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[Khan Warlock Kell]

I wonder if its a crime to Mount the CB from behind and to make sweet sweet lurve to it. " Cue Marvin's lets get it on"

Edited by Khan Warlock Kell, 12 June 2015 - 07:24 AM.

[Gyrok]

Sandtiger, on 11 June 2015 - 11:28 AM, said:

There will be. I give it two weeks to a month that they are viable mechs. Then all the players who can't afford them will complain they are overpowered and then the Nerf Hammer will drop. But hey, if you pay now, you can actually have equipment that is usable for a few weeks! Also, not to forget that the heavy handed nerfing of equipment is called..."Balance" For those people who can't actually aim straight ~grins.

Pretty much this...

Looks good so far...worried a tad about the STs seeming huge...may just be that "special geometry" though...

[Gas Guzzler]

Should be viable but not OP.. 65 ton armor is meh.

While the STs seem wide, I think they are short and sleek.. not a lot of frontal area.. Tuesday will tell though!

[GroxGlitch]

In my opinion, the Ebon Jag could be just about perfect when it comes in. Of course, none of us have had any time behind the controls of the mech as of yet, but from what we've seen of it it seems balanced. The low profile and excellent hard-point distribution come at the price of being long enough to really feel LRM showers and simply being wide as a friggin' bus.

I kinda get the feeling this one could do well with no quirks, positive or negative. Anything it gets thrown at, these elements would serve to give it both drawbacks and advantages in one way or another. Though it certainly will be good, of that there's no doubt. Just, hopefully, not too good.

Oh, to weigh in on something a page or two old: Don't raise the mech's stance any, please. Being short as hell has always been one of the Ebon Jag's defining features. Breaking something to fit with everything else being broken is not a step in the right direction.

[Lsq78]

Okay, I'm definitely sold on the MASC. The acceleration bonus by itself is worth it.

[Greenjulius]

Holy crap, MASC looks just about perfect. It is more handy for rapid bursts of speed than just running... I think that is what everyone was hoping for. It is balanced by that rapid leg structure damage and extra tonnage for sure.

Good job PGI!

Edited by Greenjulius, 12 June 2015 - 10:01 AM.

[DONTOR]

YTF is it only gong 84.5 KPH with MASC enabled????

SHOULD BE MUCH FASTER

[Lsq78]

DONTOR, on 12 June 2015 - 10:09 AM, said:

YTF is it only gong 84.5 KPH with MASC enabled????

SHOULD BE MUCH FASTER

Should be exactly 1.9 kph faster, according to TT... Wow.

[Pariah Devalis]

10% speed tweak appears to be part of the speed boost total. IE: 10%+18.5%=28.5%. Damned near the 30% expected. We just don't appear to be getting the extra 10% we expected on top of it.

[GroxGlitch]

ERRMAHGERD so psyched for the executioner now, seeing how MASC works.
Cover shooting for daaaaaaays!

[Dekontoroga]

Okey ... PGI you have regained my Respect to you once again. Now i am intrested in the Executioner as well as my smexy Couldron Born. I must say you could have done it MUCH worse (RNG Mode / Permenant Damage etc.) but you made it really balanced.

I can already feel the Fear of my enemies if a 95 Ton Mech comes straight running to them fast enough to kick their shiny Butts! PGI ... you need to develop a Time Machine ... i want it to be Tuesday! NOW!

Edited by Dekontoroga, 12 June 2015 - 10:14 AM.

[Nathan Foxbane]

DONTOR, on 12 June 2015 - 10:09 AM, said:

YTF is it only gong 84.5 KPH with MASC enabled????

SHOULD BE MUCH FASTER

No, it should not. MASC is Run = 2 x Walking Speed. The Executioner is a 4/6/4 'Mech before engaging MASC when it becomes a 4/8/4 'Mech.

[Wintersdark]

Ok, I'm totally happy with that. Definitely a workable MASC implementation in my book, and will be oodles of fun on my Scat and Executioner.

[Sniper09121986]

Tina Benoit, on 11 June 2015 - 01:55 PM, said:

A MASC preview video will happen!

Just watched, thank you for fast response! Seems quite balanced actually, nicely done. While we are at it, couple of nitpicks about the system:

• It is said to be equipped on specific mech chassis. I understand that in canon MASC was fixed equipment on omnimechs, but what about non-omni fully customisable battlemechs? Will it also be hard-wired on chassis that had it by canon? Will it be possible to install on mechs that do not have it by default or is it exclusive for canon chassis that have it?
  
• About jumping: is MASC influencing only the momentum gained on take-off and not the speed in flight? Kind of silly, I know, but as a fail-safe measure I would like MASC to switch off automatically when the mech is in the air for any reason. It would save some nanoseconds of charge and prevent whatever small percentage of people accidentally blowing their legs off in the heat of battle

[Big Tin Man]

Is it me, or were the MASC warning sounds really quiet? Are we going to be able to hear them if we're under fire?

[Smotty]

MASC looks very well implemented. Good work PGI.

Ebon Jag looks epic. HYPE! HYPE! HYPE!

[Gas Guzzler]

Don't think it needed reticle shake with that long cooldown.

Has the question about MASC being locked been answered yet?

[Navid A1]

THAT MASC SOUND....
*can someone wipe me off the floor please.


So far so good... I gotta test it my self... and also the exe animations.

[Navid A1]

Another question:

Does the masc bar fills up if you activate it while standing still?

[Pariah Devalis]

Yeah, I like the mobility it affords, but I don't "get" the reticule shake. I mean, while accelerating to top speed, sure, but I don't see the harm in being able to shoot accurately once at full steam. The degrade rate for the safe bar seems a mite slow, too, given how short the useable time is.

Still, something worth playing around with, and looks fun and functional.