Posted 07 April 2015 - 04:56 PM

So basically making Clan tech not superior tech is what's required in order for some folks to be happy? Kind of ironic considering the entire challenge of Clan tech is that it was vastly superior. But i guess if we're not going to get it balanced in the more common ways Clan and IS tech get balanced, they might as well just nerf it down to where it's just a different name for things but the practical performance is roughly the same as the IS counterpart. How dull.That removes a significant part of what makes Clan tech feel different to pilot, because you actually do things differently than you do when playing IS because the tech is actually different and has different positives and negatives. Like longer ranged lasers that generate more heat. Or an XL engine that doesn't kill you if a side torso pops but it has a fixed speed rating. Now we're adding more arbitrary downsides because instead of just fixing the two OP Clan mechs that are the only *significant* issue right now with Clan vs IS balance, we're going to tie one hand behind the back of all Clan mechs "for fairness" even though it's been proven time and again that the rest of the Clan mechs are somewhere between just right (DWF, HBR), needs a little help (SMN, NVA) and poor (most of the rest) and none of those need a hand tied behind their back.This sort of proposal seems most popular with those who can't be bothered to think tactically and overcome challenging enemies that require different tactics (like the DWF, for example). Instead of understanding that when they're facing a barely-mobile turret, they can't hold a staring contest with it but have to flank around it and use teamwork. That's not an actual problem with the DWF. That's what it's supposed to be. It's not OP, it has a plethora of downsides that make it extremely vulnerable - if you take the time to think before you charge in. And that's how it's supposed to be. Yet they will not consider the game "balanced" until they can stand in the open in front of one in their silly stock build medium mech and hold a staring contest with it and not die. People not knowing how (or being unwilling) to learn how to counter diverse threats will be the death of IS/Clan diversity in this game.

Edited by jay35, 07 April 2015 - 05:06 PM.