blinkin, on 23 July 2013 - 11:41 PM, said:
i had missed the part where you suggest that missiles operate in groups of 5 before. i really like that part, although it would get a little weird with my LRM hunchback 4SP since it fires in volleys of 6. would that then operate as a group of 5 and then a single missile that just does it's own thing?
I'll use a single LRM10 with a 6 tube launcher for an example. Firing, it launches 6 missiles and then 4 missiles. 5 of the first 6 would track to a single location, while 1 from the first swarm and all 4 from the second would seek another location. That is what I would like to see ideally.
That preserves the 5-missile-per-location damage model. It would probably be more vulnerable to AMS compared to launching all 10 in one swarm, but that won't always be an issue. Eventually, all 'Mechs will have alternate artwork for the missile tubes, so the tubes match the launcher. In the mean time, it will serve as a disadvantage for 'Mechs that aren't designed to carry large LRM launchers stock.
Tolkien, on 23 July 2013 - 11:50 PM, said:
If this missile spreading/targeting is implemented though I would hope that the LRM flight paths will be improved again. I say this as both a user and a target of LRMs, as the locks are still fast to break via terrain, and if the target is paying attention they can still spin their body to spread the damage.
It would make a little more sense for LRMs to maintain lock as long as the missiles themselves have line-of-sight on the target, but that would probably require more server processing, and might not be viable.
As far as turning to reduce damage, that would remain a valid tactic with the SSRM location seeking. If you want to protect your 'Mech's center torso, turn. Some of the missiles seeking the torso will probably impact the arm instead.
El Bandito, on 24 July 2013 - 05:43 AM, said:
People like you made PGI destroy yet another weapon.
Please don't engage in a flame war in a thread that isn't really about SSRMs in the first place. Your opinion is as valid as any other on the matter, but this isn't the place to debate it.
Bendak, on 24 July 2013 - 05:51 AM, said:
This. Also didn't the old SSRM tracking target the joints at the torso not the center(looking at the OP diagram).
The old SSRM tracking did indeed seek joints rather than bones on the model, though the Center Torso was still hit very often. This has since been fixed.
Bendak, on 24 July 2013 - 05:51 AM, said:
What part of the word "wait" was hard to understand from that post. Failure to read, blinded by your argument.. dirp.
If MWO continues at the current pace, Clan Streak LRMs will hit live servers around the year 2020. If you still think that waiting until this happens to address the problems with LRM targeting is a viable option, I really don't have anything for you. Also, it's 'derp', with an 'e'.