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[Denolven]

Redshift2k5, on 29 July 2014 - 06:04 PM, said:

If you own Hunchbacks, Centurions, Awesomes, or Dragons, you also got a quirks buff. Read the patch notes.

I wouldn't count the "5% less heat for my Dragons Gauss" as a significant change. Even the buffs to the Awesome, which look like signifikant numbers at first, are unlikely to solve its problem, because heat was never its main issue. People will dust it off, play a few matches, notice that the gameplay didn't change, then put it in the back of the garage again.
Anyway, just my opinion. I really hope I'm wrong, but I have my doubts.

Edited by Denolven, 29 July 2014 - 06:34 PM.

[TheCaptainJZ]

KhujjoBD, on 29 July 2014 - 01:28 PM, said:

While I'm here...my cockpit glass and film grain are back even though the text is still in my user.cfg file. Why is it back/how to get rid of it? Thanks for the replies on this and previous questions.

Hmm...sounds like a bug. Doublecheck the file contents, name location, etc. Try deleting and recreating the file. Email support for anything else.

[Reno Blade]

Some people might need to deleete the shader cache or use repairtool (backup your config before! ) to fix any issue with graphics.

[ExoForce]

How is it possible that a Hero mech for real cash (Arrow) has 1 mech module less that *ordinary* cheaper champ BJ-1? What is the logic behind this?

Edited by ExoForce, 02 August 2014 - 10:35 AM.

[TercieI]

ExoForce, on 02 August 2014 - 10:33 AM, said:

How is it possible that a Hero mech for real cash (Arrow) has 1 mech module less that *ordinary* cheaper champ BJ-1? What is the logic behind this?

Well, it's not the only trade-off. Arrow has different hard points (6 ballistic), too.

More to the point, heroes aren't supposed to be "better," just "different." Sometimes, they end up being better (Dragon Slayer, Ember, Misery) but often it goes the other way (Golden Boy, Pretty Baby, Huginn) or it's fairly neutral depending on what you want (Heavy Metal, Ilya, Firebrand).

Edited by Terciel1976, 02 August 2014 - 10:53 AM.

[ExoForce]

Very good answer, will contemplate about it...

[Koniving]

Denolven, on 29 July 2014 - 06:33 PM, said:

I wouldn't count the "5% less heat for my Dragons Gauss" as a significant change. Even the buffs to the Awesome, which look like signifikant numbers at first, are unlikely to solve its problem, because heat was never its main issue. People will dust it off, play a few matches, notice that the gameplay didn't change, then put it in the back of the garage again.
Anyway, just my opinion. I really hope I'm wrong, but I have my doubts.

Haven't tried the Dragon much since the patch...

But I gotta say, I've been making builds with the Awesome.

Spoiler

6 PPC Awesome? Not quite there yet, but 5 PPC is perfectly workable. 5 ER LL, nearly heat neutral in the right conditions in SPITE of Ghost Heat (mind you using standard heatsinks and sacrificing a LOT of armor to get 22 TRUE DHS [aka 44 SHS]).

3 PPC Awesome can squeeze off 4 to 5 volleys of ghost-heat induced alpha strike awesomeness (in other words some nasty b.s.) on Terra Therma (21 true DHS or 42 SHS build) with ease. There's no threshold buffs, but the cooling alone is so drastic that you nearly 5.6/sec cooling with 42 SHS. Combine with the rising threshold...

Lets just say "good enough."

Can't expect PGI to actually do something practical like completely redesign the hitboxes to be a bit more complex than simply left/center/right (akin to a Raven perhaps left/center/left/center/right/center/right which makes it trickier and helps it to survive). Though I have to say that combined with the energy buffs, you'll find this guy in second rate meta accompanied with "This is B.S., nerf the Awesome now" threads. At least so long as I'm using it with standard heatsinks. It's still absolute Garbage with DHS. And that CT is still easier to hit from the side than the front due to an overlapping hitbox issue.

[ShinobiHunter]

Empyrus, on 19 July 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

I don't know for sure... Are unlocked (C-Bill or MC ones) colors per mech or available for all mechs?

This applies to colors only though. Unfortunately you have to buy camo patterns per mech.

[Big Tin Man]

Does the clan computer increase crit chance for Machine Guns? The tooltip is silent on this, which makes me guess... no.

[TercieI]

Big Tin Man, on 04 August 2014 - 02:22 PM, said:

Does the clan computer increase crit chance for Machine Guns? The tooltip is silent on this, which makes me guess... no.

No. It doesn't help any weapon that already has "buffed" crit chance further. The details were in the patch notes but that's the TLDR.

