Lord0fHats, on 17 September 2017 - 06:33 PM, said:
I was unaware expressions of disappointment weren't allowed here.
Why is it that people keep responding to people's opinions with this hyperbole? Acting oppressed? I'm not one to cite the 3rd (or fourth depending on variation) commandment, but you're going to take the lord's name in vain with this level of hyperbole?
Unless PGI is planning to break new ground in teammate AI, and for guys who claim they can't figure out the Cry Engine, I doubt that very much, I don't expect much. Granted I suddenly have an epic vision of complex squad commands with the ability to pause time, target an enemy component and command an ally to fire a specific weapon at it that would be so damn sick but I don't see PGI making that kind of stride and will only believe it when I see it.
As for my second point you actually didn't respond to it at all as much as bring up something else entirely. If the goal is for the mech to operate without resupply for a duration that LRM launcher makes even less sense and my suggested rebuild of dumping it for heavier lasers makes even more. I would actually be very averse to ammo in MW5, depending on the availability of resupply. There's a reason the PPC was my favorite weapon in MW4 Mercs. Range. Power. No ammo. The only ammo based weapons I used with SRMs, gauss rifles, and long toms for that one mission where you defend the pass and the enemy bottles up for you

I did experiment with LRMs but LRMs didn't work much better in that game than they do in MWO imo.
Battletech sense, does not = averge person sense.
Stop trying to equate the two. That missile weapon, is ment to be used until expended, then you rely on your lasers. This isn't a hard concept, especially if you're one who's ever attempted to play the board game.
Again,Yes, there are much better mechs suited for the job... no, you won't necessarily have access to that as a small merc outfit, and honestly, you may be put in a position, where you're god damned happy to get your hands on that nonsense armed heavy mech, because it's more armor and weaponry you wouldn't have otherwise.
Again, you're looking at this in a perfect bubble, that you have everything available to you the way you want it... the reality of that situation is you'll likely be scrounging by, and hoping for ever little bit of firepower and armor you can get.