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[DocBach]

ECM is suppose to provide a bubble - it should still protect the people in the bubble, it just shouldn't turn them all into stealth 'Mechs.

[Virtusx]

Going to repost this here, I posted this in another thread but it is more appropriate here.


Actually think that ECM should have three modes.

1. Disrupt - stops targets past 200m form locking on (like it does now) except that those under 180 can target you.
2. Counter - Like it does now
3. Jam - Disrupts those under 180m but those over 180m can target you.

This makes it a risk vs rewards item instead of turn it on and profit like it is now except for the counter mode.
If enemy is close than switch to jam but that means LRM's can target you.
If enemy is far disrupt but if a fast mech gets in close they can lock on and use streaks.

Edited by Virtusx, 17 December 2012 - 03:56 PM.

[Agent 0 Fortune]

ECM should be broken into 3 Modules
15,000GXP; 6,000,000 C-Bill - "Stealth" creates a static sphere 180m radius targeting range to 200m (TAG defeats)
10,000GXP; 4,000,000 C-Bill - "Jam" Prevent missile lock within 180m, TAG works, but does not transmit data to allies.
5,000GXP; 2,000,000 C-Bill - "Counter" counters Jam and Disprupt within 180m

[DocBach]

bumping this thread because this is exactly how ECM should have been implemented

[KuruptU4Fun]

DocBach, on 17 December 2012 - 07:53 PM, said:

bumping this thread because this is exactly how ECM should have been implemented

Wish in one hand and spit in the other, see which one fills up first. Let this thread die.

[DocBach]

following the pattern of everything else in this game "that was working as intended", im holding faith that the ecm will be changed in a patch

[Sears]

I don't have a problem with ECM, what I do have a problem with is that it was released without other information warfare items that seem to me at least to be it's counter http://mwomercs.com/...mation-warfare/

Detectors? Those sound pretty useful. Perhaps you see an ECM blob, a detector is launched that has lets say a 4 square area of affect that is stationary and has a time limit and allows you to lock onto any enemy mech in those squares.

I'm sure ECM in it's current form would not be so rampant if some other information warfare items mentioned in dev blog 2 were also included.

[Rex Budman]

It should sexually pleasure the pilot.

[Kahoumono]

Whatever they do, they must weaken it. I just got my first ecm mech, it is way worse than the streak cats in cheapness. If they are looking for more people to join the game they need to weaken the ECM. As for the argument about adding other info warfare equipment, most new players won't have access to that equipment and thus will probably get turned off pretty quickly.