I'd be in favor of ECM on all mechs IF it's fitting requirement were really forcing a compromise between ECM or firepower/heat management. Radio waves This. Bap should counter one ecm near it but if you are wolf packing with other ecms the overlapping ecms will nullify the bap. 67 seconds to kill. The game is turning into Ecm counter/ disrupt mechs. More ECM mechs means more scout spotters, more BAP, more TAG, more Narc. . Cyclops 10-Q and the Maddog-A have a good missile hard points as well. Seriously, having 4-5 ecm mechs on one team and none on the other is far more unbalanced then one side having 2 extra assault mechs. More than half the time (18 votes [5. MechWarrior Online. It is very mobile mech. probably the Raven 3L (ECM) or 4X (Jumpjets) both have 2 E hardpoints on an arm suitable for a pair or ER Large Lasers. Well, One could build the MWO version of the Atlas AS7-D-DC with an ECM unit. Never (16 votes [5. I'm very excited about Legendary mechs How about this for Legendary mechs: 0) Quarks/balancing as usual. Plus, ECM. Unlike TAG that requires the firing 'Mech to maintain a Line-of-Sight on the missile target, the NARC Beacon allows a 'Mech to fire. TLDR: faster lock-on ecm. Also included with each pack is the new mini battle pass system driven by 'Mech XP. I respectfully disagree on putting new players in a forgiving Mech, e. Especially on Mechs sub 50 tonnes where. Kitfox Purifier. I do enjoy a few choice clan mechs and have a cougar ba with an ecm head I use with two heavy meds and two lrm20. Ideally enough to do an instant kill against an enemy via headshot or in some cases a backshot. You can only try to escape 180m+ or move into another ECM "cloak/bubble" of a friendly ECM mech that runs in disrupt mode because his ECM in counter mode will only counter 1 of your cloaks. Locust Pirate's Bane and Commando 2D - these two pests can annoy people to death. If an enemy ECM is between you and your teammates I don't think the information is relayed to them. No enemy mech can be targeted within enemy ECM Area-of-Effect (180m radius) [Note: Without TAG]. Mystlynx has such weird hitboxes that it is still hard to kill if u use jj smashing (both mg and srm variant are good). The heat build-up from firing until full jam bar is about 80%. The disadvantage would be a greater diversity of mech builds that include ECM. If you're escorting light 'mechs, you're the heavy hitter. If a 'Mech has both BAP and ECM installed, the counter ECM feature gets overwritten by ECM. Learn all about hard points, up. Instead, each mech has a jump jet capacity which. Hunchback IIC-A packs all the magic of the Timberwolf (minus the ECM) into a medium chassis. Are these the differences between cloaking and jamming?Once you get both Enhanced ECM nodes, its' sensor range reduction factor goes up to 85% which turns it into pseudo-stealth without the drawbacks. It doesn't actually reduce sensor ranges. This is your only option if you want ECM. Moebius Pi, on 17 April 2016 - 07:09 AM, said: Starter mechs I look less at "It will teach you skills through a finicky setup" and more "reliable, forgiving, lets you earn C-bills easily" unlike some folks who suggest stuff like Centurions etc. I mostly use my Viper "Medusa" for this role. 84%] - View) Percentage of vote: 5. 86%]) Percentage of vote: 14. You need to get a counter-ECM on the target. Great support mech, but best for me is 3xMPLas with 3xLasAMS and ECM. (don't freak out. smurfy-net. Maybe the plan is to wait until clans? According to Sarna. Scout builds are also a rather specific thing, and most do incorporate ECM. Long answer, expect omnipods with an ECM hard point only for mechs with ECM variations in the lore. If team A's scout gets close in to Team B's units. The best way to tank damage in MWO is to not get hit, which means a light with no durability bonuses will typically last far longer than an assault with huge durability. It has. By gameplay, it's like an old-school poptart Btw, since 2020 such builds haven't been significantly buffed by quirks. ). Somebody covered it before that AMS vs LRM effectiveness is a tricky thing; it's like a two-sided exponential curve. Edited by Egomane,. You cannot target individuals under it out of. Thank you MWO for this gem of a freebie !! Good news! Three bonus mechs for May 2022; total 1,750 2,050 MC + 21days Premium Time + GSP + CBills! 