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[hellcatq]

It seems it is pretty frequently that all my weapons or atleast 50% of them die before I do. After death watching my team play it seems it is not just me as lots of times weapons all go before the mech destruction. It's bad enough having to deal with the mob mentality of focus fire from multiple mech, The least that could happen is that I actually get to keep my weapons for the time it takes to kill me. It really isn't FUN playing a weaponless mech.

[stjobe]

hellcatq, on 14 January 2014 - 07:20 AM, said:

It really isn't FUN playing a weaponless mech.

Perhaps not, but it's a hell of a lot more fun to fight with *some* weapons shot away than to die instantly from a massive alpha.

Generally speaking, the time spent with a 'mech in a state of half-shot-to-hell has been too short in MWO. You've either been fully functional or dead; if indeed you're now spending a lot of time with all weapons shot away, I'd say that's actually an improvement.

Although I haven't seen an appreciable increase of the time spent in that state myself, but that may be because of my predilection for piloting light 'mechs

[Bilbo]

Don't spend the match staring down the enemy and your weapons will tend to last longer. Torso twist is your friend.

[Artgathan]

stjobe, on 14 January 2014 - 07:29 AM, said:

Generally speaking, the time spent with a 'mech in a state of half-shot-to-hell has been too short in MWO. You've either been fully functional or dead; if indeed you're now spending a lot of time with all weapons shot away, I'd say that's actually an improvement.

This helps contribute to the abundance of XL mechs on the field. Since a Standard Engine gives so little extra survivability (in most cases) why not run an XL so that you can carry more firepower?

That said, I haven't noticed my weapons getting destroyed very fast. Usually the only time I notice them missing is when I've lost an entire component (a side torso, arm) of my mech. It's very rare that I lose a weapon before a component.