t9nv3, on 04 July 2013 - 08:29 AM, said:
I rarely pilot anything heavier than a Centurion. RTB is part of your JOB as a light/med mech. At the end of the day, if your base is being capped, you get your *** over there and chase people off it. Call for backup if needed. The EXP and dammage rewards that you get from staying engaged with an enemy mech won't amout to much if your team gets capped before you even get a chace to kill something. Also, capping early is basically a waste of a match.
I dont see it as a problem when someone says "RTB" because such information is incredibly useful to me. The only communications that frustrate me come from LRM boats hiding at the back of the field swearing at me because i'm not sticking my neck out to hold locks for them. I find that incredibly rude and obnoxious, especially coming from an Atlas pilot.
PUG teams can be incredibly frustrating, but GOOD COMMUNICATION makes all the difference. We can yell till we are blue in the face, some people will still not get it. They fail to understand the strong Team dynamic of this game, and cant see past W/L (which is basically meanigless in PUG MM) and their match score.
You know...in your case of running a Cent, I don't know. That is kind of debatable about your ideal job requirements. Some might say yea, it is your job to keep lock and some may not. Me, I tend to think of medium pilots being a counter measure to heavy mechs. Honestly that is just a personal opinion. I really think the lite mechs should maintain locks (if you have them on your team) but again, my general preference.
But I agree wholheartedly , its chasing and communication. Period
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