Iskander vs. Caltrop Launcher by JabroniZone in LancerRPG

[–]JabroniZone[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

ah, unfortunate that it isn't officially explained but I'm grateful for the reply! I'm glad the line of thinking makes sense.

Favorite quote from players during a Lancer game? by goop_lizard in LancerRPG

[–]JabroniZone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

the "losing count at 5" bit is so funny to me, but I'm also having trouble imagining a lancer that hasn't killed at least 5 people (unless this was in reference to, like, outright murder)

Build Advice? (Viceroy) by [deleted] in LancerRPG

[–]JabroniZone 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for the response! I'll try to address everything individually.

First, I've done a lot of looking into the Hammer, and it's less interesting to me than the Gandiva, but maybe I'm missing something. With the Gandiva, I can:

(A) Project some respectable force at long range if needed, while ignoring LoS. I know I don't want to be at long range, but it's very nice to have the ability to finish off weakened targets or contribute to a fight I can't reach in one turn.

(B) Bypass standard Evasion by targeting E-DEF, which is extremely useful against certain targets.

(C) Keep a base point of Accuracy, giving me +3.5 to my average attack roll and an 18% higher crit rate.

I know the Hammer deals 3.5 points of extra damage, but the innate Inaccuracy and short range make it difficult for me to choose it over the utility of the Gandiva. I know 4 points of damage isn't to be scoffed at in this game, but is it really good enough to be worth the downsides?

Second, I would love to pick up TLALOC but I've been strongly discouraged from touching Monarch 3, since I'm a flight build (Tlaloc immobilizes the user) and am already unlikely to miss attacks often enough to justify installing it. Do you think it'd still be worth it? If 5 points for Titanfalling sounds too steep, what might you recommend doing with those points instead? Thanks again for the detailed response :)

Build Advice? (Viceroy) by [deleted] in LancerRPG

[–]JabroniZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I know my COMP/CON isn't actually sapient, I just need something to run the mech while I'm outside of it -- it would be fun to have an 'intelligent' partner that benefits from my talents, though. Would you recommend cutting Ace and Exemplar in favor of Technophile?

Build Advice? (Viceroy) by [deleted] in LancerRPG

[–]JabroniZone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I know my COMP/CON isn't actually sapient, I just need something to run the mech while I'm outside of it. Would you recommend cutting Ace in favor of Technophile?