But here lies the question: what about Ferro-Fibrous or Endo-Steel armor? I definitely want to have more free tonnage for actually decent weaponry (even if it's outdated), but do periphery states like Magistracy of Canopus or Taurian Concordat have access to that? I know that Endo Steel is definitely hard to build with Zero-G facilities required, but what about Ferro-Fibrous, does it appear in periphery at least sometimes?
And another question that buggs me is whether or not periphery states had wide access to MRM missles? I am a big fan of MRMs, i tend to put them in every missle-capable mech i have, but they are rather new, and also were developed by Draconis Combine, which is known for making a high-tech weapons. But they also seem to mostly be a successor of "Dead-Fire" LRM ammo, which bid away targeting system in favor of more damage per missle or more ammo per ton, AND "Dead-Fire" was more of a cheap periphery trade-off, and not a specific properly-made alternative. So are MRMs considered to be in same category as Heavy and Light PPCs, or are them more avaliable on periphery? I would kill for MRMs on my Vindicator instead of SRM6, but idk if that would be appropriate...
I know for a fact that if used right these low-tech mechs can work and rack up some serious damage, and even when they are objectively letting me down in face of high-tech meta or close to meta mechs in QP it still is fun and not infuriating to run them, because it's not just my fault as bad pilot but also a lore-based handicapping gimmick i decided to get into myself. But i also want it to be as close to MWO's timeline periphery tech level as possible, and i have a feeling that builds that i currently use, with Std engines and SHS and low-tech weapons BUT still with Endo and Ferro internals aren't really representing common periphery battlemechs.
So i ask you, fellow mechwarriors, is it canon and logically-approved to have a "periphery" unit running mechs on Endo Steel and with Ferro-Firbrous armoring, and also equipped with MRMs?
Edited by JumpingHunter, 24 November 2023 - 04:37 AM.