Onyx Rain, on 09 December 2012 - 01:29 AM, said:
Ya it was...Especially when the problem in that case was likely hit detection/net code and Not the OP's skill assuming he didn't straight up lie/deceive himself about actually seeing the hits. I'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
I've dual gaussed many mechs multiple times...in the same spot, and not cracked their armor. Seen ravens take 8-12 guass rounds and not only not die, but often still have armor in the spots I shot them.
It isn't just light mechs either... I've seen nearly invincible mechs like streak cats that you can't crack their armor with multiple 40-70+ damage alpha strikes. I ran into an atlas the other day that I dual gaussed 6 times in the chest area, and shot with 2 med/2 small lasers every time I fired those duel gauss...could not drop his armor below orange...never cracked his internals....I died.
There are serious issues with server sync/netcode and hit detection with many if not all weapons and this needs to be considered before you are D-bag to someone.
I too have had a similar problem. I had a completely stationary Awesome before. I aimed my AC 20 into his left rear torso. Four shots later... still has a left torso and even armor there. Took five rear shots to breash the armor and get that torso gone. Also had the same to a jenner. I hit a shut down jenner twice in the torso, it still had armor somehow. It was center torso. I made it turn red. Then, after he powered up and started to run away, I hit his leg. It didn't pop off. I only turned it red. Jenner got away, came back, and ripped me to ribbons with his four meduim lasers.
Then I had the time I was parked behind an enemy mech. He was standing still (un against a building). I had a shot I could not miss (all I could see was basically his back, barrel of my gun to his armor for all intents and purposes). I fired away! And ended up having my shot go through the mech and hit the building in front of him. Then, he noticed me (as my shot went clear through his chest and hit a building in his view) and I had to bug out fast.
Yes. AC 20s are nice. But they need more work. I actually switched to a pair of AC2s instead and they are working much better than the AC20 did for hitting and actually going where they are suppose to. (I also found my nitch as a sniper unit with those AC2s.)
I haven't given up on the AC 20, but I'll probably have remade my AC 20 Cicada (this time with ECM model) after the next path, as they stated if I recall that a lot of the problems with balistic weapons should be fixed with it. (Though, the AC 20 should probably be causing more damage. It's known as a limb breaker and a spitter of death.)
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