W.H.I.T.E.O.U.T

Hello, pilots, and welcome to this quick guide that I made to help newcomers with a certain issue that tends to pop up a lot when it comes to building mechs -- What drone goes with what build and what is each drone good at doing?
So, yeah, I'll go through each of the E-M/L-M  (drones below those rarities are either irrelevant or are precursors to one of the drones below) drones that are currently in the game and their current state, so the guide won't be accurate once one of the following drones gets a buff/nerf or simply gets removed.
Without further ado, let us begin...
Hurlbat (E-M)
Strengths - Low weight, low energy cost, low heat generation, easy-to-acquire, and dual stat cap damage
Weaknesses - Low damage, specific build type needed for maximum efficiency, no resistance damage, and rapid efficiency drop-off when climbing the arena ranks
Best Build - "Cap Damage" Hybrid
Void (E-M)
Strengths - Low weight, low energy cost, low heat generation, and easy-to-acquire
Weaknesses - Low damage and rapid efficiency drop-off when climbing the arena ranks
Best Build - General Early-Game Physical 
Tonto (E-M)
Strengths - High damage, high resist damage, and high rank-climbing potential
Weaknesses - Moderate weight, higher energy cost, higher heat generation, 2-4 range limit, and generally rare 
Best Build - Mid-Range Early-Game / Late-Game "Fighter" Physical
Selfish Protector (E-M)
Strengths - High damage, low energy cost, low heat generation, and high rank-climbing potential
Weaknesses - Moderate weight, low resist damage, backfire, and generally rare
Best Build - General Late-Game Physical
Selfish Guardian (L-M)
Strengths - High damage (highest damage dealing drone in the game), low energy cost, low heat generation, and maximum rank-climbing potential
Weaknesses - Heavy weight, low resist damage, backfire, and extremely rare
Best Build - General Late-Game Physical
Greedy (L-M)
Strengths - Low weight (the lightest drone in the game), high resist damage, low energy cost, and low heat generation
Weaknesses - Low damage, really demanding in terms of build type for maximum efficiency, mostly useless due to other drones possessing the ability to do as much resist break for more damage, and extremely rare
Best Build - Hell if anyone knows...
Solar Torch (L-M)
Strengths - High damage, high resist damage, and high rank climbing potential
Weaknesses - Moderate weight, higher energy cost, higher heat generation, 3-6 range limit, and extremely rare
Best Build - General 3-6 Range Based "Fighter" Physical; Dual Spartan Carnage / Dual Frantic Brute
DustMaker (L-M)
Strengths - Low weight, low energy cost, low heat generation, and cooldown + regeneration damage
Weaknesses - Low damage, specific build type needed, no resistance damage, rapid efficiency dropoff when climbing the arena ranks, and extremely rare
Best Build - "Cooldown + Regeneration Damage" Hybrid
Backstabber (L-M)
Strengths - Low energy cost, low heat generation, and is the only drone in-game to have a pull ability (1 pull per shot)
Weaknesses - Heavy weight, slightly lacking in damage, no resistance break, and extremely rare
Best Build - General "Hugger" Physical/Heat/Energy
 
If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, feel free to comment... But until then, farewell for now, pilots! 
 
 
 
 

A Dual Desolation configuration can find a use for that if you ever want to experiment without the use of Backstabbing Protector.
Although, Flame Spear's mainly for experimenting with range-oriented builds that don't have backfire items and focus on survivability rather than all-range builds that focus on aggression and all-out assaults on targets without much thought on self-preservation in your case since you already have a drone that can deal as much damage without the 3-6 range limits that the premium flying stick has.
Oh, and I claim credit for getting you to use Backstabbing Protector since you did originally think of HeatPoint as a better drone for me until I proved you wrong by going with it. If that wasn't why you changed to Backstabbing Protector, I still claim credit nonetheless.
 

Fair enough...
Banned for believing that Purifier is salvageable in its current state. (I just wanted to do that to keep the ban train moving. Nothing personal at all.)

Banned for using relateable in a sentence that sounds too depressing to be on a SuperMechs forums... Actually, scratch that.
Banned for using relateable in a reasonable sentence that has the expected mood of a SuperMechs player that actually plays the game.
@Killer gamer 22322 The game's depressing due to its current state. An actual player of the game would get depression from trying to find fun in this buffed mess of a game.
Did you find this explanation to be helpful? No / No. (There is no yes. Just no.)

Update #7: Insane Exterminator has been Exterminated

I still don't get why the forums need like limits since even if people exploit them (for some reason), there's nothing really to gain on the new forums apart from an automated pat on the back and a badge saying that you won for a day.
... There's not even a weekly badge because I worked hard to reach #1 on weekly at the time that I earned it but there wasn't anything there on my profile for winning the week... But I guess that I will have to flex the fact that I, a loner, won on Valentine's Day... For now, at least.

I still don't get why the forums need like limits since even if people exploit them (for some reason), there's nothing really to gain on the new forums apart from an automated pat on the back and a badge saying that you won for a day.
... There's not even a weekly badge because I worked hard to reach #1 on weekly at the time that I earned it but there wasn't anything there on my profile for winning the week... But I guess that I will have to flex the fact that I, a loner, won on Valentine's Day... For now, at least.

