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Hornet
Nov 13, 2007
Gamer
I'm loving terrible at melee combat. My attacks never connect when I lunge toward things, and then I get shot in the back by some GM's pistol and I die. Is there some super secret trick to this, or do I just need to get good?

Hornet fucked around with this message at 22:00 on Sep 4, 2015

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Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
There is a practice mode with bots. Go into that and try out your melee.

Each melee weapon dash attack tends to have a different area it hits. For instance, my act zaku heavy has a 360 spin followed by a cross attack for one of its melee dashes. It has a dead zone between those two spots though so it is easy to miss things.

Some just only hit one side or go left right left ect. There is always a dead space.

So once you figure out how your attack works on bots, keep in mind your ping difference. You will have to charge early or blindly charge an area you think people are. That is one of the only ways to beat others with high ping.

Hornet
Nov 13, 2007
Gamer

Third World Reggin posted:

There is a practice mode with bots. Go into that and try out your melee.

Each melee weapon dash attack tends to have a different area it hits. For instance, my act zaku heavy has a 360 spin followed by a cross attack for one of its melee dashes. It has a dead zone between those two spots though so it is easy to miss things.

Some just only hit one side or go left right left ect. There is always a dead space.

So once you figure out how your attack works on bots, keep in mind your ping difference. You will have to charge early or blindly charge an area you think people are. That is one of the only ways to beat others with high ping.

There's a practice mode!?

Zeirnaton
Jan 29, 2014

Nanael

Hornet posted:

There's a practice mode!?

this button takes u to it

Hornet
Nov 13, 2007
Gamer
This is the greatest discovery since fire. Thank you.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
It is also nice for exploring maps to learn them as well as finding all the nooks and crannys. The maps are multiplayer though so other people will be in there with you.

Free Triangle
Jan 2, 2008

"This is no ordinary poster boy!
No ordinary poster!"

Viva Miriya posted:

I think its time for me to get back into this, KACHO is MANDOZER still in the clan? If not get ready to add him back as soon as I feel like going through all the bullshit to get MSGO working again.

Yeah, you're still here. I know you used alot of MGs/Gatling weapons in UC83, I think you're really going to like their buffs in this update.

Zo posted:

Yep that's me, ill be on later tonight. I picked up a second silver kampfer from the event gacha so now my loadout of garbage silver suits is slightly less garbage. Next up is to level then up to 19 or whatever for another silver bp so i can run 3.

Why is this thread in the mmo subforum anyway? It's about as mmo-y as battlefield 4.
Got your application, accepted.

Hornet
Nov 13, 2007
Gamer
So are the Z'gok or the Zaku II F from the EX gashacon worth building? The Z'gok seems like it's got some interesting weapons on it, but then my idea of interesting weapons is something with lasers on it. I'm not going to bother asking about the Dom.

Also, is there any reason to hold on to blueprints that I'm definitely not going to use? I have a bunch of rental blueprints I don't think I'll be using, and I've got the Dom from the EX gashacon that I don't think I'll be wasting my time with.

Hornet fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Sep 5, 2015

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
Sell all rentals. gently caress rentals.

Their only use is a temp suit that if you get enough of them and use them, you can earn a gold blue print of that suit.

But you can't change weapons or the load out.

The z'gok zeon remnants isn't great, a bit slow, but has a lot of built in weapons which mean quick switch. I personally hate it.

Doms tend to be not horrible, big bazookas, and bad at jumping.

The zaku II F I don't use. Unless you have a heavier suit and you need to make space on weight. It is just a slight step up from the zaku I.

EDIT: gently caress gundam for having a Z'Gok, Ze'Gok, Z'Gok-E, and Zogok and gently caress gundam online for making it more complicated

Third World Reagan fucked around with this message at 06:18 on Sep 5, 2015

Free Triangle
Jan 2, 2008

"This is no ordinary poster boy!
No ordinary poster!"

Third World Reggin posted:

Using rental prints for suit proficiency EXP
For getting level 19 proficiency in a suit it gives you a silver print of that suit, not gold.


Hornet posted:

So are the Z'gok or the Zaku II F from the EX gashacon worth building? The Z'gok seems like it's got some interesting weapons on it, but then my idea of interesting weapons is something with lasers on it. I'm not going to bother asking about the Dom.

