Y E O N N E, on 12 January 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:
You see no value in being able to change direction so fast that people can't keep their aim point where it needs to be to hit you?
They totally CAN hit you. It might make you more evasive briefly. But it is by no means a guarantee. The way you describe MASC makes it seem like a mech is untouchable with MASC active. The truth is; you're not untouchable at all. Just potentially harder to hit, depending on some isolated narrow circumstances.
Y E O N N E, on 12 January 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:
You see no point in being able to fire and then dash out of harm's way faster than they can register what happened and react?
That's was basically my entire point that I've been trying to advocate all along.
Of course I see value in it, because that's what I want. And right now, the screen shake system disproportionately excludes weapons that I, quite frankly don't think need to be excluded. I think it's a bad system.
Y E O N N E, on 12 January 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:
The MASC is an incredible tool as it is. The key is using lasers with the shortest durations so you can get back on the MASC ASAP. Small lasers are about the longest I would consider, too many Flea players are trying to use standard Mediums and it leaves them open. Use a combination of MPL and SL/ERSL or a mass of SPL and you'll be one of the most dangerous irritations to the enemy team.
Medium lasers are a perfectly reasonable weapon to want on a FLEA. And i'm not going to take your word on being the most dangerous irritations to the enemy team, just because you say so.
Small lasers and Small pulse lasers? Too short of a range to trade, without accidentally winding up too close to the enemy team. you may as well be ambushing for a potential kill rather than trading.
ER Small lasers are a little better, but if you don't have a lot of energy hardpoints. Well... The damage isn't all that satisfactory.
Medium pulse lasers is the most reliable option, however, I recommend at least three of them. Six tons, is a lot however.
But why should standard medium lasers be off the table? That is overpowered?
Y E O N N E, on 12 January 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:
What you are asking for is the ability to just sit in front of a target, rocking back and forth with the MASC while you CT core them at short range with near impunity. No, you should not have that ability.
I am asking for MASC to enhance this tactic to a reasonable degree and with limits. I can name a few already.
1. Remove or reduce the deceleration bonus from MASC, thus increasing the exposure time IF NECESSARY.
2. Rapid Acceleration/ Deceleration increases the MASC Gauge faster than maintaining a consistent speed.
NONE of which (by the way) none of you have given any serious consideration as a replacement for crosshair shake, which lends me to the idea that you're not even willing to consider my options, and we're wasting both of each others time.
Y E O N N E, on 12 January 2019 - 05:43 PM, said:
It matters because your example was, itself, about the least relevant status buff MASC can grant you.
It's seems rather misleading to say this, you were questioning my choice of engine, not about the MASC Speed boost. Those are different things. Are you pulling some kind of politician lingo here?
Because it really does seem like it. What you're doing is making emotional appeals to the audience rather than any kind of analysis.
Edited by Livaria, 13 January 2019 - 04:55 PM.