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[Hayashi]

According to current results everything is underpowered except the Gauss rifles. Interesting...

[Purlana]

Hayashi, on 14 November 2012 - 08:53 AM, said:

According to current results everything is underpowered except the Gauss rifles. Interesting...

If the poll was done 1 week earlier LRMs would have been up there.

Edited by Purlana, 14 November 2012 - 09:02 AM.

[Shiney]

You didn't put in an option of gauss rifle being under powered

[Krivvan]

I would like to suggest Brawler/Striker as a role as I know many Jenners (like myself) play that way. Essentially a mech that is fast and primarily acts as a Striker but given the right opportunity knows when it can win a protracted brawl (bad Atlas or a missile boat).

[Kaijin]

Shiney, on 14 November 2012 - 09:38 AM, said:

You didn't put in an option of gauss rifle being under powered

I did initially, but it got no votes. I replaced it with the "EVERYTHING BALANCED" option, as explained in my opening post.

[Kaijin]

Krivvan, on 14 November 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:

I would like to suggest Brawler/Striker as a role as I know many Jenners (like myself) play that way. Essentially a mech that is fast and primarily acts as a Striker but given the right opportunity knows when it can win a protracted brawl (bad Atlas or a missile boat).

Brawling is in the role description for Strikers. They are the 'jack of all trades'. With their speed, they are able to do a little bit of everything on the field.

[Kaijin]

Lanessar, on 14 November 2012 - 08:53 AM, said:

I think this is because very few people use them, so can't speak as to the veracity of OP vs under powered. For example, not having used ACs a lot, I can't say whether they are OP or under powered. Gauss, on the other hand, needs tweaking, but I don't feel it is OP. I think the problem is that the serious contender (PPCs) are very under powered, thus creating that impression.

This is pretty clearly visible in the K2 builds - most go for super-specialized Gauss, instead of using the standard PPCs; despite the fact that there is better mobility on arm mounts and the stock K2 should be a viable mech. So, it's pretty clear the problem is under powered/disadvantaged PPCs. I think this relates more to the heat gen than any actual damage buff or effects needed, honestly. But that's just my opinion.

I agree. 'Power' is more than just weapon damage. It is the sum of all of a weapon's attributes. The range and damage of the PPC doesn't justify it's heat output.

[Ferc Polo]

Machine Guns, Flamers, and Standard PPCs are all underpowered.

Other than that, most things are fine.

[Kaijin]

bump

[Arthur Heath]

There was no vote option for "Rambo" or "Solo warrior"

[Kaijin]

Arthur Heath, on 15 November 2012 - 08:53 PM, said:

There was no vote option for "Rambo" or "Solo warrior"

Rambo's a Striker - no doubt about it.

[Attalward]

Interesting poll. I can see that my answers may be heavily influenced by the mechs I pilot. And these mechs are dictated by the Fps i can get in the game, for me it is impsosible to pilot a light mech.

[Ursh]

I think that the cockpit rocking of an ac2 is overpowered at the moment. The weapon damage isn't op, but it's absolutely ridiculous that someone with a couple of ac2s can effectively blind an assault mech or slow heavy.

[FrostCollar]

It's a pity polls can't be longer, because I certainly think that some ACs need balance more than others. Still, I love data like this, so thanks for putting up this poll!