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sebmojo posted:There was a test server build that balanced damage, mobility and targeting delay as equally relevant factors in battle effectiveness and could only be described as fabulously retarded, but they listened to feedback and canned it. I guess it's time to download and shoot robots in the robutt.
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sebmojo posted:Games in OK shape right now. It's alright, but the solo matchmaker has some serious bipolar disorder going on right now. edit: sorry for whining. I'm having an incredibly frustrating night of getting stomped and getting consistently teamed with people who leave arm lock on or run Stalker builds with LRM5s, LPLs, and dual AMS. I don't get it. novaSphere fucked around with this message at 07:43 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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Jan 3, 2016 07:30
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Is there any reason as to why after not playing the game for a couple weeks I got my pilot skill rating dropped from 3 to 5 ?
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novaSphere posted:It's alright, but the solo matchmaker has some serious bipolar disorder going on right now. Solo matchmaking in this game has always been trash, the sweet spot seems to be somewhere between 4-8 players in the group, less and you have to rely on your team to win, which is never a good idea, more and you get shot into the full group brackets where you need to all be running optimal builds and optimal robots or you'll lose every match.
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Jack2142 posted:Is there any reason as to why after not playing the game for a couple weeks I got my pilot skill rating dropped from 3 to 5 ? Consider it a blessing.
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Jan 3, 2016 07:56
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Sharks Dont Sleep posted:I think there's currently a bug with the Atlas. I had my AC20 get destroyed twice tonight while I was still all around armored (yellowish.). This has never happened on any of my other mechs of which I have waaaay more recent playtime. I had thought maybe it was the AC20 itself, but Ive never lost the AC20 in my Enforcer while the arm was still armored. Were you on a DDC? I had no issues with the AC20 once I switched to the s variant, just on the DDC for some reason.
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Jan 3, 2016 07:59
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novaSphere posted:It's alright, but the solo matchmaker has some serious bipolar disorder going on right now. That's always going to happen when you have people who can basically breakdance in a mech while doing trick shots and people who struggle to press "forwards" and aim through reverse fishbowl glasses in the same matches.
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Washout posted:Solo matchmaking in this game has always been trash, the sweet spot seems to be somewhere between 4-8 players in the group, less and you have to rely on your team to win, which is never a good idea, more and you get shot into the full group brackets where you need to all be running optimal builds and optimal robots or you'll lose every match. shoot my robutt
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DancingShade posted:That's always going to happen when you have people who can basically breakdance in a mech while doing trick shots and people who struggle to press "forwards" and aim through reverse fishbowl glasses in the same matches. I just saw a Jaeger DD with 8 machine guns. It went at 48.9 kmh full throttle.
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Jan 3, 2016 08:27
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Just tried a direwolf with 2 lbx20, 2 lpulse and 2 medium pulse and I am in love.
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We really outta do a write up on the weird/obscure rules this game has, because drat are a lot of these questions coming out of that. Also we need to figure a way to fix "we are in a 5-7 man and lost 2 or 3 games in a row and now no one wants to talk or call targets and then we lose another and everyone leaves" syndrome. It seems to happen an awful lot in mumble groups (there is a common factor here its me) vvvvv That weapon in particular has been a forever problem in part because it is entirely an upgrade from an AC/10 in tabletop, as it can fire either type of round and the cluster rounds present 10 chances for a critical rather than 1 (I am no tabletop expert but I believe this is accurate). meanwhile in MWO, on top of being cluster only, the component shredding aspect of them is only useful on mechs with enough internal structure that they are going to that section on-board long enough to do anything with the exposed bits. I kinda wonder (other than for technical reasons) why they haven't simply implemented the through armor crit capacity to that weapon specifically, as it would take several hits to break anything anyways and would at least give some reason for its use on mechs that aren't heavily quirks (same for MGs) edit: ask me about my mental illness itt: 
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Sard posted:Is the CN9-D any better or at least more usable? And just looking at the CN9-D quirks right now....am I right in thinking that they've been nerfed? I'm sure there was a greater than 10% cooldown reduction on the LBX? ( I thought it was like 30% when I was last playing - No wonder I don't like my CN9-D no more ) ZombyDog fucked around with this message at 09:03 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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I was taking a look at the cent D and iirc it has 10% lbx CD and 30% generic ballistic cd. I actually dicked around with one in the mech builder and ended up with 2 ac5s and 2 ml on a 255 xl. You'd have to stand pretty far back to live long but you can throw a pretty decent amount of dps downrange with those quirks. Not planning on buying one though because the price tag ended up something like 15 mil for an IS 50 tonner.
