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[Jay Leon Hart]

Hello! I've read and listened to a few similar suggestions for engine cap increases, so thought I would collate a list of 'mechs that (I feel) should get one.

Light
Locust (All) - 190 to 200 (does this break HSR?)
Commando (All except COM-2D) - 240 to 250 (does this break HSR?)
Spider (Anansi) - 270 to 275
Firestarter (All) - 295 to 300
Raven (RVN-3L) - 295 to 300
Wolfhound (All except WLF-1) - 295 to 300
Wolfhound (WLF-1) - 315 to 325
Osiris (All) - 240 to 250

Medium
Vindicator (VND-1AA) - 295 to 300
Centurion (CN9-D) - 390 to 400
Trebuchet (TBT-3C) - 390 to 400
Kintaro (Golden Boy) - 290 to 300
Uziel (All except UZL-6P) - 390 to 400
Vindicator (All except VND-1AA) - 235 / 250 - 275
Blackjack (BJ-1X) - 295 to 300
Blackjack (All except BJ-1X) - 235 to 275

Heavy
Quickdraw (IV-Four) - 290 to 300
Rifleman (All) - 290 to 300

Assault
Zeus (All) - 390 to 400
Banshee (BNC-3S) - 345 to 350
Nightstar (All except NSR-9FC) - 345 to 350
Stalker (All) - 310 to 325
Awesome (All except AWS-9M, Pretty Baby) - 300 to 325
Highlander (All) - 325 / 330 to 350
Highlander IIC (All) - 325 to 350
Supernova (All) - 325 to 350

For Lights, it's mostly for those sweet, sweet engine Heat Sinks. Those poor, slot starved IS Lights.

Please vote for which 'mechs you think should get an engine cap buff, if any. You can choose more than one.

Please vote in THIS THREAD

Feel free to suggest any additions!

Thanks for reading!

[Edit #1] Added Stalker (All) - 310 to 325 [/Edit]
[Edit #2] Added Vindicator (All except VND-1AA) - 235 / 250 - 275
Added ​Blackjack (BJ-1X) - 295 to 300
Added Blackjack (All except BJ-1X) - 235 to 275
Added Awesome (All except AWS-9M, Pretty Baby) - 300 to 325
Added Highlander (All) - 325 / 330 to 350
Added Highlander IIC (All) - 325 to 350
Added Supernova (All) - 325 to 350 [/Edit]

Edited by Jay Leon Hart, 20 June 2017 - 08:31 AM.

[Composite Armour]

Stalkers to 325 cap would get my vote.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Composite Armour, on 19 June 2017 - 11:29 AM, said:

Stalkers to 325 cap would get my vote.

Added!

[Deathlike]

Most of the mechs that need cap increases are the ones that fallen through the cracks.

Mediums: BJ, Vindicator (the sub-250 engine variants)
Assaults: Awesomes (the 300 engine variants), Stalker, Highlander and Highlander IIC (325 is not enough for XL)

That's all I can think off the top of my head for now.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Deathlike, on 19 June 2017 - 12:14 PM, said:

Mediums: BJ, Vindicator (the sub-250 engine variants)
Assaults: Awesomes (the 300 engine variants), Stalker, Highlander and Highlander IIC (325 is not enough for XL)

What would you increase them to?
250 for the VND and CN9 BJ, sure, but what about the Assaults? 325 for the AWS? 350 for the rest? 350 for them all?

Promessa, on 19 June 2017 - 12:15 PM, said:

Maybe add the supernova

So, a 350 cap?

Edited by Jay Leon Hart, 19 June 2017 - 12:38 PM.

[Deathlike]

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 June 2017 - 12:18 PM, said:

What would you increase them to?
250 for the VND and CN9, sure, but what about the Assaults? 325 for the AWS? 350 for the rest? 350 for them all?


So, a 350 cap?

Personally?

Vindicator+BJs should cap @ 275/280.

Awesomes should cap @ 325/350.

Highlander (and the IIC) should cap @ 350.

[Jay Leon Hart]

Blackjack, Awesome, Highlander, Highlander IIC & Supernova added!

[El Bandito]

Composite Armour, on 19 June 2017 - 11:29 AM, said:

Stalkers to 325 cap would get my vote.

Most enthusiastically agreed!

[STEF_]

How about lowering too high engine caps, instead of buffing the unlucky ones?

[STEF_]

El Bandito, on 19 June 2017 - 05:42 PM, said:

Most enthusiastically agreed!

If you feel your mech is going slow, it's because many other mech are going faster. And imo, too much faster.
The key is lowering mechs that are high on crack.

[El Bandito]

Stefka Kerensky, on 19 June 2017 - 05:57 PM, said:

If you feel your mech is going slow, it's because many other mech are going faster. And imo, too much faster.
The key is lowering mechs that are high on crack.

