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[mogs01gt]

Its an extremely specialize mech in Lore, its not very powerful and has very few hard points. So what is the issue with giving people what they paid for? Its not like its going to be game breaking with its three whole hardpoints


Every time I see it in my mech bay, I feel a bit rip off since the introduction of IIC mechs.


rant over,
Mogs

[Mechteric]

I too hope they'll add the 2 energy mounts in the left arm, like it gets in the lore after 3050ish

[mogs01gt]

CapperDeluxe, on 05 April 2017 - 07:34 AM, said:

I too hope they'll add the 2 energy mounts in the left arm, like it gets in the lore after 3050ish

Something. With how nerfed the ac20 is, the mech is ******* hardmode.

[AlexEss]

mogs01gt, on 05 April 2017 - 07:16 AM, said:

Its an extremely specialize mech in Lore, its not very powerful and has very few hard points. So what is the issue with giving people what they paid for? Its not like its going to be game breaking with its three whole hardpoints


Every time I see it in my mech bay, I feel a bit rip off since the introduction of IIC mechs.


rant over,
Mogs

Yes... because we do need a rear facing medium laser....?

Or am i missing something...?

[mogs01gt]

AlexEss, on 05 April 2017 - 07:39 AM, said:

Yes... because we do need a rear facing medium laser....?
Or am i missing something...?

huh? The YLW has clan tech weapons in lore. And most rear facing weapons that existed in Lore were turned to front facing in MWO.

[AlexEss]

No.. It did not. IIRC...

The RESTORED YLW (in essecne the YLW 2.0) did use soem fancy tools. But the original YLW just scrapped the missiles and bolted a AC/20 in place of the 10. Yeah also the spiked fist but we lack H2H combat so that does **** all

[mogs01gt]

AlexEss, on 05 April 2017 - 07:44 AM, said:

No.. It did not. IIRC...
The RESTORED YLW (in essecne the YLW 2.0) did use soem fancy tools. But the original YLW just scrapped the missiles and bolted a AC/20 in place of the 10. Yeah also the spiked fist but we lack H2H combat so that does **** all

Im not talking about the original. Im talking about MWO and how it has mechs that are using clan tech. YLW had clan tech in its final configuration.

Edited by mogs01gt, 05 April 2017 - 07:52 AM.

[Spheroid]

The Centurion has already been through two uglyfication cycles ruining both the gun arm and the missile ports. Only the Dragon has suffered worse.

Messing with left arm would destroy what art remained of the original model. I vote no. Pick a different and more meta mech.

[Bishop Steiner]

mogs01gt, on 05 April 2017 - 07:50 AM, said:

Im not talking about the original. Im talking about MWO and how it has mechs that are using clan tech. YLW had clan tech in its final configuration.

Not in this era it didn't. And no we have no mixtech designs, so why the eff would we start with YLW?


Also, YLW is EXACTLY what anyone paid for. It's stats haven't changed sinc eti was introduced. Only thing missing is the melee weapons that would be meaningless here.

Would a YLW2 with Gauss, etc be nice? Sure. So would having a 3rd laser.

But the Clan Tech one you mention was post Jihad and packed a MIXED TECH, unlike the Clan IICs which are PURE Clan Tech, and a bloody damn hatchet.

Edited by Bishop Steiner, 05 April 2017 - 07:56 AM.

[mogs01gt]

Spheroid, on 05 April 2017 - 07:53 AM, said:

The Centurion has already been through two uglyfication cycles ruining both the gun arm and the missile ports. Only the Dragon has suffered worse.Messing with left arm would destroy what art remained of the original model. I vote no. Pick a different and more meta mech.

WTF are you rambling about?

Bishop Steiner, on 05 April 2017 - 07:53 AM, said:

Not in this era it didn't. And no we have no mixtech designs, so why the eff would we start with YLW?

Arent we at like 3080 or something? Era controlling tech is just poor balancing on PGI's part.

Edited by mogs01gt, 05 April 2017 - 07:56 AM.

[AlexEss]

mogs01gt, on 05 April 2017 - 07:50 AM, said:

Im not talking about the original. Im talking about MWO and how it has mechs that are using clan tech. YLW had clan tech in its final configuration.

Yeah bit that config does not come out until 3120-ish..

The YLW-Kai mostly used IS stuff still.. But with the new tech what you are asking for is a YLW with two extra E hardpoints.

[mogs01gt]

AlexEss, on 05 April 2017 - 07:54 AM, said:

Yeah bit that config does not come out until 3120-ish..
The YLW-Kai mostly used IS stuff still.. But with the new tech what you are asking for is a YLW with two extra E hardpoints.

then give it what is had in Lore. If it had two extra energy hardpoints, then it should have them here in MWO.

