Khobai, on 11 December 2017 - 04:16 PM, said:
its only a problem if you dont use external heatsinks
and why wouldnt a spirit bear have external heatsinks?
not sure why youre using a 400 engine either. its not efficient. big engines arnt worth it for big mechs anymore. the spirit bear is no exception, sticking a 400 engine in that thing is pointless.
also consider the atlas is using an LFE while the spirit bear gets a CXL. so if they both had the same size engine, the atlas would be paying more tonnage. 350 CXL = 22 tons, 350 LFE = 29.5 tons!
the atlas is already losing tonnage by having to use a heavier engine than the spirit bear. itd just be gaining that back by having more efficient DHS.
All IS DHS being 2.0 would be pretty damn close to balanced.
I put extrenal heat sinks on both...
Spirit bear still runs 400xl because you simply cant put anything else in there...
Both mechs run similiar loadout of 4 srm6a + lb20x/uac20 and can hardly fit anything else not because they lack tonnage but because it would simply run too hot.
So atlas will be more tanky and will carry same firepower with better cooling.
Kodiak on the other hand will be more agile and have 10% higher speed.
Yeah, atlas is outright better at this point.
Till now general differences were that clan had superior mobility or superior firepower depending on loadout while is carried superior armor/structure.
With your changes, is can now carry at least same firepower, leaving clans without any real strong side.
Edited by davoodoo, 12 December 2017 - 06:04 AM.