1. Member. Currently large laser mechs are going to be at a disadvantage as there are many PPC mechs that will be shooting and scooting while you need to hold that laser on target. This means lights facing a Streak equipped ECM mech usually die (although commandos are a touch slower, so there is a chance to run from them). Cheap? The Griffin 2N is a banger. Plus maybe unvavorable weapon slots. ago. The S variant reloads faster, but the A variant has longer range, meaning it deals better damage at targets beyond 660 meters, compared to all other jagermech variants. Currently, it's 1 narc, 4 LRM5s, 2 SSRM6, 2 SSRM4. When your ecm mech is close enough to the targeted enemy mech, you can see a red static. But the problem is: its not addition, it usually has a price of some weapon mounts. Many consider the Timber Wolf to be the undisputed "Jack of all trades" heavy mech with a wide variety of useful. Pir 1 and the laser options are still good. BAP (allows target locking powered-down mechs, potentially counters one enemy ECM, slightly decreases lock time due to increased sensor range) Targeting computers in theory will reduce lock times very slightly because they increase your sensor range but this effect may not be noticeable in any practical way. It works as a protective bubble around the ECM mech so mechs inside the ECM affect are harder to target and lock onto. MechSpecs is a community for every level of MechWarrior Online fan. 6x ERML, MASC, ECM. Direct hit with NARC will disable ECM for 20-30 seconds, but another nearby ECM may still block targeting. Ecm On More Mechs! Started by Livewyr, Apr 27 2014 09:46 AM Page 1 of 4 ; 1; 2; 3; Next. What is the current effect, when you have both the Beagle Active Probe (BAP) and ECM installed on the same mech and how were both affected by the changes to ECM range? MWO wiki states that the Counter-Functionality of BAP alone has a range of 360m but is replaced by the ECMs counter. is faster, and it's payload and firepower aren't bad, even with ECM. The goal of changes to the ECM was to shift more weight from the skill tree bonuses towards the base stats of the equipment to help. I have found the constant missile stream can cause some pilots to just freeze up as they can't cope with the shake. Socketing in the ECM capable omnipod should allow any variant of a chassis with a lore based ECM variant to use the ECM. A clan equivalent of the Cicada would be interesting. Well, there was a brief notice in the last Patch Notes regarding some problem with ECM: InnerSphereNews, on 15 October 2021 - 03:24 PM, said: Also, this patch includes reverting ECM stats to pre-August values. 4 Streak-6 (min. The speed of lrms are already crap. Posted 28 April 2014 - 10:43 AM. ECM is great for being less targeted, so you can shoot more. You are better off mounting two PPC in one arm of a mech, then two either ER laser or Large Pulse Laser in the other side. You could also run 2 HLLs and 4 ERMeds on a nova. 1) should i keep or sell my Hunchback?? 2) of the mechs that can currently use ECM which one's the best without being too slow?? Back to top #2 ShadowThunder77. CTF-0X had a chance to be solid, but 0 LT/RT high mounted energy hardpoints basically nullified that. Description. 1) Many, many mechs have been introduced since the last ECM mech was added, the handful that can run it are in a tiny minority. it is too early to say what Mechs are best for stealth armor, it was only released on Tuesday. Works other way too. Heres a suggestion to information warfare/fixing ECM Give all mechs Seismic Sensor by default as a "Radar" Almost all mechs equip the module seismic sensor. If I stick him an ECM mech I can have him run around and give people an ECM bubble and if it's built like a traditional ECM spider with ER Large he can still. What you SHOULD do to ECM, is make it delay the appearance of the dorito. why not have all mech do the same damage no matter what they have quiped. . those mechs can pretty much do any role, especially Timberwolf thanks to being omnimech. So something that gives both might be a blood asp with ECM and LRMs or something like that. when I found MWO I had to play it. Black Lanner is reasonably fast, MASC, ECM. Light probe or targeting computer if you need faster locks. Urbanmech UM-R80 with Enhanced ECM +JJ --> May 2022 free mech! 2. This range is generaly at 200m depending upon factors like BAP or sensor range modules in use. Other BAP features gets overridden by the active ECM. I rarely see any light mechs besides the two ECM cappable Raven and Commando mechs. Well, One could build the MWO version of the Atlas AS7-D-DC with an ECM unit. Here you can engage in 12-v-12 company-sized battles or 