pattonesque, on 06 September 2021 - 07:54 AM, said:
missile door delay sucked and just made mechs with them way more irritating to use for no good reason
Not really... and certainly not when using LRMs (which nearly all of them come with, by default, with just a few exceptions). If you played the same 'mech more than three matches in a row, you started to be able to anticipate the delay and unconsciously plan around it. It also provided for more strategic thinking from moment to moment: you could plan ahead for a low-delay shot by opening the doors manually. Then you could close them again for the damage reduction. There was a notable give-and-take there, that made those 'mechs more interesting.
They definitely looked more logical, not firing missiles THROUGH the doors. The instantaneous ballistic and energy shots from various sizes of Crabs don't even run into that issue, because the required door travel distance is so incredibly small as to be clear of the fire path before the projectile has made it out of the gun barrel, or even before there's any visible indication of light penetrating the claw. Missile doors cover a MUCH larger surface, and have to travel MUCH further, so it looks super ridiculous to have them open after the missiles have already left the launcher.
And there was a perfectly good reason: damage reduction on those components. If you wanted to take less damage, you put up with the delay. If you don't want to take less damage, you open the doors, and no delay. Voila.
Edited by C337Skymaster, 09 September 2021 - 11:35 AM.
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