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[Reverend Herring]

Therewolf, on 19 June 2018 - 11:36 PM, said:

What I meant is, what counts as "THE hero mech", i.e. exactly how much of the hero do you need to keep in a build to qualify? All 8 of 8 parts, x out of 8, or maybe the CT and the rest can vary?

Just the CT.

[Horseman]

LikeUntoGod, on 19 June 2018 - 12:56 PM, said:

Where can you find the quirks for Mechs that are not for sale for C-Bills yet?

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/
Does not include omnipod set bonuses, though.

[TooDumbToQuit]

Horseman, on 20 June 2018 - 04:08 AM, said:

http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/
Does not include omnipod set bonuses, though.

It is so lame that PGI cannot make one page listing all quicks for each mech in the game and those being sold now that will drop in the future.

[Cloves]

Therewolf, on 19 June 2018 - 11:36 PM, said:

What I meant is, what counts as "THE hero mech", i.e. exactly how much of the hero do you need to keep in a build to qualify? All 8 of 8 parts, x out of 8, or maybe the CT and the rest can vary?

The CT is what gives the cbill boost.

[Baron Georg]

Drop decks available for purchase C bills and MC or MC only

[Tesunie]

Baron Georg SCA, on 22 June 2018 - 10:25 PM, said:

Drop decks available for purchase C bills and MC or MC only

You have two drop decks available for free. After that, you have to pay MC for any additional drop decks you wish to have.

Presuming you do mean drop decks and not mech bays...

[Spare Parts Bin]

If it is mechbays you want play FP they give away mechbays often.

[Tier5ForLife]

What all happens when you change your ID?

Are all stats started new? Do you disappear from Friends lists and units?

[Tesunie]

LikeUntoBuddha, on 24 June 2018 - 05:17 AM, said:

What all happens when you change your ID?

Are all stats started new? Do you disappear from Friends lists and units?

Nope. Everything will just change over with your new name showing instead of your old one. Your friends will still have you, your stats will remain as they are, etc. Only thing that changes would be your name.

[Horseman]

Jarl's List would still have your old stats under your old nick, though.

[Tier5ForLife]

Tesunie, on 24 June 2018 - 03:13 PM, said:

Nope. Everything will just change over with your new name showing instead of your old one. Your friends will still have you, your stats will remain as they are, etc. Only thing that changes would be your name.

Well, that sucks...lol Thanks!

[Colin Pryde]

When the Canada and USA events start, will we get double loot bags, one for the solstice event and one for the Canada / USA event?

[Tesunie]

Colin Pryde, on 25 June 2018 - 08:20 AM, said:

When the Canada and USA events start, will we get double loot bags, one for the solstice event and one for the Canada / USA event?

As far as I understand, yes. If the two events are going at the same time then you will get rewarded for completing each instance. In this case, that means double loot bags.

[M249Gunner]

Looking to start playing FW in the near future. I suck at searching. Could someone point me to a good guide that will explain the basics?

I don't have a lot of time to commit to an established team (I'm a first responder working odd hours) would Merc be the way to go?

Thank you for your time.

[Horseman]

FP is basically the endgame. No matchmaking, first come first served, can easily put a rabble of inexperienced newbies against a full 12-man team from an established unit (and you can guess how well that goes).
No guide that explains the basics will make you ready for FP, that mode is VERY dependent on teamwork.

M249Gunner, on 25 June 2018 - 09:22 AM, said:

I don't have a lot of time to commit to an established team (I'm a first responder working odd hours) would Merc be the way to go?

No, it would not. It doesn't matter how much time you have, don't solo pug into FP. Go to one of the voice hubs (TS or Discord) and find a group willing to drop with you and show you the ropes.

[Tesunie]

M249Gunner, on 25 June 2018 - 09:22 AM, said:

Looking to start playing FW in the near future. I suck at searching. Could someone point me to a good guide that will explain the basics?

I don't have a lot of time to commit to an established team (I'm a first responder working odd hours) would Merc be the way to go?

Thank you for your time.

Horseman, on 25 June 2018 - 10:45 AM, said:

It doesn't matter how much time you have, don't solo pug into FP. Go to one of the voice hubs (TS or Discord) and find a group willing to drop with you and show you the ropes.

All of what Horseman said, with probably one exception clause: If you ARE going to go FP solo, do scouting mode. If you do that, probably best to align with a faction (loyalist) till you get the free mechbay rewards. Then, switch factions and repeat.

To be a merc, you need to be in a unit. However, that unit could be a unit of 1, yourself.

As for scout mode, plan on a brawl happening, so bring your mech accordingly. From there, it's "capture intel points" much like how you capture the sensor nodes in Escort. Get a few intel points as you see them, but stick with your team for the incoming brawl. (Do try to communicate with your teammates.)

I suggest scouting mode because you can still gain faction reputation points, and it's less impactful on the overall FP map pull.

[M249Gunner]

Thank you both for your time answering my questions. Great advice. I think I'll stay out of FP for the time being and gain a bit more experience and skill with different class mechs.

[Koniving]

M249Gunner, on 25 June 2018 - 01:12 PM, said:

Thank you both for your time answering my questions. Great advice. I think I'll stay out of FP for the time being and gain a bit more experience and skill with different class mechs.

Here's a defense of an Invasion mode map.


Sometimes its quite harsh, sometimes it is pretty lax. It depends on how many try-hards are playing and how many groups are active at the given moment.

The other non-scouting modes are basically regular maps and modes with an only IS versus Clan twist, unless during an event of IS versus IS and Clan versus Clan.

It boils down to a mix of aggression, map convenience (hot maps are gonna be a boon for energy-heavy teams, some maps are seemingly quite one sided) and how much communication one side has over the other one.

[Tier5ForLife]

MG question:

What effects them as far as what we can change with skill nodes. It seems like only "range" affects them.

If there is a cooldown or heat gen I do not see it. Velocity is counted towards the weapon and that made me notice their speeds.

HMG and MG are both "100". What 100 means, I do not know. But add one node and it is 103.

LMGs have a projectile speed of 200.

Reading is so important....



Ok, cooldown and heat gen, do they affect MGs?

[Spare Parts Bin]

LikeUntoBuddha, on 25 June 2018 - 05:01 PM, said:

MG question:

What effects them as far as what we can change with skill nodes. It seems like only "range" affects them.

If there is a cooldown or heat gen I do not see it. Velocity is counted towards the weapon and that made me notice their speeds.

HMG and MG are both "100". What 100 means, I do not know. But add one node and it is 103.

LMGs have a projectile speed of 200.

Reading is so important....



Ok, cooldown and heat gen, do they affect MGs?

These truly are good questions as I do not know their answers.