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[Utilyan]

I got a Treb with artemis 20lrm packed into the narc tube. There are some advantages despite obvious disadvantages. Disadvantage is causing direct damage anything with ams. Ams will block all. However, it is a continuous drain ams and it might deviate the attention from more lethal missles, enemy mechs give away positions with ams. The constant incoming missle warning forces some folks to take cover and stay in cover. Think Supressive fire, fear taking damage vs actually damaging. It is also possible to dummy fire (without lock) like a missle-machine gun.

If you run a mech like this, run with the intention of Crowd Control. Attracting attention is the goal. Having that constant "incoming missle" denies planning and communication, its tells your team where the enemy is located more concretely then any tag could.


I'm the kind of pilot that loves to find a use for a useless mech. Testing in offline, With a clip of 720 missles I was able to shoot 6 mins 23 seconds continuously, kept the fire button pushed no overheat issues. I've seen mechs AMS run dry from the onslaught so I theorize its not 1 ams bullet per missles.

Your not going to damage anything, even if a mech has no ams and is out in the open, I don't expect even 150 in damage. Folks on your team and the enemy will laugh and cry. It always draws opinions and attention. That's the weapon, screw with peoples minds.

Edited by Utilyan, 10 March 2014 - 01:17 PM.

[HammerSwarm]

Escef, on 10 March 2014 - 12:25 AM, said:

Probably close to even money to see it within 18 to 24 months. They've already said they're going to jump the timeline, the question is when and by how much.

When? when it makes financial sense to the company. By how much? how far do they have to jump to make more money?

[Amsro]

One.... there is nothing useful to put in that single slot, ammo dependent. Nope. Skip it every-time.

[Sephlock]

I wish we had access to rockets...

[Escef]

HammerSwarm, on 10 March 2014 - 01:40 PM, said:

When? when it makes financial sense to the company. By how much? how far do they have to jump to make more money?

What, you think I have inside info? HA! I make educated guesses. If you want actual answers talk to PGI, lemme' know what they tell you.

[Deathlike]

Short Answer: DHS

Long Answer: That's not the answer you're looking for, but that's the most accurate answer representing my thought on this issue.

[Asmudius Heng]

Personally i ignore a single missile slot.

LRMs and SRMs are not efficient enough to bother with a single pack. Hell i wouldnt even boat them.

A single steak is usless.

The only thing i might consider after the NARC update is taking that but only on a mech built to support and LRM boat.

Unless missiles are better and PGI understand how to make LRMs viable in single and boated situations they are really not great