El Bandito, on 10 September 2018 - 03:56 AM, said:
no it isnt. i dont know where you got that nonsense from.
its just designed to force you to take a targeting computer to get the same velocity as the IS ERPPC.
if the CERPPC was designed to be used at closer range it wouldnt have the same max range as the ERPPC. They wouldve given the CERPPC a lower max range if it was intended to be used at shorter ranges.
also its okay for the CERPPC to be more versatile than the ERPPC since clans only have one type of PPC and not five types of specialized PPCs.
And for sake of argument, lets review the advantages of each:
ERPPC
-less heat for same PPFLD
-shorter cooldown
-way faster velocity
-way stronger and more prolific quirks (compared to the almost non-existent ppc quirks on the clan side)
-more crit health
-less tonnage if clans have to take a targeting computer to get similar performance out of the CERPPC
CERPPC
-less tonnage if you sacrifice performance compared to the ERPPC by not taking a TC (i.e. way less velocity)
-highly unreliable splash damage that disappears half the time and doesnt even directly contribute to killing mechs most of the time.
yeah im sorry im just not seeing why the CERPPC shouldnt get x3 ghost heat. It literally has only one advantage over the ERPPC (splash damage) and its not a very good advantage compared to what the ERPPC gets, especially if the ERPPC gets x3 ghost heat in addition to all those other advantages.
the CERPPC stacks up pretty poorly against the ERPPC in a side by side comparison. the only reason it performs better in-game is because clans have an unfair advantage when it comes to CDHS being way superior to ISDHS. And ISDHS absolutely should be buffed.
The6thMessenger, on 09 September 2018 - 07:09 AM, said:
no its 30 meaningful damage and 7.5+ trash damage that almost never matters. and worse performance than the ERPPC in literally every other category. And it actually weighs more tonnage if you have to take a targeting computer.
and CDHS being better than ISDHS is not the fault of the CERPPC. the CERPPC shouldnt be punished because of that. its the fault of ISDHS not being as good as CDHS. I have said many times that ISDHS need to be buffed. ISDHS cost 3 crit slots instead of 2 crit slots so they should dissipate heat faster than CDHS.
Instead of punishing clan weapons constantly because CDHS are better, why not buff ISDHS to be on par? That makes so much more sense than continually nerfing clan weapons and not fixing the underlying problem of massive disparity between clan vs IS heatsink performance.
So yeah... x3 ghost heat for all non-heavy PPCs including CERPPC. And buff ISDHS so theyre not terribad anymore.
Edited by Khobai, 10 September 2018 - 05:42 AM.