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I picked it up but have no intention of using or leveling it yet. It's just gonna sit and slowly accumulate blueprints until I'm done with everything else I need. Long term plan is likely to replace the SB16 on my Panther. Or, if I ever max my Paragon, I'll run 3 32EN mechs.

Despite my reservations, I went ahead and got it. I don't want to find myself shut out on this weapon and that it won't hit the progress path for like 8 months or something. I really wish they would give us a sense of how long it will take for gear to hit the path. I don't mind this business model overall, since there are no ads, but withholding any sense of the release date for in-game resources is dirty pool and makes me feel manipulated.

Anyway, I am ok throwing some A-Coins at it while trying to accumulate most of them naturally. I actually had about 400 silver crates saved up and I opened 300 of them for the "5 blueprints" task. Got 3 in the first 150 crates and then nothing. Feel like the last time I tried this for a Specialization Spree, the same thing happened. Like it's coded to give preference to the Spree weapon bps (or maybe it's actually the just purchased weapon's bps) up to 3 blueprints and then hard stop. Anyone else had this experience?

dukeofadvil, I have seen plenty of folks running double DL builds, not sure about triple. A lot of folks don't have their DL16s doubled yet so they can't run 3 if they so chose. Also I think DL8s might be a bit too weak on light mechs - I have seen a few try them on Shadows and they don't do as well as Shotties or ArcTs. And the radius pilot skill is pretty key, so you'll need 3 of those too. Running both Panther and Killy DLs does seem to be becoming popular.

deviant - My understanding is that Panther DL16 and Guardian RG16 is the way better setup compared to the reverse. DLs definitely seem to thrive when you have the speed to get in quick for target lock and then back out into safety for the reload. I am actually curious to try them in my Paragon with its double sprint. Won't be ideal given the HP and lack of a barrier, but I think it could be fun for CPC matches.

I mean, never sounds dramatic, but apparently they are working on a new system. So far it's the one with crates. Their semi-official statement was this one:

"You may have noticed that we stopped adding new Mechs and Weapons to the Progress Pass. It's a necessary measure aimed at balancing out ways of getting content for players at different stages of development. For example, if we add a powerful Mech closer to the end of the Progress Path it won't be fair for newer players. Also, we can't add them in the first part of the Progress Path because of their power. So, for now, we are working on improving this whole system"

Scape has a video about this:

S1E1 Sure, it's basically the same thing carried over from War Robots where you would twist your torso to just before your spirals or hydra or chimera lose lock. This makes the missile arc more to get around obstacles. 

In MA, the missiles aren't quite as magical as they are in War Robots, but it is possible to arc JRs around corners or even just to the side to get the side and back hits for more damage. JR flight patterns have been nerfed somewhat since Beta days though. I remember not being able to miss even with lots of obstacles in my way. Now, it's much harder to get around some obstacles.  If you use horizontal targeting like they have in War Robots, you have a Lock button on your controls where you can Lock your target like in War Robots. This helps with JRs (haven't done it with DL but principle should be the same), especially if there are other reds around so that your targeting doesn't switch to the next red. I don't know why they don't have this button for the vertical targeting control. It's very annoying sometimes but I've learned to cope with it.

Now guided weapons like DL and JR have another form of "lock" yeah it gets confusing but call it weapon lock if you want and the other one Target Lock. Anyway, once your weapon lock is locked on, you are able to move your reticule away a bit and then fire. This creates the arc flight pattern. On JRs, the range of motion is about...maybe 30 degrees if I had to guess. With DLs, it's like maybe 5-10 degrees max. Redsteal might know more.

JRs are prone to hit cover if your target is right up beside it. This is new after Global launch. Not exactly a nerf, more like balancing or fixing of a glitch because JRs used to hit no matter what. Anyway when using JRs, try not to target reds that are right beside cover - even low cover, and certainly not beside high cover. The exception is if you are facing them directly and the low obstacle is directly between you two. Then, you can simply swivel a bit to either side and let fly.

DLs are different in that the discs ALWAYS go directly at the centre of the target lock. Even if you swing side to side. This is good if your target is out in the open cause then swinging from side to side helps to get those side and back hits due to the large splash radius. But, if the target is behind cover, the discs will always hit the cover. So, you need to swing just enough to break the target lock, manually aim beside the red (like with Orkan and Tulumbas in War Robots) and fire. You're basically treating it like an Orkan or Tulumbas  at that point. You can also aim at the wall behind them if they have one and let the splash hit them. I haven't done this purposely myself yet, but I've had it done to me. It's very useful for flushing out snipers in corner nooks because the corner now becomes their enemy rather than friend. Yeah, I learned this the hard way when a Panther killed me while I was in said nook.

A couple of other things about the DL. It doesn't have nearly as much curve as the JR. So, don't try to hit things that are at a different elevation than you. Even on a gentle incline, you will miss all shots. Also, the range of the disc is far greater than the weapon lock. The weapon locks around 60m. But, you can actually use like a RPG and manually shoot at targets really far out. I'm not sure of the range but you can look that up in the game. This works really well early match if you see a gaggle of reds clumped together as they move out of spawn.