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[Inkarnus]

Kmieciu, on 23 September 2015 - 11:33 PM, said:

/*in case of the Jenner IIC cXL will not be that much different than IS XL, unless PGI changes the hitboxes :-)

this is so delish guess what they did =))))) jenner new hitboxes ST ONLY !! PGI WP

Edited by Inkarnus, 20 November 2015 - 08:24 AM.

[Commander A9]

Why are we continually calling for Clan mechs to get nerfed? Leave them alone...seriously.

There's no problem with the XL engines as they are. This is just another attempt at restraining Clan pilots from actually succeeding.

Look at the map! Does Clan tech really need to be nerfed any further than it already has been?

[Digital_Angel]

I know it was addressed some at the beginning of the thread, but IS Light engines would fix a lot of the Clan vs IS XL issues and fits lore as well.

As to other Clan v IS issues, one solution across the board (although it might be difficult to code into the match maker and adjusting ho things like match score is calculated) would be to make a lance of Clan mechs only be 3 mechs vs 4 for an IS lance. Clan is supposed to be superior in some ways, but IS was supposed to have a numbers advantage. If PGI had still used that formula when they introduced Clan mechs into the game would have handled a of the balance issues.

[WarmasterRaptor]

Well, some thoughts on that :

6 engine slots (default iirc) then +2 slots for clan XL in each torso bringing the total to 10.
explaining the ST loss handicap of 20% (2/10)

Then the same could be done for IS XL ? 6 +3ST each ST, going for a 25% penalty instead ? (3/12)
Bigger the engine size, bigger the effect of losing a ST.

The "superior" tech shows with Clan suffering a lighter penalty than IS.

PGI could even create quirks for torso losses, so that certain chassis or variants aren't affected as much or even more than others.
Just my random 2 cents.

Edited by WarmasterRaptor, 21 November 2015 - 03:29 PM.