Weapon Grouping: 1 - AC/5, AC/5 (chain) 2 - MLas (arm) 3 - MLas (head) 4 - AC/5, AC/5 (linked) Pros/Cons: Best feature: Disposable right side. Losing the Right Torso is death for most hunchbacks, but for this build it only removes half of the firepower and none of the Heat Sinks. Which is good, because that's where everyone will be shooting. Biggest drawback: No AMS. Slow and steady doesn't always win the race. Lopsided MLases take some getting used to. Caution: Use the MLas sparingly. Oddly enough, there's ammo to spare in this build, but not Heat Sinks. Only fire the MLas when you know you can hit ... or you can't afford to miss. Questions: Q: Why two AC/5's when a UAC/5 gives the same fire rate? A: I ran a build like this with more HS, a UAC/5, 3xMLAS and AMS. Every match the UAC/5 jammed at least once. It's never gotten me killed, but it has caused me to take more damage than I wanted. More importantly, it's left me without firepower at crucial moments. Q: Doesn't a Gauss do more damage and weigh about the same? A: Yes, yes it does. However, everyone already knows how to make that build. Q: How well does it perform? A: Depends. If you work with your team well, you should be able to get assists on most (if not all) of the kills and possibly net yourself a few kills. Every match were I've died with this 'mech have been matches where my whole team was wiped out. Analysis: This is not the best 4G build out there, but that's not the point. I made this build with a few things in mind, keep the flavor of the 4G chassis, build with standard equipment, provide maximum survivability, and to allow for a near-constant steam of bullets down range. Update: Due to the current meta, the AMS has been removed, and some armor removed. It has been replaced by two additional DHS. Hopefully this will help keep those Medium Lasers fresh. Due to the current meta, the previous changes have been backed out.
I'm running something similar to this: It's a good bit faster with the STD225 but a bit less heat efficient (since you usually use AC5s not a big problem)
Y'know what's really funny, I was just thinking of revisiting ol' Fives and seeing how big of an engine I could get away with or going for dual UAC/5s.
I wouldn't run UAC5 as a main weapon. You'll rely too much on luck (which i gnerally don't have) that your weapon doesn't jam, if it does you're forced to go back in cover and in duels it's going to suck even more. It heartily recommend it as a secondary weapon on assaults though since the DPS is so much higher.
