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[Targaryen X]

Yep I tried and tried to make lrms work but after a week of suffering finally ripped them back out. Ton for ton they are simply not worth it, they work well only situationally, and finishing matches with under 200 damage was typical. Sure Id have the occasional exception (500+) but the days of 1200 damage in a hybrid atlas are but a memory now (this would be pre-artemis days when lrms actually worked pretty well, they have been crap ever since).
So I finally ripped em out, threw back in 3 srm6 arti racks, swapped gauss for ac20 and went right back to brawling, and I feel much better for it, ppc online notwithstanding.
Personally I think they should throw out the TT rules with lrms and do something radical to make them useful. Like say boosting the range out to 1800 meters. With the larger maps lrms are laughably inadequate for attacking targets at range that are able to snipe you with impunity. And boost the damage a bit.
Fact is, right now as youre trundling across the battlefield looking for targets and you spot an enemy with lrms you feel relief, not concern.
Back to the drawing board devs, think of it as the lrm t'aint – that elusive zone between 'so good they should be banned' and 'wtfark is this crap"...
Take a deep breath and lick this thang!

Edited by Gederix, 28 May 2013 - 06:27 AM.

[l33tworks]

Gederix, on 28 May 2013 - 05:31 AM, said:

Yep I tried and tried to make lrms work but after a week of suffering finally ripped them back out. Ton for ton they are simply not worth it, they work well only situationally, and finishing matches with under 200 damage was typical. Sure Id have the occasional exception (500+) but the days of 1200 damage in a hybrid atlas are but a memory now (this would be pre-artemis days when lrms actually worked pretty well, they have been crap ever since).
So I finally ripped em out, threw back in 3 srm6 arti racks, swapped gauss for ac20 and went right back to brawling, and I feel much better for it, ppc online notwithstanding.
Personally I think they should throw out the TT rules with lrms and do something radical to make them useful. Like say boosting the range out to 1800 meters. With the larger maps lrms are laughably inadequate for attacking targets at range that are able to snipe you with impunity. And boost the damage a bit.
Fact is, right now as youre trundling across the battlefield looking for targets and you spot an enemy with lrms you feel relief, not concern.
Back to the drawing board devs, think if it as the lrm ***** – that elusive zone between 'so good they should be banned' and 'wtfark is this crap"...
Take a deep breath and lick this thang!

yea i spent about 15 million C bills somehow buying a Stalker 5S just for those 2 days so I could have an LRM boat with DUAL AMS. What a waste that thing was because the 5S is literally a boat aside from the dual AMS