1-v-1 and 2-v-2 gladiatorial personal duels. The entire list of clan mechs with ECM are: Arctic Cheetah (1 variant, ACH-PRIME ) Cougar (1 variant, COU-H ) Kit Fox (3 variants, KFX-C, KFX-G, KFX-G(L) )Well I don't see this increasing ecm use because ecm mechs are already using it by default. The second counter is TAG, which is currently affected by short range (will be patched, apparently), and the difficulty of holding on target (something that will never go away, especially given the terrain of the maps, even. ECM hides enemy movement from Beagle; Beagle denies ECM's disruption of missile locks. The only ECM mechs on the field were the Spider, Commando, Raven, Griffin, and Atlas-D-DC on IS side. On this loyalty mech, though, I run 5 med pulse and call it good; I save the PPCs for the SC (with a couple machineguns). Since the implementation of ECM, I found that game play has changed dramatically in a good way. Except for perhaps the Mad Cat, these mechs can tank a fair amount of damage, which in my opinion is important until you get better at aiming, positioning, and heat management. Light 'Mechs are those that weigh between 20 and 35 tons. two emptied . That being said there are tons of good light 'Mechs. It require line of sight to detect enemy unit. The Black Lanner is a medium mech and has not enough free tonage to cary a good loadout. MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION / ARCHIVE; 0. You will only see experimental mechs, mechs that didn't exist in the Inner Sphere at the current time (like the Dragoon, which was purged from existence or special variants like the STK-3Fb, which is a royal variant that was taken from the Inner Sphere when Kerensky left), or mechs that are not in MWO yet. Standard button for Stealth Armor is M. The LCT-PB "Pirate's Bane" is a Hero Mech. Uh, have you been playing in a heavy or assault lately that has no ECM and isn't very fast? Especially on a large, open map like Alpine, Caustic. Clan: ACH with 6 LMG and 3 HML. reduces your own sensor range. ECM: +75% stealth. The only way to break stealth on an enemy mech is NARC or PPC. The Archer Tempest has ECM because of the in lore 'ghost mech' ability displayed by Morgan Kell during his battle with Yorinaga Kurita. Member. 203 IS mechs: 40 lights 60 mediums 52 heavies 51 assaults Four lights can equip ECM, one behind a paywall. (I can't find the reference on it, but I remember reading it quite clearly as described above. Archer is also OK, but you need to buy the real cash hero to get the ECM variant. ECM is not going to hide a 100t Mech, of course, but it is actually somewhat helpful too as it delays the enemy's ability to read target infos, making it more difficult to identify weak spots. PGI please get rid of the stealth armor and lower the firepower of the machine guns you have totally unbalanced the game and taken all the fun out of playing larger mechs which have no defense against these little terrors. In MechWarrior: Online, players takes the role of a "MechWarrior" who pilots large bipedal combat vehicles known as BattleMechs (Mech for short). Especially in the larger CW maps. both with more armament than any other mech with ECM other than an Atlas DDC. . The technology we know as stealth in mwo is useful for jetplanes or mechs with the feature of flying. MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION / ARCHIVE; 1. PGI dropped the ball big time with ECM because MWO is pretty much the exact opposite of TT ECM. Also allow Beagle to get a detailed readout of a target, in a. One set of their side torsos gets a big armor buff, which is what I run. Posted 14 December 2020 - 10:11 PM. Which Mechs Can Mount An Ecm? Started by auniqueid, Dec 03 2012 03:09 PM. Ghost Badger, on 28 April 2014 - 07:25 AM, said: Adv. In the current state you are forced to use these light ecm mechs to have a good chance of countering the other light ecm mechs of the enemy. MWO / FORUMS / TRAINING GROUNDS / NEW PLAYER HELP; 0. Inner Sphere can fire more, but has other restrictions. Assault 'Mechs tons) are huge. ECM reduces your mechs sensors ability to detect enemy mechs by 75%. Member. cAP increases sensor range by 25%, decreases Target Data time by 25%, and you can detect shutdown mechs within 150m. Veteran Founder;Simple, maybe overpowered translation into MWO: Out to 180 meters, your ECM suite prevents scouts from reporting back your mech's position. The game's balance aims towards that all mechs can have the same impact on a match. MWO / FORUMS / TRAINING GROUNDS / NEW PLAYER HELP; 2. I'll take a superchicken all day over a faster firing, slower, un-ECM'd mech. LCT-3M 20tons - 5ML. ECM 4xSRM4 for close range combat. It’s a trial mech in a laservomit configuration right now so you can take it for a test drive. 