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[Svalfangr]

Is it just me or do they not want to die? like ever?

I started piloting the the CN9- A and i have gotta say it lasts longer than my Atlas is most engagements.

Which im sure has something to do with being focus fired but still, I have had many a game where im running around in myCN9 with no core armor im missing both arms and LT and RT and im still beating jobbers with my MLs.

I mean all im using ins 3 SRM4s 2 ML and a LB 10-X AC and to my knowledge SRMs and LB10-X are considers Underpowered. But im still averaging over 400 damage a game, and at this point i chalk it up to my ridiculous survivability.

Has anyone else noticed this or is it just me??

[Deathlike]

This is practically normal (there may be a bug somewhere that means the Cent a beast of a damage absorber). The most common solution is to leg them, as most of them tend to be short ranged and cannot effectively retaliate because of it.

[Mister Dubis]

I think it's because people like to laugh at us...

"like omg look! A centurion with no arms! how cute..."

and then I'm like "SWAG YOLO GG AFK Bai" as they wonder in amazement how that and arm less walking machine blew them up with two medium lasers.

[Thorqemada]

Its bcs they dont leg you.

[Svalfangr]

Mister Dubis, on 22 May 2013 - 09:59 AM, said:

I think it's because people like to laugh at us...

"like omg look! A centurion with no arms! how cute..."

and then I'm like "SWAG YOLO GG AFK Bai" as they wonder in amazement how that and arm less walking machine blew them up with two medium lasers.

Hehe now im gunna name my next Cent Yolo Swaggins.

[Oriius]

As far as i can tell. It is because people tend to shoot us in the side torso, even when it is blown off, which means they are only doing 50% damage to your CT (50% damage is transferred to the ct if a blown off side torso is hit).

Combine that with the arms and side torsos being good shields before being blown off, it lets us spread that damage out a whole lot.

Max leg armour is a must in a cent (in my opinion), at least when playing against people who know to leg them.

[Steel Will]

I'm convinced there's something broken on this mech. I've seen way too many miracle survivals where by all reason there should be a hole where there CT remains.

[Stokes52]

It's because the Centurion is the best mech ever.

[Hayashi]

Moved to Assault Medium subforums.

[InRev]

I am literally incapable of killing centurions. They are my bizarre bugaboo. Even magical streaks don't do the trick.

Which is fine by me, I'm totally ok with a medium that doesn't go down like a certain kind of person in Bangkok.

[Jungle Rhino]

The trick to killing Centurions is to shoot their legs off.

Torso-twist your way out of that one!

[Draxist]

played a match on alpine in my CN9-YLW, after I died, the chat read, and I quote

"Never saw that before, a Centurion with only 8% hp left"

"I just watched a medium take on two heavies that had more firepower and win....what happened?"

despite being the same breadth as an awesome, the Centurion can make an impression.

[Padic]

I run an XL, and even then the survivability of the mech catches me off guard from time to time...

[stjobe]

I've mastered the CN9-A, CN9-AL, and CN9-D a long time ago; I have roughly 1,000 drops in CN9's.

I think what's happening is that the game counts a shot-off arm and destroyed side torso as still being there, meaning that if you hit the blown-off arm, only 50% of damage is transferred to the destroyed side torso, and only 50% of that transfers to the center torso - meaning your 20-point shot only does 5 points to the CT.

It's the only way I can explain why the CN9 survives so much better than anything else - I've killed so many 'mechs while just being two stripped-down legs, a stripped center torso, and a head.

While you still have all your limbs, notice that the CN9's arms are HUGE; they usually are the first thing to go, since they also get used as shields by any competent CN9 pilot. And if my theory is correct, those huge arms continue to protect the CN9 even when they're gone.

Also, the CT on the CN9 is really slim and shaped like an upside-down triangle - the CN9 has a very trim waist. Lots of shots pass between the CT and the arms, also increasing survival rates. The slim CT means more shots hit the side torsos than the CT, and those side torsos will still be there when destroyed, only transferring 50% of the damage to the CT.

Well, that's my theory at least; I sometimes die really fast as well, but that's usually due to good aim on the opponent's part, or if running a -D with an XL and getting side-torso cored.

[Hayashi]

stjobe, on 27 May 2013 - 05:58 AM, said:

I've mastered the CN9-A, CN9-AL, and CN9-D a long time ago; I have roughly 1,000 drops in CN9's. I think what's happening is that the game counts a shot-off arm and destroyed side torso as still being there, meaning that if you hit the blown-off arm, only 50% of damage is transferred to the destroyed side torso, and only 50% of that transfers to the center torso - meaning your 20-point shot only does 5 points to the CT. It's the only way I can explain why the CN9 survives so much better than anything else - I've killed so many 'mechs while just being two stripped-down legs, a stripped center torso, and a head.

http://mwomercs.com/...56#entry2387856

Data supports this theory.

@OP, once people learn to shoot at your balls you'll start dying normally. That area always counts as front centre torso.

Edited by Hayashi, 27 May 2013 - 06:32 AM.