Bromineberry, on 05 January 2013 - 08:03 AM, said:
1) make ECM heavier?
It now only weighs about 1,5 tons. It's basically a no-brainer to install on your mech. Is there ANY reason, to run a light mech NOT equipped with ECM? In my eyes, there isn't, because ECM makes a light mech SO much more viable on the battlefield. If the module was to weigh let's say 5 tons, THAT would be a huge drawback for a light mech, because that would mean, tha you have to give up speed and/or weapons and/or armor. And it would lead to the pilot having to make a decission what he needs more. And 5 tons are a lot...even for an Atlas. And no, I don't care what TT rules say about the weigh...
This was the first thing I stated in our voice chat by the 3rd or 4th round I played after ECM was initiated. At 1.5tons it is a no-brainer, keep all your weapons, your speed, your armor, and add HUGE tactical advantage. No question whether or not to run it even to the point that 25% of the players dropped their favorite mechs for the 4 ECM variants. THAT is what they need to fix. ECM needs to be a trade-off. Don't nerf it into oblivion, don't provide another band-aid "counter", just carefully balance it in. If it provides too much of an advantage, build in some disadvantages. Weight/heat is the universal balance in MWO.
Hunchback 4sp driver (don't own a cat or light-mech) so this is purely 3rd-party looking in...
--billyM