Posted 14 June 2016 - 08:23 AM

What we Know About Power-Draw and How it will Work!1) it will be based on Damage & Alphas,

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Russ Bullock ‏ @ russ_bullock 23h23 hours ago

aka the replacement for Heat Scale which should work much better for limiting alphas -this should give more value to mechs with more variety aka the replacement for Heat Scale which should work much better for limiting alphas -this should give more value to mechs with more variety

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2) the Starting Alpha Limit will be 30,

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3) you will get a Heat Spike once a Limit is reached/Passed,

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4) it will effect all weapons Systems Energy / Missile and Ballistic(as Alpha),

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Russ Bullock ‏ @ russ_bullock 23h23 hours ago

aka the replacement for Heat Scale which should work much better for limiting alphas -this should give more value to mechs with more variety aka the replacement for Heat Scale which should work much better for limiting alphas -this should give more value to mechs with more variety

5) Weapons that have Spread(LBX) can be counted as Less(75%) to Alpha,

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6) it will Come with the Complete Removal of the Ghost Heat System,

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Russ Bullock ‏ @ russ_bullock 23h23 hours ago

aka the replacement for Heat Scale which should work much better for limiting alphas -this should give more value to mechs with more variety aka the replacement for Heat Scale which should work much better for limiting alphas -this should give more value to mechs with more variety

7) it will most likely have a PTS Session before Release,

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if (Alpha > 30) .......(Z x (Z-2) {f(x) = 2^x}Heat) (Z = (Alpha - 30)

What we can Assume but Dont Fully Know,1) when the Alpha Limit is Reached Mechs will Gain Much more Heat as its Drawing more than it can Handle,2) the Penalty Heat Generated from exceeding the Limit will be exponential,3) it will be a Bar that will Fill as you Fire, and Deplete as you Dont,With this in Mind lets Assume Penalty Heat is something like this,so for each Point of Damage over 30, you start getting an increased amount of heat,at 31-35 damage this may be negatable, but as you hit 45Damage you will get hit with massive heat,with all this in Mind,lets use a low heat weapon for a test,Test(1)5MPL fired, 30damage in 0-0.5sec, no penalty heat(20Heat Total)Test(2)6MPL fired, 36damage in 0-0.5sec, +6(30ish%) penalty heat(30Heat Total)Test(3)7MPL fired, 42damage in 0-0.5sec, +33(120ish%) penalty heat(61Heat Total)so lets assume the Lowest Damage to Heat Weapon in MWO,3Gauss fired, 45damagein 0-0.5sec, +6(195ish%) penalty heat(9Heat Total)this makes Tri Gauss a Problem as you will gain abit of Heat,not much to Stop it as a Sniper, but Enough to Stop it from using Backup weapons,=Assumption Examples=its sounding like Most weapons will have Different Draws not a Full Damage to Damage,its Likely MGs and Flamers will have a Draw of 0 because how those weapons work already,an AC5 does 5 Damage, but may have a Draw of 7 to Balance the weapons and Lesson Boating,an IS-LPL does 10 Damage, but may have a Draw of 10 so you can Fire 3 at a time much as it is now,an SRM6 does 12 Damage, but may have a Draw of 10 so you can Fire 3 at a time,an SRM6 does 8 Damage, but may have a Draw of 7 so you can Fire 4 at a time,LBX20/LRM20s do 20 Damage, but may have a Draw of 15, so you can fire 2,the PTS for this System may be Soon,

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Possible PTS for this Week

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Russ Bullock ‏ @ russ_bullock 42m42 minutes ago



Looking quite likely for a PTS this week for Energy Draw. Hope to put official word on the forums by mid week if all goes well. Looking quite likely for a PTS this week for Energy Draw. Hope to put official word on the forums by mid week if all goes well.

Edit- Twitter Quotes AddedEdit2- Draw Assumption ExamplesEdit3- When we may see the PTS

Edited by Andi Nagasia, 15 August 2016 - 07:56 PM.