18 Feb
I would seriously buy a PS3 for DUST if they implemented Mechs as a light tank walker/infantry killer. Have people forgotten about how cool piloted robots that are armed to the teeth are?
Also, would EVE players in orbit be able to watch Dust battles in real time?
18 Feb
I wouldn't mind mechs, but in other games they tend to be bullet magnets and get taken out pretty quickly. Hopefully if they are expensive enough people will use them more tactically and conservatively. I always think of mechs as something that should be supported by infantry defensively i.e. Ring of Ring, or to support infantry offensively. If you see a mech wandering around by itself it should be able to be destroyed by infantry based AT weapons fairly quickly.
19 Feb
Yes, Mechs are cool. But in EVE, we call them MTACs, or Mechanised Torso-Articulated Chassis.
And if you're still not convinced we need them, this is what they look like. Well, at least the industrial models.
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26 Feb
mechs are kool if balanced properly
it should be a 1-man-mech-wrecking-crew
it should be easily taken out by an organised corp teamshooting the shit outta it with rockets and you should be able to snipe the driver out the cockpit based on the image chucky shown.
also on the flip side the mech cant be too fast and cant be underpowered. it should be better at maneuvering than a tank (HAV) but not a LAV/LLV
how they balance it power wise is another story....do they make it more powerful than a tank in terms of weaponry but weaker armor?
i was orginally against mechs but tbh only because i havent seen a game really get it right. Those "jet" fighters from the 09 alpha vid i wanna see more of as well.
28 Feb
Mechs waste of time tbh
KZ3 had em and they were next to useless, could snipe the driver out the seat lol
Prefer more vehicles instead which are more useful
29 Feb
@english it depends on how they make it
kz mechs were useless, too slow and retarded
if done right it can be just as useful as other vehicles its all up to how CCP makes it work in game
29 Feb
Just to clarify MTAC :
Stands for Mechanized Torso-Actuated Chassis (Not Articulated).
http://wiki.eveonline.com/en/wiki/MTAC
ac·tu·a·tor
[ak-choo-ey-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that actuates.
2.
a servomechanism that supplies and transmits a measured amount of energy for the operation of another mechanism or system.
29 Feb
Quiet you. It was past 3am if I remember correctly and I could hardly string a sentence together, let alone record a 50 minute podcast.
Mind you, I will still undertake penance, and I will point out that I said it wrong at the beginning of the next episode as well as pronouncing it correctly.
Happy?
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29 Feb
If they do include MTAC's in DUST, I hope they make them something like the BF2142 battlewalkers, have a couple of varients too since you got the fitting tools with you (e.g. you could make the BF2142 walker gameplay style; close-range anti vehicle/infantry, or you could have a long-range, anti-turret (those commander-built assets) arty like the Juggernaut from C&C).
Close Range - Anti Vehicle/Infantry
http://oyster.ignimgs.com/ve3d/ve3d/image/article/697/697680/battlefield-2142-official-plus-screenshots-20060322024924217.jpg
Long Range - Anti Base Defence/Large Vehicles (Turrets, Capacitors, MCC)
http://images.wikia.com/cnc/images/b/b8/Juggernaut_2030_01.jpg
