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R 13, on 19 August 2016 - 05:32 AM, said:
The thing that most dissenting opinions have missed is basically what I stated: It's a self-correcting/self-balancing problem.
Running a measurably bigger engine generally means running an XL engine in order to leave enough tonnage open to carry weapons. XL engines make a mech measurably more fragile than a standard, and eat into crit space.
It's not suggesting that you run your Warhammer around with a single laser. It's saying that you shouldn't be able to take a Stalker with a 200 series engine and go around alpha-ing with 6 PPCs all the time. If you want to spam PPCs, you're going to have to run a bigger engine, maybe even an XL which means carrying fewer PPCs and being easier to kill.
Running a measurably bigger engine generally means running an XL engine in order to leave enough tonnage open to carry weapons. XL engines make a mech measurably more fragile than a standard, and eat into crit space.
It's not suggesting that you run your Warhammer around with a single laser. It's saying that you shouldn't be able to take a Stalker with a 200 series engine and go around alpha-ing with 6 PPCs all the time. If you want to spam PPCs, you're going to have to run a bigger engine, maybe even an XL which means carrying fewer PPCs and being easier to kill.
I think you forgot to add in clan XL in that mix. Even without it doesn't add up. You can put plenty of lasers on a Maruader with a max 340 standard engine. No need to go XL on some chassis and they will be the new meta.
