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[Ionna Silver]

With just 3 Medium Pulse Lasers on my Kit Fox with 11 Double Heatsinks, I can barely shoot them 3 times without shutting down. Compare that to the Urbanmech with 4 IS Meduim Pulse lasers with the same number of Double Heatsinks which can alpha 5 times without shutting down. This means that the Kit Fox that does the same alpha will perform worse over time compared to the Urbanmech.

PTS Clan Double Heatsinks were nerfed too hard.


(Note: 4 IS Medium pulse has the same alpha as 3 Clan Medium Pulse)

Edited by Ionna Silver, 06 November 2015 - 12:55 PM.

[Mcgral18]

They both have the same amount of PoorDubs as well.


Did the Urbie get that 5% heat quirk this time around?

[Dracol]

Ionna Silver, on 06 November 2015 - 12:55 PM, said:

With just 3 Medium Pulse Lasers on my Kit Fox with 11 Double Heatsinks, I can barely shoot them 3 times without shutting down. Compare that to the Urbanmech with 4 IS Meduim Pulse lasers with the same number of Double Heatsinks which can alpha 5 times without shutting down. This means that the Kit Fox that does the same alpha will perform worse over time compared to the Urbanmech.

If what you stated were the only 2 differences between the techs and mechs, I would agree with you in a heart beat. However, the question that needs to be asked is "Does the clan XL advantage, cool rate, and range advantage compensate enough for the 2 alpha difference?"

[ChapeL]

It might be going according to plan since the admitted goal is to curb "Alpha strike warrior syndrome"

[sycocys]

Do you need to alpha?

Most of my other mechs I found it far more useful to have a small group (1-3 lasers) and the rest on chain-fire. Death's Knell was a lot more effective with having a chain fire set in addition to the alpha set with its 4 MPL. One quick pop then sustain the damage while kite away.

[Ionna Silver]

3 Medium Pulse lasers is the Alpha I'm talking about...not 6 or more. I would have no problem if we were talking about a massive alpha of 50 or so. I'm talking just 3 Clan Medium Pulse.

Mcgral18, on 06 November 2015 - 01:29 PM, said:

They both have the same amount of PoorDubs as well.


Did the Urbie get that 5% heat quirk this time around?

Urbie got no quirks but some infotech crap/stuff, so nope!

Edited by Ionna Silver, 06 November 2015 - 04:08 PM.

[Ionna Silver]

ChapeL, on 06 November 2015 - 01:39 PM, said:

It might be going according to plan since the admitted goal is to curb "Alpha strike warrior syndrome"

Is 3 Medium Pulse Lasers fired at once a big Alpha in your mind?