Gyrok, on 08 April 2014 - 09:19 AM, said:
The LBX being good at critical hits is a common misconception. Yes, it has a multiplier that makes it more likely to deal a crit, but your crits are spread out between multiple pellets AND each pellet isn't guarenteed to hit the same component, which means it takes longer to destroy a certain item than what the weapon's on-paper stats suggest. Coincidentally, the AC/10 deals just enough damage in a single critical hit to instantly destroy almost any component it manages to crit.
And that aside, it's pretty much always better to simply kill an enemy mech outright than simply removing a few components. Killing the mech is the same as removing every single one of its components, and is much faster.
Gyrok, on 08 April 2014 - 09:19 AM, said:
SSRMs are notorious for spreading damage across well armored targets, and my Shad has enough damage output to rip apart mechs larger than itself (2 AC/2 + 1 LL). Those Clan lights aren't fast enough to mess up my aim, so they're gonna have a bad time.
Gyrok, on 08 April 2014 - 09:19 AM, said:
*The issue is the Strength of the light chassis in this game is exaggerated to the point that they are absurd and unbalanced...but guess what...all the PGI guys play light chassis, what should you expect? Why do you think it took so long to "fix" the broken hit boxes on the spider? Because they were lazy? (possibly) Because they played it while it was OP too? (likely)
No, they're not suited for attacking larger mechs. A larger mech has far more armor and firepower than they do, and the Fox/Adder aren't fast enough to reliably evade that incoming fire. They will be crushed in one or two alpha strikes.
You also keep missing the fact that the Storm Crow is still 100% superior to the Kit Fox and Adder. They cannot outrun the 'Crow. They cannot out-armor it. They cannot out-gun it. They are flat-out inferior, in every possible criteria. There is literally no possible role the Kit Fox or Adder can perform that the Storm Crow cannot before equal or better. Any hit and run tactic you do with those lights, can be replicated and surpassed using the Stormcrow.
Edited by FupDup, 08 April 2014 - 09:38 AM.