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[BigBadHarv]

i find it best to do a dance appeasing the gods of random selection before i press launch

[Forestal]

Mazzyplz, on 18 March 2013 - 06:40 PM, said:

thanks for the replies;

i often give commands; people tend to listen in assault mode even ask for a plan but in conquest mode i am met with tons of insults when i try to give any directions



actually only 40% of the time do they even acknowledge i'm there, the rest of the time they do the exact opposite of what i suggest, not kidding - exact opposite

40% is not bad, but the insults I have never gotten-- could it be your "elo" or other "match-making stat" that's been dropping you with fps players who are playing at pretending that the Game Mode is the lengendary/imaginary "Arena/Deathmatch"?

I mean, I begun noticing that as well-- cos in my early games will filled with clueless PUGs, but as PUGs we didn't mind having some team-chat discussing what to do; but as my ratios start getting better... let's just say the matches get challenging in other ways.


IOW, you probably need to keep failing until the match-making system eventually decides to drop you with people who are just out to have fun.

Edited by Forestal, 18 March 2013 - 08:50 PM.

[Rejarial Galatan]

honestly? I think it has more to do with a complete lack of content or truly decent rewards for actions in any mode. Only difference I can ever see is that Assault goes much faster because it seems to boil down into a fur ball of TDM any way.

[Oto Kanon]

It is usually better to get a few kill advantages early in Conquest, even at the cost of being slightly behind in caps (2-3). It doesn't matter if you cap 4-5 bases when your main force of 5 mechs fights 7 and gets wiped out.

[CheezPanther]

Willie Sauerland, on 18 March 2013 - 06:19 PM, said:

There are two options to win:

Cap to 750 points

or

Kill the other team.

If I am playing a light,

I see it as my responsibilities to

scout and cap.

If I am playing anything else,

I'm going to join the fight.

Both are valid strategies.

The problem with this is when u get 3 or 4 lights on one team that all go running for caps together.. THUS they leave the rest of the team fighting an uphill battle should the other team stay together even 75% of them...

Only one light mech is needed to really go run for caps the rest need to help with the melee.. in fact if one helping in the brawl is a raven 3L things go even better because of ECM and teams hatrd for 3L's driving thier need to focus on them..

[Zervziel]

Ideally you have a couple assaults for mixing it up or just long-range harassment of the enemy team. However having all your mechs together is a ******** idea. Look at it range wise.

Extreme range is where the Lights split off and cap the posts. A group of assaults and heavies can provide the punch when needed but otherwise just need to stay out of sight until the enemy is located by the scouts. If you're out in the open in say....Alpine, you are screwed. Meds and light heavies would work best staying a couple hundred meters or so from the assault/heavy squad. That way they can see incoming mechs and move to reinforce. if you have a very speedy med, they can either cap on their own or join and reinforce a scout.

This only counts if you have an organized team. If you are in a pug, try to communicate. if you can't rejoin the forums and request the ability to self-destruct.

[Xmith]

Mazzyplz, on 18 March 2013 - 06:40 PM, said:

thanks for the replies;

i often give commands; people tend to listen in assault mode even ask for a plan but in conquest mode i am met with tons of insults when i try to give any directions



actually only 40% of the time do they even acknowledge i'm there, the rest of the time they do the exact opposite of what i suggest, not kidding - exact opposite

I have over 2500 drops and I have never witness that.

[jay35]

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Conquest Mode Is Killing My Stats

Wow! FINALLY a complaint that can be swiftly and easily addressed!
Click on Game Mode and select Assault.
The end.