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[The Big Stick]

I see the raven as the awacs of the battle tech landscape. They had the most advanced sensors of any is mech... I would love to see them with the ability to track multiple targets

[Kalimaster]

I have to agree. The present quirks are fine as is, but the senors need something special. Just off the top I would like to recommend a 10%-15% sensor range increase and an increase in their ability to gather information. Having a Raven as a scout is what the Raven was intended to do.

[MechWarrior3671771]

Agreed. The Raven 3L is my fav mech and what I drive 90% of the time. So I admit to bias here, but...

because the 3L carries ECM, it was already given a damage nerf - it has 3 laser hardpoints compared to the 6-8 laser hardpoints carried by brawly lights. So its not meant to be a dogfighter. Fine.

That means it needs to shine in another role, like scouting. I don't know how much scouting will be incentivized in the next balance pass, but the Raven needs to be the premier mech for the role. If there is to be an information warfare mech that keeps Red Team awake at night, it should be the Raven.

Edited by Fenrisulvyn, 12 September 2015 - 02:03 PM.

[Akuma]

For a mech that was built as a dedicated sensor platform, holding a lock on multiple targets simultaneously is a fantastic idea. The usefulness of infowarfare in game is dubious at best but if any mech would do it, the Raven would.