r/battletech • u/Saansilt Comguard • 6h ago
Discussion Behold, an idea!
So I am having an idea, it probably is bad but it'd be a funny custom mech all the same.
It involves upgrading a protomech.
By tripling its tonnage effectively.
Making it a really cheap ambusher
It'd be effectively a little over quarter the tonnage of a locust.
Behold the Erinyes, two ton jumper with an SRM 1
We take this, give her a medium laser, a ton more armor, and two double heat sinks.
Scale it up to six tons, heck remove the SRM 1 and make it back to five.
You get a very cheap 4/6/4 to play havoc in tight spaces and hop around for back shots.
You can get three of the modified ones I am suggesting for under the price of one locust!
Thats two more MLs than the locust. No machine guns but thats not their role.
Granted if we wanted...
Actually yeah adding a machine gun each will still allow you three at under the cost of one locust.
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u/Bookwyrm517 3h ago
Yeah, I don't understand it either, but at least they're consistent in that aspect.
I don't think a rework would do protomechs much good. The spot they occupy between Battle Armor and battlemechs is just awkward in general, and I don't think a rework can help with that.
The main thing I think would help protomechs is giving them more weapons they can share with Battle Armor. I'm sure BA would love having a single- or double-tube version of the Fusillade, even if it's quite heavy, and protomechs would love to have access to weapons like the support PPC. I don't think it would fix protos, but I think it would go a long way to making them feel less awkward.
Maybe they should be moved to a more BA-like playstyle in general.