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What 12816 HC mech should I buy?

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Poll: 12816 HC to buy a mech(s)? (19 member(s) have cast votes)

Which one should I buy?

  1. Assault -> G2-Assault (1 votes [6.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.25%

  2. Brawler (1 votes [6.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 6.25%

  3. Bruiser (4 votes [25.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 25.00%

  4. Grenadier (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  5. Max rank the raider -> G2-Raider (0 votes [0.00%])

    Percentage of vote: 0.00%

  6. Scout (5 votes [31.25%])

    Percentage of vote: 31.25%

  7. Sharpshooter (2 votes [12.50%])

    Percentage of vote: 12.50%

  8. Vanguard (3 votes [18.75%])

    Percentage of vote: 18.75%

Should I buy a C class frame?

  1. Yes, Real men use the big boys (9 votes [47.37%])

    Percentage of vote: 47.37%

  2. No, Fatties suck (5 votes [26.32%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.32%

  3. [no comment] (5 votes [26.32%])

    Percentage of vote: 26.32%

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#1 Lt_Popescu

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Posted May 03 2014 - 10:16 AM

I recently just got just over 12816 HC from playing the game, what mech do you suggest I buy? The mecha I currently own are: Predator, Infiltrator, Technician, Raider, Reaper and Ol' Faithful aka. Fred. I am quite experienced with all except the reaper and while I do tend to favor more agile mechs, hence my max ranked Infiltrator... I can accustom to slower but sneaky mechs, such as the Predator, while I can play almost any mech I wouldn't prefer a heavy, but I can deal with one if need be, really I want a mech that favours mobility and power, my gut choices are;
for A class frame: ***Completed***
for B class frame: Bruiser
for C class frame: this choice is FUBAR

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Now that an a class mech (the Berserker) is bought what shall I buy now, there have been many good recommendations about some C classes, Thanks everyone! without further adieu, what next mech should I buy???
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I've noticed that some people vote without reasoning as to why I should pick a mech, I dont mind, but I would appreciate why I should buy a certain mech - SIDE NOTE: FROM NOW ON I WILL REMOVE MECHS FROM THE POLL THAT I BOUGHT

Edited by Lt_Popescu, May 21 2014 - 04:50 PM.


#2 EliteShooter

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Posted May 03 2014 - 10:25 AM

This response will seem weird, but all of my answers are weird anyway!
On one hand, I recommend you the scout, if you played a lot of mechs, and you love mobility, then scout is the best choice. But on the other hand, I think C class mechs are a must have, and a must learn. They're so important for tight games, and for modes like siege.

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#3 Lt_Popescu

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Posted May 03 2014 - 10:27 AM

View PostEliteShooter, on May 03 2014 - 10:25 AM, said:

This response will seem weird, but all of my answers are weird anyway!
On one hand, I recommend you the scout, if you played a lot of mechs, and you love mobility, then scout is the best choice. But on the other hand, I think C class mechs are a must have, and a must learn. They're so important for tight games, and for modes like siege.
Thank you for your feedback! I will definitely take this into consideration

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Posted May 03 2014 - 11:12 AM

I agree with EliteShooter. I strongly believe every player should eventually get at least one C-class. When you need to help your team hold down a point, no A- or B-class does it better.

That said, Vanguard is a good jack-of-all-trades heavy. It's faster than the others, has good midrange weapons, and has a good turret mode that will help you if you need to survive in a chokepoint. My second choice would be incinerator, but it's more of an advanced mech and is better at melting apart deathballs of enemies and lacks some of the Vanguard's versatility.

#5 Lt_Popescu

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Posted May 03 2014 - 11:27 AM

View PostMykinius, on May 03 2014 - 11:12 AM, said:

I agree with EliteShooter. I strongly believe every player should eventually get at least one C-class. When you need to help your team hold down a point, no A- or B-class does it better.

