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[jjm1]

Its been a while, but I just ran a ECM+Gauss shadowcat with advanced zoom, just for a change. Hey its fun, mediocre as hell though but at least its getting a tiny buff to Gauss at the expense of all its structure quirks, ECM, turn rate and MG quirks. ...fair deal. Now it can bleed through its Gauss ammo even faster.

The Advanced Zoom module though. This thing is still the wonkiest zoom I've ever encountered in a game. I actually managed to shoot a friendly in the rear CT because they had a red mark over them and I had forgotten just how fubar it is.

But really, the whole thing is a bad implementation. Because its a picture-in picture it hits performance, and its a small box which for better or worse makes it less effective at its purpose and mouse sensitivity is unaffected, which goes against the sniper zoom logic in every other game I've played, you either have to have low sensitivity to begin with or a separate DPS toggle somewhere.

Moving forward would people prefer having a classic sniper style zoom like other games that lowers mouse sensitivity to match the zoom-level and looks like a scope. Or a simple magic FOV zoom like what all mechs already have but more powerful.

Personally I'd like a classic full-screen scope. But I'd also like it mech-specific under the new skill-tree. SHC obviously being one of them, because its not great at anything else. Supernova is another because in lore, its what it does and will need some help. KDK-3 snipers, not so much.

[The Unstoppable Puggernaut]

Good post, I have 4 of these, I swear I only bought one. Anyway's that'll get refunded I hope.

While the Zoom has improved, I really feel it's bubbling the vision outwards too much. It just doesn't feel right, even when I have mechs equipped with it, I tend not to use it cause it starts irritating me.

The only maps you really need them on is super long engagements e.g. Alpine peaks but then most weapons just tickle people at that range so it's now pointless.

I really hope they do another pass at the zoom module. At the moment I use the targeting speed up module instead to see what I should hit instead.

[RestosIII]

Actually, IIRC, it literally isn't picture in picture, which is the problem. It's just someone yelling "Enhance!" at their screen and someone boosting the zoom on it, pixelated and all.