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[MustrumRidcully]

What's the worst support equipment you can possibly equip on a mech?

Okay, support equipment is not a well defined term -I deliberately leave Machine Guns and Flamers off the list, because I want to put only non-damaging gear here.

My take on it:
Beagle Active Probe seems weak because compared to the ECM, it does nothing for its weight.
Narc is terrible because it's difficult to use, you spend a ton on very little ammo, and the effect is completely neutered by ECM, and even when it's there, it's weak.
The Command Console does nothing, so it's a natural candidate for being the worst, but - at least it's lighter than Narc.
Tag seems to be okay, and I might put in the category of "if ECM wasn't ridiculous OP, this is how a decent support item should work like".
Jump Jets are great if you can have them, I think, though I am personally bad at using them well.

[Josef Nader]

Command Consoles don't eat up missile hardpoints that could be spent on real weapons.

[Glaive-]

The guy who voted jumpjets deserves to be buried by a Highlander.

I mean sure, DFA isn't in the game yet, but..




It willll beeeee

[VitaminAcid]

i dont think the command console is up because it has no purpose. obviously its going to be the most useless.

[Barnaby Jones]

Josef Nader, on 07 April 2013 - 12:25 PM, said:

Command Consoles don't eat up missile hardpoints that could be spent on real weapons.

Given the current state of missles, I find it hard to consider anything that sits in a missle hardpoint a "real weapon".

[Levi Porphyrogenitus]

Since every item there excepting the command console has some in-game benefit, no matter how trivial, I had to vote CC.

If that weren't on the poll, though, I'd go NARC I think.

[MuadXDib]

IDK if I'm alone here but I really think that NARC should be better, like... a lot better? Given the cost and difficulty to use.

[Deathlike]

NARC is #1 on being useless... even the command console is good at being a space waster.

NARC requires ammo. It requires actual AIM to make it do something useful. Then, it automatically is negated by ECM.

Unlike the Command Console... NARC requires actual effort for much fail.

[MustrumRidcully]

I wasn't sure if there would be many people that would agree with me on this poll, but Command Console and Narc are almost tied for uselessness. Seems people do follow my logic...

[MustrumRidcully]

Narc remains a fan disfavorite...

[ShadowDarter]

there needs to be a "All of the above" selection and a "None of the Above: selection point.

But for me its all of the above as i have never used any of them, and consider all of them a waste of tonnage.

[Ewigan]

Well, see:

NARC still has a purpose. It is way to heavy, and the effect kinda sucks, especially cause it gets eaten by ECM, but it has an effect.
TAG works like a charm, the only thing i would change about it is finally giving it a toggle!
Jump Jets are fun to play with and they actually give you a tactical advantage. I would put those on every mech what is capable of using them.
BAP enhances your sensor range and reduces data gathering times. It's like a module, but sadly costs weight. I actually do use it on one of my mechs, combined with an adv. sensor range module. It's kinda nice when you want to snipe
ECM is extremely powerful, i am only glad that there are a few mechs who can equip it.

Command Console. Weighs a lot. does nothing. => Worst equipment in the Game.

[El Bandito]

Narc. It is even worse than Command Console cause it eats one of your weapon hardpoints.

[Brilig]

NARC, Beagle, jump jets, TAG, ECM. I wouldn't include command console because they said it wont have many uses until they can implement new features.

[MustrumRidcully]

Brilig, on 09 April 2013 - 02:15 AM, said:

NARC, Beagle, jump jets, TAG, ECM. I wouldn't include command console because they said it wont have many uses until they can implement new features.

I am still wondering what they'll come up with here...

[Sean von Steinike]

Command console since it does absolutely nothing. Even crap NARC you can get very minor use out of it and some points.

[The Mech behind you]

wait, someone voted for ECM? Someone thinks ECM is worse than the Command Console or NARC?

[Cyb3rPr1m3]

armyunit, on 07 April 2013 - 12:35 PM, said:

The guy who voted jumpjets deserves to be buried by a Highlander.

I mean sure, DFA isn't in the game yet, but..




It willll beeeee

Why yes.. yes it will

My problem? I'll probably be the victem

[Aym]

I should have voted for Narc, forgot it was heavier than the command console, while being equally useless.

[MustrumRidcully]

Aym, on 23 April 2013 - 03:01 AM, said:

I should have voted for Narc, forgot it was heavier than the command console, while being equally useless.

You can delete your vote and revote.