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[ogy]

So I have seen a couple of vids of the recent test servers and those of us that paid for IS mechs seem to have gotten royally screwed !

[Tahribator]

Nope. My IS mechs did fine, if not better during the test. We'll know for sure when Clans release and builds settle though.

Edited by Tahribator, 14 June 2014 - 02:10 AM.

[Diablobo]

Well, you had your fun with the IS mechs you paid for, but now it's time to pony up and pay for Clan mechs. Come Tuesday, you can still run your IS mechs, but if you want to really have fun, you need to buy some Clan mechs.

[Aresye]

ogy, on 14 June 2014 - 02:09 AM, said:

So I have seen a couple of vids of the recent test servers and those of us that paid for IS mechs seem to have gotten royally screwed !

I paid more for Clans, so there goes your entire pay2win argument.

[Hawk819]

Here here. I have full package, bi-monthly payment, and I'm happy with both Founder's and Clan Packages. Perhaps it is something to do with the loadout you have chosen, freebirth, quiaff?

[AlexEss]

Well balance is a ongoing mission (even Blizzard continuesly tweak their classes.. and that game is what.. 10 years old now)and you can rest assured that if something is way out of balance it will be brought back in to line.

Then from my observation even IS pilots threw cation to the wind and played like it was the last day on earth... It was such a murderballing meatgrinder like i have not seen since beta. I am sure that once people settle in to the new dynamic IS mechs wil be back in a good place again. Heck IS lights are still the best hit n run mechs in the game and last i heard the pop-tar meta is still alive and well.

Also keep in min that a lot if Clan mechs carry the majority of their firepower in the arms unlike a lot if IS mechs, so take those out with your trusty AC/20 and bobs your uncle

[Mordin Ashe]

Clan Mechs are strong, but once they hit the servers on June 17th we will see how they perform in current dakka/poptart environment. They aren't any more durable than any other IS chassis, so there goes your answer. Adn the weapons? Different, but given how well IS Mechs fared when zerged by Clanners you probably shouldn't discard your Mech collection just yet.

[R Razor]

Aresye, on 14 June 2014 - 02:54 AM, said:

I paid more for Clans, so there goes your entire pay2win argument.

Actually if his argument was that the game was P2W then you just validated it by admitting you paid more for a more powerful (in theory anyway) set of tools.

I think before anyone starts claiming that the sky is falling we need to wait and see what substandard game mechanic the min-max crowd finds to exploit with the Clan Mechs. At this point in time, based on the couple of matches I played on the PTS and the videos out there, I think claiming the Clan Mechs are OP is a bit premature.

[Marmon Rzohr]

ogy, on 14 June 2014 - 02:09 AM, said:

So I have seen a couple of vids of the recent test servers and those of us that paid for IS mechs seem to have gotten royally screwed !

The good IS mech will stay good even after the clans come. They can do things the Clan mechs can't.

[o0Marduk0o]

Wondering what happens or not happens in the head of people who make threads like this.

[Father Dougal]

Yes clans are OP but that hasn't stopped people finding ways of beating those OP pop-tarts.

[Piney II]

Clans are OP?

What basis are you using for this?

The I.S pilots aren't screwed. Clan mechs die just like any other mech. Take deep breaths - Tuesday is coming soon and we will see.

[xMintaka]

Father Dougal, on 14 June 2014 - 03:58 AM, said:

Yes clans are OP but that hasn't stopped people finding ways of beating those OP pop-tarts.

Those poptarts were consistently performing better than clan mechs on the test server.

Everyone worried about the sheer amount of weaponry clanners can bring needs to remember that the IS still have the woefully overpowered PPFLD builds.

That more than balances it all out.

Edit: stupid phone.

Edited by Lunatech, 14 June 2014 - 05:22 AM.

[Wintersdark]

The strongest IS builds are still the strongest builds.

Clans rely on damage over time, and may seem stronger at lower Elo levels but once you get into more skilled play, the front-loaded damage of IS mechs is still going to keep them competitive. Clan autocannons are not nearly as effective as IS autocannons, and Clan's only have high-heat ERPPCs that still do the same 10 damage as low-head IS PPC's.

As such, the PPC/AC5 mechs are still going to be quite effective, and IS will continue to rule the poptart thing.

[Livewyr]

I'm selling my IS mechs. Not because they're worse than the Clans, but because the clans fit my playstyle better. That TBR speed man.. that TBR speed. (Now just imagine if they gave the clans the exact same customization freedom they gave the IS, along with the omnipods.. *that* would be worth crying over.)

In the hand of a novice, a clan mech would be demonstrably worse than an IS mech, because of build limitations, longer laser burn times, heat, etc.. but in the hands of a skilled player using it for its purpose.. it is advanced as it should be.

PGI just about nailed it.

[Wolfways]

Livewyr, on 14 June 2014 - 05:51 AM, said:

I'm selling my IS mechs.

Same here. But in my case it's because i've never wanted IS mechs because they're ugly (except maybe the Catapults...pre barrel/launcher nerf.)

[Zerberus]

Oh, wow, it`s this thread again.

Play yourself tommorow, and come back with an INFORMED opinion instead of a second hand one.

[Livewyr]

Wolfways, on 14 June 2014 - 05:56 AM, said:

Same here. But in my case it's because i've never wanted IS mechs because they're ugly (except maybe the Catapults...pre barrel/launcher nerf.)

And they're used. You can tell by the smell of Inners' Fear.

[Iqfish]

I am surprised by how well balanced they are.

Played 8 matches on the PTS exclusively with SRM mechs and the trial mechs and I did 300-700 damage each.

[Livewyr]

Iqfish, on 14 June 2014 - 06:07 AM, said:

I am surprised by how well balanced they are.

Played 8 matches on the PTS exclusively with SRM mechs and the trial mechs and I did 300-700 damage each.

Which also means more money in the end. (Even in losses, I managed to make between 150k-200k cbills simply from the extra damage.)