19%] - View) Percentage of vote. Lct-3m is also a good mech for lasers and speed. When the fight is joined, and people start popping UAVs, you'll find that AMS still has some merit; especially as a light mech vs. My vote was for cicada 3M as the weakest of the choices. At the time the Atlas AS7-D-DC entered into MWO, PGI didn't have a function for a Command Console, so they instead gave the D-DC an ECM in MWO. Visit [ mechs ] to explore the. Quite the support mech but not an agile flanker like the others. Inferior payload to the NCT due to the oversized engine, inferior firepower if you use ECM. CarloArmato Professional Potato Carrier. Highlander-732b is a real reliable mech that can also jump, can never go wrong with that. The official lore AS7-D-DC has a Command Console (sacrificing a ton of LRM ammo and two Medium Lasers to fit it). Due to the workings of MWO all weapons of the same kind on a mech are synchronized and the moment you combine them into one firing circuite de facto a single weapon system. its like a blood asp b but at 75 tons. I care not as to how one does game-play or skill, it makes no difference. MWO / FORUMS / SUPPORT & FEEDBACK / FEATURE SUGGESTIONS; 4 [Suggestion] Ecm Imbalance Started by destroika, Jan 18 2015 08:46 PM Prev; Page 3 of 3 ; 1; 2; 3; You cannot reply to this topic; Go to first unread post; 52 replies to this topic #41 IraqiWalker. Urbanmech K9 with 5 MPL. Location Back in the MWO again and I digress; Posted 23 October 2014 - 11:40 AM. Those mechs have less room for actual weaponry, armor and munition. Final note, If you have no skill nodes for ECM unlocked and activated, then mechs can target lock an ECM mech up to and even beyond 600m away. Stand-off snipers and LRM type mechs are not as useful when the enemy team can close the gap very quickly if they chose to. Instead Of Nerfing Ecm. somethinganother? Then 2 nodes for the old 25% That said, if you were to focus on brawling, the ECM isn't worth it for the SHC with one exception: 3x SSRM6 and ECM makes a nasty anti-light and anti-smaller-medium platform, and is still technically a close range mech. MWO UNIVERSE; SUPPORT & FEEDBACK; OFF TOPIC; MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION / ARCHIVE; 0. MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / FACTION PLAY / FACTIONS INNER SPHERE; 0. Also, very few people really know or bother with switching ECM to counter anyway :D. Been running Clan Mechs for a while so it’s time to work on the POS IS side of the house I need to update my IS Mech inventory Last year at this time we were crying for IS ECM Mechs Now that they have been out for a while what are your thoughts one the Griffin 2N and the Cataphract 0XPSnipe enemies that the bigger mechs are shooting and run back behind them inbetween shots/cooling down. ECM Disrupt stops enemy mechs from getting the little red dorito over you. Only issue is that the IS doesn't have many good ECM mechs that work mid to long range in the heavy or assault classes. I grew up on the the table top game and of course loved it. Like any other mech, it must use a visual means of camouflage by hiding from plain sight. 4LPPCs, stealth and heat sinks. See full list on mwo. Each Legendary 'Mech is a new variant of an existing chassis, has a custom paint job, and a 30% C-Bill boost. Together with the current netcode problems it's impossible to win a 1on1 fight against one of them. Each Legendary 'Mech is a new variant of an existing chassis, has a custom paint job, an "outlier" quirk, and a 30% C-Bill boost. Poll: Would you use ECM (more) if it were available to: (111 member(s) have cast votes)Not all Mechs Need ECM but all Mechs deserve ECCM. I made this build back when piranhas were first released and our group has been using it ever since. F***ing Ecm. Still, ECM isnt what makes or breaks mechs, and oftentimes, you may be better off running a non-ecm mech because it has better hardpoints and or quirks. The Timber Wolf is a second generation OmniMech and spearheaded the first Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. Players can customize their BattleMech with an array of weapons and equipment, and engage in 12 versus 12 battles, the outcome of which earns the players experience and c-bills for future BattleMech. I ran a Mad Dog LRM build for a