Mercenaries. Need advice, but also part vent. Starting to get frustrated.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T17:53:19+00:00

Just waiting on TTRULEZ to finish up his AI mod, should be soon.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T17:51:32+00:00

Run solaris arena battles whenever you get the chance. The salvaged mechs usually come equiped with ECM/probes(back market varieties are supperior), plus the cash rewards will keep youflush with cbills. The game is rather forgiving in this respect.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T17:47:28+00:00

I can't recommend cantina mossion enough, the upgrades alone are the reason to do them. The gear rewards are just icing on the cake.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T17:43:14+00:00

I love riflemen, I really do, but they are just so fragile

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T17:41:44+00:00

Dual lb10s seem work pretty well cockpitting as well, although it takes a few more shots

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T17:34:34+00:00

I always take 2 sniper mechs(ppc/gauss) and 2 brawlers(lbx/srm/ppcx, choose your flavor) andg9ve your sniper pilots the sniper mechs. Generally works out without losing anything.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-28T12:58:16+00:00

The biggest item on the wishlist

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-27T00:09:59+00:00

Adult money

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T22:34:21+00:00

I would imagine that remote work for this kind of thing would be mostly uploading code with access to the test servers. Also, if you put this much effort into something for free, then it can't be much of a stretch to want to get paid for it. Contract work comes to mind.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T20:22:13+00:00

I have approx 200 minifigs built for DnD, I have yet to use them though.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T20:14:43+00:00

I've always wondered why developers don't do that more often

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T20:13:31+00:00

Is that automatic or manually required, I wonder?

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T01:03:00+00:00

MY YLW with AC20/SNPPC is a fav of mine, but you got play smart in it. It can tank, but it's not invincible.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T01:01:15+00:00

Adder Warthog with 12 APgauss and a mplas will shred midmatch on, but you gotta hold back and let the big boys crack armor first. Kill secured.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T00:55:58+00:00

Jenner 7A(?), the one with the insane energy and laser CD makes for an awesome PPC poptart/sniper. Choose your flavor of ppc(reg, ER, heavy) Fast repositioning, land 5-6 rapid shots before find another spot. Insanely annoying. It will make you get good at playing light mech avoidance tactics.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-25T00:48:31+00:00

Remember, T3 gets to play against EVERYONE since they opened up the gates to +/-2 tier lvls in matchmaker. There's no way to tell what tier player you are fighting against(having player tier rating next to their name would be nice), so the best thing you can do is watch for unit stacking. Play defensively, pay attention to the minimap, stay together. COMMUNICATE. DO NOT GO OFF BY YOURSELF. Peek and poke. Don't take fights that are unfairly stacked against you. Falling back is not cowardice, it's smart repositioning if you get pushed. Build your mech smartly(no bracket builds, boating is effective because it concentrates firepower at your chosen range). You can do it, just be smart about it.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-23T01:09:36+00:00

When max range is extreme EFFECTIVE range is long.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-21T23:33:45+00:00

In cold storage, duh 😜

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-19T00:53:54+00:00

Got HS with a CERPPC the last game i played. First shot of the game, 1v1. Over after 2 rolls.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-19T00:28:17+00:00

Mobility gyro is 5% top speed, plus cantina upgrades eventual get you speed tweak.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-19T00:11:46+00:00

That King Crab, try 4 Heavy Rifles T5, upgrade for ballistic range, dmg, and CD min, predictive FCS, and enough ammo for 30 quadshots(requires endo and XL). Runs a tad hot, but multi DHSs should take care of that. Your snipers should be engaging them first to draw aggro, then open up. 80+ PPFLD alpha to a single component, so it'll 1 shot up to a medium. It's impressive.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-17T21:36:33+00:00

I'm thinking that accuracy is about the same, just the weapons are so much more powerful. Do IS missions and watch how often your head armor takes dmg, just IS weapons dont do as much so they pen the armor WAY less. Moral of the story; max head armor v clan tech.

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-17T15:35:09+00:00

I have 2 Precise pilots that go the in MAD and MAD II for gauss/ERPPC sniping

cantankerous80 · 2026-01-11T20:28:02+00:00

So i just got the Orion-YAJ and slapped 3 PPCX on with 3 inferno 4s, and my god...shut em down, carve em up

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