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[InnerSphereNews]

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[BrokenArrow007]

Gorewing on the Web Store link goes to the Atlas Legendary


Edit: They stealth fixed it

Edited by BrokenArrow007, 24 October 2023 - 01:21 PM.

[Mokkor]

Add screenshots with quirks to the Steam pages.

[TercieI]

BrokenArrow007, on 24 October 2023 - 10:13 AM, said:

Gorewing on the Web Store link goes to the Atlas Legendary

That's the Gorelord Frankenmech.

[TW-Luna]

Blight bonus decal is of a Longbow? lol

[ImaginaryFireball]

I don't know why, but every fiber of my being is screaming to slap a pair of AC/20s on Blight.

[Donnybrook]

Are there still virtually no interesting quirks on the MAD-B(LGD) Blight?

[AmbidXtrousGNOME]

TW-Luna, on 24 October 2023 - 11:03 AM, said:

Blight bonus decal is of a Longbow? lol

How does the Longbow work with the Blight theme? or does it have some association with marauders? Genuine question, this one has me scratching my head trying to find the correlation between the two if there even is one.

[Not Him]

Donnybrook, on 24 October 2023 - 12:12 PM, said:

Are there still virtually no interesting quirks on the MAD-B(LGD) Blight?

a free zoom skill if it counts.

[Donnybrook]

I'm being picky, Blight's quirk for advanced zoom +1 is rather inconsequential for an IS mech.

If I had my preference, given all of the ballistic mounts, I'd also like to see some related quirks like velocity, jam chance, or ballistic cooldown quirks. That would better align with the long range dakka the hardpoints seem to suggest.

[Main Man]

The Blight is a legitimately bad legendary mech. Lacking quirks and with it's limited hardpoints there are better Marauders let alone better heavy mechs. I regret the purchase.

[AmbidXtrousGNOME]

Main Man, on 25 October 2023 - 12:20 PM, said:

The Blight is a legitimately bad legendary mech. Lacking quirks and with it's limited hardpoints there are better Marauders let alone better heavy mechs. I regret the purchase.

The location of the ballistic HPs and the number of them make the Blight a 'unique' Marauder variant. We do know that PGI is willing to change quirks on LGDs post launch so maybe they are playing it safe and just seeing how it preforms before slapping something like UAC Jam Change -100% on it and then realizing that was a mistake and going through all the "false-advertising", "I paid for the mech with those quirks and now you took them away", "pay-to-win x1Million" kind of comments.

I do share your opinion on the lack of quirks and I hope some more unique quirks come along at some point. I bought it because I have a soft spot in my heart for Marauders but if the Blight wasn't a Marauder I would have passed.

[Donnybrook]

Granted, not every LGD has a bevy of amazing quirks. e.g.

Atlas "Warlord"
CRIT CHANCE RECEIVING -40%
HEAT -10%

But some are fun and compelling. e.g.

Quickdraw "Desperada"
FALL DAMAGE -25%
BALLISTIC VELOCITY +35%
GAUSS AMMO +7
GAUSS RIFLE COOLDOWN -20%
LIGHT GAUSS AMMO +12
LIGHT PPC HSL +2
PPC VELOCITY (ALL VARIETIES) +35%
PULSE LASER DURATION -35%
STD LASER DURATION -35%
JJ BURNTIME +35%
JJ INITIAL THRUST +30%

I think one of the most clever set of LGD quirks was on the Cyclops "Arges" too.

360 TARGET RETENTION RANGE +500
CRIT CHANCE RECEIVING -30%
SEISMIC SENSOR RANGE +150
SENSOR RANGE +250
TARGET INFO GATHERING +30%

I've literally saved my team numerous times from flanks or ambushes with that sensor package and full seismic. If Blight landed somewhere in between these examples or mimicked them to some degree at least, I suspect it would be far more attractive.

Edited by Donnybrook, 25 October 2023 - 02:16 PM.

[Donnybrook]

I have to say I genuinely regret buying the Gorewing. Max engine it'll allow is an XL 255 , limiting it to 75 KPH without spending skill points. Check out the other Vapor Eagles on MechDB and they don't cap so low.

Is this a bug?

[Rhaelcan]

Main Man, on 25 October 2023 - 12:20 PM, said:

The Blight is a legitimately bad legendary mech. Lacking quirks and with it's limited hardpoints there are better Marauders let alone better heavy mechs. I regret the purchase.

Hi. Someone who got it here. It's not limited in what you can make. You just aren't creative enough.

