Ryche, on 02 December 2014 - 12:10 PM, said:
Of course it matters in the battle field. when it costs 45 million cbills just to unlock the elite skills for a timberwolf versus say 18 million cbills for a thunderbolt it does matter. you will see fewer clan mechs due to insane costs that are elited and mastered due to this which means IS chassis will be at an advantage in terms of skills unlocked.
no it just increases the gap between new players and experienced ones. Play long enough everyone has the expensive mechs that want it. Whether I spent twice as much on my DW than you did for your atlas doesn't matter when I am shooting you.
And the shear number of clan mechs on the field, especially pre quirks, totally disprove your theory, sorry.
Agent 0 Fortune, on 02 December 2014 - 12:09 PM, said:
it's a tradeoff of space, in many cases. Still cant pack an XL and AC20 in a ST. Or dual ballistics.
As of this moment, the gap between IS XL and Clan is too large.
Deathlike, on 02 December 2014 - 12:15 PM, said:
The most likely result would actually generate more people to use IS XL engines, despite the penalties... since you can fit more stuff due to the tonnage savings.
You'd also buff mechs that are already XL friendly and not necessarily Lights, because a slow Light is a dead Light. I'm talking about Victors, Shadowhawks... and a whole host of other XL-friendly mechs.
Again, I'd have to think about it.
and it would need more input and testing. I am by no means saying...this is the idea, it's DONE! (In fact my OP says just that, lol).
The real idea is to get intelligent dialogue about how to close that gap for FPS balance sake, coming into CW.
Andi Nagasia, on 02 December 2014 - 12:19 PM, said:
but Bishop, you know whats coming in 3054 with the IS-Light-Engines,....
i fear that when it does come out Clan will be too Nerfed to Fight Back,
already touched on that above.
Barantor, on 02 December 2014 - 12:18 PM, said:
Aside from the Victor, I know a lot of folks leg those other mechs so it is kinda moot?
It would definitely benefit the assaults and some of the heavies that have the hardpoints but can't often use them due to the weight of a standard engine.
I think there needs to be a tradeoff though, like endo steel being bound to specific chassis.
and TBH it may not work as an idea. But again, something needs done, so lets see if people can propose intelligent counter ideas?