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Whoever designed the two really hot maps with the big circles is either an rear end in a top hat or brilliant. They draw pubbies like moths to a bug zapper. It's terrible map design, but goddamn if it isn't amazing to watch a trail of pubbies march up to the circle, get in each other's way and then die while overheated. It's what I imagine lemmings are like.
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Bolow posted:I think Gauss can crit through armor? There are no TACs. A long time ago there was a bug where the paper doll didnt update damage correctly. I'm betting its back.
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Bait and Swatch posted:Whoever designed the two really hot maps with the big circles is either an rear end in a top hat or brilliant. They draw pubbies like moths to a bug zapper. It's terrible map design, but goddamn if it isn't amazing to watch a trail of pubbies march up to the circle, get in each other's way and then die while overheated. It's what I imagine lemmings are like. On both those maps, the big circle is where you want to be because the enemy is generally too stupid to coordinate a push from multiple directions to overwhelm you, and so they'll march in one by one while you pick them off.
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Love Stole the Day posted:I clutched out another game with my Sniper Cat: I don't know why, but for some reason, there's always a million idiots in HPG and every now and then we get into the situation of last man standing being izov and every single person left has no long range weapons installed or has any idea that their weapon ranges are the optimal ranges and they can still hit stuff outside of it, just at reduced damage. Or if they have the lead on the deathmatch mode, that they just run into the basement instead of stand there getting shot at. There was an Ebon Jag in that game that just stood there moving a tiny bit to not get shot but he was good enough health to just run behind something else and get into the basement. Sard posted:Seconding this (and that other medium with the good LRM bonuses, one of the Hunchbacks I think?) because while you can do better in the laser Trebuchet, it's really worth it to see mechs like the King Crab freak out from the storm of pinpoint missiles hitting their CT from a relatively fast mech with jumpjets. Golden Boy and Loyalty Centurion are solid missile boats too. The GB can fit a TAG, but Loyalty Cent can't. However, Cbill boost = best quirk. In the wise words of Biggie Smalls: Get money.
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Before I buy a Thunderbolt. I was told to nab a 5SS, all the builds I'm looking at vary wildly. From nothing but MPL to ERLL. Anyone have a build that would point me in the right direction.
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Stringbean posted:Before I buy a Thunderbolt. I was told to nab a 5SS, all the builds I'm looking at vary wildly. From nothing but MPL to ERLL. Anyone have a build that would point me in the right direction. 3 large pulse lasers, some kind of STD engine and double heatsinks. You can add extra secondary lasers if you want or just purely run 6 medium pulse lasers if you want to brawl and murder things up close. There are a lot of "right" ways to build it and the best one for you is going to depend on your playstyle.
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I have a godhand SCR-Prime and a splatcrow SCR-D, so I need a third Stormcrow variant for mastery. I'm considering mounting an AC-20 on it: http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=184&l=7961976e47b241d30b99b444eb95b2421c57768f Bad idea, or terrible idea?  (If it's a horrid idea, I'll just mount 3x LPL on it instead and make a boring laser sniper 'crow. Shame there's no Dakkacrow build possible.)
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Lemon Curdistan posted:I have a godhand SCR-Prime and a splatcrow SCR-D, so I need a third Stormcrow variant for mastery. I'm considering mounting an AC-20 on it: http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=184&l=7961976e47b241d30b99b444eb95b2421c57768f You could do that, or you could put the godhand on there and fit AC/20 + 6 ER Sm lasers. Here's a really dumb idea! Be sure to make full use of the dead side to shield your god hand! Wubcrow A.o.D. fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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A.o.D. posted:You could do that, or you could put the godhand on there and fit AC/20 + 6 ER Sm lasers. Man, I need to get used to thinking in terms of omnipods. That sounds hilarious, although I'm not sure how well the AC-20 and SPL/ERSLs would mesh range-wise, plus I'm worried about heat. A.o.D. posted:Here's a really dumb idea! Be sure to make full use of the dead side to shield your god hand! Wubcrow Even dumber idea: ravecrow
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DancingShade posted:3 large pulse lasers, some kind of STD engine and double heatsinks. You can add extra secondary lasers if you want or just purely run 6 medium pulse lasers if you want to brawl and murder things up close. I was trying to figure out how to cram 3 lpl on this thing but I can't seem to figure it out. Considering the quirks for the mech, I'll go with the whole STD300, double heatsinks. I figured 7 medium pulse can fit but that'd be some hell of a lot of heat management.
