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[3rdworld]

Reduce the heat
Make them disable ecm

Who is ready for our PPC overlords?

[Scrad]

Small changes to sensor range is insignificant for the light streak/ecm mechs that will cover that 50m target zone very quickly and for them it will be business as normal.

ECM mech will just become PPC magnets and more overheating will occur.

This all depends on changes to ECM and streaks between now and when these changes go in as balancing these very overpowered and boring to play light mechs is not going to be an easy task.

[Skyscream Sapphire]

Are you guys serious? If an ECM light is getting repeatedly hit by PPCs, it's got much bigger problems than whether it's ECM is working or not. It's a cool effect but will have all of 0 effect on gameplay except for the DDCs.

[Grraarrgghh]

Oh yeah. I forgot pubbies think SSRMs are OP.

Christ on a ******* they're stupid.

[Solis Obscuri]

I think D-DCs are getting nerfed a little, but not RVN-3Ls or COM-2Ds.

BAP is still useless.

The sensor module boosts are something, but ECM is still way to damn powerful compared to all other equipment items in the game.

[Ngamok]

All you people that think the PPC will be magic will still complain about Raven-3L and Commando-2D mainly because they will run circles around most mechs (not all of them) that will carry multiple PPCs while shooting you with Streaks the entire time.

[Kommisar]

Boom. My fast Awesome 9M with 2x PPCs and TAG just got a nice new role.

True, light ECMs are still fast and harder to hit; but some things in life just suck. Fortunately, my aim does not.

Edited by Kommisar, 29 January 2013 - 12:11 PM.

[Rakashan]

My first thought was that it means every ECM-enabled pilot is going to bring along an ECM wingman so that if he is locked down by a PPC he is still under a bubble. My second thought was that this does nothing about the Sensor and Advanced Sensor modules.

My guess is that it will lead to more whining because now "You mean I have to drop 12.5k GXP into these required modules!?!?!?"

Edited by Rakashan, 29 January 2013 - 12:16 PM.

[SmoothCriminal]

time to buy a 3F

[Kylere]

Grraarrgghh, on 29 January 2013 - 11:48 AM, said:

Probably not, because pubbies are dumb and think SSRMs are OP.

As someone who plays only pick up games who also thinks all the OP stuff is silly I think you are not just wrong, but woefully stupid. I hope to see you in a drop because idiots make easy kills.

These changes are being made to silence the whiners, like YOU!

[Grraarrgghh]

Kylere, on 29 January 2013 - 12:14 PM, said:

As someone who plays only pick up games who also thinks all the OP stuff is silly I think you are not just wrong, but woefully stupid. I hope to see you in a drop because idiots make easy kills.

These changes are being made to silence the whiners, like YOU!

I think I missed the part where I was whining about...well, anything really.

[Bguk]

Ngamok, on 29 January 2013 - 12:10 PM, said:

All you people that think the PPC will be magic will still complain about Raven-3L and Commando-2D mainly because they will run circles around most mechs (not all of them) that will carry multiple PPCs while shooting you with Streaks the entire time.

"All" Means everybody so you're wrong on that account. What these changes do is bring more diversity to the field with people mounting more PPCs. It will lessen over time once some realize that is not their weapon of choice. You seem to think this is a one on one game where no one else is around to help you kill the light. You and your friends hopefully have lasers/ballistics/missiles to hit the little buggers.

I agree with Grraarrgghh more and more. What's wrong with me?...........

Edited by Bguk, 29 January 2013 - 12:16 PM.

[Kylere]

Silent, on 29 January 2013 - 11:55 AM, said:

Pubbies will never stop crying.

I never hear "pubbies" crying over the massive whinefest coming from the self-entitled-self-tiered premade losers.

[Silent]

Grraarrgghh, on 29 January 2013 - 12:15 PM, said:

I think I missed the part where I was whining about...well, anything really.

He's a Davion, it's a miracle he can even read this thread.

[Kylere]

Grraarrgghh, on 29 January 2013 - 12:15 PM, said:

I think I missed the part where I was whining about...well, anything really.

Yeah, you are whining about "pubbies" is reading comprehension really that tough? You are also whining about changes indirectly while insulting everyone who does not join some middle-school club. Excuses are for losers, so is whining.

[Snowhawk]

Fais, on 29 January 2013 - 12:03 PM, said:

It defintly balances the DDC's with ECM. People will probably stop playing DDC's because of all the PPC fire they take .

Exactly... DDC's are easy to hit, but try to hit with the ppc a fast moving target like a Scout...
And the other thing with the increased sensor module.... just gamers who have mastered their mech can use this modules. And even then it is easy for scouts to use cover or to get closer to the target.

This balancing is just a little step... they have to bring more.

[Kristov Kerensky]

Funny, but the bit about the Sensor Range module..it's already IN the game and working just fine..and it's actually useful and effective against ECM Lights, especially if you have BAP as you'll get lock and be able to fire BEFORE they can cover the distance from 250m to 180m and put missiles on target before they get within 200m. Add TAG and it's even more effective

As for the PPC's effects against ECM..nice, I like it, but my question is..do PPCs have any other EMP effects against OTHER things or is ECM the only thing they'll effect with EMP?

[Grraarrgghh]

Kylere, on 29 January 2013 - 12:17 PM, said:

Yeah, you are whining about "pubbies" is reading comprehension really that tough? You are also whining about changes indirectly while insulting everyone who does not join some middle-school club. Excuses are for losers, so is whining.

Dude, it's okay. Just like, chill out and have a beer or go beatoff or something. You're pretty high-strung about robots.

[MasterGoa]

I wish the BAP was included it this list of range enhancements against ECM is this was its reason for being...

[Zenehre]

wynce, on 29 January 2013 - 12:13 PM, said:

The lack of willingness to admit ECM is broke is astounding. More and more convoluted changes are being added to the game to counter ECM. ECM needs to be fixed, not tweeking 30 other things to balance ECM. Just tweek ECM.

They are treating the symptoms as opposed to the disease.