Posted 29 October 2014 - 11:58 AM
Wow. There is actually a topic just for this. Well, i'll also leave my little post here to make ppl know that we are many.
Catapult was (and is) my favourite mech of all time. I like the idea, i like the model, i like the texture, i like the loadouts. But after the jester update(o was it jester update?) It was enough for me to play like 2 games or so to sell all my pults because of THIS in order to not plunk my eyes out (i had x4SSRM2,x2SRM6 CPLT-A1). Watching 2 holes in those GIANT ears that could hold LRM20 was painful. Even more painful were another underear platform of 2 more holes of SSRMs. And a segmented 4holed and 2holed SRM6 platforms around that giant useless ear. After a few months i've returned and rebought CPLT-K2 and CPLT-C1 for it is still my fav mech and this update made them look cool with those double shotgun-like LBs and even giant LRM20 ears with SRM6 couldnt stop me.
Yes, i do understand that im whining about things that i dont like the looks of when its giant 65 ton walking machine of death and destruction and not 17m tall fashion model with pretty legs but:
1) I came to MWO just because i liked the looks of things and design of mechs. And i bought the full phoenix pack because i liked the looks of things there. And now this beautiful illusion of shinyness is brutally broken
2) Im an engineer (trust me), i like the realistic designs of MWO mechs even if i thought that all other MW universe mechs are ugly and weird. And thouse mech specialists that constructed those ears were like:
"-Oh, i wounder where we could put all those 20 LRMs, Carl? Maybe in this giant, taking 95% of mech volume, arm with "put LRM20 here" written here?
-Nah, we need to put SSRM somewhere. This will be perfectly optimized to put 2 holed launcher in giant arms that we requested for LRM20 the rest of that place cold remain empty. Or filled with heatsinks. And we can put LRM20 into 3 separate arms all around the arms we've got for LRM20. This will be the greatest engineering solution of entire universe right here!
-Damn ur smart!"