Either that or if you prefer to have some range attack ability with deadly crit-strike Blows and some anti LRM defense (Hell of Polar Highlands):
yup Centurion-D comes with an XL300, a very useful engine. You can strip the mech for LBX and LRM10+A and ammo as well. The engine comes out to be a million cheaper after you sell the chassis. Debating if I want Warhawks...
I'm planning on buying a Cataphract 3D. Nice ballistic and energy hardpoints, and an XL-280 which I need for my Raven build.
Buy it, it is good. Ilya, 0XP, 3D. The good ones. Yes, even with the wonderful BW, Ilya is the one that can run 3xLBX10 or even 3xAC10 smoothly.
New sale, Hellbringers and Battlemasters, Stalkers might be the best mechs to get if you don't have them already.
Finally picked up a trio of BLRs, but I won't be able to play them until I get back from vacation. Looking forward to it.
Ebon Jaguars as well... this can get expensive quickly. I myself will get me some additional variants of the BLRs, STKs, GRFs, JM6s and maybe KTO to fulfill niche applications, e.g. second JM6-DD for those very hot CW maps or that tanky BLR-2C with dual AMS for leading pushes.
I forgot about the EBJ, yes if you don't have them, this is probably the best buy. KTO for a missile boat harasser? Cbill value wise, you're better off getting clan than IS mechs, unless those come with XL engines, like one of the Battlemasters.
Well, now that some kind of sale seems to be rolling out regularly, I'm just going to make a master list to reference. For completionism, I'm going to list things that aren't currently out for CBills. even though we obviously don't know their exact costs yet, but smurfy gives enough info on what the stock loadouts are. Still worth commenting on best buys during each individual sale. Hint: EBJs/HBRs good, IFRs are for pokemech collectors only, KFX is a nice little support light. IS chassis this time around depend largely on playstyle and what you don't already have.
I need mech bays to go on sale again. I missed the last one (new years I think?) by literally 10 minutes. I was pissed alllll day, as I was waiting for them to go on sale for seemingly forever. Of course the week I take off of MWO is during the mech bay sale.... the surpressed rage is flooding back, haha
Oh yeah! My favorite! 2x UAC10s on the right, 3x ERML on the left shoulder. Awesome peeking from either side with the same weapon groups, super high mounts, great DPS with seemingly lower jams than UAC5s. I love that mech!
ALL EBJ are the same since CT does not have any useful quirks. Just get the three with the pods you need first.
Yeah, I was thinking Prime and C just for versatility sake. Just hope I can scrape up enough C-Bills before this sale is over.