Now that you have quantified it, I can make my argument clearer.
S3dition, on 30 July 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:
You can't make that call. You have no clue how large the cone of fire is with "good accuracy" That's a completely ambiguous term.
It mattered little, because:
What is Good accuracy for hitting an assault is piss poor for hitting a light.
What is Good accuracy for hitting a light is near perfect for hitting an assault.
S3dition, on 30 July 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:
I envision good accuracy as hitting somwhere between the left and right arm on an atlas at 650 meters.
Now that we have a quantity, i can demonstrate.
1: If we move much closer to the atlas (like say the range of an AC20) you are picking out a component. (Cut that Atlas body spread down a third of Atlas body spread at 270)
2: With that much spread, you are looking at a 1/3 or 1/4 chance of hitting the spider at 650m, even if it is sitting perfectly still.
Atlas would be generally hosed at range. Spider would closer to immune, even while sitting still.
S3dition, on 30 July 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:
That's 6 possible components you could hit at the PPC's long range, assuming neither you or your target is moving. And you have no control over which component is hit.
And a 33% chance of hitting a spider
at all.
S3dition, on 30 July 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:
How is that doing pinpoint damage in any way? How is that even remotely close to hitting the center torso every time on a moving target at 800+ meters like you can do now?
How is it going to be remotely close to
hitting light mechs?
S3dition, on 30 July 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:
The PPC isn't even supposed to do ANY damage past 650 meters. The fact that it can is purely PGI's doing, and that's a really long range to retain accuracy for a combat vehicle that has a 1000m radar range. Good accuracy translates to hitting somewhere on the target at the maximum effective range, assuming both mechs are stationary. Excellent accuracy is hitting the component you aim for. Perfect accuracy is hitting the pixel you aim at (current state).
Components are different sizes in this game.
S3dition, on 30 July 2014 - 09:30 AM, said:
So, yes, good accuracy is fine.
For the light mech.
Edited by Livewyr, 30 July 2014 - 10:11 AM.