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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #90 on: 24 July 2020, 13:50:37 »
I would personally find the Prime superior for that sort of general use. The E and G also suggest themselves.
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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #91 on: 24 July 2020, 14:07:55 »
I never said the F was efficient at that role, the others definitely have it beat there, even the Prime. About the only the the F has going for it is being cheaper than any of those configs. Only a bit compared to the Prime, but a noticeable margin on the other two. If those points mean I've got the margin to cram an extra Point of Elementals into my force for the day, I think I might actually look quite seriously at the F.
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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #92 on: 24 July 2020, 17:35:21 »
I would humbly submit that a combination of 5 point and 7 point hits is significantly more efficient at Toad Hunting than the Prime.
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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #93 on: 24 July 2020, 18:32:21 »
That was my thought when I resurrected this thread, too. An Elemental Point hit by a full strike from a Thorf may not be likely to get wiped out completely, but barring some bad luck you can reasonably call them crippled, allowing the mech to move on to the next Point. The great number of more fragile suits out there will just get murdilated, and the tougher ones aren't going to be very happy either when the Thorf comes back for a second salvo.
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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #94 on: 31 July 2020, 14:43:48 »
Are we looking for an in-universe explanation here?

Cause out of universe its the closest recreation of the MW4 Summoner/Thor the designers could create. (Missing a ERML and 2 MGs)

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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #95 on: 04 August 2020, 06:47:41 »
Had another thought: Maybe it's a test for the Jupiter's configuration?
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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #96 on: 04 August 2020, 08:31:42 »
Are we looking for an in-universe explanation here?

I'm looking for its role in the context of a tabletop game. If my opponent brings one to the battle, what are they likely to do with it, which of my units will it be going after, and which will it be avoiding? Similarly, why should I bring one, what will it add to my force, what can it do or kill, and what should I keep it away from?

As always, discussions of efficiency are completely irrelevant.
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Re: 'Mech of the Week: Summoner (Thor) Omni
« Reply #97 on: 04 August 2020, 12:34:33 »
In addition to beating up on Battle Armor, I would add it works against vehicles and anything else that doesn't react well to clusters of hits. It can put out up to 10 clusters of damage and while that doesn't sound like much compared to a large bore LB-X, the bigger clusters will add up quick. Even against enemy 'Mechs, 3-4 of the 7 weapons hitting should force a PSR, making it a reliable method of forcing PSRs.
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