6 replies to this topic

[Big Tin Man]

So a question for the timeline jump to 3062: Will the IS be allowed to run Clan mechs and vice versa?

Seems like a good way to balance FP really, really fast.

edit: ok, not truly mixed tech, but mixed mechs. Misleading title is misleading.

Edited by Big Tin Man, 01 May 2017 - 12:15 PM.

[Captain Polux]

No

[Sjorpha]

Seems like a way to avoid balancing IS tech to be equally good as Clan tech while removing the faction flavor and leave half the equipment in the game obselete.

In other words, horrible design.

[CK16]

Even if the IS had access to Clan mechs. It was still very limited. Unless they restrict how many Clan mechs per drop deck (like 1 only!) No, they were not common at all, only best of the best units got them. A line units ect.

[Big Tin Man]

Sjorpha, on 01 May 2017 - 12:18 PM, said:

In other words, horrible design.

So with PGI at the helm... mixed dropdecks confirmed?

[Valhallan]

CK16, on 01 May 2017 - 12:44 PM, said:

Even if the IS had access to Clan mechs. It was still very limited. Unless they restrict how many Clan mechs per drop deck (like 1 only!) No, they were not common at all, only best of the best units got them. A line units ect.

This went both ways though, a lot of the clan defenses at this point ended up being salvaged IS mechs spattered with clan-weapons, simply because the clans fairy dust had limited supply and once the invasion wore down their forces they weren't able to even come close to replacing them fast enough. Only the premier front-line galaxies could really maintain pure clan-tech.

[Tarogato]

Valhallan, on 01 May 2017 - 04:05 PM, said:

This went both ways though, a lot of the clan defenses at this point ended up being salvaged IS mechs spattered with clan-weapons, simply because the clans fairy dust had limited supply and once the invasion wore down their forces they weren't able to even come close to replacing them fast enough. Only the premier front-line galaxies could really maintain pure clan-tech.

So in other words, we should force all clan players to have one or two IS mechs in their deck?