justcallme A S H, on 05 June 2021 - 09:10 AM, said:
No you can't.
When you talk LRM80-95 vs LRM40-60 (+ammo +efficiency +defensive armour), you statement simply is not true, as usual.
im not just talking about just having LRM60 on a medium though. the stormcrow also gets 7 lasers too. while going 97kph.
I can run x4 LRM15s (LRM60) with 7.5 tons of ammo and x7 lasers (or x6 and a tag) on a 97kph stormcrow prime and have the actual ability to defend myself with more lasers than most IS assaults (and even most clan assaults) running LRMs. Its not uncommon for my stormcrow lrm build to break 1000 damage on an lrm friendly map like polar highlands. And if the map isnt friendly to LRMs I still have a large number of lasers so im not completely useless on anti-lrm maps like many lrm assaults.
furthermore medium lrmboats are more mobile and better able to position themselves and get their own locks without having to parasite off other people. which is the exact thing thats being criticized in this thread.
justcallme A S H, on 05 June 2021 - 09:10 AM, said:
The Assault DPS for Assaults with LRMs is some of the highest in the game. I mean this would have to be the 400th time you are wrong yet, here we are again. Just another false claim.
who gives a **** about dps? dps doesnt mean ****. its your damage at the end of the game that matters.
the fact you think dps is the most important thing to an lrmboat makes it pretty obvious you dont know what the hell youre talking about. the most important thing for lrmboats is making sure your missiles connect to the target which means having constant locks on the target and an unimpeded flight path for your missiles and getting as close as possible so your missiles have the shortest flight path. the stormcrow excels at that.
yes assaults can outdps mediums. but they wont necessarily do more total damage. because assaults get focus fired and harassed by lights and are less likely to survive until the end of the match. medium mechs are survivors.
FupDup, on 05 June 2021 - 03:58 PM, said:
But in terms of raw damage the big bois are of course unmatched.
I disagree.
a medium lrmboat is perfectly capable of doing the same damage as an assault lrmboat it just requires you to hit with a few more volleys and position yourself so you can get some laser pokes in. to say an assault lrmboat will always outdamage a medium lrmboat is simply wrong. because it will not always be the case. especially if the medium lrmboat can position itself better so more of its volleys hit and also poke with its 7 lasers, which is a big consideration.
also what youre forgetting is when you take a medium lrm boat your team should theoretically be getting another assault which hopefully has a real loadout, not lrms. in fairness you also have to factor in the extra damage that other assault will do because youve done your team a huge service by not taking an lrm assault.
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When you talk LRM80-95 vs LRM40-60 (+ammo +efficiency +defensive armour), you statement simply is not true, as usual.
a dumb lrm assault with four LRM20s will get wrecked by a flea or piranha. lmao. I see it happen all the time its hilarious. most people who play lrm assaults get completely wrecked by lights. and an lrm95 assault? really? what a **** build. what do you have like 2 lasers? lmao. Again lights will eat you alive.
i will take an lrm stormcrow that goes 97kph with LRM60 and 7 lasers that can actually defend itself vs lights over any lrm assault any day of the week. I can kite heavies and assaults all day with lrms. can your assault go 97kph and always stay at a distance and be in the perfect spot to LRM? no it cant. because youre going like 64kph at most and probably way slower than that... on a huge *** assault that gets focus fired and harassed by lights and cant defend itself properly against lights.
GTFO out of here with your LRM assaults. that **** is terrible and hurts your team. Stormcrow is the best LRM mech in the game. Or one of the best I should say. Theres a couple other good ones too.
Edited by Khobai, 06 June 2021 - 02:34 AM.