WORST MECHS - What are the worst Mechs in Battletech and can they beat five skull missions

[@dallassukerkin6878]

Fascinating watching someone solve the tactical puzzle when they don't have the best resources at their command - well done.

[@SykenPlays]

Glad that you liked it ... I had fun with the Mechs

[@lexidushavenspire2108]

I hate to point out pronunciation, but "Cicada" is "SIH CAY DAH" not "SEE SEE DA", as in the bug.

[@SykenPlays]

No problem - it has been pointed out before#

[@scrooge-mcduck]

Assassin with a Coil M is a fantastic harasser early game. It is fast, builds up evasion (x damage) well, can one-shot those annoying jumpy/fast lights thanks to Intercept System and can back-shot mediums and even heavies. My staple recon unit. Piloting (evasion) with Sensor Lock is also a weapon.

[@SykenPlays]

That is a good combination and yes, the coil systems are really a good addition with the DLC, allowing for more flexible playstyles

[@scrooge-mcduck]

​@@SykenPlays See what 3-4 evasion = 75-100dmg point to a side or back can do to a Stinger or Wasp :) I've even killed heavies and assaults with this esp. if the pilot is good.

[@jonmattison3939]

Vulcan+Coil (X) is fun too.

[@veeclash4157]

I would point out that +++ gear and all 10 skill pilots can make just about any mech look good. Use the same pilots in good, well built mechs and the 5 skull mission would be even easier. As it is you were lucky not to lose a couple of your mechs in that protracted battle.

[@SykenPlays]

Fair point Vee, the equipment makes a bit of a difference. But even with all standard equipment, you can still build the Mechs accordingly. I wanted to go for an off-meta build with the melee attack, the Banshee in its normal version is a good enough Mech to go toe-to-toe with stock version of other heavy and assault Mechs. I wanted something a bit different with the melee attack build.

[@jonmattison3939]

Fun! I look forward to trying my own hand at builds for these 4 chassis. Even as your video started I was thinking: Locust, Cicada, Quickdraw and Banshee. My only other thought was the Urbanmech.

[@SykenPlays]

They are not that bad, actually if you play them correctly, you can still beat down normal missions with them

[@milchsauger]

Now try that without er lasers and the other ++ weapons :) Anyway, keep up the good work. I like your videos

[@SykenPlays]

I think it would be possible, but more difficult, likely would require some AI abuse (use the light Mechs with full JJs for tanking and use long range weapons for the Heavy / Assault Mech to hit from a distance). I wanted to showcase a bit of a different build though :)

[@BenjaminGerfelder]

Nice showcasing of the Coil and Vigilance skill, those two are probably what people are sleeping on the most. Not sure about these being the worst mechs, but even if we say they are, goes to show that a good lance setup is more important than if the mechs are good or not.

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for the kind words Benjamin!

[@ET-mr4iu]

Finally a useful mech to mount a mortar 👍

[@SykenPlays]

Mortars aren't that bad tbh, I had a lot of fun with them. If used correctly, they can actually help quite a bit.

[@ET-mr4iu]

@@SykenPlays under the right conditions, such as grouped mechs, yes it helps, but after a while, I found them cumbersome for a two shot weapon. I'm having fun and taking notes from your video, it's giving me the motivation to continue my BTech career 👍👍

[@cobrazax]

at 49:00 it was a hit on the left side which took out the CT too

[@SykenPlays]

yep

[@cobrazax]

@@SykenPlays That's enough damage to destroy almost any part of a mech with a single hit.

[@aurtosebaelheim5942]

The Dragon at least has a niche, albeit one that isn't particularly useful. It's abnormally fast so it can close the distance faster and punch things better. Against certain enemy compositions (lots of LRMs and tanks) it can just jump in and bounce between targets like an angry pinball. The Quickdraw is fast for no real reason. Jump jets are much better for positioning and evasion on shooty mechs, but it has enough problems with cooling and no weight for them. Move up a few tons and you have mechs that pack more firepower, have better effective mobility and don't cook the pilot. There are plenty of mechs that are just straight better than the Quickdraw, that isn't really the case with the Dragon (maybe the Banshee, but it doesn't have the speed to keep up with medium mechs like the Dragon does). I'd be interested in seeing what you can do with 'stock' mechs (and you opinion on how they compare). Swapping gear out for equivalents is fine (ie: a M Laser could be an ER or + variant, swapping an AC for its UAC variant is probably fine too if weight permits) and upgrades like cockpits are fair game (obviously no heavy ones unless you've slotted some ++ variants that weigh less), but the general loadout and armour has to stay the same. I mention this mainly because the Firestarter and Shadow Hawk are largely considered to be nice and utter garbage respectively in the tabletop game despite being very solid mechs in this game.

[@SykenPlays]

Hi mate, I do that in the normal campaign. There are quite a few stock Mechs that I use and show how to deal with the enemies with just basic equipment.

[@bjack1547]

Well done. Even surviving AC20 to cockpit. 👍

[@neiljopling4693]

The Cyclops HQ model has the least available weight for weapons.

[@Z1pZ1p3r]

The medium mech is not pronounced sisida. It is pronounced sikayda.

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks - that is helpful to know.

[@marksdicetales]

now do the whole campaign with only these mechs :-) seems do ables to be honnest its not the mechs its the commander

[@SykenPlays]

We could do an entire campaign with just light Mechs, it just takes more time. I do have a few videos where I am doing 5 skull missions with light mechs only

[@mksee66]

Banshee is just terrible.got it early so I just used it as meat shield. Problem the AI is avoiding it. lol.

[@SykenPlays]

It is not the greatest Mech, but honestly - it isn‘t that bad. You could build a lance with 4x of these and normal weapons and be fine on 5skull missions

[@yosharian]

Why you no link list

[@SykenPlays]

What do you mean?

[@IntelligentleMANgief]

@@SykenPlays Probably talking about your spreadsheet of the mech stats

[@commonsenseandreason2492]

Cicada: suh-kay-duh

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for pointing it out

[@cobrazax]

when u use a few lasers, select the ones with the highest hit chance...the ones in the arms. u use lower hit chance lasers which is wasteful. nice builds though. yes the banshee is a monster! without coils, the cicada is still useless...and u should use the shitty cicada instead of the decent model.

[@SykenPlays]

I think each of the 4 chassies did quite well in their own respective ways.

[@cobrazax]

@@SykenPlays Yes they did, but u used the better cicada model instead of the shitty one everyone were talking about...so u used the good version that is actually workable. Also, without coils I doubt it would work well. It would be basically another locust at best. Previously I was also talking about the laser hit chances, where it's better to use the ones with better hit chances when u shoot only a few.

[@suk4ed]

Seeseedah 😂

[@SykenPlays]

hehe

[@cobrazax]

u have almost no MG ammo... u also wasted a lot of it on the grasshopper. braced mechs are not good targets for it, but when it has 10 HP its even more of a waste...

[@SykenPlays]

Appreciate that you liked the content.

[@Martin_Hermann]

Cicada not Cisida

[@SykenPlays]

Good point … thanks for the correction

[@sirdovermeyer]

Sih-Kay-Da It's a bug

[@brettyoss1693]

Cicada is pronounced like Sah Kay Duh not being a shit but when you deal with them on the daily during the summer you would understand how amazingly annoying they truly are. Very loud and annoying insect.

[@SykenPlays]

Thanks for the info and sharing your views.

[@masonreppeto882]

sissida hahahahahha

[@SykenPlays]

:)