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[pbiggz]

KursedVixen, on 17 August 2023 - 07:04 PM, said:

streak Lrms more range no dumbfire

Like many things in TT, the idea of streaks translates terribly between TT and a real time game. Streak SRMs are next to impossible for PGI to work with because either they're trivially easy to use or never worth the tonnage. Why do you think doubling down on that mechanic makes any kind of sense at all? I mean, other than your bizarre fixation on TT.

[-OUTLAW-]

the check engine light, on 15 August 2023 - 06:27 AM, said:

The Blazer is probably not a direct competitor to hlls but I am mildly concerned it may outmode standard LLs somewhat, waiting to see. Hard to gauge whether Xpulses offer substantially lower ttk than standard IS pulses against stationary dummy targets, but I kind of doubt they will be OP, waiting to see on that. HAGs are interesting and I kind of wonder how they will affect gameplay given how poorly regarded RACs have been.

Blazer is the IS equivalent of a Clan Heavy Laser.

[KursedVixen]

Curccu, on 17 August 2023 - 08:50 PM, said:

Now ignorin lore --> TT.. I fail to see reasoning why do you think BL should be hotter than it is in MWO.

i'm saying it should be the heat it is in BT which it is not.

-OUTLAW-, on 18 August 2023 - 11:36 PM, said:

Blazer is the IS equivalent of a Clan Heavy Laser.

how well are normal large lasers anyway?

pbiggz, on 18 August 2023 - 03:27 PM, said:

Like many things in TT, the idea of streaks translates terribly between TT and a real time game. Streak SRMs are next to impossible for PGI to work with because either they're trivially easy to use or never worth the tonnage. Why do you think doubling down on that mechanic makes any kind of sense at all? I mean, other than your bizarre fixation on TT.

the only other weapon they can add for clans from TT other than clan racs. Because at present PGi has only added weapons that are canon to BT lore.

So unless you want StreakMRMs there's not much else to go off of for clan weapons.

Edited by KursedVixen, 18 August 2023 - 11:54 PM.

[Curccu]

KursedVixen, on 18 August 2023 - 11:52 PM, said:

i'm saying it should be the heat it is in BT which it is not.

Why would you want weapon to be obsolete when it is added to game?
How many weapons we got in game that has stock BT values other than their damage?

[Alex Morgaine]

please craft up some LAC 2 and 5s or light/med/heavy rifles. Clan can get the protomech ac line

[Athom83]

-OUTLAW-, on 18 August 2023 - 11:36 PM, said:

Blazer is the IS equivalent of a Clan Heavy Laser.

Eh, not really. Keep in mind the Blazer is still over twice the weight of the cHLL, and is 4 tons heavier than the IS LL that it's a 'upgrade' too instead of being a tonnage equivalent with a state tradeoff. In reality it's just a larger size of laser, making it to the LL which the AC/20 is to an AC/10, or HPPC to a PPC, etc.

[Athom83]

KursedVixen, on 18 August 2023 - 11:52 PM, said:

i'm saying it should be the heat it is in BT which it is not.

cHLL is also cooler and does more damage than BT yet I'd highly doubt you'd be calling for that to be nerfed accordingly.

KursedVixen, on 18 August 2023 - 11:52 PM, said:

how well are normal large lasers anyway?

Decent at a roll better filled by Ultra 10s and RACs. Plus it's almost always worth the extra 2 tons to go to the LPL, and the LXL coming will probably outright invalidate it.

[MechB Kotare]

Bassault, on 18 August 2023 - 01:45 PM, said:

Nope. I've already argued with the cauldron about it ad nauseum. They are content to keep autocannons dogshit because they want to keep lasers strong. They told me that they can go in a game and do 600 dmg with ballistics, so they're fine. The cauldron wants giga laservomit meta and it won't change ever.

Well that's the thing. I honestly dont think, that making regular cACs better would necessarily also make laser vomit somehow worse. Especially, when AC20s are short range, and AC10s short to medium range.

They can do 600 dmg with acs easily? Thats good for them. I bet i could do 600 with just flamers too, against players who can't use minimap... They would do double the damage with cUACs with the same gameplay. Even IS AC20 and AC10s are underused, comparing to HvyGauss and Gauss.

How many of cauldron members are actually using them daily i wonder? How much are those weapons being used in high tiers (i can't see any in t1, but that might be just my personal experience), or in high level comps? There is absolutely no reason to take them over UACs. Like you said, they are dogshit.

Best clan balistic is still Gauss, because its one slug pinpoint accurate projectile. Burts are inferior, HAGS are going to be inferior. All i ask, is that we get more pinpoint (short range options) on clan side. Buffing brawlers a bit. Surely that wouldn't break the game. Especially when UACs can still efficiently squeeze double, if not triple damage numbers...

Edited by MechB Kotare, 19 August 2023 - 01:13 AM.