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[D A T A]

2ppc + 2 uac5 or multiple ac 5 + mdlasers are at the moment far stronger than anything ealse

if needed i can show you many screenshots with 1400-1500 damage and 6-8 kills with these builds

a laser-gauss or dual gauss can not do the same

Actually, i see too many mechs using ppc/ac builds or ac only builds.
this is because theyt are the surest way to deal damage.
3/4 ac 5 based builds do a load of damage and are heat neutral
3 uac5 +3 mdlaser muromets are just the best dps mechs possible in the game.

OVERNERF IS NOT THE WAY, BECAUSE PEOPLE JUST SWITCH TO THE ONLY FUNCTIONING SYSTEM.

THE GAME NEEDS THE FOLLOWING CHANGES IN ORDER TO WORK PROPERLY

-gauss range moved from 660 to 800 (in the mind of the devs it is intended to be a sniper weapon, make it so)

-ERPPC heat from 15 to 14, (so we could see 24 DHS xl 380 2ERPPC awesomes or xl 315 22 dhs 2 erppc catapults)

-big lasers (LL ERLL LPL) stackable by 3 without heat penality ( so 3erll+gauss is a good alternative to the current meta)

-Large pulse laser heat from 8.5 to 8 and damage from 10.6 to 11 (LPL+gauss brawler is viable)

-mdpulselaser weight from 2 to 1.5

-ac 10 speed back to 1100

-ac 20 speed back to 900

-lb10xac damage from 10 to 12

-SRM spread reduced

-flamers occupy half hardpoint: 5 beam hardpoints? you can put 10 flamers)

Edited by IL MECHWARRIOR, 30 January 2014 - 01:34 AM.

[FREDtheROLF]

what for ???
please reason each change

FtR

[PhoenixFire55]

I've seen a Spider do 1200 damage with 2 MPLs. OP Nerf Nerf Nerf. Given time any mech can do 1200+. AC-PPC combo does not provide with more DPS then SRMs-LBXs, its the cowards playstyle that does.

[Calh Paw]

I agree with all points except the last 4.

- Current AC20 is pretty good, especially on faster brawler mechs. There's no need to make it universally good for every situation and every mech.

- I would rather have the LB10X buffed in other ways than have an increase in damage (reduce crit slots, reduce tonnage, hasten reload, etc.).

- I feel like SRMs should spread damage. There are already weapons with low/no spread. The more different, the better.

- There are many other ways to improve flamers without messing with hardpoint mechanics.


AC+PPC combos are good because they deal full damage to a single component instead of spreading it all over the mech like SRMs and LB10X (and lasers in many situations) do. Also, their range is good. The other weapons need some buffs indeed.

[Pataine]

Change LRM's to spread like Streaks. 5 points spread at random points on the mech based up how many actually hit. Stop having all damage go CT with Artemis. It was never meant to be all the damage goes CT. LRM's spread all over.

[PanzerMagier]

NO we don't. We need better head developers that can think up more creative gameplay systems and RP staff for Piggi