22 replies to this topic

[Kaeb Odellas]

How about this?

-All engine heatsinks are TruDubs (this doesn't include heatsinks slotted in on 275+ engines)
-SHS remain as is.
-External DHS are TruDubs.

All players get one free SHS conversion to every mech they currently own.

I haven't done the math, but this should certainly make SHS more attractive for a variety of builds, especially those at the sub-250 engine range, or Assault mechs that can't fit larger engines.

Edited by Kaeb Odellas, 06 December 2014 - 10:20 AM.

[Saiphas Cain]

This all comes down to balance. The problem with taking tabletop to the big PC is things have to seem real. In tabletop it doesn't make a lick of difference what your "tick" speed is, so long as everything is set to that. Turn based combat is like that.

Realtime combat is much harder to deal with because if you make the "tick" 1 second the movement rates are ludicrous, and if you make the tick 10 seconds, the weapon firing rates are ludicrous. The compromise is limiting fire rates by pure heat and just assigning reasonable refire times to everything. Everything from the 1.4x heat to ghost heat has been done with the intent of balancing DPS from all weapons. If DHS went back to 2 like tabletop EVERYTHING would have to be rebalanced around it. That's a lot of work, and I'd rather see other content first.

Also, I really don't want to deal with 4LPL, 12 MPL clan mechs with even higher DPS than they already have.

[kapusta11]

If you take into account rate of fire increase one double heatsink should dissipate 0.5 heat per second.

With elite bonuses, up to 17 heatsinks still count as 0.2 ones btw.

Joseph Mallan, on 06 December 2014 - 10:12 AM, said:

I am here to say they don't even come close to matching a real double sink. Dbls reduce 100% of heat prior to the second volley. So if I build 17 heat and have 10 double sinks, Before I fire again (you know, the next turn) I am at 0 heat. And don't gimme the 10 second BS. That 10 seconds is for both sides to move fire punch vent COMBINED. So Heat takes 3-5 seconds(about as long as it take weapons to recycle) to vent in a 10 second turn.

QFT

Edited by kapusta11, 06 December 2014 - 12:03 PM.