Mystere, on 05 September 2016 - 10:31 AM, said:
If GH was intended to limit damage regardless of damage type, then why did PGI intentionally limit damage only by damage type. As such, either PGI goofed, or you're seriously misstating what GH was meant to do.
Except... they
did admit they goofed. In one of the first town halls where ED was mentioned as a twinkle in Russ' eye, he stated GH failed at its purpose for that very reason. The words "it failed" were used, very specifically. It's a case of PGI not thinking through how to break a system the way an average person who plays the game would.
Interestingly, when people tried bypassing it with the Nova in the test server with a 6x ERMLas and 6x ERSLas, they immediately linked Clan mediums and smalls together, and both ER and Pulse, before live release of the Clans even happened. The only reason to do that was to limit maximum alpha output. However, it was done so hodge podgey that everyone and their mother still found ways to bypass that.
Though I will admit, the old 6x6 Nova was terrifyingly effective. XD
Jack Shayu Walker, on 05 September 2016 - 11:18 AM, said:
Yeah I know I know. But it used to be that either setup was viable. Now it's go two PPCs or go home on the PTS, and I already have a mech for that.
My shadowcat needs a weapon that's frontloaded, relatively fast firing, and is light enough that other weapons can be mounted. cERPPC used to fit that bill, but now that its been converted to a low RoF high alpha weapon, it simply doesn't anymore.
Personally, I love it. Though I could still love it at 14 damage. The Shadow Cat was always intended to be sneaky. An assassin of a mech. Appearing, hitting with a devastating blast, and vanishing. Channel your inner Nova Cat mechwarrior, padawan. The high damage low ROF C-ERPPC work wonderfully on it, especially, since the mech is slippery enough to hit and vanish before the enemy can get a lock on your position. :3
Edited by Pariah Devalis, 06 September 2016 - 06:44 AM.