Author Topic: Favorite lance builds?  (Read 638 times)

MechWarriorRedd

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Favorite lance builds?
« on: 25 September 2024, 00:25:55 »
I'm still kinda new and trying to learn good mechs and get good ideas for unit builds. Was wondering what everyone's favorite lances are when they play and why.

Weirdguy

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Re: Favorite lance builds?
« Reply #1 on: 17 October 2024, 07:46:28 »
One Assault, one Heavy, one Medium, one light. 

I’m old school.  I don’t really use Battle Value or other point systems.  We tend to just use weight, like-for-like.  If you have two heavies and two medium mechs, then so do I. 

I know what you’re actually asking.  You want specific chassis and variants.  I’ll be honest here as well.  Whichever mech looks the coolest.  Thankfully, the newest art has FINALLY done a lot of mechs justice (I’ve been playing since 1986). 

Is that shallow?  Yup!   Do we care?  Nope!   We run what we like, not what’s good.  Within reason.  I won’t run the original Banshee with the 4/6 speed, with only an AC-5 and a PPC.   But the newest standard is the Banshee-S that moves 3/5, and is decked out like a proper assault mech weaponry. 

But the normal lance setup is one mech from each weight class.
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MarauderD

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Re: Favorite lance builds?
« Reply #2 on: 17 October 2024, 08:49:43 »
I'm still kinda new and trying to learn good mechs and get good ideas for unit builds. Was wondering what everyone's favorite lances are when they play and why.

Hello!  You’re posting this in the Alpha Strike boards:  do you want to know about specific mechs that translate well or the formations we find most impactful because of their bonuses?