The purpose of this thread is to share, discuss and refine 'mech builds. I thought it might be better to keep all the builds together in the same thread, so we all know where to find the info.

Everyone is invited and encouraged to participate.

I will maintain the top post with everyone's builds.

Brennus:

Hunchback HBK-4H
Catapult CPLT-K2
Cataphract CTF-4X
Stalker STK-5M

Clydewinder:

Blackjack BJ-1
Dragon DRG-1C
Awesome AWS-9M
Hunchback HBK-4SP
Highlander HGN-732

DaBBQ:

Hunchback HBK-4SP

Feetwet:

Jagermech JM6-DD
Jagermech JM6-S
Atlas AS7-RS
Atlas AS7-D-DC

Kludger:

Atlas AS7-RS
Centurion CN9-A
Centurion CN9-AL

malibu43:

Raven RVN-3L
Raven RVN-4X
Hunchback HBK-4H
Hunchback HBK-4SP
Dragon DRG-1C (Gauss)
Dragon DRG-1C (AC/5)
Dragon DRG-1N
Dragon DRG-5N
Catapult CPLT-C1
Catapult CPLT-C4
Catapult CPLT-K2
Atlas AS7-D-DC

mojoflow:

Hunchback HBK-4G
Dragon DRG-FLAME

phd_doc:

Jenner JR7-F
Raven RVN-3L
Blackjack BJ-1 (coming soon)
Hunchback HBK-4P
Hunchback HBK-4SP
Centurion CN9-D
Centurion Yen-Lo-Wang
Dragon DRG-1C
Dragon DRG-5N (3xAC/2) (coming soon)
Catapult CPLT-K2
Catapult CPLT-K2 (AC/20)
Catapult CPLT-K2 (Gauss)
Jagermech JM6-S (4xAC/2) (coming soon)
Atlas AS7-D-DC (LRM) (in review)

Raw Kryptonite:

Centurion Yen-Lo-Wang
Dragon DRG-FLAME
Dragon DRG-FLAME v2.0
Dragon DRG-1C
Dragon DRG-5N
Catapult CPLT-K2 (AC-10)
Catapult CPLT-K2 (Gauss)
Stalker STK-M Misery
Stalker STK-5M
Stalker STK-5S (LL boat)
Stalker STK-5S
Stalker STK-3F (LL boat)
Stalker STK-3F
Atlas AS7-D
Atlas AS7-D v2.0
Atlas AS7-RS

sinner6:

Centurion CN9-D
Stalker STK-5M

Here's my favorite Atlas-RS 4xLL build.

Here is my rs:

<a href="http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=18&l=55cb2af1e7eb3c41a9d5ef77b3909cfe736a8aaf">AS7-RS</a>

It is slower and it's range is shorter but it rearranges other mechs grills pretty nicely.

S

Stalkers

My favorite is a 5S, due to the hardpoints and the option for 2 AMS systems--highly effective. Otherwise, a 3F, due to hardpoints and an extra 25-30° of twist. This is the one you see the most and it's the easiest to get used to, due to the twist.
Not a whole lot of difference in what I run, just slight variations of LL/ML, SRM/SSRM. Mainly just a matter of figuring out the best layout to cram in the weapons, group tight and run the lowest heat possible. Hardly rocket science, but here you go:

The 5M isn't bad for packing a punch and managing heat well, but not the best hardpoint layout IMO. This is my bread and butter build, the idea I start with and then make minor changes. Also, probably the easiest to run heat-wise until you get your perks doubled after mastering the class. Same build can be pretty much applied to any variant, just not with as nice a fit.
Stalker 5M: 4LL, SRM4 SRM6
Heat: 1.32
FP: 51
Armor: 496
Groups: 1: left 2 LL 2: right 2 LL 3: SRM's
Gives a nice punch from the SRM's, and in this build there are no missile doors to remember to open, the SRM's are stacked to save space and you get all the DHS's you can fit with no wasted space.
Drawback: STD 280 is a little slower and less heat efficient than a 300, but again, you get more DHS's.
After this, no reason to go with a 5M IMO.

