Alan Davion, on 05 January 2017 - 08:30 PM, said:
The only problem with your argument goes right back to the Clan players. If PGI were to suddenly make the IS XL engine immune to destruction via only a single torso loss, thereby giving it equal survival with the Clan XL, can you with any reasonable degree of assurance say that the Clan players would not throw an absolute s***-fit because their XL engine has essentially been nerfed by making the IS XL immune to single torso destruction?
Clan players were already having that fit when they applied the agility reduction for losing a side torso.. part of which existed in the lore.
So, this wouldn't have been the first nor will it be the last.
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It's all risk/reward. XL gives you even more weight savings, but you're taking a huge risk depending on the mech you're using. LFE gives you less weight savings, but prevents you from being insta-killed if you're focused too heavily on by the enemy. Or a sneaky light mech that manages to gut your rear torso.
LFE is not a compromise. Clan XL still keeps its benefits while IS loses out on the tonnage savings. This is before we talk about how the CERMED is closer to the IS LL than the ISMED (which every bad comparison starts with the CERMED and the ISMED, only to obscure the reality of balance).
Hit the Deck, on 05 January 2017 - 08:46 PM, said:
- the aforementioned weight saving compared to STD
- small speed increase over STD
- and when you can't take isXL because it restricts equipment placement on the ST
Clan XLs are still superior, and that 1 crit diff is a minor issue compared to the tonnage savings.
LFE doesn't fix the balance woes.. it simple obsoletes the STD engine outright.