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[dna]

I see that you have a handheld missile launcher in your weapon bin on your page.  I was thinking... if you were really going to have swarms of missiles, I'd rather see the missiles spring from internal launchers on the mecha itself.  Then, clouds of missiles could ERUPT FROM THE MECHA ITSELF!!!  That would be more anime like.  Each missile could do a small amount of damage relying on numbers for signifigant damage.  
I really kinda liked the system that Descent had, where you could have one main weapons system (guns, cannon, etc) and one secondary system (missiles, rockets, etc) active at the same time.  Probably not what you guys were thinking though...
But anyway, yeah, I'd lke to see swarms of missiles come from internal launchers instead of a hand held launcher.

[Tessai]

Cherry Blossom Missile Dispenser-
Still in development, the CBM will accomplish several goals: long range saturation with HE ordinance, spectacular firing patterns, and individually-seeking warheads. Fired in bursts.

Wheres it say hand held?

[dna]

Aw, man, now you're making me think I'm crazy!  I could have sworn that you had the model up there and it was a rifle like deal.  ARRRRRRR!

[Tessai]

Go look at the page again... you prolly looked at the rifle and read the rocket's description.

[dna]

 Oh, i looked at it all right!!!  You guys are taking the pictures down!!!  I know what I saw!!!  You can't trick me!!!  
SG's cursing is driving me CRAZY!!!

[Tessai]

[Serious Grandpa]

i've censored the cursing, ok?  

And, believe me, that was only a photograph of a hungry elephant you saw, nothing else...
/calling CAZ special interventons team... yeah, we have information leakage... yes, erasure of the whitness is higly reccomended ...unmarked chopters, ofcourse.../ 8)

[Tessai]

I never said it WASN'T hand held, and I never said it WAS either  

[SanjiyaN]

Dont worry DNA I feel for ya  

They are trying to use those sick jedi mind tricks again..  but it won't work I tell ya!! WE KNOW WHAT YOU SAW!! and there will be a hand held rocket launcher thingy.... or I just need to go back to bed... ;D

[Iirion_Claus]

If we have a weapon inside the mecha, how are we going to trigger it? Using a special key (for example, press R to launch internal rockets) or by switching to a weapon and firing normally, but without actually holding it?

[dna]

It would work either way, really.  If you had a special hot key for rocket launchers, it could work as part of the dual weapons system - or even as a third - akimbo chain guns and rocket barrage!!

[SanjiyaN]

That sounds like a similiar setup how you can assign firing groups on Mechwarrior games.

I prefer having say left click primary and right click secondary.  Even if it is akimbo for primary attack you key/button should be enough to fire them.  

[Tessai]

Yeah, prolly more for a 3 button mouse setup. I'd like to think it'd work like Left- Primary | Right-secondary | Middle-rockets.

[dna]

I'd like to see weapon, shield, and rockets.  How exactly is the shield going to work?  Aparently you will have to activate shield to use it but then does it aborb all damage or just part of the damage or is it chancy to use or what?  
Geez, you guys are soooo secretive  .  Hurry up and post your design docs    !!!  Have you ever considered that maybe some people might have a horrible disease and that they might not live to make the release?  Then they'll go to the grave all unfullfilled and stuff.  do you really want that on your heads?  A horrible albatros to hang around your necks forever?
Or, maybe there isn't anybody with a disease.  I was just thinking out loud...

[Tessai]

Well, the team needs new updated docs first.