You try to sell that idea to players that bought MADIIC, MCII, BLR, BNC etc... and see how fast you will be buried in hate comments.

IMO There us nothing harmful for a mech such as Stalker to get 325, as the mech is already seldom used.

[The6thMessenger]

I think blackjack, stalker, highlander and iic, and supernova needs this.

[PhoenixFire55]

No engine cap increases. Go away.

[STEF_]

El Bandito, on 19 June 2017 - 06:11 PM, said:

You try to sell that idea to players that bought MADIIC, MCII, BLR, BNC etc... and see how fast you will be buried in hate comments.

IMO There us nothing harmful for a mech such as Stalker to get 325, as the mech is already seldom used.

Sure, about stalker.

I was referring to many other mechs, having crazy speed.

#lessspeedmorethinkingshooter
#lesstwitchfps

[Athom83]

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 June 2017 - 11:25 AM, said:

Light
Locust (All) - 190 to 200 (does this break HSR?)
Commando (All except COM-2D) - 240 to 250 (does this break HSR?)

With speed tweak yes it would break the game.

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 June 2017 - 11:25 AM, said:

`snip`

I vote No.

[JC Daxion]

Stefka Kerensky, on 19 June 2017 - 05:50 PM, said:

How about lowering too high engine caps, instead of buffing the unlucky ones?

Did you just say the "n" word? Better get out your flame proof suit.

[STEF_]

JC Daxion, on 21 June 2017 - 10:37 AM, said:

Did you just say the "n" word? Better get out your flame proof suit.

#LESSTWITCHSHOOTER
#MORESTOMPINGROBBOTZ

[Alex Morgaine]

All max 400. Go from there. Sheesh it's what everyone wants and engine desinc keeps it limited to straight forward motion. Add hard points or quirks to pretty baby and other varients who's claim to claim was raw engine size.

[MechaBattler]

I would like to say the Vindicator. But that's not really the problem. It needs a smaller engine just to get enough tonnage to fill it's hard points with effective weapons.

[Grus]

Jay Leon Hart, on 19 June 2017 - 11:25 AM, said:

Hello! I've read and listened to a few similar suggestions for engine cap increases, so thought I would collate a list of 'mechs that (I feel) should get one.

Light
Locust (All) - 190 to 200 (does this break HSR?)
Commando (All except COM-2D) - 240 to 250 (does this break HSR?)
Spider (Anansi) - 270 to 275
Firestarter (All) - 295 to 300
Raven (RVN-3L) - 295 to 300
Wolfhound (All except WLF-1) - 295 to 300
Wolfhound (WLF-1) - 315 to 325
Osiris (All) - 240 to 250

Medium
Vindicator (VND-1AA) - 295 to 300
Centurion (CN9-D) - 390 to 400
Trebuchet (TBT-3C) - 390 to 400
Kintaro (Golden Boy) - 290 to 300
Uziel (All except UZL-6P) - 390 to 400
Vindicator (All except VND-1AA) - 235 / 250 - 275
Blackjack (BJ-1X) - 295 to 300
Blackjack (All except BJ-1X) - 235 to 275

Heavy
Quickdraw (IV-Four) - 290 to 300
Rifleman (All) - 290 to 300

Assault
Zeus (All) - 390 to 400
Banshee (BNC-3S) - 345 to 350
Nightstar (All except NSR-9FC) - 345 to 350
Stalker (All) - 310 to 325
Awesome (All except AWS-9M, Pretty Baby) - 300 to 325
Highlander (All) - 325 / 330 to 350
Highlander IIC (All) - 325 to 350
Supernova (All) - 325 to 350

For Lights, it's mostly for those sweet, sweet engine Heat Sinks. Those poor, slot starved IS Lights.

Please vote for which 'mechs you think should get an engine cap buff, if any. You can choose more than one.

Please vote in THIS THREAD

Feel free to suggest any additions!

Thanks for reading!

[Edit #1] Added Stalker (All) - 310 to 325 [/Edit]
[Edit #2] Added Vindicator (All except VND-1AA) - 235 / 250 - 275
Added ​Blackjack (BJ-1X) - 295 to 300
Added Blackjack (All except BJ-1X) - 235 to 275
Added Awesome (All except AWS-9M, Pretty Baby) - 300 to 325
Added Highlander (All) - 325 / 330 to 350
Added Highlander IIC (All) - 325 to 350
Added Supernova (All) - 325 to 350 [/Edit]

Pre clan energy nerf if agree. Post? No... No no no. Clans only advantage now is range ( and not by much) so now we have to play the kite game to stay in that limited range. If you make IS that much faster then you might as well give clan some buffs and restrict FP dropdecks to 225 tone where we can only bring fast meds..