masc and supercharger description, how to read it right?

[Pisaka]

earlier, every time i read parameters like 'damage interval' i skip these items: i dont want to damage mech myself

now i tried supercharger and it was...wanderfull: for just a ton of weight i got a lot of speed a plenty of time.
i changed it by arena supercharger...and...it starts beeping very fast! Oo

but...text in items card doesnot looks very different. and for masc: my feling is that its just the heavier device.

how to read these devices parameters right?

my expectation: i want to know how much time i will run in safe zone
i see: "intervals". what? i have to calculate it some way?

[Hykril Tynyx]

Doesn't it literally show you a gauge next to your crosshair when you activate it with "safe" and "danger" zones in blue and orange respectfully?

[Stalectos]

Originally posted by Hykril Tynyx:

Doesn't it literally show you a gauge next to your crosshair when you activate it with "safe" and "danger" zones in blue and orange respectfully?

it does. I don't think orange is danger though. iirc blue is safe orange is caution and red is you are taking damage but I usually ease off the button when it starts beeping so I'm not 100% confident.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by Stalectos:

Originally posted by Hykril Tynyx:

Doesn't it literally show you a gauge next to your crosshair when you activate it with "safe" and "danger" zones in blue and orange respectfully?

it does. I don't think orange is danger though. iirc blue is safe orange is caution and red is you are taking damage but I usually ease off the button when it starts beeping so I'm not 100% confident.

You'll know you're in the danger zone or close to it when it starts beeping, which to be frank is probably when you should be using it since the A.I will absolutely just go zooming all over the place, making mechs with it a terrible choice to give them.

[lordpooky]

The ai does not have to worry about damage from masc or superchargers. they can use it all the time with no damage. You are the only one that will take damage from those items

[Pisaka]

Originally posted by Hykril Tynyx:

Doesn't it literally show you a gauge next to your crosshair when you activate it with "safe" and "danger" zones in blue and orange respectfully?

yes, and now i know it (800 hours in game) just coz of experiments: info about device does not point me to "how it works", it points right in opposite direction (literally "dont use me!!!")

ok. now i know that i can use device. i see a lot of such devices and i want to compare it. but...i cant

i tried arena supercharger: its terrible device
right now i dont want to try mascs coz these are too heavy

my question is "how to get clue about these devices from description"? right now it seems like random gear

what means "intervals" in infocards?

[E-Man720]

Originally posted by Pisaka:

but...text in items card doesnot looks very different. and for masc: my feling is that its just the heavier device.

So on table top they both do the same thing and you roll when you use them, if you fail the roll you take critical damage, MASC you take a critical damage on each leg which will most likely damage actuators. The Supercharger you take a engine critical hit on a failed roll, which 3 engine crits = dead. In the video game they work the same pretty much, but to be fair mechs with Inner Sphere Extralight Engines dont die from loosing a side torso either.

[pete]

My description?
Heavy useless components.
Best use - remove from mech and convert to C-bills

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by pete:

My description?
Heavy useless components.
Best use - remove from mech and convert to C-bills

Just because YOU don't use them Pete doesn't mean anyone else shouldn't just because you say so, just like because YOU hate Clans doesn't mean anyone else should hate them just because you say so!

[pete]

Originally posted by Cursed Hawkins:

Originally posted by pete:

My description?
Heavy useless components.
Best use - remove from mech and convert to C-bills

Just because YOU don't use them Pete doesn't mean anyone else shouldn't just because you say so, just like because YOU hate Clans doesn't mean anyone else should hate them just because you say so!

Mr Hawkins - I did say MY description not THE description

[Cobalt60]

I'm just getting around to using the masc units,after years of ignoring them. I like to give a motive equipped Zeus to a lance mate,as the ai seems to handle it much better. Nothing like an 80 ton assault mech zipping around to smash enemies.