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[Skanderborg]

With the new tech advance coming in the near future (maybe?)

How should MRMs work? stream fire akin to LRMs or SRMs with minimum range?

How should HAGs work? gauss rifle with UAC characteristics? Would it have a charge mechanic?

If the IS ER laser line is introduced , how would they differ from the normal lasers to not make them substandard? More heat? tonnage? longer duration? Just remove the old ones?

How should the bombast laser work? If it has the charge up mechanic , how long can you hold it at full power?

Should thunderbolt missiles have a place alongside LRMs?

How would the PPC capaciter work?

Would the LFE really be what the IS needs to match clans? Would it help now that engine mobility decoupling is on the table?

Edited by Skanderborg, 03 March 2017 - 02:56 PM.

[CDLord HHGD]

Do we even know what "new tech" we're getting? I think I recall PGI saying 3060, but they can still pick and choose whatever they want....

[Hit the Deck]

Skanderborg, on 03 March 2017 - 02:54 PM, said:

How should MRMs work? stream fire akin to LRMs or SRMs with minimum range?

How would the PPC capaciter work?

Would the LFE really be what the IS needs to match clans? Would it help now that engine mobility decoupling is on the table?

1/ no min range please
2/ probably with charge-up (the bonus damage could be adjusted)
3/ no but it's still wanted

[Metus regem]

MRM's are an odd duck.... They are meant to be harder to hit with... So I would suspect a low velocity and stream fire on them... how ever as it stands they will largely invalidate SRM's... I mean why take a SRM/6 for 12-ish damage when you could take a MRM/20?

Frack the Bomb blast laser... stupid idea for a weapon system...

HAG/s will be something tricky, as they could be a large cluster shot or a UAC style stream fire.... Considering it comes in 20,30 and 40, they could look at making it 5 or 10 damage/pellet....

IS ER's would be easier to balance against IS normal lasers, Clan ER lasers are easier to balance vs IS ER lasers...

IS large bore UAC/s, RAC/s and LAC/s are more of a problem....

LPPC and HPPC are self balanced actually.

LFE would be nice, but no it will not help the major balance issues, such as 7 slot Endo/FF, 2 slot DHS and 10 slot XL engines.

[1Grimbane]

I think the new tech should work to my advantage and no one elses