My favorite 5S builds:
Stalker 5S: 5LL, 2 AMS
Groups: 1: left 2 LL 3: right 2 LL 3: torso LL
5 vs 6 LL since you can maintain fire longer mixing in that single shot 3rd group. Less alpha, but more damage in a drawn out fight. Dual AMS.
Light on armor, but only in the areas you rarely get hit in a lot. Stalkers rarely get much damage to the legs, no one has time to worry about that. LOL
Simpler, but does a lot of accurate damage.
Uses a STD 300 engine, what's in most of my Stalker builds.

Stalker 5S 3ML, 2LL, 3SRM's
I keep changing this one around. Sometimes as it is here, 3ML, 2LL and mixture of SRM4/6, other times I've got 4ML(arms) and 2LL(torso) and move the SRM's around. Good starting place if you want to run more SRM's. Dual AMS and 300 engine.
*Right now I've got this with 4ML, 2LL, 4 SSRM's with some promising results, especially for taking out the lights.


3F main build:
Stalker 3F
More of the same, but on the twisty platform.
4LL 2xSRM6
300 engine
*Currently I've swapped the SRM's for 4 SSRM's on one of my 3F's.


If you're good with heat (1.17), here's the big alpha (68):
Stalker 3F
2 LL
4 ML
2 SRM, 2 SRM6
Really not that bad with heat until you unleash the SRM's. Might want a coolshot with this.
Groups 1: 2LL (torso) 2: 4ML (arms) 3: SRM's


I don't bother with the other Stalker variants, I don't care for the hardpoint options. I like having 2 3F's and 2 5S's at the ready with the slightly different layouts and I keep the one base 5M build as the best general purpose build that I don't ever alter.


Update:
Misery

MISERY

Catapult

All I run now with the Catapult are 2 K2's, I ditched the others. Very similar, I just can't decide which layout I like the most, so I bounce back and forth.


The faster build, about 82kph with speed tweak:
CPLT-K2 AC10 build
2 AC10
4 ML
Groups: 1: AC10's 2: arm ML's 3: all 4 ML's
Rarely want to fire all 4 ML's with the AC10's due to heat, and not much reason for 2 groups of 2. Fire group 2, then follow with group 3 and the cool down period takes care of that. However, when out of AC ammo, it's nice to have the 4 in a single group.
Drawback: 300XL engine $$$$$$$$$$
Standard structure
DHS
AC10's are pretty tough compared to a gauss rifle


Slower, but everyone loves a gauss-cat.
CPLT-K2 gauss build
2 gauss
4 ML
Grouped same as above K2.
Endo
DHS
XL 250
I like having energy weapons to fall back on with enough power to still be effective. Sometimes I do drop 2 ML for ammo, just depends.
Even with 4ML's, heat is still just 1.3, which is pretty nice.
Drawback: 4 tons of gauss ammo can go quickly.

This is what I'm mainly running now:

DRG-1C w/LBX10

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=11&l=1fbe04660c1644c8f34e81e1a6adf5ecb8f9673f


AWS-9M w/2 ER PPC

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=32&l=55c37fc2b76bd3dc1cd5bcf7b9e49fb662117eb8


HBK-4SP w/2 ER PPC

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=22&l=965efc6b78c244b5caf515282093ede74be42e36


I've also got a Cat K2 with 2 Ultra AC5, and a bunch of other HBKs and AWSs but don't use em much if ever

Kinda pondering a DRG-FLAME for my next mech. I'm really liking the Dragon so far.

First of all, this is an awesome idea having all of these in one spot.

Here are mine:

RVN-3L (I'll take mine with extra cheese!)
RVN-4X (needs the MG and BAP buff badly)

HBK-4SP
HBK-4H

DRG-1C
DRG-1C (<-- a good alternative to the typical gauss loadout everyone runs)
DRG-1N
DRG-5N

CPLT-C1
CPLT-C4
CPLT-K2

If you change your build, or add another build, let me know in a new post so I can edit the main post, or else I might miss your new build.