long time, but recently switched it to a hybrid LRM/ATM build for. MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION; 6. The Coal Man Oct 16, 2021 @ 2:31am ECM Mech list I wasn't able to find a list and the wiki was totally useless as usual (their ecm list just shows the table scripts) but I found a partial list on the forums and figured I'd post it here for reference in case anyone else needed it. 1 stack per) 2 Small pulse (can sub with TAG if dealing with stealth) ECM. Light mech with excellent high mounted energy hard points. The Shadow Hawk gets 2 energy in each arm, 1. ECM-ed clan assault with omni-pods. The Guardian ECM Suite is an electronic warfare package found in some Battlemechs. I have seen multiple UAVs getting shut down just because a. So the 'Mech will only get the increased sensor range and the ability to target unpowered 'Mechs. Night gyr especially. Dragon 1N, Ebon Jaguar, Jagermech, Direwolf, Marauder 3R, Wolverine 6R, Cataphract 3D and 4x, Orion V, Banshee 3E, Victor 9B, Warhawk A, Mauler, King Crab. One side rushes the other and average games last about 6 mins that way. A "quick-start" mech buying guide to getting into competitive MWO, complete with information on chassis, playstyles, and roles. Preferably one that doesn't suck balls and move like a freight train. Adv. It’s got ECM, jump jets, and more lasers than a Pink Floyd tribute band show. 84%. Realistically, how many players outside of the S-SRM/LRM boaters, actually use the HUD to lockon and target other mechs?Light BattleMechs. I've always loved my MASC mechs but is difficult to sort them out in MWO as the search features in the client are really underdeveloped. Engage enemy ECM mech within their ECM bubble, swap to counter ECM, and hold lock while a team mate rains LRMs. Largest infusion of mechs at one time in MWO's history and still no new ECM mechs. The Best/worst Ecm Scout Mech Started by Spinning Burr, Jan 17. MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION / ARCHIVE; 0. Bad Company; 241 posts Location Long Island, New York, USA; Posted 01 July 2015 - 05:49 PM. I always put BAP on the rare LRM boat I run unless I desperately need the tonnage. The ability to equip an ECM suite to a Mech will be. Stalker 3FB: no quirks, but ECM. Ecm Mech For New Player? Started by ZO1, Sep 25 2019 10:19 AM Prev; Page 2 of 2 ; 1; 2; You cannot reply to this topic; Go to first unread post; 34 replies to this topic #21 Void Angel. Let's try to keep focus here. JM6-A Dual Gauss. Allows targeting of unpowered 'Mechs within 120m; It counters 1 ECM within the range of 150m. Dakka, dakka, dakka. I recommend to stay on Long range with this mech because the side Torsos are a Little bit fragile. There is also the option of using a 300 STD engine (same weight as the 300 LFE) and build a bit of a zombie since the. A uav or two will counter ecm lights easily enough even without any points into aux tree. 0:00 / 1:13:33. MWO already allows us to customize our 'Mechs beyond what would be deemed feasible,. With a proper heat profile, you will disapate heat slowly on cold maps. The Fafnir is best described as a turret assault mech - slow and clunky, but heavily armed and armored. I have had a lot of trouble getting my Archer-5W to work. The ability to equip an ECM suite to a Mech will be limited to specific variants. The November Update is here! This month includes delivery of the Annual Rewards Program 'Mechs (Happy 8th to many of you!), the MWO Comp Reward 'Mech,. Annhilator Mean Baby can do MRM120. txt : A guide explaining what changes are applied by the game when you change settings in game. The Beagle Active Probe, or BAP, is a sensor suite that enhances the units onboard detection systems. All Discussions Screenshots Artwork Broadcasts Videos News Guides Reviews. Posted 07 November 2015 - 06:40 AM. MechWarrior Online (MWO) is a tactical, 'Mech-based, massive multiplayer, first-person vehicle online shooter set within the lore of BattleTech. Quite fast, very high ballistic hardpoints, overall fun to use even with brawl builds. MechWarrior Online. This means any mech that fall under 25% your maximum sensor range will be detected. To be honest, I. Pretty fast, solid range, and can be played as a backstabber or more of a supportive mech just following the herd. It's one of my mechs with highest KD and W/L and I don't even. Not so in MWO - the 2R is the only one with really relevant quirks, the rest geared more for MRM or SRM brawlers, and it doesn't really beat the Awesome in that regard. A great