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[Vassago Rain]

ChapeL, on 20 December 2014 - 11:23 PM, said:

The only Black Knight that carries ECM comes in the Dark Ages, some hundred years from now.

There is the 75 tons Bandersnatch within range of a modest two year jump...

There is no spider with ECM.
There's no atlas with ECM.
There's no cicada with ECM.

Lore doesn't factor into gameplay.

We need a good IS heavy.

[Rando Slim]

I agree with the OP, except that I actually would like said ecm heavy to be a 60 tonner. We need a 60 tonner that doesn't suck. Geometry is Destiny in this game. An actual ecm medium would be cool too. I love the Cicada don't get me wrong, but it is a fat light, or somewhere in between a light and a medium, kinda its own thing really because no other mech is comfortable or good at its job in the 130 kph range IMO.

[cSand]

Vassago Rain, on 20 December 2014 - 11:28 PM, said:

We need a good IS heavy.

nay sir


we just need good IS heavy pilots

[ExplodedZombie]

legatoblues, on 20 December 2014 - 11:16 PM, said:

It's interesting to compare difference between Clan and IS, especially when talking about CW. IS may seem disadvantaged by not having an ECM heavy, but then on the other hand Clanners are disadvantaged by not having anything with the ability of the IS lights.

I play as a Clanner due to lore and nostalgia reasons (MW2 was my first and most loved) and I like the fact that there are advantages and disadvantages to both sides. Whilst defending in CW, I feel quite confident in our ability to manage med-long range firing lines whilst using focus-fire to cut down priority targets in a hurry but when a couple of fast lights break through the line, that's what really sparks the heart rate as their speed and agility is a completely different kettle of fish.

I guess the point I'm trying to make is that no matter what way you look at it, Clan v IS should not be a 100% parity situation. For the sake of lore and entertaining gameplay, it's better for each side to be balanced in different ways.

i could not agree with you more. Asymmetry is paramount to this game being interesting. I'm not suggestions something should mimic the Hellbringer. I'm merely suggesting we should have an ECM option that can also fight and doesn't weigh 100 tons. That's why CW is mentioned. If you want a powerful ECM mech you have to bring an Atlas, which limits options for the rest of your drop deck.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

ecm capability to QKD-5K -> problem solved

[Alienized]

Cookiemonter669, on 21 December 2014 - 03:02 PM, said:

ecm capability to QKD-5K -> problem solved

highly support this or a dragon-1C with ecm.
QKD-4G would do as well.

[Gunivar]

Why not IV-Four as well if certain QDs get ECM?
Being slow for its low tonnage (for the Heavy bracket) needs a upside other than being a downgraded Cataphract.

[Rear Admiral Tier 6]

Gunivar, on 21 December 2014 - 03:58 PM, said:

Why not IV-Four as well if certain QDs get ECM?
Being slow for its low tonnage (for the Heavy bracket) needs a upside other than being a downgraded Cataphract.

AC20-arm for the IV-4 too.

[Sigmar Sich]

Grasshopper probably will be ECM-able. It was designed for covert ops from the start, though later advanced tech was dismissed. Good reason for ECM. It doesnt have it by default, yeah, but neither do COM-2D or AS7-D-DC..