That said, Vanguard is a good jack-of-all-trades heavy. It's faster than the others, has good midrange weapons, and has a good turret mode that will help you if you need to survive in a chokepoint. My second choice would be incinerator, but it's more of an advanced mech and is better at melting apart deathballs of enemies and lacks some of the Vanguard's versatility.
Incinerator... interesting might switch it up, a couple of my other friends suggested vanguard aswell, thank you

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Posted May 05 2014 - 03:35 PM

Based on your stated preferences Scout or Berskerker are your best bets. On the other hand if you are wary of either, I would suggest the Assault.

If you do feel brave and want to try something new or maybe a little out of your comfort zone, I would suggest the Grenadier. It's terribly difficult at first since the hitbox for the projectiles seems to be 1/4 the size of everything else. But once you learn how to aim it, it deals a whole lot of DPS.

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#7 Lt_Popescu

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Posted May 05 2014 - 04:45 PM

View PostUrKungFuNoGood, on May 05 2014 - 03:35 PM, said:

Based on your stated preferences Scout or Berskerker are your best bets. On the other hand if you are wary of either, I would suggest the Assault.

If you do feel brave and want to try something new or maybe a little out of your comfort zone, I would suggest the Grenadier. It's terribly difficult at first since the hitbox for the projectiles seems to be 1/4 the size of everything else. But once you learn how to aim it, it deals a whole lot of DPS.
Thanks for the suggestions, bought the Berserker, love it, it will take a while to get used to sustained damage though, i will take the grenadier into consideration for my next choice!

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Posted May 05 2014 - 09:31 PM

Just be sure to keep an eye on your surroundings! Until you get REALLY good you only want to be fighting one guy at a time at any given moment. Be sure to use corner dodge tactic. RUN when you are outgunned.
There are basically two fighting styles: Air-zerker and Ground-zerker. I haven't tried it yet but there are a couple of guys in my clan that swear by it. I prefer Scout and Tech for my A-Class fix.
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Posted May 06 2014 - 12:06 PM

View PostUrKungFuNoGood, on May 05 2014 - 09:31 PM, said:

Just be sure to keep an eye on your surroundings! Until you get REALLY good you only want to be fighting one guy at a time at any given moment. Be sure to use corner dodge tactic. RUN when you are outgunned.
There are basically two fighting styles: Air-zerker and Ground-zerker. I haven't tried it yet but there are a couple of guys in my clan that swear by it. I prefer Scout and Tech for my A-Class fix.
Thanks for the tips, I am playing Air-zerker I guess

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Posted May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM

As an attempted Grenadier pilot, I can tell you it's a pretty tricky beast to tame. With both weapons being arced explosives, you have no "point and shoot" weapon, and you can't take close ranges, lest you blow yourself up. If you can land consistent direct hits, then more power to ya. Otherwise, it seems to boil down to spamming a heavily fortified point, which seems to be a rare occasion, given the games high-octane play. The Rocketeer on the other hand, can dish out a ton of explosive hurt, and do so very reliably, with automatic targeting.

Although, as an avid Incinerator pilot, I can tell you that this thing is a monster. It has a wild amount of health, and can really do damage. One thing to note is that, especially with with the M4M4, it can very much be a "spray and pray" mech. Can you still go toe-to-toe with anyone on the field? Yeah, for sure. But you can also excel at suppression, which is pretty rad.

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P

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#11 Lt_Popescu

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Posted May 07 2014 - 04:44 PM

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

As an attempted Grenadier pilot, I can tell you it's a pretty tricky beast to tame. With both weapons being arced explosives, you have no "point and shoot" weapon, and you can't take close ranges, lest you blow yourself up. If you can land consistent direct hits, then more power to ya. Otherwise, it seems to boil down to spamming a heavily fortified point, which seems to be a rare occasion, given the games high-octane play. The Rocketeer on the other hand, can dish out a ton of explosive hurt, and do so very reliably, with automatic targeting.

Although, as an avid Incinerator pilot, I can tell you that this thing is a monster. It has a wild amount of health, and can really do damage. One thing to note is that, especially with with the M4M4, it can very much be a "spray and pray" mech. Can you still go toe-to-toe with anyone on the field? Yeah, for sure. But you can also excel at suppression, which is pretty rad.