Also, is there any reason to hold on to blueprints that I'm definitely not going to use? I have a bunch of rental blueprints I don't think I'll be using, and I've got the Dom from the EX gashacon that I don't think I'll be wasting my time with.

Personally, I think the Z'gok remnants type is worth the 300 cost especially if you don't already have suits with charged beams/beam cannons(or haven't tried those kinds of suits before). Charge beams have good burst damage and can knock people out of the air provided they don't block it with a beam coated shield. Like most beam heavies, this suit rewards playing defense, cautious play (Don't go lone wolf if you can help it), and having good aim. At the very least keep this suit for aquatic battles if you don't have other aquatic suit options.

Basically plays like a more maneuverable Juagg. Z'gok heavy has better kiting potential but it's still usually a bad idea to be playing rush down with this style of suit. If you're running a charge beam, generally they have to come to you anyway though.

I recommend charge beam F/shotgun M beam hand/B3 beam hand. All instant switch weapons that scale well with higher lock on and have good power. For a heavy type, this suit actually isn't bad for dealing with enemies up close because of the shotgun. Missiles/Melee not recommended since this suit has better options for getting kills.

I'd pick up this suit if I didn't already have so many charge beam suits, been reseting the EX for DX.

II F assault is just a disposable assault really, its the cheapest assault suit you can get with a bazooka and magella gun.

Free Triangle fucked around with this message at 08:49 on Sep 5, 2015

ugh its Troika
May 2, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
I prefer to use my Pezun Dowadge and Mallet Action Zaku as my charge beam suits.

Zo
Feb 22, 2005

LIKE A FOX


it's like groundhog day except everyday is ACTUALLY exactly the same and nothing you do matters (well I guess the 4th match wasnt a zeon v zeon mirror but still)

Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW
Im sick of every time i play its the same map.

fishception
Feb 20, 2011

~carrier has arrived~
Oven Wrangler
the zaku IIF assault is a solid 220 cost assault suit

that being said, it's a 220 cost assault suit, and its weight, especially with the shield, is atrocious

i generally dont run bzf on it because it weighs too drat much, and taking bzf and magellaf is asking for serious stagger/flinch/kd problems

generally prefer using magella F, shotgunN, and F grenades because that keeps your weight at a cool +100 while also giving you lots of tactical options

did i mention grenades, because grenades are the best weightcost/effect weapons in the game right now

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
Incase you want to learn japanese here is this site

ᕕ༼✿•̀︿•́༽ᕗ

http://japaneseemoticons.me/

Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW
( ͡°╭͜ʖ╮͡° )

still beats anything japan has.

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

Zeirnaton
Jan 29, 2014

Nanael
man this RNG

Commoners
Apr 25, 2007

Sometimes you reach a stalemate. Sometimes you get magic horses.
What's this next challenge that's happening this week? You're accumulating points for doing something to get stuff on the chart but I don't know what.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
http://msgo.bandainamco-ol.jp/event/20150916/

that is the event

Zeirnaton
Jan 29, 2014

Nanael

Commoners posted:

What's this next challenge that's happening this week? You're accumulating points for doing something to get stuff on the chart but I don't know what.

as you play you keep earning points for the event, you can earn things like hangar space, dx tickets, gold mechanic tickets, and even 3 Ace Pilot units.

Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW
E:
wrong thread.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
Kacho after you left I played with the japanese guild

I ended up being a camera man on the east west and north south dam map to the tune of like 3 snipers each time

Hornet
Nov 13, 2007
Gamer
I built an Act Zaku sniper last night... I hit an enemy's shield and got a double kill with one charged shot...

Sniper OP, please nerf.

Commoners
Apr 25, 2007

Sometimes you reach a stalemate. Sometimes you get magic horses.

Hornet posted:

I built an Act Zaku sniper last night... I hit an enemy's shield and got a double kill with one charged shot...

Sniper OP, please nerf.

I am trying so hard to get one of these fuckers and have not gotten it yet. The rentals I got took me to the top 5 every single game. poo poo is so broken.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
we should probably make a list of top tier suits for each class type for new players

and then put recon zaku at the top of all of them

Zo
Feb 22, 2005

LIKE A FOX

Commoners posted:

I am trying so hard to get one of these fuckers and have not gotten it yet. The rentals I got took me to the top 5 every single game. poo poo is so broken.

I got the feddie equivalent on my never played feddie char in like 5 dx. Took it out for a spin totally unupgraded and it was just double kills left and right.

