ztac, on 17 May 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:
PGI hit the clans because the larger player base uses IS. It really is that simple, they don't care that IS have better weapons and mechs if you pick the right ones. All they care about is trying to keep the larger part of the population happy!
It is obvious that most people play IS because it is easier to get into due to lower C-Bill costs. Why pay real money for the clans when they come pre-nerfed? Go on check it out and you will find that most IS weapons out DPS clan ones before you add quirks!
Clans are also more prone to overheating! But why would PGI care, they have listened to the 'experts' on the forums and have acted!
This is a matter of perspective. Most of the IS mechs are useless, competitive-wise, until you fully upgrade them. When you add up the cost of Ferro-Fibrous, Endo Steel, Double Heatsinks, weapons loadout modifications, XL Engine, etc., the IS mechs actually cost MORE in a lot of cases. Most of the stock Clan mechs come pre-packaged with great specs, and are in no need of upgrades as far as I'm concerned. I spent more money purchasing and upgrading a Spider than I did purchasing and NOT upgrading a Kit Fox.
You can argue that it's easier to get your hands on an IS mech sooner, but how many hours of suffering through stock IS mech does that mean?
Clan mechs are prone to overheating and thus lowered DPS. This means nothing to the veteran mechwarrior. A true mechwarrior understands how to manage heat very well. For example, when finishing off an enemy, it is much more prudent to use a single weapon rather than alpha-fire. With the latter, you lose damage to air because the enemy mech is destroyed, and then you overheat from the alpha-fire, leaving you an easy target for the enemy. As another example, rather than spraying fire all over the place when you meet a mech head-on, it is much more efficient and effective to pick your shots, focusing only on spots where the enemy mech's structural integrity is weakened and leaving the rest spotless (and ripe for good salvage
). Do this, and you'll barely notice the negative quirks.
Edited by Repasy, 17 May 2015 - 01:42 PM.