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[Death Mallet]

Seeing a lot better mix of weapons now. A little more variety of weapons used, and a variety of different weapons mounted on the same mech. Good.

No particular weapons stood out to me as being over powered.

Pulse lasers could still use a slight range buff I think. (I know they got one. They ought not to suffer on range. . . just tonnage and heat.)

Not a lot of SRMs in use. Something needs to be done to make them more worthwhile. Is it still hit registration?

Overall, the single biggest balance/gameplay problem right now is too many light mechs on the battlefield. They turn the game into HALO instead of big-stompy robot combat. They really need to be toned down in some way. Make light mechs more useful as spotters/scouts/cappers. . . and less useful as circle-strafers.

[Rebas Kradd]

We must delete this post right away. People might actually be led to believe the game is balanced.

Edited by Rebas Kradd, 20 February 2014 - 09:58 PM.

[Sandpit]

Death Mallet, on 20 February 2014 - 09:56 PM, said:

Seeing a lot better mix of weapons now. A little more variety of weapons used, and a variety of different weapons mounted on the same mech. Good.

No particular weapons stood out to me as being over powered.

Pulse lasers could still use a slight range buff I think. (I know they got one. They ought not to suffer on range. . . just tonnage and heat.)

Not a lot of SRMs in use. Something needs to be done to make them more worthwhile. Is it still hit registration?

Overall, the single biggest balance/gameplay problem right now is too many light mechs on the battlefield. They turn the game into HALO instead of big-stompy robot combat. They really need to be toned down in some way. Make light mechs more useful as spotters/scouts/cappers. . . and less useful as circle-strafers.

you'll see a lot of lights right now because they just released the firestarter for cbills this week.

THe new UI needs work in a few areas but it's definitely a step in the right direction. Glad you're enjoying it. I agree taht they need some more scenarios and things that let lights be useful for more than low tonnage with weapons.

[GalaxyBluestar]

Death Mallet, on 20 February 2014 - 09:56 PM, said:

positive and satisfied

hey hey HEY! no ranting about cbill grinding, metas, UI 2.0 hatred, clan ripoffs lack CW progress in your post?

saying things are OKAY!?

what are you trying to DO! give the forums a good name?

ya lousy bum

[Gevurah]

I'm still confused that people have a problem with SRMs. They work fine for me and in fact are still one of my highest damage weapons when in use. Admittedly I almost always chainfire and I've heard (hearsay incoming, duuuuck) that the issue is actually with simultaneous missile strikes.

Beyond that and people's 'meta of the month' mindset it's pretty balanced compared to 6 months or a year ago.

[Klaus]

Rebas Kradd, on 20 February 2014 - 09:57 PM, said:

We must delete this post right away. People might actually be led to believe the game is balanced.

Just low elo OP.

[IIIuminaughty]

If you leave again you will be hunted.

[Charons Little Helper]

Klaus, on 21 February 2014 - 07:31 AM, said:

Just low elo OP.

Yes - especially since everyone knows what their elo is... oh wait!

[Ordellus]

Rebas Kradd, on 20 February 2014 - 09:57 PM, said:

We must delete this post right away. People might actually be led to believe the game is balanced.

Yeah and everyone knows that's the furthest thing from the truth.

[Adiuvo]

Ordellus, on 21 February 2014 - 02:14 PM, said:

Yeah and everyone knows that's the furthest thing from the truth.

Balance is better than it was 6 months ago, so what the OP is describing about weapon variety isn't too far off mark.

[MuonNeutrino]

Death Mallet, on 20 February 2014 - 09:56 PM, said:

Not a lot of SRMs in use. Something needs to be done to make them more worthwhile. Is it still hit registration?

Pretty much. SRMs still can't register a hit on the broad side of a barn... from inside. It's sad, because the absolute most fun I've had in this game is still playing fast SRM brawlers like my cent-A.

[Mister Blastman]

Things are still stupid. Sniper meta still reigns supreme. So we just have to embrace it until they change things for the more interesting and better.

Edited by Mister Blastman, 21 February 2014 - 07:29 PM.

[Scandinavian Jawbreaker]

I tried to run only brawlers the whole last week. AC20's not registering 50% of the time, SRM's doing nothing, not to mention the close range I have to get in that setup while even my own teammates favor the 500 meter meta. Beaten, angry and disappointed I went back to my poptarts and lazorboats running only AC2/5/UAC/gauss and ML/LL/ERLL/PPC/ERPPC. Getting BORED.

[Sandpit]

IV Amen, on 21 February 2014 - 08:36 PM, said:

I went back to my poptarts and lazorboats running only AC2/5/UAC/gauss and ML/LL/ERLL/PPC/ERPPC. Getting BORED.

you just described just about any and every combination of mech in the game......