Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
not really. i look at all of them. Like I said before: some are fine but others need help.
Not really. You've only mentioned the Linebacker, which while not on the level of the best omnis isn't gimp. Hard point choices and locations always kill mechs, not weight, and the Linebacker is at least usable.
Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
There are plenty of examples where the downside of locked equipment is worse than the downside of ISXL
The executioner for example loses 12 tons because of locked jumpjets and masc. plus it cant take endo because its locked so thats like another 4 tons. Id be perfectly fine with the executioner dying on a side torso loss if meant unlocked equipment and freeing up those 16 tons.
losing 16 tons to useless locked equipment is far worse than dying when you lose a side torso.
And the XL engine is the least of the problems of a lot of IS mechs. Even the best IS mechs still have to contend with the XL engine making them excessively fragile, I
still wouldn't look at omnimechs at all until the IS mechs at the bottom get buffed.
Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
so yeah gimped omnimech is gimped.
And yet still better than a gimped IS battlemech.
Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
because common sense.
if you rebalance the game now, then youll still have to rebalance it again when IS gets new tech
So? You have to rebalance anytime you add anything. By that logic we shouldn't balance ever because the game will always be changing. Common sense? No, that's complete and utter nonsense.
Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
it makes more sense to only rebalance the game one time.
Which will never happen. Everything will always be in flux. You may as well never balance it at all.
Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
besides clan vs IS hasnt been balanced for 3 years so whats another few months?
More bad logic. People aren't allowed to have a few good months? Things have always sucked so what's the harm in them still sucking? That's a horrible decision.
Khobai, on 10 April 2017 - 12:48 AM, said:
except were talking about omnimechs not clan battlemechs
clan battlemechs might be overpowered. but thats not what this discussion is about. this discussion is about how to fix the gimped omnimechs. not how to nerf clan battlemechs.
Except we
are talking clan battlemechs because that's what the OP was talking about. He was comparing clan omnis to clan battles and stating how battlemechs were so much better. Well, they are, but that doesn't mean omnis need help. Quite the opposite. It means clan battlemechs need huge nerfs.