are under NDA. They are not permitted to disclose any information. "

Artemis countdown is done and....

http://www.razerzone.com/artemis/concept

FETH YEAH!

Time to save up money!

Soladrin wrote:Artemis countdown is done and....
http://www.razerzone.com/artemis/concept
FETH YEAH!
Time to save up money!

Ohmagawd.

Granted, something like this would have been infinitely more awesome, but I admit my wallet feels teased nonetheless.

Or like this.


But then it'd be at a probably insane price.

Mech 12 has arrived:

I'm unfamiliar with the stalker. Seeing as we have 3 lights, meds, and heavies already, I'm guessing its some assault version of the catapault? They tool similar.

Their stalker looks much better than the original:



Anyway the stalker is on the light end of assault, at eighty five tonnes. It has 2 LRM-10s, 2 large lasers, 4 medium lasers, and 2 SRM-6s. A fairly good mix of weaponry, at an average speed for an assault 'mech.

As an aside, you cans ee one half of those weapons and clearly identify them by looking at the concept art.

Also, no relation to the catapult. The CPLT is the following:


While somewhat of similar shape, the fundamental designs are different.

Stalker is designed to be able to engange enemies at any range, and the closer it gets, the more punishment you take.

Though honestly, I'm gonna rip those LRM's off and slap on 2 extra SRM6's the second I get my hands on it. Now theres an Alpha strike to fear.

I expect to see a few totting ppcs also since they have large lasers

I knew about mechwarrior and battle tech but never got into it other then the some of the pc games so the tech is a little fuzzy to me.

How strong is a ppc compared to ac 20?

Is there a good place to go like the lex but for battletech?

www.sarna.net

It's the best battletech wiki.

And PPC's do half the damage of an AC 20 but they have like 3 times the range.

Not to mention the heat they produce. wow those things get hot. Anyway. Im' loving the stalker. Sadly, the one yuo get in mechwarrior 4 mercs is a veriant that doesn't support the normal loadout well, and what I want to do with it. I got a lump of ballistic slots shoved on it instead. :l

Gaaaaah. Beta status is still at pending. Let me in!