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ThatBum42, on 08 April 2014 - 03:13 PM, said:
What MM does is it builds the two teams with total Elo ratings close to each other, but one is slightly higher. It then predicts the team with the higher Elo to win. If this does happen, the winning team's Elo score goes up a small amount, and the losing team goes down a small amount. Perhaps not at all, actually. However, if the result of the match defies MM's prediction, then the winning team's Elo goes up a larger amount, and the losing team's goes down a larger amount.
Eventually the Elo score should stabilize in a bracket you're comfortable with. It takes a long time because the performance of a single player usually does not guarantee a team to win or lose.
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Anyway, looks like it could use some improvement to me. So, here's my take on it.
It didn't look like it had enough ammo. With two AC/5s, the 60 rounds will only be good for 30 volleys, which goes by quick for their relatively high rate of fire. The general convention is to have 4-5 tons of ammo if you have two guns. I have 5 tons/150 rounds of AC/5 ammo on my dual AC/5 BJ-1 and I still run out of ammo occasionally if I consistently find good line of sight throughout the match. Same for the LRM ammo, only 12 volleys (180/15).
Also, note that the missile hardpoint says (10) by it. This means it has 10 missile tubes. Another undocumented feature, I know.
When you fire the LRM 15 from that slot, it will fire 10 missiles, pause, then fire another 5. This is not good because enemy AMS will eat up missiles in small groups before they hit the target. I changed it to a LRM 10 because it's lighter, has a higher rate of fire, runs cooler, and isn't bottlenecked by the tubes.
Putting big gun ammo in your CT is a bad idea. If your CT is crit and you get shot there, the ammo might explode and damage you further. Many builds put ammo in the legs because people don't usually go for the legs of heavier mechs (corollary note: do not put ammo in the legs of lights). Also the head is a good option since it's a rarely hit place.
You also might have some heat problems, 27% is not great. The figure means that you're dissipating heat 27% as fast as you'd be generating it if you were firing everything. Note that you're usually not firing everything all the time since the weapons are good at different ranges, so this heat efficiency might be acceptable to your playstyle. Still, I changed it to a large laser because the build seems to be designed mostly for brawling and you have some long range support already with the LRMs.
The Beagle Active Probe isn't too useful with LRMs in my opinion, since you should be shooting at large, slow targets anyway, and will have plenty of time to get a lock, especially if you have spotter teammates. BAP is more useful if you have SSRMs and you need to lock fast to shoot down a light.
That's all I got, let me know what you think! I'm primarily a medium pilot so I might not have any idea what I'm talking about, but it looks sensible to me.
Eventually the Elo score should stabilize in a bracket you're comfortable with. It takes a long time because the performance of a single player usually does not guarantee a team to win or lose.
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Anyway, looks like it could use some improvement to me. So, here's my take on it.
It didn't look like it had enough ammo. With two AC/5s, the 60 rounds will only be good for 30 volleys, which goes by quick for their relatively high rate of fire. The general convention is to have 4-5 tons of ammo if you have two guns. I have 5 tons/150 rounds of AC/5 ammo on my dual AC/5 BJ-1 and I still run out of ammo occasionally if I consistently find good line of sight throughout the match. Same for the LRM ammo, only 12 volleys (180/15).
Also, note that the missile hardpoint says (10) by it. This means it has 10 missile tubes. Another undocumented feature, I know.
When you fire the LRM 15 from that slot, it will fire 10 missiles, pause, then fire another 5. This is not good because enemy AMS will eat up missiles in small groups before they hit the target. I changed it to a LRM 10 because it's lighter, has a higher rate of fire, runs cooler, and isn't bottlenecked by the tubes.Putting big gun ammo in your CT is a bad idea. If your CT is crit and you get shot there, the ammo might explode and damage you further. Many builds put ammo in the legs because people don't usually go for the legs of heavier mechs (corollary note: do not put ammo in the legs of lights). Also the head is a good option since it's a rarely hit place.
You also might have some heat problems, 27% is not great. The figure means that you're dissipating heat 27% as fast as you'd be generating it if you were firing everything. Note that you're usually not firing everything all the time since the weapons are good at different ranges, so this heat efficiency might be acceptable to your playstyle. Still, I changed it to a large laser because the build seems to be designed mostly for brawling and you have some long range support already with the LRMs.
The Beagle Active Probe isn't too useful with LRMs in my opinion, since you should be shooting at large, slow targets anyway, and will have plenty of time to get a lock, especially if you have spotter teammates. BAP is more useful if you have SSRMs and you need to lock fast to shoot down a light.
That's all I got, let me know what you think! I'm primarily a medium pilot so I might not have any idea what I'm talking about, but it looks sensible to me.
Thank you for taking the time to help.
Maybe it's not enough ammo for good players... it's never been a problem for me, so far, I don't think I've ever run out. I'd like it to be a problem though
And I put the ammo in my CT because I figured, what the hell, if I'm down to nothing in my CT, I'm prolly screwed anyways.And I've been meaning to ask... what kind of heat dissipation should I be aiming for? 30-35%? higher?
As far as using teamspeak... I've got kids, and the computer is next to the tv, which is always on. And a lot of times my wife and I are just chatting while I'm playing.
