im not sure where to start. the 2d was one of my favorite mechs well before ECM came out. I dont hang back and try to pop kills. im out front all the time, most games i see somewhere in the 600 dmg neighborhood unless i get greedy. by greedy i mean chasing a light into his clump of teammates. I prefer the commando to other lights.
the way i play is in the first bit of the round i try to locate the bulk of enemy mechs without engaging. once my team has an idea of where their main group of enemies are i cycle back to my largest group and range a bit. as soon as i see an enemy light im on them like white on rice. in a good game i can take 2-3 lights while harassing the crap outta other mechs and in others i get whacked early, its east to get overconfident. big dmg isnt necessarily important but, i will stop and pepper another larger mech just to get him to turn and sow some confusion. i run 3 srm2 and a small laser on my 2d with 1.9 heat efficiency. i dont overheat, anywhere. im very light on armor but thats why i try to stay at my max 149.7 as much as possible. ive had games where i did over 800 dmg and 5 kills. keep moving and keep hitting anyone thats in your sights. any dmg you put on an enemy frame is that much less your teamate has to do to put him down and live.
Update: im rather annoyed i took a screenshot of my last game and i cant get it to paste to paint. 6 kills and ~700 dmg. once i figure this screenshot nonsense out i will post something concrete
Edited by Brothastonebones, 04 March 2013 - 11:21 PM.