Maybe it's my age and the old eyesight is going.
Or maybe I just have a healthy imagination (or an unhealthy predilection
with some decidedly dodgy practices as the wife would put it...)
I'm flicking though the trade catalogues, trying to catch up
with the latest offerings on the market when my eyes are drawn to the Dom
Module...
Sorry, what was that?!?!
I mean, I know the Bunnies brought us some decent engines in
the Orcus Wheel and the Anzu Run... heck, that one can even scale up to the new
105 tonners, but a module that relies on whips, chains and a 'safe word' to
slow down???
Thankfully I was mistaken (or at least my eyes were) and I
had misread the name of the ODM Module. And no, it isn't a Bunny invention.
So, let’s see what this thing can do.
According to the spec sheet, for 2001 Ferrite, 1821 Bioptics
and 55 Crystal you get an engine module fit for 100 and 105 ton mechs that has
a Speed rating of 3, a 2% chance of double damage shot and a vulnerability to
projectile shots of 2%.
Gah, when will the manufacturers learn not to release kit
that has a built-in vulnerability?
I certainly won't be fitting any on my 100 ton mechs at any
stage. The double damage shot isn't worth it, and both Kinetic Converters and
Power Nodes have no down side to them. Plus, they have better torque of the
starting blocks!
I seriously get the feeling that simply because they can fit
into a 105 Guardian chassis, somebody is trying to make a quick buck before the
more discerning manufacturers catch on and start producing a decent engine
block.
Because if you are looking for an engine for your ill-gotten
gains, you can either use the aforementioned Bunny made Anzu Run and have it
blow up in your face, or you can shell out some serious Niodage for a Nebula
Drive and still put up with rubbish speed and an even bigger vulnerability to hard
shot.
Seriously.
I think I've been gone too long and you folk have been
putting up with some serious substandard offerings that other publications have
failed to review in a proper manner...
Fear not, your mouthpiece is back and we shall crusade for
decent gear once more!