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    How to repair this game (Heat and Energy issues)

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    there is so much wrong in the original post that it'll take me an eternity to list out every refutation

    it seems like the OP runs an all-energy lineup 😆

     

    what i will say though is that energy-free and (especially not) heat-free items are the cause of imbalance. not blaming the one archetype that has benefitted for the past few months (from the ridiculous modules) just makes that whole wall of text just plain incorrect

    The Systemic Problem with Energy

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    On 2/11/2021 at 1:13 PM, W.H.I.T.E.O.U.T said:

    Yep, but there's another way to fix that "over the top" regen issue...

    Nerfing dual modules.

    Yes, I said that energy-free physical weapons were the primary hunters of energy builds... But I decided that rather than being too specific, I would point out something that is much more general across the whole board. That's why I'm pointing out the dual modules.

    These modules have been a pain since the first premiums debuted as they provided a boost to stats greater than the stat boosts provided by modules that came before them (even the 2 premium storage units, which were still popular before CSU and CEU). It started a small "snowball" that slowly gotten larger and larger as more and more dual modules were released.

    Soon, builds with Overload Preventor and CSU/CEU would reach high ranks because of their increased stats, making them more resistant to boilers and drainers. Then Quad Core Booster came out... Then Energy Fortress... Then Plasma Fortress... Then Platinum Fortress... And now we're potentially going to see a Maximum Fortress in the near future.

    Because of these modules, builds are now capable of tanking energy drain and heat damage while shrugging it off with high cooling and regen, which is bad since physical builds are also able to use these modules to become resistant to just about everything and still maintain high damage outputs (i.e the current best meta -- Energy-Free Physical Hugger).

    So if everything before the dual modules have had a downside to balance their benefits, the dual modules should also have a downside to counter their benefits.

    DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING DING WE HAVE A WINNER

    Modules

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    Bump:

    The reason behind this is because:

    - While a singular QCB or OvP may increase your max stats (en/heat) by a small amount, coupling them together amplifies this increase tenfold. This blows all of the other E-M engines out of the water and makes most E-M weapons insignificant. Forget about your heater build. These new mech lineups all have at least 380 cooling! And don't even think about your energy build. The new and improved mechs have 380+ regeneration! I'm not even forgetting the physical mechs, because those would be explained by a different set of modules.

    With rounded mechs of the past sporting 700/300 energy and 450/350 heat while new ones boast with 800/400 energy and 650/400 heat, the only species of roundeds that will exist are physicals. Sure (as of right now) there's 1 heat build with Swoop that's doing pretty good, but that's because of the Swoop buff.

    I would suggest either nerfing the L-Ms (as the topic says) or buffing the old E-Ms to be at least comparable to the L-M ones. Couple that with buffing some old E-Ms too. If it's gonna be nerfed, I would suggest increasing the QCB weight by 6-10kg and OvP's by 3-5kg. 

    - Who could forget the Fortresses? You see them everywhere... because you can tell by just how unimaginable their resistance is to one type. Oh, someone has 160 physical resist AND 135 explosive resist? Good luck with your triple magma breaking through that wall of hopelessness. Is your drainer build only doing 200 damage on a drained mech that doesn't even need energy to beat you? Blame these guys. Don't have those 60 resistance drain thingamabobs? Just take your L already.

    Just increase their weight by 5kg. Does everyone a favor.

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    Remember that all the modules mentioned above basically replace 2 of the E-M ones, so not only are you getting a weight reduction and a stat boost if you are indeed replacing the E-Ms, you can also fit more L-Ms and even old E-Ms to raise your elemental caps by at least 20%.

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