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[dr lao]

I have mastered two hunch backs my second choice I made my C Bills with the Jager Fire b. but was not happy tell i put together my hit and run class but I have been camo mostly black & white staying low going in behind the Atlas classes I'm done when they go after are assaults I want them to see me coming yes I spent real money for paint and shapes but for me its an investment in a game that has potential .

Here we go my Capt America!



and my Jurassic park !!

Edited by Egomane, 11 May 2014 - 01:11 AM.

[TercieI]

Wow. I <3 the Cap paint job. What colors did you use? That looks awesome!

(Yes, Cap is my favorite Marvel hero)

[Redshift2k5]

Nice paint jobs!

[Bulletsponge0]

Looks good

[Koniving]

Not...what I was expecting.
Brace yourselves.
*Leans on his sword.*
Dinosaurs are coming.

[dr lao]

Terciel1976, on 10 May 2014 - 01:38 PM, said:

Wow. I <3 the Cap paint job. What colors did you use? That looks awesome!

(Yes, Cap is my favorite Marvel hero)

I think the off reddish is from basic paint more of a darker brown you can use C bills for that one and the white is a very light gray cheaper then bright white and the blue is a dull blue cheaper then bright blue in all it give it a scruffy look.

camo and colors used







and thats it.

Edited by dr lao, 10 May 2014 - 04:41 PM.

[Cataphractos]

Do bright or unusual color schemes tend to draw fire in this game? I would think players choose who to shoot at based on other priorities.

[Alaskan Nobody]

Sometimes they do - sometimes people prefer what they call "easier targets"

[Koniving]

Cataphractos, on 10 May 2014 - 06:30 PM, said:

Do bright or unusual color schemes tend to draw fire in this game? I would think players choose who to shoot at based on other priorities.

Mixture, actually.
For some, bright colors draw attention and fire.
For others, enemies get intimidated by bright colors ("he has colors, he must be good.")

From the "Tactical tips."

Spoiler

Koniving, on 26 April 2014 - 05:07 PM, said:

The Fourth Tip: Uniforms; paint is a weapon.

"There is a reason armies wear uniforms even though they make them easier to spot. Sometimes that's what you want. Uniforms suggest organization, power, and numbers. These, in turn, inspire fear. And as any good operative knows, there is no more effective weapon than fear."

People say that painting your mech is a good way to draw attention. It is known that at some point a pilot's confidence in his mech will be high enough to start giving it some colorful love. It is a declaration, "I am not new. I know what I am doing," or at least that is what they want you to believe. After listening to this, you may catch yourself being more cautious around an enemy with paint just as you always have been. If that same enemy was basic green you wouldn't have even hesitated. Be honest. Now imagine this pause of caution times two, times four...or even times twelve. By then without your own numbers, your mech's legs will be painted brown. Except that's not paint.




There's a quirk in Battletech called Distracting. It's a psychological effect and it does work even in Mechwarrior Online. A group of enemies with the same faction tag alone will make some nervous pilots abandon their mechs; even if those faction members have nothing to do with each other.

A group of battlemechs with the same paint scheme who act with precision will cause panic and confusion in everything they face. This is what they want. The sooner you begin to think you will lose, the sooner you seal your fate.

The greatest way to match an organized force is to organize your own forces. You may not have the visual flash to instil fear, but sometimes the surprise of an unruly bunch of pugs being united in greater numbers can overwhelm even the most disciplined of soldiers.

[SethAbercromby]

Colors will draw attention, regardless of increased fire, or increased carefulness around the player. The 'Mechs I like to run more regularly all have fairly recognizable colors (my Heroes are painted in Arctic colors, my STK-5S dons Phranken camo with a large red skeleton painted across the chassis and so on) with different effects during engagements. Generally, your painted 'Mech will always be the center of someones attention, for better or for worse.

Edited by SethAbercromby, 10 May 2014 - 06:42 PM.

[dr lao]

Cataphractos, on 10 May 2014 - 06:30 PM, said:

Do bright or unusual color schemes tend to draw fire in this game? I would think players choose who to shoot at based on other priorities.

For me thats the hole point to draw fire from the Atlas or assaults to me and line him up so the big guy can get in some good shots and take um out.

[Pekiti]

So far, I paint all my mechs in soothing Olive Drab (because all good NCOs dream in subdued colors...or so I learned in the Army).

[Koniving]

Okay, so Lao here has done it. Here's my Hunchbacks.

Spoiler

In order: 4P, 4SP, 4J, 4J.

4G.

Grid Iron.


4G Founder's

[MeiSooHaityu]

Im wondering how noticable the Gold Camo will be? It should not only be bright, but every time you look at it, it should throw off some wicked lense flair in the sun LOL. It needs to be a beacon seen across the entire map!

Yea that would suck, but it would be showing off and that is what the camo is for.

[oldradagast]

dr lao, on 10 May 2014 - 07:11 PM, said:

For me thats the hole point to draw fire from the Atlas or assaults to me and line him up so the big guy can get in some good shots and take um out.

Good idea - even if you only buy a split second per enemy as they look at your bright colors and think "huh?" that could be enough time for one more good shot from your big, drab assault mech to finish the job.

[Curccu]

dr lao, on 10 May 2014 - 01:09 PM, said:

Here we go my Capt America!

That looks like MY Captain America paint which I did 10 months ago

[Mister Blastman]

Ya know, when I saw this thread title I got excited. I thought to myself, "Gee, Blastman, finally, someone with a pair of brass that wants to fight the enemy in their face than stand behind some rock, crying to themself, waiting to die..."

Then I saw what it was about.

Ah well.

Nice paint, regardless.

Sorry for the derail.

[Trauglodyte]

Your Jurassic Park looks like it has Scoliosus. Might want to get that recalibrated.

Mister Blastman, on 12 May 2014 - 09:45 AM, said:

Ya know, when I saw this thread title I got excited. I thought to myself, "Gee, Blastman, finally, someone with a pair of brass that wants to fight the enemy in their face than stand behind some rock, crying to themself, waiting to die..." Then I saw what it was about. Ah well. Nice paint, regardless. Sorry for the derail.

The last time that I tried to fight you face to face, you shot it off before I could get into SRM range. But, I'm not jaded or anything.

Edited by Trauglodyte, 12 May 2014 - 09:53 AM.

[Clit Beastwood]

My paintjob of choice is RADIOACTIVE CLOWN VOMIT.
See at the beginning of the linked video http://www.twitch.tv...stetz/c/4119089

Also - 32 flamers in that lance

[Trauglodyte]

Fierostetz, on 12 May 2014 - 09:55 AM, said:

My paintjob of choice is RADIOACTIVE CLOWN VOMIT.
See at the beginning of the linked video http://www.twitch.tv...stetz/c/4119089

Also - 32 flamers in that lance

I've personally seen you do 396 in that same build. Made me sad and happy all at the same time