Saving up for one of the two. Both will be for a different Battlemaster build. XL400 would be for this: http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=7eca1edaf8377edbe92a31b0c2cf94c74218588b Adv. Target Decay would be for this: http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=120&l=780ce6ea4b8ab52a5df39d591364c65a55e48787 Which?
Which do you think you'll use more ? You know best, and how then should anyone give you better advice ? However I would probably go for the module. You can use it in more than 1 Mech. The XL400 on the other hand is pretty specialized, and if your Mech doesn't turn out the way you expect you'll have blown out a lot of cash.
The big problem I see is that they're trying to accomplish two very different things, so they're hard to compare. I would be leery of fielding 85 tons of 'mech for 50 LRMs, considering you can pull a build like that off with a CPLT (but less backup weapons and armor, obviously). The catapult would have 100 pts less armor, no defensive weapons, 1 ton less ammo, and 3 fewer DHS. However, it would be 20 tons lighter, have jump capacity, and have a little bit more speed.
Go for the LRM boat. Target Decay is much more useful on any mech. The XL 400 build doesn't have enough firepower to make up for it's speed. Especially when going against other assault mechs.
What Vergere said. Moreover, not only is the XL400 build posted fairly underpowered, the XL 400 is only usable in a couple mechs, and, in my opinion, the builds which use it lose so much weight they aren't really worth it... The Target Decay is usable (read; required) in every LRM build and can be quite useful for Streaks when those pesky lil buggers slip behind you too long. In slow assaults with SSRMs, it's quite nice to have 3.5 seconds to keep target lock.
I absolutely agree. I play a lot with SSRM and LRMs - and Advanced Target Decay is definitly worth it.
Generally i agree with Vergere and Chatt about the XL400. I thought, if someone already has the Boar's Head with the XL400 in his Mechbay, he might use that Engine better on the Battlemaster than in the Boar's Head. If you don't own the XL400, you should definitely go for cheaper and more "common" Engine, which you can use in other Mechs as well. E.g. the XL350
With an XL400 you can do very beatiful builds on the BLR-1G: http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=d5428c8776667ef9a8c92a8b9d2e35fb35a2b4ea http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=7f1e8e9345d064dce867cc79e05a9047cd6429ca http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=3ff85bf82f2b7f7035bb0c4704c532b8596494f1 http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=e536117473420dda6bd452dc1414e4e02a2ba799 http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=a926b530579d5a939eb947e9bf9ff552d34d5016 Personally i like the last one very much. Alphabeam the Triple LLas until your Heatlevel is high, then switch to Chainfire.
Or Wubmaster Battlepanzy http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=118&l=9992aca0c21f1cbe1d88f9223222cbb88167ffca I actually powered through a bunch of drops last night and got the Module, I agree that it would be more useful to have in the long-run. Maybe I'll just get the Boar's Head :S Thanks guys!
Mother of Blake, what have I done? I called mine Boarsome, but I think that Wubmaster Battlepanzy has a nicer ring to it.
