Joseph Mallan, on 03 December 2012 - 05:04 AM, said:
Justa, You are probably right. I know I want ECM on most of My Mechs, but if a Team mate is carrying one, cool.
But by limiting it to the scouts, you are taking away one of the PRIMARY uses of the ECM unit. Scouts are rarely "near" their team mates. And that is taking away a layer of protection from them. Put an ECM in an Atlas/Catapult, have the team form up inside the ECM "bubble", Advance as a unit. This is how an ECM can be effectively used. Scout carry two ECMs so they can have the protection AND be able to counter an enemy ECM at the same time.
Disagree with this. Scouts need it so they can do their JOB properly - TAG is a line-of-sight weapon with a 450m range... you can't expect them to sit still and wait for impending LRM death without that ECM to keep them alive, can you?
How, then, do the heavier mechs "deserve" it? Maybe later on, when the tech levels jump up, maybe, but in 3049, I don't think we really need EVERY mech running around with it, do we?