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[The6thMessenger]

Snazzy Dragon, on 17 March 2017 - 07:23 PM, said:

Too hot. If I'm getting lurmed in a small/small pulse cute fox, I'm playing it wrong to begin with.

AMS works on allies being lurmed too.

[Snazzy Dragon]

The6thMessenger, on 17 March 2017 - 08:36 PM, said:

AMS works on allies being lurmed too.

If my teammates need to crutch on someone else's AMS to stay alive, I'm probably not out in the open with them in a light mech.

[Naduk]

not even a little worried about LAMS
every single mech now can carry regular AMS and its not wildly popular
the weight saved by not needing ammo will make LAMS a little more attractive
however many people will drop it because of the heat it creates at times where they may find it inconvenient

stats wise i think it will be 1:1 a regular AMS as we currently have -ammo consumption

so overall AMS usage rates will not rise a great deal
and even if it does, ECM is still a much bigger threat to LRM use than AMS will ever be

for AMS to be anything to worry about, they would need to double ammo counts and triple its effect range and provide a C-bill earning for shooting down LRMS .... OR LRM would need to be buffed to silly damage rates
until people see AMS as valuable or more so than 1x medium laser
its going to stay on the mechbay floor