7 replies to this topic

[VikingN1nja]

Ok so a Centurion CN9-AL and Stalker STK-3F both with 10 DHS and 4 medium lasers both have a heat efficiency of 1.36. there is a 30 ton difference should the Larger mechs have better and larger heatsinks.

Its like having a overclocked cpu @4ghz in an oem case with a stock fan versus a gaming case with a large cpu cooler with a 120mm fan.

So shouldn't there be a scale based on class or weight on how larger mechs dissipate heat compared to lighter ones therefore allowing them to fire more and be what they are supposed to be...more deadly.

Might help balance things up a bit no point in running an assault if you overheat every time you lay the smackdown.
I think lights should be the base measurement and the efficiency should increase from that, the atlas should be the best mech for it especially with the new hero mech that's coming.

Food for thought.

[Ewigan]

Stupid thread is stupid.

Bigger Mechs COULD mount more HS then smaller ones, then they can dissipate heat way better then smaller mechs.
Problem solved

if you have, like in your example, a stalker with 10 Hs (engine 250) and a Cent with 10 HS (engine 250) the stalker has waaaaaaay more tons left for more and more HS then the Cent.

[Mehlan]

Im thinking you don't think as much as you think that you think. . More mass also means more resistance, more energy needed to move said mass and hence more heat. Want better cooling, get more heat sinks...

Edited by Mehlan, 27 September 2013 - 05:29 AM.

[VikingN1nja]

Yea so much more lol, It's also about the heavier classes being able to dish out more for longer.

Edited by omegaorgun, 27 September 2013 - 05:30 AM.

[CravenMadness]

yea, what they said. Just sacrifice a few missile pods (nobody uses those anyway) and cram heat sinks in. Wa-La... Bigger mech has better heat dissipation and likely -still- has more weaponry / firepower than the centi, also don't discount armor differences in those weight values.

Edited by CravenMadness, 27 September 2013 - 05:31 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

I voted Yes,

However that should only be due to having MORE sinks. If I don't run enough sinks in my Atlas I should fry though!

[Mehlan]

My...impression is OP feels that the larger the mech, in short the more efficient their heatsinks should be....

[FerrolupisXIII]

no. all mechs should use the same heat system, for the sake of balance. your change would allow big mechs to continuously fire most of their weapons, which is the opposite of what PGI wants.