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I feel slightly underwhelmed by the UAC-20, all Ultra-ACs as it is. From what ive seen, the UAC20 is basically an AC5 that shoots 4 times, why should i use it over a regular AC20? Also what light (40 tons or lower) IS mech does .) have ECM .) have AMS .) have jump jets .) go over 120 kph .) can fit autocannopns if needed ?
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Lemon Curdistan posted:I have a godhand SCR-Prime and a splatcrow SCR-D, so I need a third Stormcrow variant for mastery. I'm considering mounting an AC-20 on it: http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/mechlab#i=184&l=7961976e47b241d30b99b444eb95b2421c57768f It's really fun to mount 2 ERPPC and the rest ERSL and go to town, runs super hot but you can stick and move to cool down really easily.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Even dumber idea: ravecrow comon man at least be serious with it...
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Yolomon Wayne posted:I feel slightly underwhelmed by the UAC-20, all Ultra-ACs as it is. Are you asking for a list for each, or mechs that fulfill all if these?
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The UAC20 fires four times yeah. So does the AC20. The U just means you can double fire it and risk a jam. All clan ACs fire in bursts, the ultra just means you can doubletap. IS ACs don't fire in bursts. This is generally why people consider IS ballistics to be superior. Sharks Dont Sleep fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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Sharks Dont Sleep posted:No, it was with an S(L). Yep reinstalled already, probably jump on later today. Really wish I had not blown all my cash buying 3 dire wolves with these new mechs like the rifleman coming down the pipe tho. especially since the Diashi is a pile of poo poo.
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Lemon Curdistan posted:Man, I need to get used to thinking in terms of omnipods. That sounds hilarious, although I'm not sure how well the AC-20 and SPL/ERSLs would mesh range-wise, plus I'm worried about heat. UAC/20s and smalls mesh just fine. THey're all close ranged brawl guns. For the second fit, it's a great build if you want ghost heat to kill you before the enemy can.
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Great Beer posted:Why would you put auto cannons on a light? Nothing says "gently caress you" like a gimmick light with an AC/20.
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A.o.D. posted:For the second fit, it's a great build if you want ghost heat to kill you before the enemy can. Well, no, you obviously don't fire all 13 at once. You fire them as 6/4/3 so you don't hit the ghost heat limit! (You'll still overheat like no one's business.)
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Coolwhoami posted:Are you asking for a list for each, or mechs that fulfill all if these? One that has all of these, my dream-light for IS. I havent found one, but i might be retarded, so... Im eyeing with a Janner, who cant ECM, or a Cicada, which cant jump. On autocannons: Thanks for clarification, the ingame information didnt really make this clear in any way. Yolomon Wayne fucked around with this message at 17:35 on Jan 3, 2016 |
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ZenVulgarity posted:I'm amazed at how long the paywall is on some mechs To be fair, of all the f2p games I've encountered, MWO's is one of the least offensive when it comes to the paywall.
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A.o.D. posted:To be fair, of all the f2p games I've encountered, MWO's is one of the least offensive when it comes to the paywall. It still is quite excessive though.
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Washout posted:Yep reinstalled already, probably jump on later today. Really wish I had not blown all my cash buying 3 dire wolves with these new mechs like the rifleman coming down the pipe tho. I was disappointed with mine since I saved cbills forever for it and it felt worse than my Atlas. Then I put 2lbx20s, 2SRM6s, a UAC10 and some lasers on it and started waiting for people to turn corners last night, and got 7 kills. It is the ultimate gently caress off to just about anything in its short range. It's gimmicky, but way more fun than anything else I tried for the direwolf.
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