Personally, my builds fluctuate until I find one that works for me, then I stick with it. Fluctuating builds will be marked accordingly.

Couple of successful Jaegers:

<a href="http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=65&l=6aab034d7c6e42b13bba974641f1e2b8dfbeaafb">JM6-DD</a>

<a href="http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=67&l=996f529de5c7fa239459f4c50c2746eea509f81e">JM6-S</a>

HBK-4SP

A good mix of long/medium/short range weapons if you can manage your heat with selective group and chain fire.
The SRMs make a good punch when you're waiting for the heat to go down on Tourmaline/Caustic.

Here are the 2 Atlases I'm playing around with. I like them so far, and glad to ditch the missiles for a change and stick to lasers and AC20.
The RS in particular has very good heat control, and with a STD 350, it's close to as fast as an Atlas is going to go. Neither has a huge alpha (for at Atlas), but being beam and ballistic, you put it all together in a tight spot.


Atlas AS7-RS
3LL, AC20
Grouped 1: 2LL right arm 2: AC20 3: LL left arm
Heat 1.39
Speed 56.7
Armor 560
FP 47


Atlas AS7-D
2LL, AC20, 2MPL
Grouped 1: 2LL 2: AC20 3: 2MPL
Heat: 1.33
Speed 52.6
Armor 512
FP 50

AS7-D, variant with a STD 350, better heat, faster, more armor.
AS7-D (350)
2LPL, AC20, 2ML
Grouped 1: 2LPL 2: AC20 3: 2ML
Heat: 1.34
Speed 56.7
Armor 528
FP 50

Why do you have HS in your arms instead of your torso?

There's one on the left torso, no room on the right. I spread them out so they get taken out slower in all builds. In this case, there's more armor on the arm than front torso. An atlas or stalker usually gets targeted on the torso before anything else, so the arms usually last longer. Slightly better place to have a 2nd DHS IMO. With the 350, you get 4 to drop on the engine too though.

Sometimes I will do the same thing. If I have 2 large lasers in the arm and loose it, it doesn't matter if I loose the heatsink also. Allows for bigger weapons in the torso, like the ac20 in my RS.

S

Yeah people don't seem to shoot the arms on Assaults much.

I often run a heatsink or two on the same arm that has the LLs and extra UAC5 ammo on the same arm as the UAC5, the thinking being that if I lose the arm and the weapon then the loss of the corresponding heatsink or ammo is fine.

updated

Here are my favorite Centurion builds:

CN9-AL XL275 2xLL 2xML 2xSRM4 98kph Love the amount of damage that the 2xLL and 2xML give you while running around at 98kpk and then when you are close the SRM4s deals extra hurt to finish them off. I killed a fresh Stalker the other night by sneaking up behind him and 2 alpha strikes with this.

CN9-A XL275 AC2 2xML 3xSRM6 98kph Fast platform with AC/2 used mainly for long range and for trolling while you get in close for the SRM6 punch.

The Yen-Lo of course is a ton of fun, here is my build
Yen-Lo XL300 AC20 2xML 106kph

I run basically the same cents except...

My AL is a long range sniper with a surprise...2 ERPPCs 2 SRM6s 84/92 kph. Runs a little hot.
CN9-AL

Nice one, will be giving this one a try :-)

Yen Lo Wang
YEN-LO-WANG

Mainly swapped 2xML for 2xMPL
DHS, Endo, XL300
heat 1.48
speed 97.2 (before tweak)
FP: 32

I see you use an extra HS, compared to my build. You take the weight out of your armor.

have you noticed that you OH at all? I have never overheated after I upgraded to DHS.

I may have overheated once or twice (in that video vs NGNG in fact), after getting beaten up pretty bad. Otherwise, I fire with abandon!
Normally the ac20 is gone by that point and the engine heatsinks are plenty for the 2 MPL's.

