While I won't get it til it goes on sale, this is what I'm thinking. Higher sustained DPS than any of the other Misery builds I've seen yet. The CASE on the left side protects explosions of AC ammo going through, while the placement of SRM ammo makes it less likely to get destroyed...and if you lose one side, you still have the right ammo for the other weapon on the other. Most people run 21 or 28 AC/20 ammo, this has 35 so it can keep going longer. One option (as stated below) is to drop ARTEMIS and add another ton of ammo or a DHS, but as this build is already close range, I'd rather offer as much power at 270m as I can, and Arty makes it happen for the SRMs. This build could easily use a Gauss and 4 tons of ammo instead of AC/20 and 5 and provide an option at range, but it sacrifices brawler DPS.
I've found that torso shots are so common on stalkers, you can sacrifice armor on legs and arms and never notice it. I think I've had a leg or arm blown off maybe 2% of the matches I've played. I'd much rather find 2-3 tons there to play with. That said, your build leaves no slots open...
28 AC\20 shots vs 42. If an Assault 'mech is going to bring an AC/20 to bear, it needs to have enough ammo to keep kicking all night long. 42 shots grants you almost 3 minutes of sustained firing, whereas 28 merely grants you 2.
That's why I'm using 5 tons. I don't anticipate needing 6, and if I do...well, I've still got a fair amount of firepower in my other weapons. I'd rather not sacrifice artemis or DHS to get 42, but 35 is worth it.
This build is nasty! A bit like a classic Hunchback build, but on steroids. Not really sure how to go about tweaking it. Not really sure if its even possible to improve it. Personally, I prefer to have any ammo all tucked up in the torso with C.A.S.E, but your logic concerning torso shots is pretty sound. I might switch some of the AC20 ammo to the SRM ammo positions and vice versa, just to make sure that the big gun keeps on firing. Other than that, its a very good build! I will persevere and let you know if I come up with anything.
Ok. I had a bit of a tinker around with 'My Friend of Misery' and came up with this: The fire-power, heat efficiency and DPS stats are exactly the same. All I did was de-rate the engine down to a Standard 285 and spread the ammo throughout the chassis to free up space for the displaced engine DHS. On the plus side, the armour rating is up two tons (512 vs. 448).
Eh, like I've said in other posts, on a Stalker you only need enough armor on the legs/arms to handle a few stray hits. Arms are small targets and bad shields, and with how vulnerable CTs are, people don't go for legs most of the time. I'm also pretty sure this isn't P2W, as I'm pretty sure most Atlai can get an AC/20, LPL+3ML (or 2xLPL+2xML) and an SRM6 or a couple, bringing more firepower to the fight. Only build I've seen on a Misery so far that can't be done better on an Atlas (or at all on a 5M) is 5xLL + Gauss.
I have 4x ML,1x LL, 1x SRM6 & 1x AC20 with STD 310.. Though 21 AC20 shots but is already sufficient for almost all matches especially nowadays matches is either pop-tarting or sniping fests..
