63 replies to this topic

[MWHawke]

Amarius, on 22 January 2013 - 03:02 PM, said:

Mainly lights that are light-dancing in circle, I think. Which can't end well. And won't anyway when we'll finally be able to shoot direct fire weapons at them.

But if they are light-dancing, then it should not hit them in the CT, well, unless they just keep their torso facing the enemy.

[Theobald Hauser]

Well... ^^ As said, not always skillfully dancing. Lagshielded ECMed no-collision circling cannot give people good training, It's a no-skill job. Ironically they speak about the no-skill-use of Streaks.
Some lights are easily struck in the CT, too, even from a half-front/half-side attack, because of structural schematics.

[blinkin]

Amarius, on 22 January 2013 - 03:48 PM, said:

Well... ^^ As said, not always skillfully dancing. Lagshielded ECMed no-collision circling cannot give people good training, It's a no-skill job. Ironically they speak about the no-skill-use of Streaks.
Some lights are easily struck in the CT, too, even from a half-front/half-side attack, because of structural schematics.

i will be very happy when standard weapons work reliably on light mechs.

[Wildstreak]

I think the prime problem with streaks is how damage is applied to the target. I would expect 2 missiles to hit in two different areas, maybe the same area but sometimes two different ones like the Right Torso and Left Leg.

However, while on the new Training Grounds, I was firing a lone SSRM and at times saw damage applied by up to 5 areas, 1 arm, 2 torsos and 2 legs for example. I don''t get that, how do 2 missiles do splash damage over such a large region and the target is stationary so moving is no excuses.

By comparison, an LBX that is supposed to spread damage does so in a more concentrated area, example you aim for the Center Torso and get the sides as well.

Steaks should not do a bigger spread than a LBX.