I love firing with Abandon. He's a cool guy to fire with.

I prefer to fire at Will.

You should get Abandon to help you fire at Will. I hear he isn't that great a shot, but he really keeps the energy up.

Will though, poor guy, he's just a sponge. Always getting picked on.

Finally! A Dragon I like. Got 5 kills with this in a test round.

DRG-1C

4xMPL
1xGauss, 3 tons ammo
DHS
endo

Got SICK AND TIRED of getting killed in the right torso (in particular for some reason) with the XL engine. 80 kph just isn't fast enough to get away with the XL.
Screw the speed, 60.7 in this one (before tweak). Fairly tough now and the MPL's ruin peoples' day.

Glad you like it. But what dark god did you have to summon to place a 5th MPL on that chassis?

Great, we need more Dragon pilots, I was starting to feel left out of the 'wang club.

Interesting. The thing's CT is so huge, it is typically the first to go. Hence always throwing an XL in.

Glad it worked out for you. Tell me when you run it and I will pull out my AC40 Cat I am building.

I just need to buy the engine and it is good to go.

I mastered using my Wang, so it is sitting in mothballs at the moment.

I only pull it out when I need to earn a few extra c-bills.

Oops, 4 MPL. Typo.
Not sure why the RT torso was so vulnerable. Probably something to do with how I turn, but I got that more often than the CT or LT. The side torsos are pretty small too.
Not sure what 3rd dragon to level up.

Decided to swap out to a STD on my other Dragon for now too. As bad as my luck has been lately, I need the security.
The 5N
DRG-5N
2xERLL
1xGauss, 4 tons ammo
STD 240
endo
ferro


Even though it's short range, I like that 1C more.

We need your Dragon and HBK smurfys.

I know. Just giving you a hard time.

We should run dragons in the next few nights.

Not often this boy from AL gets to make fun of the math skills of them boys in MS.

S

I can dust the Flame off.

Better then dusting off the Wang. Gotta keep it fresh, you know, in the thick of it.

Yeah, we're usually good at math. Comes from counting all of those pregnant teens and keeping up with our weight figures.





Now I'm thinking that I should get the Flame and run this build on it. I could get my 3rd Dragon ranked up, sell both of the others. I could get where I've got a hero mech in each of my favorite classes so I'm always in the money. Then stop with the premium time each month.
Already have an Atlas, Heavy Metal, eye'ing the Misery, maybe a Flame, have the Yen Lo...

When will there be a hero Catapult? That would finish out all the mechs I care about.

Came up at some point, about the twist on the Centurion. The Yen Lo does have a better twist, kind of like the 3F Stalker does (+25°)­, and to a lesser extent, the Misery (+5°).

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/

CN9-A
100° / 35° (horizontal)
20° / 30° (vertical)

CN9-AL
100° / 35°
20° / 30°

CN9-D
90° / 35°
20° / 30°

YEN-LO-WANG
120° / 0°
20° / 30°

At this point I'm just glad I don't have to use the little blue rounds to keep my ac20 runnin'. Unfortunately I have played with my Wang so much that I'm having trouble seeing my targets.

S

See, this is what happens when the wife goes out of town for a night.

My new Flame:
FLAME
1xAC-20, 4 tons ammo
4xML
heat: 1.4
DHS, endo
STD 250, runs 67.5


My new Misery:
MISERY
1xAC-20, 4 tons ammo
2xLL
3xML
DHS
STD 285
Heat 1.28

Misery variant...seems a little better due to heat and speed:
MISERY
2 x LPL
2 x ML
1 x AC20, 3 tons ammo
STD 300, adds another DHS
FP: 50
armor 464
heat: 1.34
Spd: 57.1 (before tweak)

Heat 1.34

Holy Flying Monkey Poo. What is that $40 dollars in mechs. Wow.

I'm sure they'll save me more than that in premium time. Right?
Or some BS like that.

Can someone build this in their client and give me a heat value?

