Ralph Edwards, on 07 August 2023 - 06:03 PM, said:
I play stock weapons loadouts. I change a few things engine, heat and armor wise because of the type of game it is. But I am old. I played the tabletop. So wanting a mech to be out of the box viable in its stock weapons loadout isn't asking too much. Some will always be better than others but the annihilator and others like it suffer from low slung arms. That's not a factor in tabletop. There are plusses to it being live action and downsides. I know the majority of players do not feel the same way I do and that's fine. I do pretty well enjoying the game the way I play. I know there are others like me and that's why I asked.
I'm afraid it
is asking too much - exactly because of things like hardpoint placement that don't matter in the tabletop game. You really think you're the only one who ever played tabletop around here? There's a ton of us who have; but tabletop balance (to the extent that clantech v Inner Sphere was ever balanced) won't really translate to this format.
I mean, you can always ask - but the answer will always be the same.
What you're asking for would destroy game balance, and you should not get it for that reason.