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[Audit]

Is this still considered "bad form?" I know it was frowned upon in the past because it's basically trying to kill the pilot as apposed to the mech and was seen as a "cheap shot" for many.

[Kanatta Jing]

I advise using cheap shots at all possible opportunities.

[Gigaton]

"Kill the meat, save the metal" was it?

[Nik Van Rhijn]

Not sure how easy it will be, especially with doubled armour and no zoom. I have a feeling that most will be going for the torso as the easier option.

[Johnnyrotten665]

Gigaton, on 04 June 2012 - 03:46 AM, said:

"Kill the meat, save the metal" was it?

"Kill the meat, save the mech" I think

[Adrienne Vorton]

save the metal sounds about right to me...but regarding mmo gameplay, it surely has a dirty touch, just like the good ol´legging...(which might be alot easier though)

Edited by Adrienne Vorton, 04 June 2012 - 03:57 AM.

[Mowhekan]

If it means it puts down that Atlas with minimal effort and dmg hell yeh i'll sniping the cockpit all the time

[UnLimiTeD]

You have to see the bright side for the receiving end.
Barely any repair costs.

[pursang]

Kanatta Jing, on 04 June 2012 - 03:46 AM, said:

I advise using cheap shots at all possible opportunities.

In war, there is no such thing as "cheap shots"

[Zso Sahal]

So it's bad form, but you win, or at least have one less mech to deal with.



Whats the problem?

[El Loco]

It's a legit and viable combat tactic... take out the target as most efficiently as you can. You can scare your opponent by aiming for the head, even if you miss 9 out of 10 times, your opponent will remember this 10th shot

So, is it "bad form"? Hell no, it's war, even if only in a game.
Will there be a lot of whining, crying and whatnot about headshots? Hell yes, but that's the way it is. People who lack this kind of skill are jealous of those who have mastered the art, therefore they will regard headshooting illegal, bad, unskilled, blablabla... and why? Because, despite lacking the skill, they still think they're the best shot on the battlefield, and should be winning, which is... meh.

[Kazzamo]

In open war? I don't think so... look at DFA attacks, a lot of those were made to crush the enemies cockpit. Now on Solaris VII? Yeah aiming for the cockpit would be really really bad form.

[Thaurien]

Not sure if i'm against it or for it as a tactic, as long as my house or clan<unfamiliar with all the right terms>doesn't see it as a dishonorable act, sometimes it may be the only way...

[War Dogz]

It be all about the Cbills so kill them quick and fast.

[Karees]

It is a mechanic in the game. Besides, as a former military person, I live by the rule, "If you're not cheating, you're not trying."

[HacksawNinja]

I'm still shocked all of these mechs have traditional cockpits with windows. I mean, It always made more sense to me to put the cockpit deep inside the mech where it's completely protected and using dispay screens instead of windows. The pilot would be safer and they wouldn't have to worry about "Headshots"

If you look at the game play videos that have been posted so far there is at least once where somebody gets raked across the cockpit with med lasers and the mech doesn't go down. Maybe it wasn't a direct hit?

[Uller Phrost]

I will point out that Heads are subjective given alot of mechs don't have heads(clan). the Hit location table made it getting a head shot a natural crit roll. Also Heads are very limited on armor. light or assult you still have the same amount of of armor there. If you could Snipe the whole battletech game would go out the window. everyone would be piloting Fleas or urbanmechs with 1 PPC.

Head shots are for Call of Duty or any other shooter with a auto aim macro and a pistol at 200yards.

[Kazzamo]

Lasers are a DoT, they don't do all their damage in one spot. A head shot isn't an instant kill it's just the weakest point. If the cockpit had been nailed with an AC 20 or something then that'd be a different story.

[Artifice]

Aiming for the cockpit should be everyone's priority. The salvage value, quick kill factor or 'pwnt' variable.

It's only considered poor form by the retarded stupids of Stupidonia, who are known to hold large barbeques after battles and freeze by the thousands in winter.

[Kazzamo]

I wouldn't list it as a top priority, some mechs do have some really hard to hit cockpits and unless you've got something like the 7X zoom module from scout you might never be able to get a decent hit on them. It's not like a normal FPS where the entire head is well... the head. That'd make things like the Atlas just stupid. It's a tactic but hardly an easy one. Really the easy weak spot to go for would to get behind someone and shred their rear armor.