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[TooDumbToQuit]

[color=#959595]A more questions please. As far as "tag", do you need to hold it in a direct fire mode? And does tag and narc help everyone on your team? And does simply spotting with ecm? [/color]

[color=#959595]AND, how the heck do I get rid of the trial mech in my bay and move to the one I own? [/color]

[Koniving]

You could add future questions into a single thread.

TAG must be held on target and fired constantly. MWO's implementation of TAG is a glorified laser pointer that makes missile locks faster and flight paths tighter... so long as it's on the target.

[Wedge Red Leader]

Trial mechs don't take up mech bays.

All trial mechs are available to everyone to use no matter how many mechs you own, or how many (if any) mech bays you might have free.

[TooDumbToQuit]

I can't get RID of the trial mech! lol I have one light mech i bought and I want to go back to it

[Rekkon]

Yes, you need to keep TAG on a target to get its benefit. TAG and NARC benefit your entire team by reducing missile lock times and reducing missile spread. A NARCed target also remains visible when it breaks line of sight. Hitting an ECM target with TAG makes it target-able from longer range.

Trial mechs do not consume mech bays; they are just extra machines you can use. If you do not want to see them in your list, there are filter options at the top.

[Koniving]

To add:

LikeUntoGod, on 28 April 2016 - 12:47 PM, said:

I can't get RID of the trial mech! lol I have one light mech i bought and I want to go back to it

Mech Select:
"Owned" (not Trial) on the filters.
There you go.

Edited by Koniving, 28 April 2016 - 12:49 PM.

[TooDumbToQuit]

BAMM! Thanks ALL!

[Koniving]

Just in case...

Ensure that Owned is chosen, and remember that using "Both" is pretty good for both the Clan/IS and the Owned/Trial until you get plenty of mechs.

[TooDumbToQuit]

OK, I'm finding it hard to find a mech that takes Narc and really, clan narc.

Is there a list of them?

And change you change the uses of OmniPods?

[Koniving]

LikeUntoGod, on 28 April 2016 - 01:52 PM, said:

OK, I'm finding it hard to find a mech that takes Narc and really, clan narc.

Is there a list of them?

And change you change the uses of OmniPods?

Every mech can use NARCs so long as they have a Missile hardpoint (believe the color is green, hover over a mech and look at hardpoint numbers. The green "1" through whatever).

Omnipods can be changed in the Mechlab under "Omnipods."
Only Clan mechs can use Clan weapons, and currently only Clans have Omnimechs.
An Omnimech is any Clan mech that doesn't have "IIC" on it currently or the name Kodiak.

Choose "Omnipods," then which limb you want to replace. You will notice there's often identical omnipods with identical hardpoints -- check the quirks on each. They aren't the same.

You can use this to help you find out which mechs are which.

[TooDumbToQuit]

There is an event coming up? How do I look to join a side?

[TooDumbToQuit]

Hmm, OK, i have omnibots now, lol

Edited by LikeUntoGod, 28 April 2016 - 07:32 PM.

[TooDumbToQuit]

Do I get my added ZOOM from theTargeting Computer the normal way of pressing "Z"?

[TheCaptainJZ]

LikeUntoGod, on 28 April 2016 - 07:34 PM, said:

Do I get my added ZOOM from theTargeting Computer the normal way of pressing "Z"?

Yes, it's automatic. The zoom levels will be slightly zoomed in more than without. It's not a huge difference for the smaller targeting computers. Check the zoom indicator on the Hud in I think the lower left corner of the yellow or blue box that takes up 2/3 of the screen.

[Rogue Jedi]

LikeUntoGod, on 28 April 2016 - 05:51 PM, said:

There is an event coming up? How do I look to join a side?

go to the faction play tab, there are 10 factions
Clan factions are
Clan Wolf, Clan Jade Falcon, Clan Ghost Bear, Clan Smok Jaguar
Inner Sphere factions are
House Kurita, House Davion, House Liao, House Marek, House Steiner, The Free Rasslehague Republic

please excuse any misspellings


when it comes to your decision the biggest factor is likely to be the Mechs you own, if you take a contract with one of the Clans you cannot use Inner Sphere Mechs in faction play, and if you take a contract with an IS faction you cannot use Clan Mechs in faction play, but all MEchs remain usable for quick play.
in the spoilers are a list of Mechs by faction

Clan Mechs (cannot be used by the Inner Sphere factions in faction play)

Spoiler

Light
Mist Lynx, Arctic Cheetah, Kit Fox, Adder, Jenner-IIC

Medium
Ice Ferret, Shadow Cat, Hunchback-IIC, Nova, Stormcrow (coming soon Viper)

Heavy
Mad Dog, Helbringer, Ebon Jaguar, Summoner, Orion-IIC, Timber Wolf

Assualt
Gargoyle, Warhawk, Executioner, Highlander-IIC, Dire Wolf (coming soon, Kodiak)

