Wizard Steve, on 30 November 2012 - 12:48 AM, said:
We have that already but further balancing efforts will improve the situation. The ECM suite as it's currently laid out will get balanced too. I see no reason for people to be getting their knickers in a twist.
Where is the stagnation beyond the limited loads of cents and dragons? Dragons are barely classed as heavies(minimum weight) and do not have a very viable weapons loadout due to their reliance on ballistics, and their missiles being center mounted. Centurions are ******* huge targets that are fragile and cannot carry heavy weapons very well. Both mechs are general purpose mechs and for their job, do more than just well at that.
General Taskeen, on 30 November 2012 - 12:51 AM, said:
Again, variety in chassis. Yes, it prevents a form of customization (not everything gets ECM). The balls-out build rules in TT, you could mount anything on anything. It doesn't necessarily make other variants unviable, because people want to use a Mech with specific weapon hardpoints. I use all 4 Founders Mechs, for instance, which would not be ECM mountable, and I'm fine with that, since skill/tactics will determine what happens when I engage an ECM-equipped unit.
But, please re-evaluate my post, and look at the reconsidered choices if that would at least be acceptable to you (meaning, all 4 weight classes would be covered).
Word of god is the only limiting factor currently.
In this game we can see the hard point on a mech, not just a spreadsheet, this gives us a view as to what we can put and where before we even look at the stats of how many hard points we have. In TT we only had "concept art" of the mechs looks and descriptions that made areas more defined, if only slightly.
http://www.sarna.net.../Highlander_IIC
For example, that right arm definitely holds a powerful weapon huh? yeah tat whole weapon system only weighs 13 tons despite protruding out of 2 parts of the arm.
http://www.sarna.net/wiki/Highlander
Supposedly that same right arm is now half the size, same firepower, but the gun weighs more and uses a slot more?
Yup yup, totally makes sense.
Edited by Deadoon, 30 November 2012 - 01:02 AM.