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[Sephlock]

El Bandito, on 17 August 2014 - 05:35 PM, said:

Only chassis I regretted leveling, was the Cataphract. 4X was crap, my fun 1X build got nerfed due to LLaser Ghost Heat, and poptarting with the 3D was boring as hell.

No Ilya Dakkamets ?

[Koniving]

Hadham, on 17 August 2014 - 03:40 PM, said:

Now that the clan mechs have hit the game does anyone else feel that they wasted their time leveling IS mechs?

Nope. Aside from the Locust because PGI's balancing is terrible.

Spider 5V as well.

Most Inner Sphere mechs are play-to-win front-loaded damage bullshit machines and the Clan mechs really, really suck in comparison.

Except the Stormcrow.

Only reason it's any good at all is how it bounces when it runs. It basically makes most laser weapons relatively ineffective against it unless it's still. (Test it. Have a Stormcrow run as you shoot it with lasers. Next, have it stand still. Now have it walk. So long as it isn't bouncing it's easy to damage, and when it is your damage is cut in half or worse! Holy **** batman!)

[El Bandito]

Sephlock, on 17 August 2014 - 06:02 PM, said:

No Ilya Dakkamets ?

Jager-DD was released by then.


But then Ghost Heat happened.

Damn Ghost Heat just takes all the fun out of the game. No more Dakka Jager, no more Laser Show 1X.

[Lexx]

Just look at the Awesome.

No one really used the thing, it wasn't a very good mech, a lot of the players that bought them sold them.

And then, all of the sudden, PGI just decides to give the Awesome a major upgrade and make it a competitive mech.

Perhaps they will do the same with one of the other IS chassis that most players consider useless.

The only mechs I have ever sold were the Catapults, (because they didn't fit my playstyle) and the 2 Locusts the game let me sell.

I disagree with the Griffin and Wolverine being useless mechs. They might not be as versatile as the Shadowhawks, but I have had a lot of fun in them and also scored really high a few times.

Never count a mech out. Hopefully PGI will do less nerfing of the really good chassis, and instead start buffing the lesser mechs to make them competitive. (like they did with the Awesome)

I would rather see the mechs and weapons that "suck" be made better than constantly seeing the effective stuff get hit with the nerf bat.

[Mcgral18]

El Bandito, on 17 August 2014 - 06:12 PM, said:

Jager-DD was released by then.


But then Ghost Heat happened.

Damn Ghost Heat just takes all the fun out of the game. No more Dakka Jager, no more Laser Show 1X.

If it's any consolation...LB2x doesn't have any ghost heat. Dakka to your heart's content.

I'm kinda sad the Summoner can only mount 3. The Dakka is very fun.

[MonkeyCheese]

Funny thread

I shall just continue killing things in my IS lights

[El Bandito]

Mcgral18, on 17 August 2014 - 06:19 PM, said:

If it's any consolation...LB2x doesn't have any ghost heat. Dakka to your heart's content. I'm kinda sad the Summoner can only mount 3. The Dakka is very fun.

Which is why I am very happy that the Direwhale is coming out September. Hexa LB2X, baby!

On top of that, no more XL ST deaths.

Edited by El Bandito, 17 August 2014 - 06:35 PM.

[Mcgral18]

El Bandito, on 17 August 2014 - 06:32 PM, said:

Which is why I am very happy that the Direwhale is coming out September. Hexa LB2X, baby!

I'm sure the AC2 family will be normalized by then.


I'm sorry.

[Carrie Harder]

Mcgral18, on 17 August 2014 - 06:34 PM, said:

I'm sure the AC2 family will be normalized by then.


I'm sorry.

[Roland]

Most of the IS mechs were a waste before the clans even showed up.

[CN9 ACE PILOT]

I don't believe it was, it taught me the ins and outs of every IS mech. Their blind-spots, their weapon load-outs, etz etz.

Clan mech's OP? not really. Only for now while they are cash only because PGI wants people to buy them, once they are C-bill purchasable, expect them to go get nerfed so it's fair play for everyone. (But we all know PGI just made them strong for money)

P.S. A mech is only as good as the person piloting it, and the time they devote into it. I've 1v1 my share of direwhales that don't know how to maneuver, into the ground.

Edited by CN9 ACE PILOT, 17 August 2014 - 06:41 PM.

[Tezcatli]

Some mechs are harder hit then others by the arrival of the Clans.

[White Bear 84]

Hadham, on 17 August 2014 - 03:40 PM, said:

Now that the clan mechs have hit the game does anyone else feel that they wasted their time leveling IS mechs?

No, not really. I would feel sorry for anyone wanting to level them with the current 12 v 12 though. Lets be honest, most of them need the tweaks...

[CMDR Sunset Shimmer]

Not really.

I'm currently leveling Shadow Hawks, Battlemasters, and Victors....

Is it rough? Yeah, very... but it has it's moments of fun.

[White Bear 84]

Flash Frame, on 17 August 2014 - 06:59 PM, said:

Is it rough? Yeah, very... but it has it's moments of fun.

What doesnt kill you only makes you stronger right

[SolCrusher]

Well, I don't know about you but my IS mechs treat me much better than my Clan mechs do. I can jump in any of the 4 founders and rock kills all night long. My Clan mechs? Not so much. Could just be IS mechs play style works better for me than the Clan mechs or it's the pure number of hours I have in my IS mechs that make me more effective in them.

Edited by SolCrusher, 17 August 2014 - 07:17 PM.

[Carrion Hound]

No, not a waste. Still viable against clanners.

[Axeman316]

Have all Clans mechs but been playing IS more then anything. Beside maybe the Timberwolf rest of clan mechs can be match by most IS if your a good pilot. Beside anything can do good right now if you just put lrm's on it.

[CycKath]

No, but admit I'll never go Clan (lore reasons, same as TT) so might be a biased sample.

[BrockSamsonFW]

Flash Frame, on 17 August 2014 - 06:59 PM, said:

Not really.

I'm currently leveling Shadow Hawks, Battlemasters, and Victors....

Is it rough? Yeah, very... but it has it's moments of fun.

White Bear 84, on 17 August 2014 - 07:04 PM, said:

What doesnt kill you only makes you stronger right

I'm nearly done mastering two Victors that are un-upgraded and still have SHS. When I switch back to mechs with DHS I will wipe the floor with everybody