[Spheroid]

The YW2 has a production date of 3051. However as it has a LAA you might as well run an Enforcer as you are not putting an AC-20 in the right arm.

Edited by Spheroid, 05 April 2017 - 08:21 AM.

[AlexEss]

That would be a new hero mech... The one we have is supposed to be the YLW-Justin. It has what it has...

Now i am not against them making a YLW-Kai or when the time is right a YLW-Danai.

But i very much like my YLW as it is, it is stupid and useless and just perfectly wonderful. Nothing like the days of hunting down lights who thought they could outrun me.

In short: Your opinion is noted but i think you are wrong in my own personal opinion.

[MechaBattler]

There was also only one. So if you want get 'accurate' to the lore. You wouldn't have it.

[Bishop Steiner]

mogs01gt, on 05 April 2017 - 07:58 AM, said:

then give it what is had in Lore. If it had two extra energy hardpoints, then it should have them here in MWO.

it had one extra energy hardpoint. And yeah, sure, shamwow. But not exactly worth pissing one's pants over. Also, it's already pretty damn optimized as is with the current config, as you want a 300XL, for flanking speed, and AC20/MPLS for quick dmg delivery, and that leaves you with just enough ammo for a match.

Adding the YLW2... you lose your shield arm, as those extra hardpoints are in the LA. What will you do with them.. run 4x SPLs? Might work.

The Clan Tech part of the OP though is just... well, bad.

[mogs01gt]

AlexEss, on 05 April 2017 - 08:02 AM, said:

That would be a new hero mech... The one we have is supposed to be the YLW-Justin. It has what it has...
Now i am not against them making a YLW-Kai or when the time is right a YLW-Danai.
But i very much like my YLW as it is, it is stupid and useless and just perfectly wonderful. Nothing like the days of hunting down lights who thought they could outrun me.
In short: Your opinion is noted but i think you are wrong in my own personal opinion.

I dont like that PGI picked the first variant for the mech. The mech is and should be its last variant. I was hoping once clan tech came into the picture that PGI would fix the useless YLW.

Bishop Steiner, on 05 April 2017 - 08:04 AM, said:

it had one extra energy hardpoint. And yeah, sure, shamwow. But not exactly worth pissing one's pants over. Also, it's already pretty damn optimized as is with the current config, as you want a 300XL, for flanking speed, and AC20/MPLS for quick dmg delivery, and that leaves you with just enough ammo for a match.
Adding the YLW2... you lose your shield arm, as those extra hardpoints are in the LA. What will you do with them.. run 4x SPLs? Might work.
The Clan Tech part of the OP though is just... well, bad.

lol optimized, are you serious? Cents are easy as hell to destroy anymore when they run XLs. You can pick them off at 600m with zero issues.

I'll take extra hardpoints over inflated armor any day of the week.

Edited by mogs01gt, 05 April 2017 - 08:07 AM.

[Bishop Steiner]

AlexEss, on 05 April 2017 - 08:02 AM, said:

That would be a new hero mech... The one we have is supposed to be the YLW-Justin. It has what it has...

Now i am not against them making a YLW-Kai or when the time is right a YLW-Danai.

But i very much like my YLW as it is, it is stupid and useless and just perfectly wonderful. Nothing like the days of hunting down lights who thought they could outrun me.

In short: Your opinion is noted but i think you are wrong in my own personal opinion.

I still find myself getting 500+ and 3 kills most matches when I dust it off. I just prefer my HBK or ASN.

mogs01gt, on 05 April 2017 - 08:05 AM, said:

I dont like that PGI picked the first variant for the mech. The mech is and should be its last variant. I was hoping once clan tech came into the picture that PGI would fix the useless YLW.

Well, that is the mech it was when and if you bought it, so complaining after seems pretty dumb. Also, if you find it useless, I must say "L2P", as it still works rather well, though admittedly not up there with the top tier meta mechs, and again, IT DOESN'T GET CLAN TECH (Mixtech, in point of fact) UNTIL DARK AGE.

[AlexEss]

Bishop Steiner, on 05 April 2017 - 08:07 AM, said:

I still find myself getting 500+ and 3 kills most matches when I dust it off. I just prefer my HBK or ASN.

Oh i agree. I love it to bits. In all its lopsided glory. It is a true sledgehammer.

[Hit the Deck]

I'd like a mixtech Yen Low Wang v.2 in my dream:

• cXL300, cEndo, cFerro, 13x DHS
  
• 2x Clan Heavy Medium Laser
  
• and its signature weapon: a single AC/20 with 4 tons of ammo