i am not trying to address mech balance in this post, but rather give reason to choose other mech than the best in its category
previously there was an event where groups of different sizes and weight limits could qualify, i think this was a quite good try how to do it
basic idea:
conditions:
- we presume the 3/3/3/3 is the desired result
- the total group weight should lay in between 600-720 (example)
- each weight category does have a buffer, 60 tons for light mechs, 120 tons for medium mechs, 180 tons for heavy mechs, 240 tons for assault mechs (example)
- the free buffer is 120 tons (60+120+180+240+120 = 720)
- by choosing a mech, you remove the tons from respective buffer, if the buffer is empty you remove the remaining tons from free buffer
but you can also have, for example, 2 locusts + 2 commandos (60+30), 3 hunchbacks (120+30), 2 orions (150), 3 atlases (240+60), for a total 120 of the free buffer
and what if the groups are of different size rather than 12?
size X, buffer: light: (X*5), medium (X*5+60), heavy: (X*10+60), assault: (X*15+60), free buffer: (X*10), min total weight: (X*50)
(limit and max reachable weight are just observed comments)
- group of 2, buffer 10/70/80/90/20 , thus its limit 1/2/1/1, min weight 100, max reachable weight 175
- group of 3, buffer 15/75/90/105/30 , limit 2/2/2/1, min weight 150, max reachable weight 220
- group of 4 (lance), buffer 20/80/100/120/40 , limit 3/3/2/2, min weight 200, max reachable weight 295 (vs current 375)
- group of 5, buffer 25/85/110/135/50 , limit 3/3/2/2, min weight 250, max reachable weight 345
- group of 6, buffer 30/90/120/150/60 , limit 4/3/3/2, min weight 300, max reachable weight 420
- group of 7, buffer 35/95/130/165/70 , limit 5/4/3/2, min weight 350, max reachable weight 490
- group of 8, buffer 40/100/140/180/80 , limit 6/4/3/3, min weight 400, max reachable weight 535
- group of 9, buffer 45/105/150/195/90 , limit 6/4/4/3, min weight 450, max reachable weight 580
- group of 10, buffer 50/110/160/210/100 , limit 7/5/4/4, min weight 500, max reachable weight 620
- group of 11, buffer 55/115/170/225/110 , limit 8/5/4/4, min weight 550, max reachable weight 680
- group of 12, buffer 60/120/180/240/120 , limit 9/6/5/4 (9 locusts or 6 cicadas or 5 dragons or 4 awesomes), min weight 600, max reachable weight 720
other combinations of groups are also quite stable on tonnage
6 groups of 2: 600-1050 (advantage of more disorganized team)
3+3+3+3: 600-880
6+6: 600-840
5+5+2: 600-865
4+4+2+2: 600-940
what do you think? those are just basic examples, the numbers can be adjusted in the group buffer formula (for example to size X, buffer: light: (X*5), medium (X*5+60), heavy: (X*10+40), assault: (X*15+50), free buffer: (X*10), min total weight: (X*50), so there are not so many heavy mechs in small groups)
please provide feedback , thank you
Edited by happy mech, 06 April 2015 - 07:43 AM.