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[The Mysterious Fox]

get rid of random map and modes or let people pick their drops after confirming map or mode. problem solved.

[MadRover]

Khobai, on 05 October 2017 - 11:38 PM, said:

its better balanced than it used to be. but theres still 3 huge problems that need fixin':

CDHS >>> ISDHS (ISDHS take up 3 crit slots so they should be better than CDHS that only take up 2 crit slots)
CXL >> LFE >>> ISXL (CXL is still far superior to any of the engines IS can use)
CGauss >>> ISGauss (CGauss is a full 3 tons lighter with no appreciable downside, why?)

theres also the lesser, but not insignificant, issue of clan endo and clan ferro being better than IS endo and ferro despite the fact the IS versions take up more crit slots. More crit slots means the IS versions should be better. If you pay more you should get more.

although in fairness IS mechs do get much better quirks so that probably cancels out ONE of the problems listed above.

if PGI addressed 2 of the 4 problems listed above, and left IS quirks intact, the game would certainly be much better balanced.

I’m still trying to wrap my head around why isDHS is as big as they are. Also, I could say the same as to why IS don’t get the MCII or the Vulture (the IS version of the MDD for those who don’t know) as well as the Shadowcat and ER pulse lasers. The isERPLs don’t have to be as good as Clans, just somewhat better than the PLs that IS currently have because I’m pretty sure IS had a pretty big stockpile of these somewhere.

[Bombast]

MadRover, on 06 October 2017 - 06:38 AM, said:

... or the Vulture (the IS version of the MDD for those who don’t know)...

You're thinking of the Avatar. 'Vulture' is just the IS name for the Mad Dog. Which we don't have because PGI hates IS Omnimechs (And by extension, me).

Also, the IS doesn't get ER Pulse Lasers. They get X-Pulse.

Edited by Bombast, 06 October 2017 - 07:08 AM.

[MadRover]

Bombast, on 06 October 2017 - 07:08 AM, said:

You're thinking of the Avatar. 'Vulture' is just the IS name for the Mad Dog. Which we don't have because PGI hates IS Omnimechs (And by extension, me).

Also, the IS doesn't get ER Pulse Lasers. They get X-Pulse.

Guess we don’t get all the nice things after all

[Prof RJ Gumby]

Khobai, on 05 October 2017 - 11:38 PM, said:

its better balanced than it used to be. but theres still 3 huge problems that need fixin':
CDHS >>> ISDHS (ISDHS take up 3 crit slots so they should be better than CDHS that only take up 2 crit slots)
CXL >> LFE >>> ISXL (CXL is still far superior to any of the engines IS can use)
CGauss >>> ISGauss (CGauss is a full 3 tons lighter with no appreciable downside, why?)
theres also the lesser, but not insignificant, issue of clan endo and clan ferro being better than IS endo and ferro despite the fact the IS versions take up more crit slots. More crit slots means the IS versions should be better. If you pay more you should get more.
although in fairness IS mechs do get much better quirks so that probably cancels out ONE of the problems listed above.
if PGI addressed 2 of the 4 problems listed above, and left IS quirks intact, the game would certainly be much better balanced.

CDHS need a nerf, Gauss needs less ammo/ton,
XL issue could be partially improved by giving less penalty for loosing torso on LFE and some structure bonuses for using STD.

[Tier5 Kerensky]

What "runs hotter"? What does it mean?


Im pretty sure Clan mechs run more hotter. You can take more weapons, in particular secondaries which aren't so heavy but neither vitally important, you also have more slots so you can take more heatsinks.

Clan mechs when played well can surf the upper portions of heat gauge much better. They generally have more cooling ability. The latter you seem to have agreed on?

So consider an example, you have a Clan assult or heavy that has 20 double heatsinks. And you have 0 heat.

Are you using those heatsinks, or not using them? Correct, they do nothing when you have no heat. Those are dead weight. If you often have 0 heat while having great cooling ability, YOU are dead weight.

So anyone playing their Clan mechs to their best should be running generally more hot. You can't dissipate heat if you don't "carry" it.

[The Zohan]

ITT: Khobai making a fool of himself, as always.

[Khobai]

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ITT: Khobai making a fool of himself, as always.

the only fool here is you. zero positive contributions and only insulting others.

why even post if you have nothing useful to say? you didnt even attempt to refute why you think im wrong. back up your statements with actual evidence if you want anyone to take you seriously.

balancing the two unbalanced tech bases doesnt seem foolish to me. my suggestions accomplish that. it balances out the enormous disparity between clan engines/heatsinks and IS engines/heatsinks. Which is exactly what the game needs.

the only people who would find that foolish are the people who are content with the game being unbalanced and clan mechs being better than IS mechs. which we have to assume is you since youve presented no real argument other than "khobai is a poopy head waa waa I dont like him"

Edited by Khobai, 06 October 2017 - 12:19 PM.