[Main Man]

Rhaelcan, on 26 October 2023 - 02:49 AM, said:

Hi. Someone who got it here. It's not limited in what you can make. You just aren't creative enough.

Sure, you can make a lot of builds with it but are they good? Or even better than other Marauders? No. The combination of small ballistic slots in the CT/Head and sole Ballistic hardpoints on the torsos (and the available tonnage) mean that those extra ballistics slots are either MG or AC2s. You have two Energy slots in the arms so you'll either strip those or maybe PPCs.

The other Marauders have better energy quirks to boost performance from large hardpoints/low total number or better ballistic quirks to improve the limited large ballistic hardpoints.

With the exception of 5AC2, AC5x2/AC2x3, or RAC+MG the other Marauders can do the same builds but actually have quirks or 4+ energy hardpoints.

I've logged probably 15 or so drops in it so far and I've found it to be meh compared to the 3R or 5M

[Aidan Crenshaw]

the check engine light, on 26 October 2023 - 02:30 PM, said:

Something I realized with Blight is that its Adv Zoom quirk will not stack with the skill node for increased magnification.

Of course it doesn't. Why would you even think so? Advanced Zoom enables a specific zoom factor and a unique visible representation. It's not set up to scale multiple times.

[Aidan Crenshaw]

the check engine light, on 27 October 2023 - 05:11 AM, said:

Because I don't know everything the game is capable of, of course. They have surprised before with negative quirks, I don't immediately assume that something is completely out of their scope or ability.

Fair, still seems counter-intuitive to me.

[Donnybrook]

Agreed. A free advanced zoom skill node could be inferred that PGI wants the Blight to be a sniper mech per its quirk. However, the default loadout they give it themselves is rather mid-range with UAC10s, Light PPCs, and LMGs.

Don't get me wrong: the mech looks cool and having those high-mount ballistics in the torsos is pretty special. I just wish it had a bit more going for it.

e.g. if it's to be a sniper, then why not velocity or range or jam chance? Or, failing that, why not an ECM slot?

If not a sniper, and meant to be more of a beefy brawler, then maybe MG quirks and +armor or +structure? It's a blight, after all. Would make sense for it to be tenacious, in your face, and hard to eradicate.

It's been said already in this thread: there's a lot that Blight can be given its unique hardpoints and dearth of quirks, but for a legendary it doesn't seem like PGI had a theme in mind for it. Most of the other LGDs seem to have something of a theme to their design and intent, and I suppose that's where there's the biggest disconnect.

Edited by Donnybrook, 28 October 2023 - 03:10 AM.

[martian]

Donnybrook, on 28 October 2023 - 03:08 AM, said:

Agreed. A free advanced zoom skill node could be inferred that PGI wants the Blight to be a sniper mech per its quirk.

PGI has stated clearly what you are supposed to run on it:

Piranha Games Inc said:

Y'all are sleeping on a 5 AC5 zombie blight.

Donnybrook, on 28 October 2023 - 03:08 AM, said:

However, the default loadout they give it themselves is rather mid-range with UAC10s, Light PPCs, and LMGs.

The default loadout does not mean much, as you can see in the game. Naturally, you can run the default loadout in MWO, especially if the 'Mech comes either with some massive quirks for that loadout or because that loadout conforms to the existing meta.

Other than that, MWO 'Mechs are not much more than walking sets of hardpoints, regardless of what loadout they originally used to have.

Donnybrook, on 28 October 2023 - 03:08 AM, said:

Don't get me wrong: the mech looks cool and having those high-mount ballistics in the torsos is pretty special. I just wish it had a bit more going for it.

e.g. if it's to be a sniper, then why not velocity or range or jam chance?

Because AC-2 projectiles are already pretty fast - of course, not as fast as Gauss Rifle slugs, but still ... So no velocity quirk.
AC-2 also offers better range than almost all autocannons barring LBX-2. So no range quirk.
And since AC-2 can not jam, "Blight" lacks that "Jam chance" quirk.

Donnybrook, on 28 October 2023 - 03:08 AM, said:

Or, failing that, why not an ECM slot?

Probably because those "competetive players" do not need it. After all, they are comfortable with their 100-ton ECM Daishi or Night Gyr.

Donnybrook, on 28 October 2023 - 03:08 AM, said:

If not a sniper, and meant to be more of a beefy brawler, then maybe MG quirks and +armor or +structure? It's a blight, after all. Would make sense for it to be tenacious, in your face, and hard to eradicate.

Sniper does not need MG quirks, etc.

Edited by martian, 28 October 2023 - 06:13 AM.