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[Pale Rider 010]

I'm interested as to what people want to see happen with the destruction of a mech. The canon material I was able to find suggests that the explosion of a fusion reactor is only dangerous to unshielded infantry, but that doesn't mean it can't be visually impressive. But, it's not entirely clear that the reactor would always be so terribly compromised before it could shut down, so perhaps it would be best for a battered, bullet ridden mech to just fall over into smoking ruin?

Regardless, I'm interested to hear what people would like to see.

[pursang]

Depends on if you destroyed the reactor or not, but really - who wouldn't want candy to fall out of the 'Mech like a big pinata?

[Grithis]

Should depend on how it died. You can core the reactor without blowing it up. You can hit the ammo and cause a devastating chain-reaction. You can hit the cockpit and leave the mech standing with smoke roiling from its head. Might be too many options to include them all, but should they explode every time? No.

[El Bandito]

Nothing like watching a well placed Gauss slug pulverizing the cockpit of an enemy mech and stop it dead in its tracks.

[Balls of Steele]

I'd like to see a big misty plume of red splattering out of the cockpit if it gets hit. Oh and being able to wear bits of fallen mechs like a chain of ears on your machine. ;-)

[Dirk Le Daring]

I did not vote, I am happy with what I have seen thus far in the game play footage. Look good, why change it ?

Jusy my opinion.

Edited by Dirk Le Daring, 12 April 2012 - 01:20 AM.

[Thorn Hallis]

I like the candy part - as long as I can take that candy with me.

[William Petersen]

The only time there should be explosions involved in Mech destruction is in the case of an ammo crit (or ammo cook-off). Fusion. Engines. Don't. Blow. Up.

If no ammo explodes, Mech falls down and smokes a bit.

Edited by William Petersen, 12 April 2012 - 01:39 AM.

[pursang]

Thorn Hallis, on 12 April 2012 - 01:25 AM, said:

I like the candy part - as long as I can take that candy with me.

I have some candy right here, why don't you come into my van?

[El Loco]

pursang, on 12 April 2012 - 01:09 AM, said:

Depends on if you destroyed the reactor or not, but really - who wouldn't want candy to fall out of the 'Mech like a big pinata?

QFT, nothing to add

[Oswin Aurelius]

Candy. :3

[ASC]

On a related topic: if a downed mech doesn't blow apart like it did in the old games, could you crash into/trip over it?

[Balls of Steele]

Depends how much of it is still there, right? It'd be cool if you could use the blown out hulk of a heavy mech to shield your smaller machine ala World of Tanks.

[Dr Roshima]

Would love to see nukes

Edit : Watch the full video. There ´re some cool explosions

Edited by Romeox, 12 April 2012 - 03:36 AM.

[CCC Dober]

Candy FTW!

Seriously, any remaining ammunition or volatile materials should just go off and leave the Mech a smouldering, red ruin. That is if the reactor can't suppress the reaction in time (multiple conditions possible). You don't just unleash plasma at 15 mil degrees and nothing happens. That's some hot **** and you really don't wanna get too close when this happens.

[Neroese]

Well, it's should look's a bit realistic (but it's hard). Ya know, mechs should make ,,bang" like a car in Hollywood movies. IMO this should depend on the used weapon. I mean - when you kill enemy with a bomb - mech should explode, if you killed it by ex. simple gun - mech should stop or fall down on ground.

[Darrin Thomason]

I snorted so hard at work when I read the candy bit I got dirty looks

[Goldhawk]

It should depend upon how you kill the mech.
If death by cockpit penetration, then the mech should continue to stand until "Salvaged" or destroyed by the enemy team.

If death by fusion reactor penetration, (Giggity), then the mech should seize up, and fall forward or backward with the cockpit in flames. Similar to Mechwarrior 3 mech death.

If death by ammunition explosion, then the mech should explode throwing shrapnel around and cause blast damage. (If CASE is installed, then the mech will be saved)

If the leg is amputated, then the mechwarrior will be given a choice to eject, or to continue fighting.

[syngyne]

CCC_Dober, on 12 April 2012 - 03:24 AM, said:

That is if the reactor can't suppress the reaction in time (multiple conditions possible). You don't just unleash plasma at 15 mil degrees and nothing happens. That's some hot **** and you really don't wanna get too close when this happens.

If you want to get technical, very little happens. I can't find the specific page anymore, but someone had asked a JET scientist what would happen if they lost plasma containment, and the answer was "not a lot." The reactor shifted a centimeter or two and a millimeter or so of surface material inside the reactor was vaporized, and that was about it.

I'm not a plasma physicist, but from what I've read the reason this happens is that while the plasma is very, very hot, that heat is carried by a very, very small amount of mass, so when it comes into contact with something it's sort of diffused throughout the larger mass.

Edited by syngyne, 12 April 2012 - 06:59 AM.

[Loose]

Darrin Thomason, on 12 April 2012 - 03:59 AM, said:

I snorted so hard at work when I read the candy bit I got dirty looks

Same here. Absolutely hilarious mental image. I feel a mod coming...