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- Thread starter Ken
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I can't speak for the 360 side of things but the community has been really mature and friendly in my experience on the ps3 side of things.
Yes, yes, Gatling guns look good from the statistics perspective, but you have to consider the following:
1. The majority of players online are resistant to KE, which makes them not very effective. I laugh at Gatling guns in my light mech, and KE damage in general.
2. They're much heavier than other weapons. You can go with something else (like a shotgun/battle rifle combo like I use) which does a ton of damage, and because of the reduced weight you can actually equip more weapons/addons to achieve a similar weight to that of dual Gattling guns. This ultimately gives you a better arsenal and more versatility for when you do find someone that is resistant to KE.
And that's why I don't use or recommend Gatling guns.
Interficium
Banned
How should we determine if we need to split the 360 team? Do people need to rattle off their location here or what?
West/East seems to be like a reasonable split, but IDK.
Either way it seems like we need a second team, and keep in mind if we just have a set password on both teams if one really needs members at a certain point you can just jump between the two at will with no penalties.
West/East seems to be like a reasonable split, but IDK.
Either way it seems like we need a second team, and keep in mind if we just have a set password on both teams if one really needs members at a certain point you can just jump between the two at will with no penalties.
I thought the battle rifles had very slow velocity? Or am I imagining things? You said earlier that it was one of the reasons you didn't like gatling guns. If that's the case, why are you using one? Pure power?
I won't be that much help, but I'll get on.
I think you're confused. I'm not using Gatling guns at all on any of my AC's.
I'm using the Lotus battle rifle, which has a muzzle velocity of 611 and is faster than any of the Gatling guns. It also has the benefit of stunning light AC's when it hits them due to the impact force of its bullets, which doesn't happen with Gatling guns.
So, faster bullets, fucks up movement, and 1711 damage per hit? Yeah. Ask anyone I've dueled with my black and orange AC what it's like to fight.
I haven't lost a duel with it yet.
Sorry, I was trying to ask "Why are you using a battle rifle then".I think you're confused. I'm not using Gatling guns at all on any of my AC's.
I'm using the Lotus battle rifle, which has a muzzle velocity of 611 and is faster than any of the Gatling guns. It also has the benefit of stunning light AC's when it hits them due to the impact force of its bullets, which doesn't happen with Gatling guns.
So, faster bullets, fucks up movement, and 1711 damage per hit? Yeah. Ask anyone I've dueled with my black and orange AC what it's like to fight.
I haven't lost a duel with it yet.
I guess I need to be in front of the game for me to remember all the stats accurately
Sorry, I was trying to ask "Why are you using a battle rifle then".
I guess I need to be in front of the game for me to remember all the stats accurately
The fastest Gatling gun is something like 448, so quite a difference. The bullets from Gatling guns are slow, and thus really easy to dodge.
Anybody have success using sniper rifles or laser rifles? I want to move away from KE weapons since that seems to be what people are tailoring their defense towards. I'm using dual battle rifles on my Kshatriya right now and while I like the power, I wish the magazines were bigger. Don't really want to drop missiles.
Thanks for your advice.
I'm gonna try out some different stuff later today, see what works the best for me.
Yeah, and take it as just that - advice. You can roll with whatever you like. I have different versions of my AC's for different situations.
Also, don't be afraid to choose the rate of fire option when buying a weapon instead of power. My tank has two rapid fire cannons on it that fire ridiculously fast, and they hurt. I also use the high spread shotgun with the fast rate of fire and it just spams shots with barely any delay, which is fabulous for up close and personal fights (though, the KO is still better).
If you're fighting a light AC with a fast firing battle rifle, it's going to really fuck them up.
As with all AC's. What're you having issues with? And what system are you on?
The story missions don't make you much money. To make a lot of cash do the sidequests, order missions, and the invasion missions (looks like a golden shield in each area with a turret on it. Set the difficulty to 10. You can solo these, they take 1 - 2 minutes to do, and you get about 175k after expenses give or take).
Interficium
Banned
Battle Rifles are good in this patch, there's no doubt, unfortunately most of the more experienced players who are doing metagame builds are RJ with lots of CE defense, usually carrying battle rifle x2 and gattling x2.
Interficium
Banned
Do order mission 13 in like 25 seconds for an easy 190k. Rinse and repeat.
lol, I'm not ready for the metagame in this game. I'm barely ready for the game as it is.
I've been having great success with shotgun/battle rifle/CE missiles combo. There's always someone here or there that is highly resistant to KE, which is the reason why I have the CE missiles and a HEAT howitzer on my left bay.
I don't do pulse, plasma or laser due to my build, so that's my weakness. But that's why I have team mates that do carry that stuff
Edit: Oh and rail cannons are ridiculous. If you charge that shit up you get this giant fucking green glow that obstructs your entire screen so you can't see shit but your lock-on indicator. Better not miss lol.
Since I know some people do not have a mic I found a pretty cheap one on Amazon.
I wonder how well it works. This is one of those games where you really need a mic. It's kind of disappointing when people don't have one. =\
There needs to be a second 360 GAF team since the first is full. I dont think we need to split by timezones though, since even then people might not be on at the same time.
GrandHarrier
Member
Got randomed into an invasion multiplayer. Won, got a perfect, and popped like 6 achievements for 110 gamer score. lol.
Do we have someone knowledgeable enough to get it started?
Do we have someone knowledgeable enough to get it started?
Shouldnt be too hard, we just need a count of who needs to join Team 2.
Hecatonchires Custom
Member
Same here. Twisted Paradox on PSN.
Send me a friend request of you want to roll through some early missions. I sent one to that psn, but it looked to be someone else
Hecatonchires Custom
Member
Argh sorry its Twisted_Paradox, I always forget.
Lead Farmer
Member
New team on 360 yet?
Nope, again any 360 owner can feel free to make group 2.
nope, i haven't bought any DLC, the DLC mostly contain early access to parts and some decal s or emblems from previous games. nothing big really, mostly cosmetic stuff.
WOOOO! That's really good to hear haha!
Similar role to the ChomeHounds Commander? I pretty much played Commander exclusively online.
Damn, only another week or so and I should have my hands on the 360 version.
Basically, you just dont get a mech this time.
Oh, so its like a 3rd person battlefield overview kind of thing? I am trying to choose what type of mech I build once I get online.
Oh, so its like a 3rd person battlefield overview kind of thing? I am trying to choose what type of mech I build once I get online.
It's just a view of the map. You can see markers where your mechs are and you can scan/tag enemies on the map to help out your units. You can call out weaknesses, health of mechs, etc. etc.
Lead Farmer
Member
I have a team(lvl52) that I started with a friend back at launch. I could hand over to GAF if there is interest and no else does it first. Only my friend and me in the team.
Sounds pretty cool. I think I prefer the "on the ground" feel of the Commander in ChromeHounds but the AC version sounds interesting.
I think you can also use something called link view? I'm guessing it lets you see through other AC viewpoints.