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[Inyc]

6 PPC stalkers or 4 PPC Catapults, or Gauss / AC Phrac, Catapults. Splat Cats, Splat Cents...

See a trend? Everyone is using high burst direct damage. I wonder why.

[ARCTICF0X]

Is this a trick question?

[yashmack]

youre just now noticing? pretty sure thats the way it has always been...

[Rift Hawk]

Inyc, on 21 February 2013 - 12:17 AM, said:

6 PPC stalkers or 4 PPC Catapults, or Gauss / AC Phrac, Catapults. Splat Cats, Splat Cents...

See a trend? Everyone is using high burst direct damage. I wonder why.

This is different from the last 2 months and 1000 battles how ?

[One Medic Army]

Inyc, on 21 February 2013 - 12:17 AM, said:

6 PPC stalkers or 4 PPC Catapults, or Gauss / AC Phrac, Catapults. Splat Cats, Splat Cents...

See a trend? Everyone is using high burst direct damage. I wonder why.

Kay.

High burst damage has been the name of the game for a good long time in MWO, even for the brawler builds.
This is truly nothing new.

[Dirk Le Daring]

G'day Shagz.

[Inyc]

Wasn't this supposed to be a tactical game and not a "burst the **** out of each other" game? Why don't they just drastically up the heat generation for concurrent fire of the same "high power" weapon? So SRM 6s, LRMs 15s and 20s, Large Lasers and PPCs, ACs 10 and up. All of those should get a drastic heat gen increase if you fire 3 or more at a time. Or maybe have a drastically increased cooldown to show your systems having a hard time reloading all those high power weapons at the same time? Just something...

I'm used to Mechs with a variety of weapons for long range and then close in encounters. Trying to play like that now is miserable. Its all about stack as much of the biggest weapon you can carry, and then throw in a few medium lasers.

[One Medic Army]

"Stacking the biggest weapons you can carry and then throw in a few medium lasers" describes a large number of stock mechs as well, just saying.

[Dirk Le Daring]

G'day Kreepy

[Shagz]

good builds will always be apart of MWO it something we have to deal with

[Lyrik]

High burst is the fastest and most reliable way to kill a mech. Also is easyer to just use 1-2 different weapons instead of 5

Small maps with a lot of cover are favoring Splatcats. Big maps with not that much cover are favoring the 6PPC Stalker.

I really don't see your problem.

[OneEyed Jack]

Inyc, on 21 February 2013 - 12:35 AM, said:

Wasn't this supposed to be a tactical game and not a "burst the **** out of each other" game? Why don't they just drastically up the heat generation for concurrent fire of the same "high power" weapon? So SRM 6s, LRMs 15s and 20s, Large Lasers and PPCs, ACs 10 and up. All of those should get a drastic heat gen increase if you fire 3 or more at a time. Or maybe have a drastically increased cooldown to show your systems having a hard time reloading all those high power weapons at the same time? Just something...

I'm used to Mechs with a variety of weapons for long range and then close in encounters. Trying to play like that now is miserable. Its all about stack as much of the biggest weapon you can carry, and then throw in a few medium lasers.

There are plenty of stock builds revolving around carrying multiple of the same gun, as well. And please explain to me how firing multiple of the same gun make sense to generate extra heat above firing several different guns which create the same base heat. The "logic" eludes me.

[So Booboolicious]

Is everyone enjoying playing the BETA of Mechwarrior Online?

Jeah, PGI has been working their ***** off this new year.

Mmhmm....

[Inyc]

One Medic Army, on 21 February 2013 - 12:37 AM, said:

"Stacking the biggest weapons you can carry and then throw in a few medium lasers" describes a large number of stock mechs as well, just saying.

Only two out of 15 assault variants come with 3 of the same high-end weapon (3 PPC Awesomes). None of the others pack more than 2. Not a single heavy mech variant packs more than 2 of the same high end weapon. Hell none of the basic Catapult variants pack more than two missiles period.

Obviously stacking 6 of the same heavy weapon is canon.

[One Medic Army]

Inyc, on 21 February 2013 - 01:03 AM, said:

Only two out of 15 assault variants come with 3 of the same high-end weapon (3 PPC Awesomes). None of the others pack more than 2. Not a single heavy mech variant packs more than 2 of the same high end weapon. Hell none of the basic Catapult variants pack more than two missiles period.

Obviously stacking 6 of the same heavy weapon is canon.

The Masakari would like to say hi.
Mounts 4x clan ERPPCs and an LRM10 in the default config.
Enough to spike your heat into ammo explosion territory in TT in one round.

[INSEkT L0GIC]

As long as they miss the first 4-5 alpha strikes on my Spider and give me time to wheel around and shoot them in the butt before I die all is good.

[JohnnyC]

I don't see many 6xPPC Stalkers... some, sure... 4xPPC Stalkers, on the other hand, are prevalent. I pilot one myself and love every minute of it.

[Fate 6]

Inyc, on 21 February 2013 - 12:17 AM, said:

6 PPC stalkers or 4 PPC Catapults, or Gauss / AC Phrac, Catapults. Splat Cats, Splat Cents...

See a trend? Everyone is using high burst direct damage. I wonder why.

SRMS...

Direct Damage...

Wut is this I don't even.

[Angus McBeef]

I don't have any of those mechs.

[Inyc]

One Medic Army, on 21 February 2013 - 01:06 AM, said:

The Masakari would like to say hi.
Mounts 4x clan ERPPCs and an LRM10 in the default config.
Enough to spike your heat into ammo explosion territory in TT in one round.

Clan mechs aren't relevant to this discussion. Game currently isn't balanced around clan tech since clans aren't in the game for a good bit yet.