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[Screech]

Joseph Mallan, on 23 December 2013 - 07:56 AM, said:

Presently it is a New account, I just bought a Highlander, which I am sucking with. Less than 30 games on my newest. However My aboility to wrack up kills, does not affect the rest of the teams ability to carry.

OK makes sense if just a small number of games tied to it. Feel your pain on the Highlander though, I just can't seem to get the same mojo out of it as others are able to do.

[Joseph Mallan]

But Highlanders are supposed to be the End all Meta Chassis!

[Bilbo]

Joseph Mallan, on 23 December 2013 - 09:47 AM, said:

But Highlanders are supposed to be the End all Meta Chassis!

The Meta builds don't fit what seems to be your play style. Even if they did, they only reach their full potential when there are several. One, alone, is handled easily enough just like everything else.

[Joseph Mallan]

Bilbo, on 23 December 2013 - 09:54 AM, said:

The Meta builds don't fit what seems to be your play style. Even if they did, they only reach their full potential when there are several. One, alone, is handled easily enough just like everything else.

So, there are others that do not feel the Meta builds work as advertised? How cool is that!

[Mudhutwarrior]

Joseph Mallan, on 23 December 2013 - 09:47 AM, said:

But Highlanders are supposed to be the End all Meta Chassis!

Bilbo, on 23 December 2013 - 09:54 AM, said:

The Meta builds don't fit what seems to be your play style. Even if they did, they only reach their full potential when there are several. One, alone, is handled easily enough just like everything else.

Exactly, Mine is 50/50 when pug. In pug matches bringing the most dam is preferable so I play . My sick twin yaegers or chill with the ddc most often.

[Nick Makiaveli]

Mudhutwarrior, on 15 December 2013 - 05:14 AM, said:

Sorry, you cant call for help or describe a situation your in or give suggestions on how to approach it. New players need guidance in a timely fashion. Your system does not address that but in stead complicates controls which are complicated enough for new players.

But wait, wouldn't that be just as much of a "crutch" as TS?

That said, what makes you think that the PUGs who ignore chat now, would listen to anything anyone said or "ordered" via some command structure?

Mudhutwarrior, on 17 December 2013 - 09:07 AM, said:

No excuses. I do well either way. My issue is mainly how we dump on new players and how easily we could help them learn at a faster rate. I am more concerned with increasing the player base in the long run. I have pointed out before how out of 9 people I got to join all 9 left disgusted with the grind and how little chance they had.

Kind of surprised that you would use another proword attack like "excuses" you know as well as I do how steep the climb is.

Who is dumping on new players? Have you been to the Training Grounds section of the forums? In game, hey ya know what? Screenshot and report the *******. Tell other people in chat how to report them.

Stop trying to squash the best way they have of learning, ie getting on TS with an experience player or 3 and being able to get instant feedback. Having someone who died spectate me and comment on what I was doing has been a tremendous help, as well as spectating good players when I died.

Screech, on 23 December 2013 - 08:48 AM, said:

OK makes sense if just a small number of games tied to it. Feel your pain on the Highlander though, I just can't seem to get the same mojo out of it as others are able to do.

You do realize you could have a 100% wins, thousands of games and a tiny KDR right? A win is a win. No kills needed. This isn't a typical FPS, it's about the team winning.

Please don't be That Guy who runs up and hugs the enemy mech so as to block other people's shots so you can kill steal. I love losing 10K C-bills when you do that right as I trigger dual PPCs.

[Screech]

Nick Makiaveli, on 23 December 2013 - 04:14 PM, said:

You do realize you could have a 100% wins, thousands of games and a tiny KDR right? A win is a win. No kills needed. This isn't a typical FPS, it's about the team winning.

Yes I realize people get carried in this game. I see it all the time. I believe the numbers I was questioning was in regards to a pug account where that really doesn't fly. Just because something can happen doesn't mean it does.

Nick Makiaveli, on 23 December 2013 - 04:14 PM, said:

Please don't be That Guy who runs up and hugs the enemy mech so as to block other people's shots so you can kill steal.

There is no such thing as kill stealing, don't be That Guy pretending there is.

[Mudhutwarrior]

If someone is in close hugging the target let them have it. Its pretty frustrating to engage a target and in the middle of a brawl you take more damage from your own teammates. Been killed countless times by my own guys because I was brawler equipped and the pop/snipers were hot on my target. Remember its a team game and knowing when to hold on a shot is more important than taking it every time.

I don't allow kill stealing in my vocabulary. Fragging I do. So when you hit me intending to hit my target because your hot on scoring your a lousy teammate. Rather score poorly and have as many of my guys walk out as i can.