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[Gaussfather]

What's needed is to make an IS XL behave like a Clan XL.

Clans can keep their superior and lighter weapons. Game time to die will greatly improve with that one change.

All the quirks and nerfs have gone overboard and MWO has broken away from lore so much to make it a playable game that I don't see why anyone should be against a change like this.

The major benefit clans have is that they don't die according to TT rules when they lose a side torso and 20% of the XL engine. Why? I have no idea because its future space tech/science fiction.

But that is the major reason why IS mechs get stomped by the Clan mechs without big quirks and standard engine designs (e.g. Thunderbolt, Stalker, Wubshee are the main mechs people use in CW).

For example:

IS mech loses 1 side torso = speed reduced by 35%
Clan mech loses 1 side torse = speed reduced by 25%

Or whatever numbers people want to use. I'm tired of all the quirk/weapon tweaking that PGI is doing now... they themselves told us they were going AWAY from all the quirks and instead its just a new iteration of it + nerfed weapons and mechs.

I don't see why we can't have a new PTS with this one design change just to test out how people feel about it. Please PGI lets give it a try and get some feedback.

Thanks!

[Gaussfather]

P.S.

At the end of the day this game is supposed to be about having FUN. When you wait 5-10 min for a match and die immediately because you can't afford (or don't want to play) a Clan mech then the game becomes more of a grind than fun. I think the above change will allow old players to take the dust off their old IS designs they liked playing as well as give newbies a better chance in the game. Also, by doing this you can remove some of the weapon nerfs Clan mechs have been getting lately = more fun & happiness for Clanners.