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[VikingN1nja]

Is 330 a little restrictive for a hero mech wouldnt 360 be better?

[Ngamok]

They don't want to make it a super fast holy mackrel assault.

[AlexEss]

probably, at least if you are looking for speed. If you are looking to save tonnage it do not help much.

But it is a matter of things being fair... and you do not want to see 300 KPH Jenners blitzing around =P

[borisof007]

omegaorgun, on 03 April 2013 - 09:05 AM, said:

Is 330 a little restrictive for a hero mech wouldnt 360 be better?

If you want a fast assault mech buy an Awesome.

[TruePoindexter]

borisof007, on 03 April 2013 - 09:25 AM, said:

If you want a fast assault mech buy an Awesome.

This. Highlanders are Atlas's with fewer weapons but can jump and favor arm weapons over torso weapons.

[Phaesphoros]

borisof007, on 03 April 2013 - 09:25 AM, said:

If you want a fast assault mech buy an Awesome.

Only Pretty Baby and 9M can go faster than STK; with the same engine size, AWS is approx. as fast as a STK. Everything above 300 rated is not very efficient (speed/weight).

omegaorgun, on 03 April 2013 - 09:05 AM, said:

Is 330 a little restrictive for a hero mech wouldnt 360 be better?

See my speed vs. payload overview

HGN-HM is currently as fast (max speed) as STK, though being 5 t heavier. You don't want bigger STD engines (not useful), XL could work but would take make the AWS-PB and -9M obsolete (they don't have JJ) as borisof007 said.

[Xerkics]

I have a question re Highlander Engine? Wont you get pretty much same speed if you take out XL put ine endo and stick in slightly slower standard engine?

[SgtMagor]

Xerkics, on 03 April 2013 - 10:14 AM, said:

I have a question re Highlander Engine? Wont you get pretty much same speed if you take out XL put ine endo and stick in slightly slower standard engine?

I put in the std engine same size, was same speed 49.5kph

[Chavette]

Xerkics, on 03 April 2013 - 10:14 AM, said:

I have a question re Highlander Engine? Wont you get pretty much same speed if you take out XL put ine endo and stick in slightly slower standard engine?

Compared to what? If you put a slightly slower std engine, you'll be slightly slower.

[Xerkics]

Chavette, on 03 April 2013 - 10:20 AM, said:

Compared to what? If you put a slightly slower std engine, you'll be slightly slower.

Compared to having your mech blow up when you lose a side torso.

[Chavette]

Xerkics, on 03 April 2013 - 10:22 AM, said:

Compared to having your mech blow up when you lose a side torso.

You dont get shot at the side torso in this mech, they are pretty small and well armored, but I'll check to see what would happen.

Edit:
From 330XL with 3HS in it, I removed 1dhs to make space, and I can fit a 305 std with 2hs in it, and I'll be short 0.5 tons, but thats managable from armor. In total, thats 2HS down and Speed from ~59 to ~54.5.

Not too bad, but I didnt need it yet.

Edited by Chavette, 03 April 2013 - 10:33 AM.

[jay35]

Considering it can't field a very impressive loadout of weapons, it would be more appealing if it could carry some decent speed instead.

I'd recommend either adding enough hardpoints to the arms to allow an AC/20 in the one arm or 3 ERPPCs in the other, or upping the max engine speed to 350.

That way it's not cutting in too much on the Awesome's speed or the Stalker's firepower, and the Atlas maintains a slight edge in its own way, but the Highlander hero mech at least achieves something a little closer to parity and thus appeal.

Edited by jay35, 03 April 2013 - 10:31 AM.

[Stoicblitzer]

are you trying to turn this pay2lose mech into average? stop.