Good Is Scouting Mechs?
#41
Posted 11 July 2016 - 10:51 AM
obviously not to enjoy the game in faction play scouting.
sometimes a game goes ok. and yes, this is not coordinated drop, but to try (yeah right) to get scores in the current even.
but often they clan just run off and cant be caught and capture intel so quickly... and scarper. one game they had 2 intel and we had not got out of the drop ship yet....
another we collected intel and they jut hid until the last minute and managed to swarm and kill....
and killing themwhilst defending?... just doesn't happen.
to win at gathering means to get no points, so it';s pointless in the current event where you have to get 50 points.
rally...I am not enjoying it and will stop playing MW fo a while. losing all the time is no fun.
oh yeah and you just try playing with 300 ping; that's what all faction play is since it's on US servers, so for Aussies....its rubbish.
and yes I have that griffin 2n build and the centurions too. spent all my cbills to get them ad build them up and wasted many hours....but in the end it's a waste of time.
#42
Posted 17 July 2016 - 01:11 AM
In the alternative - no offense - your tactics or skill may need some work.
Edited by Boogie138, 17 July 2016 - 01:12 AM.
#43
Posted 17 July 2016 - 05:50 PM
#44
Posted 24 December 2016 - 11:26 PM
Energy Weapon Cooldown10%Medium Laser Heat Generation-20%Energy Weapon Heat Generation-15%Missile Weapon Cooldown30%Missile Weapon Velocity10%SRM Spread-10%
Acceleration50%Deceleration50%Turn Rate40%Torso Yaw Speed35%.
Put in max armor,max standard engine 275. 2 sr6 and 5 spl. Fast. Hits hard, kinda cool, super tanky and it will out dps any other mech in the mode with cool down modules equipped. I play with 280ping from Australia I have no trouble beating clanies. Be nice if people knew how to fit their IS mechs better.
Edited by BrunoSSace, 24 December 2016 - 11:38 PM.
#45
Posted 26 December 2016 - 05:43 AM
I haven't seen a single firestarter in the drops I've been a part of.
A PSA: If you're a new-ish player thinking "I wanna try out scouting!" Here are some mechs to avoid at all costs
DO NOT USE
Kintaro: I see a lot of these with LRMs . While with SRMs the Kintaro could probably brawl, it's not known for durability, and arm weapons are also a weakness as you can lose a lot of firepower very quickly. Also the hardpoints are...annoyingly placed so that they're spread out over the whole mech, so your SRMs tend to splat all over the target.
Trebuchet: Another typical LRM medium. Please don't The Variants that don't have missile hardpoints have very sparse hardpoints, all arm mounted. Oh, and it's legendary for bad hitboxes. Loup De Gere is cool though, but not everyone owns it and the best hero for scouting is probably either Oxide or Grey Death.
Hunchback 4J: Only try this if for some reason you don't have a 4SP and you wanna put SRMs on it. The LRM spam may get you loads of end screen damage in 12 v 12, but in 4v4 you aren't going to have anyone to hide behind and you're opponents are going to close with you way too fast. Damage in this mode is all about brutality and you can't reliably stay 190m away from quicker clan mechs like the shadow cat and nova.
Vindicator: Another fire support mech. While an excellent sniper, the Vindicator is too fragile to brawl, and needs support in a close fight. It's also on the slow side for 45 tonners.
Urbanmech: While it's hilarious, it's on the fragile side, and it tends to mount a low number of weapons. It's another 'support mech' It'd be great to actually see a trash-can platoon pull off a win, but for newbies, avoid it for now.
Edited by Starbomber109, 26 December 2016 - 05:48 AM.
#46
Posted 26 December 2016 - 08:04 AM
The ECM, helps you get a bit closer before they detect you. The flamers mitigate the high alpha mechs which are often *high heat* mechs...
In fact, any mech you plan to brawl with (and really, on most maps you should be brawling!) should probably include a flamer or 2. Learn how they work so that you don't cook yourself!
#47
Posted 04 January 2017 - 11:46 PM
Hunchback 4g ac/20
Shawk 2h with ac/20
If you are a half decent shot, that is.
Those clanmechs HATE the 20. Especially the nova is quite vulnerable to ac/20.
I had some good matches lately (though i don't do much fw).
#48
Posted 05 January 2017 - 01:05 AM
We usually drop, gather a few nodes and then deathball it to the enemy. Victory conditions:
- FOCUS FIRE 1 mech at a time
- leg the last one and LEAVE it the F*CK alone
- slowest mech goes to the drop ship
- rest spread out and gather as much intel as possble
Sometimes this tactic doesn't work as we have very bloodthirsty pilots that dont understand the concept of leave the last mech alive but we do ok. ( Yes Taco and yes Bad!! :-P)
As for mechs it doesn't matter what it is as long as it can go close to 100 or above.
I usually like to drop with 2xENF 5P or 4P and 2x GRF splats but anything under the sun works BEUTIFULL if you are on comms, focus fire, work as a team and REMEMBER if you dont have 11 intel points DON KILL the last mech as it will not move the Scouting bar.
(Disclaimer) Below is a video of some of our drops. there is strong adult language so view at own perl (/Disclaimer end)
https://www.twitch.t...the/v/110168357 - Fast forward to around 16-18 min and watch my noob self togter with my unit.
Edited by -PUSH-, 05 January 2017 - 01:08 AM.
#49
Posted 05 January 2017 - 02:11 AM
i use my thumb mouse (one of them) as my ac 2, my pointer finger mouse as ac5, and my right mouse as my erppc, and i just keep holding down the ac2/5 and pound em, lighting up the erppc every so often.
http://imgur.com/a/NmrAS
#50
Posted 05 January 2017 - 03:04 AM
http://imgur.com/a/0PDkt
#51
Posted 05 January 2017 - 03:50 AM
Fr0z7y, on 05 January 2017 - 02:11 AM, said:
i use my thumb mouse (one of them) as my ac 2, my pointer finger mouse as ac5, and my right mouse as my erppc, and i just keep holding down the ac2/5 and pound em, lighting up the erppc every so often.
http://imgur.com/a/NmrAS
Fr0z7y, on 05 January 2017 - 03:04 AM, said:
http://imgur.com/a/0PDkt
Don't think they are GOOD scouting mechs. Most scouting games end in brawl. Your builds are for distance.
Also the second is much too slow.
#52
Posted 05 January 2017 - 05:23 AM
#53
Posted 05 January 2017 - 10:19 AM
B0ll0, on 05 January 2017 - 03:50 AM, said:
Don't think they are GOOD scouting mechs. Most scouting games end in brawl. Your builds are for distance.
Also the second is much too slow.
for a lot of pilots that aren't used to using the dakka of the ballistic cooldown +25% on the phoenix variant and +10% and the extra for the uac5 variant with the side arm of the erppc as bait, then i would agree with you, but i have used it and it turns out to be quite the little pugalist. if you have the c-bills and time to try it, i would say do so. both variants can hold their own (given the less frequent jam chance of the uac5 variant)
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