CN9-AL

Sorry man, tried to build it for you and got close but adding Ferro would cost money to do in the client, with 11 DHS instead of 12 (the only diff that ferro would allow) it has a heat value of 1.19.

Thanks chief.

Should be 1.24 on heat.
Had a build on there that's in my garage, dropped DHS's until 37% and matched in the garage.
FYI: used to put you at 1.3, looking at my old notes.


You can do a free build estimate in the client, including DHS, ferro, endo etc, just don't save.

Yah, I would have done that when I got home from work, but I don't have an AL chassis, so I though one of my bro's could help me out!

One of your bro's with an AL is stuck at work, reading these forums to pretend like he's busy, just waiting for 4 pm to get here, otherwise he would have helped out.

S

Ah cool, they must've changed that in the UI, they used to require that you "save" for the DHS/Endo/Ferro to take effect on the mech, I actually lost some good money thanks to that.

It does trick you since you can't click on the body panel to move on. You have to click on the weapons/ammo etc tabs to move on.
On the last UI a while back a purchase was a purchase though. LOL

Stalker Misery build I've settled on for now.
Can make it more powerful, but this seems the best blend of having playable heat and speed, as well as packing a punch.

MISERY
1 x AC20, 4 tons ammo
2 x LPL
2 x ML
STD 300
heat: 1.31
FP: 50
armor: 464
speed: 57.1 (before tweak)
DHS (17), endo
1 x coconut monkey

OP!

Here is my latest.

AS7-D-DC

I swapped out the SRM6's for 4's and upgraded to ERLLAS to give myself a little more punch in the current long distance meta-game.

HBK-4G

K, been putting this off too long.

My HBK-4G

My most common Flame build

I will update my other's in smurfy soon, need to maybe revisit some builds anyway.

Can I get my Atlas build updated with this one?

AS7-D-DC

That's what I'll be using for a while.

Can we get a sticky on this?

So this one worked pretty well. Could get better if they buff LRM damage a smidge...posted:

AS7-D-DC

S

+1

Also, updated mechs

Here's my first mech. It may seem relatively unassuming, but it's useful at all ranges, and it never has to stop firing because it cools well.
STK-5M

Once I get another Stalker with 6 Energy slots, I will see about making the 5M some sort of missile/rocket boat.

I really like the Stalker, just picked up a Centurion and a Jenner last night to see what its like to be in something thats not a big slow bullet magnet.

These are my 2 newest mechs that I'm running:

Highlander HGN-732 PPC/Gauss/2ML/SRM/LRM

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=70&l=36aed08a963528115d6632801e77e9341fa10053



Blackjack BJ-1 AC20/ML

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=77&l=8cd7a9884dda3998d096958c1ba6fd1e3d13c031

On the BJ1 I've been going back and forth between Gauss and AC20 - either one works well

Updated Misery Build.
Ran with an ER PPC, which really isn't bad heat-wise, but I opted to stick with a regular PPC since it runs so incredibly cool like that. Only 48 damage, but the alpha is accurate and devastating. Really changed my opinion of running this mech.

MISERY
1 x AC20, 3 tons ammo
2 x LL
1 x PPC
STD 300
heat: 1.38
FP: 48
armor: 464
speed: 57.1 (before tweak)
DHS (17), endo
1 x coconut monkey

Coconut Monkey is OP!

He's a cleverly disguised heat sink.

My favorite build so far:

CN9-D

Here is my post JJ shake optimized Heavy Metal:

Heavy Metal XL330 1xGauss 2xERPPC 1xLRM20 Artemis no JJ

I ran this build with kludgers above build...

AS7-D

It was fun/profitable to make them fight in the shade.

Gonna try this one tonight...

AS7-D

I'll get my Blackjack ready with TAG, or maybe pack a UAV. Should be fun!

I never put up my main Blackjack DC build, but it's still running strong.
This one (DC) is one of my top 4 favorite mechs in the game:
BJ-1DC
Small version of my Flame, basically.


