At level 24 this becomes one of the best crystal mechs you can dump your resources into and get every bit of power out of it. because it is exactly 50 tons it can use gear for more powerful mechs that you will want to start collecting as well as several lower level pieces of gear, in particular the wankle rotary and the hot rod motor(highly sought after for lower ton mechs for its speed and healing factor). at level 24 a fully leveled oggun 1 cockpit, 2 chassis, 1 engine and 1 shield. which allows for equipping your mech for several different layouts. Its big power is in its 2x damage boost that helps give you the punch you need to take out some of your biggest threats.
At level 50, the Oggun has done its duty and has brought you to the top of the pile for all beginner pilots. At this point you will regularly be fighting 75 ton or better mechs and your gear will need to migrate to your better mechs. The oggun is now becoming a mech that you throw into fill in slots. At level 50 most mechs receive its best power up for getting upgraded all the way up, and for the oggun that is a huge boost to 2x damage, enough to allow it a 60% chance to deal out 2x damage. with everything going for it, it now has a lackluster equipment layout. It now has 2 cockpits, 3 chassis, 1 engine(where it really has a weakness), and 2 shields. Most mechs your now able to purchase will have 3 or more of each of these at the same level. The only good news is the fact that it will be the only mech that can still benefit from equipment you purchased or earned long ago that cannot be equipped to your more powerful mechs, this gives a last bit of life to your oggun until you are able to completely phase it out with larger mechs in all of your slots.
Finally we come to level 60, sadly these last 10 levels have come to show that this mechs usefulness is in specialty battles where you can take advantage of pulling from both equipment pools for lower mechs and higher mechs, such as KOTM's and 50ton specialist in Clan Wars. At this point, its time to look into retiring this mech to the warehouse and dust it off when those specialty fights will allow it to shine once again.
Here is to hoping that one day my favorite mech gets an update to allow me to pull it out more often. (side note, I do still currently use two copies of this mech, mainly because a nioded oggun still beats most 75 -80 ton mechs that are equipped completely in crystal gear. however if I ever get enough equipment to retire these final two then I will have done so with the knowledge that these fine mechs have done me proud.)
Submitted by Brian D. Wise#17026