11-30-2006, 04:21 PM
A couple of issues sprang up after using this last week:
The design is pretty drainy and could not accomodate movement and the 98L at the same time (LEMUR, U4 are the primary culprits). Also the 77A legs are slow, and I feel that the FA legs are a LOT better compared to my previous opinion about the FA being just somewhat slightly better than the 77A. These two issues contributed to its difficulty in fighting against designs such as Maitreya's Hunter which had the combination of speed and firepower, making it effective not only against tanks, but slow ACs as well.
The BP + MT/MV + GAR combo didn't work as well as I expected against faster opponents.
With that said, I'm currently doing a complete overhaul on the design based on the experiences that day. I'm still keeping the 77A legs, but I'm making sure that they can be interchanged with the FA in the event of a serious match up. It'll probably be a new design though, something different (or maybe radicaly different) than Project: Archer's current configuration.
The design is pretty drainy and could not accomodate movement and the 98L at the same time (LEMUR, U4 are the primary culprits). Also the 77A legs are slow, and I feel that the FA legs are a LOT better compared to my previous opinion about the FA being just somewhat slightly better than the 77A. These two issues contributed to its difficulty in fighting against designs such as Maitreya's Hunter which had the combination of speed and firepower, making it effective not only against tanks, but slow ACs as well.
The BP + MT/MV + GAR combo didn't work as well as I expected against faster opponents.
With that said, I'm currently doing a complete overhaul on the design based on the experiences that day. I'm still keeping the 77A legs, but I'm making sure that they can be interchanged with the FA in the event of a serious match up. It'll probably be a new design though, something different (or maybe radicaly different) than Project: Archer's current configuration.
