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[Khobai]

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That is because the first assault mech capable of mounting 2 AC20's with energy hardpoints to supplement will become the most powerful mech in the game and probably throw balance off considerably.

Not really. Slow with limited range is hardly unbalanced. dual AC/20 on an assault would actually be 100% fine. Certainly it would be one of the strongest brawlers, but like all brawlers, it would have exploitable weaknesses.

What wouldn't be fine is quad AC/5s or UAC/5s on an assault. Thats what PGI needs to be careful of. 4 ballistic slots on an assault would be highly unbalanced.

So a king crab is fine. An annihilator is not.

Edited by Khobai, 08 October 2013 - 11:20 AM.

[MisterPlanetarian]

I still want a Quad AC5 Kingcrab. Just to put that ******* Cataphract in place.

[Gaan Cathal]

Khobai, on 08 October 2013 - 11:16 AM, said:

Not really. Slow with limited range is hardly unbalanced. dual AC/20 on an assault would actually be 100% fine. Certainly it would be one of the strongest brawlers, but like all brawlers, it would have exploitable weaknesses.

What wouldn't be fine is quad AC/5s or UAC/5s on an assault. Thats what PGI needs to be careful of. 4 ballistic slots on an assault would be highly unbalanced.

So a king crab is fine. An annihilator is not.

Depends on the tonnage. A 100 tonner like the King Crab I'd be dubious about giving 4 ballistic hardpoints, yes, but an 80 tonner would only outweigh the Cataphract, which can already quad-AC/5, by 10 tons. I don't think a quad-AC/5 Awesome would be particularly gamebreaking.

[Sir Wulfrick]

Roughneck45, on 08 October 2013 - 10:46 AM, said:

Yes, we do.

But balance is a delicate ecosystem. I'm not sure PGI wants to insert an apex predator to dominate the food chain just yet.

Kodiak...

[Krivvan]

Annihilator

Honestly I think it's basically supposed to be the advantage of using a Heavy, to accompany the downside. You have a more specialized chassis that may be marginally faster, but you also have less tonnage to play with that specialization with and less armour.