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[WarGruf]

Machine gun derp.......

[stjobe]

Biased poll is biased.

MGs?
Flamers?
Small Pulse Lasers?
LB-10X?

All of these are worse than any on the list - the items of which is obviously chosen to try to get LRMs to be the "worst" weapon system.

[Accursed Richards]

NARC.

So the poll options are all the weapons that regularly see play....and LRM's? You could have been just a little less obvious about your bias here.

[Oni Ralas]

LRM.

Anyone who says its fine doesn't use them.

Signed,
An LRM god.

[Peiper]

Regarding missiles: When they get rid of the area cloaking device (ECM) and fix the damage spread, LRM's will be balanced. SRMs SEEM a little weak right now, but that's also because the damage spread is messed up. When they fix the spread/hit detection/location, then they can buff them up a little again.

Currently the worst of the above weapon systems is the 6 x PPC stalker (or perhaps 6 LPL), because it can do 60 points of damage to ONE location on a mech in one shot from an extremely long range. It's these kinds of combinations that broke MW4, and when the clan PPC's come out, we're talking 90 points instead of 60 for their ER PPC's. This game still needs a lot of work...

I didn't actually answer the pole because ECM is by far the worst weapon system and it is not on here. I breaks the game. (When I see the word 'Worst,' I think of the worst abuses!)

[TehSBGX]

Royalewithcheese, on 06 April 2013 - 06:08 PM, said:

Poll needs Machine Gun and Flamer

Pretty much this.

[Utilyan]

Wait everyone......the poll said whats the worst WEAPON.

Machineguns and flamers obviously don't qualify as weapons.

They are more like taunting communication systems.

[TerebNeerg]

Machine guns and flamers are primarily anti-infantry weapons... until there is infantry I can't seem them ever being worth it.

That said, I'd have to say LRMs. You can just wade through them and kill whoever is using them. Sure, you'll take a bit of damage, but they will die. Not feeling the need to take cover at least until you are in weapons range is just

[Rebas Kradd]

The worst weapon system is MWO is anything mounted on a 'Mech that has run off by itself.

[Monsoon]

zztophat, on 06 April 2013 - 06:08 PM, said:

NARC.

'Nuff Said

[Utilyan]

TerebNeerg, on 07 April 2013 - 11:35 AM, said:

Machine guns and flamers are primarily anti-infantry weapons... until there is infantry I can't seem them ever being worth it.

That said, I'd have to say LRMs. You can just wade through them and kill whoever is using them. Sure, you'll take a bit of damage, but they will die. Not feeling the need to take cover at least until you are in weapons range is just

Machine guns are sopose to be EFFECTIVE against mechs.

Sarna:

"The Machine Gun is the quintessential anti-infantry weapon, issuing a stream of bullets at a high rate of fire to cut down opposing soldiers, while still being effective at damaging BattleMechs. It should be noted that despite their enhanced effectiveness against infantry, BattleMech machine guns are perfectly capable of stripping the armor off any BattleMech."


As is........PERFECTLY CAPABLE = JACK AND SQUAT.


Even if we say ok let machine guns be awful against armor, good against unarmored...........ITs still horrible against unarmored.

Fact its the worst "weapon" vs unarmored. <<----above all let this one sink in the brain.


We are talking about a machine gun thats like HALF TON found in a A-10 tank killer. Not a half ton of ak-47z duct-taped together although.......I think a half-ton of ak-47s would be more dangerous then what we have.

Fact if we loaded our machine guns with paint balls.......it would be absoultey more deadly machine gun then it is right now.

They'd be like aww man wheres the windshield wipers......

[Sephlock]

LBX. I'd say Narc but its not even a "weapon" per-se, its more like DBZ style weighted clothing.

[MustrumRidcully]

I would accept Narc (and TAG) not being on the list - while the occupy weapon hard points, they are really not weapons, but support equipment like ECM or BAP.

But if you were to poll for the worst support equipment, I'd tie between Narc and the Command Console.

I know, the CC does nothing, but at least it's light.

[Alois Hammer]

Rhent, on 06 April 2013 - 06:08 PM, said:

What is the worst weapon system currently in the game and state why.

Flamers and MGs. Why is obvious to anyone not severely "derp."

[Wildstreak]

Some of the answers are partly surprising and partly not.

People choosing their personal favorites even claiming if you don't get 'it' you are (insert whatever here).

Sorry, but MGs, Flamers, Autocannon of any kind and yes LRMs are not the worst systems.

hashinshin, on 07 April 2013 - 06:39 AM, said:

ITT: People pretending LRMs are worse than AC/5, AC/10, LBX10, MGs, and Flamers.

See? Biased answer. All 3 of those Autocannon see play, even at times MGs and Flamers (seen them more than once).

Accursed Richards, on 07 April 2013 - 11:11 AM, said:

NARC.

So the poll options are all the weapons that regularly see play....and LRM's? You could have been just a little less obvious about your bias here.

NARC is not a weapon right now.