Inner Sphere Mechs (cannot be used by the Clan factions in faction play)

Spoiler

Light
Locust, Commando, Urbanmech, Spider, Firestarter, Jenner, Panther, Raven, Wolfhound

Medium
Cicada, Blackjack, Vindicator, Centurion, Crab, Enforcer, Hunchback, Trebuchet, Griffin, Kintaro, Shadow

Hawk, Wolverine (coming soon, Phoenix Hawk)

Heavy
Dragon, Quickdraw, Rifleman, Catapult, Jagermech, Thunderbolt, Archer Cataphract, Grasshopper, Warhammer,

Black Knight, Marauder, Orion,

Assault
Awesome, Victor, Zeus, Battlemaster, Stalker, Highlander, Mauler, Banshee, Atlas, King Crab (coming soon, Cyclops)

Edited by Rogue Jedi, 29 April 2016 - 12:39 AM.

[TooDumbToQuit]

Rogue Jedi, on 29 April 2016 - 12:37 AM, said:

go to the faction play tab, there are 10 factions
Clan factions are
Clan Wolf, Clan Jade Falcon, Clan Ghost Bear, Clan Smok Jaguar
Inner Sphere factions are
House Kurita, House Davion, House Liao, House Marek, House Steiner, The Free Rasslehague Republic

please excuse any misspellings


when it comes to your decision the biggest factor is likely to be the Mechs you own, if you take a contract with one of the Clans you cannot use Inner Sphere Mechs in faction play, and if you take a contract with an IS faction you cannot use Clan Mechs in faction play, but all MEchs remain usable for quick play.
in the spoilers are a list of Mechs by faction

Clan Mechs (cannot be used by the Inner Sphere factions in faction play)

Spoiler

Light
Mist Lynx, Arctic Cheetah, Kit Fox, Adder, Jenner-IIC

Medium
Ice Ferret, Shadow Cat, Hunchback-IIC, Nova, Stormcrow (coming soon Viper)

Heavy
Mad Dog, Helbringer, Ebon Jaguar, Summoner, Orion-IIC, Timber Wolf

Assualt
Gargoyle, Warhawk, Executioner, Highlander-IIC, Dire Wolf (coming soon, Kodiak)

Inner Sphere Mechs (cannot be used by the Clan factions in faction play)

Spoiler

Light
Locust, Commando, Urbanmech, Spider, Firestarter, Jenner, Panther, Raven, Wolfhound

Medium
Cicada, Blackjack, Vindicator, Centurion, Crab, Enforcer, Hunchback, Trebuchet, Griffin, Kintaro, Shadow

Hawk, Wolverine (coming soon, Phoenix Hawk)

Heavy
Dragon, Quickdraw, Rifleman, Catapult, Jagermech, Thunderbolt, Archer Cataphract, Grasshopper, Warhammer,

Black Knight, Marauder, Orion,

Assault
Awesome, Victor, Zeus, Battlemaster, Stalker, Highlander, Mauler, Banshee, Atlas, King Crab (coming soon, Cyclops)

Thanks, I only own a Stormcrow so Clan it is.. I'm short on time so when I get home I will join etc. But I DO have to be in a faction to play right?

[Koniving]

LikeUntoGod, on 28 April 2016 - 05:51 PM, said:

There is an event coming up? How do I look to join a side?

Strange these were merged before.

There was a tournament. Not a good idea; the "alpha meta gears of war hide and seek" stuff isn't fun in MWO because we can't rush an enemy and chainsaw 'em... (Sucks too, Battletech has mech chainsaws).

There is this. Appears no opt in is recorded; just meet the conditions for a match to net rewards and click 'em on that page.

Edit: That's for the event.

See Rogue's post for joining a side on faction warfare.

Edited by Koniving, 29 April 2016 - 07:03 AM.

[Koniving]

Rasalhague! O_O!

[TooDumbToQuit]

TheCaptainJZ, on 28 April 2016 - 07:52 PM, said:

Yes, it's automatic. The zoom levels will be slightly zoomed in more than without. It's not a huge difference for the smaller targeting computers. Check the zoom indicator on the Hud in I think the lower left corner of the yellow or blue box that takes up 2/3 of the screen.

I'm going to look for the [color=#959595]zoom indicator . I'm just getting where I can drive well enough that I can read my info. So you saying yes, use "Z" for zoom or it does it by itself? I have poor eyesight so targeting computers are a help.[/color]

[Koniving]

LikeUntoGod, on 29 April 2016 - 07:04 AM, said:

I'm going to look for the [color=#959595]zoom indicator . I'm just getting where I can drive well enough that I can read my info. So you saying yes, use "Z" for zoom or it does it by itself? I have poor eyesight so targeting computers are a help.[/color]

(Inner) Bottom right, and "Z" to zoom.

Edited by Koniving, 29 April 2016 - 07:09 AM.