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[Nightmare1]

I'd be fine with a single weapon type having multiple manufacturers, each with their own unique quirk or two.

[Pjwned]

Khobai, on 01 January 2016 - 10:01 AM, said:

Yeah we need mech rifles added to the game. So theres a lightweight ballistic with semi-decent range.

Exactly, the fact that we have such a huge gap between machine guns and autocannons is ridiculous.

Narcissistic Martyr, on 01 January 2016 - 01:56 PM, said:

Don't the light ones basically bounce off mechs?

That just needs to be changed and it's fine; give it enough DPS and ammo per ton and suddenly even a mech like the SDR-5V could have some decent firepower.

Edited by Pjwned, 02 January 2016 - 04:25 AM.

[Khobai]

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Don't the light ones basically bounce off mechs?

They do. So youd have to get rid of the canon rule that makes them do -3 damage to mechs and rework their stats a bit.

But the game definitely needs more lightweight ballistic options.

[Strum Wealh]

Pjwned, on 01 January 2016 - 01:55 AM, said:

Mechs like the SDR-5V would be better if they had some options for ballistic weapons that weren't either complete garbage or way too heavy to carry, and same goes for other mechs like any Kintaro variant and missile weapons.

Pjwned, on 02 January 2016 - 04:22 AM, said:

That just needs to be changed and it's fine; give it enough DPS and ammo per ton and suddenly even a mech like the SDR-5V could have some decent firepower.

I doubt that adding additional ballistic weapons would help the SDR-5V, as its only weapons are two CT-mounted lasers.


The SDR-5K, on the other hand, could see some benefit.
Then again... I present to you, the DakkaSpider!

[Dawnstealer]

Deathlike, on 31 December 2015 - 11:06 AM, said:

Let me say this again... under what circumstances would a Spider-5V be good when it has zero quirks?

Some mechs will need quirks regardless due to poor geometry, hitboxes, hardpoints, and a host of those deficiencies.

Quirk its acceleration, braking, twist speed, etc. Give it a higher engine cap.

[Vashramire]

I always hoped that the manufacturing brands would substitute weapon quirks in a way. There is a lot of potential in them but I wonder how well they could balance them.

[MechPorn]

If they are going to quirk weapons, they would need to do it based off faction choices.

[Khobai]

bad idea is bad

[Deathlike]

Dawnstealer, on 29 February 2016 - 05:53 PM, said:

Quirk its acceleration, braking, twist speed, etc. Give it a higher engine cap.

This is going to help the Spider-5V how exactly?

You need to think about this a bit more than just making it super agile, while it has pea shooters for weapons.