I've also been using alternate ammo for AC. I see people complaining about ACs and they keep forgetting they can slot alternate ammo to make em more deadly. AP or Precision Ammo with AC/5 People scoff at it until they realize every shot I hit with it makes me get a chance to blow something tasty in the armor.
It's amazing how a mech with one Inferno bin can almost cripple most mechs, yet people dump the SRM launchers so fast.
In Succwars play Infernos are fucking terrifying, to the point where infantry with man-portable Infernos can make themselves a serious fucking problem
Inferno rounds don't hit as hard because of double heat sinks during later eras. Now for eras when heat is a major resource yah they can make or break games. Majority of the time I forgo normal SRM ammo and stick to inferno since over heating is a major blow. OH that MAD-3R fired both its PPCs and AC5 ammo? Let me hit it with an inferno 6 SRM.
AC/5s and AC/2s have the advantage of carrying so much ammo the round count is still reasonable even if you only have one ammo bin. The problem is that -3/-4 penalty to the Crit roll. You get a +1 penalty to hit, and even if you hit you get a crit only on a 11+. That's rough. Sure, it's something you can do if you're stuck with a Dragon or want to do more with your Marauder's massively oversized shoulder turret, but still doesn't make those ACs anywhere near good.
Sad Atlas Noises
It still looks like overcomplicated shit. They should have kept the original or scrapped it completely.
the fact that they touched it at all is incredible really
It'll kind of depend on which variants you have and what you have available for equipment. The Jenner's biggest issue is that it's very fragile and bad at managing heat buildup. If it's the Jenner that comes with the one lancemate (Freeman) that's the D. Best thing in Vanilla for that is to take out the SRM4+ammo and the jump jets, use the freed tonnage to max armor, and allocate any spare tonnage to extra SHS. For the Centurion the stock loadout is pretty ok, but you probably don't need 2 tons of both AC10 and LRM ammo. Drop a ton of LRM ammo and use that to pack on more armor. As soon as you can get one, an LB10X Solid Slug autocannon is ideal for replacing that AC10, and at that point you can probably add back that ton of LRM ammo. As for piloting the Centurion, the trick to using it effectively is to shoot with your AC and then turn your torso so your left arm faces the enemy and catches any return fire. It's slow, there's really no way around that in Vanilla.
Speaking of MW4. How the fuck do I get it to run on Windows 11? Everytime I try to boot it up it automatically closes itself.
I would start by switching to Windows 10. I'm not even being sarcastic here, Windows 11 needed a lot longer in the oven.
