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[Blossoming Tyrant]

Searched for this and couldn't find anything newer than 5 years, and it wasn't really conclusive.

I have rotary autocannons on a mech with no other weapons. Seems obvious the RAC skill helps with it, however, I need to jump through several cooldown skills throughout the firepower tree.

Does cooldown have any impact on the rotary autocannons at all, and if so, what?

[w0qj]

Cooldown Skill Nodes does nothing for RAC unfortunately...

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Goto MechDB:
https://mwo.nav-alpha.com/mechs

Click on [Quirks] on lower left hand side box, and type in:
"RAC jam ramp down duration"

And you will find these mechs with this skill:
BLR-1D (Note: has -100% Weapons Jam Chance for UAC/RAC, as of July 2023 Patch)
HCT-6D (New!)
NSR-10P
RFL-8D
WVR-7D

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Skill Tree:
There are two (2) Skill Nodes for:
-7.5% Enhanced UAC/RAC
These would improve the Jam Bar Dissipation Rate for RAC as well.

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Cooldown Skill Nodes does nothing for RAC unfortunately...

Edited by w0qj, 20 January 2024 - 06:32 AM.

[w0qj]

Updated to 25-July-2023 Patch, since it was very RAC weapon focused!

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SKILL TREE ADJUSTMENTS

• Enhanced UAC/RAC nodes now provide Jam time duration to Rotary Auto Cannons as well. This in addition to the already existing Ramp down cooldown time that is provided by this node for RACs.

Edited by w0qj, 22 July 2023 - 03:52 AM.

[w0qj]

Update early-Jan 2024:

Just goto MechDB:
https://mwo.nav-alpha.com/mechs

Click on [Quirks] on lower left hand side box, and type in:
"RAC"
~You'll see many new (and potential) quirks.

1. RAC Jam Chance and/or RAC Jam Duration quirks are now more common. (Can be further improved with Skill Nodes.)
UZL-5P
WVR-7D
RFL-8D
BSW-P2

2. New RAC quirks:
2a) RAC never jams: BLR-1D

2b ) RAC Rate of Fire (ROF):
UM-R60L
UM-K9
HCT-6D (with ECM too!)

3. Of course, the +1 HSL for RAC2 weapons is the important quirk, for just two mechs thus far:
https://mwomercs.com...-hsl-quirk-list
NSR-10P: +1 HSL RAC2 (with ECM too!)
FNR-J: +1 HSL RAC2

Edited by w0qj, 20 January 2024 - 06:37 AM.