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[Bluefalcon13]

Eonai, on 13 January 2015 - 07:01 AM, said:

Granted an ammo box with functioning heat sinks cooling all limbs.

Buuuut in the Ember's case, its four mech mounted flamer thowers...

I was not saying give it DMG buffs, just a chance to crit ammo through armor. Similar to crit chances once a component is open

Edited by Bluefalcon13, 13 January 2015 - 07:04 AM.

[SnowFox]

Lets see and this is mostly for reference

Board game: Flamers had the same range and damage as the small laser, it was optional rules that allowed them to add heat to the target - there were two kinds the fusion version which we are familiar with and a ammo'ed vehicle type (it was the inferno SRM's that were scary as hell)

MW2: Flamers were that ball of heat and used in solo I have killed enemy mechs with no ammo to cook off and die. Albeit heat was a little more brutal. The fire on this version did stick and add heat per second.

MW3: Don't remember hardly used if they existed at all

MW4: Don't remember hardly used them due to massive size compared to medium lasers :|

MWO: Flamers do more damage then MG's per second which honestly caught me off guard as they don't seem to do all that much damage anyways.

If your thinking of causing mechs to shut down I would insist that we get out the inferno srms with all the trappings, IE if you run to hot your inferno ammo MIGHT(it usually did) cook off on you.

Edited by SnowFox, 13 January 2015 - 08:04 AM.

[GreyNovember]

Bluefalcon13, on 13 January 2015 - 07:03 AM, said:

Buuuut in the Ember's case, its four mech mounted flamer thowers...

I was not saying give it DMG buffs, just a chance to crit ammo through armor. Similar to crit chances once a component is open

Potentially four.

While the idea has merit, I don't think that should be a thing unless heat sources in general cause ammo explosions to happen. Terra Therma, or your own internal heat, for instance. Or lasers, since they're hot enough to burn through armor quicker than a flamer could. Frankly your own heat critting your ammo makes more sense than a flamer critting through armor.

[Bluefalcon13]

Eonai, on 13 January 2015 - 08:35 AM, said:

Potentially four.

While the idea has merit, I don't think that should be a thing unless heat sources in general cause ammo explosions to happen. Terra Therma, or your own internal heat, for instance. Or lasers, since they're hot enough to burn through armor quicker than a flamer could. Frankly your own heat critting your ammo makes more sense than a flamer critting through armor.

I can see what you are saying. Your post also reminded me of my first match ever.... Before DHS were in. Pult on frozen city. I remember falling down from bad steering, and the shortly there after, cooking off my lrm ammo on accident O.o

Good times

[PurpleNinja]

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