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
Thanks for the advice, being a hardened Infiltrator pilot I am quite avid with arcing weapons, such as the grenade launcher, as a matter of fact, I was looking at these three heavies you suggested XD, thank you for the suggestion

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Posted May 12 2014 - 12:19 PM

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

As an attempted Grenadier pilot, I can tell you it's a pretty tricky beast to tame. With both weapons being arced explosives, you have no "point and shoot" weapon, and you can't take close ranges, lest you blow yourself up. If you can land consistent direct hits, then more power to ya. Otherwise, it seems to boil down to spamming a heavily fortified point, which seems to be a rare occasion, given the games high-octane play. The Rocketeer on the other hand, can dish out a ton of explosive hurt, and do so very reliably, with automatic targeting.

Although, as an avid Incinerator pilot, I can tell you that this thing is a monster. It has a wild amount of health, and can really do damage. One thing to note is that, especially with with the M4M4, it can very much be a "spray and pray" mech. Can you still go toe-to-toe with anyone on the field? Yeah, for sure. But you can also excel at suppression, which is pretty rad.

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
OK ranked five the Demon of a mech, this thing is an absolute destroyer secondary firing on the SAARE plus M4MA B34R is so OP thanks for this

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Posted May 12 2014 - 12:27 PM

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
OK ranked five the Demon of a mech, this thing is an absolute destroyer secondary firing on the SAARE plus M4MA B34R is so OP thanks for this

No worries man, glad to hear you're enjoying burning the place to the ground. xD

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Posted May 12 2014 - 01:13 PM

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 12 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
OK ranked five the Demon of a mech, this thing is an absolute destroyer secondary firing on the SAARE plus M4MA B34R is so OP thanks for this

No worries man, glad to hear you're enjoying burning the place to the ground. xD
If you don't mind me asking, what internals do you suggest?

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Posted May 12 2014 - 01:21 PM

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 01:13 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 12 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
OK ranked five the Demon of a mech, this thing is an absolute destroyer secondary firing on the SAARE plus M4MA B34R is so OP thanks for this

No worries man, glad to hear you're enjoying burning the place to the ground. xD
If you don't mind me asking, what internals do you suggest?

I have no idea. I have, like, ten mechs. Not one has any internals. xD

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#16 Lt_Popescu

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Posted May 12 2014 - 01:34 PM

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 12 2014 - 01:21 PM, said:

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 01:13 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 12 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
OK ranked five the Demon of a mech, this thing is an absolute destroyer secondary firing on the SAARE plus M4MA B34R is so OP thanks for this

No worries man, glad to hear you're enjoying burning the place to the ground. xD
If you don't mind me asking, what internals do you suggest?

I have no idea. I have, like, ten mechs. Not one has any internals. xD
XD Ok then, I guess since I am getting a lot of kills and assists and have no time to repair, armor fusor may be the way to go

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Posted May 12 2014 - 03:08 PM

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 01:34 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 12 2014 - 01:21 PM, said:

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 01:13 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 12 2014 - 12:27 PM, said:

View PostLt_Popescu, on May 12 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:

View PostSatelliteJack, on May 06 2014 - 08:17 PM, said:

TL;DR: I recommend the Rocketeer or Incinerator :P
OK ranked five the Demon of a mech, this thing is an absolute destroyer secondary firing on the SAARE plus M4MA B34R is so OP thanks for this

No worries man, glad to hear you're enjoying burning the place to the ground. xD
If you don't mind me asking, what internals do you suggest?

I have no idea. I have, like, ten mechs. Not one has any internals. xD
XD Ok then, I guess since I am getting a lot of kills and assists and have no time to repair, armor fusor may be the way to go

Yeah, Fusors are pretty awesome, from what I've heard, so when I do eventually get into the whole "items/internals" thing, that's where I'll start. Power Surger/Repair Kit could be good, especially for a fatbot.

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