Heavy Metal, November 21 (planned)

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    I just got my MAD-3R. Headshot with an AC/20
     
    Demon Stalker, Nov 27, 2019
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    No mods. But I have been finding atlas II left and right in the black market. I think I have 8 (all but 3 I just sent to storage to get all the equipment).

    I love the archers. Warhammer seems squishy. Marauder slightly less squishy. Also snub nosed ppcs are awesome.
     
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    That Marauder is a head hunting beast. With a good pilot I have a 35% chance for called heat shots. I just need a PPC that does a little extra damage to secure the kills.
     
    Demon Stalker, Nov 29, 2019
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    Not giving away any spoilers but the new Flashpoint series is incredible story wise.
     
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    Which one is the new one? I just started a new merc campaign (not story just campaign) and installed all the DLCs, which I haven't done any of before, so I have Flashpoints and heavy metal and the raven etc. Did the Raven flashpoint, it was fine. Now doing one way off on a random periphery asteroid that's bloomed into a lot... more, interestingly though the flashpoint started at difficulty 2, after a few pauses looking for leads, its now at 4, and my mechs can't handle it so I'm slowly building up more strength to tackle it. Currently only have 2 heavies in a Thunderbolt and an Orion, but I'm 1 piece away from an Atlas and a Warhammer which should help.

    Archers are my fucking bane. I went on one mission that had two of those fuckers in the back row. Seen a few Marauders. My pilots still suck so I can't reliably pick any mechs apart for good salvage, every time I took a called shot it blows up the CT.

    EDIT: Just checked, the new flashpoint is the one I'm currently playing. Its fun.
     
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    ..... I may have like 10 Atlas 2s (has double heatsinks and ER large lasers. So I have a bunch of those now) in storage with 3 more Atlas IIs in my ready bay. Black market is chock full of them.

    Also took me a bit to figure out UACs use standard AC ammo. Not a separate ammo.
     
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    Yea I see Atlas' at every black market I go to, I just don't have the cash for 'em yet. And I HAD A UAC10 GODDAMMIT UNTIL SOMEONE BLEW IT UP THOSE ASSHOLES.

    Now the regular AC10s just feel... meh.

    Also I love urban missions solely so the AI can JJ onto a rooftop and I can shoot the building out from under it and kill both legs.
     
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    I have a mod that fixes a lot of the weapon balance issues without changing too much:
    https://www.nexusmods.com/battletech/mods/302

    They made a change in core gameplay with the Heavy Metal patch that makes rare tech more available at stores. I really don't agree with the design decision; I got a UAC20 at the very start of the game and that thing is OP as fuck. If you want a better challenge in finding lostech and rare mechs, I recommend grabbing ONE of these mods (take your pick):
    Stores Restored - https://www.nexusmods.com/battletech/mods/497
    New Stores - https://www.nexusmods.com/battletech/mods/501

    I plan to update our mod thread later this month when I have time.
     
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    Goddamn the bullshark is OP. Two artillery rounds destroyed 4 medium mechs.
     
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    Artillery is OP. Weighs 7 tons. And you can put it on any mech. It's equipment like jump jets or heatsinks.
     
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