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[SaltBeef]

Is there such a thing as a ECM hunchbach? Saw one in terra therma the last match I played. 2 mechs left a Hunch and a Cataphract took the phract down all that was left was a hunchback with the red ECM symbol above it and I was getting buzz noise while trying to streak lock. Just asking. We won after he died.

[ShockATC]

No, Hunchbacks do not carry ECM.

Must have been something different.

[Sug]

SaltBeef, on 28 January 2014 - 07:15 AM, said:

Is there such a thing as a ECM hunchbach? Saw one in terra therma the last match I played. 2 mechs left a Hunch and a Cataphract took the phract down all that was left was a hunchback with the red ECM symbol above it and I was getting buzz noise while trying to streak lock. Just asking. We won after he died.

Which symbol was it?

Red circle with red dot means they're covered by enemy ECM.

Red "low signal" phone bars means they're being jammed by your team's ECM.

Red ECM means that they're carrying ECM but it has been countered.

It's possible you were being jammed by a different mech.

[AaronWolf]

No, there is no ECM Hunchback.

It may have been residual after a nearby ECM mech died. Since it takes about a second or half of a second for it to go away I noticed.

Or those two last enemies died in close proximity to each other. You just didin't notice the ECM mech at that point.

[Mott]

I really want a Medium with ECM... are there any? And if there are... are the ECM variants regarded as good/bad?

Would be nice to know before i bother going any further with the HBKs.

[AaronWolf]

Mott, on 28 January 2014 - 08:38 AM, said:

I really want a Medium with ECM... are there any? And if there are... are the ECM variants regarded as good/bad?

Would be nice to know before i bother going any further with the HBKs.

Cicada 3M is ECM capable, Sir!

[The Great Unwashed]

and with 2 PPCs pretty annoying too...

[Redshift2k5]

Technically speaking, yes, the Cicada had an ECM variant and is technically a medium, although in practical applications it functions like a Light.

No further ECM mechs have been announced, but I'd love to see one added in the 50-65 ton range

[AaronWolf]

Redshift2k5, on 28 January 2014 - 09:00 AM, said:

Technically speaking, yes, the Cicada had an ECM variant and is technically a medium, although in practical applications it functions like a Light.

No further ECM mechs have been announced, but I'd love to see one added in the 50-65 ton range

45-55 ton ECM mech would be nice.

[TankerActual]

IMO, it promotes team work and gives an important role to the few ECM platforms to limit the number of mechs that carry ECM.

[Mott]

TankerActual, on 28 January 2014 - 09:27 AM, said:

IMO, it promotes team work and gives an important role to the few ECM platforms to limit the number of mechs that carry ECM.

Sure, but that doesn't mean that a more fight-functional medium mech couldn't have one.

AaronWolf, on 28 January 2014 - 08:42 AM, said:

Cicada 3M is ECM capable, Sir!

The Great Unwashed, on 28 January 2014 - 08:56 AM, said:

and with 2 PPCs pretty annoying too...

Ick. I just never was a fan of the looks of the leggy lights. I respect their abilities, but this is the one time in my life i'll go all girly and choose form over function. lol

Edited by Mott, 28 January 2014 - 09:36 AM.

[AaronWolf]

Mott, on 28 January 2014 - 09:36 AM, said:

Ick. I just never was a fan of the looks of the leggy lights. I respect their abilities, but this is the one time in my life i'll go all girly and choose form over function. lol

You terrible person! Choosing high-heels over combat boots!

[SaltBeef]

Sug, on 28 January 2014 - 07:36 AM, said:

Which symbol was it?

Red circle with red dot means they're covered by enemy ECM.

Red "low signal" phone bars means they're being jammed by your team's ECM.

Red ECM means that they're carrying ECM but it has been countered.

It's possible you were being jammed by a different mech.

I had the 3 red bars. I am pretty sure it was a hunchie I have 3 of them. Did not see a spider nearby and it said 11 enemy killed up top. May have been a bug fluke. But my streaks gave me the cannot lock buzz buzz.

AaronWolf, on 28 January 2014 - 07:50 AM, said:

No, there is no ECM Hunchback.

It may have been residual after a nearby ECM mech died. Since it takes about a second or half of a second for it to go away I noticed.

Or those two last enemies died in close proximity to each other. You just didin't notice the ECM mech at that point.

There was a spider enemy but he got smited. I did not witness it, that was probably it and it just took a second or two.

[Sug]

SaltBeef, on 28 January 2014 - 10:02 AM, said:

I had the 3 red bars. I am pretty sure it was a hunchie I have 3 of them. Did not see a spider nearby and it said 11 enemy killed up top. May have been a bug fluke. But my streaks gave me the cannot lock buzz buzz.

Weird. The 3 red bars indicates that the hunchie itself was being jammed by someone on your team.

Tip: Last I knew, Artemis will decrease the time it takes to get a lock with streaks even though they're not Artemis launchers.

[Koniving]

Most likely protected by ECM. An example would be a Koniving + Lordred combination.

My Hunchback, his Commando with ECM. "ECM"-protected Hunchback.

[White Bear 84]

Mott, on 28 January 2014 - 09:36 AM, said:

Ick. I just never was a fan of the looks of the leggy lights. I respect their abilities, but this is the one time in my life i'll go all girly and choose form over function. lol

High heels all round bouys...

Edit: Love the cicada's, can imagine them with jumpjets.. ..holy cheesepuffs batman.

[luxebo]

I wish there was a Hunchie with JJs/capable of building mini-atlas build/ECM/Better speed cap (any one of those) so I could really play around with it similar to the HBK-5HG from MW4 Mercs. Good times...