The fast Blackjack, kind of a support mech with the TAG and ERPPC to help the LRM mechs:
BJ-1X

I built this yesterday, thinking it may be fun for a couple rounds. Surprisingly successful, I will probably keep it like this: STK-5S

This has been my go to mech, and is the only mech I have a 2 to 1 K/D ratio in. It's fast, NEVER overheats and can bring the pain: YEN-LO-WANG

My current "Flaming Surprise"

Flame - XL330 1xUAC5 2xLL 2xML

A 98kph mech that really packs a punch, the 2xLL reach out and give a suntan from a distance, and if they stand still or get mad and close in, the UAC5 and 3 tons of ammo gives them a sucker punch. The 2xML is only used when the UAC5 jams if I abuse it.

Yen-lo's are great if you can protect that throwin' arm

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=67&l=d9998eeedc430cbe84a9b9ff95d84dce9c7ebbdb

what do ya think?

My new METAMONSTER:

AS7-RS

S

My only real suggestions are:
1. move one ton of ac2 ammo from left arm to right (1 ton in each)
2. Might want to move some armor from back torso to front...DPS mechs can't do as much torso twisting

I've been curious about the AC2/UAC5 combo...let us know how it goes...

You could put 4 tons of ammo in the feet and one more in the head to cut down on the possibility of an ammo crit blowing the weapons off.

Also, if you go 4 AC5 instead of mixed loadout along with double heat sinks, the damage per sec goes WAAAAAY up with no uAC5 jamming

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=67&l=82621841af0249921131fc20a2bdc62e97b7434f

Can't comment on the mixed weapons, but I've seen others run that and it seems to work well. I agree on moving the ammo. I always fill the legs first and mix it up, never carry all of one kind in the same spot.
Re: back armor...I don't have a single mech with more than 18 on the back. Rarely ever taken out from the rear just the same.

I need to try some new builds on my Firebrand. The ac40 isn't as tough as you'd think. It stands out like an Atlas and people come running over to take you out. LOL Still fun, but attracts too much attention.

The atlas looks good Feet, just hot! Comes with the territory though I guess.

My CTF-1X. Basic completed. I really like this mech.
CTF-1X

Just bought a CTF-4X and have only played a few rounds, but I like it so far. Slow, but lot's of Daka! I never come close to over heating, but I do run low on ammo sometimes. I might trade a heatsink for some more ammo...
CTF-4X

A little more work on Jager

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=67&l=e7b0c3f16ab4c3110c497914c790de5dd16b46e4

I'd probably ditch 1 ton of the AMS ammo, possibly the whole system. The only mech I run AMS on is a stalker 5S, since it has 2 AMS systems. That's about all that really does much good. Even then I normally just have 1 ton of ammo. Some weight to play with that way. Might consider 4 ML instead of 2ML/2MPL. The range is so short on the pulses, that you miss opportunities to do damage. They do an extra point when they hit, but you might miss several chances to do damage due to the limited range. In the end, doing less damage total.
Large pulse lasers however, they do have a decent range, just beyond that of a ML, so I do like using those when possible.

At some point try running dual AC20's and 2ML (or 4ML, if you run less AC20 ammo). People complain about them, but it's a fun build and very effective.


Malibu, I put together that 1X and have enjoyed it. Much like my Dragon and Blackjack, but with an extra ML.

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=67&l=4d1f792c477373df7c773670eeb6209adc90aee6

kinda liking this one

I run that kind of set up on my Flame and Blackjack. Very effective. I'd drop a heatsink or two and max the armor--you need full armor on arms and torso areas. Min 30 or so on each leg. To use the case, you need the ammo in the same area, so move the ammo into the left torso. Add endo and you can really get the ammo and armor up there, plus a bit more engine.

Something like this:
JM6-S

thats awesome

What did you end up with on this last night? I was thinking you had a couple of LRMs on there after a while.

My new and improved STK-5M:

STK-5M

RK i swapped out to your 6-S build and looks and works great

Great! Which one is that?

