I am Hronis1974 (even thats my ingame name) , and i would like to offer a few small tips that came out of my what lil experience i have gain by playing CW for a month now . Plz dont consider this as an "arrogance" , nor like a "know all " attitude . Its just , that while i am dead and watching other ppl playing , i ve noticed a few things like, lots of misses while using balistics or PPc's or mjissuses of certain mechs . Thus i am just offering this "aiming" technic which is easy to handle , even after consuming lots of beers..(lol....trust me , i know ) , and some advices on other subjects . Its up to you if you would find em usuefull or not .
So , here is the thing....
a) no matter what build you have (balistic or PPc's heavy) , always add a single (at least one , or more ) large laser , on a safe location on your mech (lets say somewhere in your torsos) , preferably on a high position .
Put that laser on group one and on its own , and use it the same way a sniper uses the laser on his rifle , in order to mark his target . When the laser starts to burn and its "painting" your target (and before it burns out) , click your other mouse button to release your projectiles (balistics or PPC's). Your hit rate will exceed 70% at ranges up to 400 meters , no matter if your target is moving or not .
b ) Conserning stalkers...
...yes , they are good mechs , but not "excellent" mechs . They have 2 , major issues . I ll offer a solution for each one , which is not great , but it helped me alot , in order to support the teams i droped with .
1) Low speed (even with max engine and speed tweak , stalker cannot exceed 65 kph forward and far less backward). ....thus , a Stalker cannot play "peekaboo" with a Stormcrow behind corners . Since thats the case , just add 5 LL's on it , devide them into 2 groups (3LL'S on mouse 1 , 2 LL's on mouse 2) and make em both firing in chain fire , while your standing your ground (dont back off into the corner again unless you have no other choice ) . By firing both groups in chain fire , first LL's burn time , overlapsed by the next one , and the next , and the next , and the next , till the first fired LL is ready to fire again , before the last ones burn out expires...creating a full continoum of firing for about 3 full (3X5 LL) cicles , in less than 10 secs....thats alot of dmg before you even overheat .
2)Weak arms...yup , thats Stalkers most redicoulus weakness . Against that , what i am proposing , its almost as redicoulus , yet effective tactic . ....
Dont "torso twist" at all....maybe Stalker its the only mech one can say that . Instead , move almost all your mechs armor from the back to your front (leaving just lets say , 3-4 points in your back) and try to atract all the dmg to your center torso (which is the strongest). If a mech gets behind you , your dead anyway , no matter if you have 3-4 points or 30 points , its all the same. My way , you could actualy have a chance to kill your opponent before he gets your back .
c) Conserning Thunderbolts...
I personaly never used that mech , but seriously now guys , 7 MPL'S build its not working in CW. Actualy , what ever works in solo que , almost never works in CW.
I understand that TDR is getting bonuses on PL's , but even with those , 350 meters range is not great . And all this time , you guys are waiting behind a corner for the claners to get close to you in order to use your weaponry ,leaving the rest of ppl strangling alone . But here is the problem . When they do that , its when our front lines are already colapsed , and they are coming to you in a zerg/swarm manner ,and in that case , your 7 MP'S can do ...plain and simple...jack. Instead....use those bonuses on LP'S , in order to support your team at the early stages of the battle. LPL'S are formitable weapons , and if i am not very wrong , they can achive ranges up to 475 meters on a TDR(more than a normal LL).So plz use at least 2 of em with your builds.
Thats all the things i would like to cover in this post . Plz be adviced that English is not my native language , and i am translating Greeks in to them .Thus , my sayings dont always come out the way i ment em to be so , so again if you find my saying insulting on anyway , plz ask me to clarify .
Thnx for your attention mates
Edited by Hronis1974, 29 March 2015 - 05:09 AM.