Lightfoot, on 02 February 2016 - 02:20 PM, said:
Previous MechWarrior games had the whole arsenal competitive and dangerous. Not having that in MWO is a great loss of game depth. The other weapons need greater tactical strength so they beat lasers if used at the right range or right terrain. I think if the other weapons lack those qualities lasers will just be the best weapon for any circumstance and we will lose all that MechWarrior gameplay depth that Mechlab can bring. That's all.
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What's funny to me, is, generally, the "Fun" mechs for me, are things that are close to lore accurate builds.
A timby prime with the pulse laser removed and LRM's downgraded to 15's instead of 20's for instance. Or Warhammers running a loadout based on the 6K variant, just upgraded to Double heatsinks instead of standards... or an atlas that can function at all ranges with a spread of weaponry, hell the Catapult C1 founders rocking ALRM15's and 4mlas... things like that.
And you know what, a lot of times, I can do quite well in these. That near stock timby prime being a great example, every time I take that thing out for a spin, I rarely do less than 2 kills, and 500+damage. I have enough missiles that I can play Indirrect Fire Support if my team needs, but my mix of ERLL, ERML and MG's let me get in some damned good hit's up close. And often times, if the team is playing even remotely well, that build alone, allows me to stomp on the meta and grind it's corpse into the dust.
But, that doesn't mean that, in optimal conditions, a meta mech can't beat me, quite the contrary, if I'm not careful, not paying close enough attention to the damage I'm taking, not utilzing the terrain or various other means of cover, concielment, and rolling damage properly, I can get wrecked easily... Because the meta IS there for a reason, it works... but GOD THE META IS STALE AS HELL.
So yes, OP, I agree, the meta is boring, but hey, play what's fun to you, learn to utilize it no matter what, and you'll be heads and shoulders better than the players that crutch the meta.