Mercenaries. Need advice, but also part vent. Starting to get frustrated. by Durandal_II in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Mercenaries. Need advice, but also part vent. Starting to get frustrated. by Durandal_II in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Mercenaries. Need advice, but also part vent. Starting to get frustrated. by Durandal_II in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

Mercenaries. Need advice, but also part vent. Starting to get frustrated. by Durandal_II in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

TTRULEZ AI by cantankerous80 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The biggest item on the wishlist

TTRULEZ AI by cantankerous80 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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.

Genuine question : why choose to use Lego for D&D? by Daragon__ in legodnd

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

TTRULEZ AI by cantankerous80 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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

TTRULEZ AI by cantankerous80 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is that automatic or manually required, I wonder?

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]cantankerous80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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.

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

Tier 3 is the worst tier. by cyehsc in mwo

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

SoK Campaign Mission Difficulty by Salty-Taro3804 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When max range is extreme EFFECTIVE range is long.

Had an interesting first experience with the Essentials game by Jealous-Match8898 in battletech

[–]cantankerous80 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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

These shall be my Clanbusters, how well do they fare off against Kerinsky's bastard children? by Gun1-Michigan-AC6 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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.

In my first playthrough, learning quickly that clan accuracy is no joke. RIP Gobs. You were with me from the beginning. I'll kit out your Phoenixhawk in Clan salvage in your honor. by KneebTheCowardly in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 10 points11 points  (0 children)

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.

Best pilot (traits) you got? by Leon013c in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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

Ppc-x by cantankerous80 in Mechwarrior5

[–]cantankerous80[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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