Part 158: Jose
Wanzer Retrospecticus: JoseBuild Cycle #1: Missions 19-21
Too Slow!
Submitted by: Slaan
Parts
Body: Kyojun Mk 107
L. Arm: Jinyo Mk 110
R. Arm: Zenislev
Legs: Drake M2C
Backpack: BPT3A
Computer: COM 4/4/0/0
Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: DGS-25
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: SN-100G
In a vacuum, this wanzer isn't too terrible, aside from its bizarrely terrible legs. The real problem was the Jose had no levels in machine guns at the time he got this wanzer, which reduced its effectiveness quite a bit. Still, I suppose that if Jose were to learn how to use a non-rifle weapon, he had to start somewhere.
Build Cycle #2: Missions 22-29
Real Times!
Submitted by: Slaan
Parts
Body: Rekson M4F
L. Arm: Zeros
R. Arm: 1xYongsai 3
Legs: 1xYongsai 3
Backpack: Mk 3 Pack
Computer: COM 5
Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: Buckler
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Mingda 2
MVP of Mission 24
I will never understand why people felt the urge to use Rekson body, it's so very fragile....
Anyway, another decent wanzer. Using the Yongsai arm means that Slaan was betting on single-shot RoF IIIs over RoF I combos, which is certainly an acceptable choice. Like the last one, this wanzer is plagued by Jose's lack of levels in machine guns.
Build Cycle #3: Missions 30-37
Der Speigel
Submitted by: Slaan
Parts
Body: Rekson M4F
L. Arm: Zeros
R. Arm: 1xYongsai 3
Legs: 1xYongsai 3
Backpack: Mk 3 Pack
Computer: COM 5
Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: Buckler
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Mingda 2
Same wanzer. Jose's struggles meant that no one really felt compelled to challenge Slaan for control of Jose's wanzers.
Build Cycle #4: Missions 38-43
No Way
Submitted by: Ayndin
Parts
Body: Kyojun Mk 107
L. Arm: Yongsai 3
R. Arm Zeros
Legs: Kyojun Mk 107
Backpack: Placid
Computer: COMC654
Weapons
L. Shoulder: --
L. Hand: Mingda 2
R. Shoulder: --
R. Hand: SN-100G
I think the idea behind this one was giving Jose a slightly stronger wanzer body that would also give him access to Zoom I, which combos well. I'm not sure it worked quite as well as it could have, although, like most of these wanzers, only participating in three or four missions is a rather small sample size.
Build Cycle #5: Missions #45-55
Xbox360
Submitted by: Slaan
Parts
Body: Yongsai 3
L. Arm: Wude 3
R. Arm: Kyojun Mk 107
Legs: Yongsai 3
Backpack:
Computer: COMC754
Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: Heavy Shield
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Huida 3
One difference between this branch and the last one, is that in Alisa's branch, the builds were always chaotic, almost always forcing pilots to learn new weapons every single cycle. In this branch, the build were much more subdued, probably because there were votes on most of them. That might have been a mistake on my part.
The only notable feature of this wanzer is the use of the Kyojun arm to learn RoF I.
Build Cycle #6: Missions 56-62
Tea Time
Submitted by: Slaan
Parts
Body: Yongsai 3
L. Arm: Lanze
R. Arm: Shunwang 1
Legs: Yongsai 3
Backpack: Placid
Computer: COMB652/6/+++/--
Weapons
L. Shoulder:
L. Hand: Heavy Shield
R. Shoulder:
R. Hand: Huida 3
MVP of Mission 60
Slaan's last wanzer for Jose, and the only one to win an MVP award.
Build Cycle #7: Missions 63-69
LANCE BEAN
Submitted by: Dr. Video Games 0071
Parts
Body: Lanze (39) <206>
L. Arm: Shunwang 1 (36)
R. Arm: Tiandong 3 (15)
Legs: Zenislev (55)
Backpack: BPT9MAX (30) <90>
Computer: COMG10*
Weapons
L. Shoulder: None
L. Hand: Arc Barrel 4 (91)
R. Shoulder: None
R. Hand: Heavy Shield (28)
An effective design. It's basically design to be as tough as possible while still being able to mount a machine gun. Just loads and loads of HP.