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[LongStem]

Ok makes sense, thanks

[VesLarkinson]

New player looking for Heavy Mechs known for reliability, durability, and adequate firepower. Mobility is not a high priority.

Options? I need at least 2.

[martian]

VesLarkinson, on 24 November 2024 - 10:56 AM, said:

New player looking for Heavy Mechs known for reliability, durability, and adequate firepower. Mobility is not a high priority.

Options? I need at least 2.

Inner Sphere or Clan?

How do you expect to use those 'Mechs?

[VesLarkinson]

martian, on 24 November 2024 - 11:51 AM, said:

Inner Sphere or Clan?

How do you expect to use those 'Mechs?

I will either be front-lining with assaults, or simply pushing a uncontested flank. The Factions mean nothing to me as long as my main mission is accomplished. Which ever's 'Mechs help me do this more efficiently is the one I will go with.
If you're asking about my focus in that territorial war thing, I will decide later as I just got back into this game.

[martian]

VesLarkinson, on 25 November 2024 - 07:06 AM, said:

I will either be front-lining with assaults, or simply pushing a uncontested flank. The Factions mean nothing to me as long as my main mission is accomplished. Which ever's 'Mechs help me do this more efficiently is the one I will go with.
If you're asking about my focus in that territorial war thing, I will decide later as I just got back into this game.

Well if you are not concerned too much about speed and do not mind running 'Mechs within the 60-70 km/h range or so, I would probably recommend following 'Mechs:

Inner Sphere:

• Marauder
  
• Black Knight
  
• Warhammer

Clan

• Orion IIC
  
• Night Gyr

Orion IIC is a BattleMech, so you can fine tune the size of your engine. However, it has hardpoints that can not be changed.
Night Gyr is a OmniMech. You can change OmniPods with various hardpoints, but you can not change the size and type of your engine, chassis, armor or heat sinks, so it always moves 64 km/h.

Also, I should mention that much of it is a matter of a personal taste. Marauder tanks damage well thanks its shape, but its low slung arms can be a problem sometimes (but is sports high torso hardpoints). Black Knight and Warhammer tank damage slightly worse, but they have higher hardpoints.

Orion IIC and Night Gyr can also have some good builds.

[DeathComing]

Looking at the Nova Cat/ Jade Kite. One of the quirks is -100% external heat transfer. How does that play into managing heat?

[martian]

DeathComing, on 27 November 2024 - 07:33 PM, said:

Looking at the Nova Cat/ Jade Kite. One of the quirks is -100% external heat transfer. How does that play into managing heat?

Essentially, a 'Mech with this quirk (the Night Gyr and some other 'Mechs) ignores the heat coming from the map itself.

So if your team drops on some hot map (Terra Therma, for example), the quirked 'Mech suffers from no extra heat.

On the other hand, if your 'Mech drops on some cold map (HPG Manifold, for example), the quirked 'Mech is the only 'Mech of your team that gets no extra cooling bonus.

The quirk also provides a minor bonus against enemy Flamers.

[Void Angel]

I'm way late to this party, but it bears mentioning that the ambient heat adjustments for maps are pretty minor - doesn't make that much difference. On the other hand, there are areas of extreme heat on some maps, so it's kind of cool to be able to ignore lava, if I understand how it works correctly. =)

[KursedVixen]

DeathComing, on 27 November 2024 - 07:33 PM, said:

Looking at the Nova Cat/ Jade Kite. One of the quirks is -100% external heat transfer. How does that play into managing heat?

it just means ambient temprature will not effect the mech so no matter what map your on your heat will scale the same hot maps like terra therma and Tourmaline desert have high ambient temprature so your heat will jump more in those maps while maps liek polar higlands and alpine peaks your heat will jump up slower for the jade kite and all night gyr mechs with this quirk you will not benifit from colder temperatures, but you also won't suffer from hotter temperatures

[Dasha Wayne]

How do i not get blinded by being hit by weapons?

[martian]

Dasha Wayne, on 20 March 2025 - 06:51 PM, said:

How do i not get blinded by being hit by weapons?

That you do not get hit, in the first place.

Other than that, switching to Heat vision can help sometimes.

[Tesunie]

Dasha Wayne, on 20 March 2025 - 06:51 PM, said:

How do i not get blinded by being hit by weapons?

I see someone got the "don't get hit" sarcasm done already.

There are a few different things that can help. Different vision modes in game can do the trick, such as heat vision. Beyond that, turning down some of your graphic visuals can reduce the smoke effects overall, reducing the blinding factor of these weapons some. About all I really have for you... sorry...

[Dasha Wayne]

Tesunie, on 21 March 2025 - 06:32 AM, said:

I see someone got the "don't get hit" sarcasm done already.

There are a few different things that can help. Different vision modes in game can do the trick, such as heat vision. Beyond that, turning down some of your graphic visuals can reduce the smoke effects overall, reducing the blinding factor of these weapons some. About all I really have for you... sorry...

Better than the previous response. Thank you.

So what's the point of the CERPPC since i could just swap it out for a large pulse or in some cases two Plasma ppcs for the same damage???

CERPPC does 10 damage pinpoint can do that with 2 plasma ppcs

or a large laser..

or even more damage output with c large pulse so what's the point of wasting heat on a ppc?

Edited by Dasha Wayne, 11 July 2025 - 03:09 PM.

[martian]

Dasha Wayne, on 11 July 2025 - 12:37 PM, said:

So what's the point of the CERPPC since i could just swap it out for a large pulse or in some cases two Plasma ppcs for the same damage???

CERPPC does 10 damage pinpoint can do that with 2 plasma ppcs

or a large laser..

or even more damage output with c large pulse so what's the point of wasting heat on a ppc?

KursedVixen, please stop pretending that you are a new player.

Even you should know that Clan ER PPC's range is 810 m, while Clan Large pulse laser and Clan Plasma cannon have much shorter range (550 m and 540 m respectively). Clan ER Large laser's drawback is its long burn time.

You can find all relevant info in your MWO game client's Mechlab.

[Void Angel]

Martian, I have to ask what proof you have that Dasha Wayne is an alt account. Simply having the same kind of reasoning doesn't make the account a sock puppet for Vix.

PS: the people with balancing authority also have the ability to detect alt accounts - they know exactly who the various irrational partisans are, and they flat-out ignore their opinions.