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[Yokaiko]

Glory, on 06 March 2013 - 02:12 PM, said:

Now, while there are plenty of holes to poke into every video everyone ever posts, as other people in the thread have stated - this is one match, of one dropdec (1-2-3-2) on one map. 1-2-3-2 lends itself to brawling, so you'll generally see that with that dec. And, when there's a cave push, this is generally what happens.

As for the collision - deliberate. Once I lost my SRMs, it was all about effin' it up for the enemy. Collision is next to meaningless without knockdowns, so no reason to not try to block shots since I could do very little else.

In my experience all 8 mans lead to brawling. Its either camp or rush, and when you find the other guy its 5 minutes of maneuvering for 40 seconds of fight.

[Glory in the Highest]

Yokaiko, on 06 March 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

In my experience all 8 mans lead to brawling. Its either camp or rush, and when you find the other guy its 5 minutes of maneuvering for 40 seconds of fight.

I'm certain our future videos will relieve you of this belief. We're holding onto them because of playoffs.

Edited by Glory, 06 March 2013 - 02:15 PM.

[Yokaiko]

Glory, on 06 March 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

I'm certain our future videos will relieve you of this belief. We're holding onto them because of playoffs.

No really I've seen myself.

If you are doing some contrived tourney that is all you, I was more commenting on the 8 man queue in general.

[Little Nemo]

Yokaiko, on 06 March 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

In my experience all 8 mans lead to brawling. Its either camp or rush, and when you find the other guy its 5 minutes of maneuvering for 40 seconds of fight.

A team is coordinating, a brawl should not take that long. The ranged game is just as viable, and pretty darn fun also.

[Padic]

Glory, on 06 March 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

I'm certain our future videos will relieve you of this belief. We're holding onto them because of playoffs.

Playoffs are a silly reason to deprive me of watching more of this goodness. I'm not a competitive player, but that doesn't mean I don't want to see competitive games.

[Yokaiko]

Skinny Pete, on 06 March 2013 - 02:49 PM, said:

A team is coordinating, a brawl should not take that long. The ranged game is just as viable, and pretty darn fun also.

I haven't seen a real 8 v 8 ranged brawl since closed beta.

[ciller]

Haven't you played against some 8-man poptart teams yet, Yokaiko? Wispy and their crew were running it for quite awhile (haven't run into an 8-man with them in the last week and a half though). I know I've been in my pop-tart for 8mans quite a bit to try to keep them at bay, had some fun Fire Support battles in many matches.

[Yokaiko]

ciller, on 06 March 2013 - 02:56 PM, said:

Haven't you played against some 8-man poptart teams yet, Yokaiko? Wispy and their crew were running it for quite awhile (haven't run into an 8-man with them in the last week and a half though). I know I've been in my pop-tart for 8mans quite a bit to try to keep them at bay, had some fun Fire Support battles in many matches.

I don't poptart personally I swap from light to assault, and yes, I've seen them.

[ciller]

Well there's your long range battle!! Maybe not exactly what you were looking for? And that is funny, I swap between medium and heavy so we have absolutely no overlap between us. Weird.

[Yokaiko]

ciller, on 06 March 2013 - 03:01 PM, said:

Well there's your long range battle!! Maybe not exactly what you were looking for? And that is funny, I swap between medium and heavy so we have absolutely no overlap between us. Weird.

Usually how it goes is

"Ok what do you need me in" Scout or assault is usually the call. I can drive any mech in the game, I just don't like sniping.

[ciller]

Yokaiko, on 06 March 2013 - 03:03 PM, said:

Usually how it goes is

"Ok what do you need me in" Scout or assault is usually the call. I can drive any mech in the game, I just don't like sniping.

Yeah, that is the reason why I didn't get any scouts - so they couldn't make me drive one when it was needed. Hopefully that doesn't make me too evil.

[Jacmac]

Yokaiko, on 06 March 2013 - 02:14 PM, said:

In my experience all 8 mans lead to brawling. Its either camp or rush, and when you find the other guy its 5 minutes of maneuvering for 40 seconds of fight.

Yes, the ridiculously small maps and victory conditions lead to short range brawls most of the time. Hopefully this will change as bigger maps come out and weight limits are put in.

[Yokaiko]

Thontor, on 06 March 2013 - 03:09 PM, said:

amen to that.. no light mechs for me...

though honestly i have thought about getting a Cicada and calling it a "skirmisher"

Just gets you killed faster than if you were in a raven.

[Little Nemo]

I understand the draw to do well in a Spider, Cicada etc. For me that isn't the case. I want to be tested and win against what the best is out there at the time. If it be Splatcats and 20Cats, fine by me. When matches are sanctioned, it really comes down to the calls that are made and the skills of the team.

[Little Nemo]

Thontor, on 06 March 2013 - 03:29 PM, said:

yep, nothing wrong with that at all... I pretty much refuse pilot a splat cat or ac/20 cat though... never piloted a gaussapult either.. i do pilot a gaussaphract though. it feels less dirty heh..

Heh, I can understand how you can say that. If someone let's you get close enough to shoot in a Splatcat, They are in for a world of hurt. Then again, if you're focused in a Splatcat... Ouch.

[M3atloaf]

Glory, on 05 March 2013 - 04:04 PM, said:

Agreed. This thread isn't about e-peen, it's about promoting the competitive community we are all trying to build.

Agreed, but I'm not going to stand by while blatant lies are present as well. That stuff just doesn't fly with me.

Skinny Pete, on 06 March 2013 - 11:59 AM, said:

Can't we all just get along?

As long as everyone is honest, most certainly.

FYI, I am all for bringing awareness to the competitive leagues that are present as I know many aren't even aware of their existence.

[Ashnod]

Jaguars, we should scrim sometime.. Just sayin

[Lord Banshee]

Was struck by how calm and collected the furball was. Fun fight, and peaceful all at the same time.
We've seen what 3-4 person Centurion "hammer" lances can do. Can't afford to ignore. Nice vid!

[Little Nemo]

M3atloaf, on 06 March 2013 - 04:41 PM, said:

Agreed, but I'm not going to stand by while blatant lies are present as well. That stuff just doesn't fly with me.



As long as everyone is honest, most certainly.

FYI, I am all for bringing awareness to the competitive leagues that are present as I know many aren't even aware of their existence.

The public image we want to nurture is a welcoming one. Otherwise, people aren't going to want to make the effort to make teams and participate. The fueds out there should be forgotten IMO if we are going to be successful in fostering a community.

Ashnod, on 06 March 2013 - 04:42 PM, said:

Jaguars, we should scrim sometime.. Just sayin

I'll pass this on.

Edited by Skinny Pete, 06 March 2013 - 04:46 PM.

[CaptianViolence]

Lord Banshee, on 06 March 2013 - 04:45 PM, said:

Was struck by how calm and collected the furball was. Fun fight, and peaceful all at the same time.
We've seen what 3-4 person Centurion "hammer" lances can do. Can't afford to ignore. Nice vid!

I wasnt convinced on a group of mediums doing alot on their own but...the evidence i fear has reached critical mass
130kp/h+ cents are scarry

Edited by CaptianViolence, 06 March 2013 - 04:54 PM.