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[Ordellus]

Yep this game has officially become ******* Stupid^tm

[627]

welcome to the 80s

[Moogles]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

Yep this game has officially become ******* Stupid^tm

You realize these things have been around WAAAY longer than this particular game, right?

[Ordellus]

Moogles, on 20 February 2014 - 03:28 AM, said:

You realize these things have been around WAAAY longer than this particular game, right?

I don't find that duration makes something less stupid. Just look at religion.

Edited by Ordellus, 20 February 2014 - 03:33 AM.

[Moogles]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:32 AM, said:

I don't find that duration makes something less stupid. Just look at religion.

Taking that statement out of the equation - why do you think lights with large lasers and assault mechs with jump jets are a bad thing? A large laser weighs 5 tons.. put it on a 'Mech that has the tonnage available? It makes fine sense to me.

Assaults having jump jets - those jump jets are much larger than the ones on lights/mediums, and weigh more to showcase that. Why not add maneuverability to something otherwise fairly clunky and slow? It makes sense from a tactical standpoint.

If you're thinking "Lights should all be fast, have small lasers, SRM2s, and machine guns, while assaults have big weapons and they're slow, clunky, and easy targets!", then this probably isn't the game for you.

[wanderer]

Umm...

Lights with large lasers? There's one in the very first Battletech technical readout, TRO3025- the original Jenner packed one. Heck, the Panther had a PPC.

Ditto assault 'Mechs with jump jets. The Victor, again TRO 3025. TRO 2750 had the Hussar (hello, first ER LL harasser!) and the Highlander, of "Highlander Burial" fame. And the Crockett for that matter in the "jumping assaults" category.

If you're gonna talk about "stupid", try doing it about things that don't exist. Say, like ghost heat?

[Lydialeera]

Wait until he finds the Hollander.

(35 ton Light with a gauss rifle for those who don't know)

[Slab Squathrust]

Lydialeera, on 20 February 2014 - 04:24 AM, said:

Wait until he finds the Hollander.

(35 ton Light with a gauss rifle for those who don't know)

Lol back in closed beta people used to run the poor mans hollander. A raven 2x packing a gauss rifle.

[Josef Nader]

The Raven 2X and Commando 1B come stock with large lasers. The Victor and the Highlander come stock with jump jets. Just like they've done since their inception. Nothing Jew here that hasn't been in Battletech since thebsrart.

[MustrumRidcully]

That's silly? Wait until you see those mechs that come stock with axes or swords!

And did you notice - they are using giant stompy robots instead of flat, concealable tanks. Who comes up with something like that?

Edited by MustrumRidcully, 20 February 2014 - 04:40 AM.

[Curccu]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

Yep this game has officially become ******* Stupid^tm

What is your point? or just another pointless QQ thread?

[Slab Squathrust]

MustrumRidcully, on 20 February 2014 - 04:39 AM, said:

That's silly? Wait until you see those mechs that come stock with axes or swords!

And did you notice - they are using giant stompy robots instead of flat, concealable tanks. Who comes up with something like that?

Well that and we are living in some post apocalyptic universe where we have faster than light travel and fusion engines, but we cant create missiles that fly farther than 1 kilometer.

[Noesis]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

Yep this game has officially become ******* Stupid^tm

[SubXulu]

Moogles, on 20 February 2014 - 03:36 AM, said:

Assaults having jump jets - those jump jets are much larger than the ones on lights/mediums, and weigh more to showcase that.

All jets should produce heat, the larger the jet the more the heat ... this would also nail sky dancing ppc assault mechs and limit them as you describe to being 'manoeuvrability' items only.

[Joseph Mallan]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

Yep this game has officially become ******* Stupid^tm

Panther
Eagle
Victor
Shogun
Highlander

80s-90s Gaming at its finest.

[Mechteric]

Battletech has plenty of lights sporting heavy weapons and assault mechs sporting jets. This game hasn't done anything different, just some balance issues to iron out.

[Sheraf]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

Yep this game has officially become ******* Stupid^tm

The light mechs can equip large laser or PPC, but sustain fire? no.

[Trauglodyte]

Ordellus, on 20 February 2014 - 03:08 AM, said:

Yep, this topic is officially ******* Stupid^tm

I fixed that for you.

[Joseph Mallan]

Oh for the love of a Panther!!!

[Sandpit]

Wait...........
You mean to tell me that this has been the case and norm for THIRTY YEARS?!??!?!?!