LRM boat. Commando 2D with 4 SRM4s, Raven 4X with a Rac5 and medium lasers, Arctic Cheetah with SRM4s and ERSL, Flea 17/20 with MASC and Medium Lasers, Javelin 10P with 6SRM2, Javelin 11A with 7 Medium Lasers,. Theres a radar on every mech with a basic atound 750m - 800m not sure exactly. Between the ECM’s 180 m range, and the 200 m range for detecting Mechs hidden by ECM, there’s a 20 m radius band where you can detect a hidden Mech, target it, and get a missile lock and/or share the targeting with your teammates. None of the mechs have jump jets. 1ncehost • 2 yr. Second favorite mech is and always will be the timber wolf. The mere fact that you can change your omnipods, so that you can adjust your hardpoint to tailor your build, gives Clans more effective builds per chaises. I voted "No. None of them has ECM tough, so KFX-PR is truly unique capabilities from this prospective. I actually do not know what the targeting/cannot target an ECM mech is with the "sweet spot" where you can get a lock is. Along with the Battlemaster, which also mounted Command Consoles in the lore. Added 2023-10-29 by SirEpicPwner. MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION / ARCHIVE; 4 [Poll] Ecm On All Mechs? Started by Fate 6, Nov 29 2012 10:41 PM Prev; Page 2 of 5 ; 1; 2; 3; 4;When Wave 3 comes out and you get a Clan Firestarter with ECM and a brawling Medium with ECM. Tanky? The Quickdraw hero mech is a godtier mrmboat. Probably one of the better options for Quickplay on this list. Detection of shutdown mechs is 150 meters. pak cache files (optional) some documents on MWO in the document directory. not rediscovered tech, new-old tech. Which Clan mech, in your opinion, is the best in the sniping role? I was thinking about a medium/heavy Clan mech with ECM and some laser / ballistic hardpoints for ER-Lasers and Gauss(es). Clan ECM: Myst linx Kit fox Arctic Cheetah Shadow Cat Hellbringer IS ECM Locust Raven Spider Commando Griffon Cicada Cataphract Archer Atlas Cyclops I feel like I'm missing some. Ive got a light ECM equipped mech. Viper VPR-F with lots of machine guns + JJ ! 3. 29 free tons! Other good clan mechs:Considering the fact that mechs with ECM often get fewer performance enhancing quirks, this is particularly punishing to new players who choose their first ECM mech with no skill nodes unlocked. Many IS mechs have quirks that provide extra structure, some have extra armor, and a few clan mechs also have these boosts, but typically don't get as much extra on average. MPL skirmish w/ECM. - A Mech that equips both ECM and BAP will only receive the sensor range bonus and the ability to detect powered down Mechs from BAP. SUPPORT; PLAY FOR FREE; TRAINING GROUNDS; DEVELOPERS' CORNER; MWO UNIVERSE; SUPPORT & FEEDBACK; OFF TOPIC; MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR. Compared to other Commandos, it has the greatest number of missile Hardpoints. But stealth armor seems to turn the mech's ECM into a godlike ECM bubble that is immune to all of the above. This is because ECM is rolled into an "XL premium package" on the Raven and Cicada but available for the stock engine. Mechs able to use stealth armor which have tonage and hardpoints for at least 2 of missiles, PPC and Gauss Phoenix Hawk PHX-B, Enforcer Ghillie (Hero Mech) Griffin GRF-2N Archer Tempest (Hero Mech) Cataphract CFT-0XP Stalker STK-3FB Cyclops CP-11-P. MechWarrior Online. Visit [ mechs ] to explore the 'Mech database. Edit: You also got to be 120m away from the ECM 'mech for ECM (Counter-Mode) or TAG to work. I have had a lot of trouble getting my Archer-5W to work. Rescale 'Mechs (for fun and role vs volumetric) Fix Mech Mobility (Desync) Update Bolt-Ons (Stay Attached)Grimmechs has a decent list. . I would also put it on the table that a BJ-1X (8x MLas, STD280) SHD-2K (3x SRM6+A. Of these Arctic Wolf (only 3 variants of which are omni and can mount ECM) and Shadow Cat are considered decent. Adv. In Battletech a "support mech" is a long-range weapons platform. You need a BAP to detect shut down mech. Please dont give ecm to mechs with 2 or more rocket slots. Fafnir. Using them as a meat shield is fine since you're a light and since you're helping them with ECM anyways. Otherwise remains the same. 1) Add only one of the following quirks into CT of the mech:-2. My only ECM biggie is Stalker 3FB and i'm not a fan of stalkers, including this one. #1 tutzdes Jun 10, 2018 @ 8:31am I primarilly a light/medium mech pilot, so. The NARC Missile Beacon is a missile that replaces the explosive warhead of a missile with a homing beacon. You need to be running an ECM mech. UAVs can not counter your ECM while stealth is active. fandom. IS ECM mechs are by and large terrible and rely on the ECM as a crutch to keep their heads above water. The documents : MWO - InGame Settings Explained. But having 4 energy, 1 missle, 150kph top speed, JJ and ecm would make it the new king of lights. 