Posted 06 January 2014 - 10:33 PM
On the note of weapon accuracy, if I may offer my observations?
Beam weapons tend to be higher accuracy because if you miss you can rake the beam across the enemy, but you often will not do full damage. I average between 80 and 90 percent accuracy with large and medium lasers.
High pin-point damage weapons (PPCs, ACs 10 and 20) are less forgiving than beams, so you will usually have lower accuracy. I average between 50 and 60 percent accuracy here.
The LB10X is kinda' its own thing, and is slightly more accurate than pin-point damage weapons due to the spread, but like lasers you will often do less than full damage. I average between 70 and 80 percent accuracy.
Rapid fire weapons, such as the AC2, AC5, and UAC5, you really are expected to miss a lot with. Between the issues of just hosing an area with munitions at range and people making it a priority to get away from you up close (because screen shake is annoying) your accuracy will be lower. I average from the low 40s to low 50s percent accuracy with these.
LRMs are a {Scrap} shoot. Even when the target does not have cover there is still AMS. LRMs are more like area denial weapons, great for convincing the opponent to get his hindquarters to cover. I only average between the high 20s to mid 30s percent accuracy.
SRMs have similar accuracy hurdles as the LRM. Couple that with current hit detection issues, and it's iffy. I average in the mid 40 percent with them.
Streaks are just awesome, the only skill required with them is while light hunting you need to keep the reticule on the target long enough to get a missile lock. That reliability is why people use them. I have around 75% accuracy with them.
Note that I do consider myself a fairly mediocre player, so I'm guessing that these stats make a pretty decent baseline. If your accuracy is lower, work on it. If higher, hey, you're doing great, keep it up.
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