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 Soladrin wrote:
You have the weirdest builds.

First time you've read a post by me on this thread? I think so

But yes, yes, I just go with things that tend to do things that others havent tried and rekindle the old MWO days (mind you I just heard stories not played myself) where each mech would have a specialty and it's job, like specialised LRM playforms, artillery mechs, scout snipers and agitators. That's currently the 4 echs I hope to populate my mechbays with
Scout sniper-raven with build posted
Agitator-Jenner, build posted
Artillery-cataphract, build posted
LRM platform-either stalker or catapult, prob stalker.

When I invest money into the game I'd make maybe a dragon conventional build, damn I loved that mech!

The old days? That's still how it works really. :\ I've been playing this game since closed beta.

Nah- if you want Flamers, get a Hunchie 4p and slap 9 of them on.

Or just 7 and, say, 2 LL or ML or whatnot.

Or you could do a Stalker flame boat

Yes, im selling my spideys and getting a Highlander. The spiders are fun but I prefer the Highlander

Had a drop-mate put 9 flamers on a Hunchback and chain fired them the entire match. Got 9 assists and 130 damage. lol.

Ok the Jenner F boat is taking a back seat for something more conventional. A catapult C1 sniper/fire support hybrid mech. 2 PPCs, 2 LRMS 10s and 2 SRM 4s. It'd probably mirror my raven but far heavier!

That's actually probably one of the most balanced, reasonable builds I've ever seen you post. I'm impressed!

Reasonable? Ok gotta scrap it.

But yeah I quite liked it and see how I can use it well

don't perticularly no why but I find the word hybrid really cool and heard when discussing MWO. Thus sniper/fire support hybrid was born

I would switch the PPC's for ER LL's, extra weight allows for better cooling, no minimum range nonsense either.

heres my build

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=12&l=dd376a5755aa1ea61b7f144de8fa9e86b9dfe3ab

I feel that has too little ammo. Maybe lrm 10s and more ammo would work better.

Agreed, also, it's pretty much standard to run Catapults with an XL engine, their center torso hitbox so huge it probably won't actually decrease survivability by much.

Good point, My original plan of an additional 2x SRM 4s is impossible, thought the C1 had 4 missile hardpoints and 2 laser, not the other way round

The Invasion is here

http://www.mwomercs.com/clans


Timberwolf, direwolf, adder, nova… etc… SQUEEEE!

Meh, the only one I want from that list the uller.

Also, can we just agree that asking 240 dollars for ANYTHING in a game is dumb?

500 dollars for a gold mech is criminal

Aside from those Gold Mechs (which are indeed ridiculous), the other packs are technically good prices, if you consider what's in the package and take it apart to look at the individual values.
That is, of course, if you really "need" that many Mechs...
I'm sure loads of people will bite just because of the MadCat, though. Guess I can count myself fortunate that my loyalty is to House Kurita and not a Clan.

The only thing that really bothers me is the "unique bonus module" thingie. Granted, it comes down to what exactly this is, but I don't like the idea of any piece of non-decoration equipment being "unique" and unavailable for standard game progression.

Took a look at the forums...

Not going to lie, I wish I could refunds right now. Phoenix mechs aren't even all out yet for regular players and the next money grab is already here....

Pretty sure this game is going to die pretty quickly. :(

This is definitely a moment to wait and see. Honestly I love the look of the models, and am glad that they did pause a bit to roll out some more content (hopefully).

I'd really like a select a mech option though- this tactic was bad enough when it was the 4 part Founders pack, and just gets harder to stomach the more mechs involved.

I am incredibly curious to hear more about Clan weaponry- all we've heard is it's not canon. We may be looking at 500 bucks for a glorified golden Stalker, if the weapons are not sufficiently powerful.

The unique modules don't bother me- I hope they pave the way for a little variation in factions. Cheaper mechs for various houses, special modules or breaks on consumables or gear for others, the sort of minor quirks that really help with distinguishing the Houses and Clans. Heck, for that matter tie them to the territory we'll be fighting over. I've had enough fair fights- I want a challenge, and some long term goals.

Soladrin wrote:Pretty sure this game is going to die pretty quickly. :(

Puh-lease. I've heard that kind of doomsaying a year ago and look where we are.
Worst case is that this time they've really botched the prices and it won't sell as much as they predicted. Big deal. That being said, I still think a sufficient amount of people will go for the MadCat tier, just because MadCat.

Me, I'll just continue having fun with my Battlemaster. Didn't regret that purchase one bit. <3

Gitzbitah wrote:Cheaper mechs for various houses, special modules or breaks on consumables or gear for others, the sort of minor quirks that really help with distinguishing the Houses and Clans. Heck, for that matter tie them to the territory we'll be fighting over.

That is actually how it's going to work, according to the devs' last statements on Community Warfare.
The important thing here being that there is still not a single item you could not get at all.

I'm regretting getting the Oxide

edit.- Late to the party.

Whoo! my 3 favourite of the mechs available are quite cheap considering the top price.. even still this is a bit crazy, give us more info first!

 Lynata wrote:

Soladrin wrote:Pretty sure this game is going to die pretty quickly. :(

Puh-lease. I've heard that kind of doomsaying a year ago and look where we are.
Worst case is that this time they've really botched the prices and it won't sell as much as they predicted. Big deal. That being said, I still think a sufficient amount of people will go for the MadCat tier, just because MadCat.

Me, I'll just continue having fun with my Battlemaster. Didn't regret that purchase one bit. <3

Gitzbitah wrote:Cheaper mechs for various houses, special modules or breaks on consumables or gear for others, the sort of minor quirks that really help with distinguishing the Houses and Clans. Heck, for that matter tie them to the territory we'll be fighting over.

That is actually how it's going to work, according to the devs' last statements on Community Warfare.
The important thing here being that there is still not a single item you could not get at all.

This has all the hallmarks of a F2P about to die going for that last money grab.

sweet mother of god! about 3000 replies to the "clan invasion feedback" please do what the devs of warframe did when they did a mistake, they made an official statement about it and refunded those who wanted one but most importantly changed their ways and gave the community some shut up money. if they give every member of the community 1 variant of any clan mech they want and release info on the clan mechs, CW and UI 2.0 people would forgive them!

 Soladrin wrote:

This has all the hallmarks of a F2P about to die going for that last money grab.

Could you go into a little more detail on this? MWO is really the only F2P game that I'm somewhat familiar with. Didn't everyone expect the clans to be a big thing? I mean, they are extremely popular, so it makes sense that they would be trying to make a decent amount of money with them.

Soladrin wrote:This has all the hallmarks of a F2P about to die going for that last money grab.

You could say the same about Star Citizen, and that game isn't even out yet.

 Lynata wrote:

Soladrin wrote:This has all the hallmarks of a F2P about to die going for that last money grab.

You could say the same about Star Citizen, and that game isn't even out yet.

Certain 'reputable' news sites have. http://www.somethingawful.com/news/star-citizen-gravytrain/1/ The gold mechs do look awfully greedy.

 Lynata wrote:

Soladrin wrote:This has all the hallmarks of a F2P about to die going for that last money grab.

You could say the same about Star Citizen, and that game isn't even out yet.

Really no, you can't. MWO is a game with a publisher, not a kickstarted game that's being crowdsourced entirely. Star Citizen clearly has everything shown as pledges.

Okay, trying this again now that my RAM has been increased and my compy cleaned out. Hoping that was enough.