6 replies to this topic

[uglydisease]

According to smurfy http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/ the LRM20, LRM15, and LRM10 are all linked so firing three of any of these at once incurs the dreaded ghost heat, but in game I don't get any warning if I attach, for example 2 LRM15s and 2LRM10s to a stalker, but using 3 LRM15s does give me the warning about ghost heat.

So which is correct smurfy or PGIs MWO Interface 2.0.

P.S.
I'm betting on smurfy being right, but I thought I might get a more informed answer from the mob on this one.

[Wintersdark]

Smurfy is correct. The UI warning indicators where added late, and they don't take into account linked weapon groups, only identical weapons. For example, equip 2 PPC's and an ERPPC, and note how there is no warning.

LRM10/15/20 do indeed all share Ghost Heat penalties.

[Ovion]

And for added fun, ghost heat for grouped weapons is always applied at the largest / highest value - so a LRM20 + 3 10's - 4 20's worth of Ghost heat!

[Leigus]

Yaaaaaay for convoluted mechanics which are difficult to understand and don't even address core balancing issues...

[Picone]

Is this still a thing or did it get fixed?

[Ovion]

Still a thing.

[Tesunie]

Correct. Ghost heat applies for any 3 "big" launchers fired together, not needing to be of the same size. LRM5s are the only ones not with this restriction (currently).

Edited by Tesunie, 07 October 2014 - 01:13 PM.