DUST Search - MTAC's how to implement them to prevent them ever being OP

Lynn Beck wrote:

Pretty neat idea, however:
Free mtacs for all? I don't think so. Mlt mtacs for all? Yes.
What would the mtac be used for on temperate planets? I was figuring something along the lines of either the raven in mechwarrior, which is a scouting mech, with the capability of 1 mass hitting weapon. How that dhould he accomplished in dust, i dont know. But large turrets would be weird, to say the least. A medium turret or 2 with 2 small turrets to be usable as either passenger or secondary weaponry. Please do remember thouhh that in the end, there's going to be people using these almost exclusively, and that there needs to be a defining factor to separate them from being a tank on legs.
A few ideas would be:
Afterburner for jumping capability(?) or just hot X.
Humanoid or turret on legs? ( this doesnt mean installation turrets, this means is it fixed weaponry on a legged mount or a mimicry of a human to allow more flexibility)
Fast and hits hard, but no hp, or slow and hits hard, with hav style hp?
How many turrets does the pilot himself get? If its just 1 small turret, then its an assault ds on legs. If its 1 large turret, it's a tank with no smalls. Is it 6+ small turrets with ability to group weaponry as seen fit?(imagine a single pilot with 2 rails, 3 blasters, and a missile, all of which are proto and under his direct control)

Overall plas one, but we need to think of this as more than a throwaway profession with merit on only 1 land type.

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X7 lion Swamp Marines Kleenex Inc. 32	Posted - 2013.10.01 04:43:00 - [1] - Quote ok M.T.A.C.'s are more then likely going to be a thing in the FUTURE! (cant stress that enough for the scrubs) but as you might imagine there will be balance issues when there introduced because of the fact its a giant mech, its ither going to be a gaint target for AV or be extremely over powered, so i was thinking what have that been an issue at all, so in eve as most of you are aware there are planets that have extreme weather and natural disturbances (ie storms, really cold weather and such) so what if to fight in these rather EXTREME conditions we use mtacs as our starting deployment with the option to get out of the mtac ither as a last resort if its about to blow up (leaving you exposed to the harsh weather, and having to get into a facility for into a passenger seat of another mtac if possible) this would create a dynamic so mtact's fight mtact's and the balance between mech and infanty becomes a non issue. thank you for your time.
Lynn Beck Granite Mercenary Division 136	Posted - 2013.10.01 05:30:00 - [2] - Quote Pretty neat idea, however: Free mtacs for all? I don't think so. Mlt mtacs for all? Yes. What would the mtac be used for on temperate planets? I was figuring something along the lines of either the raven in mechwarrior, which is a scouting mech, with the capability of 1 mass hitting weapon. How that dhould he accomplished in dust, i dont know. But large turrets would be weird, to say the least. A medium turret or 2 with 2 small turrets to be usable as either passenger or secondary weaponry. Please do remember thouhh that in the end, there's going to be people using these almost exclusively, and that there needs to be a defining factor to separate them from being a tank on legs. A few ideas would be: Afterburner for jumping capability(?) or just hot X. Humanoid or turret on legs? ( this doesnt mean installation turrets, this means is it fixed weaponry on a legged mount or a mimicry of a human to allow more flexibility) Fast and hits hard, but no hp, or slow and hits hard, with hav style hp? How many turrets does the pilot himself get? If its just 1 small turret, then its an assault ds on legs. If its 1 large turret, it's a tank with no smalls. Is it 6+ small turrets with ability to group weaponry as seen fit?(imagine a single pilot with 2 rails, 3 blasters, and a missile, all of which are proto and under his direct control) Overall plas one, but we need to think of this as more than a throwaway profession with merit on only 1 land type.
X7 lion Swamp Marines Kleenex Inc. 33	Posted - 2013.10.01 07:08:00 - [3] - Quote Lynn Beck wrote: Pretty neat idea, however: Free mtacs for all? I don't think so. Mlt mtacs for all? Yes. What would the mtac be used for on temperate planets? I was figuring something along the lines of either the raven in mechwarrior, which is a scouting mech, with the capability of 1 mass hitting weapon. How that dhould he accomplished in dust, i dont know. But large turrets would be weird, to say the least. A medium turret or 2 with 2 small turrets to be usable as either passenger or secondary weaponry. Please do remember thouhh that in the end, there's going to be people using these almost exclusively, and that there needs to be a defining factor to separate them from being a tank on legs. A few ideas would be: Afterburner for jumping capability(?) or just hot X. Humanoid or turret on legs? ( this doesnt mean installation turrets, this means is it fixed weaponry on a legged mount or a mimicry of a human to allow more flexibility) Fast and hits hard, but no hp, or slow and hits hard, with hav style hp? How many turrets does the pilot himself get? If its just 1 small turret, then its an assault ds on legs. If its 1 large turret, it's a tank with no smalls. Is it 6+ small turrets with ability to group weaponry as seen fit?(imagine a single pilot with 2 rails, 3 blasters, and a missile, all of which are proto and under his direct control) Overall plas one, but we need to think of this as more than a throwaway profession with merit on only 1 land type. im not the one making the mtac's thats ccp's job, all im saying is they should be used under special conditions, also not just by any one, eve corps would be the one with the interest in the extreme planets hences they should be the ones funding the missions to take them over.
TechMechMeds Swamp Marines Kleenex Inc. 285	Posted - 2013.10.01 10:55:00 - [4] - Quote I'm glad you posted this idea, I believe any other match they would be ridiculously easy to kill with swarms so having them on planets where you would need them like maybe a very high gravity planet would be good. Give them melee attacks and 2 changeable small turrets with stats relative to eve lore and slot layouts.


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