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[BloodyProphet]

Hello, i have been playing this game off and on since The beta. I just recently came back again after almost a year away and find myself amazed at all the new weapons and features. From the matches i have played though i am noticing something i had previously warned about. Indirect fire weapons are once again becoming nerfed to almost being useless. And on top of that, the fact that now AC weapons have become the ballistic equivalent of a feature changed and never talked about, so much so i cannot even find the forums where the post were made and discussed. (in all Honesty i only really did a search of a playername i knew had commented on this when it went down). The feared LRM spam of LURMAGEDON. My feared Hailstorm set up of A CPLT-A1(C)6 LRM 5's set to chain fire, a running speed of around 45-50KPH, and thousands of rounds literally pissing missiles down upon the heads of all those not smart enough to seek cover. They quietly changed the way LRM's fired to appease the brawlers and that was that. Now said brawlers and the modern equivalent are almost all you see anymore, guys packing on Ultra Auto cannons and the Rotary Autocannons.... How is the fire from any of those different than my LRM's raining down in a constant (highly visible line) stream from me to them? Ohh And lets not forget the AMS shooting down my missiles while his rounds will just hit so long as im in sight. I dont mean to be salty or insulting in any way and hope i dont come across as such, I do enjoy and love playing this game, and look forward to More in the future in the series. But as a fan of indirect support and play-styles i cannot at least point these fact out to yourselves and any modern players who enjoy the same play-styles and tactics and were themselves not around to play LRMS when they were a much bemoaned and highly feared weapon.

[BTGbullseye]

LRMs are SUPPOSED to be one of the most effective weapons in the Battletech universe... They are designed to be the ultimate P.I.T.A. weapon to face off against, and yet they are now only moderately useful. LRMs are now only effective if boating, which was the original complaint. Anything that isn't boating thim, is ineffective with them, it simply drags their effectiveness down instead of reducing the appeal of boating them.

Edited by BTGbullseye, 19 January 2018 - 02:11 PM.