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[Sandpit]

Rebas Kradd, on 08 January 2014 - 06:27 PM, said:

Balance is a lot better than it used to be. You can at least get in range to brawl now and ECM, jump jets, Gauss, AC/20, and multi-PPC builds have all gotten indirect counters and mechanics to even things out a bit.

Some people complain that 20% of the weapons are underpowered, but that's no biggie. For me there's an enormous difference between the game last spring and the current one.

same

[Noesis]

WIP

[Roland]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:35 PM, said:

still super alpha strike to the face game?

Of course.

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is brawling even present right now?

Not really. Better than it was before perhaps.. Skirmish mode tends to have a great deal more brawling in it during later stage battles, at least in PUG games. Possibly because flanking takes place more freely than in Assault.

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hows the srms and lasers?

They haven't really changed any of them since the last time you played, I don't believe.

[Profiteer]

Since you left they have tried repeatedly to nerf jump sniping and high long range alphas.

They failed.


Winning involves taking 4 Highlanders/Stalkers/Victors, with 2 PPCs + ACs, and sniping anyone that pokes any part of their mech out from cover - and spamming strikes every 10 seconds as well.

Fun times.

[Mycrus]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:30 PM, said:

ever since last spring, how is the weapon balance like nowdays? still ppc fest goin on?

I remember you didn't you place in some tourney?

[AlmightyAeng]

Koreanese,

Welcome back! Since you left SRM's haven't received a buff to give brawlers the in close 'punch' they used to have...but the hit registration on heavies and assaults is pretty solid. Mediums are iffy and lights...well...it's a dice toss.

Your ELO and 12's are seeing mainly long-range alpha strike in the form of 2PPC/2AC5 or UAC5 with jumpjets when possible...

Having the most fun these days in 4-mans taking non-meta builds and making the most of them...not totally outclassed when playing against skilled pilots with 'the meta' but at a slight balance disadvantage.

Edited by Ghost Badger, 09 January 2014 - 08:26 AM.

[Joseph Mallan]

Koreanese, on 08 January 2014 - 05:41 PM, said:

It cant be much worse then having 8 people run nothing but ppcs and gauss

Why would you say that? It is a known fact that Sheep will follow the herd. I was using PPC/Gauss before it became vogue, then I moved on to something else. But the complaint I am reading is, "how Dare a group stoop to using a set of equipment that improves their ability to win!"

It is a game that is simulating SciFi warfare and armies aren't known for using a wide variety of equipment (Let's see US Military uses a Assault rifle, a Machine Gun, a Grenade launcher. Then they use a similar sampling in heavy weapons. Logistics counts and an arm is supposed to be as efficient as it is formidable. Sure its a game, but its a war game and armies are nothing if not repetitive and uniform.