Heavy Mech Poll

No, you are right. Some Mechs really have some hardpoints that are not similar to the TRO's.
This was made generally for two reasons: 1) to get 3 different variants when there originally were none. 2) to make a variant more competitive.

Gimme a couple of minutes. I will post the altered variants....

 

What about armor values though? My MW4 TRO-specced Jenner was like piloting a paper airplane. I feel like a tank in MWO in comparison.

 

Oh I agree its not a direct cross over but the hard points are almost always the same. I dearly remember when they doubled the armour values. Huge improvement.

 

'eh, I liked living on the edge with the low armor values. But I'll admit that the higher values are better for an arcade game with smaller maps.

 

I don't miss being snipered at ridiculous distances in one volley.

 

Yepp they do....
Just a few examples...... and this list goes on and on and on... (Only managed to do the lights up to 50t... then I realized there are many altered versions....)



LCT-1V TRO 1E/2B MWO 1E/4B
LCT-3S TRO 1E/2M MWO 1E/4M
LCT-1E TRO 4E MWO 6E
LCT-1M TRO 1E/2M MWO 2E/2M
COM-2D TRO 1E/2M MWO 1E/3M
COM-1B ?
COM-1D ?
SDR-5D TRO 2E MWO 3E
SDR-5K TRO 1E/2B MWO 1E/4B
RVN-4X ?
RVN-2X ?
JR7-D TRO 4E/1M MWO 4E/2M
JR7-F TRO 4E MWO 6E
FS9-K ?
FS9-A ?
CDA-2A TRO 3E MWO 6E
CDA-2B TRO 3E MWO 5E
CDA-3C TRO 1E/2B MWO 1E/4B
CDA-3M TRO 3E/1B MWO 4E/1B
BJ-1X ?
VND-1AA TRO 3E/1M MWO 4E/1M
VND-1R TRO 3E/1M MWO 5E/1M
VND-1X ?
CN9-A TRO 2E/1B/1M MWO 2E/1B/3M
CN9-AL TRO 4E/1M MWO 4E/2M
CN9-D TRO 2E/1B/1M MWO 2E/2B/2M

 

To each their own. I never really had a problem with this. And the few times it happened to me I considered it my own fault for being in the open. Of course I have a healthy case of paranoia so running around at top speed, naked, in the jungle I expected charlies in the trees around every corner. God I miss that.

 

He he ta thought my instincts weren't wrong.

 

Some variants would be totally the same if not for the extra hardpoints, since you will swap out the crap weapons.
Also, there are equipments not available in MWO, things like C3 and backward facing Lasers and what not.

I don't maind a bit of small changes here and there to mke things a bit more playable. Well, as long as they stay within reasonable amount. (seriously YLW need an extra hardpoint or so, one if the customization does have an extra energy I think)

As for the Black Knight, I don;t think they are doing the JJ version, since Russ comments about "keep in mind Grasshopper have JJ and more variated weapon"

That having said, that missile hardpoint is on the head and can do little to nothing, and only a fucking idiot would put an LRM5 there and hope it would be useful.

 

I would rather go with a SRM4....
Seeing how most variants got 1 extra MIsile point my bet is that the Grasshopper will get a second missileslot in the right torso as well....