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[Carminus]

Since your nerfing the gauss can you now remove the stupid charge up?

[Poly Cat]

Inventive way to discourage boating :

InnerSphereNews, on 17 March 2017 - 04:14 PM, said:

• Bitchin' Betty: Added alert for weapon jam.

[El Bandito]

So PGI have noticed the IS vs. Clan component health imbalance only after three years, even though players were talking about it during those three years?

Bravo, PGI. Bravo. Can we dare hope for balanced Endo/Ferro for both sides, next?

Edited by El Bandito, 18 March 2017 - 07:48 AM.

[Black Ivan]

Indeed, it was too long that PGI notices the Clan advantages

[C E Dwyer]

Arkhangel, on 18 March 2017 - 02:45 AM, said:

@Kmi: if nothing else, it actually gives ya a reason to use Artemis on 4s now.

It also makes Sarm 6 more viable an option, and it's about time LRM5's were nerfed

[Jman5]

Elizander, on 17 March 2017 - 08:22 PM, said:

My Jagermech arm armor was stripped and the internals barely scratched then I instantly lost 2 UAC5s from an 800m shot

Yeah crits from front loaded weapons do full damage as long as the shot does even a little damage to structure. Good news is I bet you were hit with a PPC or Gauss which are both being nerfed (Because situations like yours happen too frequently with those guns). The UAC/5 has 10 hitpoints and the Guass/PPC will only do 7.5 damage per crit roll. So it will be much less likely to be completely crit off the bat now with those weapons.

Edited by Jman5, 18 March 2017 - 10:47 AM.

[Gas Guzzler]

Jman5, on 18 March 2017 - 08:39 AM, said:

Yeah crits from front loaded weapons do full damage as long as the shot does even a little damage to structure. Good news is I bet you were hit with a PPC or Gauss which are both being nerfed (Because situations like yours happen too frequently with those guns). The UAC/5 has 10 hitpoints and the Guass/PPC will only do 7.5 damage per crit roll. So it will be much less likely to be completely crit off the bat now with those weapons now.

Yeah I'm personally pretty happy they are nerfing the crit capabilities of those two guns. Sucks catching a PPC in the back and losing an AC20 or something. Or getting a PPFLD alpha that crits BOTH UAC10s in the right arm of the HGN-IIC-C...

[Hydrocarbon]

I have to say I'm very pleased PGI is willing to re-work the Skill Tree, as well as put the new game mode on the PTS. THIS is a great step forward, as we can all agree there have been more than a few instances where an untested change was launched either severely OP or even broken.

As far as the HP/Crit changes, I have to wonder if you'll be entirely removing IS quirks soon. The change to XL's was also pretty bad, now you're nerfing their equipment health by a decent chunk too.

I do like how the PPFLD weapons are seeing less chance to cause crits, this seems a much better way to balance than just reducing DPS.

[DAYLEET]

InnerSphereNews, on 17 March 2017 - 04:14 PM, said:

• Bitchin' Betty: Added alert for weapon jam.

Cool!

InnerSphereNews, on 17 March 2017 - 04:14 PM, said:

• Cool Shot: Now has associated SFX when used.

From inside the cockpit or outside? i guess ill find out the 21.

[Calebos]

Uncle Totty, on 17 March 2017 - 06:08 PM, said:

Why is it that the techs that once worked on the Orion now get to keep working on Timber Wolves?

What can you ask from 3d max "user"? They do not know what does it carthesian space and hierarchy mean so planar symetry is not their world

It is JUST PGI

Edited by Calebos, 18 March 2017 - 10:48 AM.

[Aramuside]

Arkhangel, on 18 March 2017 - 02:45 AM, said:

@Kmi: if nothing else, it actually gives ya a reason to use Artemis on 4s now.

Debateable as the increase in bulk really hurts - an artemis SRM 4 is exactly the size and weight of the non artemis SRM 6. Not surprised admittedly as we used them in preference to 6's for a reason...

Suspect most people will just eat the nerf and carry on as before or increase size. It mainly hits lights like the oxide with their two CT launchers who I suspect weren't really the problem.

[SmokeGuar]

Clan omni-mechs get full freedom to build?
Clan omni-mechs get locked stuff unlocked?
( never going to happen )

More seriously, now that Clan loses health, will IS lose quirks? You know, balance.

[SuperFunkTron]

I think a great idea for the recent flux in requests for new maps would be to simply reinstate some of the old maps. I would really love to see the old Terra Therma, Forest Colony, and even Frozen City show up again. It's a great quick fix that would probably require few resources to add.

[James Wirth]

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We feel the changes to Component Health, Targeting Computers, and certain Weaponry changes are positive improvements to overall balance regardless of the Skill Tree.

Well PGI, you're WRONG! Clan targeting computers will now be mostly worthless and Clan weaponry will be as fragile as cheap glass.

Way to keep on screwing over your Clan players.

[Grinster]

Poly Cat, on 18 March 2017 - 06:53 AM, said:

Inventive way to discourage boating :

Staring at a cored Dire Wolf when I have 2 Jammed UACs on my ENF-5P was incentive enough for me.

[Felicitatem Parco]

James Wirth, on 18 March 2017 - 03:54 PM, said:

Well PGI, you're WRONG! Clan targeting computers will now be mostly worthless and Clan weaponry will be as fragile as cheap glass.

Way to keep on screwing over your Clan players.

I'm sorry, are you saying that the Inner Sphere Command Console is now superior to the Clan Targeting computers??!?

[Xaat Xuun]

oh great, now I have to turn Betty off

• Bitchin' Betty: Added alert for weapon jam.

now she's never going to shut up

[Xaat Xuun]

was really wanting to see that the Domination circle was moved in Alpine Peaks

[Nightmare1]

Well, the Skill Tree may have been postponed, but it looks like we're still getting some nerfs anyways.

[Marius Romanis]

what a surprise nothing from PAUL about dropships breaking our legs another month after saying he would look into it at roundtable