I still don't get why the forums need like limits since even if people exploit them (for some reason), there's nothing really to gain on the new forums apart from an automated pat on the back and a badge saying that you won for a day.
... There's not even a weekly badge because I worked hard to reach #1 on weekly at the time that I earned it but there wasn't anything there on my profile for winning the week... But I guess that I will have to flex the fact that I, a loner, won on Valentine's Day... For now, at least.

Right idea but wrong Vest. Hardened Platinum Vest is really only good as an energy counter since Molten and Lightning can be used as physical counters or all-round resist and they have more HP in general, but nice collection nonetheless.
And nice raid score, mate.

I warned you guys that the game was gonna come to this but this is just brutal.

I warned you guys that the game was gonna come to this but this is just brutal.

Physical E-Ms be like:

Ridvan and I came to the common conclusion of just ending the conflict before it can get any worse and admit to our mistakes.
But for the most part, Ridvan's case holds a stronger point.

Ah yes, that Mighty Trophy from before has granted you with a gift from beyond the bad drop rates. Congrats on getting the Platinum Vest Matrix.
I told you that Mighty Protector was a good trophy.

At the time of creating the topic, I was just furious that I didn't see anyone tell me the reality of things before the time that you made that post. The whole time, I believed that the sprite was considered as the sprite for my drone concept but the sudden reveal that it wasn't simply broke me.
I sincerely apologize for it now that I see your side of the deal instead being stuck in a one-sided frame of mind. I don't wish to continue the drama any further since I've moved on from trying to bear a grudge over something like this. Even I can see that what I did was petty and stupid for something like a sprite for an item that isn't likely going to be in-game due to the SuperMechs ownership change.
Forgiveness is optional but at least we can put this thing behind us knowing that we buried the hatchet. 
 

At the time of creating the topic, I was just furious that I didn't see anyone tell me the reality of things before the time that you made that post. The whole time, I believed that the sprite was considered as the sprite for my drone concept but the sudden reveal that it wasn't simply broke me.
I sincerely apologize for it now that I see your side of the deal instead being stuck in a one-sided frame of mind. I don't wish to continue the drama any further since I've moved on from trying to bear a grudge over something like this. Even I can see that what I did was petty and stupid for something like a sprite for an item that isn't likely going to be in-game due to the SuperMechs ownership change.
Forgiveness is optional but at least we can put this thing behind us knowing that we buried the hatchet. 
 

At the time of creating the topic, I was just furious that I didn't see anyone tell me the reality of things before the time that you made that post. The whole time, I believed that the sprite was considered as the sprite for my drone concept but the sudden reveal that it wasn't simply broke me.
I sincerely apologize for it now that I see your side of the deal instead being stuck in a one-sided frame of mind. I don't wish to continue the drama any further since I've moved on from trying to bear a grudge over something like this. Even I can see that what I did was petty and stupid for something like a sprite for an item that isn't likely going to be in-game due to the SuperMechs ownership change.
Forgiveness is optional but at least we can put this thing behind us knowing that we buried the hatchet. 
 

Right idea but wrong Vest. Hardened Platinum Vest is really only good as an energy counter since Molten and Lightning can be used as physical counters or all-round resist and they have more HP in general, but nice collection nonetheless.
And nice raid score, mate.

Update #5: Second Legendary
 

Update #1 - Boss Elimination 

Update #2: First Legendary (Potential Post Merge with Update #1)

Update #3 and #4: Unexpected Premium Box Drop and Yet Another Boss Elimination (Another Post Merge / I got lazy with the Update #4 image, so I left the Puffin webpage as is rather than cropping the surrounding page off.)

Early Head's Up - I did NOT create this trend but I did create Ultima Carbine, so... I guess that counts for something "original"? Also, this is a fun-based side experiment, so do not be alarmed if the concept dies early on due to the lack of motivation to continue. With that out of the way, cue the topic...
Hello, pilots!

Today, I've decided to do a little side experiment to occupy my time while my main's recharging fuel -- An alt that's gonna have recorded milestones on this page. Failure or success, I will try to get as far as possible with the alt before interest burns out or the account runs out of ways to progress. Also, I have already made some progress on the alt and have gotten it to level 14 and made it up to Silent Waters (SW) - 5.
This is current main build but is susceptible to change as it progresses further into the game.

... So far, it's definitely not much but everyone's gotta start from somewhere, right?
But anyways, I'll try to keep this post updated regularly whenever something big happens (i.e transformations, boss eliminations, upranks, legendary drops, etc...). In the meantime, I'll be getting Ultima Carbine to higher levels... Oh, and feel free to comment or provide suggestions down below (like swapping Nightmare for Windigo, something that didn't already happen post-screenshot) to further or increase the progress rate of it.
Until I post an update regarding a milestone, I wish you all a good day... And remember to...
Stay safe, pilots.
 
From that strange forumer who seems to be everywhere,
Ultima Carbine a.k.a Whiteout.

Extra: Ultima Carbine's inventory

 

Update #1 - Boss Elimination 

Update #2: First Legendary (Potential Post Merge with Update #1)

Update #3 and #4: Unexpected Premium Box Drop and Yet Another Boss Elimination (Another Post Merge / I got lazy with the Update #4 image, so I left the Puffin webpage as is rather than cropping the surrounding page off.)