Sweet. Doesn't look like much, but each mech I run with that set of weapons has always dealt a lot of damage.
I built a Jager with an ac10 and 6ML's the other day. Haven't played much with it, but seemed nice.

RS (METAMONSTER) 4 PPC 1 Guass
DDC (HIDDENDEATH) 2 ERPPC 15ALRM, 2 10ALRM, ECM
D (WOOSH) 2 ERPPC 2 20ALRM

Victor 9B "Gunzo" 1xGauss 2xAC2 2xML XL350 1xJJ - Ballistic (higher DPS with AC10 instead of Gauss, but more heat)

Victor-9B

Victor 9S "Blitzkreig" 3xSRM6 1xAC20 2xML XL370 1xJJ - fast, short range striker. Surprisingly effective.

Victor-9S

Victor 9k "Archer" - 2xERPPC + Gauss XL350 6xJJ

Victor-9K

I'm gonna have to try out your 9S build there, sinner6. looks good

Liking your 9B build Sinner, thanks.

I like it. Mixing the weapons goes against the grain, but I do that on my Misery too due to the heat BS.
Can I make a suggestion?

-Instead of 2 LRM10, go for 4 LRM5's. Still a 20 shot, faster cooldown, and you can open the missile doors and fire all in one pop. As it is, you'll have them firing in 2 volley's of 5 anyway since there are 5 tubes in the side pods. (There are 10 on side torsos if you want to move things around). I've got a 5S I'm running and enjoying with the 4xLRM5. The quick cooldown lets you keep a lot in the air.

-I know you probably specifically want that ERPPC, but just for consideration, I moved some stuff around and swapped it for a 2nd LL. Larger engine mainly for the heatsinks, but a bit faster too.
STK-5M


Is a 5M just what you have? The 3F has more twist and better hardpoints. A 5S has better hardpoints, but the same twist as 5M, and 2 AMS systems.

Yup, I think I'm gonna drop the ERPPC > Large Laser and upgrade the Engine 255 > 270. I'll consider getting a 3F after tonight, I need more CB's...

Might as well update with my current favorite Stalker 5S build:

STK-5S

6xML
4xLRM5, 5 tons of ammo
Engine: STD 310 for 65 KPH
Heat: 1.32
Armor: 480
Alpha: 50, whatever that's worth with LRM's and ML's LOL

Fast cooldown on the missiles for good firing rate, low heat. 6 ML's are nothing to sneeze at up close.

Update on my 2xAC10, 2xML Cat K2.
Heat is 1.27, but firing the AC10's together, then pairing the upper ML's and the lower in a 3rd group, it just does extremely good with heat. Having very good results with it, just don't push it in close too long due to the XL. Deals nice accurate damage though, decent ammo and still does 20 pts damage after the ammo runs out with the MLs.

CPLT-K2

Here is the Jaeger build I was running last night...

JM6-S

2 lbx10 (6 tons ammo)
4 mlas
300xl (82 kph w/ tweak)

Very first shot from this mech kill Clydewinder. At that point I knew I had something. It is a decent all around mech but shines against mechs with armor damage. Lbx has a crit bonus.

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that's very similar to my Ilya Muromets build... 2 LB10X, 2 ER LARGE, 280XL

Lasers to soften the armor, shotguns to chew up the tasty innards

On to the ORION...Here's what I've been running lately:


http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=98&l=cf91d7c6255c41ccb33bd5e75e37794477a2fe2d


I picked up the K, V, and the M but the M is my favorite. Good punch at most engagement ranges, decent armor, and an AC20.

I'm running XL engines in the other 2 but this one needs the standard due to the torso-mounted autocannon.

Here's a really good HBK-4P build I've stumbled into when I finally decided to elite my Founder's Hunchie, it turns out the 4P I bought to help do that has become one of my favorite mechs with a ghost-heat modified Swayback config:
http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=2&l=5876401365e0a5353ce98ac34ec3d2ea32d771ea

STD275
7xML
Endo
19 DHS

Been using it the last few days with two fire groups, one with the 4xML in the torso, and one with 3xML in the arms/head which swivel, and I just alternate the two fire groups with a slight delay to avoid ghost heat, with the new increased torso twist in the Hunchie you can shoot Jenners and Spiders that chase you, and this really packs alot of damage 200-400avg rounds with a couple of 800-900 lucky rounds. Also with SpeedTweak it runs at 98kph.

