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[ECSarch]

Stopped playing back in January due to school getting busy. What's the current state of the game? My playstyle is scout on medium mechs like the cicada. When I left, light and medium mechs were the only thing played, and almost always offensively, and everyone used lasers. Essentially a pew pew fest.

Has any of this changed? Is now a good time to jump back in? (finals are over)

Thanks for your response!
(Also, not sure if proper forum section)

[Sybreed]

I'd say wait a few years

[MCXL]

I think the way things are going it might be best to treat this place like Sodom, leave, and whatever you do just don't look back as the city burns.

Or just come back in June when they release Clan mechs!

[Kanatta Jing]

The game is in as good a condition as it has since this whole thing started.

The most astounding thing is that Ballistics and PPCs aren't terrible anymore.

It's a free game though. And these are game forums boiling with impotent gamer frustration. There is no reason to come here and ask when you can just run through a few games for yourself for free.

[Novakaine]

Nope.

[TheCaptainJZ]

There are a lot of people upset over the slow progress of the game and other things.

But to answer your question,

A lot has changed so you should give it a try (it's not like it will hurt you). Still no UI2.0 or Community warfare, or new game modes, but the UI has been tweaked, we now have 12v12 and multiple new maps. Lances have been defined.

ECM has been weakened some with BAP countering ECM. Host State Rewind has made shots more accurate so you don't have to lead your targets anymore (which makes ballistics useful. Currently, everyone is using ballistics). Also, there is something called "Ghost Heat" or "Heat Penalties." Read up on how that works. The gist is if you fire too many of a weapon at the same time, it will generate extra heat.

[Orgasmo]

Play the game for what it is, but don't give them anymore money until they start fulfilling their promises.

[Mystere]

ECSarch, on 13 December 2013 - 10:00 PM, said:

Stopped playing back in January due to school getting busy. What's the current state of the game? My playstyle is scout on medium mechs like the cicada. When I left, light and medium mechs were the only thing played, and almost always offensively, and everyone used lasers. Essentially a pew pew fest.

Has any of this changed? Is now a good time to jump back in? (finals are over)

Thanks for your response!
(Also, not sure if proper forum section)

It's actually funny that nowadays people are complaining about ballistics and are calling this game "ACWarriorOnline".

And with today's bombshell of an announcement, the forums look like one giant comedy show!

As for whether or not it is a good time to jump back in, I say "Why not?", especially if you have this urge to blow stuff up.

[Rhent]

ECSarch, on 13 December 2013 - 10:00 PM, said:

Stopped playing back in January due to school getting busy. What's the current state of the game? My playstyle is scout on medium mechs like the cicada. When I left, light and medium mechs were the only thing played, and almost always offensively, and everyone used lasers. Essentially a pew pew fest.

Has any of this changed? Is now a good time to jump back in? (finals are over)

Thanks for your response!
(Also, not sure if proper forum section)

Defects in Piranha's game balance ability:

• SRM's no longer work. If you are using them, you are significantly gimping yourself
  
• Piranha implement ghost heat on a number of weapons. Ghost heat isn't documented anywhere in the tool tips. More than 2 LL and you start generating extra heat. If you try to fire 4 PPC's your mech will cook off.
  
• Piranha added a .75 sec delay that lasts for .5 sec before you can fire Gauss
  
• Poptarts only need 1 JJ to effectively pop tart now. So there is no tonnage cost to pop tart

Current Meta

• Most effective mech in the game is a Highlander with 2 AC + 2 PPC
  
• Instead of the mechs with the most PPC's winning the fight, its the mech can mount the most AC's that has the odds in their favor now.

Edited by Rhent, 13 December 2013 - 11:30 PM.

[Rhent]

Mystere, on 13 December 2013 - 11:21 PM, said:

It's actually funny that nowadays people are complaining about ballistics and are calling this game "ACWarriorOnline".

And with today's bombshell of an announcement, the forums look like one giant comedy show!

As for whether or not it is a good time to jump back in, I say "Why not?", especially if you have this urge to blow stuff up.

I will take my Ilya with 3 UAC/5's vs you in an Orion as long as you can't mount any AC and I'll destroy you. The problem with people like yourself is you don't know the math. A PPC = 10 damage 10 heat 4 seconds to refire. An AC/10 = 10 damage 3 heat 2.5 seconds to refire. Even factoring in ammo and the extra tonnage cost for the AC/10 vs the PPC needing extra heat sinks, you will always do more damage with the AC/10.

AC's have a tremdous rate of fire and heat advantage over all weapons in the game. Because the developers screwed up and made heat the primary limiter for weapons, the weapons that do the most damage with the lowest heat are the best in the game.

The current meta is 2 PPC + 2 AC/5 or 2 PPC + 1 AC/20 + JJ. Some just say screw it and go full AC now and don't even bother with PPC's.

[XX Sulla XX]

Best advice I can give is stay away from the forums and play the game.

[Rhent]

XX Sulla XX, on 13 December 2013 - 11:30 PM, said:

Best advice I can give is stay away from the forums and play the game.

And how will he learn about:
Ghost heat
Gauss
SRM HSR

That information is not listed in the tool tips or will show in the latest game patch notes.

[Sandpit]

Game is in a pretty good palce as far as balance and bugs go.

Other than that, it's the exact same game you left. No new modes.

[Mystere]

Rhent, on 13 December 2013 - 11:28 PM, said:

I will take my Ilya with 3 UAC/5's vs you in an Orion as long as you can't mount any AC and I'll destroy you. The problem with people like yourself is you don't know the math ...

You totally and absolutely missed the point. The OP said that when he stopped playing in January, the game was "Essentially a pew pew fest.". My response to him was solely about that.

By the way, don't talk to me about Mathematics. You have absolutely no clue.

[Sandpit]

Rhent, on 13 December 2013 - 11:28 PM, said:

I will take my Ilya with 3 UAC/5's vs you

Willing to take me up on that offer in my stalker, bmaster, or Tbolt energy boats?

[GRiPSViGiL]

Heck ya bro. Come back! The more people dropping the better.

[Viges]

Hell, Its about time! Join us in our holy crusade brother!

[Lupin]

Keep looking in on patch days, at the moment no reason to play long term.

[Procobator]

Well ECM is not longer as powerfully as it was back then. However, if you used srm's you'll probably be disappointed in their performance now. The AC40 jagger is a lot of fun to use. Just watch out for ghost heat.

[Mystere]

Viges, on 14 December 2013 - 03:28 AM, said:

Hell, Its about time! Join us in our holy crusade brother!

It's not a crusade. It's Jihad!