Kshahdoo, on 22 December 2016 - 04:08 AM, said:
I'm a devoted clanner, always have been. It started long before MWO was released, so no wonder I've been playing for clans only. But with all this IS pilots whining about their mechs suckage, I decided to start playin for IS.
My first mech choice turns out to be terrible - Stalker sucks. Not because it's bad, but because I don't use LRMs, and for a laser boat it's too clumsy, mostly because its arms aren't movable enough. Still I somehow manage to stay on 1 k/d ratio (I'm not a good player, tier3 half way to tier2), being totally noobish to IS mechs and gear.
IS LPL is ******* great! I've already fallen in love with it. But I see one big problem: using STD engines makes IS mechs very tough to kill, but not having enough central torso weapon mounts makes this advantage almost useless. What point to survive, if you lose all your weapons? So I think developers should forget about the lore in this case and give IS mechs more central torso weapons.
I think you are just being new to IS, thus not used to the play style. I know I had some difficulty when first switching to Clan side as a Merc, cause Clan play style is noticeably different.
STK-4N is still very good at making trades against Clan mechs at mid-range. In maps such as Boreal, Portico, and and Hellebore, I frequently do top damage with it. And that's pretty good, considering the fact I am in (MS) now.
STK-5M has CT hardpoint. Put a LPL in it or something.
The Basilisk, on 22 December 2016 - 06:58 AM, said:
Thats a bit harsh dude.
When you are used to timby, Hellbringer or Executioner for Laser vomit the Stalker is hillariously slow and cumbersome with its high laser hardpoints and favorable hitboxes not realy making up for the fact that you are exposed too long to feel good.
Every IS mechs just sucks compared to their clan counterparts in their respective class.
It is true that IS mechs are inferior than that of Clan mechs in general, hence PGI's tonnage restriction band-aid. Pugs vs. premades is bigger issue though.
Edited by El Bandito, 22 December 2016 - 08:24 AM.