12 replies to this topic

[EyeDie I]

i love seeing the loading screen that tells you heatsi8nks in the legs have better dissipation in water, when 95% id guess use DHS, how about adding a slot to each leg?so we can put dhs in legs.

[James The Fox Dixon]

No.

[Hotthedd]

Wait for Clan DHS.

The whole reason you cannot put IS DHS in the legs is one of the trade-offs of upgrading to DHS in the first place, so, no.

[Viper69]

I guess with the changes they are making may as well. I dont see anything game breaking adding a slot to the legs. After all everyone says the game is only loosely based on TT and you cannot translate TT into a game, so sure add 4 or 5 more slots to the legs.

[EyeOne]

EyeDie 1, I think we should be nemeses.

[ValdnadHartagga]

Every 'Mech ever designed since the 80s has only two critical slots in each leg. Just the way things are done.

[Redwood Elf]

Hotthedd, on 31 July 2013 - 07:44 AM, said:

Wait for Clan DHS.

The whole reason you cannot put IS DHS in the legs is one of the trade-offs of upgrading to DHS in the first place, so, no.

You mean like not getting the full "Double" effect despite them still taking up 3 slots?

1.4 < 2.0 in case you were wondering.

[Hotthedd]

Redwood Elf, on 31 July 2013 - 09:23 AM, said:

You mean like not getting the full &quot;Double&quot; effect despite them still taking up 3 slots?

1.4 &lt; 2.0 in case you were wondering.

That is a separate issue from leg critical slots, and I know 1st grade math, thanks.

[Hellcat420]

no. the legs have enough crit slots.

[Redwood Elf]

Hotthedd, on 01 August 2013 - 02:36 PM, said:

That is a separate issue from leg critical slots, and I know 1st grade math, thanks.

However, it DOES demonstrate that they've made massive changes from Tabletop. the REASON you couldn't put DHS in the legs in the tabletop game was because you already got double effect from them. They've taken away that efficiency, so it would make sense to compensate by adding one leg crit slot, perhaps ONLY if the mech buys the double heat sink conversion.

[GRiPSViGiL]

I know the TT rules say SHS and DHS can't be used at the same time but that doesn't make sense to me. I don't think it will break the game to allow them to be used after the upgrade. It isn't like the engine Heatsinks all of a sudden take up more crit slots once you upgrade to DHS.

[Nothing Whatsoever]

GRiPSViGiL, on 01 August 2013 - 05:49 PM, said:

I know the TT rules say SHS and DHS can't be used at the same time but that doesn't make sense to me. I don't think it will break the game to allow them to be used after the upgrade. It isn't like the engine Heatsinks all of a sudden take up more crit slots once you upgrade to DHS.

Well, if your interested check out this page on sarna, and this essay section for some background lore on heatsinks.



As for MWO and the OP, the game seems like it can see improvement with a tweak to the heat system, but I agree with the other posters that an extra slot to the legs should not be added for the purpose of adding IS DHS there.

[Hotthedd]

Redwood Elf, on 01 August 2013 - 05:40 PM, said:

However, it DOES demonstrate that they've made massive changes from Tabletop. the REASON you couldn't put DHS in the legs in the tabletop game was because you already got double effect from them. They've taken away that efficiency, so it would make sense to compensate by adding one leg crit slot, perhaps ONLY if the mech buys the double heat sink conversion.

Ever hear the saying: "Two wrongs do not make a right"? That is what adding critical slots to mechs would be. Paul stated in the last AtD that he does not want to see heat neutral mechs.
IMO, every decision PGI has made that deviates from BattleTech has been flawed.