41 replies to this topic

[KumoriMyou]

we should have inverted chasis for sale like a "left handed" mech

same hardpoints just opposite so you pick a chasis and then deside a "lefthanded" mech or a "righthanded" mech

examples:
Yen-Lo-Wang with the AC20 in the left hand
atlas with left balistics right missile points

[Phlinger]

Being left handed, I naturally like this idea. Most people won't, because they won't instantly know where the AC/20 is to shoot at. But they are right handers and should not be trusted anyway.....

Edited by Ronyn, 15 May 2014 - 07:47 PM.

[Ultimax]

This would be a pretty cool thing, I like this.

[xeromynd]

Not even left handed and this would be great.
I would think that weapons would be in the left hand first anyway. Left to right etc. etc.

[Hillslam]

Buy a Battlemaster. Solved.

BLR is the south paw.

[Durandal]

Not left handed, but I also like (and support) this idea. There are some mechs that work great for a leftie with their hard points, but it would be kind of neat to see the ability for any mech to potentially have the option.

[Lyoto Machida]

Not gonna lie...I like this idea (and I'm not even left handed).

[Thorqemada]

I am left handed (as well as right handed - i am not both handed but i use either the right or left hand for different things i.e. writing with left but controlling the mouse with the right hand).

There be left (i.e. SHD and BLR) and right centric Mechs available and so i would prefer PGI to spend their precious dev time on stuff of urgent priority.

[Wraith 1]

There's a fine line between 'This is annoying, there should be a workaround.' and 'This is annoying, but mastering it is part of being a good pilot.'

This right here sits right on that line.

I personally don't like the idea much. It would be kinda fun to have, but it'd also remove a lot of uniqueness from the different chassis. Though, I usually don't care which side my 'mechs favor anyways.

[Koniving]

All I can think of is what will happen when I invert my Catapults...?

[Tatula]

I wouldn't mind a right handed Thunderbolt.

[Praehotec8]

Wraith 1, on 15 May 2014 - 10:20 PM, said:

There's a fine line between 'This is annoying, there should be a workaround.' and 'This is annoying, but mastering it is part of being a good pilot.'

This right here sits right on that line.

I personally don't like the idea much. It would be kinda fun to have, but it'd also remove a lot of uniqueness from the different chassis. Though, I usually don't care which side my 'mechs favor anyways.

Actually a lot of the uniqueness is already absent given the lack of sized hard points. This is actually not a bad idea, or at least it would be nice if there were more options for "left-handed" mechs. There are certainly some, and it's not so much that left-handed players cannot learn to use a mech configured for a right-hander, as much as it would be nice not to be forced to.

Left-handed people have to adjust to using many objects in a backwards configuration in everyday life (scissors, can openers, cars, keyboard/mouse configurations, etc.)the list is quite long if you think about it), and do it just fine. In fact I run a HOTAS setup made for a right-hander because that's all there is. Sometimes it would be nice to not be the ones forced to adapt just because most people don't think in the same way.

Overall though, I don't see this happening, which is why I give great credit to the Shadowhawks and the Misery for being designed with the main cannon on the left side!

The Thunderbolts and Battlemasters don't truly count, as the stock configurations were clearly designed right-handed. The stock versions just had energy weapons (PPCs/LLs) as the "big-gun
on the right, and left arm machine guns.

[Wraith 1]

Praehotec8, on 15 May 2014 - 11:52 PM, said:

Just to clarify, the bit about 'part of being a good pilot' was in no way directed specifically at left-handers, I personally have a lot of trouble with asymmetrical mechs. Given the choice, I'd probably mirror all my right-sided mechs just to match my primary weapons with the LMB. I reflexively tank damage with my right side anyways.

The added challenge of using my weapon positions properly would be missed, but not much. It'd be aptly replaced by the challenge of figuring out which side of that Atlas to shoot.

It would be a nice thing to have, maybe we can convince PGI to introduce custom HUD colors in the same patch.
Then again, if it takes them 6 months to change 2 lines of XML...

[MustrumRidcully]

This could be a neat bonus feature for champion mechs or hero mechs - having a "left-handed" version of the mech (champions might always be left-handed, heroes may give you the choice)

Of course, it's extremely questionable that it's really worth doing... Considering what else the game could use.

Edited by MustrumRidcully, 16 May 2014 - 01:15 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

KumoriMyou, on 15 May 2014 - 07:28 PM, said:

we should have inverted chasis for sale like a "left handed" mech

same hardpoints just opposite so you pick a chasis and then deside a "lefthanded" mech or a "righthanded" mech

examples:
Yen-Lo-Wang with the AC20 in the left hand
atlas with left balistics right missile points

BattleMechs were meant to be convertible from right to left handed.

[Majorfatboy]

Yes! Dear Glob yes!
I'm left handed, and although having My guns on the right doesn't stop Me from playing the game, I've been bitching about this for a while now.
I love My Centurion-A, but I love My Thunderbolt-5S more. Why? Because I could turn it into a left-handed centurion!

Even if it was MC (Real money) only for left-handed mechs, I'd do it. And I'm a NOPE'r. Dead serious, Give Me a left-handed Cent-A, or Phract-3D, and I'll give pgi money.

[Artgathan]

This change would hurt the value of "knowing the mechs", and further make the game about "big ol' gunbags".

[Fut]

Not that I'm opposed to the idea, but I don't really see the need or the point.
I'm right handed, having weapons on the left side of Mech doesn't make them any more difficult to use - I'm still just using my right hand to click the buttons.

Just seems like there's a near infinite amount of things that PGI should work on before getting around to something like this.

Edited by Fut, 16 May 2014 - 11:35 AM.

[Pjwned]

I would definitely like this, I was playing a Centurion earlier with a crappy gauss sniper build (to grind out basics) and I found it annoying that the gauss rifle is on the right arm because I usually have a weapon like that on the left mouse button, except using the left mouse button to fire a right-handed weapon is pretty dumb so I just put it on the right mouse button anyways despite it being somewhat annoying.

I'm sure there's at least 1 other example I've come across, but that was the most prominent and recent one.

[AlmightyAeng]

OP, get clan mechs. You can Omni-pod your way to SouthPawLand.