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NightRychune · Post by **NightRychune** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 12:45 am

yeah

imo given the current maps and the way they're designed there's just not much reason to try and do anything long-range, it's too easy to close the gap - particularly with the 2x armor values compared to BT standard - and force close-range engagements

running an XL engine on an assault brawler like that is very risky since it's easy to core if you get flanked and your RT/LT get targeted from behind since they have relatively little armor, but having 70kph top speed makes it even easier to maneuver into favorable positions, and i find i prefer that build to the 7x med laser lawesome build since it provides significantly higher damage

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:47 am

That's very interesting. Personally I just put in a smaller engine dropping the max speed to 40, and made up the difference in heatsinks and maxed armour. The durability is doubled? That explains why the weapons seem so badly nerfed!

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:10 pm

Btw, I'm enjoying the game much more after updating my computer to a point where I can run the game with high settings with no slowdown.

Archer type founders catapult is my favorite so far. 2 x LRM 20, 2x med laser for close defence.

Viscur · Post by **Viscur** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:37 pm

LRMS only work decently if you have a group with lrms. I use 4 medium pulse and 2 srm6's in my founderpult.

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:43 pm

I'll have to consider that Viscur. I just feel that mechs with no arms are kind of sucky for beams.

tsubaki_sanjuro · Post by **tsubaki_sanjuro** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 8:06 pm

agri isnt in the closed beta

and wont be playing tomorrow

tsubaki_sanjuro · Post by **tsubaki_sanjuro** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 1:45 pm

anyone still in this?

agri is tearing it up as a jenner-bitch

Adept · Post by **Adept** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 2:14 pm

What's your callsign Agri? I can come online occasionally and back you up as a REMF Catapult jockey. I'm having low motivation though, since the bastards wipe out all my mods and achievements any time a patch happen

tsubaki_sanjuro · Post by **tsubaki_sanjuro** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 3:55 pm

Adept wrote:QUOTE (Adept @ Sep 3 2012, 03:14 PM) What's your callsign Agri? I can come online occasionally and back you up as a REMF Catapult jockey. I'm having low motivation though, since the bastards wipe out all my mods and achievements any time a patch happen

agri is "diseased_otter"

but it is annoying when they do that, i just hope closed beta ends soon

tsubaki_sanjuro · Post by **tsubaki_sanjuro** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 5:57 pm

we really should have a list of who is who

assuming it doesnt breach the NDA

also the gausspult is such cheese, especially vs light mechs at the start of games

but then they should be jinking anyway

pewpew

etc