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[Ronious]

Has anyone else spawned behind a 3L and just wanted to Alpha Strike it. I don't do it, but the thought of coring him out before he can unleash mindless terror is so satisfying. I think to myself, I could end the madness right now with one shot. This must have been how the guys who attempted to assassinate ****** felt. Is there a support group for this type of thing? I need help.

[Voridan Atreides]

ummmmm yes. I think that with every light I see. I'm just not a light guy.

[Tikkamasala]

That's an atrocious thought-crime. Pray to your favorite goddess and ask for forgiveness now!

[Hamm3r]

Haha Not 3Ls so much, Cat-A1s though......

[Voridan Atreides]

Hamm3r, on 06 March 2013 - 08:32 AM, said:

Haha Not 3Ls so much, Cat-A1s though......

Yes.

[Terror Teddy]

But what if he no ECM and is a NICE raven?

Besides, it's extremely unsporting to shoot at your allies old chap -[REDACTED]

...and for some reason they tend to be good at it...

EDIT:

And now i got this image in my head how A1M1 tanks shoot their own radar and ECM support units to give the opposing team a better chance.

It's after work so Im tired.

Edited by Dakkath, 06 March 2013 - 09:04 AM.
redacted some content

[Agent of Change]

I only want to do it because of the pretty explosions... but then would come the recrimination, and the violence, and the sadness, and the anger.

but not Ravens, never ravens, mostly just commandos and spiders because they look so stompable.

Don't do it, it would be bad.

[Voridan Atreides]

I love guys that run no ECM Ravens. I'm proud of them for going against the crowd.

Agent of Change, on 06 March 2013 - 08:34 AM, said:

I only want to do it because of the pretty explosions... but then would come the recrimination, and the violence, and the sadness, and the anger.

but not Ravens, never ravens, mostly just commandos and spiders because they look so stompable.

Don't do it, it would be bad.

Whenever I accidentally TK a Light I usually actually feel pretty good about it.

[Agent of Change]

Voridan Atreides, on 06 March 2013 - 08:35 AM, said:

Whenever I accidentally TK a Light I usually actually feel pretty good about it.

I'm strangely fine with that so long as it's only accidentally and never accidentally on purpose.

[Voridan Atreides]

Agent of Change, on 06 March 2013 - 08:37 AM, said:

I'm strangely fine with that so long as it's only accidentally and never accidentally on purpose.

Yeah as long as I truly did not mean it then I'm fine with it. Sometimes I might "accidentally" throw an AC/20 round their way. The most fun kill I ever had was when an enemy Commando came up to me and humped my AC/20 barrel and I one shot him. Good times. I relish killing lights over anything else.

[Obadiah333]

To get this out of your system: you need two 8 man groups. One side is in all super jump jet spiders. The other side, ERPPC/guass boats. Spiders just run around and jump as high as they can go. Sniper team attempts to blow them up mid-air. I'm telling you, this is the most fun you can have in this game. It's good for the soul.

[Enig]

If anyone has problems with 3L's after this recent patch, then they certainly need to learn how to aim.

[Warrax the Chaos Warrior]

I... I have murderous thoughts about all my teammates. It's not personal, I just always spend that first minute at the start of the match aiming and thinking about shooting mechs... and they're the ones that are there.

I've never actually accidentally-discharged my weapons into a teammates back though. If I had one of those neural-impulse actuator things, I'd be tk'ing a lot.

Edited by Warrax the Chaos Warrior, 06 March 2013 - 08:46 AM.

[Terror Teddy]

Agent of Change, on 06 March 2013 - 08:34 AM, said:

mostly just commandos and spiders because they look so stompable.

Spiders...simply because spiders...

Proper way would be a Swayback with 9 flamers and scream:

KILL IT WITH FIRE!

[Lykaon]

Ronious, on 06 March 2013 - 08:28 AM, said:

Has anyone else spawned behind a 3L and just wanted to Alpha Strike it. I don't do it, but the thought of coring him out before he can unleash mindless terror is so satisfying. I think to myself, I could end the madness right now with one shot. This must have been how the guys who attempted to assassinate ****** felt. Is there a support group for this type of thing? I need help.

Here is my recomendation for improving your understanding of the Raven 3L situation.

Pilot a Raven 3L.

Yes that's right I said JOIN the FLOCK! you will gain massive amounts of perspective and understanding.

The first thing you will realize is not all Raven 3Ls are built the same.

My build for example is a dedicated recon build.

280XL
10 double heat sinks
Endo Steel
Ferro Fibrous armor
2 medium lasers
2 SSRM2 with 2 tons ammo
TAG
BAP
ECM
Modules: 360 target retention,Sensor boost 2,cap accelerator,Data speed.

The damage I cause with this chassis is mostly information.I prevent enemy ECM from functioning,I spot LRM targets with TAG.I paint ECM cloaked targets with TAG passivley transmitting enemy locations.I sack enemy LRM boats.Move to cap a base to pull enemy mechs off the line to deal with me and lead them on a merry chase.In conquest games I range far from my main forces and solo cap periferal points or hunt and kill enemy Ravens doing the same (I am better than nearly all the other 3L pilots I run across)

I use the blind rage for the 3L to pull groups of enemies out of possition to allow for my team to win.

I do not play as a cocky rambo light hiding behind ECM.That is self serving and does not contribute to the team as much as diciplined carefully crafted chaos does.


In the end when ECM is tonned down and isn't the monstrosity it is now I will still be piloting my 3L after all I wanted to pilot one since before we knew ECM was going to be as potent as it is.The 3L will still be an excellent choice for a dedicated recon platform so I will still use it in that capacity as I do now.

[Gigastrike]

Why would you ever want to grief them by killing them before they can even get to the fight!?

Take off the leg and watch em try.

[jubbly]

Enig, on 06 March 2013 - 08:44 AM, said:

If anyone has problems with 3L's after this recent patch, then they certainly need to learn how to aim.

The problem I have is that I am so used to leading lights that I have trouble actually shooting at them now.

[TexAce]

Ronious, on 06 March 2013 - 08:28 AM, said:

Has anyone else spawned behind a 3L and just wanted to Alpha Strike it. I don't do it, but the thought of coring him out before he can unleash mindless terror is so satisfying. I think to myself, I could end the madness right now with one shot. This must have been how the guys who attempted to assassinate ****** felt. Is there a support group for this type of thing? I need help.

Every
Single
Time

[TheForce]

have i intentionally shot splatcats/3L's on my team? i can't confirm or deny this.

[Kraven Kor]

No.

It is, for some reason, only Commando's that inspire this urge for me.

Well, Commando's, or any mech piloted by Stingr4y