stjobe, on 07 February 2013 - 10:17 AM, said:
This. The AC/2 only comes into the discussion at all because of the 'but MGs can't damage mechs' argument.
I agree with the standpoint that the SLAS needs to be the bar for comparison for the MG, since a theoretical "SRM1" comparison falls apart with MWO's upped missile damages for splash compensation. While I'm not inclined to haggle over the exact fraction of SLAS dps that MG dps should be, since that's the kind of thing that gets tuned with ingame testing, I do believe they need to be in the same ballpark. It's worth noting, from that point of view, that for the same DPS a higher-burst weapon is superior. That is, if an MG did 1dps, the SLAS would still be better in practical terms since it front-loads it's damage into burst packets.
Joseph Mallan, on 07 February 2013 - 10:43 AM, said:
Now... Explain why 6 tons of machine guns should be able to do more than twice as much damage as a 6 ton Auto Cannon in 10 seconds? 12 MGs in 10 seconds=96 damage 1 AC2 in 10 seconds=40...
For the same reason as 7 tons of SLAS does 14 dps to a LPLAS' 10 for the same weight of gun. Smaller gun = more efficient damage/ton because of the hardpoint mechanic.
Edited by Gaan Cathal, 07 February 2013 - 10:47 AM.