Koshirou, on 15 July 2015 - 07:37 AM, said:
Thankfully, this kind of nonsense is so common that I can simply copy/paste my previous posts:
Clan Mechs dominate competitive gaming. The Clans dominate CW (and we can really stop pointng at a short post-Tukayyid lull as alleged counterproof by now.) These are facts. Everything else is more or less well founded speculation.
Competitive play does not equal CW, CW does not equal solo/group queue, and competitive play definitely does not equal solo/group queue.
So by that very statement, you cannot say that Clans are OP as fact because they see a heavier use in competitive play.
For example, the STK-4N is one of the best mechs...period...when it comes to CW, and a firing line of them is going to be extremely tough for any team to break. The STK-4N however, is a very poor choice for the solo/group queue. The maps are different, the playstyle is different, and its advantages are mostly cancelled out entirely.
The Hellbringer is along the same lines. It's fantastic for CW, but doesn't do so hot in the solo/group queue.
Competitive play has more factors that go into it other than sheer firepower. Hardpoint location, movement, clockwise vs. counter-clockwise rotation, firing line positions, etc. all play a role in which mechs are picked.
Competitive play is also about playing to as many advantages as possible, and for that reason, the holy trinity of Clans (DWF, TBR, SCR) end up seeing a lot of use, simply because they are the best in their weight class. A team deciding to take an Ice Ferret instead of a Stormcrow is making just as dumb of a decision as another team taking an Orion over a TDR-5SS for short range brawling. Not all mechs are equal, and quite frankly, the game would be rather boring if they were. The important thing is if you stick an IS team against a Clan team on a balanced map, will teamwork decide the match, or will the tech? So far from personal experience and watching a lot of competitive play, teamwork plays the largest role, so the tech imbalances that do exist (because they do) are at least minimal, and don't require such drastic adjustments as people call for.