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[Jack Shayu Walker]

Here's my low dev time suggestion, current values will be in brackets, if there is no value outside of the brackets then my proposition is that the stats stay the same...

MEDIUM LASERS:
IS ML
Damage- (5.0) 5.5
Range- (270) 340
Heat- (4.00) 3.00
Duration- (0.90)
Cooldown- (3.00) 3.55

IS MPL
Damage- (6.0) 6.5
Range- (220) 270
Heat- (4.00) 3.00
Duration- (0.60)
Cooldown- (3.00) 3.55

cERML
Damage- (7.0) 6.5
Range- (405)
Heat- (6.00)
Duration- (1.15)
Cooldown- (3.00)

cMPL
Damage- (8.0) 7.5
Range- (330)
Heat- (6.00)
Duration- (0.85)
Cooldown- (3.00)



SMALL LASERS:
IS SL
Damage- (3.0) 4.0
Range- (135) 190
Heat- (2.00) 1.00
Duration- (0.75)
Cooldown-(2.25) 2.55

IS SPL
Damage- (4.00) 4.75
Range- (110) 150
Heat- (2.00) 1.00
Duration- (0.50)
Cooldown- (2.25) 2.55

cERSL
Damage- (5.0) 4.5
Range- (200) 220
Heat- (3.00)
Duration- (1.00)
Cooldown- (2.25)

cSPL
Damage- (6.00) 5.75
Range- (165)
Heat- (3.00)
Duration- (0.75)
Cooldown- (2.25)



This change needs to come with the death of uber-(laser-)quirks on IS mechs. If it does, I feel as though the lasers will be balanced between factions, without exacerbating the laser vomit meta. If you're concerned about the IS laser cool down the idea is that the lower heat and higher damage will allow IS players to use bigger alphas at the cost of frequency of using said alphas.

With the unquirking of lasers and the reduction of clan laser damage, this should come out as a mild and reasonable laser nerf with regards to other weapon types.

Let me know what you think guys!

Edited by Jack Shayu Walker, 19 August 2015 - 04:50 PM.