This is a repost, Despite how easy it is to buff MGs ect. We shouldn't touch them.
"....while still being effective at damaging
[color="#b27204"]BattleMechs[/color]. It should be noted that despite their enhanced effectiveness against infantry, BattleMech machine guns are
perfectly capable of stripping the armor off any BattleMech."
Thats what BT-Sarna says. I love machine guns, I got a cicada-3c and Jag-dd.....both with machineguns and flamers.
As much as I love them and every now and then itch at them being better...........WE MUST SAY
NO TO BUFF.
There is a boring version of mechwarrior where machine guns were good and you would actually calculate the damage left vs a center torso and pretty much guarantee yourself a ZIP boom kill with machine guns. They used to be 400 damage on 200 ammo so you could guarantee yourself 3 mech kills with proper management.
Its better to push for machine guns to be more fun. Maybe less damage little more range...... but not anything that would discourage anyone.
The ammo was streatched out 2000 from 200..... the damage in proportion was streatched out......and the dps was nerfed beyond. The truth is this is ok.
Its better to push for "cosmetics" differ options of color tracer rounds, differ options of sound effects, think of it as a toy.
Same with flamers there was a time you can just keep a mech shut down with flamers..... I rather put on a show have flamers light buildings on fire.....or make smoke screens.....or have fire woosh on the ground like in BACKDRAFT.
If they gonna make machine guns "GOOD" the best way is let it stay useless against armor, good vs unarmored.........right now its the worst vs unarmored.
Its one of those things you had to be there before machine guns got nerfed. It would be discouraging to many players. In short it was lame.
Like if they buff MGs to something like small lasers........it would be around for like 2 days....after day one everyone would be in jaggers......day 3 they would get rid of it.
I still ride my MG cicada even tho they "suck". I rather the weapons be fun and suck then good and lame.