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[Lincoln Drake]

Why deals the Clan ER-PPC only 10 dmg insteat of 15? In Battetech Lore the Clan model is more powerful than the IS counterpart.

[Rogue Jedi]

the Clan ERPPC deals 10 pinpoint damage and 2.5 damage to 2 adjacent components assuming there are 2 adjacent components, 15 damage total.

it also uses less weight and slots for the same heat as the IS ERPPC

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 27 February 2016 - 01:40 PM.

[SnagaDance]

It does deal 15 damage, only it does 10 to the location you directly hit and 2,5 to each neighbouring location (which means a loss of damage when you hit arms or legs)

Edit: too slow!

Edited by SnagaDance, 27 February 2016 - 01:47 PM.

[Lincoln Drake]

Ahh, thank you.

[hellcatq]

I see this in the new section, so I'll leave this here...PPC either clan or IS should probably not ever be choosen by new players. It is relatively hard to hit targets in a meaningful way. I have spectated many lost matches where some guy was trying to be a ppc sniper and couldn't hit the broadside of the barn, where if he had brought lasers or missles he could have been of help to his team mates.

[Tickdoff Tank]

hellcatq, on 29 February 2016 - 01:59 PM, said:

I see this in the new section, so I'll leave this here...PPC either clan or IS should probably not ever be choosen by new players. It is relatively hard to hit targets in a meaningful way. I have spectated many lost matches where some guy was trying to be a ppc sniper and couldn't hit the broadside of the barn, where if he had brought lasers or missles he could have been of help to his team mates.

One thing to note: When you are spectating a mech (after you have died), what you see is not always what the pilot is seeing. Slight desync issues, lag on your end, different graphics settings, etc. All of this can make your view a little off from what is actually happening.

I have had a friend riding in my cockpit (spectating) and asking why I was firing my 3 PPCs and missing so much. I told him "I am not missing all that much, kinda on a roll actually". Finished the match with 3 kills and about 600 damage (in my BJ-3 with 3 PPCs). He was amazed at the numbers, because, per his view, I was missing about 90% of my shots, while in my view I was hitting about 75-80%.

[SnagaDance]

Tickdoff Tank, on 29 February 2016 - 06:23 PM, said:

One thing to note: When you are spectating a mech (after you have died), what you see is not always what the pilot is seeing. Slight desync issues, lag on your end, different graphics settings, etc. All of this can make your view a little off from what is actually happening.

Completely correct! But the cursor/targeting reticules will still tell the truth, when they flash red they indicate a hit, even though on your screen it may look like the pilot missed.

[Exard3k]

hellcatq, on 29 February 2016 - 01:59 PM, said:

I see this in the new section, so I'll leave this here...PPC either clan or IS should probably not ever be choosen by new players. It is relatively hard to hit targets in a meaningful way. I have spectated many lost matches where some guy was trying to be a ppc sniper and couldn't hit the broadside of the barn, where if he had brought lasers or missles he could have been of help to his team mates.

You never learn how to aim and lead your target if you don't use and fail at them.

Edited by Exard3k, 01 March 2016 - 11:05 AM.