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[XX Sulla XX]

Looking the new balance pass and the on going problems there is one simple key. The updated IS weapons that were designed to be balanced against Clan weapons. That combined with the Light Fusion Engine and you then have a much easier time of balancing mechs.

There are two main problems now. Clans have longer range and clans have better engines. Everything else can be adjusted by the kind of quirks they have now.

Edited by XX Sulla XX, 12 September 2015 - 01:11 PM.

[Mcgral18]

And obsolete the current stuff?


Just Normalize XL engines, add incentive to STD engines (+30CT structure?) and work from there.

[LordKnightFandragon]

Add LFE, might as well, replace every mech's stock engine w ith an LFE and remove all non-LFE engines from the game, as, well, no one is NOT going to be using one...

[xMintaka]

Mcgral18, on 12 September 2015 - 01:14 PM, said:

And obsolete the current stuff?


Just Normalize XL engines, add incentive to STD engines (+30CT structure?) and work from there.

They seem to enjoy obsoleting mechs. Why not start making equipment obsolete too?

[XX Sulla XX]

Mcgral18, on 12 September 2015 - 01:14 PM, said:

And obsolete the current stuff?


Just Normalize XL engines, add incentive to STD engines (+30CT structure?) and work from there.

No the new items are coming anyway so they need to be part of the balance. You can give a reason to still use standard engines and current XL engines its all in numbers balancing. Same with weapons. Its just you might use more current weapons say for a brawler. But more new weapons for a longer range build for example.

LordKnightFandragon, on 12 September 2015 - 01:16 PM, said:

Add LFE, might as well, replace every mech's stock engine w ith an LFE and remove all non-LFE engines from the game, as, well, no one is NOT going to be using one...

No you just balance them correctly for different roles.

Lunatech, on 12 September 2015 - 01:17 PM, said:

They seem to enjoy obsoleting mechs. Why not start making equipment obsolete too?

Or bring them in and balance them. Besides the problems go back to TT not PGI.