15. Member. ECM is useful, yes, in the initial phases of the fight. The line gets stretched from other mechs getting ahead of them selves. (the commandos I am not sure about running as LRM boats) Mediums- This is wide open with many good mechs, but the Griffin works wonders. Hang near the big guys and keep your lasers on CD. That has been translated to boosted sensor range in the MechCommander series and the Command Console in MWO boost sensor range as well. In my opinion it would be a good idea so seriously revisit the ECM before the new mechs are introduced. Back to top #3 Mcgral18. TaintedLuck Jan 10, 2017 @ 8:33pm. your bap will always disrupt one of the other teams ECM, the closest, how that relates to two people in your team with bap effecting two ecm mechs i've no idea, either both will work on the closest mech, or the second will ignore the closest and effect the next closest enemy mech. This mech buying guide is designed to give players who want to get into competitive MWO an idea of what to go for in terms of mechs and builds. The Guardian ECM (electronic countermeasure) suite is a piece of equipment that weighs 1. A good old Hellbringer Laser Vomit build fits the bill very nicely. Once they reach the front line however, these monsters use their awesome weaponry to. The giants of the 'Mech world, the 80-100 ton Assault BattleMechs are the de facto kings of the battlefield. Please dont give ecm to mechs with 2 or more rocket slots. They are light, therefore generally fast why they tend to mount light weapon payloads or electronics and ECM equipment. 624 posts Posted 08 May 2014 - 12:50 AM. Although I think there was a patch a while back that extended the range you can target an ECM mech and the 180-200 meter band is out of date on most websites. I'd see a mech with ssrms only having trouble if that was the sole weapon the mech had trying to fight multiple stealth-ed mechs. Description. At best you might stuff in an extra haft ton of ammo or add back a bit of the armor you shaved to get a certain fit or upgrade a small laser into a medium etc. There are several medium Clan mechs that are able to mount ECM (or just some variants of those): Arctic Wolf, Ice Ferret, Shadow Cat, Black Lanner. cfg to copy in your install directory. My current statistically best medium is a 6 MPL Nova. 84%] - View) Percentage of vote: 5. Maybe not the best medium mech for LRMs if you look at the quirks, but the most flexible. g. " Which means for the disruption to affect hostile units, the ECM mech has to either: 1) Stand with 180 m of the hostile mechsThe Beagle Active Probe, or BAP, is a sensor suite that enhances the units onboard detection systems. CBT allows for LRMs and SSRMs to be fired at ECM equipped enemy mechs, without use of TAG, at any distance with unblocked LOS, or sharing targeting data using the C 3 network. I use 55inch tv and high resolution with advanced zoom and can easily spot ecm and stealth mechs from 1400meters using naked eye targeting mark one using said tv but can't for the life of me understand how people shoot. He is slow to target, but can be targeted. ECM - Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) Offense [| ] Alpha Strike - Firing all 'Mech weapons at once. my main Cheeta has 6 medium laser builds (if I'm not wrong) and got two Shadowcats, one having a cannon (forgot the. 3) Other symbols Target This enemy mech is marked by TAG from a team member. MWO: Centurion CN9-ON (LGD) The Juggernaut The Moonwalker The Dreadnought The Scattershot The Arges The Seraph The Howl The Desperada The Stone Crusher The. Just by playing the 'Mech, you will earn GSP, C-Bills, MC, Premium Time, and exclusive Cockpit Items, Decals, Colors, and Bolt-Ons!MWO / FORUMS / MECHWARRIOR UNIVERSE / GENERAL DISCUSSION; 1. And if ECM is near, you simply can't shootMWO / FORUMS / TRAINING GROUNDS / NEW PLAYER HELP / BATTLEMECHS; 2. Its more of the mobile/supportive peaker. NARC and PPC hits disable stealth armour. If you end up brawling three ECM mechs at once, pop a UAV and use comms to alert your teammates. Timberwolf (TBR-S) laservomit is a joy to play and very effective. I get regularly left.