34 replies to this topic

[Pariah Devalis]

ScarecrowES, on 10 July 2016 - 02:35 PM, said:

I find this acceptable... with standard omnipods you can run 4 energy and 2 missiles, or 4 missiles and 2 energy. It's an improvement.

Or 4 missiles 3 energy. At the expense of ECM. Frankly, the SHC doesn't need much to be a phenomenal mech, overall. Just a nudge. That said, I have no problem with it being sneaky with reduced firepower. However, I'd trade ECM for a more ... brutal configuration with more guns. It would be a hellava nice option for it.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 10 July 2016 - 02:52 PM.

[Alistair Winter]

Moldur, on 10 July 2016 - 09:29 AM, said:

12 machine guns.

dammit, someone beat me to the joke.

Uhm... Here's a funny gif.

[The Zohan]

I'd rather not see an SHC hero at all as I dont associate this mech with heroic or even remarkable gameplay. Its a mech for cowards and backstanders.

[Y E O N N E]

The Zohan, on 10 July 2016 - 03:08 PM, said:

Its a mech for cowards and backstanders.

Like the Kodiak?

[The Zohan]

Yeonne Greene, on 10 July 2016 - 03:09 PM, said:

Like 95% of the Kodiaks in puglandia

Fixed it for you

[Pariah Devalis]

The Zohan, on 10 July 2016 - 03:08 PM, said:

I'd rather not see an SHC hero at all as I dont associate this mech with heroic or even remarkable gameplay. Its a mech for cowards and backstanders.

Well, you certainly sound like a Smoke Jaguar.

[The Zohan]

*growl

[Y E O N N E]

The Zohan, on 10 July 2016 - 03:13 PM, said:

Fixed it for you

Actually, even in comps it's a back-stander.

[The Zohan]

Dont be to hard on me, I wouldnt know as I am only a lowly tier 2 pug

[ColdPsyker1]

Keeping in line with PGI's absolutely piss-poor balancing decisions; the shadowcat hero should have:

A Right Arm with 1 ballistic
A right torso with 1 energy
and a Left Arm with 1 energy

So that way fans of the Shadowcat (like me), can be just as annoyed and as pissed off as when PIG released that new Summoner variant, which had the exact same hardpoints as other summoner variants. (and btw, Im a fan of the Summoner too)

but what do I know, I'm on an island, and should buy a mechpack and worship Russ for "even bothering" to create a mechwarrior game in the first place

All hail HBS, I await their game with eager anticipation

[Aiden Skye]

If we ever get omnipods quirked for PPC's

[Y E O N N E]

The Zohan, on 10 July 2016 - 03:34 PM, said:

Dont be to hard on me, I wouldnt know as I am only a lowly tier 2 pug

You should still be familiar with how EmP plays them in PUGs, though. They tell the rest of the team to head to X location (if they say anything), then sit in the back and chew up the opposition while the latter tries to blow through the "scrub armor."

[Revis Volek]

Rouken Vordermark, on 10 July 2016 - 09:00 AM, said:

I would like a left torso that gave 2-3 energy instead of the ECM. That would make for an interesting choice, I think.

This is the only option IMO that doesnt lock pods behind a paywall or stick you to ONE SET even if you buy a HERO.


Make a variant (pgi made one) that forces you to choose 3 E or ECM.


The Sad Cat needs more Energy Hardpoints.

[Pariah Devalis]

Revis Volek, on 11 July 2016 - 07:07 AM, said:

This is the only option IMO that doesnt lock pods behind a paywall or stick you to ONE SET even if you buy a HERO.


Make a variant (pgi made one) that forces you to choose 3 E or ECM.


The Sad Cat needs more Energy Hardpoints.

I wouldn't say it's the only option. A mixed torso with 1E1M might be good enough, too. Either way, an offensive left torso that can mount energy would be ideal, at the cost of ECM which is fine. Right now the mech is forced to be sneaky because of its lack of firepower, but if it could just get an extra laser or missile or two in there than it wouldn't need to be sneaky to pull off damage.

Edited by Pariah Devalis, 11 July 2016 - 07:13 AM.

[deathlord]

RA 1E, 3B
RT 4B
LT 4B
LA 1E, 3B

This is a correct and proper number of machine guns.

Edited by deathlord, 11 July 2016 - 07:12 AM.