Great lesson! I'd like to see one about missile boats (Archer, Catapult, Longbow) done in this style.
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
Ah good idea. Will take some thinking since I'm not sure I play those mechs very optimally! My second how to pilot video will be about the Falconer
@stevensavage9491
5 ай бұрын
Keep going Trailblazer. Raise your voice. Join our Choir.
@shogus0046
5 ай бұрын
Whenever we play, if someone brings a grasshopper it gets focused down because anyone who knows how to use it is pretty much the biggest threat on the battlefield
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
It's a beast, especially in '25
@patrykkaminski9747
5 ай бұрын
Yes i once in my MegaMek campain got myself grasshopp pilot with traits that let him make twice as many mele ataks and one that reduces penaltis to ataks from jumping from to 2 and at higher level of that trait to 1 that thing was a monster
@zraal3759
5 ай бұрын
I routinely pair a grasshopper and archer. The two pair very well with mobility on the hopper, long range support of the archer, and high armor on both.
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
@@zraal3759 some say speed is life... I say armor is life!
@zraal3759
5 ай бұрын
@@TrailblazerBT armor and speed is life. If cannot have high amount of both then must have one.
@Andrewlik
4 ай бұрын
There's also the Guillotine available in one of the Comstar boxes that is basically a Grasshopper that trades some heatsinks and the LRM for an SRM 6
@andresabourin2423
Ай бұрын
If you just made a million videos like this for every mech, that would help me actually win a game
@AccessAccess
5 ай бұрын
One major tip with this mech is to limit the amount of LRM 5 ammo that you carry. You don't want to lose a torso (or more) to an ammo explosion and if you are using the mech as intended, you'll likely only use the LRM a couple of times when closing with your target. So take as many shots as you believe it will take you to close that range.. ideally you have no ammo left once you start getting into the weapon's minimum range.
@Andrewlik
4 ай бұрын
This can be solved by either dumping the ammo the moment you finish the skirmishing phase, or pilot the Grasshopper variant that trades the LRM 5 to upgrade the LL to a PPC and an extra medium laser
@cnkclark
3 ай бұрын
My favorite mech, followed by the LL Wolverine. For the Hopper I like to swap the LRM5 for something like SRMs, that 5 rack is just such an afterthought.
@TrailblazerBT
3 ай бұрын
Agreed, especially because I like the GHR's looks more than the Guillotine's, which is otherwise pretty much what you're looking for
@DIEGhostfish
5 ай бұрын
I assume this also goes for the Guillotine since that's basically a Grasshopper with an SRM6 instead of the LRM5?
@jclunis
Ай бұрын
One upgrade I'm surprised hasn't been more common: updating to DHS frees enough tonnage for a hatchet and at least 2 more medium lasers. Kicking can be devastating but hatchet attacks don't risk a PSR.
@Kanas83
2 ай бұрын
Totally Drove a Custom GRH in our campaign
@Kanas83
2 ай бұрын
Drove a custom GRH in our campagn 17DHS Erppc, 5x MPL
@CaptainBanjo-fw4fq
5 ай бұрын
Haven’t played a lot of BT, but I like pairing the Grasshopper with a victor.
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
Sounds like a great urban assault force!
@roguerifter9724
5 ай бұрын
What Penetrator variant has a Gauss Rifle? The Penetrator has been my favorite Mech since my first Battletech game but all the variants I remember are either all energy weapons or occasionally a mix of lasers and missiles. I love the Grasshopper 5N though I'm still annoyed by the fact that for some reason IMO the lore establishes it doesn't exist until around 3040 even though there is no good reason for it not to exist centuries earlier. Especially given the extreme shortage of all energy weapon jump jet equipped heavies in the post-Star League pre-Helm memory core era.
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
Oops my bad, I meant the *Pillager* with the Gausses. Yeah I really like the 5N too!
@robertbyerlay5040
5 ай бұрын
How about a patrol formation of mechs? Light medium or heavy mechs how to arrange them for sudden combat ambush or fast engaging swarming?
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
Oh man, great idea... I might need to consult some better players than myself for that!
@cnkclark
3 ай бұрын
My favorite 3025 lance comp ever was in a Mechwarrior TTRPG mercenaries campaign: Phoenix Hawk Wolverine LL Variant Dervish Griffin - me Anything we couldn't outshoot we could outrun. Our greatest threat was a similar lance.
@DIEGhostfish
5 ай бұрын
0:27 A whole ton? So, a single medium laser?
@TrailblazerBT
5 ай бұрын
Lol yes I am learning that I use the expression a whole ton very often... Not ideal for discussing BT but surprisingly hard to correct!
@MrDmitriRavenoff
4 ай бұрын
See, I disagree with MPL's being a benefit. The short range is crippling for a 4/6/4 mech. Id rather have the standard ML and save the tonnage for a TC. Even the stock Hopper with the LRM-5 and LL is better than a bunch of super short range weapons. Using a Hopper as a bodyguard is okay, but doesnt optimize it as a brawler.
@TrailblazerBT
4 ай бұрын
I agree regular MLs and the TC would be better (as on the Guillotine D), or doubling the number of MLs to increase chances to hit would also probably be better, but if you're sticking with the same number of lasers I prefer the MPLs on a mech that's going to be jumping a lot while trying to shoot, unless you have a highly skilled pilot on it.
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