Got a Haechi. Any fun loadouts or personal experience?

Agree. I'm currently leveling up the bot and storms. I just use it like Tharnage.
Quite fun and not a coward setup.

Punisher and molot both have you sitting in the open for a long time - not good for that bot.

Puns, tarans, orks, storms are very effective based on my experience. Fun would depend on the point of view. There definitely is a novelty with the haechi. Then an addiction if you are meta chasing. Not fun for people you go up against. It actually doesnt help in the long run as it rewards sloppy gameplay. Keep switching to other bots to keep sharp.

I think a hybrid build is one you should definitely try out. Those don't work for everyone but if used right they can be more useful for your team and even more powerful than builds with all of the same type of weapon. Most suitable weapons for those depend on the skills and weapon preferences of the pilot, so, I advise to do some experimenting by yourself, as your results might differ from mine.

I have tried 3 hybrid builds this far (got my haechi just 2 days ago (was between level 3 and 6 at the time of testing)), i should note that i used only two types of weapons on it so i can put two of the same weapons on the left side, the third on right, to allow me to cornershoot both weapons of the same type at the same time:

1) 2x Orkans (lvl 11 and 12) and Taran (lvl 10) - worked best for me, I use taran for general shooting, while hiding behind corners and stacking up rockets for the next ambush at the same time. In expert league this setup is strong enough to kill most enemies in one ambush, even without using taran for that. Holding back/hiding was necessary only when under heavy fire and out of rush charges.

2) 2x tarans (lvl 10) and orkan (lvl 12) - battle results looked the same as with the first setup, but taking into account the numbers of anciles and shields in expert, the first build i mentioned allowed me to play faster, as this build is more vulnerable and has to hold back during taran reloading (1 orkan isn't good enough at most situations)

3) 2x orkans (lvl 11 and 12) and storm (lvl 8) - i tried this one as a more suitable counter to anciles. i think it would be great if i could get anciles down before getting in the range for my orkans, also, there is no reload time for storms is they are always ready to shoot. Will try this again when storm is at lvl 10, as i found it to be too weak yet. I looking forward try a build with 2 storms an 1 orkan, too, although i think that it will have the same flaw as the build with 2x tarans and orkan, that it will make the orkan kinda underperform.

I ran 3 storms on a Haechi and it was fun as Hell. You HAVE to run it like a Thunder bot in the aspect that you have to get close, but the Haechi is capable of doing that. Just remember that the closer you get to perfect Storm range, the closer they are to being inside your bubble. Tricky to play, but if you get in the zone it will remind you of Thunder Carn in the old meta with a bit more success.

IMO, YMMV.

Funny you should say that.
I was just on Dreadnought. 

Myself in a Punisher Griff, and a Leo were leaving our spawn toward a side beacon and got snuck up on by a Storm Kumiho.
Not sure if he dashed around the ship, or leapt off the roof.

He ripped our faces off.

On paper, the Storm has almost the firepower of the Thunder.

I'm gonna have to give that loadout some serious thought.

I'm in Expert at the moment (I actually made it to champ at one stage) and I'm aiming for the level 9s
I like the bots to be max speed so 9 is my minimum aiming point.
Once everything is 9 I might up the weps but maybe not.

Anything at level 6 just doesn't have the kick.

I don't know how the 6/6 league do it.
It would be like fighting with feather dusters in slow motion.

There is a movement among a couple of us - but not off the ground yet - to do a seperate but related 9/6 league.

with a storm the haechi would become like a orkan kumi that bypasses anciles. 3 storm haechi is still my favorite build, but thanks for all the builds you all have mentioned!

Level 1 hydras

Triple orkans are a strong build with plasma second. Don’t waste your time and Ag on anything else.

I have an account now in acom and was wondering if you were in the same clan?

Both actually Hey moody nice playing with you this arvo.

Did you read the OP? Again, specifically not the advice he was looking for. We don't get to complain about how narrow the meta in champion is if we tell all the lower leagues that the meta is the ONLY option regardless of player level. You should tell everyone to experiment unless they are specifically asking what the meta is or what the best loadout/bot is without conditions. Maybe that way you will see some non-meta builds sneek into champion and get to enjoy some variety in game play.