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[Wytchblades]

Do they really do damage?
Sure you seem them firing, I see the mech hit. I have yet to be able to kill anyone with using only MG fire.

Is it just me or what? This is on the Spider using 4 MG vs even other light mechs.

Thanks in advance.

Edited by Wytchblades, 21 January 2013 - 01:44 PM.

[Voridan Atreides]

MGs do not do that much dmg if any.......seeing as the hit boxes are messed up.

[Wytchblades]

Gah not good. 4 MG and only 1 eng is killing my team at times.

[Psiclone]

MGs do 0.02 damage per hit, I believe. They are very useful at crit hunting locatins that have no armour, however.

[J4ckInthebox]

Psiclone, on 21 January 2013 - 02:09 PM, said:

MGs do 0.02 damage per hit, I believe. They are very useful at crit hunting locatins that have no armour, however.

Urban legend.

Wytchblades, on 21 January 2013 - 01:41 PM, said:

I have yet to be able to kill anyone with using only MG fire.

You are not trying hard enough =)

[Tickdoff Tank]

Psiclone, on 21 January 2013 - 02:09 PM, said:

MGs do 0.02 damage per hit, I believe. They are very useful at crit hunting locatins that have no armour, however.

0.04 per bullet, 10 bullets per second, .4 DPS. Pathetic damage. And they are just as bad at critical hits.

[Deathsiege]

Was teamed with a light over the weekend who had 4mg and a laser. I felt bad for him. He would have been better off with a sling shot and derogatory language.

[Vaneshi SnowCrash]

Wytchblades, on 21 January 2013 - 01:41 PM, said:

Do they really do damage?

No they don't. At least nothing useful. They're not designed for anti-Mech fighting, that Spider with the MG's? Made to kill troops, lots of em. A lack of troops has always made the usefulness of MG's a bit dubious in the Mechwarrior games.

[One Medic Army]

I've managed a couple MG kills on my Cent 9D (back before I pulled them off). Most of the work was done with other weapons systems though, getting a kill shot with an MG just means another real weapon did the heavy lifting.

They're only good for one thing: psychological effect, I have seen people flip the **** out when hosed by MGs, especially light mech pilots.

[Solis Obscuri]

So far over MG thread allotments for this month...

[Vaneshi SnowCrash]

Solis Obscuri, on 21 January 2013 - 04:07 PM, said:

So far over MG thread allotments for this month...

In a similar manner that my internet spaceship is fuelled by tears... my AC/20 fires compressed MG whine threads. It is a self replenishing source of ammo... environmentally friendly too!

[Ryvucz]

I like machine guns regardless.

Always reminded of this when someone mentions them -

[Klaxon]

every time i ask people in-game why they have an MG boat they say "i like the sound they make".

i always reply with the same thing: "fair enough!" xD

[TruePoindexter]

Klaxon, on 21 January 2013 - 04:23 PM, said:

every time i ask people in-game why they have an MG boat they say "i like the sound they make".

i always reply with the same thing: "fair enough!" xD

I have to admit that they are satisfying.

[Davers]

With luck the MG buff will be in the upcoming patch.