Looking for a good Marauder build

[NovaMew]

Im not very good at Battletech builds and tend to just use stock whatever

but this is my fav mech and just got one in game and was looking for a solid build with good heat management and attack power.

so I wouldnt mind some advice on a good build
its the MAD-3R one

[MortVent]

Downgrade the ppcs to large lasers (preferably the +10 damage ones), and maybe upgrade the AC to an AC/10 or LBX-10 (I would go with the LBX) Tweak armor and heat sinks with the free tonnage remaining.

Remove the medium lasers if you don't want back up weapons or extra close range punch.

Might not hit as hard as most but it's actually a core variant from the game after all (MAD-3M)

[Big mean bunny]

Its new role is command and sniper so I would kit it with weapons where any two hits of them would do 61 damage for head shots. So ultra ac5 or ac10 + damage and plus 10 damage medium laser or any variant of large lasers. Sprinkle a few double heat sinks and a heat exchanger or two because you want to be fireing them all at once and give to a tactics 9 pilot.

[NovaMew]

thanks

[TE | Frank Dark]

Was lucky to get 2 ERPPC ++ ( -1t +10 Damage ) and a UAC5++ ( -2t and - recoil ) with 2t ammo
Rangefinder+
This thing is my Head Killer. 12% with only first Call Shot bonus.

[Thndslz]

@TE | Frank Dark 35% with mastery. Thing is broken :D

[Valen]

I am looking to get rid of the my marauder as soon as I get a good replacement.

It is fun and has a role use - but I find in general it lacks in the powerhouse role.

[Paladin276]

Currently running one with 4x medium lasers and a gauss rifle in carreer mode, seems to be working pretty well.

Might actually swap the medium lasers for Larges for the extra punch at range. IT's a tough and heat efficient chassis, and does the command role rather well.

[Kahldris]

This was my 1st heavy so I tried a build with a snub nose ppc, left the ac 5 on dropped both of the regular ppcs. Found a pulse medium laser and put some medium lasers along with some small lasers on it. It worked pretty good as a brawler type. Had armour close to max.

So 1 snub nose ppc, 1 pulse m laser, ac 5, however many m lasers work, 2-3 S lasers, close to max armour (a heat exchanger could he nice and a bank + could he is nice). Telling ya this mech beasts with that build. I did try a variant where I dropped a little armour and a m laser or 2 for a L laser but I didnt like it quite as much.

I found another heavy so now am just rolling with more of a stock build, 2 ppcs, the ac 5, and one medium laser. Dropped a bit if armour. Thats fairly good sustained damage. I'm gonna tweak it more though.

[UR|Dialetheia]

Depends on the amount of lostech you have lying about. I currently run two:

1. Gauss Rifle ++, 4x ER M Lasers ++
2. UAC2++, 2x ER PPC ++, 2x ER M Lasers ++

Armor on both is around 1000, so some stripping is necessary(not that it matters with the range you have with them). Rest of the tonnage goes into double heatsinks, heatbanks, exchangers and energy/ballistic TTS

If it's an early build and you don't yet have stocks of OP-gear, 2 Snub PPCs and an LBX5 are fine. A meta(and as disgustingly OP as it is derpy-looking) build would be to use 3x UAC2 and 4 M Lasers.

[danko9696]

With 3xUAC2++ and 2-3xERML++ is probably the best setup.

[Smurf-O-Pax]

Gauss ++ (-2 tonnes), 4x ER M Laser ++ (+10 DMG), full Armor and Heatsinks. Man this guy is a Headshot monster

[Mind_Twist]

Two builds:

UAC20 and 4 ML
3 UAC2 and 4 ML

Both pretty good, the triple uac2 build is a headcritting machine tho.

[NovaMew]

i kee getting told medium lasers aint worth it though, and to use either larges or none

[MortVent]

Originally posted by Nova:

i kee getting told medium lasers aint worth it though, and to use either larges or none

they are nice weapons, but they are referring to the fact even the best one can not kill a pilot with a head shot.. something the marauder excels at.

[danko9696]

Here there is a couple charts with headcap chances for several M3R variants, for one[i.imgur.com] and two[i.imgur.com] consecutive alphas.