Have You Been Told That A Medium Mech Is Not Welcome In The Team ?
#21
Posted 27 December 2013 - 08:59 AM
Mediums are certainly not worthless, but in the current state of the game I find that they are sub-optimal. Which kinda sucks.
#22
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:02 AM
DevlinCognito, on 27 December 2013 - 04:59 AM, said:
While I have never had this personally I recently had someone mocking my Wolverine build (AC5, SRM6/artemis and a medium pulse), match ended I had 3 kills and 700 damage, they had 150 odd damage. I left the match with a 'I'm sorry for making you look terrible" and feeling very smug.
That is a crazy buld though! Very unique well done. Glad you can make it work also.
#23
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:05 AM
1) morons
2) central controllers who will always attempt to ebb their soul-shattering fear of life and all its myriad variations and infinite creativity by blaming all failure that affects them (the sense of which pretty much consumes them) upon the choices and actions of others AND THEN attempt voraciously to control others. Some masquerade this as communally beneficial, which camouflages their desire for power, which in turn masks the terror that forever claws at their psyche
The people telling you not to take mediums are mostly type 1. Type 2, unfortunately, are mostly too busy in their day job as politicians.
#24
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:05 AM
Mediums can be hard to play, and a few of them are rather poor (Trenchbucket!) but that can be said of various mechs in all classes, and, quite frankly, no mech is a liability to the team if the pilot knows what he's doing. I've done fine in "top tier" mechs - and fine in "weak" mechs. Yeah, the weak mechs require more skill, but they can perform, too.
So, don't let them get to you. They should be ashamed for trying to chase people out of the game.
#25
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:16 AM
A well piloted wolfpack of mediums working in coordination can wreak unspeakable havoc in a match. Just like anything else
#26
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:23 AM
Then, profusely apologize for taking all the kills and promise not to do it next time.
#27
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:30 AM
DONTOR, on 27 December 2013 - 09:02 AM, said:
Aye its strange, my first 'Mech in tabletop was the Wolvie and was so excited when I learnt it was coming to MW:O, but proceeded to get frustrated as I couldn't find a build that worked for it. However the one I have sunk least time changing I have had the most success with. Dont get me wrong if I get caught out by a cheesebuild it hurts, but overall it is fun.
#28
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:35 AM
#29
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:42 AM
Don't let naysayers sway your choice in any way!
#30
Posted 27 December 2013 - 09:49 AM
Medium Mech Piloting is a form of art.
That is all I will say.
#32
Posted 27 December 2013 - 10:04 AM
That said, someone with some practice in a medium can quickly become just as effective as a brawler, and the skillful use of mediums can easily tip a match in their team's favor.
Plus, the reputation of mediums being sucky choices is a month outdated, since PGI has boosted the medium class with three pretty good chassis. Wolverines, Griffins, and Shadowhawks all seem pretty fun for people.
THIS THREAD IS ALSO A STRONG INDICATOR THAT TONNAGE LIMITS DO NOT NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE MATCHMAKER. Judgment on that always needed to be reserved until they incentivized the medium class in some way. Chicken and egg folks, chicken and egg.
Edited by Rebas Kradd, 27 December 2013 - 10:05 AM.
#33
Posted 27 December 2013 - 10:16 AM
but some people look at it and say "well if i need to support i'm better off using a heavy." then they get light swarmed because they can't react fast enough. or "If i'm scouting i'll use a light" then die after they get legged with an alpha from a heavy.
sure if you're looking to just play one role there may be other mechs suited to that particular style. but unless you're in a premade you never know what you're going to be dropping with. that medium could be the fastest mech on the drop so now they can play scout. or you're assault heavy and a medium takes the heavy's role in supporting one. mediums i feel offer more felxibility at what to do with them instead of being the "X" mech.
personally i do better in my mediums than any of my other mechs. yeah there's a smaller margin of error than with the other weight classes but other than the super-elite-ultra-high-level premade team play that mosty of us won't see probably, a medium is fine.
#34
Posted 27 December 2013 - 10:24 AM
A full lance of only medium 'Mechs with 10 kills and the highest damage of any lance in the match, yet barely weighing in at over 200 tons collectively. I witnessed a PUG say "Ton the f*ck up", so I had to post my two cents.
#35
Posted 27 December 2013 - 01:51 PM
That being said it is still fun to do something like this with 9 small lasers in a hunchback:
The kind message was from a Phract I shredded with my 9 smalls on alpine.
#36
Posted 27 December 2013 - 05:02 PM
oldradagast, on 27 December 2013 - 09:05 AM, said:
Mediums can be hard to play, and a few of them are rather poor (Trenchbucket!)...
I love my crappy Trenchbucket.
But yeah, the Treb is not really a top tier medium.
Compare the torso width and total height with that of a SHD or GRF, both 5 tons heavier. But hey, if Mech scaling fails you, blind rage and spite is an adequate substitute. ;-P
Edited by Molossian Dog, 27 December 2013 - 05:11 PM.
#37
Posted 27 December 2013 - 05:09 PM
Molossian Dog, on 27 December 2013 - 05:02 PM, said:
And I respect that, because those who pilot them almost surely know exactly what they are doing, which makes them dangerous.
Hey, I pilot an Awesome, so I know the feeling of "what is THAT mech doing on the battlefield?!" Hehehe...
#38
Posted 27 December 2013 - 05:23 PM
After the TBT-7M I played most games in the AWS-9M. Even back in the days before the hitbox adjustments.
I know what an uphill struggle it can be to make old Marik stand-bys work. But someone has to do it.
Aggrieved Mechs unite!
Edited by Molossian Dog, 27 December 2013 - 05:24 PM.
#39
Posted 27 December 2013 - 05:37 PM
For my part, I changed in the medium class by buying a Cicada first (which was not a very successful experiment) and a Blackjack lately. I can tell that it's really demanding (not fast as a light but not armored as a heavy). But if you get used to it, it should be a very dangerous mech in the match. As for me it's the mech with the most kills of all (more than my Spider-5K!).
Medium mechs are awesome and I love the way to explore them right now.
#40
Posted 27 December 2013 - 05:38 PM
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