[Bilbo]

Big Tin Man, on 04 August 2014 - 02:22 PM, said:

Does the clan computer increase crit chance for Machine Guns? The tooltip is silent on this, which makes me guess... no.

You guess correctly.

[SethAbercromby]

Terciel1976, on 04 August 2014 - 02:23 PM, said:

No. It doesn't help any weapon that already has "buffed" crit chance further. The details were in the patch notes but that's the TLDR.

I still feel kinda mixed on the exclusion of MGs and LBs of all TC benefits. They are pretty underrated as it is, some people might assume that to be even less of a reason to use them.

[Big Tin Man]

Thanks. Then the follow-on short question: Clan BAP or Clan TC mk. 1 for a 5 mg 4 sl 2 ll nova?

[SethAbercromby]

If you want increased sensor reach, targeting data and counter ECM, then use the BAP. TC will improve range and crit chance of your lasers (but not your MGs) by a slight margin and give you about the same increase in data gathering nope, improves lock time, which is for LRMs and SSRMs. I should read texts more carefully.

I think in your case, the TC would be more useful, simply because your build doesn't seem to really go for range or relies on locks for SSRMs. You'd get a little more out of the range improvement and incresed crit chance.

Edited by SethAbercromby, 04 August 2014 - 04:47 PM.

[DEMAX51]

SethAbercromby, on 04 August 2014 - 04:42 PM, said:

If you want increased sensor reach, targeting data and counter ECM, then use the BAP. TC will improve range and crit chance of your lasers (but not your MGs) by a slight margin and give you about the same increase in data gathering nope, improves lock time, which is for LRMs and SSRMs. I should read texts more carefully.

I think in your case, the TC would be more useful, simply because your build doesn't seem to really go for range or relies on locks for SSRMs. You'd get a little more out of the range improvement and incresed crit chance.

You were right the first time. Targeting Computers don't decrease the time it takes to achieve lock (they don't affect any missiles in any way, actually), but they do give you targeting info data faster (details about your enemy's loadout and paper doll) just like BAP and the Taget Info Gathering module. Source: http://mwomercs.com/...60#entry3442260

Edited by DEMAX51, 04 August 2014 - 09:24 PM.

[SethAbercromby]

DEMAX51, on 04 August 2014 - 09:23 PM, said:

You were right the first time. Targeting Computers don't decrease the time it takes to achieve lock (they don't affect any missiles in any way, actually), but they do give you targeting info data faster (details about your enemy's loadout and paper doll) just like BAP and the Taget Info Gathering module. Source: http://mwomercs.com/...60#entry3442260

Okay, that's what I thought because of the text, but the quirks actualy read "lock time", which is why I assumed the fluff was inaccurate (not the first time).

[Brenden]

What happened this next patch.
Just the new mech?

[SethAbercromby]

Quoted from Patch notes:

InnerSphereNews, on 05 August 2014 - 09:54 AM, said:

General

• Greater visual weapon customization for the Spider variants. Their appearance will better reflect the weapons that have been equipped on them.
  
• New MechLab icons for all Spider variants.
  
• Skins added for KitFox Mechs.
  
• When a targeted enemy has been destroyed, Bitching Betty will announce "Target Destroyed"

Bug Fixes

• Pressing F9 will displays the map coordinates again.
  
• Fixed a typo on the Clan Streak SRM 6 Range modules

There's also a Kintaro Champion now.

[TheCaptainJZ]

Brenden, on 05 August 2014 - 11:10 AM, said:

What happened this next patch.
Just the new mech?

http://mwomercs.com/...-13311-is-live/

[luxebo]

Haven't really written anything in the recent days about progress/mechs/etc on this game, so I decided may as well do it here rather than necroing my past stuff.

I'm glad PGI's finishing up older mechs that were without heroes and am interested in picking up a few of those maybe sooner than later, though I'm not sure whether to do so. I do want to save a few mech bays and all for Clan stuff, which I'm really anxious to pick up.

I'm glad that PGI's also introducing quirks and that kind of stuff, plus also glad that they got in another Champion trial. However, why didn't they put back in all of the trials so that new players could try out every single one? Would like to see whether the newfound quirks are very affecting or not (Dragon trial mostly, I've Centurions and Hunchbacks already).

So now my question is, how do you play Kintaro? I'm somewhat struggling with it, sorta like how I struggled a lot with Shadow Hawk trial (way too slow, but figured how to use it properly as a screenshaker.) Also, is Awesome or Dragon any more worth than before? Last question, anyone with that shiny shiny battlemaster willing to share how affecting the buff/nerf is to the hero? It seems really neat, so I have a feeling I might pick it up.

Anyway, yeah just felt inclined to make a forum post on status since Clans have been out for a long while now. Haven't done that since before Clans released.