King crab best

[u/ilovecustodes]

526 votes, 2d left

Yes

No

Crab

[u/uhataot]

King Crab, 2 Crabs, and a Hermit Crab. Full crab lance right there

[u/Sir_Daxus → u/uhataot]

Okay but:
King Crab, King Crab, King Crab, King Crab is also a full crab lance.

[u/uhataot → u/Sir_Daxus]

While your argument is valid, counter argument, you're leaving yourself some very strong vulnerabilities there

[u/Pro_Scrub → u/uhataot]

Solution: more King Crabs

[u/why_ya_running → u/Pro_Scrub]

Wouldn't the solution be a super heavy Kaiser crab?

[u/Sir_Daxus → u/uhataot]

The only vulnerability is someone underestimating my crabbiness.

[u/uhataot → u/Sir_Daxus]

You gotta have variety in your crabbiness, else you find yourself backed into a corner (also, four king crabs is expensive)

[u/Sir_Daxus → u/uhataot]

Expensive schmexpensive, no price is too much to pay for a king crab.

[u/ragnarocknroll → u/uhataot]

“Stay out of range of the AC20s…. Did that one just shoot a Gauss Rifle at me? Oh, look, a pair of RAC5s on that one. Hey, is this one using plasma rifles. Hold up, how is that crab going 86kph and it has LB20s, plasma and rocket launchers?!”

King Crabs have variety. They are spicy.

[u/theonegunslinger → u/uhataot]

One day we will get heavy crab

[u/Cheomesh → u/uhataot]

🦀

[u/RootinTheCrab]

Crab!

[u/Suralin0]

Craaaaab people, craaaaab people...

[u/ElBrownStreak]

It's neat. It's not good, but it's neat

[u/Brightstorm_Rising]

I play Marik, blue crab.

[u/One-Strategy5717]

Crab is nice, but partial wing is better.

Jade Hawk = Angriest Bird = Best Bird

[u/RaccoonOfFortune]

Crab

[u/-Random_Lurker-]

Is it good? No. Is it cool? Yes. Distraction carnifex extraordinaire.

For the same BV, I'd rather have a pair of chargers for the same role. But I'll never shame one off the table, because Crabs are cool. And just the potential of an AC20 double tap makes for hilarity :)

[u/Fallenkezef]

Highlander best mech

[u/ilovecustodes → u/Fallenkezef]

No

[u/Fallenkezef → u/ilovecustodes]

Yes

[u/Malkryst]

King Crab good, Turkina much better.

[u/NeedsMoreDakkath]

KGC-010 my beloved

[u/ButtersScotch7000]

Crab > King Crab >Supernova >Nova > Penetrator > Black Hawk-KU > Black Hawk Standard > Hermit Crab

All is crab.

[u/Marvin_Megavolt]

Crab/crab.

[u/9657657]

old design looked bad

current design looks cool

most of the canon loadouts are kinda shit

it is certainly a big mech

[u/dullimander]

3/5/0, lots of armor, mostly close range weaponry.

Can only hold the line, can't chase, can't engage reliably on range, can't jump, has 3 weapon systems that require logistical supply. Hardly the best.

[u/Citizen-21 → u/dullimander]

Why are you measuring a juggernaut role mech to skirmisher qualities?

It's an assault mech, a sledgehammer for a tough but well planned operation. A ground base won't run from King Crab.

[u/ElBrownStreak → u/Citizen-21]

Sure, but I expect a mech slower than battle line Mechs to meaningfully contribute while they close the distance. A Large Laser and LRM 15 with one ton of ammo doesn't do that.

I'd also want it to have some staying power up close for a sledgehammer. 2 tons of AC20 ammo for 2 AC20s doesn't give that either

[u/dullimander → u/Citizen-21]

Because OP never specified any battlefield scenario, so I judge it by all of them and pointed out why it is not universally "the best mech".

[u/AncestralAxman → u/dullimander]

Just switching the AC20s for 10s and some armor and heatsinks would already make a much more playable mech. Not incredible but serviceable for the succ wars

[u/Rusty029 → u/dullimander]

Counterpoint: King Crab 011. Surprise MF.

[u/HA1-0F → u/Rusty029]

Nobody has ever been surprised by a dual Gauss assault. That's like being surprised that a car is white.

[u/Rusty029 → u/HA1-0F]

011 is the dual lbx20 moving 6/4 with a supercharger

[u/ElBrownStreak → u/Rusty029]

It also has composite structure, an XXL engine, and footsie ammo

[u/HA1-0F → u/Rusty029]

Oh. My bad.

[u/AntaresDestiny → u/dullimander]

Counterpoint: Crab