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[focuspark]

Aurien Titus, on 23 October 2013 - 08:06 PM, said:

See complete lack of actually understanding your "fix" showing there. You're not trading 14 crit slots for 15 ct, you're trading 14 crit slots for 76 more points of armor to a 100 ton 'mech. 61 points on an 85 ton 'mech. That's over half the total armor value of a light, that would be added to assaults. So what assault build wouldn't be fitting FF?

Edit: On an Atlas with max armor except for legs, bring them to around 50 each, there is only a 3 ton difference between ES and FF. Not hard to swap from ES to FF for more armor. Plus what's your plan when Clans come rolling in with 7 slot ES and FF? If allowed to be customized, they won't have to chose, take both.

Really? Those 14 slots could have been an AC20 or a Gauss rifle... or 3 DHS. 12.5% improvement to the level of armor for losing that much internal space (~25%) I think is a fair trade off. Do these numbers make you feel better:

AS7-D-DC has 53 internal spaces available. Using 14 of them means sacrificing 26% of its internal space for 12.5% improved armor load.

[Modo44]

FF fits on half the builds I use, up to my Cataphract 3D. So yeah, a secondary upgrade, but still an important one. Just where it needs to be.

[Arctcwolf]

Balance FF armor taking up 14 slots with the 14% bonus to armor as well as a 14% weight reduction. doing this will help a lot on the light and medium mechs to fit more weapons or heavier weapons on the chassis.

[Chihuahuablend]

gavilatius, on 23 October 2013 - 08:01 PM, said:

have it so swapping FerroFiber out is free once purchased... it's not like Endosteel.

SECOND.