You can substitute one or two ML for DHS depending on how hot you are comfortable running it, for me 7 seems to be perfect balance to rarely overheat even in a furball, but if you are more disciplined the 9xML config packs even more punch.

Updated Misery build, finally got one I like. After a lot of rebuilds, I settled back on the 4xLL, but with the shotty to finish them off.

MISERY

After Feet's success the other night with crazy damage, I figured I had to give this a shot. I didn't want to tear down my Jager, so I put it on a K2. Still soft in the CT & cockpit, being a catapult so probably not as effective, but it still did a ton of damage. Had a good time with it, so I'll probably be running this build on my K2 for quite a while. I had dual AC10's at one point with 4xML, but this seems more effective since the heat is better so more ML firing and that crit bonus.

Finally came up with a Battlemaster build that I like:

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=119&l=a5ef71fd01efb3373f24ae85cfdeb4cd500d50c7

Going to experiment with going endo-steel/std eng but I suspect it will be pretty much the same.

Three ACs on the left arm is just vicious.

My new favorite build ... (CTF-3D)

I like that build, Brennus. It's refreshing to see a CTF-3D that's not just configured as a sniper.

Check this out, 3 shotties.


An XL but pretty efficient.

Fun to watch! I think I prefer the 3D over the Ilya though, only 'cuz it gives me the vertical option. I also sacrifice more armor in favor of tonnage for ammo. He ran out of ammo rather quickly in the second battle, but he was also runnin' 3 LB's opposed to just 2. The only real difference in his load-out, as compared to mine, is his third LB, where as I run w/ 4 MED's and 2 LB's. Still, very effective up close, and as he said, just straight up fun to run!

That's a good build. I've got one similar on a 5M, but instead of 2 LRM10's, I went with 4 LRM5's. Same amount of missiles in the air, but you fire noticeably faster. A bit more heat though.

A fun FIREBRAND 2xLB10X 2xERLL build...

The high 2xERLL in the arms makes nice sniping in the initial standoff engagement, and then the 2xLB10x are good for crits cleanup and legging lights that come in close.

I love the ctf.

I run 2x,3d,and 4x

My 4x used to be 2xlbx, 2x med pulse, 2x machine guns but I have just changed him out for 2xac5 and 2x ac2 full fibre ferrous armour and bigger engine.

The lbx has a surprisingly very long range.

Some good ShadowHawk builds that I found work well for me and do damage above their Medium size:

Fast Chainsaw Dakka:
SHD-2H XL295 3xAC2 (substitute XL275 if you want one extra ton of ammo)

Fast Light Killer and Brawler:
SHD-2D2 XL275 LB10X + 4xSSR +2xMPL

Fast Med Brawler and Support
SHD-5M XL300 2xAC5 2xML

I've been having some great success with this Atlas-K build so I thought I'd post it here:

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=25&l=c92595f3d5c0399b7b29835dc3c65013bf120de6

Despite the lack of long range weaponry, the dual AMS keeps it alive long enough to get in close for some close range brawling fun

Yep, a good build. I've got the same on my founders, but ERLL instead of LPL. Without the dual AMS ability, I went with a STD360.

Picked up the AWS-Pretty Baby in the hero mech sale. After a few variations, I've come up with this build for it, which isn't all that far from the stock loadout:

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=58&l=07a0b1d8bae2553ea83d8e646bca0362cb0e1b67

This mech is a fast striker / LRM skirmisher that is VERY unforgiving... one false move and you are in a world of hurt. You can swap the XL380 engine for the XL400 at the cost of a few heatsinks but I've found that the extra heat sinks are more advantageous than the extra 5 kph the larger engine gives.