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Home / Archive for October 2015

A short review of the new Russian DD line (until Tier 8)

Rak - Saturday, October 31, 2015 0 Edit
Intro and some background for my absence I actually had a long paragraph explaining why, but Blogger mysteriously ate it so I'll just sa...
The importance of attitude

The importance of attitude

Rak - Sunday, October 25, 2015 0 Edit
Yesterday was a nice day with a clear, blue sky and the sun was giving a nice warmth after a long period of dark and cold weather. It was th...

Rak's Comments — "Why exactly CAN'T the Ebon Jag Brawl?"

Rak - Friday, October 23, 2015 0 Edit
MechWarrior Nehkrosis asked this question on Reddit today. This is a recurring question ever since the Stalker days so I was prepared. The ...
Arctic Cheetah quick thoughts

Arctic Cheetah quick thoughts

Rak - Thursday, October 22, 2015 0 Edit
I've been playing this little nasty thing for the last two days and as I elite them one by one, I'm getting a good feeling of their ...

Mauler review

Rak - Monday, October 19, 2015 0 Edit
It took a week of writing, recording and editing but it's finally here! I tried to make it as informative and entertaining as possible....

Attack on Turtle Bay

Rak - Monday, October 19, 2015 0 Edit
Now you know why there's been no posts for the past few days. Mauler video review to follow. Intruders desecrate a Draconis Combine worl...

The Orion — "Balls or amazeballs"?

Rak - Wednesday, October 14, 2015 0 Edit
Source: Lordred You know I love the Orion. Yes, it's a hardmode 'Mech but it's nowhere near as bad as people claim it to be. The...
Rak's Comments — Summoner vs Grasshopper vs Quickdraw

Rak's Comments — Summoner vs Grasshopper vs Quickdraw

Rak - Tuesday, October 13, 2015 0 Edit
MechWarrior ABFalcon on the forums asked some advice to decide between these three. As a lover of all three, I had to chime in. The Summone...
Rak's Comments — Making more lights viable

Rak's Comments — Making more lights viable

Rak - Tuesday, October 13, 2015 0 Edit
This is a comment I made in a thread on the official forums recently, which has since then disappeared (maybe merged?). I agree with the OP,...

BattleBunny's thoughts on Community Warfare

Rak - Monday, October 12, 2015 0 Edit
The following article is an opinion piece by BattleBunny, who is one of the leaders of my unit BMMU  and the owner of a YouTube channel  ful...

AWS-9M — Almost got streamrolled in a steamroll

Rak - Monday, October 12, 2015 0 Edit
On the Viridian Bog, the enemy holds back and surprises us. A few people fall down unintentionally in the ensuing panic but I jump down to ...

The Bog Experience™

Rak - Saturday, October 10, 2015 0 Edit

Three UI/back-end issues that I'd like to see solved

Rak - Thursday, October 08, 2015 0 Edit
While PGI keeps improving the user experience in MWO and introduces more and more polish, I can't help but feel like some major problems...

The return of the Hunchback-4P (and some builds)

Rak - Tuesday, October 06, 2015 0 Edit
If you watched my stream during the last few days then you saw me playing with this 'Mech and other 50 tonners a lot. Why was I torturin...

The Crab scaling

Rak - Sunday, October 04, 2015 0 Edit
The countdown for the Crab has begun and we've just received the most important material, the scale comparison. It's a good thing no...
Rak's Comments  — Cost effective XL engine?

Rak's Comments — Cost effective XL engine?

Rak - Thursday, October 01, 2015 0 Edit
Taken from this forum thread . The most useful XL engines to have are: XL255: It's the first XL with 10 built-in heatsinks inside (and ...
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  • ▼  2015 (139)
    • ►  November (12)
    • ▼  October (16)
      • A short review of the new Russian DD line (until T...
      • The importance of attitude
      • Rak's Comments — "Why exactly CAN'T the Ebon Jag B...
      • Arctic Cheetah quick thoughts
      • Mauler review
      • Attack on Turtle Bay
      • The Orion — "Balls or amazeballs"?
      • Rak's Comments — Summoner vs Grasshopper vs Quickdraw
      • Rak's Comments — Making more lights viable
      • BattleBunny's thoughts on Community Warfare
      • AWS-9M — Almost got streamrolled in a steamroll
      • The Bog Experience™
      • Three UI/back-end issues that I'd like to see solved
      • The return of the Hunchback-4P (and some builds)
      • The Crab scaling
      • Rak's Comments — Cost effective XL engine?
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