

How Many Of You Are Using Those Awesome Clan "standard Autocannon (Placeholders)?
#1
Posted 28 June 2014 - 08:49 AM
Anyone? Or were they the waste of time and resources (albeit minimal) that I predicted back when they were announced?
http://mwomercs.com/...24#entry3444024
I know in my drops with Clan Ghost Bear, the whole concept is met with universal derision, but I also know we are just one cross section of the player base to sample. So I am curious: IS anyone using the "Standard" ACs, and if so, just curious why? What "advantage" do they provide, even as a placeholder?
For me, they simply add a lot of extra clutter to an already messy UI in the Mechlab, and TBH, for that reason alone, would love them to disappear, but I'm a little organization/efficiency obsessed in these things.
#2
Posted 28 June 2014 - 08:52 AM
Just practice with your UAC of choice and you'll get the firing rhythm down in no time.
So yes, they are a waste of space imho.
Edited by Lunatech, 28 June 2014 - 08:53 AM.
#3
Posted 28 June 2014 - 08:53 AM
#4
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:06 AM
If the same is true for Clan autocannons, I could see this as a benefit for running them. Having to press the fire button on your mouse repeatedly can have subtle effects on your aim.
#5
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:09 AM
Jman5, on 28 June 2014 - 09:06 AM, said:
If the same is true for Clan autocannons, I could see this as a benefit for running them. Having to press the fire button on your mouse repeatedly can have subtle effects on your aim.
You need to get elite, and use autohotkey to autofire them for you with a suitable delay like most elite guys are already doing.
#6
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:12 AM
Jman5, on 28 June 2014 - 09:06 AM, said:
If the same is true for Clan autocannons, I could see this as a benefit for running them. Having to press the fire button on your mouse repeatedly can have subtle effects on your aim.
Same firing mechanic. Whether you use it once, or twice, you still hafta tap. And now, as always, since they weigh the same, and actually take up MORE room than the UAC does, the question is, (Since you don't have to double tap a UAC...you can just use it as a normal AC, especially with the new fire mechanism) what advantage does it have?
I honestly have not checked to see how they standard acs work...are they tap tap tap or hold down? I personally have no issue tap firing, but that is a good question for those who wanna button mash (especially on chainfire).
#7
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:18 AM
#8
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:19 AM
That was going to be their big advantage. It doesn't have that advantage, so so one uses them.
#9
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:22 AM
Roland, on 28 June 2014 - 09:18 AM, said:
I am curious on Jman5's point though....can you hold down fire with them? While it is a minor advantage, and not worth having my UI cluttered up for (IMO) I could at least see a place for them on some of these multi AC terrors that chainfire anyhow.
Franklen Avignon, on 28 June 2014 - 09:19 AM, said:
That was going to be their big advantage. It doesn't have that advantage, so so one uses them.
Paul never sidd they would have solid slug though when announced (though he also didn't say they wouldn't in the initial podcast) and it was already announced that they would be burst fire when people decided to excoriate me over my last post on the subject.
(BTW, after playing the last week and a half....if PGI really takes the PP-FLD fire away from the IS, and replaces it with burst, they will have totally pooched a big part of the IS/Clan balance)
#10
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:28 AM
#11
Posted 28 June 2014 - 09:29 AM
#12
Posted 28 June 2014 - 10:48 AM
And yeah, if the move IS autocannons to burst fire, they will as Bishop said totally pooch IS/clan balance. It'd be the death of IS, instantly.
#13
Posted 28 June 2014 - 10:53 AM
Edit: oh if they fire bursts too then forget it. No reason at all to waste the 1.2M on it. The spread on the LB20X is not bad at 360m anyway.
Edited by PanchoTortilla, 28 June 2014 - 10:54 AM.
#14
Posted 28 June 2014 - 11:01 AM
RussianWolf, on 28 June 2014 - 09:28 AM, said:
they aren't because they don't exist, Stock. It's supposed to be a placeholder 'til they can get the LBX to work, but it's just a largely pointless ones, since UACs are simply better.
#15
Posted 28 June 2014 - 11:16 AM
Very annoying.
#16
Posted 28 June 2014 - 11:30 AM

It sits unused, and will remain unused, with the current mechanics for those weapons as they are entirely pointless.
#18
Posted 28 June 2014 - 11:39 AM
Sephlock, on 28 June 2014 - 11:33 AM, said:
Also, you're willing to betray House Steiner in favor of Clan Ghost bear but not the almighty FedComm?!
Bishop Steiner is a staunch MErc Loyalist, former member of MI6.
My Clan Account is of no relationship to Bishop Steiner. Hence the different account.
#19
Posted 28 June 2014 - 11:40 AM
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Posted 28 June 2014 - 11:45 AM
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