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[Ordellus]

Luke McGuire, on 24 March 2014 - 03:43 PM, said:

Ok so I've been playing a while and I have played all the previous Mechwarrior games so I have at least a decent understanding of how the game is played.
I have a huge problem on my Cataphract at the moment.
In the past 5 battles, I've been toast literally as soon as I so much as looked at an enemy mech.
I'm talking 1 vs 1, light, medium, heavy or assault doesn't seem to matter. I get hit 5 times MAX and my centre torso goes up in smoke with barely any damage anywhere else.
The mech is fully upgraded with Endo and FF and all armour slots are maxed. There is no ammo in the centre torso and all the ammo I'm carrying is in C.A.S.E.
How can this be? Perfect aim?
It just feels wrong and several people have commented that my mech seems to be "made of paper". Previously the mech has been able to take an absolute hammering and still been standing when facing several other mechs at the same time.
Now, like I say, it's 5 hits, at most (I'm not even exaggerating since I checked the stats at death), inside a few seconds and I'm gone.
Cheers for reading and responses.

This game has turned into COD: Mech editon with customization..... so everyone min/maxes the most powerful loadout they can (b/c again screw logic) and so you end up getting hit for 30-50 every few seconds..... Hope you're having fun, b/c it's only going to get worse.

[Johnny Z]

Luke McGuire, on 24 March 2014 - 03:43 PM, said:

Ok so I've been playing a while and I have played all the previous Mechwarrior games so I have at least a decent understanding of how the game is played.

I have a huge problem on my Cataphract at the moment.
In the past 5 battles, I've been toast literally as soon as I so much as looked at an enemy mech.
I'm talking 1 vs 1, light, medium, heavy or assault doesn't seem to matter. I get hit 5 times MAX and my centre torso goes up in smoke with barely any damage anywhere else.
The mech is fully upgraded with Endo and FF and all armour slots are maxed. There is no ammo in the centre torso and all the ammo I'm carrying is in C.A.S.E.
How can this be? Perfect aim?
It just feels wrong and several people have commented that my mech seems to be "made of paper". Previously the mech has been able to take an absolute hammering and still been standing when facing several other mechs at the same time.
Now, like I say, it's 5 hits, at most (I'm not even exaggerating since I checked the stats at death), inside a few seconds and I'm gone.

Cheers for reading and responses.

I have had this, yesterday took a glancing hit from a large laser and it turned my right torso armor orange. To me it wasnt a full hit but it may have been lag, and one large laser shouldnt be able to do that much damage although i guess it could have been 2 stacked. Either way I have this sometimes where my mechs take next to nothing to demolish and then sometimes they seem strong.

Edited by Johnny Z, 26 March 2014 - 04:34 AM.

[Bobby Blast]

If you have an XL engine take it out and replace it with a standard, XL's are meant for brawling.

[Roughneck45]

Can you link us your build? Something tells me it needs some optimization.

Use smurfy, if you didn't know about it already.
http://mwo.smurfy-net.de/

[TexAce]

If your phract is an Ilya Muromets it is being focused.
Every time I see an Ilya in the enemy team I make sure the team gets it first, because these can be some tough SOBs. (I want one so badly )

Edited by TexAss, 26 March 2014 - 07:37 AM.

[Turist0AT]

Bobby Blast, on 26 March 2014 - 04:36 AM, said:

If you have an XL engine take it out and replace it with a standard, XL's are meant for brawling.

Thought STD was meant for brawling.

[Roughneck45]

Turist0AT, on 26 March 2014 - 07:55 AM, said:

Thought STD was meant for brawling.

They are.

I read that too, and I am praying it's a typo