Almond Brown, on 26 February 2016 - 07:43 AM, said:
So, just replace the current ECM with AECM at what cost to the Mech and players? Keep ECM at 1 Slot and no weight cost (restricted by chassis) like now and then ADD AECM which would cost what exactly? Perhaps 2t and 3 slots... or 3t for 3 slots. The stealth abilities of current ECM carriers are already whined about incessantly right?
Thus, I am not seeing how replacing something, that is heavily griped about in its current state, with something the same but may have weight and or more slot requirement, unless ALL Mechs have access? Is that where this is going...ALL MECHS can have stealth? LOL!
It's more that the ECM that we have now is actually more like AECM than GECM. AECM is the one that blocked almost all detection and GECM just interfered with detection systems.
It's about making tiers for the equipment and giving each differentiating features.
GECM/CECM would still cost tonnage/crits/hardpoints, but if you want the stealth you'd have to pay more. That's fair.
Just to be clear, current ECM versions are not weightless, nor did I propose that AECM that all 'Mechs should be on any 'Mech that doesn't have an ECM handprint.
Edited by Brandarr Gunnarson, 27 February 2016 - 03:54 AM.