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[FerrolupisXIII]

well, we just had a match where we watched a 12 man use JJ's to hop onto another mechs back and move their bigger mechs up faster.

really guys? really? that's just low.

[yashmack]

doesnt work, ive tried many times to replicate and every time you either fall off, lag around like crazy and dont move, or you kill the smaller mech by crushing its head...
post a video or it didnt happen

[LORD TSARKON]

Just an FYI... This does damage you now when you do it... Also as a spider pilot I used to love to jump ontop
of enemy mechs back in the day (infact I was stuck on one back in May while pugging)... but now it severely damages your legs....

Last time I did this to an enemy mech I died and fell through the mech and the world.. endlessly falling,ect..

[Earl White]

Depends on the sizes of the mechs, you can use a Highlander to ride Mediums or Heavies much longer than lights, although a sacrificial spider might be able to get you to the enemy base before it is crushed. Something fast like a Dragon might be ideal as a mount.

[FerrolupisXIII]

I dont run FRAPS. my computer isnt good enough to run both. and its not like im making any blatant accusations so why do i need a video?

I've seen stuff like highlanders and victors ride things like the aforementioned dragon. and most big mechs have the armor on their legs to not worry about a couple points of damage in return for the free speed.

[Baltasar]

A buddy and me tested this out before. Jenners make a decent platform. Got anything with jump jets on it and cruised at 140 kph. You have to watch landscape but it is possible. If you are really good you can land an atlas on top of one by having it walk off a building onto it. The atlas stays on decently but could only get a stalker about 200-300 meters before it would fall off. Don't know if it was because of the way it sits or if all those adult beverages were finally starting to take hold. Sent a detailed ticket in forever ago but I doubt it will change any time soon. (Be nice to see DFA in the game and that will stop that pretty quick lol).

[Sabazial]

I just personally witnessed 2 guys exploiting this in my last match, standing on his partners mech and using it to shoot over ridges etc. Removed name to avoid name and shame policy.

[D04S02B04]

Exploit??? I THINK THAT IS A BRILLIANT STRATEGY!!!

I mean seriously... the impression PGI gives is "everything is fair game and anything goes". I'm looking at stuff like ridiculous spider hitboxes. Right now I fear a single Spider and the damage/chaos it can do... more than I fear an Atlas regardless of whether I run a medium, heavy or assault mech.

As said in another thread, it's probably not a bug they prioritise.
http://mwomercs.com/...ation-requests/
There are only a few ways to force action when in a situation of disproportionate power. Exploit the bug until it becomes so significant that they take action or until players quit from the developer's inaction.

Or you could be ethical and simply boycott the game and let the ghost servers reign.

[Sephlock]

The solution is to do the same thing:

[Hexenhammer]

I've only seen this done once in a match. It was a catapult on Crimson Strait and it was 'teleporting' 20-30 meters a second as the game tried to keep track of where it was while the mech it was standing atop was moving.

The person responded with things like its a legal tactic, and if PGI didn't want people to do it they'd fix it. Ultimately it's same excuses every exploitor and greifer gives and the only way to deal with them is to record it with Fraps, post it and send and email to PGI.

So how does this get fixed? Collision and Death from Above. Put those mechanics in and the problem is solved. But that's easier said tha done.

[PEEFsmash]

It's an interesting technique. If they didn't want us to do it, they should take it out of the game.

[CrashieJ]

Sephlock, on 17 October 2013 - 02:48 PM, said:

The solution is to do the same thing:

I am now temped to merge some of the mechs together and make MegaMeks.

[Krivvan]

You're sacrificing use of one mech to be able to peak over the ridge like that. Even if you want to call this an exploit, it isn't one that is really unfair.

[Sephlock]

[kuangmk11]

It does happen. I have seen it used to deliver assaults to the other side of the map on alpine. Just report them.

[PEEFsmash]

kuangmk11, on 17 October 2013 - 10:36 PM, said:

It does happen. I have seen it used to deliver assaults to the other side of the map on alpine. Just report them.

Report them for what? Using an in-game mechanic? This is not a hack or some sort of external software. You jump on top of someones head, and then the someone moves. It is part of the game and anyone can do it. If you have a complaint, ask the developers if they should take it out of the game. If it is in the game, use it.

Edited by PEEFsmash, 18 October 2013 - 01:01 AM.

[Omega59er]

PEEFsmash, on 18 October 2013 - 01:01 AM, said:

Report them for what? Using an in-game mechanic? This is not a hack or some sort of external software. You jump on top of someones head, and then the someone moves. It is part of the game and anyone can do it. If you have a complaint, ask the developers if they should take it out of the game. If it is in the game, use it.

While your logic isn't necessarily flawed, it's still not right. Just because something is possible doesn't mean you should do it. Yes, I'm a bleeding heart, but it's not proper sportsmanship.
That being said, I'm sure it'll be fixed 'soon'™ in timely PGI time.

[Kazma]

been testing it with some friends, the 3rd guy on top doesn't move he just endlessly falls^^
and using JJs as the lower guy is a bad idea http://youtu.be/qnVQ8d0bXc4?t=3m8s

[Ace Selin]

PGI have stated that piggy backing is a bannable exploit. Report them.

[Chemie]

Omega59er, on 18 October 2013 - 01:33 AM, said:

While your logic isn't necessarily flawed, it's still not right. Just because something is possible doesn't mean you should do it. Yes, I'm a bleeding heart, but it's not proper sportsmanship.
That being said, I'm sure it'll be fixed 'soon'™ in timely PGI time.

So how do people know what is a game mechanic that they can use and what is a game mechanic that is off limits? Who is the god who decides what makes things "right"? Honestly, all this "it must be played the way I say" is stupid. PGI should fix things or at least have statements on mechanics that are broken and they intend to fix.

Edited by Chemie, 18 October 2013 - 03:23 AM.