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RavenX11R6
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Re: Mech Warrior Online

I'll free up some drive space and see if I can record without screwing up playability

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said by RavenX11R6:

I'll free up some drive space and see if I can record without screwing up playability

One of our lightswarm engagements would be pretty bad ass.

RavenX11R6
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I'll start recording on frozen city and switch to night vision at random

ekster
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Night vision needs more love. I like using it when I'm not engaged in a fight.

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RavenX11R6
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most of the time I don't use any vision modes, for some reason they tend to kill my framerate when there's lots of activity so I just pop it on for a bit an pop it off.... unless it seems to be running OK then I'll usually keep thermal on

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You need to get a better video card.

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Hah, I sometimes don't use it either. Especially in the middle of the night city in the water. But just because I have an easier time seeing friendlies vs enemies without any mode in that specific area. I think one of you even kept telling to turn on heat vision a couple of nights ago when I did that.

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I love when people is spectating while dead and they tell you to turn either vision or to switch your ECM.

RavenX11R6
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yeah its a lappy... will build a new rig in about a year or so

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When you do, check in with Krisnatharok. He can help you find the best performance for your budget.

RavenX11R6
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my next mech... spider? cicada? or another dragon?

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You have a 3L and a Streakmando, right? I'd get a spider.

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Go for a spider. I just got one as well.

We can do a spider swarm like that!

Gevurah
join:2013-02-22
York Haven, PA

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I'll just take it that you're all inspired by my miraculous spider piloting GET OUTTA MY MECH BROS IT'S MINE YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT NUH-UH MINE

MOMMMMMM

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I don't know what to do next, I have on my mechlab:

Hunchback 4SP (All elite)
Hunchback 4G (All basic)
Raven 3L (All basic)
Awesome 8R (All Basic)
Catapult K2 (No Basic, Need a build)

I would like to try a different chasis but not sure.

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I think the hunchbacks are ok, but I like mechs that are "in the spotlight". I would recommend a streakmando. 1ML 3Streaks and ECM.

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Only part of it.

Like I said, I was always a fan of speed and light mechs... plus I wanted to play around with the ECM and I am not a fan of the Raven right now. I got this OCD about wanting to use what's least popular.... so Spider it is for me.

Plus that backward movement speed is just nuts. I just wish they would add extra shortcut keys that the old Mech games had.
1/4 speed, 1/2 speed, 3/4 speed, Max speed and reverse engine buttons are a must for me.

Gevurah
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»www.ign.com/articles/201 ··· ero-mech patch info for tomorrow guys

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I guess I will get my first hero mech on that Cicada.

Gevurah
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and training grounds a full month early it seems

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This new cicada could be pretty potent, like the Raven, but without the ECM. With 4 lasers and 2 missile hard points, you could lay out 2 streaks, 4 medium lasers, high speed, and lay out a world of hurt. Even without ECM, this looks like a good mech.

Gevurah
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Should be pretty solid. High speed, VERY good torso twist (125 deg each dir w/out tweaks/basic/etc)?!, reasonable payload, good armor.

ekster
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It can be a mean hitter at that speed for sure... but I really hate that chassis. Way too easy to render it useless, I find.

Gevurah
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I've seen some nasty cicadas. Barring the absolutely trashy trial mech, that is.

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said by ekster:

It can be a mean hitter at that speed for sure... but I really hate that chassis. Way too easy to render it useless, I find.

I think most people only play the trial cicada. You see very few legit cicadas out there. Get one thats armored up and you'll see that those things are actually a bit tough to take down, especially one that can hit back (hard) and move around like a mad man.

Too bad it doesn't have ECM. If it did, it would replace the Raven 3L entirely.

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I didn't pay attention if the cicadas I was hitting were trial or not... but I find their legs so easy to hit, and they would fall off way too quick.
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I guess I'll give the Cicada a try once I'm done decking out the Spider. Their speed is still good, so I'll see how they actually feel in combat (when it's not a trial one.)

Edit: Plus I still need to try that fast mech with an AC20 thing. The Cicada should work better for that than a Raven, anyway.

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3m variant does, but it's ballistic and energy hardpoints. Only good variants I've seen are 4xMPL, 4XML, and 4xSL/1xLBXAC10

RavenX11R6
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they're good as sniper and recon mechs but they're tough to pilot through anything else