Yknow no alpha strikes actually makes the wierd loadouts of most mechs make some sense
Because it's pretty stupid to have a mix of range performance in your guns if you always fire them st once
But f you constantly switch as seen in all anime robit shows it sort of does
Until you realize how much 'weight' they waste on them anywya
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:05 am
by Veef
Maybe if they just had fewer different types of individual weapons (like the fucking robots they stole) it'd be easier to make each one useful lol
also gotta love classic bullshit keyboard commands
alpha strike = auto group fire for all weapons
most people just laserboated anyways XD
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:21 am
by starku
In the tt game the turns are so long there's no nsee for mechanics around weapon selection
So of course mw2 doesn't had any
Except in realtime there actually is a need for it especially given range bands and rof differences
Such a simulation!! So realistic!!! UNLIKE THOSE ANIMUUU
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 12:32 am
by Veef
all you ever needed in the PSX game was lasers and missiles
didn't shitty games invent the idea of an alpha strike
i mean sustained fire is useless in turn-based games so hey fire all of your guns at once and explode into space why not
now its just self-justifying because nerds can't learn and actually think it's SIMULATIONIST and introducing any mechanics to change the playstyle is NANNY STATE CONSOLETARDED
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:47 am
by Veef
in the TT game, all the weapons can be fired with their attacks resolved individually
i mean you can just fire all your shit in one turn if you got the heat sinks so it's the same thing
there's even a Hunchback variant in the TT game that is nothing but medium lasers and heat sinks to fire them
just ya know
random hit locations
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:49 am
by starku
Yeah but that's abstracting the switchig and aiming etc
Not like PUT DOT ON MAN PRESS FIRE ALL ROFFLE
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:01 am
by Veef
oh right yeah
dude i don't know what happened
I think Mechwarrior 1 or 2 convinced them this is realistic with all the 3d pentium graphics
Re: btech
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 3:13 am
by starku
Looks like LHX = is simulator
But even the novels are about weapons management etc 'aHe raised his mighty gauss penis at 400m'
Every robot show is about actually doing stuff as a pilot
And not just FIRE ALL GUNS LOL KILLED ALL HITPOINTS IN ONE SHOT