Faveourite Titan Chassis? Why?

I like them all, but I do use the Ogre most of the time because I like it's core ability.

 

9 times out of 10, what kills me in a Titan is getting bogged down in focused fire from multiple sources that I can't escape. Durability rarely matters for me in situations like that, where unholy amounts of fire can pour on my Titan in a matter of seconds.

Stryder lets me avoid, escape from, and prevent that sort of focused fire. Three dashes is pretty great - I can peek corners with a ranged weapon easily, evade titans who attempt to chase after me once I've laid a shot or two on them, and constantly make sure I'm in the best possible position. The Dash Core is also pretty great hit-and-run strikes against wounded titans who've retreated behind enemy lines and emergency SHTF moments.

 

stryder is the best IMO. if you know how to dash and avoid sticky situations you can last a LONG time.

 

Stryder or ogre depending on the map.
Ogre if I can jam up a choke, otherwise stryder.

 

Ogre + burn cards that enable quicker or extended core abilities... Mmmmm

 

Ogre with big fist tier kit. the amount of damage that fist can do....is insane...borderline OP had it not been for the slow movement =))

 

Stryder, and i love the slow derp busses =p. Me and my friend run duo strider, both plasma railgun, here comes shamoo, 1 shot, his shields are down and took a little hull damage, friend shoots, hits critikal, titan left with less than 20% hp, 1/2 charged shot doomed. Total time 3 seconds

 

Stryder nothing beats having Unlimited Dash

 

I personally think the Stryder is the best due to its speed, because if it gets shot at from anywhere, it can dash into cover faster and more efficiently than others, while it can also outmaneuver another Titan in a battle. The only thing it's not the "best" at is Titan vs. Titan, especially against an Ogre, but if it has the Dash Core the Ogre couldn't even keep up, so if you play it smart, the Stryder seems like the best.

Not dissing the others of course, I like getting extra damage with the Atlas and it can definitely contend with, if not WRECK, the Stryder. Ogre can too, though I dislike the speed of the Ogre, and the 1 dash.

 

Strider's weakness is chaingun... cant dodge something that is 'basically' hit scan

 

how would chaingun be good against something that moves extremely quickly? i destroy chaingun users with stryder.

 

I love the strider for it's hit and run tactics. My favorite setup right now is trapping a Titan with electric smoke and cluster rockets, their health depletes so quickly by I can charge up my Arc canon and finish them off.

 

Atlas - gives me a good mix of mobility and durability with a Core ability that lets me put the hurt to whatever I'm facing.

I do not underestimate the other 2, however - they are both good in their own right. Indeed, I have a ton of respect for both when they are intelligently piloted.

 

You can't dodge the bullets. The DPS on you is essentially guaranteed and constant, so it places a clock on you for how long you can stay exposed without having to retreat into cover. A skilled stryder will enter cover, but then he's still temporarily taken out of the fight. Comparatively, a skilled stryder can practically stay in the open indefinitely against other weapons by merely being fast.


As for the OP:

For the most part, I prefer the stryder.

Zipping around with either the 40mm or the instant railgun. Cluster munitions with vortex shield was my initial favorite pairing. The cluster munitions are so versatile. Drop one on a titan's feet as I'm engaging them, and tear them apart because they don't notice the explosions. Drop one on a group of titans in last titan standing (they're probably all stuck on each other and can't escape). Shoot them through windows and gib the pilot hiding inside the building. Shoot them at friendly titans to kill the enemy rodeo pilot because they keep FREAKING OUT AND SPINNING EVERYWHERE instead of standing still so I can get a clean shot. Shoot them at nearby cover and then present my back to the explosions to scrape a pilot off my back.

Although multi-target missiles are kind of fun too. Catch a titan offguard, lock a full salvo onto him, then synchronize the impact with an instant railgun or 40mm shot.

A kamikaze AOE stryder is also pretty fun in last-titan standing for breaking up murder blobs. Flank around the side, then charge in guns blazing with the triple threat. Drop cluster munitions and pop smoke on them once I've within their lines and reloading the triple threat. Get a second mag of triple threat off as my titan finally succumbs to murderblob focus fire, auto-ejecting me to give me a birds-eye-view of the nuclear explosion. Hopefully the enemy titans are mostly crippled after that blaze of glory run, so they should be easy pickings for my team and my pilot AT weapons.


As fun as the stryder is though, there is something comfy about the ogre.

Plod along with an accelerator chaingun. Start shooting, pop particle wall once my shield gets low, activate ogreload once the shield starts going down, and laugh maniacally because I can't hold all this dakka.

 

I prefer the Ogre.. with big punch..because it just feels right.

 

As somebody who is very fond of using the Chaingun with the accelerator mod - I hate facing the vortex shield. Somebody puts that up, I have to stop firing to stop feeding them potential damage and get ready for evasive maneuvers. they wait long enough, I have to wind the chaingun back up again. Puts a damper on my potential DPS.

 

Do what I do. Throw down a particle wall and keep shooting.

 

That means I'd have to give up my Electric Smoke and that's not going to happen

Good point though