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[nehebkau]

Hey guys,
Quick question. Did PGI change how ECM works (or break it). I have been able to target ECM mechs who are in LOS but greater than 300m away.

... and before you say "UAV", "Friendlies with BAP" or "TAG" it hasn't been in that situation where those are relevant. It appears that just having them in LOS (and the mechs I was doing this with had BAP) makes them target-able.


Anyone else notice this or is it just my dementia at work again?

[Andi Nagasia]

yes,
ECM used to hide your mech up to 0.75(75% of Enemies Radar Distance or 200m)
which meant that at 200m or below enemies could see you as if you didnt have ECM,

the new base is 0.30(30%) which is 560m(under this enemies can see you)
with 1ECM-Node 0.52ish(52ish%) which is 382m(under this enemies can see you)
with both ECM-Node 0.75ish(75%) which is 200m Again(under this enemies can see you)

[Fox the Apprentice]

I like that ECM is no longer an auto take, but I wish one of the ECM nodes (not both) was a little further up the tree

[nehebkau]

Andi Nagasia, on 17 May 2017 - 08:44 AM, said:

yes,
ECM used to hide your mech up to 0.75(75% of Enemies Radar Distance or 200m)
which meant that at 200m or below enemies could see you as if you didnt have ECM,

the new base is 0.30(30%) which is 560m(under this enemies can see you)
with 1ECM-Node 0.52ish(52ish%) which is 382m(under this enemies can see you)
with both ECM-Node 0.75ish(75%) which is 200m Again(under this enemies can see you)

Tells you how much attention I paid to ECM. At what point did ECM change from "If you don't have a BAP you can't lock onto me no matter how close i am to you" to "If you are within 200M anyone can see you"?

And with this change and the radar derp changes are we going to see LRM fest?

Edited by nehebkau, 17 May 2017 - 08:55 AM.