What is the most armoured assault mech in the game?

[7empest]

What is the mech that has the highest armour ratings?

[Ishan451]

Annihilator and Atlas (depending our criteria).... based on numbers its the Atlas (Kraken, RS and D).

[Myriad]

What's the most armored Clan Assault Mech?

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by Myriad:

What's the most armored Clan Assault Mech?

Direwhale... i mean Direwolf.

[Myriad]

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Originally posted by Myriad:

What's the most armored Clan Assault Mech?

Direwhale... i mean Direwolf.

Really??? I always thought that thing needed WAY more armor, being the walking brick that it is...

[Ishan451]

Yes, by numbers its the most armored Clan Mech.

[Deckire]

That would be the 100 Ton Mechs, all 100 ton mechs have the same amount of Max Armor, not including Quirks or Skill Tree.

Though if we are going with Quirks, then their is nothing that beats the Atlas Series, as every one of them except the AS7-S. has an extra 150 points of Armor placed onto the mech.

Compared to King Crabs extra 79, Fafnir's extra 38 and the Anihilator's extra 34 armor, the Atlas is pretty much king of Tanking.

[Zyrrashijn]

addition: The Atlas'ses with armorquirks are -D, -K, -RS and Kraken. The -S, -D-DC and Boar's Head have structure quirks.

[Maddermax]

Originally posted by Myriad:

Originally posted by Ishan451:

Direwhale... i mean Direwolf.

Really??? I always thought that thing needed WAY more armor, being the walking brick that it is...

Well, there's the highest armour/structure by numbers, and the highest survivability, which is a somewhat different thing. Direwolf may have the most armour for a clan mech in absolute numbers, but it's massive and blocky hit boxes and super slow turning means it simply eats damage wherever the enemy chooses to put it, and dies more easily to concentrated fire than much lighter clan mechs.

[Myriad]

Originally posted by Maddermax:

Originally posted by Myriad:

Really??? I always thought that thing needed WAY more armor, being the walking brick that it is...

Well, there's the highest armour/structure by numbers, and the highest survivability, which is a somewhat different thing. Direwolf may have the most armour for a clan mech in absolute numbers, but it's massive and blocky hit boxes and super slow turning means it simply eats damage wherever the enemy chooses to put it, and dies more easily to concentrated fire than much lighter clan mechs.

My thoughts exactly. The Dire Wolf is probably the most focused down mech in MWO, and given it's speed and hit boxes, it doesn't stand much of a chance once that call is made.

It may be the most heavily armored Clan mech, but still far more squishy than the Atlas with it's armor quirks and natural shield arms.

Still, they haven't buffed the whales armor much over the years, probably because it can hold a nice payload, so it is what it is.

[Ishan451]

Originally posted by Myriad:

The Dire Wolf is probably the most focused down mech in MWO

It has an obscene amount of firepower after all... can you imagine what that mech would be like if it didn't have the most armor?

Originally posted by Myriad:

Still, they haven't buffed the whales armor much over the years, probably because it can hold a nice payload, so it is what it is.

Why would they? I think there is a misconception here as to Assaults being meant to stand in the open and take a beating. That is not how they work in MWO. You are supposed to push the enemy, but you do so from cover to cover and you get extra armor in order to get there.


If you want a "why won't it die" mech.. then you need to go to Atlas or Annihilator. Annihilator takes a lot of damage even though it doesn't have, on paper, the most armor, but it has good hitboxes.. until people figure out its big weakspot.

Clan Mechs are supposed to have superior firepower and range... if you want durability you are playing the wrong tech. Innersphere is meant to take a beating and measure up with DPS.

[Myriad]

Can't have it all I guess. :-P

[Xilo The Odd]

Originally posted by Myriad:

Can't have it all I guess. :-P

but ya get what you need.

[Myriad]

Originally posted by Xilo The Odd:

Originally posted by Myriad:

Can't have it all I guess. :-P

but ya get what you need.

If you try sometimes, well, you might find...

[Helfdane]

In terms of relative armor, the Urbie is considered the light mech Atlas ;-) Surpsingly sturdy!

[Xilo The Odd]

Originally posted by Helfdane:

In terms of relative armor, the Urbie is considered the light mech Atlas ;-) Surpsingly sturdy!

not to mention, if built right you could literally run around in circles in the middle of an enemy group spinning your torso and tank ALL the damage. meanwhile your team moves into position to wipe the enemy out trying to kill you.

man... i really wish that video file didnt get corrupted... its a perfect example of what a disarmed mech should be doing.