Triordinant, on 12 September 2014 - 11:47 PM, said:
I don't use Clan 'mechs and don't plan on getting any for roleplaying reasons -I want to be one of the underdogs who fight off the Petri dish space fascists. It's not so tough if you find ways to minimize Clan advantages like superior range and maximize IS advantages like more concentrated damage.
That being said, your concern is real because we've been told that there won't be any 10 vs 12 setup for CW because of technical reasons. That means if Clan and IS 'mechs can't fight each other on equal terms before CW gets started, almost no one will join the IS side out of sheer practicality. The few who play IS for roleplaying reasons or to challenge themselves will be vastly outnumbered by those who will simply choose the side with the better 'mechs. PGI's own tests show an all-Clan team will beat an all-IS team almost every time.
Yeah, of course those tests were done before the Clans had the majority of their weapons NErfed into oblivion. And even during the test it was more that the Timberwolf beat the innershpere into junk, every time. Still largely do, too, being one of the few chassis to largely laugh off the nerfs.
as for 10 v 12, that was never a winning balance for IS, either. Usually through numbers and tonnage, IS needed a 2 to 1 ratio to have a legit chance. But had they gone 10v12, Russ is right, you would just see all the top teams go Clan anyhow, and use the superiority of the tech to crush any IS units (because end of the day, top comp dont care about roleplay). And it would leave the Solo queue totally screwed, or force clan vs IS in that, too. (not all bad the last part, but definitely enough to get he MM even slower)
AlexEss, on 13 September 2014 - 12:29 AM, said:
IS loud and proud.
Both because some of my favourite mechs are IS but also to not gimp my self for the upcoming CW as SoR is a IS merc force. No point in getting to used to weapons that you will only see the wrong end of.
Also as a medium pilot i find that the two clan offerings are just meh.. one for it´s hardpoints and the other from it´s looks. Maybe i will salvage some clan snacks down the line once it get´s in-game in CW.
Now that being said i have a T-wolf that i bough a la carte as the price was too good to pass up. But it simply gathers dust right now.
Same. The ol Bishop may indeed salvage himself a Summoner (even though they are really pretty weak) just because it still moves a lot like a slightly bigger version of my beloved jump Mediums, and is on of my absolute favorites from TT. Otherwise? Nope.
Lokust Davion, on 13 September 2014 - 01:25 AM, said:
got distracted by hearthstone and titanfall but now im back. seems they have fixed the srm bug.
My "SuckerPunch" ON1-VA would agree. 4x aSRM4s to the face!
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