Meanwhile on my main i can't even get a silver tetra 30 tix in. Two silver kampfers is all i got to carry me to S scores (which they do pretty well i guess).

Free Triangle
Jan 2, 2008

"This is no ordinary poster boy!
No ordinary poster!"

Third World Reggin posted:

Kacho after you left I played with the japanese guild

I ended up being a camera man on the east west and north south dam map to the tune of like 3 snipers each time

you are so hardcore

Hornet posted:

I built an Act Zaku sniper last night... I hit an enemy's shield and got a double kill with one charged shot...

Sniper OP, please nerf.


Once you get a feel for the lead and timing the charge the suit is ridiculous... I really wanted to get 50 kills that game :laugh:

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.

Free Triangle posted:

you are so hardcore



Once you get a feel for the lead and timing the charge the suit is ridiculous... I really wanted to get 50 kills that game :laugh:

I learned in that game that when you get kill streaks, it adds a lot of extra points for each kill.

in 10 minutes the sniper with me had 13 kills.

Luceid
Jan 20, 2005

Buy some freaking medicine.
i haven't played this game in like two years and lmao are they really putting unicorn levels of technology in the game now. good lord!!

Zeirnaton
Jan 29, 2014

Nanael

Hornet posted:

I built an Act Zaku sniper last night... I hit an enemy's shield and got a double kill with one charged shot...

Sniper OP, please nerf.

I was using my GP02A few days ago on the space map I was coming around the corner when I saw an allied act zaku jump away because I guess he saw unit 4 with getting rdy to shoot at him, I just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time (got one hit killed >_>)

Commoners
Apr 25, 2007

Sometimes you reach a stalemate. Sometimes you get magic horses.

Zeirnaton posted:

I was using my GP02A few days ago on the space map I was coming around the corner when I saw an allied act zaku jump away because I guess he saw unit 4 with getting rdy to shoot at him, I just happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time (got one hit killed >_>)

This is basically my experience on both ends of using those stupid things. You basically pop around a corner for a second, shoot where someone may be standing, and watch six people die from something that they could have never seen coming.

ugh its Troika
May 2, 2009

by FactsAreUseless
I have a pretty easy time dodging GP04s out in the open.

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
lol at this recruit campaign

get a gouf and interact zaku

Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW

Third World Reggin posted:

lol at this recruit campaign

get a gouf and interact zaku

Well let me get out there and recruit for a decade old suit.

Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW
The past few days I haven't been able to login to gundam. I get to server select and choose the usual server but the bar never goes past loading and it continues for what seems like at least 10 to 15 minutes before finally going back to the login screen.

No idea whats up.

Free Triangle
Jan 2, 2008

"This is no ordinary poster boy!
No ordinary poster!"
Not sure whats going on, I launch mudfish and run GMO2 server and its fine. Although I did update to v4.3.2 recently.

New DX coming:



EF
GM II Semi-Striker, 280 cost assault ground/space

Melee specialist

Gundam MK II, 340 cost assault ground/space

Probably worth the 340 cost and more, gets hyper diffusion bazookas.

Zeon
Marasai, 320 cost assault ground/space

Titans MS. Has a warhead "sea snake" wire that stuns enemies, the wire can be controlled and bent to make a tricky attack.

Xamel, 340 cost shelling ground only

680mm cannon that can be charged to extend effective range.


Also new colors



And new event, save your daily super challenge to at least 7 to get a DX ticket

Free Triangle fucked around with this message at 11:10 on Sep 27, 2015

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
The best of days

The best of news

New DX machine

Zeon gets RMS-108 Marasai



and YMS-16M Xamel



EDIT: Hey gently caress you budy

Third World Reagan
May 19, 2008

Imagine four 'mechs waiting in a queue. Time works the same way.
Kacho doesn't care about black gundams

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Al Borland
Oct 29, 2006

by XyloJW
My internet seems real hosed up idk if thats the issue though. Like speedtests show fine but images on SA seem to load really slowly this week.


E:
Been sitting at this for about 5 minutes now as usual.


If an error shows up i'll let you know.

Interesting things I've noticed is that like 9/10 imgur images will load fine but the 10th seems to be moving at 56k speed IDK if its an ISP issue or what I may call and complain on monday.

E: an hour later still on that screen.

Al Borland fucked around with this message at 15:58 on Sep 27, 2015

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