Der Geisterbaer, on 28 February 2018 - 01:34 AM, said:
And therein lies your problem: You're looking at it with a narrowed view with regards to the established "meta" and outright dismiss the consequences of your changes to said meta.
I don't dismiss the consequences to the meta, rather i question why would it be worthy of worry when the end result is that it's not even really that good to compete with what is meta. Sure the MGs are a legitimate backup now -- so what? No really, so what?
If that is not what we want, say so -- if not, also say so.
Der Geisterbaer, on 28 February 2018 - 01:34 AM, said:
So yes, the mechs I listed are currently using their ballistic slots for heavier ballistics - disregarding the fact that after certain nerfs you no longer see that many builds within 4 AC5s - and supplement that with some energy weaponry.
Your suggestion however would create serious incentives for reversing the weapon roles to energy as main armament with - in case of light machine guns - quite well ranged ballistic side weaponry with high sustained dps at zero heat.
Again, so what? People can main energy and then boat mgs, so what? Other builds would still dominate, depending on the build. If they centered on the dapper-builds, then they are totally beaten by range.
A new playstyle just got a bit more viable, when it's not really that viable in most cases, why is this an issue?
Der Geisterbaer, on 28 February 2018 - 01:34 AM, said:
It's not just the mechs that I mentioned that would benefit from a machine gun change like the one you're suggesting and as far as the "DapperCat" is concerned:
Of course not. Jesus, that wasn't even my point.
Der Geisterbaer, on 28 February 2018 - 01:34 AM, said:
You just fell in the exact same pit trap that I tried to point out before ... By focussing your comment on the alleged stupidity behind one particular build and use it as a form of justification to assert a rather condescending attitude and tone.
So what if we see more mg-boats?
Oh i didn't justified anything. I just asked, why would it be worrisome in the first place. It's not like people use those with great effect, and supposed that they could be viable builds now or just even less sucky -- so what?
It's not even about the Piranha, it's about buffing the MGs as a whole. The Piranha as a mech itself is the problem, not the weapons themselves. A 20-tonner with 12 mgs that could go quickly behind you and is fast enough to prevent effective retaliation, "pales in comparison", it's not really comparable, your concern is unfounded.
Der Geisterbaer, on 28 February 2018 - 01:34 AM, said:
tl;dr: you're proving the point of the posting you just quoted. Thanks for that.
Lol, no i didn't.
Edited by The6thMessenger, 28 February 2018 - 02:39 AM.