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[Kristov Kerensky]

Soltenius Drake, on 18 December 2011 - 09:07 PM, said:

That's why you give the mechs with less range of movement another advantage that is a fair trade off and can't be taken lightly, thus maintaining diversity and balance.

That's the problem Soltenius, WHAT do you give them for that lack of mobility? There's a simple reason for the flat twist range in BTech, no one has an advantage and everyone has the weak spot. It also just happens to fit the fiction they used to describe how Mechs are built, a nice bonus. Seriously, a LOT of the stuff brought up today wasn't back then, they weren't making a computer game, rate of turn or amount of twist wasn't an issue, everyone got the same, for balance. The Jenner and other similiar designs were the odd men out, but they ALL have JJ, so twisting wasn't important, facing can be instantly changed when using JJ, balanced out, not an issue that they can't twist.

So..what advantage do you give chassis with a lesser turn range? Seriously.