4
Yeonne Greene, on 17 June 2016 - 08:57 AM, said:
Unlike some on here, I actually love 'Mech pack announcements. Unfortunately, PGI seems to be favoring heavies and mediums. Any chance we'll be getting more Light 'Mechs soon? Locust IIC? Raptor? Piranha?
Why does PGI focus on using heat to limit weapons? Why not actually create a proper power draw system that provides engines with a total output, weapons with a total draw rate, and simply slows down the cycling of weapons when their combined draw exceeds the available outputs? That allows you to alpha at the expense of total DPS and it it potentially allows 'Mechs with low hardpoint counts to fire faster since they have so much overhead to dedicate to their one or two lasers...meaning we need less quirks for them.
Why does PGI focus on using heat to limit weapons? Why not actually create a proper power draw system that provides engines with a total output, weapons with a total draw rate, and simply slows down the cycling of weapons when their combined draw exceeds the available outputs? That allows you to alpha at the expense of total DPS and it it potentially allows 'Mechs with low hardpoint counts to fire faster since they have so much overhead to dedicate to their one or two lasers...meaning we need less quirks for them.
I also hope for some new light 'Mechs, soon (and if the Firemoth can ever be added to the game, I shall be a very happy pilot!).
I think that a power draw system like the one you described is an excellent idea. I hope it is seriously considered, since it seems to be a very neat fix to a number of perceived problems.
It's a neat idea because it's reasonably easy to understand, seems quite realistic, and might even help simplify the quirks on some 'Mech variants (as you explained).
