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- From: Steve.Lamb@f1369.n203.z1.sac.ca.us (Steve Lamb)
- Newsgroups: rec.games.mecha
- Subject: Locust revamp
- Message-ID: <727873207.AA00592@abcbcafe.sac.ca.us>
- Date: 23 Jan 93 12:41:56 GMT
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- Patrick,
-
- Thursday January 21 1993 23:08, Patrick W. Grady wrote to All:
-
- >> heat build-up and it's combat effective range damage jumps from 5 to 15.
-
- PWG> 'Scuse me. Is this Clan ER Mediums you are talking about? Last time I
- PWG> looked at the rules, the only ER weapons the IS had were Large Lasers
- and
- PWG> PPC's.
-
- No, what I meant was.. The effective range of damage. I.E. I don't
- count the machine guns because they get two close. So the effective damage
- range being the distance between two mechs... And a ML doing 5 points of
- damage. at a reasonable range the Locust can then do 15 points of damage with
- 3 ML's mounted on there instead of one.
-
- PWG> Gee. One shot. One hit. One kill. No armor is a pain in the butt.
-
- Gee, One show, one hit, one kill. Sounds like most locusts I've run
- ANYWAY.
-
- PWG> This idea works only if you have some terrain advantage.
-
- Remember, this is for base rules only. I do NOT want to even talk clan
- mechs (ya right) or anything else. Why? No rulebooks for them, and from what
- I've seen, they severely disrupt the game balance.
-
- PWG> Personally, I modify my Locust's by dropping that MG/ammo garbage for a
- PWG> second Medium Laser and a larger engine. Currently the Locust has a
- 160
- PWG> engine, but for an extra ton, you can install a 180 engine and move W 9
- R
- PWG> 14. That worked great in our pre-Clan campaigns. A little extra speed
- PWG> and firepower for just a few C-bills.
-
- Naaa, the 3 medium lasers plus it's walking = 10 heat perfectly. Another
- 5 points of damage per round is more important at that point. Because with 15
- points of damage this Locust can take out another Locust with ease... But if
- that Locust has a bit more speed (larger engine) and lesser weaponry (2 medium
- lasers) the 3 ML locust can take to ML hits anywhere on it's structure. The
- reverse cannot be said.
-
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