Lykaon, on 20 March 2017 - 01:21 PM, said:
You really think that the new tech like the LFE is going to place the I.S. "far in the lead" for durability?
the LFE is half the weight savings of the Clan XL. So what will a previously XL equiped mech give up to fit the heavier LFE?
Speed? because a smaller engine needed to be used. The now slower mech is more easily out manuvered.
Maybe give up armor? well that's directly impacting durability negativley.
Fewer weapons? well now you will be severely out gunned and not likely to make efficent trades in exchanges of fire.
Lighter weapons? usually means less range and that means fewer opertunities to engage or overall less damage but mostly it's BOTH.
So a Griffin 2N with a LFE will either drop to a smaller rated LFE or reduce weapon payload and the ECM making it an oversized slow light mech in terms of firepower.
As for the new I.S. tech the majority of it will be simply heavier bulkier versions of clan tech. Combine the this with I.S. endo steel and the I.S. mechs are starved for both tonage and space. It will be give and take unlike clan tech that frequently allows you to fill a mech to weapon capacity and still have unused tonnage.
I wouldn't worry about the I.S. UACs it is highly unlikely that an Inner Sphere UAC20 with fire two 20 point slugs. It is more likely that I.S. UACs will use 5 point submunitions so a UAC20 will probably fire 4 slugs per 20 damage.
As for the clans having better pilots as reflected by Tiers...well this is a direct result of clan equipment granting better performance. I always go noticably better when using clan mechs.
The clan tech advantages provide to boost in performance it's not neccissarily just the innate tallent of the pilots.
In my griffin comparison the common build for scouting is STD275, 4 ASRM6, ECM, ammo. This is the most effective build for countering clans due to the complete lack of XL check and the effective frontloaded alpha that is condensed enough to rip legs off mechs without spread. An LFE in this mech would be a straight upgrade with no downsides, so the griffin could bring better weapons, more cooling, a faster engine, jump jets, armor on the empty arms, or whatever. So basically the exact opposite of what you were suggesting.
The things that are just heavier but superior versions of clan tech aren't really the most interesting except for the UACs, but the actual new tech such as MRMs and RACs are quite interesting.
The UAC20 is likely to have less shells than a clan UAC20 if we just go based off the UAC5 vs CUAC5, the UAC5 is one shell while the CUAC5 is 2 shells, this could either mean the UAC20 will have half as many shells per burst as the CUAC20 or one less, so either 2 or 3 shells, either way it would be quite powerful, especially when paired up with any quirks the IS mech has. With a single shell it would be obviously overpowered.
The high tiered players who are on the clan side don't only play clan, they are merc units that are causing the massive shifts in player populations between the factions. This means that they use both types of mech, which usually means they are better pilots because they've gotten familiar with both faction's chassis and know all their strengths and weaknesses and how to make the best out of each, this allows them to do better against any opponents they come up against. In general the loyalists don't hold a candle to the merc units. So its entirely untrue that they are high tier because they only play clans, because they don't.
VonBruinwald, on 20 March 2017 - 01:40 PM, said:
A clan merc.
I hate to tar you all with the same brush (actually I love it), but almost all the mercs whining "I'm a merc (insert neutrality reason here) and clanners are going to suck after this" are contracted with the clans. Coincidence, I think not. Now you may be neutral but a lot of your like minded clan "mercs" are clearly not and so I tar you with the same brush even if that tar only sticks like you're Jack Slater.
Either way, I'll be contracted with the IS in July when the new tech drops, much more fun to be had with all those extra new toys.
Of course if you look in this thread though, you'll see other mercs aligned with the same clan as I am arguing points against my own. I'm really doubting there is some hidden clan merc conspiracy, if there is I haven't been invited.
Edited by Dakota1000, 20 March 2017 - 04:03 PM.
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