martian, on 20 March 2020 - 12:04 PM, said:
Personally I use C.A.S.E. on one or two of my 'Mechs - on Orion, for example. My typical Orion builds need a lot of ammo. After succumbing to ammo explosions a few times, I decided to use C.A.S.E. in combination with standard engine. Now it is much better: I can lose the right torso with Autocannon, but fight with missiles and lasers, or I can lose the left torso with missiles and fight with Autocannon and lasers.
I prefer keeping 2/3 of my 'Mech alive and kicking before being dead.
Even with a damaged 'Mech I can still fight, spot, launch UAV or use Artillery Strike.
Some people might disagree with my design choice, but I am okay with it.
I agree, but it's also so rare that I can see why the mainstream opinion is that CASE is a waste of tonnage.
justcallme A S H, on 20 March 2020 - 07:52 PM, said:
Crits happen all the time? What rubbish. Equipment gets crit out constantly since the hit point change of equipment 3 years back or so.
Ammo crits are less yes, however they can happen. Albeit it not often enough to ever justify CASE.
If you're not getting shot by MGs, you'll probably lose the component before you lose equipment to crits in my experience. Ammo basically has to get "crit twice". Not saying it can't happen, just saying that they changed it so that an ammo crit doesn't automatically equal an ammo detonation.