What's Junk? (The Mech Touch)

[Golgotha]

Lol, just casually masterworking an expert mech.
For anyone else that merit bounty would be life changing.

 

[Thomisannoyed]

Lol, just casually masterworking an expert mech.
For anyone else that merit bounty would be life changing.

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To be fair, the last time was also life changing, but they kinda need this one for Pup.

 

[Tavarokk]

The shell traveled up the throat and into the mouth

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Single shot is pure suffering, it's insanely constricting. Even for just ambush, something like a 3-5 shell drum/clip would be a colossal performance boost purely because it'd let pilot take chancy shots and to keep threatening the enemy after firing.

Edit. QQ/net connection wouldn't let me edit the post forever for some reason, but also bears mentioning that spiky armor is a thing IRL as a way to dilute impact, so fur-like armor might not even be impractical defensively.

 

[lurkingkraken]

Single shot is pure suffering, it's insanely constricting. Even for just ambush, something like a 3-5 shell drum/clip would be a colossal performance boost purely because it'd let pilot take chancy shots and to keep threatening the enemy after firing.

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They couldn't afford the space. While more shots is a good thing, that still runs into the problem of not having the room to put in any more ammunition.
At least, not without skimping on the sensors some more, but the whole point of the mech is the sensors.

This isn't a weapon to take speculative shots with, it's a last resort. He should not be taking the chancy shot. The intent is to bark forth a cone of deterrence, drop a load of mines, then run away. As well, adding more rapid-fire capability would just encourage the pilots to go in and use it, and then likely get bodied by the actually combat-specced mechs they were going in on.

This is a force multiplier scout with a few defensive tricks more than it is an ambusher.

 

[Tavarokk]

They couldn't afford the space.

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Then it wasn't worth it.

This isn't a weapon to take speculative shots with, it's a last resort. He should not be taking the chancy shot. The intent is to bark forth a cone of deterrence, drop a load of mines, then run away. As well, adding more rapid-fire capability would just encourage the pilots to go in and use it, and then likely get bodied by the actually combat-specced mechs they were going in on.

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Speculative shots exist in every engagement, even last resort ones. No, *especially* last resort ones. Having one attempt when you have the initiative is fine, since you can pull back. Having one attempt when you're pushed is terrible, since you're facing a trade-off between a chance of shooting too early and missing and a chance of holding too long and not getting to shoot. Giving a pilot a defensive weapon he can't take chancy shots with means telling him he must make a perfect judgement call on the exact moment to fire while under pressure. Barking forth a cone of deterrence only works if the pilot can use it early for deterrence, not if shooting and missing makes them wide open.

Dunno if you play any vehicle shooters, but the setup described here is extremely painful and suffocating to use. CQC weapons need room for sloppy handling, if it has to be a one-shot wonder, then at least make it long-range to allow kiting.

 

[Simonbob]

"It's best to keep it with him. Expert mechs are tuned to the expert in question." Bubbles responded back absentmindedly before groaning theatrically. "There goes my break! I have to report this and we need to do a lot of scans to see the changes." She gave Bolt a wide grin. "You really make things interesting for me you know?" The grin was more than a little maniac.

Bolt had a sneaking suspicion that interesting was not quite the word she wanted to use there.

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"I'm already married, woman!"