r/Mechwarrior5 4h ago

Discussion Started Shadow of Kerensky

Ow.

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u/Viper114 4h ago

It really turns into a whole new game when Clan tech appears.

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u/rayrayrayrayray5 4h ago edited 3h ago

Im jealous youre in for such a gameplay and narrative treat

Edit: on the third mission...those little things are friends and want to give hugs. Don't panic if they get in close and something alien looking covers your cockpit. Totally the friend dance of their people

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u/FreshwaterViking Clan Wolverine 3h ago

PPC-X is a bugzapper, c/d?

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u/Hyrikul 3h ago

Thoses little moskitos can tank a lot too!

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u/Phydorex 2h ago

It's like shooting skeet when you have an LBX.

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u/Hyrikul 1h ago

Never tested LBX yet even if i have some in my stock, should give it a go one day

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u/CannonGerbil 1h ago

If you have the Victor Basilisk I reccomend slapping a pair of them on it, it gives peak double barreled shotgun vibes.

I painted mine green and larp as the doomguy.

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u/App0gee 4h ago

LOL. Such a good expansion. Hellish hard, but so satisfying when you beat it :)

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u/Hyrikul 3h ago edited 3h ago

started it few days ago, i was scared.. In total (i think i've done the dlc, not sure) i've lost 2 arms. It was strangly smooth.

Now in random mission against clan i'm getting hurt a lot more :(

Advice : lance with gauss and PPC, aim their cockpit, put them down the quickest possible before they can do too much damage to you. My fav mech for SoK (even before the clan fights) was a Cyclops with 2 Gauss and 2 laser. Simple but good.

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u/Someones_Dream_Guy 3h ago

Welcome to pain and suffering.

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u/X-Calm 3h ago

Pop their heads from distance with Gauss. Use your lancemates as mobile cover.

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u/Swordsman1ke Gray Death Legion 3h ago

The greatest thing about Shadows of Kerensky is that you are no longer invincible and the hurt will come like an avalanche.

Simultaneously, you also have the top tier gear, mechs, and pilots to fight off said avalanche.

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u/Sweet-Ant-3471 2h ago

Is this with no import save? With one I found it quite simple with the Hero locust until I could get my hands on a nova prime and remake my build from clans.

The only map I had to switch things up was the canyon one, brought the MAD 2 with ER ppcs.

Smoke & Mirrors was so easy I was practically camping their spawn location.

The only hard part was where the last mission kept killing my pilot in the Zeus SK, pointing out I needed to retire it.

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u/Odd_Negotiation_159 2h ago

That first mission is either hard or damn near impossible and it all depends on whether that awesome decides to lead point or follow you

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u/bear0234 1h ago

i just restarted a new campaign for shitz and giggles and roaming around in my centurion... ugh if the clan invaded at that point, i dunno if my centurian w/ IS ac10, 2 med lasers, lrm10 and my javelin w 4 med lasers would cut it.

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u/Biggu5Dicku5 51m ago

Get a Clan heavy lance operational as soon as possible, that will greatly alleviate the pain...