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[Rippthrough]

That's okay, they can introduce the 'Paradropped Wheelchair' consumable for when you're paralysed.

Edited by Rippthrough, 23 April 2013 - 08:24 AM.

[MaddMaxx]

MASC will just be one more QQ item, on the ever growing list of QQ items. Maybe it will just be OP early on.

[NRP]

Um, what exactly is MASC?

[Rippthrough]

NRP, on 23 April 2013 - 08:26 AM, said:

Um, what exactly is MASC?

Something that will be implemented in 20 years when everyone has finally got bored and gone and bought a real big stompy robot from the local vehicle dealer.

[MaddMaxx]

I can't see a 3 sec run burst ever being worth a possible crippled Mech. The most likely choice would be to grant a short burst of speed, then, if a failure occurs, your base top speed (max. engine rating) will be permanently reduced by 50% with a legging after reducing it another 50%.

NRP, on 23 April 2013 - 08:26 AM, said:

Um, what exactly is MASC?

Why do we even bother?

[Joseph Mallan]

NRP, on 23 April 2013 - 08:26 AM, said:

Um, what exactly is MASC?

MASC

[3rdworld]

MaddMaxx, on 23 April 2013 - 08:30 AM, said:

I can't see a 3 sec run burst ever being worth a possible crippled Mech. The most likely choice would be to grant a short burst of speed, then, if a failure occurs, your base top speed (max. engine rating) will be permanently reduced by 50% with a legging after reducing it another 50%.

That is why I would rather see it, 3 seconds with no chance of failure, if you do not turn it off after 3 the chance of failure gets progressively higher.

This timer resets if you leave MASC off for 10 seconds.

[Joseph Mallan]

MaddMaxx, on 23 April 2013 - 08:30 AM, said:

I can't see a 3 sec run burst ever being worth a possible crippled Mech. The most likely choice would be to grant a short burst of speed, then, if a failure occurs, your base top speed (max. engine rating) will be permanently reduced by 50% with a legging after reducing it another 50%.



Why do we even bother?

3 seconds probably would be to short.

[Boarneges]

General Taskeen, on 23 April 2013 - 06:35 AM, said:

Rolling dice doesn't belong in a real-time game. I think you know that though.

Here is the easy solution to MASC:



Produces heat. Keep using it in the critical zone and it can break. Simple.

A faceplanting 'Mech. Glorious.

[Ashnod]

Joseph Mallan, on 23 April 2013 - 06:07 AM, said:

Dude. MASC freezes when it fails! Total leg paralysis! You have no idea how many times I have froze a Mech with MASC at the first dice roll!

the mech doesn't freeze up, you just take critical hits to leg actuators

[NRP]

Thanks Joseph!

[Joseph Mallan]

Ashnod, on 23 April 2013 - 08:44 AM, said:

the mech doesn't freeze up, you just take critical hits to leg actuators

Unless they changed it in Total Warfare...

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If ever the target number isn't reached on a roll, the 'Mech is immobilized.

UPDATE:
Total Warfare does indeed say MASC delivers a Crit to each leg per failure. I do stand corrected!

Edited by Joseph Mallan, 23 April 2013 - 09:12 AM.