1M for an assault mech (Victor 9B)?

[ZanyScum]

I do have currently 3xMedium + 1xLight as normal outfit.
I see an assault mech "Victor 9B" with 80t for a bit over 1 million.

Should I buy it or will I get them as parts for cheap easier?

Is this a super deal and should be super happy or should I ignore it?

Btw: don't laugh at me. I am really totally unsure, but I tend to buy it.

[desrtfox071]

It's probably just one part. That sounds far too cheap for an entire mech.

[ZanyScum]

Originally posted by desrtfox071:

It's probably just one part. That sounds far too cheap for an entire mech.

Oh, I checked again. It says "Partial Mech Salvage". Good thing I asked.
Paying 1M for one part, that would hurt, especially, when I don't have the other two parts.

[Bovril Brigadier]

Its also a Victor which really isn't much to write home about. If playing Vanilla far better off with say something like an Orion or Marauder. Especially a Marauder.

[thrythlind]

Most of the store stuff is 1/3 of what you need... maybe worth buying if you're one step away from finishing a mech.

[New Moon On Monday]

If you are going to buy salvage to build a mech, be selective about which mech you want. There are lots of threads/guides that discuss choices for great mechs and not so great.

And if you do buy salvage, be wary of salvage for different models of the same mech. For example, you can't mix MAD-3D salvage with MAD-3R salvage.

[owen8964]

I've noticed you seem to get as lot of places on the half and one skull locations which offer a bit of a Marauder, an Archer and I think an Orion. If you can save the money it's well worth buying one of those bit by bit when you've probably got no more than a 50 tonner currently.

[JC]

For my C-bills i find the Victor a fantastic early mech. The pieces are fairly common in the early game stores which to me is the biggest part. You can scrap/salave a bunch of lights pretty easy and skipping buying other things it's not hard to get one of these extremely early.

(not sure if it's the variant i'm thinking of, but one of them always seams to have parts in the first area that unlocks (after you do the pirate moon mission)

Grabbing one of these early, loading on a AC20, SRM4's and a couple lasers. the mech works extremely well in the early game. Heck i run it late game too, but early game it really makes the game a lot easier.

The big problem with this mech is people look at it like an assault. It's not, it's a well armored heavy. Compare it to mechs like the Cataphract or something along those lines.

Originally posted by Strayed:

Its also a Victor which really isn't much to write home about. If playing Vanilla far better off with say something like an Orion or Marauder. Especially a Marauder.

The problem with some of those are they are much rarer.. the victor is's pretty easy go grab before you even get to the prison as they show up often if your just flying hitting planets and making cash on your way to the prison you can have one by the time you show up.

[ZanyScum]

All my mechs are from the battle field! Yes! *proud*

[New Moon On Monday]

Originally posted by ZanyScum:

All my mechs are from the battle field! Yes! *proud*

Some mechs are worth buying, like the Lostech mechs. You will never get a chance to salvage them, because they will not appear on the battlefield opposing you. You will get a Lostech mech as a reward from a campaign mission during the campaign. That doesn't count the second one you get for completing the campaign.

[steelcoresoviet]

I would pay 1 mil to complete a victor (if I needed it) but not to start compiling one.

[Sword_of_Light]

Originally posted by Strayed:

Its also a Victor which really isn't much to write home about.

Vics (at least stock Vics) are glass cannons, to be sure. But if you can get them close enough, a 20-cannon is still a 20-cannon, and the jump jets are useful for getting around tight spaces; urban environments, that one desert map that' has lots of little canyons.

[Ezz777]

Side question, but having returned after not playing since 2018 I was kinda shocked to find assault parts in stores. When did they add that or was it there all along and I didn't notice?

[Bovril Brigadier]

Originally posted by Sword_of_Light:

Vics (at least stock Vics) are glass cannons, to be sure. But if you can get them close enough, a 20-cannon is still a 20-cannon, and the jump jets are useful for getting around tight spaces; urban environments, that one desert map that' has lots of little canyons.

Yeah but if we factor in vanilla things like the Orion and Marauder can do the same with better initiative. Hell the Marauder will actually be tougher. Really doesn't do anything great.

[owen8964]

Originally posted by Ezz777:

Side question, but having returned after not playing since 2018 I was kinda shocked to find assault parts in stores. When did they add that or was it there all along and I didn't notice?

I've been playing since Steam launch and there were always Assault mech parts available as far as I can recall. Not that you could afford them...

[Sword_of_Light]

Originally posted by Strayed:

Yeah but if we factor in vanilla things like the Orion and Marauder can do the same with better initiative. Hell the Marauder will actually be tougher. Really doesn't do anything great.

I'll grant you your point, in vanilla, which is why I've stopped playing vanilla. The initiative system is garbage, and there are some great canon variants that arent in the base game that make the Vic an absolute beast.

The 9 and 12delta variants both replace the 20-cannon with a Gauss Rifle, the 10delta has a UAC/20, the charlie-romeo variant has an HVAC/10, and some insane genius stuffed the 10sierra with not only a Gauss Rifle, but a Heavy Gauss Rifle. In this game's terms, that's 255 points of damage and 57.5 points of stability damage if both hit.

There's even a canonical variant called the Victor St. James which refits a 9kilo with a damned Long Tom.