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[Xigunder Blue]

Whooo! Another ECM thread. Here is my contribution.
1) Have ECM work only for the mech it is on. As it is now the ECM is an AOE (Area Of Effect).
2) Have ECM be a module with greater weight and crit space but available to any mech as an option.
3) Allow SSRMs fire as simple SRMs against ECM targets.

Compromise can work.

[Codejack]

Xigunder Blue, on 22 January 2013 - 09:49 PM, said:

Whooo! Another ECM thread. Here is my contribution.
1) Have ECM work only for the mech it is on. As it is now the ECM is an AOE (Area Of Effect).
2) Have ECM be a module with greater weight and crit space but available to any mech as an option.
3) Allow SSRMs fire as simple SRMs against ECM targets.

Compromise can work.

One question: Is there any mech that you would not carry it on?

[KuruptU4Fun]

[StalaggtIKE]

KuruptU4Fun, on 23 January 2013 - 06:57 AM, said:

INORITE! We don't want to waste the internets.

[Evolusi]

Topsytervy, on 22 January 2013 - 11:03 AM, said:

also all missile should also be dead fired, in other words fired as if they are rockets. this done by firing the missiles with line of sight to target with out a target lock. yes at longer ranges your target if smart will simply move out of the way, but with most SRMs you still have a very good chance to hit. and since the missiles are dead fired ecm can not jam them because no lock has been established.

I signed up a long time ago as a Legendary Founder and I haven't even really played yet. I cannot believe you cannot dead fire missiles. That's a big oversight with the change in ECM. In BattleTech lore you are able to dead fire (obviously LRMs do not arm at short range properly all the time and accuracy is very low but at least you can use the weapon instead of it becoming a bomb strapped to your chest).